Nehemiah 8
1 And all the people are gathered as one man unto the broad place that [is] before the water-gate, and they say to Ezra the scribe to bring the book of the law of Moses, that Jehovah commanded Israel.
Konsa, tout pèp la te rasanble kon yon sèl moun nan plas ki te devan Pòtay Dlo a. E yo te pale ak Esdras, skrib la, pou mennen liv lalwa Moïse la ke SENYÈ a te bay a Israël la.
2 And Ezra the priest bringeth the law before the assembly, both of men and women, and every one intelligent to hear, on the first day of the seventh month,
Epi Esdras, prèt la, te pote lalwa a devan asanble a mesye yo avèk fanm yo, tout moun te kab koute avèk bon konprann, nan premye jou nan setyèm mwa a.
3 and he readeth in it before the broad place that [is] before the water-gate, from the light till the middle of the day, over-against the men, and the women, and those intelligent, and the ears of all the people [are] unto the book of the law.
Li te li nan liv la devan plas ki te devan Pòtay Dlo a soti granmaten jis rive midi, nan prezans a mesye ak fanm ki te atantif a liv lalwa a.
4 And Ezra the scribe standeth on a tower of wood that they made for the purpose, and Mattithiah standeth near him, and Shema, and Anaiah, and Urijah, and Hilkiah, and Maaseiah, on his right; and on his left Pedaiah, and Mishael, and Malchijah, and Hashum, and Hashbaddana, Zechariah, Meshullam.
Esdras, skrib la, te kanpe devan yon etaj an bwa ki te fèt eksprè pou afè sila a. Akote li te kanpe Matthithia, Schéma, Anaja, Urie, Hilkija, avèk Maaséja adwat li e agoch li, Pedaja, Mischaël, Malkija, Haschum, Haschbaddana, Zacharie ak Meschullam.
5 And Ezra openeth the book before the eyes of all the people — for above all the people he hath been — and at his opening [it] all the people have stood up,
Esdras te ouvri liv la devan zye tout pèp la, paske li te kanpe pi wo ke tout pèp la. Lè li te ouvri li, tout pèp la te kanpe.
6 and Ezra blesseth Jehovah, the great God, and all the people answer, 'Amen, Amen,' with lifting up of their hands, and they bow and do obeisance to Jehovah — faces to the earth.
Epi Esdras te beni SENYÈ a, gran Bondye a. Tout pèp la te reponn: “Amen, Amen,” pandan yo te leve men yo. Yo te bese ba pou te adore SENYÈ a avèk figi yo jis atè.
7 And Jeshua, and Bani, and Sherebiah, Jamin, Akkub, Shabbethai, Hodijah, Maaseiah, Kelita, Azariah, Jozabad, Hanan, Pelaiah, and the Levites, giving the people understanding in the law, and the people, [are] on their station,
Anplis, Josué, Bani, Schérébia, Jamin, Akkub, Schabbethaï, Hodija, Maaséja, Kelitha, Azaria, Jozabad, Hanan, Pelaja, avèk Levit yo te eksplike lalwa a pèp la pandan pèp la te rete an plas.
8 and they read in the book, in the law of God, explaining — so as to give the meaning, and they give understanding to the convocation.
Yo te li nan liv la, soti nan lalwa Bondye a, e te tradwi pou fè yo konprann, pou yo ta kab byen sezi sa ki te li a.
9 And Nehemiah — he [is] the Tirshatha — saith (and Ezra the priest, the scribe, and the Levites who are instructing the people) to all the people, 'To-day is holy to Jehovah your God, do not mourn, nor weep:' for all the people are weeping at their hearing the words of the law.
Néhémie, ki te gouvènè a ak Esdras, prèt la ak skrib, avèk Levit ki te enstwi pèp la, te di a tout pèp la: “Jou sa a sen a SENYÈ a, Bondye nou an. Pa fè dèy, ni pa kriye.” Paske, tout pèp la t ap kriye lè yo te tande pawòl lalwa yo.
10 And he saith to them, 'Go, eat fat things, and drink sweet things, and sent portions to him for whom nothing is prepared, for to-day [is] holy to our Lord, and be not grieved, for the joy of Jehovah is your strength.'
Konsa, li te di yo: “Ale manje grès, bwè sa ki dous e voye bay pòsyon a sila ki pa t prepare yo; paske jou sa a sen a SENYÈ nou an. Pa fè lapèn ak soufrans, paske lajwa SENYÈ a se fòs nou.”
11 And the Levites are keeping all the people silent, saying, 'Be silent, for to-day [is] holy, and be not grieved.'
Konsa, Levit yo te kalme tout pèp la, epi te di: “Rete kalm, paske jou a sen. Pa fè doulè.”
12 And all the people go to eat, and to drink, and to send portions, and to make great joy, because they have understood concerning the words that they made known to them.
Tout pèp la te Soti pou manje, bwè e voye bay pòsyon pou selebre yon gwo fèt, akoz yo te konprann pawòl ke yo te fenk tande.
13 And on the second day have been gathered heads of the fathers of all the people, the priests, and the Levites, unto Ezra the scribe, even to act wisely concerning the words of the law.
Nan dezyèm jou fèt la, tout chèf zansèt a tout pèp la, prèt yo ak Levit yo te rasanble kote Esdras, skrib la, pou yo ta kab ranmase konesans nan pawòl lalwa yo.
14 And they find written in the law that Jehovah commanded by the hand of Moses, that the sons of Israel dwell in booths in the feast, in the seventh month,
Yo te twouve ekri nan lalwa a jan SENYÈ a te kòmande pa Moïse ke fis Israël yo ta dwe viv nan tonèl pandan fèt setyèm mwa a.
15 and that they proclaim and cause to pass over all their cities, (and in Jerusalem, ) saying, 'Go ye out to the mount, and bring leaves of the olive, and leaves of the oil tree, and leaves of the myrtle, and leaves of the palms, and leaves of thick trees, to make booths as it is written.'
Konsa, yo te fè pwoklamasyon an, e te pwoklame li nan tout vil pa yo ak Jérusalem. Yo te di: “Ale deyò vè ti mòn yo e pote branch oliv yo, avèk branch oliv mawon yo, branch bwa bazilik yo, branch palmis yo, avèk branch nan lòt kalite bwa ak fèy, pou fè tonèl yo, jan sa ekri a.”
16 And the people go out, and bring in, and make for themselves booths, each on his roof, and in their courts, and in the courts of the house of God, and in the broad place of the water-gate, and in the broad place of the gate of Ephraim.
Pou sa, pèp la te sòti e te pote yo pou fè tonèl yo pou yo menm, chak nan twati pla anwo kay pa yo, oswa nan lakou yo, nan lakou lakay Bondye a, nan plas kote Pòtay Dlo a, e nan plas kote Pòtay Ephraïm nan.
17 And they make — all the assembly of the captives of the captivity — booths, and they sit in booths; for the sons of Israel had not done, from the days of Jeshua son of Nun, so unto that day, and there is very great joy.
Tout asanble a sila ki te retounen soti an kaptivite yo te fè tonèl yo, e te rete ladann yo. Fis Israël yo, anverite, pa t konn fè sa depi nan jou a Josué yo, fis a Nun nan, jis rive nan jou sa a. Epi te gen gwo rejwisans.
18 And he readeth in the book of the law of God day by day, from the first day till the last day, and they make a feast seven days, and on the eighth day a restraint, according to the ordinance.
Li te li soti nan liv lalwa a chak jou, soti nan premye jou a, jis rive nan dènye jou a. Yo te selebre fèt la pandan sèt jou, e nan uityèm jou a, te gen yon asanble solanèl selon òdonans lan.
