Nehemiah 8
1 And the seuenthe monethe `was comun vndur Esdras and Neemye; sotheli the sones of Israel weren in her cytees. And al the puple was gaderid togydere as o man, to the street which is bifor the yate of watris. And thei seiden to Esdras, the scribe, that he schulde brynge the book of the lawe of Moises, which the Lord hadde comaundid to Israel.
and to gather all [the] people like/as man one to(wards) [the] street/plaza which to/for face: before gate [the] Water (Gate) and to say to/for Ezra [the] secretary to/for to come (in): bring [obj] scroll: book instruction Moses which to command LORD [obj] Israel
2 Therfor Esdras, the preest, brouyte the lawe bifor the multitude of men and of wymmen, and bifor alle that myyten vndurstonde, `in the firste day of the seuenth monethe.
and to come (in): bring Ezra [the] priest [obj] [the] instruction to/for face: before [the] assembly from man and till woman and all to understand to/for to hear: hear in/on/with day one to/for month [the] seventh
3 And he redde in it opynli in the street that was bifor the yate of watris, fro the morewtid `til to myddai, in the siyt of men and of wymmen and of wise men; and the eeris of al the puple weren reisid to the book.
and to call: read out in/on/with him to/for face: before [the] street/plaza which to/for face: before gate [the] Water (Gate) from [the] light till half [the] day before [the] human and [the] woman and [the] to understand and ear all [the] people to(wards) scroll: book [the] instruction
4 Forsothe Esdras the writere stood on the grees of tree, which he hadde maad to speke theron; and Mathatie, and Semma, and Ananye, and Vrie, and Elchie, and Maasie stoden bisidis hym at his riyt half; and Phadaie, Mysael, and Melchie, Assum, and Aseph, Dana, and Zacharie, and Mosollam stoden at the left half.
and to stand: stand Ezra [the] secretary upon tower tree: wood which to make to/for word: because and to stand: stand beside him Mattithiah and Shema and Anaiah and Uriah and Hilkiah and Maaseiah upon right his and from left his Pedaiah and Mishael and Malchijah and Hashum and Hashbaddanah Zechariah Meshullam
5 And Esdras openyde the book bifor al the puple; for he apperide ouer al the puple; and whanne he hadde openyd the book, al the puple stood.
and to open Ezra [the] scroll: book to/for eye: seeing all [the] people for from upon all [the] people to be and like/as to open he to stand: stand all [the] people
6 And Esdras blesside the Lord God with greet vois; and al the puple answeride, Amen, Amen, reisynge her hondis. And thei weren bowid, and thei worschipiden God, lowli on the erthe.
and to bless Ezra [obj] LORD [the] God [the] great: large and to answer all [the] people amen amen in/on/with lifting hand their and to bow and to bow to/for LORD face land: soil [to]
7 Forsothe Josue, and Baany, and Serebie, Jamyn, Acub, Septhai, Odia, Maasie, Celitha, Ayarie, Jozabeth, Anan, Phallaie, dekenes, maden silence in the puple for to here the lawe. Sotheli the puple stood in her degree.
and Jeshua and Bani and Sherebiah Jamin Akkub Shabbethai Hodiah Maaseiah Kelita Azariah Jozabad Hanan Pelaiah and [the] Levi to understand [obj] [the] people to/for instruction and [the] people upon post their
8 And thei redden in the book of Goddis lawe distinctli, `ether atreet, and opynli to vndurstonde; `and thei vndurstoden, whanne it was red.
and to call: read out in/on/with scroll: book in/on/with instruction [the] God to declare and to set: name understanding and to understand in/on/with assembly
9 Forsothe Neemye seide, he is Athersata, and Esdras, the preest and writere, and the dekenes, expownynge to al the puple, It is a dai halewid to `oure Lord God; nyle ye morne, and nyle ye wepe. For al the puple wepte, whanne it herde the wordis of the lawe.
and to say Nehemiah he/she/it [the] governor and Ezra [the] priest [the] secretary and [the] Levi [the] to understand [obj] [the] people to/for all [the] people [the] day holy he/she/it to/for LORD God your not to mourn and not to weep for to weep all [the] people like/as to hear: hear they [obj] word [the] instruction
10 And he seide to hem, Go ye, and `ete ye fatte thingis, and drynke ye wiyn `maad swete with hony, and sende ye partis to hem, that maden not redi to hem silf, for it is an hooli dai of the Lord; `nyle ye be sory, for the ioye of the Lord is youre strengthe.
and to say to/for them to go: went to eat fat piece and to drink sweetness and to send: depart portion to/for nothing to establish: prepare to/for him for holy [the] day to/for lord our and not to hurt for joy LORD he/she/it security your
11 Sotheli the dekenes maden silence in al the puple, and seiden, Be ye stille, for it is an hooli dai, and `nyle ye make sorewe.
and [the] Levi be silent to/for all [the] people to/for to say to silence for [the] day holy and not to hurt
12 Therfor al the puple yede for to ete, and drynke, and to sende partis, and `to make greet gladnesse; for thei vndurstoden the wordis, whiche he hadde tauyt hem.
and to go: went all [the] people to/for to eat and to/for to drink and to/for to send: depart portion and to/for to make joy great: large for to understand in/on/with word which to know to/for them
13 And in the secound dai the princes of meynees, alle the puplis, prestis, and dekenes, weren gaderid togidere to Esdras, the writere, that he schulde expowne to hem the wordis of the lawe.
and in/on/with day [the] second to gather head: leader [the] father to/for all [the] people [the] priest and [the] Levi to(wards) Ezra [the] secretary and to/for be prudent to(wards) word [the] instruction
14 And thei foundun writun in the lawe, that the Lord comaundide `in the hond of Moyses, that the sones of Israel dwelle in tabernaclis in the solempne dai, in the seuenthe moneth;
and to find to write in/on/with instruction which to command LORD in/on/with hand: by Moses which to dwell son: descendant/people Israel in/on/with booth in/on/with feast in/on/with month [the] seventh
15 and that thei preche, and pupplische a vois in alle her citees, and in Jerusalem; and seie, Go ye out in to the hil, and brynge ye bowis of olyue, and bowis of the faireste tree, the bowis of a myrte tree, and the braunchis of a palm tree, and the bowis of a `tree ful of wode, that tabernaclis be maad, as it is writun.
and which to hear: proclaim and to pass voice: message in/on/with all city their and in/on/with Jerusalem to/for to say to come out: come [the] mountain: mount and to come (in): bring leaf olive and leaf tree oil and leaf myrtle and leaf palm and leaf tree leafy to/for to make booth like/as to write
16 And al the puple yede out, and thei brouyten, and maden to hem silf tabernaclis, `ech man in `his hows roof, and in her stretis, `ether foryerdis, and in the large placis of Goddis hows, and in the street of the yate of watris, and in the street of the yate of Effraym.
and to come out: come [the] people and to come (in): bring and to make to/for them booth man: anyone upon roof his and in/on/with court their and in/on/with court house: temple [the] God and in/on/with street/plaza gate [the] Water (Gate) and in/on/with street/plaza gate Ephraim (Gate)
17 Therfor al the chirche of hem, that camen ayen fro caytifte, made tabernaclis, and thei dwelliden in tabernaclis. For the sones of Israel hadden not do siche thingis fro the daies of Josue, sone of Nun, `til to that dai; and ful greet gladnesse was.
and to make all [the] assembly [the] to return: return from [the] captivity booth and to dwell in/on/with booth for not to make: do from day Jeshua son: child Nun so son: descendant/people Israel till [the] day [the] he/she/it and to be joy great: large much
18 Forsothe Esdras radde in the book of Goddis lawe bi alle daies, fro the firste dai `til to the laste dai; and thei maden solempnytee bi seuene daies, and in the eiyte day thei maden a gaderyng of siluer, `bi the custom.
and to call: read out in/on/with scroll: book instruction [the] God day: daily in/on/with day: daily from [the] day: daily [the] first till [the] day: daily [the] last and to make: do feast seven day and in/on/with day: daily [the] eighth assembly like/as justice: judgement
