Ezra 4
1 And the adversaries of Judah and Benjamin heard that the children of the captivity were building the temple to Jehovah the God of Israel;
Alò, lè lènmi a Juda yo avèk Benjamin yo te tande ke moun egzil yo t ap bati yon tanp a SENYÈ a, Bondye Israël la,
2 and they came to Zerubbabel and to the chief fathers, and said to them, We would build with you; for we seek your God, as ye; and we have sacrificed to him since the days of Esar-haddon king of Assyria, who brought us up hither.
yo te pwoche Zorobabel avèk chèf lakay zansèt yo. Yo te di yo: “Annou bati ansanm avèk nou, paske nou, kon ou menm, ap chache Bondye pa ou a. Nou t ap fè sakrifis a Li menm soti nan jou a Ésar-Haddon, wa Assyrie a, ki te mennen nou monte isit la.”
3 But Zerubbabel and Jeshua and the rest of the chief fathers of Israel said to them, Ye have nothing to do with us to build a house to our God, but we alone will build to Jehovah the God of Israel, as king Cyrus, the king of Persia, has commanded us.
Men Zorobabel avèk Josué ak tout lòt chèf a lakay zansèt a Israël yo te di yo: “Ou pa gen anyen ansanm avèk nou menm nan bati yon kay a Bondye nou an, men nou menm pou kont nou, nou va bati a SENYÈ a, Bondye Israël la, kon Cyrus, wa Perse la, te kòmande nou an.”
4 And the people of the land weakened the hands of the people of Judah, and troubled them in building;
Konsa, pèp peyi a te kòmanse dekouraje pèp Juda a, e te bay yo pwoblem bati a.
5 and they hired counsellors against them, to frustrate their purpose, all the days of Cyrus king of Persia, even until the reign of Darius king of Persia.
Konsa yo te anplwaye konseye yo kont yo pou detounen pwòp bi pa yo pandan tout jou a Cyrus yo, wa Perse la, menm jis rive nan règn Darius la, wa Perse la.
6 And in the reign of Ahasuerus, in the beginning of his reign, they wrote an accusation against the inhabitants of Judah and Jerusalem.
Alò nan règn Assuérus la, nan kòmansman règn li a, yo te ekri yon akizasyon kont pèp Juda a avèk Jérusalem nan.
7 And in the days of Artaxerxes, Bishlam, Mithredath, Tabeel, and the rest of his companions, wrote to Artaxerxes king of Persia; and the writing of the letter was written in Aramaic, and interpreted in Aramaic.
Nan jou a Artaxerxès yo, Bischlam, Mithredath, Thabeel ak tout lòt kolèg pa yo te ekri a Artaxerxès, wa Perse la. Lèt la te ekri nan lang Amareyen e livre nan lang Amareyen.
8 Rehum the chancellor and Shimshai the scribe wrote a letter against Jerusalem to Artaxerxes the king after this sort:
Rehum, kòmandan an, avèk Schimchaï, grefye a, te ekri yon lèt kont Jérusalem a Wa Artaxerxès la, kon swivan.
9 Rehum the chancellor, and Shimshai the scribe, and the rest of their companions, the Dinaites, and the Apharsathchites, the Tarpelites, the Apharsites, the Archevites, the Babylonians, the Shushanchites, the Dehaites, the Elamites,
Alò, ekri pa Rehum, kòmandan an, avèk Schimchaï, avèk tout lòt kolèg yo, jij yo ak gouvènè lokal yo, ofisye yo, sekretè yo, mesye Érec yo, Babilonyen yo, mesye Suse yo, sa vle di, Elamit yo,
10 and the rest of the peoples whom the great and noble Osnappar brought over and settled in the cities of Samaria, and the rest [of the country] on this side the river, and so forth.
ak tout lòt nasyon ke onorab e pwisan Onsappar te depòte e retabli nan vil Samarie ak nan tout lòt rejyon lòtbò rivyè Jourdain an.
11 This is the copy of the letter that they sent to him: To Artaxerxes the king: Thy servants the men on this side the river, and so forth.
Alò, sa se yon kopi a lèt sila ke yo te voye ba li a: “A wa Artaxerxès: Sèvitè ou yo, mesye nan rejyon lòtbò rivyè a.
12 Be it known to the king that the Jews who came up from thee unto us have come to Jerusalem; they are building the rebellious and the bad city, and they complete the walls and join up the foundations.
Kite li vin rekonèt a wa a ke Jwif ki te monte soti kote ou te rive kote nou an Jérusalem. Yo ap rebati vil rebèl e mechan sa a e ap fin fè miray avèk reparasyon fondasyon yo.
13 Be it known therefore unto the king, that, if this city be built and the walls be completed, they will not pay tribute, tax, and toll, and in the end it will bring damage to the kings.
Alò, kite wa a byen konnen, ke si vil sa a vin rebati, e miray yo konplete, yo p ap peye kontribisyon obligatwa pa yo ankò, ni tarif yo, ni frè lese pase yo, e sa va diminye fòs kès wa a.
14 Now, since we eat the salt of the palace, and it is not right for us to see the king's injury, therefore have we sent and informed the king;
Alò, akoz nou nan sèvis palè a, e se pa pwòp pou nou ta wè derespektan kont wa a; pou sa a, nou te voye enfòme wa a,
15 that search may be made in the book of the annals of thy fathers: so shalt thou find in the book of the annals and know that this city is a rebellious city, which has done damage to kings and provinces, and that they have raised sedition within the same of old time, for which cause this city was destroyed.
pou ou kab fè rechèch nan achiv a papa zansèt pa ou yo. Konsa, ou va dekouvri nan rekò ansyen yo ke vil sila a se yon vil rebelyon, ki konn fè donmaj a wa yo avèk pwovens yo, e ke yo te pwovoke revolisyon ladann nan tan pase yo. Se pou rezon sa a, ke vil sa a te vin detwi nèt konsa.
16 We inform the king that if this city be built and its walls be completed, by this means thou shalt have no portion on this side the river.
Nou enfòme wa a ke si vil sa a rebati e miray yo konplete; akoz sa a, ou p ap ankò posede anyen nan pwovens lòtbò larivyè Jourdain an.”
17 The king sent an answer to Rehum the chancellor, and Shimshai the scribe, and the rest of their companions that dwell in Samaria, and the other places beyond the river: Peace, and so forth.
Wa a te voye reponn a Rehum, kòmandan a Schimschaï, grefye a ak tout lòt kolèg pa yo ki te rete Samarie, ak nan tout lòt pwovens ki te lòtbò Rivyè Jourdain an: Lapè.
18 The letter that ye sent to us has been read before me distinctly.
Dokiman ke nou te voye bannou an te tradwi ak li devan m.
19 And I gave orders, and search has been made, and it has been found that this city of old time has made insurrection against the kings, and that rebellion and sedition have been raised therein.
Mwen te fè yon dekrè, rechèch te fèt e li te dekouvri ke vil sa a te konn leve kont wa yo nan jou pase yo, ke rebelyon avèk revolisyon te konn fèt ladann,
20 And there have been mighty kings over Jerusalem, who have ruled over all beyond the river; and tribute, tax, and toll were paid to them.
ke wa pwisan pa yo te konn gouvène tout pwovens lòtbò larivyè yo e ke kontribisyon obligatwa yo, tarif yo, e lese pase yo te konn peye a yo menm.
21 Now give order to make these men to cease, and that this city be not built, until the order shall be given from me;
Pou sa, pibliye yon dekrè pou fè mesye sila yo sispann travay la pou vil sila a pa rebati jiskaske yon dekrè pibliye pa mwen menm.
22 and take heed that ye fail not to do this: why should harm grow to the damage of the kings?
Veye ke nou pa lach nan akonpli bagay sa a. Poukisa nou ta kite donmaj ki p ap nan avantaj a wa yo vin plis?
23 As soon as the copy of king Artaxerxes' letter was read before Rehum, and Shimshai the scribe, and their companions, they went up in haste to Jerusalem to the Jews, and made them cease by force and power.
Depi lè kopi a dekrè a wa Artaxerxès te li devan Rehum avèk Schimschaï, grefye a avèk kolèg parèy a yo, yo te ale byen vit Jérusalem kote Jwif yo, e te fè yo sispann pa fòs a zam.
24 Then ceased the work of the house of God which is at Jerusalem; and it ceased until the second year of the reign of Darius king of Persia.
Alò, travay lakay Bondye Jérusalem nan te sispann jis rive nan dezyèm ane a Darius, wa Perse la.
