Nehemiah 8

DOUAI-RHEIMS	GREEK BIBLE
1 And 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.	1 Συνηχθη δε πας ο λαος, ως εις ανθρωπος, εις την πλατειαν την εμπροσθεν της πυλης των υδατων? και ειπον προς Εσδραν τον γραμματεα, να φερη το βιβλιον του νομου του Μωυσεως, τον οποιον ο Κυριος προσεταξεν εις τον Ισραηλ.
2 Then 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.	2 Και την πρωτην ημεραν του εβδομου μηνος εφερεν Εσδρας ο ιερευς τον νομον εμπροσθεν της συναξεως ανδρων τε και γυναικων και παντων των δυναμενων να εννοωσιν ακουοντες.
3 And 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.	3 Και ανεγνωσεν εν αυτω, εν τη πλατεια τη εμπροσθεν της πυλης των υδατων, απο της αυγης μεχρι της μεσημβριας, ενωπιον των ανδρων και των γυναικων και των δυναμενων να εννοωσι? και τα ωτα παντος του λαου προσειχον εις το βιβλιον του νομου.
4 And 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.	4 Ιστατο δε Εσδρας ο γραμματευς επι βηματος ξυλινου, το οποιον εκαμον επιτηδες? και πλησιον αυτου ιστατο Ματταθιας και Σεμα και Αναιας και Ουριας και Χελκιας και Μαασιας, εκ δεξιων αυτου? εξ αριστερων δε αυτου Φεδαιας και Μισαηλ και Μαλχιας και Ασουμ και Ασβαδανα, Ζαχαριας και Μεσουλλαμ.
5 And 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.	5 Και ηνοιξεν ο Εσδρας το βιβλιον ενωπιον παντος του λαου? διοτι ητο υπερανω παντος του λαου? και οτε ηνοιξεν αυτο, πας ο λαος ηγερθη.
6 And 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.	6 Και ηυλογησεν ο Εσδρας τον Κυριον, τον Θεον τον μεγαν. Και πας ο λαος απεκριθη, Αμην, Αμην, υψονοντες τας χειρας αυτων? και κυψαντες, προσεκυνησαν τον Κυριον με τα προσωπα επι την γην.
7 Now 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: end the people stood in their place.	7 Ιησους δε και Βανι και Σερεβιας, Ιαμειν, Ακκουβ, Σαββεθαι, Ωδιας, Μαασιας, Κελιτα, Αζαριας, Ιωζαβαδ, Αναν, Φελαιας και οι Λευιται εξηγουν τον νομον εις τον λαον? και ο λαος ιστατο εν τω τοπω αυτου.
8 And they read in the book of the law of God distinctly and plainly to be understood: and they understood when it was read.	8 Και ανεγνωσαν εν τω βιβλιω του νομου του Θεου ευκρινως, και εδωκαν την εννοιαν και εξηγησαν τα αναγινωσκομενα.
9 And 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.	9 Και ο Νεεμιας, ουτος ειναι ο Θιρσαθα, και Εσδρας ο ιερευς ο γραμματευς, και οι Λευιται οι εξηγουντες εις τον λαον, ειπον προς παντα τον λαον, Η ημερα αυτη ειναι αγια εις Κυριον τον Θεον σας? μη πενθειτε μηδε κλαιετε. Διοτι πας ο λαος εκλαιεν, ως ηκουσαν τους λογους του νομου.
10 And 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.	10 Και ειπε προς αυτους, Υπαγετε, φαγετε παχεα και πιετε γλυκασματα, και αποστειλατε μεριδας προς τους μη εχοντας μηδεν ητοιμασμενον? διοτι η ημερα ειναι αγια εις τον Κυριον ημων? και μη λυπεισθε? διοτι η χαρα του Κυριου ειναι η ισχυς σας.
11 And the Levites stilled all the people, saying: Hold your peace, for the day is holy, and be not sorrowful.	11 Και κατεσιγασαν οι Λευιται παντα τον λαον, λεγοντες, Ησυχαζετε? διοτι η ημερα ειναι αγια? και μη λυπεισθε.
12 So 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.	12 Και απηλθε πας ο λαος, δια να φαγωσι και να πιωσι και να αποστειλωσι μεριδας και να καμωσιν ευφροσυνην μεγαλην, διοτι ενοησαν τους λογους τους οποιους εφανερωσαν εις αυτους.
13 And 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.	13 Και την δευτεραν ημεραν συνηχθησαν οι αρχοντες των πατριων παντος του λαου, οι ιερεις και οι Λευιται, προς Εσδραν τον γραμματεα, δια να διδαχθωσι τους λογους του νομου.
14 And 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:	14 Και ευρηκαν γεγραμμενον εν τω νομω, τον οποιον προσεταξεν ο Κυριος δια του Μωυσεως, να κατοικησωσιν οι υιοι Ισραηλ εν σκηναις εν τη εορτη του εβδομου μηνος?
15 And 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.	15 και να δημοσιευσωσι και να διακηρυξωσιν εις πασας τας πολεις αυτων και εις την Ιερουσαλημ, λεγοντες, Εξελθετε εις το ορος και φερετε κλαδους ελαιας και κλαδους αγριελαιας και κλαδους μυρσινης και κλαδους φοινικων και κλαδους δασυφυλλων δενδρων, δια να καμητε σκηνας, κατα το γεγραμμενον.
16 And 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.	16 Και εξελθων ο λαος εφερε, και εκαμον εις εαυτους σκηνας, εκαστος επι του δωματος αυτου, και εν ταις αυλαις αυτων και εν ταις αυλαις του οικου του Θεου και εν τη πλατεια της πυλης των υδατων και εν τη πλατεια της πυλης του Εφραιμ.
17 And 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.	17 Και πασα η συναξις των επιστρεψαντων απο της αιχμαλωσιας εκαμον σκηνας, και εκαθησαν εν ταις σκηναις? διοτι απο των ημερων Ιησου υιου του Ναυη μεχρι εκεινης της ημερας, οι υιοι Ισραηλ δεν ειχον καμει ουτω. Και εγεινεν ευφροσυνη μεγαλη σφοδρα.
18 And 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.	18 Και καθ' εκαστην ημεραν, απο της πρωτης ημερας μεχρι της τελευταιας ημερας, ανεγινωσκεν εν τω βιβλιω του νομου του Θεου. Και εκαμον εορτην επτα ημερας? την δε ογδοην ημεραν πανδημον συναξιν, κατα το διατεταγμενον.