Nehemia 8
1 HOAKOAKOAIA mai la ka ahakanaka a pau e like me ke kanaka hookahi ma kahi akea ma ke alo o ka puka wai; a olelo aku la lakou ia Ezera i ke kakauolelo e lawe mai i ka buke o ke kanawai o Mose, ka mea a Iehova i kauoha mai ai i ka Iseraela.
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.
2 A lawe mai la o Ezera ke kahuna i ke kanawai imua o ka ahakanaka o na kane a me na wahine a me na mea a pau i hiki ia lakou ke lohe a e manao iho, i ka la mua o ka malama ehiku.
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;
3 Heluhelo iho la oia iloko olaila ma ke alo o kahi akea e kupono ana i ka puka wai, mai ka wanaao a hiki i ke awakea, imua o na kane a me na wahine, a me ka poe i hiki ia lakou ke noonoo; a ma ka buke no o ke kanawai na pepeiao o ka ahakanaka a pau.
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.
4 Ku ae la o Ezera ke kakauolelo ma ka awai laau, ka mea a lakou i kukulu ai no keia hana; a ku pu ae la me ia o Matitia a me Sema a me Anaia a me Uria a me Hilekia a me Maaseia ma kona lima akau; a ma kona lima hema, o Pedaia, a me Misaela, a me Malekia, a me Hasuma a me Hasebadana, Zekaria, Mesulama.
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.
5 Wehe ae la o Ezera i ka buke imua o na maka o ka ahakanaka a pau; (no ka mea, maluna ae no ia o ka ahakanaka a pau; ) a i kona wehe ana, ku ae la ka ahakanaka a pau iluna:
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.
6 A hoomaikai aku la o Ezera ia Iehova i ke Akua nui: a pane mai la ka ahakanaka a pau, Amene, Amene, me ka hapai ana i ko lakou mau lima iluna; a kulou iho la lakou, a hoomana aku la ia Iehova ilalo no ko lakou alo ma ka honua.
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.
7 A o Iesua, a me Bani, a me Serebia, lamina, Akuba, Sabetai, Hodia, Maaseia, Kelita, Azaria, Iozabada, Hanana, Pelaia, a me na Levi, hoakaka aku la lakou i ka ahakanaka i ke kanawai; aia hoi ka ahakanaka ma ko lakou wahi.
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.
8 Heluhelu iho la lakou ma ka buke o ke kanawai o ke Akua me ka pololei, hoakaka'ku no i ke ano, a hoomoakaka hoi i ka heluhelu ana.
So they read in the book of the law of God, distinctly, —and, giving the sense, caused them to understand the reading.
9 A o Nehemia ke kiaaina, a me Ezera ke kahuna, ke kakauolelo, a me na Levi ka poe e ao aku ana i na kanaka, olelo aku la i ka poe kanaka a pau, He la hoano no keia no Iehova ko oakou Akua; mai u, aole hoi e uwe. No ka mea, uwe iho la ka ahakanaka a pau i ko lakou lohe ana i na olelo o Ke kanawai.
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.
10 I aku la oia ia lakou, E hele aku oukou e ai i na mea momona, e inu hoi i na mea ono, a e haawi aku i kauwahi na ka poe i makaukau ole kahi mea no lakou; no ka mea, he la hoano keia no ko kakou Haku: a mai noho a kaumaha; no ka mea, o ka olioli o Iehova oia no ko oukou pakaua.
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.
11 Pela i hoomalielie aku ai na Levi i ka ahakanaka a pau, i aku la, E hamau, no ka mea, he la hoano keia; mai noho a kaumaha.
And, the Levites, were quieting all the people, saying—Hush! for, the day, is holy, —and be not grieved.
12 A hele aku la ka ahakanaka a pau e ai, a e inu, a e haawi aku i kauwahi, a e hana i ka olioli nui, no ka mea, ua ike lakou i na olelo i haiia'ku ai ia lakou.
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.
13 Ai ka lua o ka la houluuluia mai la ka poe koikoi o na makua o ka ahakanaka a pau, o na kahuna a me na Levi io Ezera la i ke kakauolelo, e ike i na olelo o ke kanawai.
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.
14 A loaa ia lakou ka mea i kakauia'i ma ke kanawai, ka mea a Iehova i hauoha mai ai ma o Mose la, i noho ka Iseraela iloko o na kauhalelewa i ka ahaaina o ka hiku o ka malama:
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;
15 A i kala aku ai lakou a hai aku ma na kulanakauhale a pau o lakou, a ma Ierusalema, me ka i ana'ku, Ou haele aku i ka mauna, a e lawe mai i na lala oliva, a me na lala o ka oliva ulu wale, a me na lala hadasa, a me na lala loulu, a me na lala o ka laau ulu nui, e hana i na hale malumalu e like me ka mea i kakauia'i.
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.
16 A haele aku la ka ahakanaka, a lawe mai la, a hana iho la no lakou i na hale malumalu, kela kanaka keia kanaka maluna iho o kona hale, a ma ko lakou mau kahua, a ma na kahua o ka hale o ke Akua, a ma kahi akea o ka puka wai, a ma kahi akea o ka puka o Eperaima.
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.
17 A o ka ahakanaka a pau i hoi mai la mai ka lawe pio ana mai, hana iho la lakou i na hale malumalu, a noho no hoi iloko o na hale malumalu; no ka mea, aole i hana ka Iseraela pela mai na la mai o Iosua ke keiki a Nuna a hiki mai i neia la. A nui loa iho la ka hanoli ana.
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.
18 A heluhelu iho la oia ma ka buke o ke kanawai o ke Akua i kela la i keia la, mai ka la mua mai a hiki i ka la hope. Hana iho la lakou i ka ahaaina i na la ehiku, a i ka walu o ka la he halawai, e like me ka mea i kauohaia'i.
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.
