Nehemiah 13
1 On that day there was a reading from the book of Moses in the hearing of the people; and they saw that it said in the book that no Ammonite or Moabite might ever come into the meeting of God;
Nan jou sa a, yo te li soti nan liv Moïse la, nan tande a pèp la, epi li te twouve ekri ladann ke ni Amonit ni Moabit pa ta janm dwe antre nan asanble Bondye a,
2 Because they did not give the children of Israel bread and water when they came to them, but got Balaam to put a curse on them: though the curse was turned into a blessing by our God.
paske yo pa t rankontre fis Israël yo avèk pen avèk dlo, men te anplwaye Balaam kont yo pou bay yo madichon. Men Bondye nou an te vire madichon an fè l vin benediksyon.
3 So after hearing the law, they took out of Israel all the mixed people.
Pou sa, lè yo te tande lalwa a, yo te mete tout etranje yo deyò Israël.
4 Now before this, Eliashib the priest, who had been placed over the rooms of the house of our God, being a friend of Tobiah,
Alò, avan sa a, Éliaschib, prèt la, ki te chwazi dirijan nan chanm lakay Bondye yo, ki te fè aliyans ak Tobija,
5 Had made ready for him a great room, where at one time they kept the meal offerings, the perfume, and the vessels and the tenths of the grain and wine and oil which were given by order to the Levites and the music-makers and the door-keepers, and the lifted offerings for the priests.
te prepare yon gran chanm pou li, nan kote a ki oparavan te konn sèvi pou depo ofrann sereyal yo, lansan a, zouti ak dim sereyal yo, diven avèk lwil ki te pou Levit yo, chantè yo, ak gadyen pòtay yo, avèk kontribisyon balanse an lè, ki te pou prèt yo.
6 But all this time I was not at Jerusalem: for in the thirty-second year of Artaxerxes, king of Babylon, I went to the king; and after some days, I got the king to let me go,
Men pandan tout tan sa a, mwen pa t la Jérusalem, paske nan trann-dezyèm ane Artaxerxès la, wa a Babylone nan, mwen te deja ale kote wa a. Men apre kèk tan, mwen te mande pèmisyon a wa a pou m sòti,
7 And I came to Jerusalem; and it was clear to me what evil Eliashib had done for Tobiah, in making ready for him a room in the buildings of the house of God.
epi mwen te rive Jérusalem e te vin aprann mal ke Éliaschib te fè pou Tobija a, lè l te prepare yon chanm pou li nan lakou lakay Bondye a.
8 And it was evil in my eyes: so I had all Tobiah's things put out of the room.
Sa te fè m pa kontan anpil. Konsa, mwen te jete tout bagay Tobija yo deyò chanm nan.
9 Then I gave orders, and they made the rooms clean: and I put back in them the vessels of the house of God, with the meal offerings and the perfume.
Epi mwen te pase lòd, e yo te netwaye chanm yo. Mwen te remete la zouti lakay Bondye yo avèk ofrann sereyal la ak lansan an.
10 And I saw that the Levites had not been given what was needed for their support; so that the Levites and the music-makers, who did the work, had gone away, everyone to his field.
Anplis, mwen te dekouvri ke pòsyon Levit yo pa t konn bay a yo menm ki te fè Levit yo avèk chantè yo ki te pèfòme nan fè sèvis yo, ale; yo chak nan pwòp chan pa l.
11 Then I made protests to the chiefs, and said, Why has the house of God been given up? And I got them together and put them in their places.
Konsa, mwen te repwoche responsab yo. Mwen te di: “Poukisa lakay Bondye a abandone?” Mwen te reyini yo ansanm e te fè yo reprann pòs yo.
12 Then all Judah came with the tenth part of the grain and wine and oil and put it into the store-houses.
Konsa ankò, tout Juda te pote dim sereyal la, diven an avèk lwil la, antre nan kay depo yo.
13 And I made controllers over the store-houses, Shelemiah the priest and Zadok the scribe, and of the Levites, Pedaiah: and with them was Hanan, the son of Zaccur the son of Mattaniah: they were taken to be true men and their business was the distribution of these things to their brothers.
Kon responsab pou kay depo yo, mwen te chwazi Schélémia, prèt la, Tsadok, skrib la, avèk Pedaja a Levit yo: epi akote sila yo, Hanan, fis a Zaccur a, fis a Matthania a; paske yo te konsidere kon moun serye e se te tach pa yo pou separe bay a frè yo.
14 Keep me in mind, O my God, in connection with this, and do not let the good which I have done for the house of my God and its worship go from your memory completely.
Sonje mwen pou sa, O Bondye mwen, e pa efase zèv fidèl ke m te fè pou lakay Bondye mwen an ak sèvis mwen te fè pou li a.
15 In those days, I saw in Judah some who were crushing grapes on the Sabbath, and getting in grain and putting it on asses; as well as wine and grapes and figs and all sorts of goods which they took into Jerusalem on the Sabbath day: and I gave witness against them on the day when they were marketing food.
Nan jou sa yo, mwen te wè nan Juda kèk moun ki t ap bat rezen nan Saba a, ki t ap fè antre sak sereyal yo, chaje yo sou bourik yo, ansanm avèk diven an, rezen yo, fig yo ak tout kalite chaj yo pou yo te pote yo antre Jérusalem nan jou Saba a. Pou sa, mwen te fè temwen kont yo nan jou ke yo t ap vann manje a.
16 And there were men of Tyre there, who came with fish and all sorts of goods, trading with the children of Judah and in Jerusalem on the Sabbath.
Anplis, mesye Tyre yo te rete la e te enpòte pwason avèk tout kalite machandiz, ki te vann a fis Juda yo nan Saba a, menm nan Jérusalem.
17 Then I made protests to the chiefs of Judah, and said to them, What is this evil which you are doing, not keeping the Sabbath day holy?
Pou sa a mwen te bay repwòch a moun prensipal Juda yo epi te di yo: “Ki kalite mal nou ap fè la a, lè nou vin degrade jou Saba a?
18 Did not your fathers do the same, and did not our God send all this evil on us and on this town? but you are causing more wrath to come on Israel by not keeping the Sabbath holy.
Èske papa nou yo pa t fè menm bagay la, jiskaske Bondye nou an te fè rive nou avèk tout vil sa a tout twoub sa yo? Sepandan, nou ap ogmante kòlè sou Israël lè nou vin desann jou Saba a konsa.”
19 And so, when the streets of Jerusalem were getting dark before the Sabbath, I gave orders for the doors to be shut and not to be open again till after the Sabbath: and I put some of my servants by the door so that nothing might be taken in on the Sabbath day.
Li te vin rive ke lè l te fenk ap fènwa nan pòtay Jérusalem yo avan Saba a, mwen te pase lòd pou pòt yo ta fèmen e pou yo pa ta ouvri yo jiskaske Saba a te fini. Mwen te estasyone kèk nan sèvitè mwen yo nan pòtay yo pou okenn chaj pa t antre nan Saba a.
20 So the traders in all sorts of goods took their night's rest outside Jerusalem once or twice.
Youn oswa de fwa, machann a tout kalite machandiz te oblije pase nwit lan deyò Jérusalem.
21 Then I gave witness against them and said, Why are you waiting all night by the wall? if you do so again I will have you taken prisoners. From that time they did not come again on the Sabbath.
Konsa mwen te avèti yo, epi te di yo: “Poukisa nou pase nwit lan devan miray la? Si nou fè sa ankò, m ap sèvi ak fòs kont nou.” Depi lè sa a jis ale nèt, yo pa t vini nan Saba a.
22 And I gave the Levites orders to make themselves clean and come and keep the doors and make the Sabbath holy. Keep this in mind to my credit, O my God, and have mercy on me, for great is your mercy.
Mwen te pase lòd a Levit yo ke yo ta dwe pirifye tèt yo e vini tankou gadyen pòtay yo pou sanktifye jou Saba a. Pou sa, anplis, sonje mwen, O Bondye mwen e fè mwen mizerikòd, selon grandè lanmou dous Ou.
23 And in those days I saw the Jews who were married to women of Ashdod and Ammon and Moab:
Anplis, nan jou sa yo, mwen te wè ke Jwif yo te konn marye ak fanm Ashdod yo, Ammon, avèk Moab yo.
24 And their children were talking half in the language of Ashdod; they had no knowledge of the Jews' language, but made use of the language of the two peoples.
Epi selon pitit yo, mwatye nan yo te pale langaj Ashdod la, e nanpwen menm nan yo ki te gen kapasite pou pale langaj Juda a, men pito langaj a pèp pa li a.
25 And I took up the cause against them, cursing them and giving blows to some of them and pulling out their hair; and I made them take an oath by God, saying, You are not to give your daughters to their sons or take their daughters for your sons or for yourselves.
Pou sa, mwen te kanpe kont yo, mwen te bay yo madichon yo, te frape kèk nan yo, te rale cheve yo e te fè yo sèmante pa Bondye: “Ou p ap bay fi ou yo a fis pa yo, ni pran nan fi pa yo pou fis nou, ni pou nou menm.
26 Was it not in these things that Solomon, king of Israel, did wrong? among a number of nations there was no king like him, and he was dear to his God, and God made him king over all Israel: but even he was made to do evil by strange women.
Èske Salomon, wa Israël la, pa t peche nan bagay sa yo? Malgre, pami anpil nasyon yo, pa t gen wa tankou li, li te renmen pa Bondye li a, e Bondye te fè li wa sou tout Israël. Sepandan, fanm etranje yo te fè menm li menm nan fè peche.
27 Are we then without protest to let you do all this great evil, sinning against our God by taking strange women for your wives?
Alò, èske nou tande de nou menm ke nou te komèt gran mal sila a, e te aji avèk enfidelite kont Bondye nou an nan fè maryaj avèk fanm etranje yo?”
28 And one of the sons of Joiada, the son of Eliashib, the chief priest, was son-in-law to Sanballat the Horonite: so I sent him away from me.
Menm youn nan fis a Jojada yo, fis a Éliaschib la, wo prèt la, te bofis a Sanballat, Owonit lan, e pou sa, mwen te chase li lwen mwen.
29 Keep them in mind, O my God, because they have put shame on the priests' name and on the agreement of the priests and the Levites.
Sonje yo, O Bondye mwen, akoz yo te degrade otorite a prèt la, avèk akò otorite prèt yo avèk Levit yo.
30 So I made them clean from all strange people, and had regular watches fixed for the priests and for the Levites, everyone in his work;
Konsa, mwen te pirifye soti nan tout bagay etranje yo e te chwazi devwa pou prèt yo ak Levit yo, yo chak nan pwòp tach pa yo;
31 And for the wood offering, at fixed times, and for the first fruits. Keep me in mind, O my God, for good.
epi pou ofran founi bwa nan lè chwazi yo, ak pou premye fwi yo, sonje mwen, O Bondye mwen, pou sa ki bon.
