Also that day they offered great sacrifices, and rejoiced: for God had made them rejoice with great joy: the wives also and the children rejoiced: so that the joy of Jerusalem was heard even afar off.
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Verse 43 is found in chapter 12 of Nehemiah. The two great choirs arrive at the temple area, and the celebration culminates in singing, sacrifices, and great joy. The scale of the celebration reflects that reconstruction affects the entire community. The wall, initially built to protect Jerusalem, becomes integrated into a liturgy of gratitude to God.
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Und es wurden desselben Tages große Opfer geopfert, und sie waren fröhlich; denn Gott hatte ihnen eine große Freude gemacht, daß sich auch die Weiber und Kinder freuten, und man hörte die Freude Jerusalems ferne.
Y sacrificaron aquel día grandes víctimas, e hicieron alegrías; porque Dios los había recreado con grande contentamiento: alegráronse también la mujeres y muchachos; y el alborozo de Jerusalem fue oído de lejos.
Aquel día ofrecieron grandes sacrificios y se alegraron, porque Dios les había dado una gran alegría. También las mujeres y los niños se alegraron, y la alegría de Jerusalén se oía desde lejos.
On offrit ce jour-là de nombreux sacrifices, et on se livra aux réjouissances, car Dieu avait donné au peuple un grand sujet de joie. Les femmes et les enfants se réjouirent aussi, et les cris de joie de Jérusalem furent entendus au loin.
E in quel giorno il popolo sacrificò di gran sacrificii, e si rallegrò; perciocchè Iddio gli avea data gran letizia; le donne eziandio, ed i fanciulli, si rallegrarono; talchè l’allegrezza di Gerusalemme fu udita fin da lungi
E ofereceram, no mesmo dia, grandes sacrifícios e se alegraram; porque Deus os alegrara com grande alegria; e até as mulheres e os meninos se alegraram, de modo que a alegria de Jerusalém se ouviu até de longe.
那日,眾人獻上豐盛的祭物,並且歡樂,因為上帝使他們大大歡樂,連婦女帶孩童也都歡樂,甚至從遠處都可聽到 耶路撒冷 的歡聲。
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