Nehemiah 8
1 And all the people gathered themselves together as one man into the open place which is before the water-gate; and they said unto 'Ezra the expounder that he should bring forward the book of the law of Moses, which the Lord commanded to Israel.
Lè setyèm mwa lanne jwif yo rive, tout moun pèp Izrayèl yo te chita lakay yo nan lavil yo. Lè sa a, yo tout nèt, yo te sanble sou plas piblik ki devan pòtay Dlo yo. Yo mande Esdras, direktè lalwa a, pou li pote liv lalwa Seyè a te bay Moyiz pou pèp Izrayèl la.
2 Then did 'Ezra the priest bring forward the law before the congregation both of men and women, and every one that had understanding to listen [attentively], on the first day of the seventh month;
Esdras, prèt la, pran liv la, li pote l' kote tout moun yo te reyini an: fanm, gason ak tout timoun ki te gen laj konprann. Se te premye jou nan setyèm mwa a.
3 And he read therein in the open place which is before the water-gate from the first daylight until midday, before the men and the women, and those that could understand: and the ears of all the people were directed unto the book of the law.
Se konsa, sou plas ki devan pòtay Dlo yo, Esdras li nan liv lalwa a pou yo, depi granmaten jouk rive midi. Tout pèp la, fanm, gason ak tout timoun ki te gen laj konprann, te louvri zòrèy yo pou yo tande sa ki te nan liv lalwa a.
4 And 'Ezra the expounder stood upon an elevated stand of wood, which they had made for the purpose: and beside him stood Matthithyah, and Shema', and 'Anayah, and Uriyah, and Chilkiyah, and Ma'asseyah, on his right hand; and on his left, Pedayah, and Mishael, and Malkiyah, and Chashum, and Chashbadanah, Zechariah, [and] Meshullam.
Esdras, direktè lalwa a, te kanpe sou yon lestrad an bwa yo te bati espre pou sa. Sou bò dwat li, te gen Matitya, Chema, Anaja, Ourija, Ilkija ak Maseja. Sou bò gòch li, te gen Pedaja, Mikayèl, Malkija, Achoum, Achbadana, Zakarya ak Mechoulam.
5 And 'Ezra opened the book before the eyes of all the people; for he was [standing] higher than all the people; and as he opened it, all the people became silent.
Kote Esdras te kanpe byen wo sou lestrad la, li louvri liv la devan tout moun. Lè sa a, tout pèp la leve kanpe.
6 And 'Ezra blessed the Lord, the great God: and all the people answered, Amen, Amen, with lifting up their hands; and they bowed their heads, and prostrated themselves before the Lord with their faces to the ground.
Esdras di: -Lwanj pou Seyè a, Bondye ki gen pouvwa a. Tout pèp la leve men yo anlè, yo reponn: -Amèn! Li merite sa vre! Lèfini, yo mete ajenou, yo bese tèt yo jouk atè devan Seyè a.
7 Also Jeshua', and Bani, and Sherebyah, Jamin, 'Akkub, Shabbethai, Hodiyah, Ma'asseyah, Kelita, 'Azaryah, Jozabad, Chanan, Pelayah, and the Levites, explained to the people the law: while the people remained where they stood.
Apre sa, pèp la leve kanpe epi kèk moun Levi pran esplike yo lalwa a. Se te Jechwa, Bani, Cherebya, Jamen, Akoub, Chabetayi, Odija, Maseja, Kelita, Azarya, Jozabab, Anan, Pelaja.
8 So they read in the book, in the law of God distinctly, and exhibiting the sense: so that [the people] understood what was read.
Yo t'ap li nan liv lalwa Bondye a, yo t'ap tradwi l' pou yo, yo t'ap esplike l' ba yo, pou yo te ka konprann sa yo t'ap li pou yo a.
9 Then said Nehemiah, that is the Thirshatha, and 'Ezra the priest the expounder, and the Levites that explained to the people, unto all the people, This day is holy unto the Lord your God: mourn not, and weep not. For all the people were weeping, when they heard the words of the law.
Lè pèp la tande sa ki te ekri nan liv lalwa a, yo pran kriye. Lè sa a, Neemi, gouvènè a, ansanm ak Esdras, prèt direktè lalwa a, ak lòt moun Levi yo ki t'ap esplike lalwa a di moun yo konsa: -Jou sa a, se yon jou yo mete apa pou Seyè a, Bondye nou an! Pa kite lapenn anvayi kè nou! Pa kriye, mezanmi!
10 Then said he unto them, Go your way, eat fat things, and drink sweet drinks, and send portions unto him for whom nothing is prepared; for this day is holy unto our Lord: and do not grieve yourselves; but let the joy of the Lord be your stronghold.
Okontrè, al lakay nou, fè fèt! Separe vyann gra ak bon ti likè nou genyen ak moun ki pa genyen, paske jou sa a se yon jou nou fèt pou mete apa pou Seyè a. Pa kite lapenn pran nou! Kontantman Bondye ap mete nan kè nou an va ban nou fòs!
11 So the Levites quieted all the people, saying, Be still! for the day is holy: and do not grieve yourselves.
Tout moun Levi yo pran mache nan mitan tout pèp la pou fè yo pe. Yo t'ap di yo: -Pe bouch nou, mezanmi! Siye dlo nan je nou! Jou sa a se yon jou apa pou Bondye li ye!
12 And all the people went their way to eat, and to drink, and to send out portions, and to prepare for themselves great joy: because they had understood the words which [the others] had made known unto them.
Se konsa tout pèp la al lakay yo, yo manje, yo bwè, yo separe sa yo genyen ak lòt moun. Tout moun te kontan, yo t'ap fè fèt, paske yo te konprann sa yo te li pou yo nan liv la.
13 And on the second day there gathered themselves together the chiefs of the divisions of all the people, the priests, and the Levites, unto 'Ezra the expounder, to obtain again intelligence of the words of the law.
Nan denmen, tout chèf branch fanmi pèp Izrayèl yo, prèt yo ak moun Levi yo sanble ankò bò direktè Esdras pou yo te ka etidye pawòl lalwa a.
14 And they found written in the law that the Lord had commanded through means of Moses, that the children of Israel should dwell in booths during the feast in the seventh month.
Men sa yo jwenn nan lalwa Seyè a te bay Moyiz pou yo a: Pandan y'ap fete fèt setyèm mwa a, moun Izrayèl yo va rete nan ti joupa.
15 And [they ordered] that they should publish and have proclamation made throughout all their cities, and through Jerusalem, saying, Go forth unto the mountain and fetch olive-leaves, and oleaster-leaves, and myrtle-leaves, and palm-leaves, and leaves of the three-leaved myrtle, to make booths, as it is written.
Lè yo vin konn sa, yo voye fè piblikasyon nan lavil Jerizalèm ak nan tout lavil yo. Yo voye mesaj sa a bay tout moun: -Ale nan mòn. Koupe branch nan pye oliv, nan pye pichpen, nan pye pwadous, ak nan tout lòt kalite pyebwa ansanm ak fèy palmis pou nou fè ti joupa jan sa ekri nan liv la.
16 And the people went forth, and brought them; and they made themselves booths, every one upon his roof, and in their courts, and in the courts of the house of God, and in the open place by the water-gate, and in the open place by the gate of Ephraim.
Se konsa, pèp la ale, yo ranmase kont branch bwa yo, epi yo moute yon pakèt ti joupa. Genyen ki bati ti joupa yo sou teras anwo tèt kay yo. Genyen ki fè l' nan lakou lakay yo. Gen lòt ankò ki bati pa yo nan gwo lakou Tanp lan, sou plas piblik ki bò pòtay Dlo yo ak sou plas ki bò pòtay Efrayim lan.
17 And all the congregation that were returned out of the captivity made booths, and dwelt in the booths; for since the days of Jeshua' the son of Nun until that day the children of Israel had not done so. And there was very great joy.
Se konsa, tout moun ki te tounen nan peyi kote yo te depòte yo a moute ti joupa epi yo rete anba yo. Depi sou rèy Jozye, pitit Noun lan, se te premye fwa moun pèp Izrayèl yo t'ap fete fèt sa a konsa. Tout moun te kontan. Yo t'ap fete.
18 And he read in the book of the law of God, day by day, from the first day until the last day. And they celebrated the feast seven days, and on the eighth day the solemn assembly, after the prescribed manner.
Yo pase sèt jou ap fete. Chak jou, depi premye jou a jouk dènye jou a, yo t'ap li nan liv lalwa Bondye a. Sou wityèm jou a, yo fè yon gwo reyinyon pou fèmen fèt la jan regleman an mande l' la.
