1Signatores autem fuerunt Nehemias,And the signatories were: Nehemiah,Athersatha filius Hachelai,the cupbearer, the son of Hacaliah,et Sedecias,and Zedekiah,

2Saraias,Seraiah,Azarias,Azariah,Jeremias,Jeremiah,

3Pheshur,Pashhur,Amarias,Amariah,Melchias,Malchijah,

4Hattus,Hattush,Sebenia,Shebaniah,Melluch,Malluch,

5Harem,Harim,Merimuth,Meremoth,Obdias,Obadiah,

6Daniel,Daniel,Genthon,Ginnethon,Baruch,Baruch,

7Mosollam,Meshullam,Abia,Abijah,Miamin,Mijamin,

8Maazia,Maaziah,Belgai,Bilgai,Semeia:Shemaiah;hi sacerdotes.these were the priests.

9Porro Levitæ,And the Levites were:Josue filius Azaniæ,Jeshua, the son of Azaniah,Bennui de filiis Henadad,Binnui of the sons of Henadad,Cedmihel,Kadmiel,

10et fratres eorum,and their brothers,Sebenia,Shebaniah,Odaia,Hodiah,Celita,Kelita,Phalaia,Pelaiah,Hanan,Hanan,

11Micha,Mica,Rohob,Rehob,Hasebia,Hashabiah,

12Zachur,Zaccur,Serebia,Sherebiah,Sabania,Shebaniah,

13Odaia,Hodiah,Bani,Bani,Baninu.Beninu.

14Capita populi,The heads of the people were:Pharos,Parosh,Phahathmoab,Pahath-moab,Ælam,Elam,Zethu,Zattu,Bani,Bani,

15Bonni,Bunni,Azgad,Azgad,Bebai,Bebai,

16Adonia,Adonijah,Begoai,Bigvai,Adin,Adin,

17Ater,Ater,Hezecia,Hezekiah,Azur,Azzur,

18Odaia,Hodiah,Hasum,Hashum,Besai,Bezai,

19Hareph,Hariph,Anathoth,Anathoth,Nebai,Nebai,

20Megphias,Magpiash,Mosollam,Meshullam,Hazir,Hazir,

21Mesizabel,Meshezabel,Sadoc,Zadok,Jeddua,Jaddua,

22Pheltia,Pelatiah,Hanan,Hanan,Anaia,Anaiah,

23Osee,Hoshea,Hanania,Hananiah,Hasub,Hasshub,

24Alohes,Hallohesh,Phalea,Pilha,Sobec,Shobek,

25Rehum,Rehum,Hasebna,Hashabnah,Maasia,Maaseiah,

26Echaia,Ahiah,Hanan,Hanan,Anan,Anan,

27Melluch,Malluch,Haran,Harim,Baana.Baanah.

28Et reliqui de populo, sacerdotes,And the rest of the people were the priests,Levitæ,the Levites,janitores,the gatekeepers,et cantores,and the singers,Nathinæi,the temple servants,et omnes qui se separaverunt de populis terrarum ad legem Dei,and all who had separated themselves, from the peoples of the lands, to the law of God,uxores eorum,with their wives,filii eorum,their sons,et filiæ eorum,and their daughters.

29omnes qui poterant sapere spondentes pro fratribus suis,All who were able to understand, pledged on behalf of their brothers,optimates eorum,with their nobles,et qui veniebant ad pollicendum et jurandum ut ambularent in lege Dei,and they came forward to promise and to swear that they would walk in the law of God,quam dederat in manu Moysi servi Dei:which he had given to the hand of Moses,ut facerent et custodirent universa mandata Domini Dei nostri,the servant of God, that they would do and keep all the commandments of the Lord our God,et judicia ejus et cæremonias ejus:and his judgments and his ceremonies,

30et ut non daremus filias nostras populo terræ,and that we would not give our daughters to the people of the land,et filias eorum non acciperemus filiis nostris.and that we would not accept their daughters for our sons,

31Populi quoque terræ, qui important venalia,also that, if the people of the land carry in goods for sale or any useful things,et omnia ad usum, per diem sabbati ut vendant,so that they might sell them on the day of the Sabbath,non accipiemus ab eis in sabbato et in die sanctificato.that we would not buy them on the Sabbath, nor on a sanctified day,Et dimittemus annum septimum, et exactionem universæ manus.and that we would release the seventh year and the collection of debt from every hand.

32Et statuemus super nos præcepta,And we established precepts over ourselves,ut demus tertiam partem sicli per annum ad opus domus Dei nostri,so that we would give one third part of a shekel each year for the work of the house of our God,

33ad panes propositionis,for the bread of the presence,et ad sacrificium sempiternum,and for the continual sacrifice,et in holocaustum sempiternum in sabbatis,and for a continual holocaust on the Sabbaths,in calendis,on the new moons,in solemnitatibus,on the solemnities,et in sanctificatis,and for the holy things,et pro peccato:and for the sin offering,ut exoretur pro Israël,so that atonement would be made for Israel,et in omnem usum domus Dei nostri.and for every use within the house of our God.

34Sortes ergo misimus super oblationem lignorum inter sacerdotes,Then we cast lots concerning the oblation of the wood among the priests,et Levitas,and the Levites,et populum,and the people,ut inferrentur in domum Dei nostri per domos patrum nostrorum,so that it would be carried into the house of our God, by the households of our fathers,per tempora,at set times,a temporibus anni usque ad annum:from the times of one year to another,ut arderent super altare Domini Dei nostri,so that they might burn upon the altar of the Lord our God,sicut scriptum est in lege Moysi:just as it was written in the law of Moses,

35et ut afferremus primogenita terræ nostræ,and so that we might bring in the first-fruits of our land,et primitiva universi fructus omnis ligni,and the first-fruits of all the produce from every tree,ab anno in annum,from year to year,in domo Domini:in the house of our Lord,

36et primitiva filiorum nostrorum et pecorum nostrorum,and the firstborn of our sons, and of our cattle,sicut scriptum est in lege,just as it was written in the law,et primitiva boum nostrorum et ovium nostrarum, ut offerrentur in domo Dei nostri,and the firstborn of our oxen and our sheep, so that they might be offered in the house of our God,sacerdotibus qui ministrant in domo Dei nostri:to the priests who minister in the house of our God,

37et primitias ciborum nostrorum,and so that we might bring in the first-fruits of our foods,et libaminum nostrorum,and of our libations,et poma omnis ligni,and the fruits of every tree,vindemiæ quoquealso of the vintage and of the oil,et olei,to the priests,afferemus sacerdotibus ad gazophylacium Dei nostri,to the storehouse of our God,et decimam partem terræ nostræ Levitis.with the tithes of our land for the Levites.Ipsi Levitæ decimas accipient ex omnibus civitatibus operum nostrorum.The Levites also shall receive tithes from our works out of all the cities.

38Erit autem sacerdos filius Aaron cum Levitis in decimis Levitarum,Now the priest, the son of Aaron, shall be with the Levites in the tithes of the Levites,et Levitæ offerent decimam partem decimæ suæ in domo Dei nostri ad gazophylacium in domum thesauri.and the Levites shall offer a tenth part of their tithes in the house of our God, to the storeroom in the house of the treasury.

39Ad gazophylacium enim deportabunt filii Israël, et filii Levi, primitias frumenti,For the sons of Israel and the sons of Levi shall carry to the storehouse the first-fruits of the grain,vini, et olei:of the wine, and of the oil.et ibi erunt vasa sanctificata,And the sanctified vessels shall be there,et sacerdotes, et cantores,and the priests, and the singing men,et janitores,and the gatekeepers,et ministri:and the ministers.et non dimittemus domum Dei nostri.And we shall not forsake the house of our God.