1All the people gathered themselves together as one man into the broad place that was before the water gate; and they spoke unto Ezrah the Sofer to bring the Sefer of the Torah of Moshe, which יהוה had commanded to Yisra’el. 2And Ezrah the Kohen brought the Torah before the congregation, both men and women, and all that could hear with understanding, upon the first day of the seventh khodesh. 3And he read therein before the broad place that was before the water gate from early morning until midday, in the presence of the men and the women, and of those that could understand; and the ears of all the people were attentive unto the Sefer HaTorah. 4And Ezrah the Sofer stood upon a platform of wood, which they had made for the purpose; and beside him stood Matit-Yah, and Shema, and Ana-Yah, and Uri-Yah, and Khilki-Yah, and Ma’asei-Yah, on his right hand; and on his left hand, Peda-Yah, and Misha’el, and Malkhi-Yah, and Khashum, and Hashbadanah, Zekhar-Yah, and Meshulam.
5And Ezrah opened the Sefer in the sight of all the people, for he was above all the people, and when he opened it, all the people stood up. 6And Ezrah blessed יהוה , the great Elohim. And all the people answered, “Amein, Amein”, with the lifting up of their hands; and they bowed their heads, and fell down before יהוה with their faces to the ground. 7Also Yeshua, and Bani, and Sherev-Yah, Yamin, Akuv, Shabetai, Hodi-Yah, Ma’asei-Yah, Kelita, Azar-Yah, Yozavad, Khanan, Pela-Yah, even the Levi’im, caused the people to understand the Torah; and the people stood in their place. 8And they read in the book, in the Torah of Elohim, distinctly; and they gave the sense, and caused them to understand the reading. 9And Nekhem-Yah, who was the Tirshatah, and Ezrah the Kohen, the Sofer, and the Levi’im that taught the people, said unto all the people, “This day is Kadosh unto יהוה your Elohim; mourn not, nor weep.” For all the people wept, when they heard the words of the Torah. 10Then he said unto them, “Go your way, eat the fat, and drink the sweet, and send portions unto him for whom nothing is prepared; for this day is Kadosh unto Adoneinu; neither be grieved; for the joy of יהוה is your strength.” 11So the Levi’im stilled all the people, saying, “Hold your peace, for the day is kadosh; neither be grieved.” 12And all the people went their way to eat, and to drink, and to send portions, and to make great mirth, because they had understood the words that were declared unto them. 13And on the second day were gathered together the heads of fathers’ houses of all the people, the Kohanim, and the Levi’im, unto Ezrah the Sofer, even to give attention to the words of the Torah. 14And they found written in the Torah, how that יהוה had commanded by Moshe, that B’nei Yisra’el should dwell in sukkot in the feast of the seventh khodesh; 15and that they should publish and proclaim in all their cities, and in Yerushalayim, saying, “Go forth unto the mount, and fetch olive branches, and branches of wild olive, and myrtle branches, and palm branches, and branches of thick trees, to make sukkot, as it is written.”
16So the people went forth, and brought them, and made themselves sukkot, every one upon the roof of his house, and in their courts, and in the courts of Beit HaElohim, and in the broad place of the water gate, and in the broad place of the gate of Efrayim. 17And all the congregation of them that were come back out of the captivity made sukkot, and dwelt in the sukkot; for since the days of Yeshua Bin Nun unto that day had not B’nei Yisra’el done so. And there was very great gladness. 18Also day by day, from the first day unto the last day, he read in the book of the Torah of Elohim. And they kept the Khag seven days; and on the eighth day [Sh’mini] Atzeret, according unto the ordinance.
אוַיֵּאָסְפוּ כָל הָעָם כְּאִישׁ אֶחָד אֶל הָרְחוֹב אֲשֶׁר לִפְנֵי שַׁעַר הַמָּיִם; וַיֹּאמְרוּ לְעֶזְרָא הַסֹּפֵר לְהָבִיא אֶת סֵפֶר תּוֹרַת מֹשֶׁה אֲשֶׁר צִוָּה יהוה אֶת יִשְׂרָאֵל. בוַיָּבִיא עֶזְרָא הַכֹּהֵן אֶת הַתּוֹרָה לִפְנֵי הַקָּהָל מֵאִישׁ וְעַד אִשָּׁה וְכֹל מֵבִין לִשְׁמֹעַ בְּיוֹם אֶחָד לַחֹדֶשׁ הַשְּׁבִיעִי. גוַיִּקְרָא בוֹ לִפְנֵי הָרְחוֹב אֲשֶׁר לִפְנֵי שַׁעַר הַמַּיִם מִן הָאוֹר עַד מַחֲצִית הַיּוֹם נֶגֶד הָאֲנָשִׁים וְהַנָּשִׁים וְהַמְּבִינִים; וְאָזְנֵי כָל הָעָם אֶל סֵפֶר הַתּוֹרָה. דוַיַּעֲמֹד עֶזְרָא הַסֹּפֵר עַל מִגְדַּל עֵץ אֲשֶׁר עָשׂוּ לַדָּבָר וַיַּעֲמֹד אֶצְלוֹ מַתִּתְיָה וְשֶׁמַע וַעֲנָיָה וְאוּרִיָּה וְחִלְקִיָּה וּמַעֲשֵׂיָה עַל יְמִינוֹ; וּמִשְּׂמֹאלוֹ פְּדָיָה וּמִישָׁאֵל וּמַלְכִּיָּה וְחָשֻׁם וְחַשְׁבַּדָּנָה זְכַרְיָה מְשֻׁלָּם.
הוַיִּפְתַּח עֶזְרָא הַסֵּפֶר לְעֵינֵי כָל הָעָם כִּי מֵעַל כָּל הָעָם הָיָה; וּכְפִתְחוֹ עָמְדוּ כָל הָעָם. ווַיְבָרֶךְ עֶזְרָא אֶת יהוה הָאֱלֹהִים הַגָּדוֹל; וַיַּעֲנוּ כָל הָעָם אָמֵן אָמֵן בְּמֹעַל יְדֵיהֶם וַיִּקְּדוּ וַיִּשְׁתַּחֲווּ לַיהוה אַפַּיִם אָרְצָה. זוְיֵשׁוּעַ וּבָנִי וְשֵׁרֵבְיָה יָמִין עַקּוּב שַׁבְּתַי הוֹדִיָּה מַעֲשֵׂיָה קְלִיטָא עֲזַרְיָה יוֹזָבָד חָנָן פְּלָאיָה וְהַלְוִיִּם מְבִינִים אֶת הָעָם לַתּוֹרָה; וְהָעָם עַל עָמְדָם. חוַיִּקְרְאוּ בַסֵּפֶר בְּתוֹרַת הָאֱלֹהִים מְפֹרָשׁ; וְשׂוֹם שֶׂכֶל וַיָּבִינוּ בַּמִּקְרָא. טוַיֹּאמֶר נְחֶמְיָה הוּא הַתִּרְשָׁתָא וְעֶזְרָא הַכֹּהֵן הַסֹּפֵר וְהַלְוִיִּם הַמְּבִינִים אֶת הָעָם לְכָל הָעָם הַיּוֹם קָדֹשׁ הוּא לַיהוה אֱלֹהֵיכֶם אַל תִּתְאַבְּלוּ וְאַל תִּבְכּוּ: כִּי בוֹכִים כָּל הָעָם כְּשָׁמְעָם אֶת דִּבְרֵי הַתּוֹרָה. יוַיֹּאמֶר לָהֶם לְכוּ אִכְלוּ מַשְׁמַנִּים וּשְׁתוּ מַמְתַקִּים וְשִׁלְחוּ מָנוֹת לְאֵין נָכוֹן לוֹ כִּי קָדוֹשׁ הַיּוֹם לַאֲדֹנֵינוּ; וְאַל תֵּעָצֵבוּ כִּי חֶדְוַת יהוה הִיא מָעֻזְּכֶם. יאוְהַלְוִיִּם מַחְשִׁים לְכָל הָעָם לֵאמֹר הַסּוּ כִּי הַיּוֹם קָדֹשׁ; וְאַל תֵּעָצֵבוּ. יבוַיֵּלְכוּ כָל הָעָם לֶאֱכֹל וְלִשְׁתּוֹת וּלְשַׁלַּח מָנוֹת וְלַעֲשׂוֹת שִׂמְחָה גְדוֹלָה: כִּי הֵבִינוּ בַּדְּבָרִים אֲשֶׁר הוֹדִיעוּ לָהֶם. יגוּבַיּוֹם הַשֵּׁנִי נֶאֶסְפוּ רָאשֵׁי הָאָבוֹת לְכָל הָעָם הַכֹּהֲנִים וְהַלְוִיִּם אֶל עֶזְרָא הַסֹּפֵר וּלְהַשְׂכִּיל אֶל דִּבְרֵי הַתּוֹרָה. ידוַיִּמְצְאוּ כָּתוּב בַּתּוֹרָה: אֲשֶׁר צִוָּה יהוה בְּיַד מֹשֶׁה אֲשֶׁר יֵשְׁבוּ בְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל בַּסֻּכּוֹת בֶּחָג בַּחֹדֶשׁ הַשְּׁבִיעִי. טווַאֲשֶׁר יַשְׁמִיעוּ וְיַעֲבִירוּ קוֹל בְּכָל עָרֵיהֶם וּבִירוּשָׁלִַם לֵאמֹר צְאוּ הָהָר וְהָבִיאוּ עֲלֵי זַיִת וַעֲלֵי עֵץ שֶׁמֶן וַעֲלֵי הֲדַס וַעֲלֵי תְמָרִים וַעֲלֵי עֵץ עָבֹת: לַעֲשֹׂת סֻכֹּת כַּכָּתוּב.
טזוַיֵּצְאוּ הָעָם וַיָּבִיאוּ וַיַּעֲשׂוּ לָהֶם סֻכּוֹת אִישׁ עַל גַּגּוֹ וּבְחַצְרֹתֵיהֶם וּבְחַצְרוֹת בֵּית הָאֱלֹהִים וּבִרְחוֹב שַׁעַר הַמַּיִם וּבִרְחוֹב שַׁעַר אֶפְרָיִם. יזוַיַּעֲשׂוּ כָל הַקָּהָל הַשָּׁבִים מִן הַשְּׁבִי סֻכּוֹת וַיֵּשְׁבוּ בַסֻּכּוֹת כִּי לֹא עָשׂוּ מִימֵי יֵשׁוּעַ בִּן נוּן כֵּן בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל עַד הַיּוֹם הַהוּא; וַתְּהִי שִׂמְחָה גְּדוֹלָה מְאֹד. יחוַיִּקְרָא בְּסֵפֶר תּוֹרַת הָאֱלֹהִים יוֹם בְּיוֹם מִן הַיּוֹם הָרִאשׁוֹן עַד הַיּוֹם הָאַחֲרוֹן; וַיַּעֲשׂוּ חָג שִׁבְעַת יָמִים וּבַיּוֹם הַשְּׁמִינִי עֲצֶרֶת כַּמִּשְׁפָּט.
D'var יהוה , The Word of יהוה 