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.
And all the people are gathered as one man unto the broad place that [is] before the water-gate, and they say to Ezra the scribe to bring the book of the law of Moses, that Jehovah 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.
And Ezra the priest bringeth the law before the assembly, both of men and women, and every one intelligent to hear, 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 he readeth in it before the broad place that [is] before the water-gate, from the light till the middle of the day, over-against the men, and the women, and those intelligent, and the ears of all the people [are] 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 standeth on a tower of wood that they made for the purpose, and Mattithiah standeth near him, and Shema, and Anaiah, and Urijah, and Hilkiah, and Maaseiah, on his right; and on his left Pedaiah, and Mishael, and Malchijah, and Hashum, and Hashbaddana, 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 openeth the book before the eyes of all the people — for above all the people he hath been — and at his opening [it] all the people have 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 blesseth Jehovah, the great God, and all the people answer, 'Amen, Amen,' with lifting up of their hands, and they bow and do obeisance to Jehovah — faces to the earth.
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, Hodijah, Maaseiah, Kelita, Azariah, Jozabad, Hanan, Pelaiah, and the Levites, giving the people understanding in the law, and the people, [are] on their station,
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.
and they read in the book, in the law of God, explaining — so as to give the meaning, and they give understanding to the convocation.
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.
And Nehemiah — he [is] the Tirshatha — saith (and Ezra the priest, the scribe, and the Levites who are instructing the people) to all the people, 'To-day is holy to Jehovah your God, do not mourn, nor weep:' for all the people are weeping at their hearing 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.
And he saith to them, 'Go, eat fat things, and drink sweet things, and sent portions to him for whom nothing is prepared, for to-day [is] holy to our Lord, and be not grieved, for the joy of Jehovah 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 are keeping all the people silent, saying, 'Be silent, for to-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 go to eat, and to drink, and to send portions, and to make great joy, because they have understood concerning the words that they made known to 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 have been gathered heads of the fathers of all the people, the priests, and the Levites, unto Ezra the scribe, even to act wisely concerning 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 find written in the law that Jehovah commanded by the hand of Moses, that the sons of Israel dwell in booths in the feast, in 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 proclaim and cause to pass over all their cities, (and in Jerusalem, ) saying, 'Go ye out to the mount, and bring leaves of the olive, and leaves of the oil tree, and leaves of the myrtle, and leaves of the palms, and leaves 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.
And the people go out, and bring in, and make for themselves booths, each on 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 they make — all the assembly of the captives of the captivity — booths, and they sit in booths; for the sons of Israel had not done, from the days of Jeshua son of Nun, so unto that day, and there is very great joy.
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.
And he readeth in the book of the law of God day by day, from the first day till the last day, and they make a feast seven days, and on the eighth day a restraint, according to the ordinance.
