Nehemiah 5
1 And there was a great cry of the people and of their wives against their brethren the Jews.
Yon lè, moun pèp Izrayèl yo ansanm ak tout madanm yo konmanse plenyen sou do kèk chèf jwif parèy yo.
2 For there were that said, We, our sons, and our daughters, are many: therefore we take up corn for them, that we may eat, and live.
Genyen ki t'ap di: Nou gen anpil moun nan fanmi nou, anpil pitit gason ak anpil pitit fi. Nou bezwen manje pou n' manje pou n' pa mouri grangou.
3 Some also there were that said, We have mortgaged our lands, vineyards, and houses, that we might buy corn, because of the dearth.
Gen lòt ki t'ap di: Nou te gen yon sèl grangou ki t'ap bat nou, nou setoblije pran potèk sou jaden nou, sou pye rezen nou yo, sou kay nou pou n' ka jwenn manje pou n' manje.
4 There were also that said, We have borrowed money for the king's tribute, and that upon our lands and vineyards.
Gen lòt ankò ki t'ap di: Pou n' te ka peye taks kontribisyon pou wa a, nou te setoblije prete lajan sou jaden ak pye rezen nou yo.
5 Yet now our flesh is as the flesh of our brethren, our children as their children: and, lo, we bring into bondage our sons and our daughters to be servants, and some of our daughters are brought unto bondage already: neither is it in our power to redeem them; for other men have our lands and vineyards.
Nou menm ras ak lòt jwif yo. Pitit nou yo pa pi mal pase pa yo. Men, nou setoblije bay pitit fi nou ak pitit gason nou yo sèvi domestik lakay yo. Nou menm rive gen pitit fi nou k'ap fè restavèk! Nou pa ka fè anyen kont sa, paske jaden nou yo ak pye rezen nou yo pa pou nou ankò.
6 And I was very angry when I heard their cry and these words.
Lè mwen menm, Neemi, mwen tande tout plent sa yo, tout pawòl sa yo, mwen te fache anpil.
7 Then I consulted with myself, and I rebuked the nobles, and the rulers, and said unto them, All of you exact interest, every one of his brother. And I set a great assembly against them.
Lè m' fin kalkile bagay la byen nan kè m', mwen fè lide pa dòmi sou sa. Mwen denonse chèf yo, grannèg yo ak majistra yo. Mwen di yo se esplwate y'ap esplwate frè parèy yo. Mwen fè reyini tout moun pou diskite pwoblèm lan.
8 And I said unto them, We after our ability have redeemed our brethren the Jews, which were sold unto the heathen; and will all of you even sell your brethren? or shall they be sold unto us? Then held they their peace, and found nothing to answer.
Epi mwen di: -Nou fè sa nou te kapab pou nou te rachte frè jwif parèy nou yo ki te vann tèt yo bay moun lòt nasyon pou sèvi yo esklav. Koulye a, se nou menm jwif k'ap fòse jwif parèy nou vann tèt yo bay jwif parèy yo! Tout moun rete bouch pe, yo pa t' gen anyen pou reponn nan sa.
9 Also I said, It is not good that all of you do: ought all of you not to walk in the fear of our God because of the reproach of the heathen our enemies?
Mwen di yo ankò: -Sa n'ap fè la a pa bon, tande! Se pou n' mache avèk krentif pou Bondye, pou nou pa bay moun lòt nasyon yo, lènmi nou yo, okazyon pase nou nan betiz.
10 I likewise, and my brethren, and my servants, might exact of them money and corn: I pray you, let us leave off this interest.
Moun lakay mwen yo ansanm ak moun pa m' yo tou, ak mwen menm tou, nou te prete yo lajan ak ble. Nou p'ap mande yo pou yo renmèt nou sa yo dwe nou.
11 Restore, I pray you, to them, even this day, their lands, their vineyards, their olive yards, and their houses, also the hundredth part of the money, and of the corn, the wine, and the oil, that all of you exact of them.
Renmèt yo jaden yo, pye rezen yo, pye oliv yo ak kay yo touswit. Kite tou sa yo dwe nou pou yo, kit se lajan, kit se ble, kit se diven, kit se lwil.
12 Then said they, We will restore them, and will require nothing of them; so will we do as you say. Then I called the priests, and took an oath of them, that they should do according to this promise.
Chèf yo reponn: -Wi! N'ap fè jan ou di l' la. N'ap renmèt yo tou sa yo te ban nou kenbe pou dèt yo. Nou p'ap mande yo pou yo peye nou sa yo dwe nou. Lè sa a, mwen fè rele prèt yo, epi mwen fè chèf yo sèmante y'ap fè sa yo sot pwomèt la.
13 Also I shook my lap, and said, So God shake out every man from his house, and from his labour, that performs not this promise, even thus be he shaken out, and emptied. And all the congregation said, Amen, and praised the LORD. And the people did according to this promise.
Apre sa, mwen pran ti sak ki te mare nan ren mwen an, mwen vire l' tèt anba, mwen souke l', epi mwen di: -Se pou Bondye pran nenpòt nan nou ki pa kenbe pwomès li, pou l' souke l' konsa tou. Bondye ap pran kay li ak tout lòt byen li genyen, l'ap kite l' san anyen. Tout moun ki te la yo reponn: -Amèn! Se sa menm! Se sa menm! Apre sa, yo fè lwanj Seyè a. Se konsa tout pèp la te kenbe pwomès yo te fè a.
14 Moreover from the time that I was appointed to be their governor in the land of Judah, from the twentieth year even unto the two and thirtieth year of Artaxerxes the king, that is, twelve years, I and my brethren have not eaten the bread of the governor.
Pandan tout douzan mwen pase gouvènè nan peyi Jida a, depi jou wa Atagzèsès te nonmen m' nan pòs sa a, lè sa a li t'ap mache sou ventan depi li te wa, rive sou tranndezan depi li t'ap gouvènen an, ni mwen ni ankenn moun lakay mwen, nou pa janm manyen lajan yo te dwe peye gouvènè a.
15 But the former governors that had been before me were chargeable unto the people, and had taken of them bread and wine, beside forty shekels of silver; yea, even their servants bare rule over the people: but so did not I, because of the fear of God.
Gouvènè ki te la anvan m' yo te konn ap peze pèp la: chak jou yo te konn pran karant pyès an ajan pou pen ak diven. Ata moun ki t'ap travay avèk yo te konn ap peze pèp la tou. Men mwen menm, mwen pa t' fè sa, paske mwen te gen krentif Bondye.
16 Yea, also I continued in the work of this wall, neither bought we any land: and all my servants were gathered thither unto the work.
Mwen te mete men nan travay ranpa a tankou tout moun, mwen pa achte ankenn tè, epi tout moun ki t'ap travay avè m' yo te la tou nan travay miray la.
17 Moreover there were at my table an hundred and fifty of the Jews and rulers, beside those that came unto us from among the heathen that are about us.
Chak jou mwen te gen sansenkant (150) moun ap manje sou menm tab avè m' lakay mwen: se te chèf yo ak majistra yo, san konte tout lòt moun ki te vin lakay mwen soti nan lòt peyi nan vwazinaj la.
18 Now that which was prepared for me daily was one ox and six choice sheep; also fowls were prepared for me, and once in ten days store of all sorts of wine: yet for all this required not I the bread of the governor, because the bondage was heavy upon this people.
Chak jou mwen te fè yo kwit pou mwen yon bèf, sis bon mouton byen gra ak anpil bèt volay. Se mwen menm ki te peye pou tout bagay sa yo ak lajan nan pòch mwen. Chak dis jou mwen fè yon pwovizyon diven fre. Men, malgre sa, mwen pa janm mande pou yo ban mwen sa pou yo bay gouvènè a pou manje l', paske pèp la te gen kont chay sou do li deja.
19 Think upon me, my God, for good, according to all that I have done for this people.
Bondye mwen, tanpri, pa bliye anyen nan tou sa mwen fè pou pèp sa a. Make sa yon kote pou mwen!
