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.
Na ka huihui te iwi katoa, ano he tangata kotahi, ki te marae i te kuwaha wai, a ka mea ki a Etera karaipi kia mauria mai te pukapuka o te ture a Mohi, o tera i whakahaua e Ihowa ki a Iharaira.
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.
Na ka mauria mai e Etera tohunga te ture ki te aroaro o te whakaminenga, o te tane, o te wahine, o te hunga katoa e mohio ana ki te whakarongo, i te ra tuatahi o te whitu o nga marama.
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.
A ka korerotia e ia i te marae i te kuwaha wai, i te ata iho a taea noatia a waenganui o te ra, i te aroaro o nga tane, o nga wahine, o te hunga whai whakaaro; na tau tonu mai nga taringa o te iwi katoa ki te pukapuka o te ture.
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.
I tu ano a Etera karaipi i runga i te turanga rakau i hanga nei hei mea pera, me te tu ano a Matitia, a Hema, a Anaia, a Uria, a Hirikia, a Maaheia ki tona taha ki matau, a ki tona taha ki maui ko Peraia, ko Mihaera, ko Marakia, ko Hahumu, ko Hah aparana, ko Hakaraia, ko Mehurama.
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.
Na wherahia ana e Etera te pukapuka i te aroaro o te iwi katoa; i runga ake hoki ia i te iwi katoa; a i tana wherahanga, tu ana te iwi katoa.
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.
Na ka whakapai a Etera ki a Ihowa, ki te Atua nui; a ka whakahokia e te iwi katoa, Amine, Amine, me te ara ano o ratou ringa: na tuohu ana ratou, koropiko ana ki a Ihowa, me te ahu ano nga kanohi ki te whenua.
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.
Ko Hehua ano, ko Pani, ko Herepia, ko Iamini, ko Akupu, ko Hapetai, ko Horiia, ko Maaheia, ko Kerita, ko Ataria, ko Iotapara, ko Hanana, ko Peraia, me nga Riwaiti, kei te whakamarama i te iwi ki te ture: tu tonu hoki tera te iwi.
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.
A marama tonu ta ratou korero i te pukapuka o te ture, me te whakaatu ano i nga tikanga, me te whakamarama ano i a ratou i te korerotanga.
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.
Na ka mea a Nehemia, ko ia nei te kawana, a Etera tohunga, te karaipi, me nga Riwaiti i whakaako nei i te iwi, ki te iwi katoa, He ra tapu tenei na Ihowa, na to koutou Atua; kaua e tangi, kaua e pouri. I te tangi hoki te iwi katoa i to ratou rong onga i nga kupu o te ture.
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.”
Katahi ia ka mea ki a ratou, Haere, kainga nga mea momona, inumia nga mea reka, hoatu ano etahi wahi kia kawea ma te hunga kahore nei i taka he mea ma ratou; he ra tapu hoki tenei na to tatou Ariki; kaua hoki e pouri; kei te koa hoki ki a Ihowa he kaha mo koutou.
11 And the Levites calmed all the people, saying, “Be still, since today is holy. Do not grieve.”
Heoi i whakamarie nga Riwaiti i te iwi katoa, i mea, Whakarongoa; he tapu hoki te ra nei, kaua hoki e pouri.
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.
Na haere ana te iwi katoa ki te kai, ki te inu, ki te hoatu i etahi wahi ma etahi, ki te whakanui i te hari, no ratou ka mohio ki nga kupu i whakapuakina nei ki a ratou.
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.
Na i te rua o nga ra ka huihui nga ariki o nga whare o nga matua o te iwi katoa, ratou ko nga tohunga, ko nga Riwaiti, ki a Etera karaipi, kia mohiotia ai nga kupu o te ture.
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.
Na ka kitea he mea i tuhituhia ki te ture i whakahaua e Ihowa, ara e Mohi, mo nga tama a Iharaira kia noho ki nga tihokahoka i te hakari i te whitu o nga marama;
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.”
Kia karanga nui hoki, kia paku te reo ki o ratou pa katoa, ki Hiruharama hoki, kia mea, Haere ki te maunga, tikina he rau oriwa, he rau rakau hinu, he rau ramarama, he rau nikau, he rau rakau rau maha, hei hanga mo nga tihokahoka, kia rite ai ki te mea i tuhituhia.
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.
Heoi kua puta te iwi ki waho, kei te tiki, hanga ana e ratou he tihokahoka mo ratou ki te tuanui o te whare o tenei, o tenei, ki o ratou marae, ki nga marae ano o te whare o te Atua, ki te marae i te kuwaha wai, ki te marae i te kuwaha o Eparaim a.
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.
Na kua hanga he tihokahoka e te whakaminenga katoa o te hunga i hoki mai i te whakarau, a noho ana i raro i nga tihokahoka; kihai hoki nga tama a Iharaira i pera, o nga ra ano i a Hohua tama a Nunu a taea noatia taua ra. A nui atu te koa.
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.
I korerotia ano e ia te pukapuka o te ture a te Atua i tenei ra, i tenei ra, i te ra tuatahi a tae noa ki te ra whakamutunga. Na e whitu nga ra i mahi ai ratou i te hakari, a i te waru o nga ra, ko te huihuinga nui, ko te mea i whakaritea.
