Nehemiah 8
1 All the people gathered themselves together as one man into the square that was before the Water Gate; and they spoke to Ezra the scribe to bring the scroll of the law of Moses, which YHWH had commanded to Israel.
Da samledes det hele Folk som een Mand paa Pladsen, som er foran Vandporten, og de sagde til Esra den skriftlærde, at han skulde bringe Bogen med Mose Lov frem, som Herren havde budet Israel.
2 Ezra the priest brought the law before the assembly, both men and women, and all who could hear with understanding, on the first day of the seventh month.
Og Esra, Præsten, bragte Loven frem for Forsamlingens ansigt, baade for Mænd og Kvinder og for alle, som kunde forstaa at høre til, paa den første Dag i den syvende Maaned.
3 And he read it before the square that was before the Water Gate from early morning until midday, in the presence of the men and the women, and of those who could understand; and the ears of all the people were attentive to the scroll of the law.
Og han læste i den lige for Pladsen, som er foran Vandporten, fra lys Morgen indtil midt paa Dagen, for Mænd og Kvinder og dem, som kunde forstaa det, og alt Folkets Øren agtede paa Lovbogen.
4 Ezra the scribe stood on a pulpit of wood, which they had made for the purpose; and beside him stood Mattithiah, and Shema, and Anaiah, and Uriah, and Hilkiah, and Maaseiah, on his right hand; and on his left hand, Pedaiah, and Mishael, and Malchijah, and Hashum, and Hashbaddanah, Zechariah, and Meshullam.
Og Esra, den skriftlærde, stod paa en Forhøjning af Træ, som de havde gjort til det samme, og hos ham stod Mathithja og Sema og Anaja og Uria og Hilkia og Maeseja ved hans højre Haand; og ved hans venstre Haand Pedaja og Misael og Malkia og Hasum og Hasbaddana, Sakaria og Mesullam.
5 Ezra opened the scroll in the sight of all the people; (for he was above all the people; ) and when he opened it, all the people stood up:
Og Esra oplod Bogen for alt Folkets Øjne; thi han stod højere end alt Folket; og der han oplod den, blev alt Folket staaende.
6 and Ezra blessed YHWH, the great God. All the people answered, "Amen, Amen," with the lifting up of their hands. They bowed their heads, and worshiped YHWH with their faces to the ground.
Og Esra lovede Herren, den store Gud, og alt Folket svarede: Amen! Amen! med deres Hænder oprakte, og de kastede sig ned og bøjede sig ned for Herren med Ansigtet til Jorden.
7 Also Jeshua, and Bani, and Sherebiah, Jamin, Akkub, Shabbethai, Hodiah, Maaseiah, Kelita, Azariah, Jozabad, Hanan, Pelaiah, the Levites, explained the law to the people, and the people stayed in their place.
Og Jesua og Bani og Serebja, Jamin, Akkub, Sabthaj, Hodija, Maeseja, Klita, Asarja, Josabad, Hanan, Plaja og Leviterne underviste Folket om Loven; og Folket stod paa sit Sted.
8 They read in the scroll, in the law of God, distinctly; and they gave the sense, so that they understood the reading.
Og de læste i Bogen, i Guds Lov, klarlig og gave Folket Forstand derpaa, og dette forstod det læste.
9 Nehemiah, who was the governor, and Ezra the priest the scribe, and the Levites who taught the people, said to all the people, "This day is holy to YHWH your God. Do not mourn, nor weep." For all the people wept, when they heard the words of the law.
Og Nehemia (det er Hattirsatha) og Esra, Præsten, den skriftlærde, og Leviterne, som underviste Folket, sagde til alt Folket: Denne Dag er Herren eders Gud hellig, derfor sørger ikke og græder ikke; thi alt Folket græd, der de hørte Lovens Ord.
10 Then he said to them, "Go your way. Eat the fat, drink the sweet, and send portions to him for whom nothing is prepared; for this day is holy to our Lord. Do not be grieved; for the joy of YHWH is your strength."
Fremdeles sagde han til dem: Gaar, æder det fede og drikker det søde og sender den, som intet har beredt, en Del; thi denne Dag er vor Herre hellig; derfor værer ikke bekymrede, thi Herrens Glæde den er eders Styrke.
11 So the Levites stilled all the people, saying, "Hold your peace, for the day is holy; neither be grieved."
Og Leviterne fik alt Folket til at tie ved at sige: Værer stille, thi denne Dag er hellig, og værer ikke bekymrede!
12 All the people went their way to eat, and to drink, and to send portions, and to make great mirth, because they had understood the words that were declared to them.
Og alt Folket gik at æde og drikke og at sende en Del ud og at gøre sig en stor Glæde, fordi de havde forstaaet de Ord, som man havde kundgjort dem.
13 On the second day were gathered together the heads of ancestral houses of all the people, the priests, and the Levites, to Ezra the scribe, even to give attention to the words of the law.
Og den anden Dag samledes Øversterne for Fædrenehusene iblandt alt Folket, Præsterne og Leviterne hos Esra, den skriftlærde, og det for ret at faa Forstand paa Lovens Ord.
14 They found written in the law, how that YHWH had commanded by Moses, that the children of Israel should dwell in booths in the feast of the seventh month;
Og de fandt skrevet i Loven, som Herren havde budet ved Mose, at Israels Børn skulde bo i Hytter paa Højtiden i den syvende Maaned,
15 and that they should publish and proclaim in all their cities, and in Jerusalem, saying, "Go out to the mountain, and get olive branches, and branches of wild olive, and myrtle branches, and palm branches, and branches of thick trees, to make booths, as it is written."
og at de skulde lade bekendtgøre og lade udraabe igennem alle deres Stæder og i Jerusalem og sige: Gaar ud paa Bjerget og bringer Oliegrene og vilde Olietræers Grene og Myrtegrene og Palmegrene og Grene af løvrige Træer til at gøre Hytter, som skrevet er.
16 So the people went out, and brought them, and made themselves booths, everyone on the roof of his house, and in their courts, and in the courts of God's house, and in the broad place of the Water Gate, and in the broad place of the Ephraim Gate.
Og Folket gik ud og bragte det frem og gjorde sig Hytter, paa hver sit Tag, og i deres Forgaarde og i Guds Hus's Forgaard og paa Pladsen ved Vandporten og paa Pladsen ved Efraims Port.
17 All the assembly of those who had come again out of the captivity made booths, and lived in the booths; for since the days of Jeshua the son of Nun to that day the children of Israel had not done so. There was very great gladness.
Og den hele Forsamling, de, som vare komne tilbage fra Fangenskabet, gjorde Hytter og boede i Hytter; thi Israels Børn havde ikke gjort saaledes siden Josvas, Nuns Søns, Dage indtil den Dag; og der var en saare stor Glæde.
18 Also day by day, from the first day to the last day, he read in the scroll of the law of God. They kept the feast seven days; and on the eighth day was a solemn assembly, according to the ordinance.
Og man læste i Guds Lovbog Dag for Dag, fra den første Dag indtil den sidste Dag; og de holdt Højtid i syv Dage, og paa den ottende Dag holdt de Slutningshøjtid, som Skik er.
