尼希米記 8
Chinese Union Version, punctuated (Traditional)
Douay-Rheims Bible, American Edition (1899)
1到了七月， 以色列 人住在自己的城裏。那時，他們如同一人聚集在 水門 前的寬闊處，請文士 以斯拉 將耶和華藉 摩西 傳給 以色列 人的律法書帶來。
1And the seventh month came: and the children of Israel were in their cities. And all the people were gathered together as one mall to the street which is before the water gate, and they spoke to Esdras the scribe, to bring the book of the law of Moses, which the Lord had commanded to Israel.
2七月初一日，祭司 以斯拉 將律法書帶到聽了能明白的男女會眾面前。
2Then Esdras the priest brought the law before the multitude of men and women, and all those that could understand, in the first day of the seventh month.
3在 水門 前的寬闊處，從清早到晌午，在眾男女、一切聽了能明白的人面前讀這律法書。眾民側耳而聽。
3And he read it plainly in the street that was before the water gate, from the morning until midday, before the men, and the women, and all those that could understand: and the ears of all the people were attentive to the book.
4文士 以斯拉 站在為這事特備的木臺上。 瑪他提雅 、 示瑪 、 亞奈雅 、 烏利亞 、 希勒家 ，和 瑪西雅 站在他的右邊； 毗大雅 、 米沙利 、 瑪基雅 、 哈順 、 哈拔大拿 、 撒迦利亞 ，和 米書蘭 站在他的左邊。
4And Esdras the scribe stood upon a step of wood, which he had made to speak upon, and there stood by him Mathathias, and Semeia, and Ania, and Uria, and Helcia, and Maasia, on his right hand: and on the left, Phadaia, Misael, and Melchia, and Hasum, and Hasbadana, Zacharia and Mosollam.
5以斯拉 站在眾民以上，在眾民眼前展開這書。他一展開，眾民就都站起來。
5And Esdras opened the book before all the people: for he was above all the people: and when he had opened it, all the people stood.
6以斯拉 稱頌耶和華至大的上帝；眾民都舉手應聲說：「阿們！阿們！」就低頭，面伏於地，敬拜耶和華。
6And Esdras blessed the Lord the great God: and all the people answered, Amen, amen: lifting up their hands: and they bowed down, and adored God with their faces to the ground.
7耶書亞 、 巴尼 、 示利比 、 雅憫 、 亞谷 、 沙比太 、 荷第雅 、 瑪西雅 、 基利他 、 亞撒利雅 、 約撒拔 、 哈難 、 毗萊雅 ，和 利未 人使百姓明白律法；百姓都 站 在自己的地方。
7Now Josue, and Bani, and Serebia, Jamin, Accub, Sephtai, Odia, Maasia, Celtia, Azarias, Jozabed, Hanan, Phalaia, the Levites, made silence among the people to hear the law: and the people stood in their place.
8他們清清楚楚地念上帝的律法書，講明意思，使百姓明白所念的。
8And they read in the book of the law of God distinctly and plainly to be understood: and they understood when it was read.
9省長 尼希米 和作祭司的文士 以斯拉 ，並教訓百姓的 利未 人，對眾民說：「今日是耶和華－你們上帝的聖日，不要悲哀哭泣。」 這是 因為眾民聽見律法書上的話都哭了；
9And Nehemias (he is Athersatha) and Esdras the priest and scribe, and the Levites who interpreted to all the people, said: This 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.
10又對他們說：「你們去吃肥美的，喝甘甜的，有不能預備的就分給他，因為今日是我們主的聖日。你們不要憂愁，因靠耶和華而得的喜樂是你們的力量。」
10And he said to them: Go, eat fat meats, and drink sweet wine, and send portions to them that have not prepared for themselves: because it is the holy day of the Lord, and be not sad: for the joy of the Lord is our strength.
11於是 利未 人使眾民靜默，說：「今日是聖日；不要作聲，也不要憂愁。」
11And the Levites stilled all the people, saying: Hold your peace, for the day is holy, and be not sorrowful.
12眾民都去吃喝，也分給人，大大快樂，因為他們明白所教訓他們的話。
12So all the people went to eat and drink, and to send portions, and to make great mirth: because they understood the words that he had taught them.
13次日，眾民的族長、祭司，和 利未 人都聚集到文士 以斯拉 那裏，要留心聽律法上的話。
13And on the second day the chiefs of the families of all the people, the priests, and the Levites were gathered together to Esdras the scribe, that he should interpret to them the words of the law.
14他們見律法上寫着，耶和華藉 摩西 吩咐 以色列 人要在七月節住棚，
14And they found written in the law, that the Lord had commanded by the hand of Moses, that the children of Israel should dwell in tabernacles, on the feast, in the seventh month:
15並要在各城和 耶路撒冷 宣傳報告說：「你們當上山，將橄欖樹、野橄欖樹、番石榴樹、棕樹，和各樣茂密樹的枝子取來，照着所寫的搭棚。」
15And that they should proclaim and publish the word in all their cities, and in Jerusalem, saying: Go forth to the mount, and fetch branches of olive, and branches of beautiful wood, branches of myrtle, and branches of palm, and branches of thick trees, to make tabernacles, as it is written.
16於是百姓出去，取了樹枝來，各人在自己的房頂上，或院內，或上帝殿的院內，或 水門 的寬闊處，或 以法蓮門 的寬闊處搭棚。
16And the people went forth, and brought. And they made themselves tabernacles every man on the top of his house, 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.
17從擄到之地歸回的全會眾就搭棚，住在棚裏。從 嫩 的兒子 約書亞 的時候直到這日， 以色列 人沒有這樣行。於是眾人大大喜樂。
17And all the assembly of them that were returned from the captivity, made tabernacles, and dwelt in tabernacles: for since the days of Josue the son of Nun the children of Israel had not done so, until that day: and there was exceeding great joy.
18從頭一天直到末一天， 以斯拉 每日念上帝的律法書。眾人守節七日，第八日照例有嚴肅會。
18And he read in the book of the law of God day by day, from the first day till the last, and they kept the solemnity seven days, and in the eighth day a solemn assembly according to the manner.
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