12 Then all Judah brought the tithe of the grain, the new wine, and the oil to the treasuries. 13 I made treasurers over the treasuries, Shelemiah the priest, and Zadok the scribe, and of the Levites, Pedaiah: and next to them was Hanan the son of Zaccur, the son of Mattaniah; for they were counted faithful, and their business was to distribute to their brothers.

14 Remember me, my God, concerning this, and don’t wipe out my good deeds that I have done for the house of my God, and for its observances.

12 E tutto Giuda portò le decime del frumento, del vino, e dell’olio, nei magazzini.

13 Sopra i quali io costituii soprastante Selemia, sacerdote, e Sadoc, scriba; e d’infra i Leviti, Pedaia; e sotto loro, Hanan, figliuolo di Zaccur, figliuolo di Mattania; perciocchè erano reputati uomini leali; e la lor cura era di distribuir le porzioni a’ lor fratelli.

14 O Dio mio, ricordati di me per questo; e non iscancellar le opere pie fatte da me intorno alla Casa dell’Iddio mio, ed intorno alle cose che vi si devono osservare