1vai·ye·'a·se·fu chol-ha·'am ke·'ish e·chad, el-ha·re·cho·vv, a·sher lif·nei sha·'ar-ham·ma·yim; vai·yo·me·ru le·'ez·ra has·so·fer, le·ha·vi et-se·fer to·v·rat mo·sheh, a·sher-tziv·vah ha·shem et-yis·ra·'el. 2vai·ya·vi ez·ra hak·ko·hen et-hat·to·v·rah lif·nei hak·ka·hal me·'ish ve·'ad-i·shah, ve·chol me·vin lish·mo·a'; be·yo·vm e·chad la·cho·desh ha·she·vi·'i. 3vai·yik·ra-vov lif·nei ha·re·cho·vv a·sher lif·nei sha·'ar-ham·ma·yim min-ha·'o·vr ad-ma·cha·tzit hai·yo·vm, ne·ged ha·'a·na·shim ve·han·na·shim ve·ham·me·vi·nim; ve·'a·ze·nei chol-ha·'am el-se·fer hat·to·v·rah. 4vai·ya·'a·mod ez·ra has·so·fer al-mig·dal-etz a·sher a·su lad·da·var vai·ya·'a·mod etz·lov mat·tit·yah ve·she·ma va·'a·na·yah ve·'u·ri·yah ve·chil·ki·yah u·ma·'a·se·yah al-ye·mi·nov; u·mis·se·mo·lov pe·da·yah u·mi·sha·'el u·mal·ki·yah ve·cha·shum ve·chash·bad·da·nah ze·char·yah me·shul·lam. f 5vai·yif·tach ez·ra has·se·fer le·'ei·nei chol-ha·'am, ki-me·'al kol-ha·'am ha·yah; u·che·fit·chov a·me·du chol-ha·'am. 6vay·va·rech ez·ra, et-ha·shem ha·'e·lo·him hag·ga·do·vl; vai·ya·'a·nu chol-ha·'am a·men a·men be·mo·'al ye·dei·hem, vai·yik·ke·du vai·yish·ta·chav·vu la·shem ap·pa·yim a·re·tzah. 7ve·ye·shu·a' u·va·ni ve·she·re·ve·yah ya·min ak·kuv shab·be·tai ho·v·di·yah ma·'a·se·yah ke·li·ta a·zar·yah yo·v·za·vad cha·nan pe·la·yah ve·hal·vi·yim, me·vi·nim et-ha·'am lat·to·v·rah; ve·ha·'am al-a·me·dam. 8vai·yik·re·'u vas·se·fer be·to·v·rat ha·'e·lo·him me·fo·rash; ve·so·vm se·chel, vai·ya·vi·nu bam·mik·ra. s

9vai·yo·mer ne·chem·yah hu hat·tir·sha·ta ve·'ez·ra hak·ko·hen has·so·fer ve·hal·vi·yim ham·me·vi·nim et-ha·'am le·chol-ha·'am hai·yo·vm ka·dosh-hu la·shem e·lo·hei·chem, al-tit·'ab·be·lu ve·'al-tiv·ku; ki vo·v·chim kol-ha·'am, ke·sha·me·'am et-div·rei hat·to·v·rah. 10vai·yo·mer la·hem le·chu ich·lu mash·man·nim u·she·tu mam·tak·kim ve·shil·chu ma·no·vt le·'ein na·cho·vn lov, ki-ka·do·vsh hai·yo·vm la·'a·do·nei·nu; ve·'al-te·'a·tze·vu, ki-ched·vat ha·shem hi ma·'uz·ze·chem. 11ve·hal·vi·yim mach·shim le·chol-ha·'am le·mor has·su, ki hai·yo·vm ka·dosh; ve·'al-te·'a·tze·vu. 12vai·ye·le·chu chol-ha·'am le·'e·chol ve·lish·to·vt u·le·shal·lach ma·no·vt, ve·la·'a·so·vt sim·chah ge·do·v·lah; ki he·vi·nu bad·de·va·rim, a·sher ho·v·di·'u la·hem. s

13u·vai·yo·vm ha·she·ni ne·'es·fu ra·shei ha·'a·vo·vt le·chol-ha·'am hak·ko·ha·nim ve·hal·vi·yim, el-ez·ra has·so·fer; u·le·has·kil el-div·rei hat·to·v·rah. 14vai·yim·tze·'u ka·tuv bat·to·v·rah; a·sher tziv·vah ha·shem be·yad-mo·sheh, a·sher ye·she·vu ve·nei-yis·ra·'el bas·suk·ko·vt be·chag ba·cho·desh ha·she·vi·'i. 15va·'a·sher yash·mi·'u ve·ya·'a·vi·ru ko·vl be·chol-a·rei·hem u·vi·ru·sha·lim le·mor tze·'u ha·har ve·ha·vi·'u a·lei-za·yit va·'a·lei-etz she·men, va·'a·lei ha·das va·'a·lei te·ma·rim, va·'a·lei etz a·vot; la·'a·sot suk·kot kak·ka·tuv. f 16vai·ye·tze·'u ha·'am vai·ya·vi·'u vai·ya·'a·su la·hem suk·ko·vt ish al-gag·gov u·ve·chatz·ro·tei·hem, u·ve·chatz·ro·vt beit ha·'e·lo·him; u·vir·cho·vv sha·'ar ham·ma·yim, u·vir·cho·vv sha·'ar ef·ra·yim. 17vai·ya·'a·su chol-hak·ka·hal ha·sha·vim min-ha·she·vi suk·ko·vt vai·ye·she·vu vas·suk·ko·vt ki lo-a·su mi·mei ye·shu·a' bin-nun ken be·nei yis·ra·'el, ad hai·yo·vm ha·hu; vat·te·hi sim·chah ge·do·v·lah me·'od. 18vai·yik·ra be·se·fer to·v·rat ha·'e·lo·him yo·vm be·yo·vm, min-hai·yo·vm ha·ri·sho·vn, ad hai·yo·vm ha·'a·cha·ro·vn; vai·ya·'a·su-chag shiv·'at ya·mim, u·vai·yo·vm ha·she·mi·ni a·tze·ret kam·mish·pat. f