Neemi 8
1 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.
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.
2 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 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.
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.
4 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.
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.
5 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.
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].
6 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.
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.
7 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.
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.
8 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.
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.
9 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.
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.
10 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.”
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.”
11 Konsa, Levit yo te kalme tout pèp la, epi te di: “Rete kalm, paske jou a sen. Pa fè doulè.”
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!”
12 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.
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.
13 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.
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.
14 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.
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].
15 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.”
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].
16 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.
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.
17 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.
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.
18 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.
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.
