Nehemiah 8
1 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.
Tada se skupi sav narod kao jedan čovjek na trg koji je pred Vodenim vratima. Rekoše književniku Ezri da donese knjigu Mojsijeva zakona što ga je Jahve dao Izraelu.
2 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.
I prvoga dana sedmoga mjeseca svećenik Ezra donese Zakon pred zbor ljudi, žena i sviju koji su bili sposobni da ga razumiju.
3 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.
Na trgu koji je pred Vodenim vratima počeo je čitati knjigu, od ranoga jutra do podneva, pred ljudima, ženama i pred onima koji su bili zreli. Sav je narod pozorno slušao knjigu Zakona.
4 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.
Književnik Ezra stajaše na drvenu besjedištu koje su podigli za tu zgodu. Kraj njega stajahu: s desne strane Matitja, Šema, Anaja, Urija, Hilkija i Maaseja, a s lijeve strane Pedaja, Mišael, Malkija, Hašum, Hašbadana, Zaharija i Mešulam.
5 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.
Ezra je otvorio knjigu naočigled svemu narodu - jer je bio poviše od svega naroda - a kad ju je otvorio, sav narod ustade.
6 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.
Tada Ezra blagoslovi Jahvu, Boga velikoga, a sav narod, podignutih ruku, odgovori: “Amen! Amen!” Zatim su kleknuli i poklonili se pred Jahvom, licem do zemlje.
7 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.
A leviti Ješua, Bani, Šerebja, Jamin, Akub, Šabtaj, Hodija, Maaseja, Kelita, Azarja, Jozabad, Hanan i Pelaja objašnjavahu Zakon narodu, a narod stajaše na svome mjestu.
8 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.
I čitahu iz knjige Božjeg zakona po odlomcima i razlagahu smisao da narod može razumjeti što se čita.
9 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.
Potom namjesnik Nehemija, i svećenik i književnik Ezra, i leviti koji poučavahu narod rekoše svemu narodu: “Ovo je dan posvećen Jahvi, Bogu vašemu! Ne tugujte, ne plačite!” Jer sav narod plakaše slušajući riječi Zakona.
10 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.”
I još im reče Nehemija: “Pođite i jedite masna jela, i pijte slatko, i pošaljite dio onima koji nemaju ništa pripremljeno, jer ovo je dan posvećen našem Gospodu. Ne žalostite se: radost Jahvina vaša je jakost.”
11 Then the Levites caused the people to be silent, saying: “Be quiet. For the day is holy. And do not be sorrowful.”
I leviti umirivahu sav narod govoreći: “Umirite se: ovaj je dan svet. Ne tugujte!”
12 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.
I ode sav narod da jede i pije, i da šalje obroke, i da slavi veliko slavlje: jer su shvatili riječi koje su im objavljene.
13 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.
Drugog dana skupiše se glavari obitelji svega naroda, svećenici i leviti oko književnika Ezre da prouče riječi Zakona.
14 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,
I nađoše napisano u Zakonu što ga je Jahve naredio preko sluge Mojsija: “Sinovi Izraelovi neka borave pod sjenicama za svečanosti u sedmom mjesecu.”
15 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.
Čim su čuli, proglasiše u svim svojim gradovima i u Jeruzalemu: “Idite u goru i donesite granja maslinova i granja divlje masline, mirtovih i palmovih grana i granja ostaloga lisnatog drveća da načinimo sjenice, kako je propisano.”
16 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.
I ode narod i donese granja i načiniše sjenice, svaki na svom krovu i svojim dvorištima, u predvorjima Doma Božjega, na trgu kod Vodenih vrata i na onom kod Efrajimovih vrata.
17 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.
Sav zbor onih koji su se vratili iz sužanjstva načini sjenice i boravili su u njima - Izraelci nisu toga činili od vremena Jošue, sina Nunova, sve do toga dana. I bila je veoma velika radost.
18 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.
Ezra je čitao knjigu Zakona Božjeg svakog dana, od prvoga do posljednjega. Sedam se dana svetkovao blagdan, a osmoga je dana bio svečani zbor, kako je propisano.
