1 ا جتَمَعَ كُلُّ الشَّعبِ مَعاً فِي السّاحَةِ قُرْبَ «بابِ الماءِ» وَطَلَبُوا مِنَ المُعَلِّمِ عَزْرا أنْ يُحضِرَ كِتابَ شَرِيعَةِ مُوسَى الَّتِي أمَرَ اللهُ بَنِي إسْرائِيلَ بِأنْ يَتَّبِعُوها.

all 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.

2 ف َأحضَرَ عَزْرا الكاهِنُ كِتابَ الشَّرِيعَةِ أمامَ الجُمْهُورِ الَّذِي تَألَّفَ مِنَ الرِّجالِ وَالنِّساءِ مَعاً، أي كُلِّ مَنْ يَسْتَطِيعُ أنْ يَفهَمَ ما يَسْمَعُهُ. وَكانَ ذَلِكَ فِي اليَوْمِ الأوَّلِ مِنَ الشَّهْرِ السّابِعِ.

And 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.

3 و َقَرَأ عَزْرا أمامَ السّاحَةِ، أمامَ «بابِ الماءِ» مِنْ أوَّلِ الصَّباحِ إلَى الظُّهْرِ، لِلرِّجالِ وَالنِّساءِ وَكُلِّ مَنْ يَسْتَطِيعُ أنْ يَفهَمَ ما يَسْمَعُهُ. وَأصغَى كُلُّ الشَّعبِ إلَى تَعلِيمِ الشَّرِيعَةِ.

And 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 to the book of the law.

4 و َوَقَفَ المُعَلِّمُ عَزْرا عَلَى مِنَصَّةٍ خَشَبِيَّةٍ صُنِعَتْ لِتِلْكَ المُناسَبَةِ. وَعَلَى يَمِينِهِ وَقَفَ مَتَّثْيا وَشَمَعُ وَعَنايا وَأُورِيّا وَحِلْقِيّا وَمَعْسِيّا. وَعَلَى شِمالِهِ وَقَفَ فَدايا وَمِيشائِيلُ وَمَلْكِيّا وَحاشُومُ وَحَشْبَدّانَةُ وَزَكَرِيّا وَمَشُلّامُ.

And 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.

5 و َفَتَحَ عَزْرا الكِتابَ عَلَى مَرْأى مِنْ جَمِيعِ الشَّعبِ، لِأنَّهُ كانَ أعلَى مِنْهُمْ. وَلَمّا فَتَحَ عَزْرا الكِتابَ، وَقَفَ كُلُّ الشَّعبِ.

And 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.

6 و َسَبَّحَ عَزْرا اللهَ ، الإلَهَ العَظِيمَ، فَأجابَ جَمِيعُ الشَّعبِ: «آمِين! آمِين!» وَأيادِيهِمْ مَرفُوعَةٌ. وَانحَنُوا وَعَبَدُوا اللهَ وَوُجُوهُهُمْ إلَى الأرْضِ.

And 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.

7 و َقامَ اللّاوِيُّونَ، وَهُمْ يَشُوعُ وَبانِي وَشَرَبْيا وَيامِينُ وَعَقُّوبُ وَشَبْتايَ وَهُودِيّا وَمَعْسِيّا وَقَلِيطا وَعَزَرْيا وَيُوزابادُ وَحَنانُ وَفَلايا، بِإفْهامِ الشَّعبِ شَرِيعَةَ اللهِ وَالشَّعْبُ واقِفُونَ فِي أماكِنِهِمْ.

And 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 in their place.

8 و َقَرَأُوا كِتابَ شَرِيعَةِ اللهِ قِسْماً قِسْماً وَأوضَحُوا مَعْناها، فَفَهِمَ الشَّعبُ ما قُرِئَ عَلَيهِمْ.

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

9 و َقالَ نَحَمْيا الوالِي وَعَزْرا المُعَلِّمُ وَاللّاوِيُّونَ الَّذِينَ يُعَلِّمُونَ الشَّعبَ لَهُمْ: «هَذا اليَوْمُ مُخَصَّصٌ لإلَهِكُمْ. فَلا تَحزَنُوا وَلا تَنُوحُوا،» لِأنَّ الشَّعبَ كانُوا جَمِيعاً يَبكُونَ وَهُمْ يَسْمَعُونَ كَلامَ الشَّرِيعَةِ.

And 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.

10 و َقالَ لَهُمْ عَزْرا: «اذْهَبُوا وَكُلُوا طَعاماً دَسِماً وَاشْرَبُوا شَراباً حُلْواً، وَأرسِلُوا حِصَّةً لِلَّذِينَ لَمْ يُحضِرُوا طَعاماً، لِأنَّ اليَوْمَ مُخَصَّصٌ لِرَبِّنا. وَلا تَحزَنُوا لِأنَّ فَرَحَ اللهِ يَجْعَلُكُمْ أقْوِياءَ.»

And 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.

11 و َكانَ اللّاوِيُّونَ يُهَدِّئُونَ الشَّعبَ بِقَولِهِمْ: «اسْكُتُوا وَلا تَحزَنُوا، فَهَذا يَوْمٌ مُخَصَّصٌ للهِ.»

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

12 ف َقامَ جَمِيعُ الشَّعبِ لِيَأْكُلُوا وَيَشْرَبُوا وَيُرْسِلُوا حِصَصاً مِنَ الطَّعامِ، وَيَحتَفِلُوا بِفَرَحٍ عَظِيمٍ، لِأنَّهُمْ فَهِمُوا الكَلامَ الَّذِي أُعلِنَ لَهُمْ.

And 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.

13 و فِي اليَوْمِ الثّانِي مِنَ الشَّهْرِ، اجْتَمَعَ رُؤَساءُ جَمِيعِ العائِلاتِ وَالكَهَنَةُ اللّاوِيُّونَ مَعَ المُعَلِّمِ عَزْرا لِدِراسَةِ كَلامِ الشَّرِيعَةِ وَتَعلِيمِها.

And 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.

14 و َوَجَدُوا فِيها ما أمَرَ بِهِ اللهُ عَلَى فَمِ مُوسَى. وَأنَّ عَلَى بَنِي إسْرائِيلَ أنْ يَسْكُنُوا فِي سَقائِفَ مُؤَقَّتَةٍ فِي عِيدِ الشَّهْرِ السّابِعِ.

And 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,

15 و َأنْ يُنادُوا بِالكَلِماتِ التّالِيَةِ وَيَنشُرُوها عَبْرَ مُدُنِهِمْ وَفِي القُدْسِ: «اخْرُجُوا إلَى المَناطِقِ الجَبَلِيَّةِ وَأحْضِرُوا أغصاناً مِنَ الزَّيتُونِ وَالزَّيتُونِ البَرِّيِّ وَالآسِ وَالنَّخِيلِ وَأشْجارٍ مُورِقَةٍ أُخْرَى لِكَي تَصنَعُوا سَقائِفَ كَما هُوَ مَكتُوبٌ فِي الشَّرِيعَةِ.»

and 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.

16 ف َخَرَجَ الشَّعبُ وَأحضَرُوا أغصاناً وَصَنَعُوا سَقائِفَ مُؤَقَّتَةً لِأنفُسِهِمْ، كُلُّ واحِدٍ عَلَى سَطْحِ بَيتِهِ وَفِي ساحَةِ مَنزِلِهِ، وَفِي ساحاتِ بَيتِ اللهِ، وَفِي السّاحَةِ القَرِيبَةِ مِنْ بابِ الماءِ، وَالسّاحَةِ القَرِيبَةِ مِنْ بابِ أفْرايِمَ.

And the people went forth and brought, 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.

17 و َصَنَعَتْ كُلُّ الجَماعَةِ الَّتِي عادَتْ مِنَ السَّبِي سَقائِفَ مُؤَقَّتَةً، وَأقامُوا فِيها. لِأنَّهُمْ لَمْ يَفعَلُوا هَذا مِنْ أيّامِ يَشُوعَ بْنِ نُونَ. وَكانَ فَرَحُهُمْ عَظِيماً.

And 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.

18 و َكانَ عَزْرا يَقرَأُ مِنْ كِتابِ شَرِيعَةِ اللهِ كُلَّ يَوْمٍ مِنْ أوَّلِ يَوْمٍ إلَى آخِرِ يَوْمٍ فِي الاحتِفالِ. وَاحتَفَلُوا سَبعَةَ أيّامٍ، وَفِي اليَوْمِ الثّامِنِ كانَ هُناكَ اجتِماعٌ خاصٌّ كَما تَقُولُ الشَّرِيعَةُ.

Also 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.