4כֵּיצַד הוּא קוֹרֵא. תּוֹקְעִין בַּחֲצוֹצְרוֹת בְּכָל יְרוּשָׁלַיִם כְּדֵי לְהַקְהִיל אֶת הָעָם. וּמְבִיאִין בִּימָה גְּדוֹלָה וְשֶׁל עֵץ הָיְתָה וּמַעֲמִידִין אוֹתָהּ בְּאֶמְצַע עֶזְרַת נָשִׁים וְהַמֶּלֶךְ עוֹלֶה וְיוֹשֵׁב עָלֶיהָ כְּדֵי שֶׁיִּשְׁמְעוּ קְרִיאָתוֹ וְכָל יִשְׂרָאֵל הָעוֹלִים לָחֹג מִתְקַבְּצִין סְבִיבָיו. וְחַזַּן הַכְּנֶסֶת נוֹטֵל סֵפֶר תּוֹרָה וְנוֹתְנוֹ לְרֹאשׁ הַכְּנֶסֶת וְרֹאשׁ הַכְּנֶסֶת נוֹתְנוֹ לַסְּגָן וּסְגָן לְכֹהֵן גָּדוֹל וְכֹהֵן גָּדוֹל לַמֶּלֶךְ כְּדֵי לְהַדְּרוֹ בְּרֹב בְּנֵי אָדָם. וְהַמֶּלֶךְ מְקַבְּלוֹ כְּשֶׁהוּא עוֹמֵד וְאִם רָצָה יֵשֵׁב וּפוֹתֵחַ וְרוֹאֶה וּמְבָרֵךְ כְּדֶרֶךְ שֶׁמְּבָרֵךְ כָּל קוֹרֵא בַּתּוֹרָה בְּבֵית הַכְּנֶסֶת. וְקוֹרֵא הַפָּרָשִׁיּוֹת שֶׁאָמַרְנוּ עַד שֶׁהוּא גּוֹמֵר וְגוֹלֵל וּמְבָרֵךְ לְאַחֲרֶיהָ כְּדֶרֶךְ שֶׁמְּבָרְכִין בְּבָתֵּי כְּנֵסִיּוֹת וּמוֹסִיף שֶׁבַע בְּרָכוֹת וְאֵלּוּ הֵן. רְצֵה ה' אֱלֹהֵינוּ בְּעַמְּךָ יִשְׂרָאֵל וְכוּ'. מוֹדִים אֲנַחְנוּ לָךְ וְכוּ'. אַתָּה בְּחַרְתָּנוּ מִכָּל הָעַמִּים וְכוּ' עַד מְקַדֵּשׁ יִשְׂרָאֵל וְהַזְּמַנִּים כְּדֶרֶךְ שֶׁמְּבָרְכִין בַּתְּפִלָּה. הֲרֵי שָׁלֹשׁ בְּרָכוֹת כְּמַטְבְּעָן. רְבִיעִית מִתְפַּלֵּל עַל הַמִּקְדָּשׁ שֶׁיַּעֲמֹד וְחוֹתֵם בָּהּ בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה ה' הַשּׁוֹכֵן בְּצִיּוֹן. חֲמִישִׁית מִתְפַּלֵּל עַל יִשְׂרָאֵל שֶׁתַּעֲמֹד מַלְכוּתָם וְחוֹתֵם בָּהּ הַבּוֹחֵר בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל. שִׁשִּׁית מִתְפַּלֵּל עַל הַכֹּהֲנִים שֶׁיִּרְצֶה הָאֵל עֲבוֹדָתָם וְחוֹתֵם בָּהּ בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה ה' מְקַדֵּשׁ הַכֹּהֲנִים. שְׁבִיעִית מִתְחַנֵּן וּמִתְפַּלֵּל בָּהּ כְּפִי מַה שֶּׁהוּא יָכוֹל וְחוֹתֵם בָּהּ הוֹשַׁע ה' אֶת עַמְּךָ יִשְׂרָאֵל שֶׁעַמְּךָ צְרִיכִין לְהִוָּשַׁע בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה ה' שׁוֹמֵעַ תְּפִלָּה:
How would he read? They would blow trumpets in all of Jerusalem in order to assemble the people and bring a large pedestal and it was [made] of wood. And they would place it in the middle of the women's courtyard and the king would go up and sit upon it so that they could hear his reading, and all of Israel that would go up [on the festival pilgrimage] would gather around him. And the sexton of the [Temple] synagogue would take the Torah scroll and give it to the head of the synagogue, and the head of the synagogue would give it to the Assistant [High Priest], and the Assistant [would give it] to the High Priest, and the High Priest to the king, in order to enhance it with the multitude of people [involved]. And the king would receive it while standing and, if he wanted, he would [then] sit, and [then he would] open and see [it] and bless in the way that every reader would bless in a synagogue. And he would read the sections that we stated, until he finishes and rolls [it] and blesses after it, in the way that we bless in synagogues. And he adds seven [other] blessings and these are them: Accept, Lord our G-d, Your people Israel, etc.; We thank You, etc.; You have chosen us from all of the nations, etc. until, Who has sanctified Israel and the [special] times - in the way that we bless in prayer, behold these are three blessings according to their [usual] structure; the fourth is [that] he prays for the Temple, that it should stand, and concludes it, "Blessed are You, Lord, Who dwells in Zion;" the fifth is [that] he prays for Israel, that their kingdom should stand, and concludes it, "Who chooses Israel;" the sixth is [that] he prays for the priests, that the Power should accept their service, and concludes it, "Blessed are You, Lord, Who sanctifies the priests; the seventh is that he supplicates and prays within it, according to what he can, and concludes it, "Save, Lord, Your people, Israel, since Your people needs to be saved, Blessed are You, Lord, Who hears prayer."
