느헤미야 8
1 이스라엘 자손이 그 본성에 거하였더니 칠월에 이르러는 모든 백성이 일제히 수문 앞 광장에 모여 학사 에스라에게 여호와께서 이스라엘에게 명하신 모세의 율법 책을 가지고 오기를 청하매
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 칠월 일일에 제사장 에스라가 율법책을 가지고 남자 여자 무릇 알아 들을 만한 회중 앞에 이르러
3 수문 앞 광장에서 새벽부터 오정까지 남자, 여자 무릇 알아 들을 만한 자의 앞에서 읽으매 뭇백성이 그 율법책에 귀를 기울였는데
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 때에 학사 에스라가 특별히 지은 나무 강단에 서매 그 우편에 선자는 맛디댜와, 스마와, 아나야와, 우리야와, 힐기야와, 마아세야요 그 좌편에 선자는 브다야와, 미사엘과, 말기야와, 하숨과, 하스밧다나와, 스가랴와, 므술람이라
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 학사 에스라가 모든 백성 위에 서서 저희 목전에 책을 펴니 책을 펼때에 모든 백성이 일어서니라
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 에스라가 광대하신 하나님 여호와를 송축하매 모든 백성이 손을 들고 아멘 아멘 응답하고 몸을 굽혀 얼굴을 땅에 대고 여호와께 경배하였느니라
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 예수아와, 바니와, 세레뱌와, 야민과, 악굽과, 사브대와, 호디야와, 마아세야와, 그리다와, 아사랴와, 요사밧과, 하난과, 블라야와, 레위 사람들이 다 그 처소에 섰는 백성에게 율법을 깨닫게 하는데
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 하나님의 율법책을 낭독하고 그 뜻을 해석하여 백성으로 그 낭독하는 것을 다 깨닫게 하매
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 백성이 율법의 말씀을 듣고 다 우는지라 총독 느헤미야와 제사장겸 학사 에스라와 백성을 가르치는 레위 사람들이 모든 백성에게 이르기를 `오늘은 너희 하나님 여호와의 성일이니 슬퍼하지 말며 울지말라' 하고
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 느헤미야가 또 이르기를 `너희는 가서 살진 것을 먹고 단 것을 마시되 예비치 못한 자에게는 너희가 나누어 주라 이 날은 우리 주의 성일이니 근심하지 말라! 여호와를 기뻐하는 것이 너희의 힘이니라!' 하고
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 레위 사람들도 모든 백성을 정숙케하여 이르기를 `오늘은 성일이니 마땅히 종용하고 근심하지 말라' 하매
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 모든 백성이 곧 가서 먹고 마시며 나누어 주고 크게 즐거워하였으니 이는 그 읽어 들린 말을 밝히 앎이니라
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 그 이튿날 뭇백성의 족장들과 제사장들과 레위 사람들이 율법의 말씀을 밝히 알고자 하여 학사 에스라의 곳에 모여서
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 율법책을 본즉 여호와께서 모세로 명하시기를 이스라엘 자손은 칠월 절기에 초막에 거할지니라 하였고
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 또 일렀으되 모든 성읍과 예루살렘에 공포하여 이르기를 `너희는 산에 가서 감람나무 가지와 들 감람나무 가지와 화석류나무 가지와 종려나무 가지와 기타 무성한 나무 가지를 취하여 기록한 바를 따라 초막을 지으라 하라' 하였는지라
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 백성이 이에 나가서 나무 가지를 취하여 혹은 지붕 위에, 혹은 뜰안에, 혹은 하나님의 전 뜰에, 혹은 수문 광장에, 혹은 에브라임 문광장에 초막을 짓되
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 사로잡혔다가 돌아온 회 무리가 다 초막을 짓고 그 안에 거하니 눈의 아들 여호수아 때로부터 그 날까지 이스라엘 자손이 이같이 행함이 없었으므로 이에 크게 즐거워하며
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 에스라는 첫날부터 끝날까지 날마다 하나님의 율법책을 낭독하고 무리가 칠일 동안 절기를 지키고 제 팔일에 규례를 따라 성회를 열었느니라
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.
