Nehemiah 9
1 Now in the twenty and fourth day of this month the children of Israel were assembled with fasting, and with sackcloths, and earth on them.
Ní ọjọ́ kẹrìnlélógún oṣù kan náà, àwọn ọmọ Israẹli péjọpọ̀, wọ́n gbààwẹ̀, wọ́n wọ aṣọ ọ̀fọ̀, wọ́n sì da eruku sórí ara wọn.
2 And the seed of Israel separated themselves from all strangers, and stood and confessed their sins, and the iniquities of their fathers.
Àwọn ọkùnrin Israẹli sì ya ara wọn sọ́tọ̀ kúrò nínú gbogbo àwọn àjèjì. Wọ́n dúró ní ààyè e wọn, wọ́n sì ń jẹ́wọ́ àwọn ẹ̀ṣẹ̀ ẹ wọn àti iṣẹ́ búburú àwọn baba wọn.
3 And they stood up in their place, and read in the book of the law of the LORD their God one fourth part of the day; and another fourth part they confessed, and worshipped the LORD their God.
Wọ́n dúró sí ibi tí wọ́n wà, wọ́n sì fi ìdámẹ́rin ọjọ́ kà nínú ìwé òfin Olúwa Ọlọ́run wọn, wọ́n sì tún fi ìdámẹ́rin mìíràn ní ìjẹ́wọ́ ẹ̀ṣẹ̀ àti ní sí sin Olúwa Ọlọ́run wọn.
4 Then stood up on the stairs, of the Levites, Jeshua, and Bani, Kadmiel, Shebaniah, Bunni, Sherebiah, Bani, and Chenani, and cried with a loud voice to the LORD their God.
Nígbà náà ni Jeṣua, àti Bani, Kadmieli, Ṣebaniah, Bunni, Ṣerebiah, Bani àti Kenaani gòkè dúró lórí àwọn àtẹ̀gùn àwọn ọmọ Lefi, wọ́n sì fi ohùn rara kígbe sí Olúwa Ọlọ́run wọn.
5 Then the Levites, Jeshua, and Kadmiel, Bani, Hashabniah, Sherebiah, Hodijah, Shebaniah, and Pethahiah, said, Stand up and bless the LORD your God for ever and ever: and blessed be your glorious name, which is exalted above all blessing and praise.
Nígbà náà ni àwọn ọmọ Lefi: Jeṣua, Kadmieli, Bani, Haṣbneiah, Ṣerebiah, Hodiah, Ṣebaniah àti Petahiah—wí pé, “Ẹ dìde ẹ fi ìyìn fún Olúwa Ọlọ́run yín, tí ó wà láé àti láéláé.” “Ìbùkún ni fún orúkọ rẹ tí ó ní ògo, kí ó sì di gbígbéga ju gbogbo ìbùkún àti ìyìn lọ.
6 You, even you, are LORD alone; you have made heaven, the heaven of heavens, with all their host, the earth, and all things that are therein, the seas, and all that is therein, and you preserve them all; and the host of heaven worships you.
Ìwọ nìkan ni Olúwa. Ìwọ ni ó dá ọ̀run, àní àwọn ọ̀run tí ó ga jù pẹ̀lú gbogbo ogun wọn, ayé àti ohun gbogbo tí ń bẹ nínú rẹ̀, òkun, àti ohun gbogbo tí ń bẹ nínú rẹ̀. Ìwọ sì pa gbogbo wọn mọ́ láàyè, ogun ọ̀run sì ń sìn ọ́.
7 You are the LORD the God, who did choose Abram, and brought him forth out of Ur of the Chaldees, and gave him the name of Abraham;
“Ìwọ ni Olúwa Ọlọ́run, tí ó yan Abramu tí ó sì mú u jáde láti Uri ti Kaldea, tí ó sì sọ orúkọ rẹ̀ ní Abrahamu.
8 And found his heart faithful before you, and made a covenant with him to give the land of the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Jebusites, and the Girgashites, to give it, I say, to his seed, and have performed your words; for you are righteous:
Ìwọ sì rí í pé ọkàn rẹ̀ jẹ́ olóòtítọ́ sí ọ, ìwọ sì dá májẹ̀mú pẹ̀lú u rẹ̀ láti fi ilẹ̀ àwọn ará a Kenaani, Hiti, Amori, Peresi, Jebusi àti Girgaṣi fún irú àwọn ọmọ rẹ̀. Ìwọ ti pa ìpinnu rẹ̀ mọ́ nítorí tí ìwọ jẹ́ olódodo.
9 And did see the affliction of our fathers in Egypt, and heard their cry by the Red sea;
“Ìwọ rí ìpọ́njú àwọn baba ńlá wa ní Ejibiti; ìwọ gbọ́ igbe ẹkún wọn ní Òkun Pupa.
10 And showed signs and wonders on Pharaoh, and on all his servants, and on all the people of his land: for you knew that they dealt proudly against them. So did you get you a name, as it is this day.
Ìwọ rán iṣẹ́ àmì àti iṣẹ́ ìyanu sí Farao, sí gbogbo àwọn ìjòyè rẹ̀ àti sí gbogbo ènìyàn ilẹ̀ ẹ rẹ̀, nítorí ìwọ mọ ìwà ìgbéraga tí àwọn ará Ejibiti hù sí wọn. Ìwọ ra orúkọ fún ara à rẹ, èyí tí ó sì wà títí di òní yìí.
11 And you did divide the sea before them, so that they went through the middle of the sea on the dry land; and their persecutors you threw into the deeps, as a stone into the mighty waters.
Ìwọ pín òkun níwájú wọn, nítorí kí wọn lè kọjá ní ìyàngbẹ ilẹ̀, ṣùgbọ́n ìwọ sọ àwọn tí ń lépa wọn sínú ibú, bí òkúta sínú omi ńlá.
12 Moreover you led them in the day by a cloudy pillar; and in the night by a pillar of fire, to give them light in the way wherein they should go.
Ní ọ̀sán ìwọ darí i wọn pẹ̀lú ọ̀wọn àwọsánmọ̀ àti ní òru ni ìwọ darí i wọn pẹ̀lú ọ̀wọn iná láti fún wọn ní ìmọ́lẹ̀ ní ọ̀nà tí wọn yóò gbà.
13 You came down also on mount Sinai, and spoke with them from heaven, and gave them right judgments, and true laws, good statutes and commandments:
“Ìwọ sọ̀kalẹ̀ wá sí orí òkè Sinai; ìwọ bá wọn sọ̀rọ̀ láti ọ̀run. Ìwọ fún wọn ní ìlànà àti àwọn òfin tí ó jẹ́ òdodo tí ó sì tọ́ àti ìlànà tí ó dára.
14 And made known to them your holy sabbath, and commanded them precepts, statutes, and laws, by the hand of Moses your servant:
Ìwọ mú ọjọ́ ìsinmi rẹ mímọ́ di mí mọ̀ fún wọn, o sì fún wọn ní àwọn ìlànà, àwọn àṣẹ àti àwọn òfin láti ọwọ́ Mose ìránṣẹ́ rẹ.
15 And gave them bread from heaven for their hunger, and brought forth water for them out of the rock for their thirst, and promised them that they should go in to possess the land which you had sworn to give them.
Ìwọ fún wọn ní oúnjẹ láti ọ̀run wá nígbà tí ebi ń pa wọ́n àti nígbà òǹgbẹ, o fún wọn ní omi láti inú àpáta; o sì sọ fún wọn pé, kí wọ́n lọ láti lọ gba ilẹ̀ náà tí ìwọ ti jẹ́ ẹ̀jẹ́ láti fi fún wọn nípa ìgbọ́wọ́sókè.
16 But they and our fathers dealt proudly, and hardened their necks, and listened not to your commandments,
“Ṣùgbọ́n àwọn, baba ńlá wa, wọ́n ṣe ìgbéraga, wọ́n sì ṣe agídí, wọn kò sì tẹríba fún àwọn ìlànà rẹ.
17 And refused to obey, neither were mindful of your wonders that you did among them; but hardened their necks, and in their rebellion appointed a captain to return to their bondage: but you are a God ready to pardon, gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and forsook them not.
Wọ́n kọ̀ láti fetísílẹ̀, wọ́n sì kùnà láti rántí iṣẹ́ ìyanu tí ìwọ ṣe ní àárín wọn. Wọ́n ṣe agídí, nínú ìṣọ̀tẹ̀ wọn, wọ́n yan olórí láti padà sí oko ẹrú wọn. Ṣùgbọ́n ìwọ Ọlọ́run tí ó ń dáríjì, olóore-ọ̀fẹ́ àti aláàánú, ó lọ́ra láti bínú, ó sì pọ̀ ní ìfẹ́. Nítorí náà ìwọ kò sì kọ̀ wọ́n sílẹ̀,
18 Yes, when they had made them a molten calf, and said, This is your God that brought you up out of Egypt, and had worked great provocations;
nítòótọ́ nígbà tí wọ́n ṣe ẹgbọrọ màlúù dídá, tí wọ́n sì wí pé, ‘Èyí ni Ọlọ́run rẹ tí ó mú ọ gòkè láti Ejibiti wá; tàbí nígbà tí wọ́n sọ ọ̀rọ̀-òdì tí ó burú jàì’.
19 Yet you in your manifold mercies forsook them not in the wilderness: the pillar of the cloud departed not from them by day, to lead them in the way; neither the pillar of fire by night, to show them light, and the way wherein they should go.
“Nítorí àánú ńlá rẹ, ìwọ kò kọ̀ wọ́n sílẹ̀ ní aginjù. Ní ọ̀sán ọ̀wọn ìkùùkuu kò kúrò ní ọ̀dọ̀ wọn láti ṣe amọ̀nà an wọn, tàbí ọ̀wọ́n iná láti tàn sí wọn ní òru ní ọ̀nà tí wọn yóò rìn.
20 You gave also your good spirit to instruct them, and withheld not your manna from their mouth, and gave them water for their thirst.
Ìwọ fi ẹ̀mí rere rẹ fún wọn láti kọ́ wọn. Ìwọ kò dá manna rẹ dúró ní ẹnu wọn, ó sì fún wọn ní omi fún òǹgbẹ.
21 Yes, forty years did you sustain them in the wilderness, so that they lacked nothing; their clothes waxed not old, and their feet swelled not.
Fún ogójì ọdún ni ìwọ fi bọ́ wọn ní aginjù; wọn kò ṣe aláìní ohunkóhun, aṣọ wọn kò gbó bẹ́ẹ̀ ni ẹsẹ̀ wọn kò wú.
22 Moreover you gave them kingdoms and nations, and did divide them into corners: so they possessed the land of Sihon, and the land of the king of Heshbon, and the land of Og king of Bashan.
“Ìwọ fi àwọn ìjọba àti àwọn orílẹ̀-èdè fún wọn, ó sì fi gbogbo ilẹ̀ náà fún wọ́n. Wọ́n sì gba ilẹ̀ ọba Sihoni ará a Heṣboni àti ilẹ̀ Ogu ọba Baṣani.
23 Their children also multiplied you as the stars of heaven, and brought them into the land, concerning which you had promised to their fathers, that they should go in to possess it.
Ìwọ ti mú àwọn ọmọ wọn pọ̀ bí ìràwọ̀ ojú ọ̀run, ó sì mú wọn wá sí ilẹ̀ tí o ti sọ fún àwọn baba wọn pé kí wọn wọ̀, kí wọn sì jogún un rẹ̀.
24 So the children went in and possessed the land, and you subdued before them the inhabitants of the land, the Canaanites, and gave them into their hands, with their kings, and the people of the land, that they might do with them as they would.
Àwọn ọkùnrin wọn wọ inú rẹ̀, wọ́n sì gbà ilẹ̀ náà. Ìwọ sì tẹ orí àwọn ará a Kenaani, tí ń gbé inú ilẹ̀ náà ba níwájú wọn; ó fi àwọn ará a Kenaani lé wọn lọ́wọ́ pẹ̀lú àwọn ọba wọn àti àwọn ènìyàn ilẹ̀ náà kí wọn ṣe wọn bí ó ti wù wọ́n.
25 And they took strong cities, and a fat land, and possessed houses full of all goods, wells dig, vineyards, and olive groves, and fruit trees in abundance: so they did eat, and were filled, and became fat, and delighted themselves in your great goodness.
Wọ́n gba àwọn ìlú olódi àti ilẹ̀ ọlọ́ràá; wọ́n gba àwọn ilé tí ó kún fún onírúurú gbogbo nǹkan rere, àwọn kànga tí a ti gbẹ́, àwọn ọgbà àjàrà, àwọn ọgbà olifi àti àwọn igi eléso ní ọ̀pọ̀lọpọ̀. Wọ́n jẹ, wọ́n yó, wọ́n sì sanra dáradára; wọ́n sì yọ̀ nínú oore ńlá rẹ.
26 Nevertheless they were disobedient, and rebelled against you, and cast your law behind their backs, and slew your prophets which testified against them to turn them to you, and they worked great provocations.
“Ṣùgbọ́n wọ́n ṣe àìgbọ́ràn, wọ́n sì ṣọ̀tẹ̀ sí ọ; wọ́n gbàgbé òfin rẹ. Wọ́n pa àwọn wòlíì rẹ, tí o fi gbà wọn ni ìyànjú pé kí wọn yí padà sí ọ; wọ́n sì se ọ̀rọ̀-òdì tí ó burú jàì.
27 Therefore you delivered them into the hand of their enemies, who vexed them: and in the time of their trouble, when they cried to you, you heard them from heaven; and according to your manifold mercies you gave them saviors, who saved them out of the hand of their enemies.
Nítorí náà, ìwọ fi wọ́n lé àwọn ọ̀tá wọn lọ́wọ́, àwọn tí ó ni wọ́n lára. Ṣùgbọ́n nígbà tí a ni wọ́n lára wọ́n kígbe sí ọ. Ìwọ gbọ́ wọn láti ọ̀run wá àti nínú ọ̀pọ̀lọpọ̀ àánú rẹ, ìwọ fún wọn ní olùgbàlà, tí ó gbà wọ́n lọ́wọ́ àwọn ọ̀tá wọn.
28 But after they had rest, they did evil again before you: therefore left you them in the land of their enemies, so that they had the dominion over them: yet when they returned, and cried to you, you heard them from heaven; and many times did you deliver them according to your mercies;
“Ṣùgbọ́n bí wọ́n bá ti wà nínú ìsinmi, wọn a sì túnṣe búburú lójú rẹ. Nígbà náà ni ìwọ kọ̀ wọ́n sílẹ̀ ṣọ́wọ́ àwọn ọ̀tá kí wọ́n lè jẹ ọba lórí wọn. Nígbà tí wọ́n bá sì tún kígbe sí ọ, ìwọ a gbọ́ láti ọ̀run wá, àti nínú àánú rẹ ni ìwọ gbà láti ìgbà dé ìgbà.
29 And testified against them, that you might bring them again to your law: yet they dealt proudly, and listened not to your commandments, but sinned against your judgments, (which if a man do, he shall live in them; ) and withdrew the shoulder, and hardened their neck, and would not hear.
“Ìwọ kìlọ̀ fún wọn láti padà sínú òfin rẹ, ṣùgbọ́n wọ́n hu ìwà ìgbéraga, wọ́n sì ṣe àìgbọ́ràn si àṣẹ rẹ. Wọ́n ṣẹ̀ sí ìlànà rẹ, nípa èyí tí ènìyàn yóò yè tí wọ́n bá pa wọ́n mọ́. Nínú agídí ọkàn wọ́n kọ ẹ̀yìn sí ọ, wọ́n jẹ́ olórí kunkun wọn kò sì fẹ́ gbọ́.
30 Yet many years did you forbear them, and testified against them by your spirit in your prophets: yet would they not give ear: therefore gave you them into the hand of the people of the lands.
Fún ọ̀pọ̀lọpọ̀ ọdún ni ìwọ fi ní sùúrù pẹ̀lú wọn. Nípa ẹ̀mí rẹ ni ìwọ kìlọ̀ fún wọn nípasẹ̀ àwọn wòlíì. Síbẹ̀ wọn kò fi etí sílẹ̀, nítorí náà ni ìwọ ṣe fi wọ́n lé àwọn aládùúgbò wọn lọ́wọ́.
31 Nevertheless for your great mercies’ sake you did not utterly consume them, nor forsake them; for you are a gracious and merciful God.
Ṣùgbọ́n nínú ọ̀pọ̀ àánú rẹ, ìwọ kò mú òpin bá wọn tàbí kọ̀ wọ́n sílẹ̀, nítorí ìwọ ni Ọlọ́run olóore-ọ̀fẹ́ àti aláàánú.
32 Now therefore, our God, the great, the mighty, and the terrible God, who keep covenant and mercy, let not all the trouble seem little before you, that has come on us, on our kings, on our princes, and on our priests, and on our prophets, and on our fathers, and on all your people, since the time of the kings of Assyria to this day.
“Ǹjẹ́ nítorí náà, Ọlọ́run wa, Ọlọ́run tí ó tóbi, tí ó lágbára, tí ó sì ní ẹ̀rù, ẹni tí ó pa májẹ̀mú ìfẹ́ mọ́, má ṣe jẹ́ gbogbo ìnira yìí dàbí ohun kékeré ní ojú rẹ—ìnira tí ó ti wá sórí wa, sórí àwọn ọba wa àti àwọn olórí wa, sórí àwọn àlùfáà wa àti àwọn wòlíì, sórí àwọn baba wa àti sórí gbogbo ènìyàn rẹ̀, láti àwọn ọjọ́ àwọn ọba Asiria wá títí di òní.
33 However, you are just in all that is brought on us; for you have done right, but we have done wickedly:
Ìwọ jẹ́ olódodo nínú ohun gbogbo tí ó ti ṣẹlẹ̀ sí wa; ìwọ sì ti ṣe òtítọ́, nígbà tí a bá ṣe búburú.
34 Neither have our kings, our princes, our priests, nor our fathers, kept your law, nor listened to your commandments and your testimonies, with which you did testify against them.
Àwọn ọba wa, àwọn olórí wa, àwọn àlùfáà wa, àti àwọn baba wa kò tẹ̀lé òfin rẹ; wọn kò fetísílẹ̀ sí àṣẹ rẹ tàbí àwọn ìkìlọ̀ tí ìwọ fún wọn.
35 For they have not served you in their kingdom, and in your great goodness that you gave them, and in the large and fat land which you gave before them, neither turned they from their wicked works.
Àní nígbà tí wọ́n wà nínú ìjọba wọn, tí wọ́n ń gbádùn oore ńlá tí ìwọ fi fún wọn, ní ilẹ̀ tí ó tóbi tí ó sì lọ́ràá, wọn kò sìn ọ́ tàbí padà kúrò nínú àwọn ọ̀nà búburú wọn.
36 Behold, we are servants this day, and for the land that you gave to our fathers to eat the fruit thereof and the good thereof, behold, we are servants in it:
“Ṣùgbọ́n wò ó, àwa jẹ́ ẹrú lónìí, àwa jẹ́ ẹrú ní ilẹ̀ tí ìwọ fún àwọn baba ńlá wa, nítorí kí wọn bá máa jẹ èso rẹ̀ àti ìre mìíràn tí ó mú jáde.
37 And it yields much increase to the kings whom you have set over us because of our sins: also they have dominion over our bodies, and over our cattle, at their pleasure, and we are in great distress.
Nítorí àwọn ẹ̀ṣẹ̀ wa, ọ̀pọ̀lọpọ̀ ìkórè rẹ lọ sí ọ̀dọ̀ àwọn ọba tí ó fi ṣe olórí wa. Wọ́n ń ṣe àkóso lórí wa àti lórí ẹran wa bí ó ti wù wọ́n, àwa sì wà nínú ìpọ́njú ńlá.
38 And because of all this we make a sure covenant, and write it; and our princes, Levites, and priests, seal to it.
“Nítorí gbogbo èyí, a ń ṣe àdéhùn tí ó fẹsẹ̀múlẹ̀, a sì kọ ọ́ sínú ìwé, àwọn olórí ọmọ Lefi àwọn àlùfáà sì fi èdìdì dì í.”
