¹Siis kogunes terve rahvas nagu üks mees Veevärava esisele väljakule, ja nad ütlesid kirjatundjale Esrale, et ta tooks Moosese Seaduse raamatu, mille Issand Iisraelile oli andnud.

¹all the people gathered together as one man to the open place that was before the water-gate; and they spoke to Ezra the scribe to bring the book of the law of Moses, which Jehovah had commanded Israel.

²Ja preester Esra tõi Seaduse koguduse ette, niihästi meeste kui naiste ette, ja kõigi ette, kes mõistsid kuulata, seitsmenda kuu esimesel päeval.

²And Ezra the priest brought the law before the congregation, both of men and women, and all that could hear with understanding, on the first day of the seventh month.

³Ja ta luges seda Veevärava esisel väljakul koidust keskpäevani meeste ja naiste ning arusaajate ees; ja kogu rahva tähelepanu oli suunatud Seaduse raamatule.

³And he read in it before the open place that was before the water-gate from the morning until midday, in presence of the men and the women, and those that could understand. And the ears of all the people were [attentive] to the book of the law.

⁴Ja Esra, kirjatundja, seisis puust laval, mis selleks oli ehitatud, ja tema kõrval seisid Mattitja, Sema, Anaja, Uurija, Hilkija ja Maaseja paremal pool, ja Pedaja, Miisael, Malkija, Haasum, Hasbaddana, Sakarja ja Mesullam vasakul pool.

⁴And Ezra the scribe stood upon a high stage of wood, which they had made for the purpose. And beside him stood Mattithiah, and Shema, and Anaiah, and Urijah, and Hilkijah, and Maaseiah on his right hand; and on his left hand, Pedaiah, and Mishael, and Malchijah, and Hashum, and Hashbaddana, Zechariah, Meshullam.

⁵Ja Esra avas raamatu kogu rahva nähes, sest ta seisis kõrgemal kui kõik muu rahvas; ja kui ta selle avas, tõusis kogu rahvas püsti.

⁵And Ezra opened the book in the sight of all the people, for he was above all the people; and when he opened it, all the people stood up.

⁶Ja Esra kiitis Issandat, suurt Jumalat, ja kogu rahvas vastas käsi tõstes: 'Aamen, aamen!' Ja nad põlvitasid ning heitsid Issanda ette silmili maha.

⁶And Ezra blessed Jehovah, the great God; and all the people answered, Amen, Amen! with lifting up of their hands; and they bowed their heads, and worshipped Jehovah with their faces to the ground.

⁷Ja Jeesua, Baani, Seerebja, Jaamin, Akkub, Sabbetai, Hoodija, Maaseja, Keliita, Asarja, Joosabad, Haanan, Pelaja, leviidid, õpetasid rahvale Seadust ja rahvas seisis püsti.

⁷And Jeshua, and Bani, and Sherebiah, Jamin, Akkub, Shabbethai, Hodijah, Maaseiah, Kelita, Azariah, Jozabad, Hanan, Pelaiah, and the Levites, caused the people to understand the law; and the people [stood] in their place.

⁸Ja nad lugesid raamatut, Jumala Seadust, peatükkide kaupa ja andsid seletust, nõnda et loetust aru saadi.

⁸And they read in the law of God distinctly out of the book, and gave the sense, and caused [them] to understand the reading.

⁹Ja Nehemja, kes oli maavalitseja, ja preester Esra, kirjatundja, ja leviidid, kes rahvast õpetasid, ütlesid kogu rahvale: 'See päev on pühitsetud Issandale, teie Jumalale. Ärge leinake ja ärge nutke!' Sest kogu rahvas nuttis, kui nad Seaduse sõnu kuulsid.

⁹And Nehemiah, that is, the Tirshatha, and Ezra the priest the scribe, and the Levites that explained to the people, said to all the people, This day is holy to Jehovah your God: mourn not, nor weep. For all the people wept when they heard the words of the law.

¹⁰Ja ta ütles neile: 'Minge sööge rasvaseid roogi ja jooge magusaid jooke, ja läkitage osa neile, kellel midagi ei ole valmistatud! Sest see päev on pühitsetud meie Issandale. Ja ärge kurvastage, sest rõõm Issandast on teie ramm!'

¹⁰And he said to them, Go your way, eat the fat, and drink the sweet, and send portions to them for whom nothing is prepared; for the day is holy to our Lord; and be not grieved, for the joy of Jehovah is your strength.

¹¹Ja leviidid vaigistasid rahvakogu, öeldes: 'Rahunege, sest see päev on püha! Ja ärge kurvastage!'

¹¹And the Levites quieted all the people, saying, Be still! for the day is holy; neither be grieved.

¹²Siis läks kogu rahvas sööma ja jooma, läkitama teistelegi osa ja pidama suurt rõõmupidu, sest nad mõistsid sõnu, mis neile oli teatavaks tehtud.

¹²And all the people went their way, to eat and to drink, and to send portions, and to make great rejoicing. For they had understood the words that were declared to them.

¹³Ja teisel päeval tulid kokku kogu rahva perekondade peamehed, preestrid ja leviidid kirjatundja Esra juurde Seaduse sõnu tundma õppima.

¹³And on the second day were gathered together the chief fathers of all the people, the priests, and the Levites, to Ezra the scribe, even to gain wisdom as to the words of the law.

¹⁴Ja nad leidsid Seaduses, mille Issand Moosese läbi oli andnud, kirjutatud olevat, et Iisraeli lapsed pidid pühade ajal seitsmendas kuus elama lehtmajades,

¹⁴And they found written in the law which Jehovah had commanded through Moses, that the children of Israel should dwell in booths in the feast of the seventh month,

¹⁵ja et kõigis nende linnades ja Jeruusalemmas pidi kuulutatama ja hüütama, öeldes: 'Minge mägedele ja tooge õlipuu või metsõlipuu oksi ja mürdi, palmi või muu leherikka puu oksi lehtmajade tegemiseks, nagu on kirjutatud!'

¹⁵and that they should publish and proclaim through all their cities, and at Jerusalem, saying, Go forth to the mount, and fetch olive-branches, and wild olive-branches, and myrtle-branches, and palm-branches, and branches of thick trees, to make booths, as it is written.

¹⁶Ja rahvas läks ja tõi ning tegi enesele lehtmaju, igaüks oma katusele ja õue ja Jumala koja õuedesse, Veevärava väljakule ja Efraimi värava väljakule.

¹⁶And the people went forth and brought [them], and made themselves booths, everyone upon the roof of his house, and in their courts, and in the courts of the house of God, and in the open space of the water-gate, and in the open space of the gate of Ephraim.

¹⁷Ja terve kogudus, kes vangist oli tagasi tulnud, tegi lehtmaju ja elas lehtmajades, sest Joosua, Nuuni poja päevist selle päevani ei olnud Iisraeli lapsed nõnda teinud. Ja rõõm oli väga suur.

¹⁷And all the congregation of them that had come back from the captivity made booths, and dwelt in the booths. For since the days of Jeshua the son of Nun until that day had not the children of Israel done so. And there was very great gladness.

¹⁸Ja Jumala Seaduse raamatut loeti iga päev, esimesest päevast viimase päevani. Ja nad pidasid püha seitse päeva, ja kaheksandal päeval oli lõpetuspüha seatud viisi järgi.

¹⁸Also day by day, from the first day to the last day, he read in the book of the law of God. And they observed the feast seven days; and on the eighth day was a solemn assembly, according to the ordinance.