Nehemiah 8
1 At that time all the people gathered together in the square before the Water Gate, and they asked Ezra the scribe to bring out the Book of the Law of Moses, which the LORD had commanded for Israel.
Tada se skupi sav narod kao jedan čovjek na trg koji je pred Vodenim vratima. Rekoše književniku Ezri da donese knjigu Mojsijeva zakona što ga je Jahve dao Izraelu.
2 On the first day of the seventh month, Ezra the priest brought the Law before the assembly of men and women and all who could listen and understand.
I prvoga dana sedmoga mjeseca svećenik Ezra donese Zakon pred zbor ljudi, žena i sviju koji su bili sposobni da ga razumiju.
3 So Ezra read it aloud from daybreak until noon as he faced the square before the Water Gate, in front of the men and women and those who could understand. And all the people listened attentively to the Book of the Law.
Na trgu koji je pred Vodenim vratima počeo je čitati knjigu, od ranoga jutra do podneva, pred ljudima, ženama i pred onima koji su bili zreli. Sav je narod pozorno slušao knjigu Zakona.
4 Ezra the scribe stood on a high wooden platform built for this occasion. At his right side stood Mattithiah, Shema, Anaiah, Uriah, Hilkiah, and Maaseiah, and at his left were Pedaiah, Mishael, Malchijah, Hashum, Hash-baddanah, Zechariah, and Meshullam.
Književnik Ezra stajaše na drvenu besjedištu koje su podigli za tu zgodu. Kraj njega stajahu: s desne strane Matitja, Šema, Anaja, Urija, Hilkija i Maaseja, a s lijeve strane Pedaja, Mišael, Malkija, Hašum, Hašbadana, Zaharija i Mešulam.
5 Ezra opened the book in full view of all the people, since he was standing above them all, and as he opened it, all the people stood up.
Ezra je otvorio knjigu naočigled svemu narodu - jer je bio poviše od svega naroda - a kad ju je otvorio, sav narod ustade.
6 Then Ezra blessed the LORD, the great God, and with their hands uplifted, all the people said, “Amen, Amen!” Then they bowed down and worshiped the LORD with their faces to the ground.
Tada Ezra blagoslovi Jahvu, Boga velikoga, a sav narod, podignutih ruku, odgovori: “Amen! Amen!” Zatim su kleknuli i poklonili se pred Jahvom, licem do zemlje.
7 The Levites—Jeshua, Bani, Sherebiah, Jamin, Akkub, Shabbethai, Hodiah, Maaseiah, Kelita, Azariah, Jozabad, Hanan, and Pelaiah—instructed the people in the Law as they stood in their places.
A leviti Ješua, Bani, Šerebja, Jamin, Akub, Šabtaj, Hodija, Maaseja, Kelita, Azarja, Jozabad, Hanan i Pelaja objašnjavahu Zakon narodu, a narod stajaše na svome mjestu.
8 So they read from the Book of the Law of God, explaining it and giving insight, so that the people could understand what was being read.
I čitahu iz knjige Božjeg zakona po odlomcima i razlagahu smisao da narod može razumjeti što se čita.
9 Nehemiah the governor, Ezra the priest and scribe, and the Levites who were instructing the people said to all of them, “This day is holy to the LORD your God. Do not mourn or weep.” For all the people were weeping as they heard the words of the Law.
Potom namjesnik Nehemija, i svećenik i književnik Ezra, i leviti koji poučavahu narod rekoše svemu narodu: “Ovo je dan posvećen Jahvi, Bogu vašemu! Ne tugujte, ne plačite!” Jer sav narod plakaše slušajući riječi Zakona.
10 Then Nehemiah told them, “Go and eat what is rich, drink what is sweet, and send out portions to those who have nothing prepared, since today is holy to our Lord. Do not grieve, for the joy of the LORD is your strength.”
I još im reče Nehemija: “Pođite i jedite masna jela, i pijte slatko, i pošaljite dio onima koji nemaju ništa pripremljeno, jer ovo je dan posvećen našem Gospodu. Ne žalostite se: radost Jahvina vaša je jakost.”
11 And the Levites calmed all the people, saying, “Be still, since today is holy. Do not grieve.”
I leviti umirivahu sav narod govoreći: “Umirite se: ovaj je dan svet. Ne tugujte!”
12 Then all the people began to eat and drink, to send out portions, and to rejoice greatly, because they understood the words that had been made known to them.
I ode sav narod da jede i pije, i da šalje obroke, i da slavi veliko slavlje: jer su shvatili riječi koje su im objavljene.
13 On the second day of the month, the heads of all the families, along with the priests and Levites, gathered around Ezra the scribe to study the words of the Law.
Drugog dana skupiše se glavari obitelji svega naroda, svećenici i leviti oko književnika Ezre da prouče riječi Zakona.
14 And they found written in the Law, which the LORD had commanded through Moses, that the Israelites were to dwell in booths during the feast of the seventh month.
I nađoše napisano u Zakonu što ga je Jahve naredio preko sluge Mojsija: “Sinovi Izraelovi neka borave pod sjenicama za svečanosti u sedmom mjesecu.”
15 So they proclaimed this message and spread it throughout their towns and in Jerusalem, saying, “Go out to the hill country and bring back branches of olive, wild olive, myrtle, palm, and other leafy trees, to make booths, as it is written.”
Čim su čuli, proglasiše u svim svojim gradovima i u Jeruzalemu: “Idite u goru i donesite granja maslinova i granja divlje masline, mirtovih i palmovih grana i granja ostaloga lisnatog drveća da načinimo sjenice, kako je propisano.”
16 And the people went out, brought back branches, and made booths on their own rooftops, in their courtyards, in the court of the house of God, and in the squares by the Water Gate and by the Gate of Ephraim.
I ode narod i donese granja i načiniše sjenice, svaki na svom krovu i svojim dvorištima, u predvorjima Doma Božjega, na trgu kod Vodenih vrata i na onom kod Efrajimovih vrata.
17 The whole assembly who had returned from exile made booths and lived in them. From the days of Joshua son of Nun until that day, the Israelites had not celebrated like this. And there was great rejoicing.
Sav zbor onih koji su se vratili iz sužanjstva načini sjenice i boravili su u njima - Izraelci nisu toga činili od vremena Jošue, sina Nunova, sve do toga dana. I bila je veoma velika radost.
18 Day after day, from the first day to the last, Ezra read from the Book of the Law of God. The Israelites kept the feast for seven days, and on the eighth day they held an assembly, according to the ordinance.
Ezra je čitao knjigu Zakona Božjeg svakog dana, od prvoga do posljednjega. Sedam se dana svetkovao blagdan, a osmoga je dana bio svečani zbor, kako je propisano.
