Nehemiah 8
1 all the people gathered together as one man to the open place that was before the water-gate; and they spoke to Ezra the scribe to bring the book of the law of Moses, which Jehovah had commanded Israel.
E chegado o setimo mez, e estando os filhos d'Israel nas suas cidades, todo o povo se ajuntou como um só homem, na praça, diante da porta das aguas: e disseram a Esdras, o escriba, que trouxesse o livro da lei de Moysés, que o Senhor tinha ordenado a Israel.
2 And Ezra the priest brought the law before the congregation, both of men and women, and all that could hear with understanding, on the first day of the seventh month.
E Esdras, o sacerdote, trouxe a lei perante a congregação, assim d'homens como de mulheres, e de todos os entendidos para ouvirem, no primeiro dia do setimo mez.
3 And he read in it before the open place that was before the water-gate from the morning until midday, in presence of the men and the women, and those that could understand. And the ears of all the people were [attentive] to the book of the law.
E leu n'elle diante da praça, que está diante da porta das aguas, desde a alva até ao meio dia, perante homens e mulheres, e entendidos: e os ouvidos de todo o povo estavam attentos ao livro da lei.
4 And Ezra the scribe stood upon a high stage of wood, which they had made for the purpose. And beside him stood Mattithiah, and Shema, and Anaiah, and Urijah, and Hilkijah, and Maaseiah on his right hand; and on his left hand, Pedaiah, and Mishael, and Malchijah, and Hashum, and Hashbaddana, Zechariah, Meshullam.
E Esdras, o escriba, estava sobre um pulpito de madeira, que fizeram para aquillo: e estava em pé junto a elle, á sua mão direita, Mattithias, e Sema, e Anaias, e Urias, e Hilkias, e Maaseias; e á sua mão esquerda, Pedaias, e Misael, e Melchias, e Hasum, e Hasbaddana, Zacharias, e Mesullam.
5 And Ezra opened the book in the sight of all the people, for he was above all the people; and when he opened it, all the people stood up.
E Esdras abriu o livro perante os olhos de todo o povo; porque estava acima de todo o povo; e, abrindo-o elle, todo o povo se poz em pé.
6 And Ezra blessed Jehovah, the great God; and all the people answered, Amen, Amen! with lifting up of their hands; and they bowed their heads, and worshipped Jehovah with their faces to the ground.
E Esdras louvou ao Senhor, o grande Deus: e todo o povo respondeu, Amen, Amen! levantando as suas mãos; e inclinaram-se, e adoraram ao Senhor, com os rostos em terra.
7 And Jeshua, and Bani, and Sherebiah, Jamin, Akkub, Shabbethai, Hodijah, Maaseiah, Kelita, Azariah, Jozabad, Hanan, Pelaiah, and the Levites, caused the people to understand the law; and the people [stood] in their place.
E Jesua, e Bani, e Serebias, Jamin, Akkub, Sabbethai, Hodias, Maaseias, Kelita, Azarias, Jozabad, Hanan, Pelaias, e os levitas ensinavam o povo na lei: e o povo estava no seu posto.
8 And they read in the law of God distinctly out of the book, and gave the sense, and caused [them] to understand the reading.
E leram no livro, na lei de Deus; e declarando, e explicando o sentido, faziam que, lendo, se entendesse.
9 And Nehemiah, that is, the Tirshatha, and Ezra the priest the scribe, and the Levites that explained to the people, said to all the people, This day is holy to Jehovah your God: mourn not, nor weep. For all the people wept when they heard the words of the law.
E Nehemias (que era o tirsatha), e o sacerdote Esdras, o escriba, e os levitas que ensinavam ao povo, disseram a todo o povo: Este dia é consagrado ao Senhor vosso Deus, pelo que não vos lamenteis, nem choreis. Porque todo o povo chorava, ouvindo as palavras da lei.
10 And he said to them, Go your way, eat the fat, and drink the sweet, and send portions to them for whom nothing is prepared; for the day is holy to our Lord; and be not grieved, for the joy of Jehovah is your strength.
Disse-lhes mais: Ide, comei as gorduras, e bebei as doçuras, e enviae porções aos que não teem nada preparado para si; porque este dia é consagrado ao nosso Senhor: portanto não vos entristeçaes: porque a alegria do Senhor é a vossa força.
11 And the Levites quieted all the people, saying, Be still! for the day is holy; neither be grieved.
E os levitas fizeram calar a todo o povo, dizendo: Calae-vos; porque este dia é santo: por isso não vos entristeçaes.
12 And all the people went their way, to eat and to drink, and to send portions, and to make great rejoicing. For they had understood the words that were declared to them.
Então todo o povo se foi a comer, e a beber, e a enviar porções, e a fazer grandes alegrias: porque entenderam as palavras que lhes fizeram saber.
13 And on the second day were gathered together the chief fathers of all the people, the priests, and the Levites, to Ezra the scribe, even to gain wisdom as to the words of the law.
E no dia seguinte ajuntaram-se os cabeças dos paes de todo o povo, os sacerdotes, e os levitas, a Esdras, o escriba: e isto para attentarem nas palavras da lei.
14 And they found written in the law which Jehovah had commanded through Moses, that the children of Israel should dwell in booths in the feast of the seventh month,
E acharam escripto na lei que o Senhor ordenara, pelo ministerio de Moysés, que os filhos d'Israel habitassem em cabanas, na solemnidade da festa, no setimo mez.
15 and that they should publish and proclaim through all their cities, and at Jerusalem, saying, Go forth to the mount, and fetch olive-branches, and wild olive-branches, and myrtle-branches, and palm-branches, and branches of thick trees, to make booths, as it is written.
Assim o publicaram, e fizeram passar pregão por todas as suas cidades, e em Jerusalem, dizendo: Sahi ao monte, e trazei ramos d'oliveiras, e ramos d'arvores olearias, e ramos de murtas, e ramos de palmeiras, e ramos d'arvores espessas, para fazer cabanas, como está escripto.
16 And the people went forth and brought [them], and made themselves booths, everyone upon the roof of his house, and in their courts, and in the courts of the house of God, and in the open space of the water-gate, and in the open space of the gate of Ephraim.
Saiu pois o povo, e os trouxeram, e fizeram para si cabanas, cada um no seu terrado, e nos seus pateos, e nos atrios da casa de Deus, e na praça da porta das aguas, e na praça da porta d'Ephraim.
17 And all the congregation of them that had come back from the captivity made booths, and dwelt in the booths. For since the days of Jeshua the son of Nun until that day had not the children of Israel done so. And there was very great gladness.
E toda a congregação dos que voltaram do captiveiro fizeram cabanas e habitaram nas cabanas, porque nunca fizeram assim os filhos d'Israel, desde os dias de Josué, filho de Nun, até áquelle dia: e houve mui grande alegria.
18 Also day by day, from the first day to the last day, he read in the book of the law of God. And they observed the feast seven days; and on the eighth day was a solemn assembly, according to the ordinance.
E de dia em dia se leu no livro da lei de Deus, desde o primeiro dia até ao derradeiro; e celebraram a solemnidade da festa sete dias, e no oitavo dia, o dia da prohibição, segundo o rito.
