In Hebrew texts 10:1-39 is numbered 10:2-40. 1Those who sealed it were:
Nehemiah the governor, the son of Hacaliah.
Zedekiah, 2Seraiah, Azariah, Jeremiah,
3Pashhur, Amariah, Malkijah,
4Hattush, Shebaniah, Malluk,
5Harim, Meremoth, Obadiah,
6Daniel, Ginnethon, Baruch,
7Meshullam, Abijah, Mijamin,
8Maaziah, Bilgai and Shemaiah.
These were the priests.
9The Levites:
Jeshua son of Azaniah, Binnui of the sons of Henadad, Kadmiel,
10and their associates: Shebaniah,
Hodiah, Kelita, Pelaiah, Hanan,
11Mika, Rehob, Hashabiah,
12Zakkur, Sherebiah, Shebaniah,
13Hodiah, Bani and Beninu.
14The leaders of the people:
Parosh, Pahath-Moab, Elam, Zattu, Bani,
15Bunni, Azgad, Bebai,
16Adonijah, Bigvai, Adin,
17Ater, Hezekiah, Azzur,
18Hodiah, Hashum, Bezai,
19Hariph, Anathoth, Nebai,
20Magpiash, Meshullam, Hezir,
21Meshezabel, Zadok, Jaddua,
22Pelatiah, Hanan, Anaiah,
23Hoshea, Hananiah, Hasshub,
24Hallohesh, Pilha, Shobek,
25Rehum, Hashabnah, Maaseiah,
26Ahiah, Hanan, Anan,
27Malluk, Harim and Baanah.
28“The rest of the people—priests, Levites, gatekeepers, musicians, temple servants and all who separated themselves from the neighboring peoples for the sake of the Law of God, together with their wives and all their sons and daughters who are able to understand— 29all these now join their fellow Israelites the nobles, and bind themselves with a curse and an oath to follow the Law of God given through Moses the servant of God and to obey carefully all the commands, regulations and decrees of the Lord our Lord.
30“We promise not to give our daughters in marriage to the peoples around us or take their daughters for our sons.
31“When the neighboring peoples bring merchandise or grain to sell on the Sabbath, we will not buy from them on the Sabbath or on any holy day. Every seventh year we will forgo working the land and will cancel all debts.
32“We assume the responsibility for carrying out the commands to give a third of a shekel10:32 That is, about 1/8 ounce or about 4 grams each year for the service of the house of our God: 33for the bread set out on the table; for the regular grain offerings and burnt offerings; for the offerings on the Sabbaths, at the New Moon feasts and at the appointed festivals; for the holy offerings; for sin offerings10:33 Or purification offerings to make atonement for Israel; and for all the duties of the house of our God.
34“We—the priests, the Levites and the people—have cast lots to determine when each of our families is to bring to the house of our God at set times each year a contribution of wood to burn on the altar of the Lord our God, as it is written in the Law.
35“We also assume responsibility for bringing to the house of the Lord each year the firstfruits of our crops and of every fruit tree.
36“As it is also written in the Law, we will bring the firstborn of our sons and of our cattle, of our herds and of our flocks to the house of our God, to the priests ministering there.
37“Moreover, we will bring to the storerooms of the house of our God, to the priests, the first of our ground meal, of our grain offerings, of the fruit of all our trees and of our new wine and olive oil. And we will bring a tithe of our crops to the Levites, for it is the Levites who collect the tithes in all the towns where we work. 38A priest descended from Aaron is to accompany the Levites when they receive the tithes, and the Levites are to bring a tenth of the tithes up to the house of our God, to the storerooms of the treasury. 39The people of Israel, including the Levites, are to bring their contributions of grain, new wine and olive oil to the storerooms, where the articles for the sanctuary and for the ministering priests, the gatekeepers and the musicians are also kept.
“We will not neglect the house of our God.”
在约上盖印的人
1在上面盖印的有哈迦利亚的儿子尼希米省长，以及西底迦；
2祭司有西莱雅、亚撒利雅、耶利米、 3巴施户珥、亚玛利雅、玛基雅、 4哈突、示巴尼、玛鹿、 5哈琳、米利末、俄巴底亚、 6但以理、近顿、巴录、 7米书兰、亚比雅、米雅民、 8玛西亚、璧该和示玛雅。这些是祭司。
9利未人有亚散尼的儿子耶书亚、希拿达的子孙宾内、甲篾， 10以及他们的弟兄示巴尼、荷第雅、基利他、毗莱雅、哈难、 11米迦、利合、哈沙比雅、 12撒刻、示利比、示巴尼、 13荷第雅、巴尼和比尼努；
14民众首领有巴录、巴哈·摩押、以拦、萨土、巴尼、 15布尼、押甲、比拜、 16亚多尼雅、比革瓦伊、亚丁、 17亚特、希西迦、押朔、 18荷第雅、哈顺、比赛、 19哈拉、亚拿突、尼拜、 20抹比押、米书兰、希悉、 21米示萨别、撒督、押杜亚、 22毗拉提、哈难、亚奈雅、 23何细亚、哈拿尼雅、哈述、 24哈罗黑、毗利哈、朔百、 25利宏、哈沙拿、玛西雅、 26亚希雅、哈难、亚南、 27玛鹿、哈琳和巴拿。
约的内容
28其余的民众、祭司、利未人、殿门守卫、歌乐手、殿役和所有与外族人隔离以便遵从上帝律法的人，以及他们的妻子和儿女等所有能够明白的人， 29都跟随他们的贵族同胞赌咒起誓，要谨遵上帝借祂仆人摩西颁布的律法，遵守我们的主耶和华的一切诫命、典章和律例：
30“我们不将女儿嫁给当地人，也不为儿子娶当地女子。 31如果这地方的居民在安息日或其他圣日带来货物和五谷要卖给我们，我们必不购买。我们每逢第七年必不耕种，也必不追讨债务。
32“我们为自己定下律例，每人每年捐献四克银子，供我们上帝的殿使用， 33以支付供饼、日常献的素祭和燔祭，安息日、朔日10:33 “朔日”即每月初一。和其他节期所献的圣物，为以色列人献上的赎罪祭，以及我们上帝殿中的各项费用。 34我们的祭司、利未人和民众抽签，决定每年哪一族要在指定的时间，把献祭时所需用的木柴带到我们上帝的殿里，按照律法的规定烧在我们的上帝耶和华的坛上。
35“我们把每年地里初熟的物产和各种树上初熟的果子献到耶和华的殿里。
36“我们按照律法的规定，献上我们的长子和头胎的牛羊，把他们带到我们上帝的殿中，交给在那里供职的祭司。 37我们把上好的面团、举祭、各样果子、新酒和新油交给祭司，收进我们上帝殿的库房里，并把我们地里收成的十分之一交给利未人，这是他们在我们所有城邑的出产中当收取的份。 38利未人收取十分之一的时候，要有亚伦子孙中的一位祭司陪同，利未人要从这十分之一中抽出十分之一带到我们上帝的殿中，收进库房里。 39以色列人和利未人要将这些五谷、新酒和新油作为举祭带到收藏圣所器皿的地方，即供职的祭司、殿门守卫和歌乐手所住的房子。这样，我们便不会忽略我们上帝的殿。”
