Nehemias 8
1 samledes hele Folket fuldtalligt paa den aabne Plads foran Vandporten og bad Ezra den Skriftlærde om at hente Bogen med Mose Lov, som HERREN havde paalagt Israel.
and the people gathered together as one in the square beside the Water Gate. They told Ezra the scribe to bring out the Book of the Law of Moses, which the Lord had ordered Israel to follow.
2 Saa hentede Præsten Ezra Loven og fremlagde den for Forsamlingen, Mænd, Kvinder og alle, der havde Forstand til at høre; det var den første Dag i den syvende Maaned;
On the first day of the seventh month, Ezra the priest brought the Law before the assembly—men and women, and all those children who could listen and understand.
3 og vendt mod den aabne Plads foran Vandporten læste han den op fra Daggry til Middag for Mændene, Kvinderne og dem, der kunde fatte det, og alt Folket lyttede til Lovbogens Ord.
He read from it in front of the square before the Water Gate from early morning till noon to everyone there, the men and the women and those who could understand. All the people listened carefully to the Book of the Law.
4 Ezra den Skriftlærde stod paa en Forhøjning af Træ, som var lavet i den Anledning, og ved Siden af ham stod til højre Mattitja, Sjema, Anaja, Urija, Hilkija og Ma'aseja, til venstre Pedaja, Misjael, Malkija, Hasjum, Hasjbaddana, Zekarja og Mesjullam.
Ezra the scribe stood on a high wooden stage built for this event. On his right side stood Mattithiah, Shema, Anaiah, Uriah, Hilkiah, and Maaseiah, and on his left Pedaiah, Mishael, Malchijah, Hashum, Hash-baddanah, Zechariah, and Meshullam.
5 Og Ezra aabnede Bogen i hele Folkets Paasyn, thi han stod højere end Folket, og da han aabnede den, rejste hele Folket sig op.
Ezra opened the book while they were all watching because the whole crowd could see him. When he opened it they all stood up.
6 Derpaa lovpriste Ezra HERREN, den store Gud, og hele Folket svarede med oprakte Hænder: Amen, Amen! Og de bøjede sig og kastede sig med Ansigtet til Jorden for HERREN.
Ezra praised the Lord, the great God, and everyone answered, “Amen! Amen!” as they lifted up their hands. Then they bowed down and worshiped the Lord with their faces to the ground.
7 Og Leviterne Jesua, Bani, Sjerebja, Jamin, Akkub, Sjabbetaj, Hodija, Ma'aseja, Kelita, Azarja, Jozabad, Hanan og Pelaja udlagde Loven for Folket, medens Folket blev paa sin Plads,
Jeshua, Bani, Sherebiah, Jamin, Akkub, Shabbethai, Hodiah, Maaseiah, Kelita, Azariah, Jozabad, Hanan, and Pelaiah, who were the Levites present, explained the Law to the people as they remained standing there.
8 og de oplæste Stykke for Stykke af Bogen med Guds Lov og udlagde det, saa man kunde fatte det.
They read from the Book of the Law of God, making clear the meaning so that the people could understand what it said.
9 Derpaa sagde Nehemias, det er Statholderen, og Præsten Ezra den Skriftlærde og Leviterne, der underviste Folket, til alt Folket: Denne Dag er helliget HERREN eders Gud! Sørg ikke og græd ikke! Thi hele Folket græd, da de hørte Lovens Ord.
Then Nehemiah the governor, Ezra the priest and scribe, and the Levites who were teaching the people told them all, “This is a holy day to the Lord your God. Don't mourn or cry,” for everyone was crying as they heard the Law being read.
10 Og han sagde til dem: Gaa hen og spis fede Spiser og drik søde Drikke og send noget til dem, der intet har, thi denne Dag er helliget vor Herre; vær ikke nedslaaede, thi HERRENS Glæde er eders Styrke!
Nehemiah went on, “Go and enjoy some good food and sweet drinks, and share some with those who don't have anything ready, because today is a special, holy day to our Lord. Don't be sad, for your strength comes from the Lord who makes you happy.”
11 Og Leviterne tyssede paa alt Folket og sagde: Vær stille, thi denne Dag er hellig, vær ikke nedslaaede!
The Levites too were quieting everyone down, telling them, “Don't cry! This is a holy day and you shouldn't be sad.”
12 Da gik alt Folket hen og spiste og drak og sendte Gaver, og de fejrede en stor Glædesfest; thi de fattede Ordene, man havde kundgjort dem.
Then everyone went away to eat and drink, and to share their food. They celebrated happily because now they understood the Law as it had been explained to them.
13 Næste Dag samledes Overhovederne for alt Folkets Fædrenehuse og Præsterne og Leviterne hos Ezra den Skriftlærde for at mærke sig Lovens Ord,
The next day family leaders of all the people, as well as the priests and Levites, joined with Ezra the scribe to study the Law in more depth.
14 og i Loven som HERREN havde paabudt ved Moses, fandt de skrevet, at Israeliterne paa Højtiden i den syvende Maaned skulde bo i Løvhytter,
They discovered written in the Law the Lord had ordered to be observed through Moses, that the Israelites were to live in shelters during the festival of the seventh month.
15 og at man i alle deres Byer og i Jerusalem skulde udraabe og kundgøre følgende Budskab: Gaa ud i Bjergene og hent Grene af ædle og vilde Oliventræer, Myrter, Palmer og andre Løvtræer for at bygge Løvhytter som foreskrevet!
They were to make an announcement in all their towns and in Jerusalem, saying, “Go into the hills and bring back branches of olive, wild olive, myrtle, palm, and other leafy trees, to make shelters to live in, as the Law requires.”
16 Saa gik Folket ud og hentede det og byggede sig Løvhytter paa deres Tage og i deres Forgaarde og i Guds Hus's Forgaarde og paa de aabne Pladser ved Vandporten og Efraimsporten.
So they went out and brought back branches and made shelters for themselves on the roofs of their houses, in their courtyards, in the courtyards of God's Temple, and in the squares near the Water Gate and the Ephraim Gate.
17 Og hele Forsamlingen, der var vendt tilbage fra Fangenskabet, byggede Løvhytter og boede i dem. Thi fra Josuas, Nuns Søns, Dage og lige til den Dag havde Israeliterne ikke gjort det, og der herskede saare stor Glæde.
Everyone who came back from exile made shelters and stayed in them. They had not celebrated like this since the time of Joshua, son of Nun. Everyone was very happy.
18 Og han læste op af Bogen med Guds Lov Dag for Dag fra den første til den sidste; og de fejrede Højtiden i syv Dage, og paa den ottende holdtes der festlig Samling paa foreskreven Maade.
Ezra read from the Book of the Law of God every day, from the first day to the last. The Israelites observed the festival for seven days, and on the eighth day they met together in assembly, as the Law required.
