Ezra · Chapter 10

[ edit] Selers forſoþe weren Neemias, Aþerſata, ſone of Achelai, and Sedechias, Saraias, Azarias, Jeremias, Faſur, Amaria, Melchia, Accus, Sebenia, Mellucharem, Nerimuþ, Oddias, Daniel, Jenþon, Baruch, Moſollam, Abia, Mianymy, Mazia, Belga, Semeia; þeſe preeſtis. But þe Leuitus; Jeſue, ſone of Azarie, Bennuy, of þe ſonus of Ennadab, Cediniel, and þe breþer of hem, Sechenia, Odomia, Theliþa, Falaia, Anam, Micha, Roob, Azabia, Zaccur, Zerebias, Zabanya, Odias, Bani, Hanyim.

Þe hedis of þe puple, Feþos, Moab, Elam, Zecu, Banni, Bonni, Aſgad, Bebai, Donai, Bagoai, Adin, Aþer, Azoþia, Aſin, Adonia, Aſuyn, Beſſaia, Ares, Anaþoþ, Nebay, Meþpia, Moſollam, Azir, Meiſabel, Sadoc, Reddua, Felþia, Anania, Ozee, Anania, Azub, Aloes, Faleam, Sobeþ, Reu, Azebina, Maþſia, Eþaia, Anam, Mellucharem, Baana; and oþere of þe puple, preſtus, Leuitus, porteres, and ſingeres, ſodeknes, and alle þat ſeuereden hemſelf fro þe puplis of londis to þe lawe of God, þer wiues, and þer ſonus, and þer doȝtris; alle þat myȝten ſauouren, behotende for þer breþern, þer moſt wrſhipeful men, and þei þat camen to behoten, and ſwern, þat þei ſhulden gon in þe lawe of þe Lord, þat he hadde ȝiue in þe hond of Moiſes, his ſeruaunt, þat þei ſhulde don and kepe alle þe maundemens of þe Lord þer God, and his domys, his cerymonies; and þat wee ſhulden not ȝiuen oure doȝtris to þe puple of þe lond, and þere doȝtris wee ſhulde not take to oure ſones.

Þe puplis forſoþe of þe lond, þat bringen in chaffaris, and alle þingus to vſen bi þe dai of ſabot, þat þei ſelle, wee ſhul not taken of hem in þe ſabot, and in þe halewid dai; and wee ſhuln forȝiue þe ſeuenþe ȝer, and exaccioun of alle hond. And we ſhul ſetten vp on vs heſtus, þat we ȝiue þe þridde part of an ounce bi þe ȝer to þe werc of þe Lord oure God, to þe loues of propoſicioun, and to þe ſacrifiſe euermor durende, and in to brent ſacryfiſe euermor laſtende, in ſabatis, in calendis, in ſolempnetees, in halewid daȝis, and for ſynne, þat it be preȝed for Irael, and in to alle vſe of þe hous of oure God.

Þanne we leiden lotis vp on þe offring of trees, betwe preſtis and Leuitis and þe puple, þat þei ſhulden bringen in to þe hous of oure God, bi þe houſis of oure fadris bi times, fro times of þeȝer vn to a ȝer, þat þei ſhulden brennen vp on þe auter of þe Lord oure God, as it is writen in þe lawe of Moiſes; and þat we bringe forþ oure firſte goten of oure lond, and þe firſte of alle frut of eche tree, fro ȝer in to ȝer, in to þe hous of þe Lord, and þe firſte of oure childer, and of oure beſtus, as it is writen in þe lawe, and þe firſte of oure oxen, and of oure ſhep, þat þei be offrid in þe hous of oure God, to preſtis þat ſeruen in þe hous of oure God; and þe firſte of oure metus, and of oure ſacrifiſes of likouris, and appilis of eche tree, alſo of vindage, and of oile, bringe wee to preſtis, to þe treſorie of þe Lord, and þe tenþe part of oure lond to Leuitus; þoo Leuitis ſhul take dimes of alle þe cites of oure werkis.

Forſoþe þe ſone of Aron, preſt, ſhal be wiþ þe Leuitus in þe dimes of Leuitis; and Leuitus ſhuln offre þe tenþe part of þer dime in þe hous of oure God, to þe treſorie, in þe hous of þe treſor. To þe treſorie forſoþe ſhul bern þe ſonus of Irael and þe ſonus of Leui þe firſte of whete, and of win, and of oile; and þere ſhul ben þe halewid veſſelis and preſtus, and ſingeris, and porteris, and ſeruauns; and we ſhul not leue þe hous of oure God.