< Nehemiah 8 >

1 And they gathered all the people like a person one to the open space which [was] before [the] gate of the water and they said to Ezra the scribe to bring [the] scroll of [the] law of Moses which he had commanded Yahweh Israel.
茲に民みな一人のごとくになりて水の門の前なる廣場に集り學士エズラに請てヱホバのイスラエルに命じたまひしモーセの律法の書を携へきたらんことを求めたり
2 And he brought Ezra the priest the law before the assembly from man and unto woman and every [one who] understood to listen on day one of the month seventh.
この日すなはち七月一日祭司エズラ律法を携へ來りてその集りをる男女および凡て聴て了ることを得るところの人々の前に至り
3 And he read aloud in it before the open space which - [was] before [the] gate of the water from the light until [the] middle of the day before the men and the women and the [ones who] understood and [the] ears of all the people [were] to [the] scroll of the law.
水の門の前なる廣場にて曙より日中まで男女および了り得る者等の前にこれを誦めり民みな律法の書に耳を傾く
4 And he stood Ezra the scribe on a high platform of wood which people had made for the matter and he stood beside him Mattithiah and Shema and Anaiah and Uriah and Hilkiah and Maaseiah on right [hand] his and from left his Pedaiah and Mishael and Malkijah and Hashum and Hashbaddanah Zechariah Meshullam.
學士エズラこの事のために預て設けたる木の台の上に立たりしがその傍には右の方にマツタテヤ、シマ、アナヤ、ウリヤ、ヒルキヤおよびマアセヤ立をり左の方にペダヤ、ミサエル、マルキヤ、ハシユム、ハシバダナ、ゼカリヤおよびメシユラム立をる
5 And he opened Ezra the scroll to [the] eyes of all the people for above all the people he was and just as opened [it] he they stood up all the people.
エズラ一切の民の目の前にその書を開けり(彼一切の民より高きところに立たり)かれが開きたる時に民みな起あがれり
6 And he blessed Ezra Yahweh God great and they answered all the people amen - amen in [the] raising of hands their and they bowed low and they bowed down to Yahweh face [the] ground towards.
エズラすなはち大神ヱホバを祝しければ民みなその手を挙て應へてアーメン、アーメンと言ひ首を下げ地に俯伏てヱホバを拝めり
7 And Jeshua and Bani and Sherebiah - Jamin Akkub Shabbethai - Hodiah Maaseiah Kelita Azariah Jozabad Hanan Pelaiah and the Levites [were] causing to understand the people the law and the people [were] at place their.
ヱシユア、バニ、セレビヤ、ヤミン、アツクブ、シヤベタイ、ホデヤ、マアセヤ、ケリタ、アザリヤ、ヨザバテ、ハナン、ペラヤおよびレビ人等民に律法を了らしめたり民はその所に立をる
8 And they read aloud in the scroll in [the] law of God making clear and they gave [the] sense and they understood the reading.
彼等その書に就て神の律法を朗かに誦み且その意を解あかしてその誦ところを之に了らしむ
9 And he said Nehemiah he [was] the governor and Ezra the priest - the scribe and the Levites who were causing to understand the people to all the people this day [is] holy it to Yahweh God your may not you mourn and may not you weep for [were] weeping all the people when heard they [the] words of the law.
時にテルシヤタたるネヘミヤ祭司たる學士エズラおよび民を教ふるレビ人等一切の民にむかひて此日は汝らの神ヱホバの聖日なり哭くなかれ泣なかれと言り其は民みな律法の言を聴て泣たればなり
10 And he said to them go eat fat foods and drink sweet things and send portions to [any whom] nothing [is] prepared for him for [is] holy this day to lord our and may not you be grieved for [the] joy of Yahweh it [is] refuge your.
而して彼らに言けるは汝ら去て肥たる者を食ひ甘き者を飮め而してその備をなし得ざる者に之を分ちおくれ此日は我らの主の聖日なり汝ら憂ふることをせざれヱホバを喜ぶ事は汝らの力なるぞかしと
11 And the Levites [were] making quiet all the people saying hush! for this day [is] holy and may not you be grieved.
レビ人も亦一切の民を静めて言ふ汝ら黙せよ此日は聖きぞかし憂ふる勿れと
12 And they went all the people to eat and to drink and to send portions and to make joy great for they had understood the words which they had made known to them.
一切の民すなはち去りて食ひかつ飮み又人に分ちおくりて大なる喜悦をなせり是はその誦きかされし言を了りしが故なり
13 And on the day second they gathered [the] leaders of the fathers of all the people the priests and the Levites to Ezra the scribe and to gain insight into [the] words of the law.
その翌日一切の民の族長等祭司およびレビ人等律法の語を學ばんとて學士エズラの許に集り來り
14 And they found written in the law which he had commanded Yahweh by [the] hand of Moses that they will dwell [the] people of Israel in booths at the festival in the month seventh.
律法を視るにヱホバのモーセによりて命じたまひし所を録して云く七月の節會にはイスラエルの子孫茅廬に居るべしと
15 And that they will make proclamation and they may cause to pass a proclamation in all cities their and in Jerusalem saying go out the hill country and bring leaves of olive and leaves of tree[s] of oil and leaves of myrtle and leaves of palm trees and leaves of tree[s] leafy to make booths according to [what] is written.
又云く一切の邑々及びヱルサレムに布傅へて言べし汝ら山に出ゆき橄欖の枝油木の枝烏拈の枝棕櫚の枝および茂れる木の枝を取きたりて録されたるごとくに茅廬を造れと
16 And they went out the people and they brought [leaves] and they made for themselves booths each one on own roof his and in courtyards their and in [the] courtyards of [the] house of God and in [the] open space of [the] gate of the water and in [the] open space of [the] gate of Ephraim.
是において民出ゆきて之を取きたり各々その家の屋背の上あるひはその庭あるひは神の室の庭あるひは水の門の廣場あるひはエフライムの門の廣場に茅廬を造れり
17 And they made all the assembly which had returned from the captivity - booths and they dwelt in the booths for not they had done since [the] days of Jeshua [the] son of Nun thus [the] people of Israel until the day that and it was joy great very.
擄はれゆきて歸り來りし會衆みな斯茅廬を造りて茅廬に居りヌンの子ヨシユアの日より彼日までにイスラエルの子孫斯おこなひし事なし是をもてその喜悦はなはだ大なりき
18 And he read aloud in [the] scroll of [the] law of God a day - in a day from the day first until the day last and they celebrated a festival seven days and on the day eighth an assembly according to the ordinance.
初の日より終の日までエズラ日々に神の律法の書を誦り人衆七日の間節筵をおこなひ第八日にいたり例にしたがひて聖會を開けり

< Nehemiah 8 >