## Hush! ##

"Be quiet!" or "Do not make a sound!"

## for this day is holy ##

"for this day is set apart for God"

## and to celebrate with great joy ##

"and to rejoice with great happiness"

## they had understood the words that were made known to them ##

This passive clause can be translated as an active clause. AT: "they had understood the words that the priest had explained to them" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])