Nehemia 8
1 maka serentak berkumpullah seluruh rakyat di halaman di depan pintu gerbang Air. Mereka meminta kepada Ezra, ahli kitab itu, supaya ia membawa kitab Taurat Musa, yakni kitab hukum yang diberikan TUHAN kepada Israel.
And the seventh month had arrived. Now the sons of Israel were in their cities. And all the people were gathered together, like one man, in the street which is before the water gate. And they spoke to Ezra the scribe, so that he would bring the book of the law of Moses, which the Lord had instructed to Israel.
2 Lalu pada hari pertama bulan yang ketujuh itu imam Ezra membawa kitab Taurat itu ke hadapan jemaah, yakni baik laki-laki maupun perempuan dan setiap orang yang dapat mendengar dan mengerti.
Therefore, Ezra the priest brought the law before the multitude of men and women, and all those who were able to understand, on the first day of the seventh month.
3 Ia membacakan beberapa bagian dari pada kitab itu di halaman di depan pintu gerbang Air dari pagi sampai tengah hari di hadapan laki-laki dan perempuan dan semua orang yang dapat mengerti. Dengan penuh perhatian seluruh umat mendengarkan pembacaan kitab Taurat itu.
And he read it openly in the street which was before the water gate, from morning even until midday, in the sight of the men and women, and those who understood. And the ears of all the people were attentive to the book.
4 Ezra, ahli kitab itu, berdiri di atas mimbar kayu yang dibuat untuk peristiwa itu. Di sisinya sebelah kanan berdiri Matica, Sema, Anaya, Uria, Hilkia dan Maaseya, sedang di sebelah kiri berdiri Pedaya, Misael, Malkia, Hasum, Hasbadana, Zakharia dan Mesulam.
Then Ezra the scribe stood upon a step of wood, which he had made for speaking. And standing beside him were Mattithiah, and Shemaiah, and Anaiah, and Uriah, and Hilkiah, and Maaseiah, on his right. And on the left were Pedaiah, Mishael, and Malchijah, and Hashum, and Hashbaddanah, Zechariah, and Meshullam.
5 Ezra membuka kitab itu di depan mata seluruh umat, karena ia berdiri lebih tinggi dari semua orang itu. Pada waktu ia membuka kitab itu semua orang bangkit berdiri.
And Ezra opened the book before all the people. For he stood out above all the people. And when he had opened it, all the people stood up.
6 Lalu Ezra memuji TUHAN, Allah yang maha besar, dan semua orang menyambut dengan: "Amin, amin!", sambil mengangkat tangan. Kemudian mereka berlutut dan sujud menyembah kepada TUHAN dengan muka sampai ke tanah.
And Ezra blessed the Lord, the great God. And all the people responded, “Amen, Amen,” lifting up their hands. And they bowed down, and they adored God, facing the ground.
7 Juga Yesua, Bani, Serebya, Yamin, Akub, Sabetai, Hodia, Maaseya, Kelita, Azarya, Yozabad, Hanan, Pelaya, yang adalah orang-orang Lewi, mengajarkan Taurat itu kepada orang-orang itu, sementara orang-orang itu berdiri di tempatnya.
Then Jeshua, and Bani, and Sherebiah, Jamin, Akkub, Shabbethai, Hodiah, Maaseiah, Kelita, Azariah, Jozabad, Hanan, Pelaiah, the Levites, caused the people to be silent in order to hear the law. And the people were standing on their feet.
8 Bagian-bagian dari pada kitab itu, yakni Taurat Allah, dibacakan dengan jelas, dengan diberi keterangan-keterangan, sehingga pembacaan dimengerti.
And they read from the book of the law of God, distinctly and plainly, so as to be understood. And when it was read, they did understand.
9 Lalu Nehemia, yakni kepala daerah itu, dan imam Ezra, ahli kitab itu, dan orang-orang Lewi yang mengajar orang-orang itu, berkata kepada mereka semuanya: "Hari ini adalah kudus bagi TUHAN Allahmu. Jangan kamu berdukacita dan menangis!", karena semua orang itu menangis ketika mendengar kalimat-kalimat Taurat itu.
Then Nehemiah (the same is the cupbearer) and Ezra, the priest and scribe, and the Levites, who were interpreting for all the people, said: “This day has been sanctified to the Lord our God. Do not mourn, and do not weep.” For all of the people were weeping, as they were listening to the words of the law.
10 Lalu berkatalah ia kepada mereka: "Pergilah kamu, makanlah sedap-sedapan dan minumlah minuman manis dan kirimlah sebagian kepada mereka yang tidak sedia apa-apa, karena hari ini adalah kudus bagi Tuhan kita! Jangan kamu bersusah hati, sebab sukacita karena TUHAN itulah perlindunganmu!"
And he said to them: “Go, eat fat foods and drink sweet drinks, and send portions to those who have not prepared for themselves. For it is the holy day of the Lord. And do not be sad. For the joy of the Lord is also our strength.”
11 Juga orang-orang Lewi menyuruh semua orang itu supaya diam dengan kata-kata: "Tenanglah! Hari ini adalah kudus. Jangan kamu bersusah hati!"
Then the Levites caused the people to be silent, saying: “Be quiet. For the day is holy. And do not be sorrowful.”
12 Maka pergilah semua orang itu untuk makan dan minum, untuk membagi-bagi makanan dan berpesta ria, karena mereka mengerti segala firman yang diberitahukan kepada mereka.
And so all the people went forth, so that they might eat and drink, and so that they might send portions, and so that they might make a great rejoicing. For they understood the words that he had taught to them.
13 Pada hari yang kedua kepala-kepala kaum keluarga seluruh bangsa, juga para imam dan orang-orang Lewi berkumpul pada Ezra, ahli hukum Taurat itu, untuk menelaah kalimat-kalimat Taurat itu.
And on the second day, the leaders of the families of all the people, the priests, and the Levites were gathered together to Ezra the scribe, so that he might interpret for them the words of the law.
14 Maka didapatinya tertulis dalam hukum yang diberikan TUHAN dengan perantaraan Musa, bahwa orang Israel harus tinggal dalam pondok-pondok pada hari raya bulan yang ketujuh,
And they found written in the law, which the Lord had instructed by the hand of Moses, that the sons of Israel should live in tabernacles on the day of solemnity in the seventh month,
15 dan bahwa di semua kota mereka dan di Yerusalem harus disampaikan berita dan pengumuman yang berbunyi: "Pergilah ke gunung, ambillah daun pohon zaitun, daun pohon minyak, daun pohon murad, daun pohon korma dan daun dari pohon-pohon yang rimbun guna membuat pondok-pondok sebagaimana tertulis."
and that they should proclaim and send out a voice in all their cities and in Jerusalem, saying: “Go forth to the mount, and bring olive branches, and the branches of beautiful trees, myrtle branches, and palm branches, and the branches of thick trees,” so that they might make tabernacles, just as it was written.
16 Maka pergilah orang mengambil daun-daun itu, lalu membuat pondok-pondok, masing-masing di atas atap rumahnya, di pekarangan mereka, juga di pelataran-pelataran rumah Allah, di lapangan pintu gerbang Air dan di lapangan pintu gerbang Efraim.
And the people went forth and brought. And they made for themselves tabernacles, each one at his own dwelling, and in their courts, and in the courts of the house of God, and in the street of the water gate, and in the street of the gate of Ephraim.
17 Seluruh jemaah yang pulang dari pembuangan itu membuat pondok-pondok dan tinggal di situ. Memang sejak zaman Yosua bin Nun sampai hari itu orang Israel tidak pernah berbuat demikian. Maka diadakanlah pesta ria yang amat besar.
Therefore, the entire assembly of those who had returned from the captivity made tabernacles and lived in tabernacles. For from the days of Jeshua, the son of Nun, even to that day, the sons of Israel had not done so. And there was exceedingly great rejoicing.
18 Bagian-bagian kitab Taurat Allah itu dibacakan tiap hari, dari hari pertama sampai hari terakhir. Tujuh hari lamanya mereka merayakan hari raya itu dan pada hari yang kedelapan ada pertemuan raya sesuai dengan peraturan.
Now he read in the book of the law of God, throughout each day, from the first day even to the very last day. And they kept the solemnity for seven days. And on the eighth day, there was a gathering according to the ritual.
