Nehemiah 8
1 And the seventh month arrived, and the children of Israel [were settled] in their cities; and all the people were gathered as one man to the broad place before the water-gate, and they told Esdras the scribe to bring the book of the law of Moses, which the Lord commanded Israel.
Lè setyèm mwa lanne jwif yo rive, tout moun pèp Izrayèl yo te chita lakay yo nan lavil yo. Lè sa a, yo tout nèt, yo te sanble sou plas piblik ki devan pòtay Dlo yo. Yo mande Esdras, direktè lalwa a, pou li pote liv lalwa Seyè a te bay Moyiz pou pèp Izrayèl la.
2 So Esdras the priest brought the law before the congregation both of men and women, and every one who had understanding [was present] to listen, on the first day of the seventh month.
Esdras, prèt la, pran liv la, li pote l' kote tout moun yo te reyini an: fanm, gason ak tout timoun ki te gen laj konprann. Se te premye jou nan setyèm mwa a.
3 And he read in it from the time of sunrise to the middle of the day, before the men and the women; and they understood [it], and the ears of all the people [were attentive] to the book of the law.
Se konsa, sou plas ki devan pòtay Dlo yo, Esdras li nan liv lalwa a pou yo, depi granmaten jouk rive midi. Tout pèp la, fanm, gason ak tout timoun ki te gen laj konprann, te louvri zòrèy yo pou yo tande sa ki te nan liv lalwa a.
4 And Esdras the scribe stood on a wooden stage, and there stood next to him Mattathias, and Samaeas, and Ananias, and Urias, and Chelcia, and Massia, on his right hand; and on his left Phadaeas, and Misael, and Melchias, and Asom, and Asabadma, and Zacharias, and Mesollam.
Esdras, direktè lalwa a, te kanpe sou yon lestrad an bwa yo te bati espre pou sa. Sou bò dwat li, te gen Matitya, Chema, Anaja, Ourija, Ilkija ak Maseja. Sou bò gòch li, te gen Pedaja, Mikayèl, Malkija, Achoum, Achbadana, Zakarya ak Mechoulam.
5 And Esdras opened the book before all the people, for he was above the people; and it came to pass when he had opened it, [that] all the people stood.
Kote Esdras te kanpe byen wo sou lestrad la, li louvri liv la devan tout moun. Lè sa a, tout pèp la leve kanpe.
6 And Esdras blessed the Lord, the great God: and all the people answered, and said, Amen, lifting up their hands: and they bowed down and worshipped the Lord with their face to the ground.
Esdras di: -Lwanj pou Seyè a, Bondye ki gen pouvwa a. Tout pèp la leve men yo anlè, yo reponn: -Amèn! Li merite sa vre! Lèfini, yo mete ajenou, yo bese tèt yo jouk atè devan Seyè a.
7 And Jesus and Banaias and Sarabias instructed the people in the law, and the people [stood] in their place.
Apre sa, pèp la leve kanpe epi kèk moun Levi pran esplike yo lalwa a. Se te Jechwa, Bani, Cherebya, Jamen, Akoub, Chabetayi, Odija, Maseja, Kelita, Azarya, Jozabab, Anan, Pelaja.
8 And they read in the book of the law of God, and Esdras taught, and instructed them distinctly in the knowledge of the Lord, and the people understood [the law] in the reading.
Yo t'ap li nan liv lalwa Bondye a, yo t'ap tradwi l' pou yo, yo t'ap esplike l' ba yo, pou yo te ka konprann sa yo t'ap li pou yo a.
9 And Neemias, and Esdras the priest and scribe, and the Levites, and they that instructed the people, spoke and said to all the people, It is a holy day to the Lord our God; do not mourn, nor weep. For all the people wept when they heard the words of the law.
Lè pèp la tande sa ki te ekri nan liv lalwa a, yo pran kriye. Lè sa a, Neemi, gouvènè a, ansanm ak Esdras, prèt direktè lalwa a, ak lòt moun Levi yo ki t'ap esplike lalwa a di moun yo konsa: -Jou sa a, se yon jou yo mete apa pou Seyè a, Bondye nou an! Pa kite lapenn anvayi kè nou! Pa kriye, mezanmi!
10 And [the governor] said to them, Go, eat the fat, and drink the sweet, and send portions to them that have nothing; for the day is holy to our Lord: and faint not, for the Lord is our strength.
Okontrè, al lakay nou, fè fèt! Separe vyann gra ak bon ti likè nou genyen ak moun ki pa genyen, paske jou sa a se yon jou nou fèt pou mete apa pou Seyè a. Pa kite lapenn pran nou! Kontantman Bondye ap mete nan kè nou an va ban nou fòs!
11 And the Levites caused all the people to be silent, saying, Be silent, for [it is] a holy day, and despond not.
Tout moun Levi yo pran mache nan mitan tout pèp la pou fè yo pe. Yo t'ap di yo: -Pe bouch nou, mezanmi! Siye dlo nan je nou! Jou sa a se yon jou apa pou Bondye li ye!
12 So all the people departed to eat, and to drink, and to send portions, and to make great mirth, for they understood the words which he made known to them.
Se konsa tout pèp la al lakay yo, yo manje, yo bwè, yo separe sa yo genyen ak lòt moun. Tout moun te kontan, yo t'ap fè fèt, paske yo te konprann sa yo te li pou yo nan liv la.
13 And on the second day the heads of families assembled with all the people, [also] the priests and Levites, to Esdras the scribe, to attend to all the words of the law.
Nan denmen, tout chèf branch fanmi pèp Izrayèl yo, prèt yo ak moun Levi yo sanble ankò bò direktè Esdras pou yo te ka etidye pawòl lalwa a.
14 And they found written in the law which the Lord commanded Moses, that the children of Israel should dwell in booths, in the feast in the seventh month:
Men sa yo jwenn nan lalwa Seyè a te bay Moyiz pou yo a: Pandan y'ap fete fèt setyèm mwa a, moun Izrayèl yo va rete nan ti joupa.
15 and that they should sound with trumpets in all their cities, and in Jerusalem. And Esdras said, Go forth to the mountain, and bring branches of olive, and branches of cypress trees, and branches of myrtle, and branches of palm trees, and branches of [every] thick tree, to make booths, according to that which was written.
Lè yo vin konn sa, yo voye fè piblikasyon nan lavil Jerizalèm ak nan tout lavil yo. Yo voye mesaj sa a bay tout moun: -Ale nan mòn. Koupe branch nan pye oliv, nan pye pichpen, nan pye pwadous, ak nan tout lòt kalite pyebwa ansanm ak fèy palmis pou nou fè ti joupa jan sa ekri nan liv la.
16 And the people went forth, and brought [them], and made booths for themselves, each one upon his roof, and in their courts, and in the courts of the house of God, and in the streets of the city, and as far as the gate of Ephraim.
Se konsa, pèp la ale, yo ranmase kont branch bwa yo, epi yo moute yon pakèt ti joupa. Genyen ki bati ti joupa yo sou teras anwo tèt kay yo. Genyen ki fè l' nan lakou lakay yo. Gen lòt ankò ki bati pa yo nan gwo lakou Tanp lan, sou plas piblik ki bò pòtay Dlo yo ak sou plas ki bò pòtay Efrayim lan.
17 And all the congregation who had returned from the captivity, made booths, and lived in booths: for the children of Israel [had] not done so from the days of Jesus the son of Naue until that day: and there was great joy.
Se konsa, tout moun ki te tounen nan peyi kote yo te depòte yo a moute ti joupa epi yo rete anba yo. Depi sou rèy Jozye, pitit Noun lan, se te premye fwa moun pèp Izrayèl yo t'ap fete fèt sa a konsa. Tout moun te kontan. Yo t'ap fete.
18 And [Esdras] read in the book of the law of God daily, from the first day even to the last day: and they kept the feast seven days; and on the eighth day a solemn assembly, according to the ordinance.
Yo pase sèt jou ap fete. Chak jou, depi premye jou a jouk dènye jou a, yo t'ap li nan liv lalwa Bondye a. Sou wityèm jou a, yo fè yon gwo reyinyon pou fèmen fèt la jan regleman an mande l' la.
