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10 Zu der Versiegelung aber waren verordnet: Nehemia, der Landpfleger, der Sohn Hachaljas.

Zedekia, Seraja, Asarja, Jeremia,

Paschchur, Amarja, Malchija,

Hattus, Sebanja, Malluch,

Harim, Meremot, Obadja,

Daniel, Ginneton, Baruch,

Mesullam, Abija, Mijamin,

Maasja, Bilgai und Semaja;

dies waren die Priester. -

Ferner die Leviten:

Jesua, der Sohn Asanjas, Binnui, aus den Kindern Henadads, und Kadmiel.

10 Und ihre Brüder: Sebanja, Hodija, Kelita,Pelaja, Hanan,

11 Micha,Rechob, Hasabja,

12 Sakkur,Serebja, Sebanja,

13 Hodija, Bani, Beninu. -

14 Die Häupter des Volkes: Parhos, Pachat-Moab, Elam, Sattu, Bani;

15 Bunni, Asgad, Bebai,

16 Adonia, Bigvai, Adin,

17 Ather, Hiskia, Assur,

18 Hodija, Hasum, Bezai,

19 Hariph, Anatot, Nebai,

20 Magpias, Messulam, Hesir,

21 Mesesabeel, Zadok, Jaddua,

22 Pelatja, Hanan, Anaja,

23 Hosea, Hananja, Hassub,

24 Hallohes, Pilha, Sobek,

25 Rehum, Hasabna, Maaseja,

26 Achija, Hanan, Anan,

27 Malluch, Harim und Baana.

28 Und das übrige Volk, die Priester, die Leviten, die Torhüter, die Sänger, die Tempeldiener und alle, die sich von den Völkern der Länder abgesondert hatten zum Gesetze Gottes, samt ihren Frauen, ihren Söhnen und Töchtern, alle, die es wissen und verstehen konnten, 29 die schlossen sich ihren Brüdern, den Vornehmen unter ihnen, an. Sie kamen, um zu schwören und sich eidlich zu verpflichten, im Gesetze Gottes, welches durch Mose, den Knecht Gottes, gegeben worden ist, zu wandeln und alle Gebote, Rechte und Satzungen des Herrn, unseres Gottes, zu beobachten und zu tun.

30 Und daß wir unsere Töchter nicht den Völkern des Landes geben, noch ihre Töchter für unsere Söhne nehmen wollten. 31 Und daß, wenn die Völker des Landes am Sabbattag Waren und allerlei Speisen zum Verkauf brächten, wir sie ihnen am Sabbat und an heiligen Tagen nicht abnehmen, und daß wir im siebenten Jahre auf [die Bestellung der Felder] und auf jede Schuldforderung verzichten wollten.

Beschlüsse hinsichtlich des Gottesdienstes

32 Und wir legten uns die Verpflichtung auf, jährlich das Drittel eines Schekels für den Dienst im Hause unseres Gottes zu geben: 33 für die Schaubrote, für das tägliche Speisopfer und das tägliche Brandopfer, [für die Opfer] an den Sabbaten, Neumonden und Festtagen, und für das Geheiligte und für die Sündopfer, um für Israel Sühne zu erwirken, und für den ganzen Dienst im Hause unsres Gottes.

34 Wir warfen auch das Los, wir, die Priester, Leviten und das Volk, wegen der Spenden an Holz, daß wir dieses Jahr für Jahr, zu bestimmten Zeiten, familienweise zum Hause unsres Gottes bringen wollten, damit es auf dem Altar des Herrn, unseres Gottes, verbrannt werde, wie im Gesetze geschrieben steht; 35 auch daß wir jährlich die Erstlinge unsres Landes und die Erstlinge aller Früchte von allen Bäumen, Jahr für Jahr, zum Hause des Herrn bringen wollten; 36 ebenso die Erstgeburt unserer Söhne und unsres Viehes - wie im Gesetze geschrieben steht - und die Erstlinge unserer Rinder und unserer Schafe; daß wir das alles zum Hause Gottes bringen wollten, zu den Priestern, die im Hause unseres Gottes dienen.

37 Auch daß wir den Priestern die Erstlinge unseres Mehls und unserer Hebopfer und die Früchte von allen Bäumen, von Most und Öl in die Kammern am Hause unseres Gottes bringen wollten, ebenso den Leviten den Zehnten unseres Bodens; daß die Leviten den Zehnten erheben sollten in allen Städten, wo wir Ackerbau treiben. 38 Und der Priester, der Sohn Aarons, soll bei den Leviten sein, wenn sie den Zehnten erheben, und die Leviten sollen den Zehnten von ihrem Zehnten zum Hause unseres Gottes, in die Kammern des Schatzhauses heraufbringen. 39 Denn in die Kammern sollen die Kinder Israel und die Kinder Levi das Hebopfer vom Korn, Most und Öl bringen, weil dort die Geräte des Heiligtums sind und die Priester, welche dienen, und die Torhüter und Sänger.

Und so wollen wir das Haus unseres Gottes nicht verlassen.

10 These people put their mark of authority on the promise that they had written:

Hacaliah's son, Nehemiah (the government officer), and Zedekiah.

Seraiah, Azariah, Jeremiah, Pashhur, Amariah, Malkijah,

Hattush, Shebaniah, Malluch, Harim, Meremoth, Obadiah,

Daniel, Ginnethon, Baruch, Meshullam, Abijah, Mijamin,

Maaziah, Bilgai and Shemaiah. Those were the priests.

The Levites were:

Azaniah's son, Jeshua, Binnui from the clan of Henadad, Kadmiel.

10 Their relatives: Shebaniah, Hodiah, Kelita, Pelaiah, Hanan, 11 Mica, Rehob, Hashabiah, 12 Zaccur, Sherebiah, Shebaniah, 13 Hodiah, Bani and Beninu.

14 The Israelite leaders: Parosh, Pahath-Moab, Elam, Zattu, Bani,

15 Bunni, Azgad, Bebai, 16 Adonijah, Bigvai, Adin,

17 Ater, Hezekiah, Azzur, 18 Hodiah, Hashum, Bezai,

19 Hariph, Anathoth, Nebai, 20 Magpiash, Meshullam, Hezir,

21 Meshezabel, Zadok, Jaddua, 22 Pelatiah, Hanan, Anaiah,

23 Hoshea, Hananiah, Hasshub, 24 Hallohesh, Pilha, Shobek,

25 Rehum, Hashabnah, Maaseiah, 26 Ahiah, Hanan, Anan,

27 Malluch, Harim and Baanah.

28 The other people joined their leaders to make the same promise. They were priests, Levites, guards, singers and temple servants. There were also people who had kept themselves separate from their foreign neighbours so that they could obey God's Law. Their wives, sons and daughters also joined with them, as well as children who were old enough to understand. 29 All these people joined with their leaders and they promised to obey the agreement. They agreed that God should punish them if they did not obey all of God's Law. That was the Law that God had given to his servant Moses. They promised very strongly to obey all the commands, rules and laws of the Lord, our Lord.

30 They said, ‘We promise not to let our daughters marry the foreign people of this land. We will not let our sons marry their daughters. 31 If foreign traders come to us on a Sabbath day, we will not buy their things. We will not buy their things on Sabbath days or on any special feast day. Every seventh year we will not plant any crops. We will also remove the debts of other people in every seventh year. They will not have to pay us back.

32 We will obey the command to give a third of a shekel each year to take care of the temple of our God.[a] 33 That will pay for the special bread on the table in the temple. It will also pay for grain offerings and burnt offerings each day, as well as offerings on Sabbath days, feasts at each new moon, and other festivals. We will also use it for the sin offerings that take away Israel's guilt. And we will use it for all the work in the temple of our God.

34 Each year we will throw dice to decide when different families must bring wood to the temple of our God. The priests, the Levites and the other people must do this. The wood will burn sacrifices on the altar of the Lord our God. We will do this in the way that the Law of the Lord our God teaches. 35 We will also agree to bring the first crops from our land each year and the first fruits from our trees. We will bring these to the Lord's temple. 36 We will also bring our firstborn sons, as well as the first babies that our cows, sheep and goats give birth to. We will bring them to the priests who serve our God in the temple. That is what God's Law teaches us to do. 37 We will also bring the first of everything that is ready for us to eat. That includes flour, fruit, wine, olive oil and other special offerings. We will bring them all to the priests and they will store them in the rooms of the temple. We will give tithes of the crops that grow on our land to the Levites. They receive the tithes that belong to them in each of the towns where we work. 38 When the Levites receive their tithes, a priest of Aaron's family will be with them. Then the Levites will bring a tenth part of the tithes that they received to store in the temple. 39 The Levites and the other Israelites will bring their gifts of grain, wine and olive oil to store in the temple's rooms. The priests will store them with the things that they use to serve God in the temple. That is the place where the priests who are working at that time, the temple guards and the singers stay.

We agree that we will always take care of the temple of our God.’

Footnotes

  1. 10:32 A shekel was a silver coin that weighed 11.5 grams.

10 Now those that sealed were: Nehemiah the governor, the son of Hacaliah, and Zedekiah, Seraiah, Azariah, Jeremiah, Pashhur, Amariah, Malchijah, Hattush, Shebaniah, Malluch, Harim, Meremoth, Obadiah, Daniel, Ginnethon, Baruch, Meshullam, Abijah, Mijamin, Maaziah, Bilgai, Shemaiah; these were the priests. And the Levites: namely, Jeshua the son of Azaniah, Binnui of the sons of Henadad, Kadmiel; 10 and their brethren, Shebaniah, Hodiah, Kelita, Pelaiah, Hanan, 11 Mica, Rehob, Hashabiah, 12 Zaccur, Sherebiah, Shebaniah, 13 Hodiah, Bani, Beninu. 14 The chiefs of the people: Parosh, Pahath-moab, Elam, Zattu, Bani, 15 Bunni, Azgad, Bebai, 16 Adonijah, Bigvai, Adin, 17 Ater, Hezekiah, Azzur, 18 Hodiah, Hashum, Bezai, 19 Hariph, Anathoth, [a]Nobai, 20 Magpiash, Meshullam, Hezir, 21 Meshezabel, Zadok, Jaddua, 22 Pelatiah, Hanan, Anaiah, 23 Hoshea, Hananiah, Hasshub, 24 Hallohesh, Pilha, Shobek, 25 Rehum, Hashabnah, Maaseiah, 26 and Ahiah, Hanan, Anan, 27 Malluch, Harim, Baanah.

28 And the rest of the people, the priests, the Levites, the porters, the singers, the Nethinim, and all they that had separated themselves from the peoples of the lands unto the law of God, their wives, their sons, and their daughters, every one that had knowledge, and understanding; 29 they clave to their brethren, their nobles, and entered into a curse, and into an oath, to walk in God’s law, which was given by Moses the servant of God, and to observe and do all the commandments of Jehovah our Lord, and his ordinances and his statutes; 30 and that we would not give our daughters unto the peoples of the land, nor take their daughters for our sons; 31 and if the peoples of the land bring wares or any grain on the sabbath day to sell, that we would not buy of them on the sabbath, or on a holy day; and that we would forego the seventh year, and the exaction of every debt.

32 Also we made ordinances for us, to charge ourselves yearly with the third part of a shekel for the service of the house of our God; 33 for the showbread, and for the continual meal-offering, and for the continual burnt-offering, for the sabbaths, for the new moons, for the set feasts, and for the holy things, and for the sin-offerings to make atonement for Israel, and for all the work of the house of our God. 34 And we cast lots, the priests, the Levites, and the people, for the wood-offering, to bring it into the house of our God, according to our fathers’ houses, at times appointed, year by year, to burn upon the altar of Jehovah our God, as it is written in the law; 35 and to bring the first-fruits of our ground, and the first-fruits of all fruit of all manner of trees, year by year, unto the house of Jehovah; 36 also the first-born of our sons, and of our cattle, as it is written in the law, and the firstlings of our herds and of our flocks, to bring to the house of our God, unto the priests that minister in the house of our God; 37 and that we should bring the first-fruits of our [b]dough, and our heave-offerings, and the fruit of all manner of trees, [c]the new wine and the oil, unto the priests, to the chambers of the house of our God; and the tithes of our ground unto the Levites; for they, the Levites, take the tithes in all the cities of our tillage. 38 And the priest the son of Aaron shall be with the Levites, when the Levites take tithes: and the Levites shall bring up the tithe of the tithes unto the house of our God, to the chambers, into the treasure-house. 39 For the children of Israel and the children of Levi shall bring the heave-offering of the grain, of [d]the new wine, and of the oil, unto the chambers, where are the vessels of the sanctuary, and the priests that minister, and the porters, and the singers: and we will not forsake the house of our God.

Footnotes

  1. Nehemiah 10:19 Another reading is, Nebai.
  2. Nehemiah 10:37 Or, coarse meal
  3. Nehemiah 10:37 Or, the vintage
  4. Nehemiah 10:39 Or, the vintage