Nehemiah 8
1 And when the seventh month came, the children of Israel were in their towns. And all the people came together like one man into the wide place in front of the water-doorway; and they made a request to Ezra the scribe that he would put before them the book of the law of Moses which the Lord had given to Israel.
At ang buong bayan ay nagpipisan na parang isang lalake sa luwal na dako na nasa harap ng pintuang-bayan ng tubig; at sila'y nangagsalita kay Ezra na kalihim, na dalhin ang aklat ng kautusan ni Moises, na iniutos ng Panginoon sa Israel.
2 And Ezra the priest put the law before the meeting of the people, before the men and women and all those who were able to take it in, on the first day of the seventh month.
At dinala ni Ezra na saserdote ang aklat ng kautusan sa harap ng kapisanan, na mga lalake at mga babae, at lahat na makadidinig na may kaalaman nang unang araw ng ikapitong buwan.
3 He was reading it in the wide place in front of the water-doorway, from early morning till the middle of the day, in the hearing of all those men and women whose minds were able to take it in; and the ears of all the people were open to the book of the law.
At binasa niya roon sa harap ng luwal na dako na nasa harap ng pintuang-bayan ng tubig, mula sa madaling araw hanggang sa katanghaliang tapat sa harapan ng mga lalake at mga babae, at ng makakaalam: at ang mga pakinig ng buong bayan ay nakikinig sa aklat ng kautusan.
4 And Ezra the scribe took his place on a tower of wood which they had made for the purpose; and by his side were placed Mattithiah and Shema and Anaiah and Uriah and Hilkiah and Maaseiah on the right; and on the left, Pedaiah and Mishael and Malchijah and Hashum and Hashbaddanah, Zechariah and Meshullam.
At si Ezra na kalihim ay tumayo sa pulpitong kahoy, na kanilang ginawa sa panukalang ito; at sa tabi niya ay nakatayo si Mathithias, at si Sema, at si Anaias, at si Urias, at si Hilcias, at si Maasias, sa kaniyang kanan; at sa kaniyang kaliwa, si Pedaias, at si Misael, at si Malchias, at si Hasum, at si Hasbedana, si Zacharias, at si Mesullam.
5 And Ezra took the book, opening it before the eyes of all the people (for he was higher than the people); and when it was open, all the people got to their feet:
At binuksan ni Ezra ang aklat sa paningin ng buong bayan; (sapagka't siya'y nasa mataas sa buong bayan; ) at nang kaniyang buksan, ang buong bayan ay tumayo:
6 And Ezra gave praise to the Lord, the great God. And all the people in answer said, So be it, so be it; lifting up their hands; and with bent heads they gave worship to the Lord, going down on their faces to the earth.
At si Ezra ay pumuri sa Panginoon, na dakilang Dios. At ang buong bayan ay sumagot: Siya nawa, Siya nawa, na may pagtataas ng kanilang mga kamay: at kanilang iniyukod ang kanilang mga ulo, at nagsisamba sa Panginoon na ang kanilang mga mukha'y nakatungo sa lupa.
7 And Jeshua and Bani and Sherebiah and Jamin, Akkub, Shabbethai, Hodiah, Maaseiah, Kelita, Azariah, Jozabad, Hanan, Pelaiah, and the Levites made the law clear to the people: and the people kept in their places.
Si Jesua naman, at si Bani, at si Serebias, at si Jamin, si Accub, si Sabethai, si Odias, si Maasias, si Celita, si Azarias, si Jozabed, si Hanan, si Pelaia, at ang mga Levita, ay nangagpakilala sa bayan ng kautusan; at ang bayan ay nakatayo sa kanilang dako.
8 And they gave out the words of the book the law of God, clearly, and gave the sense of it, so that their minds were able to take it in.
At sila'y nagsibasa sa aklat, sa kautusan ng Dios, na maliwanag; at kanilang ibinigay ang kahulugan, na anopa't kanilang nabatid ang binasa.
9 And Nehemiah, who was the Tirshatha, and Ezra, the priest and scribe, and the Levites who were the teachers of the people, said to all the people, This day is holy to the Lord your God; let there be no sorrow or weeping; for all the people were weeping on hearing the words of the law.
At si Nehemias na siyang tagapamahala, at si Ezra na saserdote na kalihim, at ang mga Levita na nangagturo sa bayan, ay nangagsabi sa buong bayan: Ang araw na ito ay banal sa Panginoon ninyong Dios; huwag kayong magsitaghoy, ni magsiiyak man. Sapagka't ang buong bayan ay umiyak, nang kanilang marinig ang mga salita ng kautusan.
10 Then he said to them, Go away now, and take the fat for your food and the sweet for your drink, and send some to him for whom nothing is made ready: for this day is holy to our Lord: and let there be no grief in your hearts; for the joy of the Lord is your strong place.
Nang magkagayo'y kaniyang sinabi sa kanila, Magsilakad kayo ng inyong lakad, magsikain kayo ng taba, at magsiinom kayo ng matamis; at mangagpadala kayo ng mga bahagi roon sa walang naihanda: sapagka't ang araw na ito ay banal sa ating Panginoon: huwag din kayong mangamanglaw; sapagka't ang kagalakan sa Panginoon ay inyong kalakasan.
11 So the Levites made all the people quiet, saying, Be quiet, for the day is holy; and do not give way to grief.
Sa gayo'y napatahimik ng mga Levita ang buong bayan, na sinasabi, Kayo'y magsitahimik, sapagka't ang kaarawan ay banal; ni huwag man kayong mamanglaw.
12 And all the people went away to take food and drink, and to send food to others, and to be glad, because the words which were said to them had been made clear.
At ang buong bayan ay yumaon ng kanilang lakad na nagsikain at nagsiinom at nangagpadala ng mga bahagi, at nangagsayang mainam sapagka't kanilang nabatid ang mga salita na ipinahayag sa kanila.
13 And on the second day the heads of families of all the people and the priests and the Levites came together to Ezra the scribe, to give attention to the words of the law.
At nang ikalawang araw ay nagpipisan ang mga pangulo ng mga sangbahayan ng mga magulang ng buong bayan, ang mga saserdote, at ang mga Levita, kay Ezra na kalihim, upang makinig sa mga salita ng kautusan.
14 And they saw that it was recorded in the law that the Lord had given orders by Moses, that the children of Israel were to have tents for their living-places in the feast of the seventh month:
At kanilang nasumpungang nakasulat sa kautusan, kung paanong iniutos ng Panginoon, sa pamamagitan ni Moises, na ang mga anak ni Israel ay magsitahan sa mga balag sa kapistahan ng ikapitong buwan:
15 And that they were to give out an order, and make it public in all their towns and in Jerusalem, saying, Go out to the mountain and get olive branches and branches of field olives and of myrtle, and palm branches and branches of thick trees, to make tents, as it says in the book.
At kanilang ihahayag at itatanyag sa lahat ng kanilang mga bayan, at sa Jerusalem, na sasabihin: Magsilabas kayo sa bundok, at magsikuha kayo ng mga sanga ng olibo, at ng mga sanga ng olibong gubat, at ng mga sanga ng mirto, at mga sanga ng palma, at mga sanga ng mga mayabong na punong kahoy, upang magsigawa ng mga balag, gaya ng nakasulat.
16 And the people went out and got them and made themselves tents, every one on the roof of his house, and in the open spaces and in the open squares of the house of God, and in the wide place of the water-doorway, and the wide place of the doorway of Ephraim.
Sa gayo'y lumabas ang bayan, at nangagdala sila, at nagsigawa ng mga balag, bawa't isa'y sa bubungan ng kaniyang bahay, at sa kanilang mga looban, at sa mga looban ng bahay ng Dios, at sa luwal na dako ng pintuang-bayan ng tubig, at sa luwal na dako ng pintuang-bayan ng Ephraim.
17 All the people who had been prisoners and had come back, made tents and were living in them: for from the time of Jeshua, the son of Nun, till that day, the children of Israel had not done so. And there was very great joy.
At ang buong kapisanan nila na bumalik na mula sa pagkabihag ay gumawa ng mga balag, at tumahan sa mga balag: sapagka't mula ng mga araw ni Josue na anak ni Nun hanggang sa araw na yaon ay hindi nagsigawa ang mga anak ni Israel ng gayon. At nagkaroon ng totoong malaking kasayahan.
18 And day by day, from the first day till the last, he was reading from the book of the law of God. And they kept the feast for seven days: and on the eighth day there was a holy meeting, as it is ordered in the law.
Gayon din naman araw-araw, mula sa unang araw hanggang sa huling araw, kaniyang binasa ang aklat ng kautusan ng Dios. At kanilang ipinagdiwang ang kapistahan na pitong araw; at sa ikawalong araw ay takdang kapulungan, ayon sa ayos.
