Nehemiah 2
1 Now in the month of Nisan, in the twentieth year of King Artaxerxes, when wine was set before him, I took the wine and gave it to the king. I had never been sad in his presence,
Lè sa a, wa Atagzèsès te gen ventan depi li t'ap gouvènen, nou te nan mitan mwa Nisan. Jou sa a, se te tou pa m' pou m' te pote diven bay wa a. Mwen pran diven an, mwen pote l' ba li. Li pa t' janm konn wè m' parèt devan l' kagou.
2 so the king said to me, “Why is your face sad, though you are not ill? This could only be sadness of the heart.” I was overwhelmed with fear
Epi li di m' konsa: -Ki jan figi ou fè rale konsa? Se pa malad ou malad? Kisa k'ap fè ou lapenn konsa? Lè sa a m'ap mande nan kè m' sa ki pral rive m'.
3 and replied to the king, “May the king live forever! Why should I not be sad when the city where my fathers are buried lies in ruins, and its gates have been destroyed by fire?”
Mwen reponn li: -Mwen swete pou monwa viv lontan! Men, ki jan pou m' fè pa kagou lè lavil kote zansèt mwen yo antere a ap fin kraze, lè dife fin boule tout pòtay li yo?
4 “What is your request?” replied the king. So I prayed to the God of heaven
Wa a di m' konsa: -Kisa ou ta renmen m' fè pou ou? Mwen lapriyè Bondye ki nan syèl la nan kè m'.
5 and answered the king, “If it pleases the king, and if your servant has found favor in your sight, I ask that you send me to Judah, to the city where my fathers are buried, so that I may rebuild it.”
Epi mwen reponn li: -Si sa fè monwa plezi, si ou kontan jan m'ap sèvi ou la, tanpri, kite m' ale nan peyi Jida, nan lavil kote zansèt mwen yo antere a, pou m' ka rebati l'.
6 Then the king, with the queen seated beside him, asked me, “How long will your journey take, and when will you return?” So it pleased the king to send me, and I set a time.
Wa a te chita avèk larenn li bò kote l', li mande m': -Konbe tan vwayaj la pral pran ou? Kilè w'a tounen? Mwen di l' konbe tan sa ka pran m'. Epi li dakò pou l' kite m' ale.
7 I also said to him, “If it pleases the king, may letters be given to me for the governors west of the Euphrates, so that they will grant me safe passage until I reach Judah.
Lè sa a, mwen di wa a: -Si sa fè monwa plezi, li ta fè ekri kèk lèt pou mwen pou gouvènè ki nan pwovens lòt bò larivyè Lefrat yo, pou yo ka kite m' pase jouk mwen rive nan peyi Jida.
8 And may I have a letter to Asaph, keeper of the king’s forest, so that he will give me timber to make beams for the gates of the citadel to the temple, for the city wall, and for the house I will occupy.” And because the gracious hand of my God was upon me, the king granted my requests.
Li ta ban m' yon lèt tou pou Azaf, chèf ki reskonsab rakbwa leta yo, pou l' ka ban mwen bwa pou gwo pòtay fò k'ap pwoteje tanp lan, bwa pou ranpa lavil la ak bwa pou kay kote pou m' rete a. Wa a ban mwen tou sa mwen te mande l' paske Bondye te avèk mwen.
9 Then I went to the governors west of the Euphrates and gave them the king’s letters. The king had also sent army officers and cavalry with me.
Wa a te voye kèk ofisye nan lame a ak kèk kavalye pou ale avè m'. Se konsa, mwen pati pou pwovens ki lòt bò larivyè Lefrat la, mwen pase lakay tout gouvènè yo, mwen renmèt yo lèt wa a te ban mwen pou yo.
10 But when Sanballat the Horonite and Tobiah the Ammonite official heard about this, they were deeply disturbed that someone had come to seek the well-being of the Israelites.
Men, lè Sanbala, moun lavil Bèt-Owon, ak Tobija, yon moun peyi Amon ki t'ap travay nan gouvènman an, vin konnen te gen yon nonm ki te vin travay pou byen pèp Izrayèl la, sa te gate san yo anpil.
11 After I had arrived in Jerusalem and had been there three days,
Lè m' rive lavil Jerizalèm, mwen kite twa jou pase anvan m' fè anyen.
12 I set out at night with a few men. I did not tell anyone what my God had laid on my heart to do for Jerusalem. The only animal with me was the one on which I was riding.
Apre sa, mwen leve nan mitan lannwit, mwen pran kèk moun pa m' avè m'. Mwen pati san m' pa di pesonn sa Bondye te ban m' lide fè pou lavil Jerizalèm. Sèl bèt nou te pran ak nou, se te bèt pou m' moute a.
13 So I went out at night through the Valley Gate toward the Well of the Serpent and the Dung Gate, and I inspected the walls of Jerusalem that had been broken down and the gates that had been destroyed by fire.
Li te fè nwa. Nou soti nan pòtay Ti Fon an ki sou bò lwès, nou vire desann nan direksyon sid, nou pase devan Fontenn Dragon an, ak devan pòtay Depotwa a. Sou tout wout la, mwen t'ap egzaminen eta ranpa lavil Jerizalèm lan, kote ki te gen twou ak pòtay dife te boule yo.
14 Then I went on to the Fountain Gate and the King’s Pool, but there was no room for the animal under me to get through;
Mwen vanse pi devan, mwen vire sou bò nò. Mwen pase devan pòtay Fontenn lan ak Rezèvwa Wa a. Lè m' rive la, bèt mwen te moute a pa t' ka jwenn kote pou l' pase.
15 so I went up the valley by night and inspected the wall. Then I headed back and reentered through the Valley Gate.
Nan fènwa a, mwen pase nan ravin lan, mwen moute nan direksyon nò. Mwen t'ap egzaminen eta miray la byen. Apre sa, mwen kase tèt tounen sou menm chemen m' te pase a, mwen antre nan lavil la, nan pòtay Ti-Fon an.
16 The officials did not know where I had gone or what I was doing, for I had not yet told the Jews or priests or nobles or officials or any other workers.
Pesonn nan chèf lavil yo pa t' konnen kote m' te ale ni sa m' te al fè. Lè sa a, mwen pa t' ankò di jwif yo anyen, ni prèt yo, ni chèf yo, ni majistra yo, ni ankenn lòt moun ki te reskonsab travay reparasyon yo.
17 Then I said to them, “You see the trouble we are in. Jerusalem lies in ruins, and its gates have been burned down. Come, let us rebuild the wall of Jerusalem, so that we will no longer be a disgrace.”
Men lè sa a, mwen di yo: -Nou wè nan ki traka nou ye avèk lavil Jerizalèm k'ap fin kraze nan men nou avèk pòtay boule li yo. Vini non! Ann al rebati miray ranpa lavil la! Moun va sispann fè nou wont.
18 I also told them about the gracious hand of my God upon me, and what the king had said to me. “Let us start rebuilding,” they replied, and they set their hands to this good work.
Lè sa a, mwen fè yo konnen ki jan Bondye te la avè m' pou pwoteje m' ak tou sa wa a te di m'. Yo reponn: -Bon. Annavan! Ann al rebati! Epi yo ranje kò yo pou mete men nan travay la.
19 But when Sanballat the Horonite, Tobiah the Ammonite official, and Geshem the Arab heard about this, they mocked us and ridiculed us, saying, “What is this you are doing? Are you rebelling against the king?”
Men, lè Sanbala, moun lavil Bèt-Owon an, Tobija, moun Amon ki t'ap travay nan gouvènman an, ak Gechèm, arab la, vin pran nouvèl la, yo ri nou kont kò yo, epi yo pase nou nan kont betiz yo. Yo di nou: -Sa n'ap fè la a, mesye? Apa n'ap dezobeyi lòd wa a!
20 So I answered them and said, “The God of heaven is the One who will grant us success. We, His servants, will start rebuilding, but you have no portion, right, or claim in Jerusalem.”
Mwen reponn, mwen di yo: -Se Bondye nan syèl la k'ap fè nou reyisi nan sa nou vle fè a. Nou menm ki sèvitè Bondye, nou pral konmanse rebati l'. Men nou menm, moun lòt nasyon, nou pa gen ankenn dwa sou lavil Jerizalèm. Nou pa gen anyen pou nou wè nan sa. Pesonn pa janm nonmen non nou nan koze lavil Jerizalèm.
