Nehemija 8
1 Vse ljudstvo se je zbralo skupaj kakor en mož na ulici, ki je bila pred vodnimi velikimi vrati in spregovorili so pisarju Ezru, da prinese knjigo Mojzesove postave, ki jo je Gospod zapovedal Izraelu.
All the people gathered as one man in the open area in front of the Water Gate. They asked Ezra the scribe to bring the Book of the Law of Moses, which Yahweh had commanded Israel.
2 Duhovnik Ezra je na prvi dan sedmega meseca postavo prinesel pred skupnost tako mož kakor žena in vseh tistih, ki so lahko slišali z razumevanjem.
On the first day of the seventh month, Ezra the priest brought the law before the assembly, both men and women, and all who could hear and understand.
3 Bral je tam pred ulico, ki je bila pred vodnimi velikimi vrati od jutra do sredine dneva, pred možmi in ženami in tistimi, ki so lahko razumeli. Ušesa vsega ljudstva so bila pozorna na knjigo postave.
He faced the open area in front of the Water Gate, and he read from it from early morning until midday, before men and women, and any who could understand, and all the people listened attentively to the book of the law.
4 Pisar Ezra je stal na leseni prižnici, ki so jo naredili za ta namen. Poleg njega so na njegovi desni roki stali: Matitjá, Šemaá, Anajá, Urijá, Hilkijá in Maasejá, na njegovi levi roki pa: Pedajá, Mišaél, Malkijá, Hašúm, Hašbadána, Zeharjá in Mešulám.
Then Ezra the scribe stood on a high wooden platform which the people had made for the purpose. Standing beside him were Mattithiah, Shema, Anaiah, Uriah, Hilkiah, and Maaseiah, on his right side; and Pedaiah, Mishael, Malchijah, Hashum, Hashbaddanah, Zechariah, and Meshullam were standing on his left side.
5 Ezra je odprl knjigo v pogledu vsega ljudstva (kajti on je bil nad vsem ljudstvom); in ko jo je odprl, je vse ljudstvo vstalo.
Ezra opened the book in the sight of all the people, for he was standing above the people, and when he opened it all the people stood up.
6 Ezra je blagoslovil Gospoda, vélikega Boga. In vse ljudstvo je z dviganjem svojih rok odgovarjalo: »Amen, amen.« In sklonili so svoje glave ter oboževali Gospoda s svojimi obrazi k tlom.
Ezra gave thanks to Yahweh, the great God, and all the people lifted up their hands and answered, “Amen! Amen!” Then they bowed their heads and worshiped Yahweh with their faces to the ground.
7 Tudi Ješúa, Baní, Šerebjá, Jamín, Akúb, Šabetáj, Hodijá, Maasejá, Kelitá, Azarjá, Jozabád, Hanán, Pelajá in Lévijevci so storili ljudstvu, da je razumelo postavo in ljudstvo je stalo na svojem mestu.
Also Jeshua, Bani, Sherebiah, Jamin, Akkub, Shabbethai, Hodiah, Maaseiah, Kelita, Azariah, Jozabad, Hanan, Pelaiah—the Levites—helped the people understand the law, while the people remained in their place.
8 Tako so razločno brali v knjigi Božje postave in dali pomen in jim storili, da razumejo branje.
They read in the book, The Law of God, making it clear with interpretation and giving the meaning so the people understood the reading.
9 Nehemija, ki je Tirsata in pisar Ezra, duhovnik in Lévijevci, ki so učili ljudstvo, so vsemu ljudstvu rekli: »Ta dan je svet Gospodu, svojemu Bogu; ne žalujte niti ne jokajte.« Kajti vse ljudstvo je jokalo, ko so slišali besede postave.
Nehemiah the governor, and Ezra the priest and scribe, and the Levites who were interpreting to the people said to all the people, “This day is holy to Yahweh your God. Do not mourn or weep.” For all the people wept when they heard the words of the law.
10 Potem jim je rekel: »Pojdite svojo pot, jejte tolščo, pijte sladko in pošljite deleže tistim, za katere ni ničesar pripravljenega, kajti ta dan je svet našemu Gospodu. Niti ne bodite žalostni, kajti Gospodova radost je vaša moč.«
Then Nehemiah said to them, “Go your way, eat the fat and have something sweet to drink, and send some of it to one who has nothing prepared, for this day is holy to our Lord. Do not be grieved, for the joy of Yahweh is your strength.”
11 Tako so Lévijevci umirili vse ljudstvo, rekoč: »Ohranite svoj mir, kajti dan je svet. Niti ne bodite užaloščeni.«
So the Levites made the people be quiet, saying, “Hush! for this day is holy. Do not be grieved.”
12 In vse ljudstvo je odšlo svojo pot, da jedo in da pijejo in da pošljejo deleže in da naredijo veliko veselje, ker so razumeli besede, ki so jim bile naznanjene.
Then all the people went their way to eat and to drink and to share food and to celebrate with great joy because they had understood the words that were made known to them.
13 Na drugi dan so bili zbrani skupaj vodje očetov izmed vsega ljudstva, duhovniki in Lévijevci, k pisarju Ezru, celo da razumejo besede iz postave.
On the second day the leaders of the ancestors' families from all the people, the priests and the Levites, came together to Ezra the scribe to gain insight from the words of the law.
14 In našli so zapisano v postavi, ki jo je Gospod zapovedal po Mojzesu, da naj bi Izraelovi otroci na praznik sedmega meseca prebivali v šotorih
They found written in the law how Yahweh had commanded through Moses that the people of Israel should live in shelters during the festival of the seventh month.
15 in da naj bi objavili in razglasili po vseh svojih mestih in v Jeruzalemu, rekoč: »Pojdite naprej na goro in naberite oljčne mladike, borove mladike, mirtine mladike, mladike palm in mladike debelih dreves, da naredite šotore, kakor je to pisano.«
They should make a proclamation in all their cities, and in Jerusalem, saying, “Go out into the hill country, and bring back branches from olive and wild olive trees, and from myrtle, palms and shade trees, to make shelters, as it is written.”
16 Tako je ljudstvo šlo naprej in jih prineslo in si naredilo šotore, vsak na strehi svoje hiše, na svojih dvorih, na dvorih Božje hiše, na ulici Vodnih velikih vrat in na ulici Efrájimovih velikih vrat.
So the people went out and brought the branches back and made themselves shelters, each on their own roofs, in their courtyards, in the courts of the house of God, in the open area in front of the Water Gate, and in the square at the Gate of Ephraim.
17 Vsa skupnost izmed teh, ki so ponovno prišli iz ujetništva, si je naredila šotore in sedela pod šotori, kajti od dni Nunovega sina Ješúa do tega dne Izraelovi otroci niso tako storili. In tam je bilo zelo veliko veselje.
All the assembly of those who had returned from captivity made shelters and lived in them. For since the days of Joshua son of Nun to that day, the people of Israel had not celebrated this festival, and so their joy was very great.
18 Tudi dan za dnem, od prvega dne do zadnjega dne, je bral v knjigi Božje postave. Praznovanje so imeli sedem dni, na osmi dan pa je bil slovesen zbor, glede na običaj.
Also day by day, from the first day to the last, Ezra read from the book of the law of God. They kept the festival for seven days and on the eighth day was a solemn assembly, in obedience to the decree.
