Nehemia 8
1 Ary rehefa tonga ny volana fahafito, dia samy tany an-tanànany avy ny Zanak’ Isiraely. Dia nivory tahaka ny olona iray izy rehetra ho eo an-kalalahana teo anoloan’ ny vavahadin-drano; ary niteny tamin’ i Ezra mpanora-dalàna izy mba ho entiny ny bokin’ ny lalan’ i Mosesy izay nandidian’ i Jehovah ny Isiraely.
All the people gathered themselves together as one man into the wide place that was in front of the water gate; and they spoke to Ezra the scribe to bring the book of the law of Moses, which Yahweh had commanded to Israel.
2 Dia nentin’ i Ezra mpisorona ny lalàna tamin’ ny andro voalohany tamin’ ny volana fahafito ho eo anatrehan’ ny fiangonana, na lehilahy na vehivavy, mbamin’ izay rehetra efa mahahaino.
Ezra the priest brought the law before the assembly, both men and women, and all who could hear with understanding, on the first day of the seventh month.
3 Dia novakina teo an-kalalahana teo anoloan’ ny vavahadin-drano izy hatramin’ ny vao maraina koa ka ambara-pitataovovonan’ ny andro, dia teo anatrehan’ ny lehilahy sy ny vehivavy mbamin’ izay efa mahahaino; ary ny olona rehetra dia nampandry sofina hihaino ny bokin’ ny lalàna.
He read from it before the wide place that was in front of the water gate from early morning until midday, in the presence of the men and the women, and of those who could understand. The ears of all the people were attentive to the book of the law.
4 Ary Ezra mpanora-dalàna nitsangana teo ambonin’ ny lampihazo fitoriana, izay efa natao ho fitoriana izany; ary Matitia sy Sema sy Anaia sy Oria sy Hilkia ary Mahaseia no nitsangana teo anilany ankavanana; ary Pedaia sy Misaela sy Malkia sy Hasoma sy Hasbadana sy Zakaria ary Mesolama no teo anilany ankavia kosa.
Ezra the scribe stood on a pulpit of wood, which they had made for the purpose; and beside him stood Mattithiah, Shema, Anaiah, Uriah, Hilkiah, and Maaseiah, on his right hand; and on his left hand, Pedaiah, Mishael, Malchijah, Hashum, Hashbaddanah, Zechariah, and Meshullam.
5 Dia nosokafan’ i Ezra teo imason’ ny olona rehetra ny boky (fa ambony toerana noho ny olona rehetra izy); ary rehefa nosokafany izany, dia nitsangana koa ny olona rehetra.
Ezra opened the book in the sight of all the people (for he was above all the people), and when he opened it, all the people stood up.
6 Ary Ezra nisaotra an’ i Jehovah, Andriamanitra lehibe; ary ny olona rehetra nanandra-tanana ka namaly hoe: Amena, Amena; dia niondrika izy sady niankohoka tamin’ ny tany teo anatrehan’ i Jehovah.
Then Ezra blessed Yahweh, the great God. All the people answered, “Amen, Amen,” with the lifting up of their hands. They bowed their heads, and worshiped Yahweh with their faces to the ground.
7 Ary Jesoa sy Bany sy Serebia sy Jamina sy Akoba sy Sabetahy sy Hodia sy Mahaseia sy Kelita sy Azaria sy Jozabada sy Hanana sy Pelaia ary ny Levita dia nampianatra ny olona ny lalàna; ary ny olona dia teo amin’ izay nitoerany ihany.
Also Jeshua, Bani, Sherebiah, Jamin, Akkub, Shabbethai, Hodiah, Maaseiah, Kelita, Azariah, Jozabad, Hanan, Pelaiah, and the Levites, caused the people to understand the law; and the people stayed in their place.
8 Dia novakiny mazava ny teny tao amin’ ny bokin’ ny lalàn’ Andriamanitra, sady nohazavainy tsara ny heviny, ka dia azon’ ny olona tsara ny teny novakina.
They read in the book, in the law of God, distinctly; and they gave the sense, so that they understood the reading.
9 Ary Nehemia governora sy Ezra mpisorona, mpanora-dalàna, ary ny Levita izay nampianatra ny olona dia nanao tamin’ ny olona rehetra hoe: Masìna ho an’ i Jehovah Andriamanitrareo ity andro ity; koa aza malahelo na mitomany. Fa nitomany ny olona rehetra raha nandre ny tenin’ ny lalàna.
Nehemiah, who was the governor, Ezra the priest and scribe, and the Levites who taught the people said to all the people, “Today is holy to Yahweh your God. Don’t mourn, nor weep.” For all the people wept when they heard the words of the law.
10 Dia hoy izy taminy: Mandehana, hano ny matavy, ary sotroy ny mamy, dia mba anatero anjara izay tsy manan-javatra voavoatra; fa masìna ho an’ ny Tompontsika ity andro ity; koa aza malahelo ianareo, fa ny fifaliana avy amin’ i Jehovah no fiarovana mafy ho anareo.
Then he said to them, “Go your way. Eat the fat, drink the sweet, and send portions to him for whom nothing is prepared, for today is holy to our Lord. Don’t be grieved, for the joy of Yahweh is your strength.”
11 Ary ny Levita nampangina ny olona rehetra ka nanao hoe: Mangìna ianareo, fa masìna ity andro ity; koa aza malahelo ianareo.
So the Levites calmed all the people, saying, “Hold your peace, for the day is holy. Don’t be grieved.”
12 Dia nandeha ny olona rehetra hihinana sy hisotro sy hanatitra anjara ho an’ ny sasany ary hifaly indrindra, satria azony tsara ny teny izay notorina taminy.
All the people went their way to eat, to drink, to send portions, and to celebrate, because they had understood the words that were declared to them.
13 Ary nony ampitson’ iny dia vory teo amin’ i Ezra mpanora-dalàna ny lohan’ ny fianakaviana tamin’ ny olona rehetra sy ny mpisorona ary ny Levita mba handinika ny tenin’ ny lalàna.
On the second day, the heads of fathers’ households of all the people, the priests, and the Levites were gathered together to Ezra the scribe, to study the words of the law.
14 Dia hitany voasoratra teo amin’ ny lalàna, izay nampandidian’ i Jehovah an’ i Mosesy, fa tokony hitoetra ao amin’ ny trano rantsan-kazo ny Zanak’ Isiraely amin’ ny andro firavoravoana amin’ ny volana fahafito,
They found written in the law how Yahweh had commanded by Moses that the children of Israel should dwell in booths in the feast of the seventh month;
15 ary tokony hampandre ny olona sy handefa teny mitety ny tanànany rehetra sy Jerosalema ka hanao hoe: Mandehana any an-tendrombohitra, ka makà sampan’ oliva sy sampan’ oliva maniry ho azy sy sampan-drotra sy sampan-drofia ary sampan-kazo be ravina hanaovana trano rantsan-kazo araka, ny voasoratra.
and that they should publish and proclaim in all their cities and in Jerusalem, saying, “Go out to the mountain, and get olive branches, branches of wild olive, myrtle branches, palm branches, and branches of thick trees, to make temporary shelters, as it is written.”
16 Dia nandeha ny olona ka naka, ary samy nanao trano rantsan-kazo ho azy teo amin’ ny tampon-tranony avy sy teo anatin’ ny tokotaniny avy sy teo anatin’ ny kianjan’ ny tranon’ Andriamanitra sy teo an-kalalahana teo akaikin’ ny vavahadin-drano ary teo an-kalalahana akaikin’ ny vavahadin’ i Efraima.
So the people went out and brought them, and made themselves temporary shelters, everyone on the roof of his house, in their courts, in the courts of God’s house, in the wide place of the water gate, and in the wide place of Ephraim’s gate.
17 Eny, nanao trano rantsan-kazo avokoa ny fiangonana rehetra izay efa niverina avy tamin’ ny fahababoana, ka nipetraka tao anatiny izy; fa tsy mbola nanao toy izany ny Zanak’ Isiraely hatramin’ ny andron’ i Josoa, zanak’ i Nona, ka hatramin’ izany andro izany. Ary dia nisy fifaliana lehibe indrindra.
All the assembly of those who had come back out of the captivity made temporary shelters and lived in the temporary shelters, for since the days of Joshua the son of Nun to that day the children of Israel had not done so. There was very great gladness.
18 Ary namaky ny teny tao amin’ ny bokin’ ny lalàn’ Andriamanitra isan’ andro isan’ andro izy hatramin’ ny andro voalohany ka hatramin’ ny andro farany. Ary nanao andro firavoravoana hafitoana izy; ary tamin’ ny andro fahavalo dia fara-fivoriana araka ny fanao.
Also day by day, from the first day to the last day, he read in the book of the law of God. They kept the feast seven days; and on the eighth day was a solemn assembly, according to the ordinance.
