10:1 簽名的是：哈迦利亞的兒子─省長尼希米，和西底家；
10:2 祭司：西萊雅、亞撒利雅、耶利米、
10:3 巴施戶珥、亞瑪利雅、瑪基雅、
10:4 哈突、示巴尼、瑪鹿、
10:5 哈琳、米利末、俄巴底亞、
10:6 但以理、近頓、巴錄、
10:7 米書蘭、亞比雅、米雅民、
10:8 瑪西亞、璧該、示瑪雅；
10:9 又有利未人，就是亞散尼的兒子耶書亞、希拿達的子孫賓內、甲篾；
10:10 還有他們的弟兄示巴尼、荷第雅、基利他、毘萊雅、哈難、
10:11 米迦、利合、哈沙比雅、
10:12 撒刻、示利比、示巴尼、
10:13 荷第雅、巴尼、比尼努；
10:14 又有民的首領，就是巴錄、巴哈‧摩押、以攔、薩土、巴尼、
10:15 布尼、押甲、比拜、
10:16 亞多尼雅、比革瓦伊、亞丁、
10:17 亞特、希西家、押朔、
10:18 荷第雅、哈順、比賽、
10:19 哈拉、亞拿突、尼拜、
10:20 抹比押、米書蘭、希悉、
10:21 米示薩別、撒督、押杜亞、
10:22 毘拉提、哈難、亞奈雅、
10:23 何細亞、哈拿尼雅、哈述、
10:24 哈羅黑、毘利哈、朔百、
10:25 利宏、哈沙拿、瑪西雅、
10:26 亞希雅、哈難、亞難、
10:27 瑪鹿、哈琳、巴拿。
10:28 其餘的民、祭司、利未人、守門的、歌唱的、尼提寧，和一切離絕鄰邦居民歸服上帝律法的，並他們的妻子、兒女，凡有知識能明白的，
10:29 都隨從他們貴冑的弟兄，發咒起誓，必遵行上帝藉他僕人摩西所傳的律法，謹守遵行耶和華─我們主的一切誡命、典章、律例；
10:30 並不將我們的女兒嫁給這地的居民，也不為我們的兒子娶他們的女兒。
10:31 這地的居民若在安息日，或甚麼聖日，帶了貨物或糧食來賣給我們，我們必不買。每逢第七年必不耕種，凡欠我們債的必不追討。
10:32 我們又為自己定例，每年各人捐銀一舍客勒三分之一，為我們上帝殿的使用，
10:33 就是為陳設餅、常獻的素祭，和燔祭，安息日、月朔、節期所獻的與聖物，並以色列人的贖罪祭，以及我們上帝殿裡一切的費用。
10:34 我們的祭司、利未人，和百姓都掣籤，看每年是哪一族按定期將獻祭的柴奉到我們上帝的殿裡，照著律法上所寫的，燒在耶和華─我們上帝的壇上。
10:35 又定每年將我們地上初熟的土產和各樣樹上初熟的果子都奉到耶和華的殿裡。
10:36 又照律法上所寫的，將我們頭胎的兒子和首生的牛羊都奉到我們上帝的殿，交給我們上帝殿裡供職的祭司；
10:37 並將初熟之麥子所磨的麵和舉祭、各樣樹上初熟的果子、新酒與油奉給祭司，收在我們上帝殿的庫房裡，把我們地上所產的十分之一奉給利未人，因利未人在我們一切城邑的土產中當取十分之一。
10:38 利未人取十分之一的時候，亞倫的子孫中，當有一個祭司與利未人同在。利未人也當從十分之一中取十分之一，奉到我們上帝殿的屋子裡，收在庫房中。
10:39 以色列人和利未人要將五穀、新酒，和油為舉祭，奉到收存聖所器皿的屋子裡，就是供職的祭司、守門的、歌唱的所住的屋子。這樣，我們就不離棄我們上帝的殿。
Those who sealed it were:
Nehemiah the governor, the son of Hakaliah.
Zedekiah, 2 Seraiah, Azariah, Jeremiah,
3 Pashhur, Amariah, Malkijah,
4 Hattush, Shebaniah, Malluk,
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 son of Azaniah, Binnui of the sons of Henadad, Kadmiel,
10 and their associates: Shebaniah,
Hodiah, Kelita, Pelaiah, Hanan,
11 Mika, Rehob, Hashabiah,
12 Zakkur, Sherebiah, Shebaniah,
13 Hodiah, Bani and Beninu.
14 The leaders 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, 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 Malluk, 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— 29 all 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 shekel[b] each year for the service of the house of our God: 33 for 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 offerings[c] 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. 38 A 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. 39 The 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.”
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我們常常美其名：敬拜上帝要在心靈，而不是外表。也因為這樣，不關心禮拜堂的需要，十一奉獻沒有每個月奉獻，甚至沒有奉獻到十分之一，導致教會財政拮据，於是禮拜堂十分破舊、傳道人生活十分清苦！
然而這一群回歸的猶太人的立志，都和聖殿及利未人得著供應有關，使聖殿中的敬拜可以維持下去。因為敬拜要有祭物、柴火、陳設餅、…，而利未人和祭司沒有土地為業，只有事奉上帝沒有牧養與種植農作物，只能以上帝為祂們的產業。所以，猶大的百姓要以十分之一奉獻成為他們的生活所需。
同樣今日教會的牧者，專心在教會服事，在道理上受教的要供應他們的需要，正如保羅所說：「在道理上受教的，當把一切需用的供給施教的人。」（加拉太書6:6）
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