Nehemiah 2
1 And it came to pass, in the month Nisan, in the twentieth year of Artaxerxes the king, that, wine, was before him, —so I took up the wine, and gave unto the king, and I had never been sad before him.
Li te vin rive nan mwa Nisan an, nan ventyèm ane a Wa Artaxerxès la, ke te gen diven devan li e mwen te monte pote diven an e te bay li a wa a. Alò, mwen pa t janm konn tris nan prezans li konsa.
2 Then said the king unto me, Wherefore is thy countenance sad, seeing that, thou, art not sick? this is nothing else, but sadness of heart. Then feared I exceedingly,
Konsa, wa a te di mwen: “Poukisa figi ou tris konsa, malgre ou pa malad? Sa pa mwens ke tristès kè.” Konsa, mwen te krent anpil.
3 and said unto the king—Let the, king, unto times age-abiding, live! Wherefore should my countenance, not be sad, when, the city—the place of the sepulchres of my fathers, lieth waste, and the gates thereof are consumed with fire?
Mwen te di a wa a: “Kite wa a viv jis pou tout tan. Poukisa figi mwen pa ta dwe tris lè vil la, plas a tonm papa zansèt mwen yo, dezole nèt e pòtay li yo fin brile ak dife?”
4 Then the king said to me, Concerning what, is it, thou, wouldst make request? So I prayed unto the God of the heavens,
Wa a te reponn mwen: “Kisa ou ta mande?” Konsa, mwen te priye a Bondye syèl la.
5 and then said unto the king, If, unto the king, it seemeth good, and if thy servant might find favour before thee, That thou wouldst send me unto Judah, unto the city of the sepulchres of my fathers, that I might build it.
Mwen te di wa a: “Si li ta fè wa plezi, e si sèvitè ou a te jwenn favè devan ou, voye m Juda, nan vil tonm a papa zansèt mwen yo, pou m ta kab rebati li.”
6 And the king said unto me, the queen, also sitting beside him, For how long would be thy journey? and when wouldst thou return? So it seemed good before the king to send me, and I set him a time.
Epi wa a te di mwen pandan rèn nan te chita akote l: “Konbyen de tan vwayaj ou kapab ye? Epi kilè ou va retounen?” Konsa, sa te fè wa a plezi pou voye mwen, e mwen te bay li yon lè jis.
7 Then said I unto the king, If, unto the king, it seemeth good, may, letters, be given me, unto the pashas Beyond the River, —that they may convey me over, until I come into Judah;
Anplis mwen te di wa a: “Si sa fè wa a plezi, kite lèt bay a mwen pou gouvènè nan pwovens yo lòtbò rivyè a, pou yo kapab kite mwen pase ladann yo jiskaske mwen rive Juda;
8 also a letter unto Asaph, keeper of the park that belongeth unto the king, that he may give me timber to build up the gates of the fortress which pertaineth to the house, and for the wall of the city, and for the house whereinto I shall enter. And the king gave me, according to the good hand of my God upon me.
anplis, yon lèt a Asaph, gadyen nan forè a wa a, pou li kapab ban mwen bwa chapant pou fè travès pou pòtay a fò ki akote tanp lan; epi pou miray lavil la e pou kay nan sila mwen prale a.” Wa a te ban m tout sa akoz bon men Bondye mwen an te sou mwen.
9 Then came I unto the pashas Beyond the River, and gave them the letters of the king, —now the king, had sent with me, captains of the army, and horsemen.
Mwen te rive kote gouvènè nan pwovens lòtbò rivyè yo, e te bay yo lèt a wa a. Alò, wa a te voye mwen avèk chèf lame yo ak chevalye yo.
10 And, when Sanballat the Horonite, and Tobiah the servant the Ammonite, heard of it, it vexed them, with a great vexation, —that there had come a man, to seek welfare, for the sons of Israel.
Lè Sanballat, Owonit lan avèk Tobija, chèf Amonit lan te tande koze sila a, sa te fè yo pa kontan anpil, pou yon moun ta vin chache fè byen pou fis a Israël yo.
11 So I entered Jerusalem, —and was there three days.
Konsa, mwen te vini Jérusalem, e mwen te la pandan twa jou.
12 Then rose I by night, I, and a few men with me, I having told no man, what, my God, had been putting in my heart, to do for Jerusalem, —and, beast, was there none with me, save the beast on which, I myself, was riding.
Mwen te leve pandan lannwit lan, avèk kèk bon mesye avèk mwen. Mwen pa t pale pèsòn sa ke Bondye mwen an te mete nan tèt mwen pou fè pou Jérusalem nan, e pa t gen bèt avè m sof ke sila ke mwen menm te monte a.
13 So I went forth through the valley-gate by night, even unto the front of the snake-fountain, and into the dung-gate, —and I viewed the walls of Jerusalem, how, they, were broken down, and, the gates thereof, consumed with fire.
Konsa, mwen te sòti deyò nan nwit lan akote Pòtay Vale a, vè Pwi Dragon an, anplis pou rive nan Pòtay Fimye a, e mwen t ap pase fè enspeksyon miray Jérusalem yo, ki te kraze nèt ak pòtay li yo ki te manje pa dife.
14 Then passed I over unto the fountain-gate, and unto the pool of the king, —but there was no place for the beast that was under me to pass.
Mwen te pase rive pi lwen nan Pòtay Sous Bwote a, avèk Dlo Etan a Wa a; men pa t gen kote pou bèt mwen an pase.
15 Then went I up in the torrent-bed, by night, and viewed the wall, —and turned back, and entered by the valley-gate, and so returned.
Konsa, mwen te pase pandan nwit lan pa ravin nan pou te fè enspeksyon miray la. Epi mwen te antre ankò nan Pòtay Vale a e mwen te retounen.
16 Now, the deputies, knew not whither I had gone, nor what I was doing, —not even to the Jews, nor to the priests, nor to the nobles, nor to the deputies, nor to the rest who were doing the work, had I as yet told it.
Chèf lokal yo pa t konnen kote mwen te ale a, ni sa mwen te fè a; ni jis rive nan moman sa a, mwen potko pale Jwif yo, prèt yo, moun nòb yo, chèf yo, ni lòt moun ki t ap fè travay yo.
17 So I said unto them, Ye, can see the misfortune that, we, are in, how that, Jerusalem, lieth waste, and, the gates thereof, are burned with fire: Come, and let us build the wall of Jerusalem, that we may remain, no longer, a reproach.
Konsa mwen te di yo: “Nou wè move ka nou an, ke Jérusalem dezole e pòtay li yo fin brile pa dife? Vini, annou rebati miray Jérusalem nan pou nou pa parèt kon yon wont ankò.”
18 Then told I them, of the hand of my God, that, it, had been good upon me, as also of the words of the king, which he had spoken unto me, —so they said, We will arise and build! and they strengthened their hands right well.
Mwen te pale yo jan men Bondye mwen an te ban m favè e anplis, pawòl ke wa a te pale mwen yo. Yo te di: “Annou leve pou bati.” Konsa, yo te mete men yo nan bon èv sila a.
19 But, when Sanballat the Horonite, and Tobiah the servant the Ammonite, and Geshem the Arabian, heard it, they laughed at us, and poured contempt upon us, —and said, What is this thing which ye would do? against the king, would ye rebel?
Men lè Sanballat, Owonit lan avèk Tobija, chèf Amonit lan, avèk Guéschem, Arab la, te tande koze sa a, yo te moke nou, te meprize nou, epi te di: “Ki bagay sa n ap fè la a? Èske nou ap fè rebèl kont wa a?”
20 Then answered I them, and said to them—The God of the heavens—he, will prosper us, therefore, we his servants, will arise and build, —But, to you, pertaineth no portion, nor right, nor memorial, in Jerusalem.
Konsa, mwen te reponn yo epi te di yo: “Bondye syèl la va fè nou reyisi. Se akoz sa a, sèvitè li yo va leve pou bati. Men nou menm, nou p ap gen pòsyon, ni dwa, ni souvni nan Jérusalem.”
