then all the people gathered themselves together as one man into the open place that was before the water gate; and they spoke to ῾Ezra the scribe to bring the book of the Tora of Moshe, which the Lord had commanded to Yisra᾽el.

And all the people gathered as one man to the square before the Water Gate, and they asked Ezra the scribe to bring the scroll of the Torah of Moses which the L-rd had commanded to Israel.

And ῾Ezra the priest brought the Tora before the congregation both of men and women, and all those who could hear with understanding, upon the first day of the seventh month.

And Ezra the priest brought the Torah before the congregation, from man to woman and all who could hear with understanding, on the first day of the seventh month [i.e., Rosh Hashanah].

And he read therein facing the open place which was before the water gate from morning until midday, before the men and the women, and those who could understand; and the ears of all the people were attentive to the book of the Tora.

And he read in it before the square in front of the Water Gate from daylight until midday before the men, the women, and (the others) who understood. And the ears of all the people were to the Torah scroll.

And ῾Ezra the scribe stood upon a platform of wood, which they had made for the purpose, and beside him stood Mattitya, and Shema, and ῾Anaya, and Uriyya, and Ḥilqiyya, and Ma῾aseya, on his right hand; and on his left hand, Pedaya and Misha᾽el, and Malkiyya, and Ḥashum, and Ḥashbaddana, Zekhrya, Meshullam.

And Ezra stood on a wooden platform that they had made for the thing [(the reading of the Torah scroll)]. And there stood next to him: Matithyah, Shema, Anayah, Uriah, Chilkiyah, and Ma'aseyah, on his right; and, on his left, Pedayah, Mishael, Malkiyah, Chusham, Chashbadnah, Zecharyah, and Meshulam.

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:

And Ezra opened the scroll in the sight of all of the people (for he was [standing] above all of the people). And when he opened it, all of the people stood silent.

and ῾Ezra blessed the Lord, the great God. And all the people answered, Amen, Amen, lifting up their hands: and they bowed their heads, and worshipped the Lord with their faces to the ground.

And Ezra blessed the L-rd, the great G d, and all the people answered Amen! Amen! with hands uplifted [in praise of the L-rd]. And they bowed down and prostrated themselves to the L-rd with their faces to the ground.

Also Yeshua, and Bani, and Sherevya, Yamin, ῾Aqquv, Shabbetay, Hodiyya, Ma῾aseya, Qelita, ῾Azarya, Yozaved, Ḥanan, Pelaya, and the Levites, caused the people to understand the Tora: and the people stood in their place.

And Yeshua, Bani, Sherevyah, Yamin, Akuv, Shabthai, Hodiyah, Ma'aseyah, Kelita, Azaryah, Yozavad, Chanan, Pelayah, and the Levites explained the Torah to the people, the people standing.

So they read in the book, in the Tora of God distinctly, and gave the sense, and caused them to understand the reading.

And they read in the explicated scroll of the Torah of G-d with application, and they understood what was written.

And Neĥemya, who is the Tirshata, and ῾Ezra the priest the scribe, and the Levites who taught the people, said to all the people, This day is holy to the Lord your God; do not mourn, or weep. For all the people wept, when they heard the words of the Tora.

And Nechemiah (Tirshatha) and Ezra the priest, the scribe, and the Levites, the edifiers of the people, said to all the people: This day is holy to the L-rd your G d; do not mourn and do not weep. For all the people wept [(for their remissness in fulfilling the Torah)] when they heard the words of the Torah.

Then he said to them, Go your way, eat sumptuously, and drink sweet beverages, and send portions to those for whom nothing is prepared: for this day is holy to our Lord: for the joy of the Lord is your strength.

And he said to them: Go, eat fat things and drink sweet things and send portions to him [i.e., to the poor one] who has no [food] readied. For this day is holy to our L-rd. And do not be sad, for the L-rd's joy is your stronghold.

So the Levites stilled all the people, saying, Hold your peace, for the day is holy; and do not be grieved.

And the Levites hushed all the people, saying: Be still, for this is a holy day; do not be sad.

And 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 to them.

And all the people went to eat and to drink and to send portions and to make great festivity, for they understood the things whereof they apprised them.

And on the second day, the chiefs of the fathers’ houses of all the people, the priests, and the Levites, were gathered to ῾Ezra the scribe, in order to study the words of the Tora.

And on the second day [(of Rosh Hashanah)] there gathered the heads of the fathers' [houses] of all the people (and) the priests and the Levites to Ezra the scribe to probe the words of the Torah.

And they found written in the Tora which the Lord had commanded by the hand of Moshe, that the children of Yisra᾽el should dwell in booths in the feast of the seventh month:

And they found it written in the Torah that the L-rd had commanded through Moses that the children of Israel were to dwell in succoth on the festival in the seventh month.

and that they should publish and proclaim in all their cities, and in Yerushalayim, saying, Go out to the mountain, and fetch olive branches, and branches of wild olive, and myrtle branches, and palm branches, and branches of thick trees, to make booths, as it is written.

[And they commanded] that they make heard and proclaim throughout all of their cities and in Jerusalem: "Go out to the mountain and bring olive leaves and olive-tree leaves and myrtle leaves [(for roofing the succah)] and date-palm leaves [(for the lulav)] and leaves of a plaited tree [(hadassim)] to observe Succoth as written."

So the people went out, and brought them, and made themselves booths, every one upon the roof of his house, and in their courts, and in the courts of the house of God, and in the broad place of the water gate, and in the broad place of the gate of Efrayim.

And the people went out and brought [(what they had been instructed to bring)], and they made succoth for themselves, each on his roof and in their courtyards and in the courts of the house of G-d and in the square of the Water Gate and in the square of the Gate of Ephraim.

And all the congregation of those who were come back out of the captivity made booths, and dwelt in the booths: for since the days of Yeshua the son of Nun to that day the children of Yisra᾽el had not done so. And there was very great gladness.

And all the congregation that had returned from the captivity made succoth, and they dwelt in the succoth. For the children of Israel had not done so from the days of Yeshua the son of Nun until that day. And the joy was very great.

Also day by day, from the first day to the last day, he read in the book of the Tora of God. And they kept the feast seven days; and on the eighth day was a solemn assembly, according to the prescribed form.

And he read in the scroll of the Torah of G-d every day [of the festival], from the first day until the last day. And they observed the festival for seven days, and on the eighth day, atzereth, as prescribed [viz. Leviticus 23:26].