Nehemia 10
Het Boek
Het volk belooft trouw aan God
10 Hier volgen de namen van degenen die tekenden: gouverneur Nehemia, zoon van Hachalja, 2-8 Zidkia, Seraja, Azarja, Jeremia, Pashur, Amarja, Malkia, Hattus, Sebanja, Malluch, Harim, Meremoth, Obadja, Daniël, Ginnethon, Baruch, Mesullam, Abia, Miamin, Maäzja, Bilgai en Semaja, allen priesters.
9-13 Dit zijn de namen van de Levieten die tekenden: Jesua, de zoon van Azanja, Binnuï, de zonen van Henadad: Kadmiël, Sebanja, Hodia, Kelita; Pelaja, Hanan, Micha, Rechob, Hasabja, Zakkur, Serebja, Hodia, Bani en Beninu.
14-27 De leiders die tekenden waren Paros, Pahath-Moab, Elam, Zattu, Bani, Bunni, Azgad, Bebai, Adonia, Bigvai, Adin, Ater, Hizkia, Azzur, Hodia, Hasum, Bezai, Harif, Anathoth, Nebai, Magpias, Mesullam, Hezir, Mesezabeël, Zadok, Jaddua, Pelatja, Hanan, Anaja, Hosea, Hananja, Hassub, Hallohes, Pilha, Sobek, Rehum, Hasabna, Maäseja, Ahia, Hanan, Anan, Malluch, Harim en Baäna.
28 Zij tekenden allemaal uit naam van het hele volk, dus uit naam van de gewone mensen, de priesters, Levieten, poortwachters, zangers, tempelknechten en alle anderen die zich hadden afgescheiden van de heidense volken om God te dienen. Dit gold ook voor hun vrouwen en voor de kinderen die oud genoeg waren om het te begrijpen. 29 Wij stemden allemaal van harte in met deze eed. 30 En wij zwoeren dat de Oppermachtige Here ons mocht straffen als we ons niet aan alle wetten zouden houden die Hij ons door zijn knecht Mozes had gegeven. Wij beloofden ook dat wij onze zonen en dochters niet zouden laten trouwen met niet-Israëlitische vrouwen en mannen. 31 Als niet-Israëlitische mensen graan of andere artikelen te koop zouden aanbieden op een sabbatdag of een andere heilige dag, spraken wij af niets van hen te kopen. Wij kwamen overeen dat wij eens in de zeven jaar het bouwland een jaar zouden laten braakliggen. In dat jaar zouden wij ook de schulden kwijtschelden.
32 Verder spraken wij af jaarlijks een vast bedrag aan de tempel te geven. 33 Want er was geld nodig voor het offerbrood, het dagelijkse spijs- en brandoffer en de viering van de sabbat, het begin van een nieuwe maand en andere feesten. Bovendien hadden we geld nodig om andere dingen te kopen die voor het werk in de tempel nodig waren. En er moest geld komen voor het offer voor de verzoening van Israëls zonden. 34 Toen lootten wij erom welke families van priesters, Levieten of gewone mensen hout moesten leveren voor de brandoffers in de tempel. Dit gebeurde in overeenstemming met de voorschriften uit de wet en het hout moest jaarlijks op een vastgestelde tijd worden geleverd. 35 Wij beloofden dat we elk jaar de eerste opbrengst van elke oogst naar de tempel zouden brengen. Wij zouden zowel de opbrengst van onze akkers als van onze vruchtbomen geven. 36 En we spraken af onze oudste zonen en de eerstgeborenen van ons rundvee en ons kleinvee aan God te geven, zoals de wet vereist. We zouden ze bij de priesters brengen die in de tempel dienst deden. 37 Zij zouden al het geschonken voedsel in de tempel opslaan. Dat was dus het beste deel van de graanoogst, de bijdragen voor de priesters en Levieten, de eerste vruchten en de eerste nieuwe wijn en olijfolie. Wij beloofden een tiende deel van de opbrengst van onze akkers aan de Levieten te geven. Zij moesten dat in onze steden op het platteland ophalen. 38 Er zou altijd een priester, een nakomeling van Aäron, bij zijn wanneer de Levieten deze tienden ophaalden. Een tiende deel van al het opgehaalde voedsel ging naar de tempel en werd in de voorraadkamers opgeslagen. 39 De wet zei dat het volk en de Levieten deze bijdragen, bestaande uit graan, nieuwe wijn en olijfolie, naar de tempel moesten brengen en in de daarvoor bestemde vaten opslaan. Dienstdoende priesters, poortwachters en zangers konden er dan gebruik van maken. Zo spraken wij af dat wij de tempel van onze God niet zouden verwaarlozen.
Nehemiah 10
New King James Version
The People Who Sealed the Covenant
10 Now those who placed their seal on the document were:
Nehemiah the [a]governor, (A)the son of Hacaliah, and Zedekiah, 2 (B)Seraiah, Azariah, Jeremiah, 3 Pashhur, Amariah, Malchijah, 4 Hattush, Shebaniah, Malluch, 5 Harim, Meremoth, Obadiah, 6 Daniel, Ginnethon, Baruch, 7 Meshullam, Abijah, Mijamin, 8 Maaziah, Bilgai, and Shemaiah. These were the priests.
9 The Levites: Jeshua the son of Azaniah, Binnui of the sons of Henadad, and Kadmiel.
10 Their brethren: Shebaniah, Hodijah, Kelita, Pelaiah, Hanan, 11 Micha, Rehob, Hashabiah, 12 Zaccur, Sherebiah, Shebaniah, 13 Hodijah, Bani, and Beninu.
14 The leaders of the people: (C)Parosh, Pahath-Moab, Elam, Zattu, Bani, 15 Bunni, Azgad, Bebai, 16 Adonijah, Bigvai, Adin, 17 Ater, Hezekiah, Azzur, 18 Hodijah, 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 Ahijah, Hanan, Anan, 27 Malluch, Harim, and Baanah.
The Covenant That Was Sealed
28 (D)Now the rest of the people—the priests, the Levites, the gatekeepers, the singers, the Nethinim, (E)and all those who had separated themselves from the peoples of the lands to the Law of God, their wives, their sons, and their daughters, everyone who had knowledge and understanding— 29 these joined with their brethren, their nobles, (F)and entered into a curse and an oath (G)to walk in God’s Law, which was given by Moses the servant of God, and to observe and do all the commandments of the Lord our Lord, and His ordinances and His statutes: 30 We would not give (H)our daughters as wives to the peoples of the land, nor take their daughters for our sons; 31 (I)if the peoples of the land brought [b]wares or any grain to sell on the Sabbath day, we would not buy it from them on the Sabbath, or on a holy day; and we would forego the (J)seventh year’s produce and the (K)exacting[c] of every debt.
32 Also we made ordinances for ourselves, to exact from ourselves yearly (L)one-third of a shekel for the service of the house of our God: 33 for (M)the showbread, for the regular grain offering, for the (N)regular burnt offering of the Sabbaths, the New Moons, and the set feasts; for the holy things, for the sin offerings to make atonement for Israel, and all the work of the house of our God. 34 We cast lots among the priests, the Levites, and the people, (O)for bringing the wood offering into the house of our God, according to our fathers’ houses, at the appointed times year by year, to burn on the altar of the Lord our God (P)as it is written in the Law.
35 And we made ordinances (Q)to bring the firstfruits of our ground and the firstfruits of all fruit of all trees, year by year, to the house of the Lord; 36 to bring the (R)firstborn of our sons and our cattle, as it is written in the Law, and the firstborn of our herds and our flocks, to the house of our God, to the priests who minister in the house of our God; 37 (S)to bring the firstfruits of our dough, our offerings, the fruit from all kinds of trees, the new wine and oil, to the priests, to the storerooms of the [d]house of our God; and to bring (T)the tithes of our land to the Levites, for the Levites should receive the tithes in all our farming communities. 38 And the priest, the descendant of Aaron, shall be with the Levites (U)when the Levites receive tithes; and the Levites shall bring up a tenth of the tithes to the house of our God, to (V)the rooms of the storehouse.
39 For the children of Israel and the children of Levi (W)shall bring the offering of the grain, of the new wine and the oil, to the storerooms where the articles of the sanctuary are, where the priests who minister and the gatekeepers (X)and the singers are; and we will not (Y)neglect the house of our God.
Footnotes
- Nehemiah 10:1 Heb. Tirshatha
- Nehemiah 10:31 merchandise
- Nehemiah 10:31 collection
- Nehemiah 10:37 Temple
Nehemiah 10
English Standard Version
The People Who Sealed the Covenant
10 [a] (A)“On the seals are the names of[b] Nehemiah (B)the governor, (C)the son of Hacaliah, Zedekiah, 2 (D)Seraiah, Azariah, Jeremiah, 3 Pashhur, Amariah, Malchijah, 4 (E)Hattush, Shebaniah, Malluch, 5 Harim, Meremoth, Obadiah, 6 Daniel, Ginnethon, Baruch, 7 Meshullam, Abijah, Mijamin, 8 Maaziah, Bilgai, Shemaiah; these are the priests. 9 And the Levites: (F)Jeshua the son of Azaniah, Binnui of the sons of (G)Henadad, Kadmiel; 10 and their brothers, Shebaniah, Hodiah, Kelita, Pelaiah, Hanan, 11 Mica, Rehob, Hashabiah, 12 Zaccur, Sherebiah, Shebaniah, 13 Hodiah, Bani, Beninu. 14 The chiefs of the people: (H)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, Baanah.
The Obligations of the Covenant
28 (I)“The rest of the people, the priests, the Levites, the gatekeepers, the singers, the temple servants, (J)and all who have separated themselves from the peoples of the lands to the Law of God, their wives, their sons, their daughters, all who have knowledge and understanding, 29 join with their brothers, their nobles, (K)and enter into a curse and an oath (L)to walk in God's Law that was given by Moses the servant of God, and to observe and do all the commandments of the Lord our Lord and his rules and his statutes. 30 (M)We will not give our daughters to the peoples of the land or take their daughters for our sons. 31 (N)And if the peoples of the land bring in goods or any grain on the Sabbath day to sell, we will not buy from them on the Sabbath or on a holy day. And we will forgo the crops of the (O)seventh year and the (P)exaction of every debt.
32 “We also take on ourselves the obligation to give yearly (Q)a third part of a shekel[c] for the service of the house of our God: 33 (R)for the showbread, (S)the regular grain offering, (T)the regular burnt offering, the Sabbaths, the new moons, the appointed feasts, the holy things, and the sin offerings to make atonement for Israel, and for all the work of the house of our God. 34 (U)We, the priests, the Levites, and the people, have likewise cast lots (V)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 on the altar of the Lord our God, (W)as it is written in the Law. 35 We obligate ourselves (X)to bring the firstfruits of our ground and the firstfruits of all fruit of every tree, year by year, to the house of the Lord; 36 also to bring to the house of our God, to the priests who minister in the house of our God, the firstborn of our sons and of our cattle, (Y)as it is written in the Law, and the firstborn of our herds and of our flocks; 37 (Z)and to bring the first of our dough, and our contributions, the fruit of every tree, the wine and the oil, to the priests, (AA)to the chambers of the house of our God; and to bring to the Levites the tithes from our ground, for it is the Levites who collect the tithes in all our towns where we labor. 38 And the priest, the son of Aaron, shall be with the Levites when the Levites receive the tithes. And the Levites shall bring up the tithe of the tithes to the house of our God, to the chambers of (AB)the storehouse. 39 For the people of Israel and the sons of Levi (AC)shall bring the contribution of grain, wine, and oil to the chambers, where the vessels of the sanctuary are, as well as the priests who minister, and the gatekeepers and the singers. (AD)We will not neglect the house of our God.”
Footnotes
- Nehemiah 10:1 Ch 10:2 in Hebrew
- Nehemiah 10:1 Hebrew lacks the names of
- Nehemiah 10:32 A shekel was about 2/5 ounce or 11 grams
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