Nehemia 8
1 Hene nifanontoñe hoe ondaty raik’ an-tameañe aolo’ i lalam-bein-dranoy ondatio; le nisaontsy amy Ezra mpanokitse ty handesa’e i boke Hà’ i Mosè linili’ Iehovà Israeley.
All the people gathered themselves together as one man into the square that was before the Water Gate; and they spoke to Ezra the scribe to bring the scroll of the law of Moses, which the LORD had commanded to Israel.
2 Aa le nendese’ i Ezra mpisoroñe añatrefa’ i fivoriy t’i Hake, amo lahilahio naho rakembao vaho amy ze hene nahajanjiñe am-paharendrehañe, amy androm-baloha’ i volam-pahafitoiy.
Ezra the cohen 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 Le namaky amy bokey re, aolo’ i kiririsan-dalambein-dranoy, nifototse maraindray ampara’ te tsipinde-mena, añatrefa’ o lahilahio naho o rakembao naho ze naharendreke; vaho nitsatsike i boke Hàkey o ravembia’ ondaty iabio.
And he read it before the square that was before the Water Gate from early morning until midday, in the presence of the men and the women, and of those who could understand; and the ears of all the people were attentive to the scroll of the law.
4 Nijohañe am-panongan-katae eo t’i Ezra, mpanokitse, amy rinanjiñe ho amy raha zaiy, le nijohañe añ’ila’e eo t’i Matitià naho i Semà naho i Oriià naho i Kilkià vaho i Maaseià am-pità’e havana le am-pità’e havia eo t’i Pedaià naho i Misaele naho i Malkià naho i Kasome naho i Kasbadanà, i Zekarià vaho i Mesolame.
Ezra the scribe stood on a pulpit of wood, which they had made for the purpose; and beside him stood Mattithiah, and Shema, and Anaiah, and Uriah, and Hilkiah, and Maaseiah, on his right hand; and on his left hand, Pedaiah, and Mishael, and Malchijah, and Hashum, and Hashbaddanah, Zechariah, and Meshullam.
5 Le sinoka’ i Ezra ampahaoniña’ ondaty iabio i boke—amy t’ie ambone’ ondatio—aa ie nanokak’ aze, songa niongake ondatio;
Ezra opened the scroll 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 naho nañandriañe Iehovà, i Andrianañahare jabahinakey t’i Ezra; vaho sindre nanoiñe ty hoe ondatio: Amene, Ie Izay! am-pañonjonam-pitàñe; ie nibaboke. laharañe mb’an-tane, te nitalaho añatrefa’ Iehovà;
and Ezra blessed the LORD, the great God. All the people answered, "Amen, Amen," with the lifting up of their hands. They bowed their heads, and worshiped the LORD with their faces to the ground.
7 le nampibejañe i Hake am’ondatio t’Iesòa naho i Baný naho i Serebià, Iamine, i Akobe, i Sabetay, i Hodià, i Maaseià, i Kelità, i Azarià, Iozabade, i Kanàne, i Pelaià; songa nte-Levy vaho nitobok’ an-toe’ iareo eo ondatio.
Also Jeshua, and Bani, and Sherebiah, Jamin, Akkub, Shabbethai, Hodiah, Maaseiah, Kelita, Azariah, Jozabad, Hanan, Pelaiah, the Levites, explained the law to the people, and the people stayed in their place.
8 Aa le vinaki’ iareo i boke Hàn’ Añaharey an-dam-bolañe vaho natoro’ iereo ty heve’e, hahaoniña’ ondatio i nivakieñey.
They read in the scroll, in the law of God, distinctly; and they gave the sense, so that they understood the reading.
9 Le nanao ty hoe am’ ondatio t’i Nekemià, Tirsatà naho i Ezra, mpirosoñe naho mpanokitse, ie nañoke ondatio o nte-Levio: Miavake am’ Iehovà Andrianañahare’ areo ty andro toy, ko mirovetse, ko mangololoike. Amy te nangoihoy ty tañy ondaty iabio ami’ty fijanjiñañe ty tsara’ i Hake.
Nehemiah, who was the governor, and Ezra the cohen the scribe, and the Levites who taught the people, said to all the people, "This day is holy to the LORD your God. Do not mourn, nor weep." For all the people wept, when they heard the words of the law.
10 Le nanoa’e ty hoe, Akia, mikamà ty mafiry, minoma ty mamy, le andivao amo tsy nañalankañeo amy te miavake amy Talèntikañey ty andro toy vaho ko miharovetse; fa haozara’ areo te mirebek’ am’ Iehovà.
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 this day is holy to our Lord. Do not be grieved; for the joy of the LORD is your strength."
11 Aa le nampianjiñe’ o nte-Levio ondaty iabio, ami’ty hoe: Mianjiña, fa miavake ty androany; le ko manahelo.
So the Levites stilled all the people, saying, "Hold your peace, for the day is holy; neither be grieved."
12 Aa le nifampiriaria mb’eo ondatio nikama naho ninoñe naho nandiva vaho nirebeke, amy te niazo’ iareo i tsara nitaroñeñe am’ iereoy.
All the people went their way to eat, and to drink, and to send portions, and to make great mirth, because they had understood the words that were declared to them.
13 Nifanontoñe amy Ezra, mpanokitse, amy andro faha-roey o mpiaolon’ anjomban-droae’eo, o mpisoroñeo vaho o nte-Levio, hininike ty tsara’ i Hàke.
On the second day were gathered together the heads of fathers' households of all the people, the cohanim, and the Levites, to Ezra the scribe, even to give attention to the words of the law.
14 Tendrek’ am’ iereo te sinokitse amy Hake ao i nandilia’ Iehovà añamy Mosèy te hitobok’ an-tsokemitraha ao o ana’ Israeleo amy sabadidam-bolam-paha-fitoy;
They found written in the law, how that the LORD had commanded by Moses, that the children of Israel should dwell in booths in the feast of the seventh month;
15 le naboele iereo naho nikoiheñe amo rova’ iareo iabio naho e Ierosalaime ao ty hoe: Mañitrifa mb’am-bohitse mb’eo le mangalà sampan-olive naho sampan-karadranto añ’ala ao naho sampa mañidè naho tsampan-tsatrañe naho bodan-katae handranjiañe sokemitraha ty amy pinatetsey.
and that they should publish and proclaim in all their cities, and in Jerusalem, saying, "Go out to the mountain, and get olive branches, and branches of wild olive, and myrtle branches, and palm branches, and branches of thick trees, to make booths, as it is written."
16 Aa le nitoha añe ondatio, ninday vaho namboatse sokemitraha, songa an-tafon’ anjomba’e eo naho ankiririsa’e ey naho an-kiririsan’ anjomban’ Añahare eo naho an-tameañe an-dalambein-drano ey vaho an-toen-dalambei-Efraime mielatse ey.
So the people went out, and brought them, and made themselves booths, everyone on the roof of his house, and in their courts, and in the courts of God's house, and in the broad place of the Water Gate, and in the broad place of the Ephraim Gate.
17 Namboatse naho nitobok’ amo sokemitraha’eo i valobohòke iaby niavy boak’ am-pandrohizañey; fa sikal’ añ’andro Iehosoa ana’ i None, ampara’ i andro zay tsy nanoe’ o ana’ Israeleo zay; vaho nionjoñe ty firebehañe.
All the assembly of those who had come again out of the captivity made booths, and lived in the booths; for since the days of Jeshua the son of Nun to that day the children of Israel had not done so. There was very great gladness.
18 Le nivakie’e boak’ andro boak’ andro, mifototse amy andro valoha’ey i boke Hàn’ Añaharey; nitana’ iareo fito andro i sabadidakey; vaho nanoeñe fivory miavake i andro fahavaloy, ty amy fepètsey.
Also day by day, from the first day to the last day, he read in the scroll of the law of God. They kept the feast seven days; and on the eighth day was a solemn assembly, according to the ordinance.
