Nehemiah 8
1 Then all the people gathered themselves together as one man, into the broad way that was before the water-gate, —and they spake unto Ezra the scribe, to bring the book of the law of Moses, which Yahweh had commanded Israel.
Konsa, tout pèp la te rasanble kon yon sèl moun nan plas ki te devan Pòtay Dlo a. E yo te pale ak Esdras, skrib la, pou mennen liv lalwa Moïse la ke SENYÈ a te bay a Israël la.
2 So then Ezra the priest brought the law, before the convocation of both men and women, and all that had understanding to hearken, —on the first day of the seventh month;
Epi Esdras, prèt la, te pote lalwa a devan asanble a mesye yo avèk fanm yo, tout moun te kab koute avèk bon konprann, nan premye jou nan setyèm mwa a.
3 and read therein, before the broad place which was before the water-gate, from the time it was light, until the noon of the day, in presence of the men and the women, and such as had understanding, —and, the ears of all the people, were unto the book of the law.
Li te li nan liv la devan plas ki te devan Pòtay Dlo a soti granmaten jis rive midi, nan prezans a mesye ak fanm ki te atantif a liv lalwa a.
4 And Ezra the scribe stood upon a lofty platform of wood, which they had made for the purpose, and there stood, beside him, Mattithiah and Shema and Anaiah and Uriah and Hilkiah and Maaseiah, on his right hand, —and, on his left, Pedaiah and Mishael and Malchijah and Hashum and Hashbaddanah, Zechariah, Meshullam.
Esdras, skrib la, te kanpe devan yon etaj an bwa ki te fèt eksprè pou afè sila a. Akote li te kanpe Matthithia, Schéma, Anaja, Urie, Hilkija, avèk Maaséja adwat li e agoch li, Pedaja, Mischaël, Malkija, Haschum, Haschbaddana, Zacharie ak Meschullam.
5 And Ezra the scribe opened the book before the eyes of all the people, for, above all the people, was he, —and, when he opened it, all the people, stood up.
Esdras te ouvri liv la devan zye tout pèp la, paske li te kanpe pi wo ke tout pèp la. Lè li te ouvri li, tout pèp la te kanpe.
6 And Ezra blessed Yahweh the great God, —and all the people responded, Amen! Amen! with the lifting up of their hands, —and they bent their heads and bowed themselves down unto Yahweh, with their faces to the ground.
Epi Esdras te beni SENYÈ a, gran Bondye a. Tout pèp la te reponn: “Amen, Amen,” pandan yo te leve men yo. Yo te bese ba pou te adore SENYÈ a avèk figi yo jis atè.
7 And, Jeshua and Bani and Sherebiah, Jamin, Akkub, Shabbethai, Hodiah, Maaseiah, Kelita, Azariah, Jozabad, Hanan, Pelaiah, and the Levites, did cause the people to understand the law, the people, remaining in their places.
Anplis, Josué, Bani, Schérébia, Jamin, Akkub, Schabbethaï, Hodija, Maaséja, Kelitha, Azaria, Jozabad, Hanan, Pelaja, avèk Levit yo te eksplike lalwa a pèp la pandan pèp la te rete an plas.
8 So they read in the book of the law of God, distinctly, —and, giving the sense, caused them to understand the reading.
Yo te li nan liv la, soti nan lalwa Bondye a, e te tradwi pou fè yo konprann, pou yo ta kab byen sezi sa ki te li a.
9 Then Nehemiah—he, was the governor—and Ezra the priest the scribe, and the Levites who were causing the people to understand, said unto all the people, To-day, is, holy, unto Yahweh your God, do not mourn, nor weep, —for, weeping, were all the people, when they heard the words of the law.
Néhémie, ki te gouvènè a ak Esdras, prèt la ak skrib, avèk Levit ki te enstwi pèp la, te di a tout pèp la: “Jou sa a sen a SENYÈ a, Bondye nou an. Pa fè dèy, ni pa kriye.” Paske, tout pèp la t ap kriye lè yo te tande pawòl lalwa yo.
10 So he said unto them—Go your way, eat the fat and drink the sweet, and send portions unto them for whom nothing is prepared, for holy is the day, unto our Lord, —and be not grieved, for, the joy of Yahweh, is your strength.
Konsa, li te di yo: “Ale manje grès, bwè sa ki dous e voye bay pòsyon a sila ki pa t prepare yo; paske jou sa a sen a SENYÈ nou an. Pa fè lapèn ak soufrans, paske lajwa SENYÈ a se fòs nou.”
11 And, the Levites, were quieting all the people, saying—Hush! for, the day, is holy, —and be not grieved.
Konsa, Levit yo te kalme tout pèp la, epi te di: “Rete kalm, paske jou a sen. Pa fè doulè.”
12 And all the people went their way, to eat and to drink, and to send portions, and to make great rejoicing, —because they had understood the words which were made known unto them.
Tout pèp la te Soti pou manje, bwè e voye bay pòsyon pou selebre yon gwo fèt, akoz yo te konprann pawòl ke yo te fenk tande.
13 And, on the second day, were gathered together—the ancestral heads of all the people, the priests and the Levites, unto Ezra the scribe, —even to give attention unto the words of the law.
Nan dezyèm jou fèt la, tout chèf zansèt a tout pèp la, prèt yo ak Levit yo te rasanble kote Esdras, skrib la, pou yo ta kab ranmase konesans nan pawòl lalwa yo.
14 And they found written in the law, —that Yahweh gave command through Moses, that the sons of Israel should dwell in booths, during the festival of the seventh month;
Yo te twouve ekri nan lalwa a jan SENYÈ a te kòmande pa Moïse ke fis Israël yo ta dwe viv nan tonèl pandan fèt setyèm mwa a.
15 and that they should publish and send along a proclamation throughout all their cities and throughout Jerusalem, saying, Forth to the mountain, and bring in branches of olive, and branches of oleaster, and branches of myrtle, and branches of palms, and branches of thick trees, —to make booths, as it is written.
Konsa, yo te fè pwoklamasyon an, e te pwoklame li nan tout vil pa yo ak Jérusalem. Yo te di: “Ale deyò vè ti mòn yo e pote branch oliv yo, avèk branch oliv mawon yo, branch bwa bazilik yo, branch palmis yo, avèk branch nan lòt kalite bwa ak fèy, pou fè tonèl yo, jan sa ekri a.”
16 So the people went forth, and brought in, and made themselves booths, every one upon his roof, and in their courts, and in the courts of the house of God, and in the broad place of the water-gate, and in the broad place of the gate of Ephraim.
Pou sa, pèp la te sòti e te pote yo pou fè tonèl yo pou yo menm, chak nan twati pla anwo kay pa yo, oswa nan lakou yo, nan lakou lakay Bondye a, nan plas kote Pòtay Dlo a, e nan plas kote Pòtay Ephraïm nan.
17 And all the convocation of them who had returned out of the captivity made booths, and dwelt in booths, for, since the days of Jeshua son of Nun, had not the sons of Israel done so, unto that day, —and there was very great rejoicing.
Tout asanble a sila ki te retounen soti an kaptivite yo te fè tonèl yo, e te rete ladann yo. Fis Israël yo, anverite, pa t konn fè sa depi nan jou a Josué yo, fis a Nun nan, jis rive nan jou sa a. Epi te gen gwo rejwisans.
18 So he read in the book of the law of God, day by day, from the first day unto the last day, and they kept the festival seven days, and, on the eighth day, a closing feast, according to the regulation.
Li te li soti nan liv lalwa a chak jou, soti nan premye jou a, jis rive nan dènye jou a. Yo te selebre fèt la pandan sèt jou, e nan uityèm jou a, te gen yon asanble solanèl selon òdonans lan.
