Nehemiah 8
1 Ezra, who taught people the laws of Moses, [had a scroll on which] the laws of Moses were written. Those were the laws that Yahweh had commanded the Israeli people [to obey]. On October 8 of that year, all the people gathered together in the plaza/square that was close to the Water Gate. Men and women and [children] who [were old enough to] understand gathered together. Someone told Ezra to bring out that scroll.
Då samla heile folket seg, alle som ein mann på torget midt for Vatsporten. Dei bad Ezra, den skriftlærde, henta boki med Moselovi som Herren hadde bode Israel.
Då bar presten Ezra lovi fram for lyden, for menner og kvinnor og alle som kunde skyna det dei høyrde. Det var fyrste dagen i sjuande månaden.
3 So he brought it out and read it to the people. He started reading it early in the morning and continued reading it until noontime. All the people listened carefully to the laws that were written on the scroll.
Han las upp or henne frå dagsprett til middag, ved torget framfor Vatsporten, for menner og kvinnor og deim som kunde skyna det; og alt folket lydde på lovboki.
4 Ezra stood on top of a high wooden platform that had been built just for that event. At his right side stood Mattithiah, Shema, Anaiah, Uriah, Hilkiah, and Maaseiah. At his left side stood Pedaiah, Mishael, Malkijah, Hashum, Hashbaddanah, Zechariah, and Meshullam.
Ezras, den skriftlærde, stod på ein tram av tre som dei hadde laga til det. Jamsides med honom stod Mattitja, Sema, Anaja, Uria, Hilkia og Ma’aseja på høgre sida, og på vinstre sida Pedaja, Misael, Malkia, Hasum, Hasbaddana, Zakarja og Mesullam.
5 Ezra stood on the platform above the people, where they could all see him. He opened the scroll; and as he did that, all the people stood up, [and they continued to stand, to show respect for God’s word].
Ezra opna boki so alle såg det; for han stod høgare enn dei alle. Og med same han opna, reis dei alle upp.
6 Then Ezra praised Yahweh, the great God, and all the people lifted up their hands and said, “Amen! Amen!” Then they all bowed down with their foreheads touching the ground, and they worshiped Yahweh.
Ezra lova Herren, den store Gud, og heile folket svara: «Ja, ja!» - med di dei rette upp henderne. Dei bøygde seg og kasta seg å gruve på jordi for Herren.
7 Jeshua, Bani, Sherebiah, Jamin, Akkub, Shabbethai, Hodiah, Maaseiah, Kelita, Azariah, Jozabad, Hanan, and Pelaiah, were all (Levites/men who worked in the temple). They explained the meaning of the laws of Moses to the people who were standing there.
Og Jesua, Bani, Serebja, Jamin, Akkub, Sabbetai, Hodia, Ma’aseja, Kelita, Azarja, Jozabad, Hanan, Pelaja og dei hine levitarne tolka lovi for folket, medan folket vart standande kvar på sin stad.
8 They also read from scrolls that contained the laws that God [gave to Moses], and they interpreted [into the Aramaic language] what they read, making the meaning clear so that the people could understand the meaning.
Dei las tydeleg or boki, or Guds lov; og lagde ut meiningi, so folket kom til å skyna det.
9 Then I, Nehemiah the governor, and Ezra, and the Levites who were interpreting what was being read to the people, said to them, “Yahweh your God considers that this day is very holy/sacred. So do not be sad or cry!” They said that because all the people were crying as they were listening to the laws of Moses.
Nehemia, jarlen, og den skriftlærde presten Ezra, og levitarne, som lærde folket, sagde til alt folket: «Denne dagen er heilag for Herren, dykkar Gud. Syrg ikkje og gråt ikkje!» For heile folket gret då dei høyrde dei ordi i lovi.
10 Then I said to them, “Now go home and enjoy [some] good food and drink [some] sweet wine. And send some of it to people who do not have anything [to eat or drink]. This is a day that Yahweh considers sacred. Do not be sad! Yahweh will cause you to be joyful and make you strong.”
Og han sagde til deim: «Gakk no og et den beste mat, og drikk den søtaste vin de hev! Og send gåvor til den som inkje hev! For denne dagen er heilag for vår Herre. No skal de ikkje syta. Gleda i Herren er dykkar faste borg!»
11 The Levites also caused the people to be quiet, saying “Be quiet [and do not cry], because this is a sacred day! Do not be sad!”
Ogso levitarne hysja på alt folket og sagde: «Ver stille, dagen er heilag, de må ikkje syta!»
12 So the people went away, and they ate and drank, and they sent portions of food [to those who did not have any]. They celebrated very joyfully, because they had heard and understood what had been read to them.
Då gjekk heile folket burt og åt og drakk og sende gåvor ikring og heldt ei stor gledehøgtid; dei hadde lagt seg på hjarta det som var sagt deim.
13 The next day, the leaders of the families and the priests and [other] descendants of Levi met with Ezra to study carefully the laws that Yahweh had given to Moses.
Dagen etter, då ættehovdingarne i heile folket og prestarne og levitarne samla hjå den skriftlærde Ezra og vilde få meir greida på ordi i lovi,
14 While they were doing that, they realized that Yahweh had told Moses to command the Israeli people to live in shelters during that month, [to remember that their ancestors lived in shelters when they left Egypt].
då fann dei skrive i lovi, at Herren hadde bode ved Moses at Israels-borni skulde bu i lauvhyttor på høgtidi i sjuande månaden,
15 They also learned that they should proclaim in Jerusalem and in all the towns that the people should go to the hills and cut branches from olive trees [that they have planted] and from wild olive trees and from myrtle trees and palm trees and fig trees. They should make shelters from these branches, and live in those shelters during the festival, just as Moses wrote [that they should do].
og at dei skulde kunngjera og ropa ut i alle byarne sine og i Jerusalem: «Far til fjells og henta lauv av planta oljetre og ville oljetre, myrt og palmor og andre lauvrike tre og bygg lauvhyttor, som fyreskrive er!»
16 So the people went out [of the city] and cut branches and used them to build shelters. They built shelters on the [flat] roofs [of their houses], in their courtyards, in the courtyards of the temple, and in the plazas/squares close to the Water Gate and the Ephraim Gate.
Då gjekk folket ut og henta, og bygde seg lauvhyttor på tak og på tun, kvar heime hjå seg, og i tuni ved Guds hus og på torgi ved Vatsporten og Efraimsporten.
17 All of the Israeli people who had returned from Babylon built shelters and lived in them [for one week]. The Israeli people had not celebrated that festival like that since the time that Joshua lived. And they were very joyful.
Heile lyden, alle som var heimkomne frå utlægdi, bygde seg lauvhyttor og budde i deim. Sidan dei dagarne då Jesua Nunsson livde og like til denne dagen hadde Israels-borni ikkje gjort det. Og der var ovleg stor gleda.
18 Every day during that week Ezra read to the people from the scroll that contained the laws that God [gave Moses]. Then on the eighth day, just as one of the laws of God said that they should do, they gathered together to end the celebration.
Kvar dag las dei upp or Guds lovbok, frå fyrste dagen til siste; dei heldt høgtig i sju dagar, og på den åttande heldt dei stor samlingshøgtid, etter fastsett skikk.
