Nehemiah 9
1 And on day twenty and four of the month this they gathered [the] people of Israel with fasting and in sackcloth and earth [was] on them.
Sou vennkatriyèm jou nan menm mwa a, tout moun pèp Izrayèl yo reyini pou fè jèn pou mande Bondye padon pou peche yo. Tout moun te la, yon rad sak kòlèt sou yo, pousyè tè kouvri tout tèt yo pou fè wè jan yo te nan lapenn.
2 And they separated themselves [the] offspring of Israel from all sons of foreignness and they stood and they confessed on sins their and [the] iniquities of ancestors their.
Tout moun pèp Izrayèl yo mete kò yo ansanm. Yo pa kite ankenn moun lòt nasyon mele ak yo. Epi se konsa yo kanpe, yo konmanse di tou sa yo menm yo fè ki mal ansanm ak tout peche zansèt yo te fè.
3 And they stood at place their and they read aloud in [the] scroll of [the] law of Yahweh God their [the] fourth of the day and a fourth [they were] confessing and [they were] bowing down to Yahweh God their.
Pandan twazè, yo tout rete kanpe kote yo te ye a, y'ap tande moun ap li nan liv lalwa Seyè a, Bondye yo a. Apre sa, pandan twazè ankò, yo t'ap di tout peche yo te fè, epi yo tonbe ajenou ap adore Seyè a, Bondye a.
4 And he stood on [the] platform of the Levites Jeshua and Bani Kadmiel Shebaniah Bunni Sherebiah Bani Kenani and they cried out with a voice great to Yahweh God their.
Yo te moute yon lestrad pou moun Levi yo. Men moun ki te kanpe sou lestrad la: Se te Jozye, Bani, Kadmyèl, Chebanya, Bouni, Cherebya, Bani ak Kenani. Yo t'ap lapriyè byen fò nan pye Bondye.
5 And they said the Levites Jeshua and Kadmiel Bani Hashabneiah Sherebiah Hodiah Shebaniah Pethahiah arise bless Yahweh God your from antiquity until perpetuity and may people bless [the] name of glory your and [may it] be exalted above all blessing and praise.
Apre sa, moun Levi sa yo: Jozye, Kadmyèl, Bani, Achabnya, Cherebya, Odija, Chebanya ak Petaja pran lapawòl. Yo di: -Leve non, mezanmi! Fè lwanj Seyè a, Bondye nou an, pou toutan toutan! Se pou nou tout fè lwanj non li ki gen pouvwa, malgre moun p'ap janm ka rive fin di li mèsi ni fè lwanj li jan li merite l' la.
6 You he [are] Yahweh to alone you (you *Q(K)*) you made the heavens [the] heavens of the heavens and all host their the earth and all that [is] on it the seas and all that [is] in them and you [are] preserving alive all of them and [the] host of the heavens to you [are] bowing down.
Seyè, se ou menm ki sèl mèt. Pa gen lòt. Se ou ki fè syèl la, sa ki anwo syèl la ansanm ak tout sa ki ladan l'. Se ou ki fè tè a ak tou sa ki sou li, lanmè a ak tou sa ki ladan l'. Se ou ki bay tout bagay sa yo lavi. Tout pouvwa nan syèl la bese tèt devan ou pou adore ou.
7 You he [are] Yahweh God who you chose Abram and you brought out him from Ur of [the] Chaldeans and you made name his Abraham.
Seyè, se ou menm Bondye ki te chwazi Abram, ki te fè l' kite lavil Our nan peyi Kalde. Ou chanje non l', ou rele l' Abraram.
8 And you found heart his faithful before you and you made with him the covenant to give [the] land of the Canaanite[s] the Hittite[s] the Amorite[s] and the Perizzite[s] and the Jebusite[s] and the Girgashite[s] to give to offspring his and you fulfilled words your for [are] righteous you.
Lè ou wè li te soti pou l' kenbe pawòl li ak ou, ou pase yon kontra avè l'. Ou pwomèt w'ap ba li peyi moun Kanaran yo, peyi moun Et yo ak peyi moun Amori yo, peyi moun Ferezi yo, peyi moun Jebis yo ak peyi moun Gigach yo pou li ak pou pitit pitit li yo. Ou te kenbe pwomès ou yo paske ou pa janm nan bay manti.
9 And you saw [the] affliction of ancestors our in Egypt and outcry their you heard at [the] sea of reed[s].
Ou te wè jan zansèt nou yo t'ap soufri nan peyi Lejip. Ou te tande jan yo t'ap rele mande sekou bò lanmè Wouj la.
10 And you gave signs and wonders on Pharaoh and on all servants his and on all [the] people of land his for you knew that they had acted presumptuously on them and you made for yourself a name as the day this.
Ou te fè anpil mirak ak mèvèy pou pini farawon an, moun ki t'ap sèvi l' yo ansanm ak tout pèp peyi Lejip la paske ou te konnen jan moun sa yo t'ap maltrete pèp ou a. Depi lè sa a, y'ap nonmen nou ou jouk jòdi a.
11 And the sea you split open before them and they passed in [the] middle of the sea on the dry ground and pursuers their you threw in [the] depths like a stone in waters mighty.
Ou louvri yon chemen nan lanmè a pou pèp la pase san pye yo pa mouye. Moun ki t'ap pousib yo, ou neye yo nan fon lanmè. Yo fè fon tankou wòch nan gwo lanmè.
12 And in a pillar of cloud you led them by day and in a pillar of fire night to light up for them the way which they walked in it.
Lajounen se avèk yon gwo nwaj ou moutre yo chemen pou yo pran. Lannwit, avèk yon flanm dife, ou klere chemen kote pou yo pase.
13 And on [the] mountain of Sinai you came down and you spoke with them from heaven and you gave to them judgments upright and laws of faithfulness statutes and commandments good.
Ou soti nan syèl la, ou desann sou mòn Sinayi a pou pale ak yo. Ou ba yo regleman ki pou fè yo mache dwat, lwa ki gen verite ladan l'. Ou ba yo bon prensip ak bon kòmandman.
14 And [the] sabbath of holiness your you made known to them and commandments and statutes and [the] law you commanded to them by [the] hand of Moses servant your.
Ou moutre yo pou yo mete jou repo a apa pou ou. Ou voye Moyiz, sèvitè ou la, pou li ba yo tout kòmandman, tout lòd ak lalwa ou mande pou yo swiv.
15 And bread from heaven you gave to them for hunger their and water from a rock you brought forth for them for thirst their and you said to them to go to take possession of the land which you had lifted hand your to give to them.
Lè yo te grangou, ou ba yo pen ki soti nan syèl la. Lè yo te swaf dlo, ou fè dlo pete soti nan wòch. Ou ba yo lòd pou y' al pran pou yo peyi ou te pwomèt ou t'ap ba yo a.
16 And they and ancestors our they acted presumptuously and they stiffened neck their and not they listened to commandments your.
Men, zansèt nou yo kite lògèy vire lòlòj yo. Yo fè tèt di, yo derefize obeyi lòd ou te ba yo.
17 And they refused to listen and not they remembered wonders your which you had done with them and they stiffened neck their and they appointed a leader to return to servitude their in rebellion their and you [are] a God forgiveness gracious and compassionate long of anger and great (of covenant loyalty *Q(K)*) and not you abandoned them.
Yo refize obeyi ou, yo bliye tout bèl mèvèy ou te fè pou yo. Yo fè tèt di, yo chwazi yon chèf pou mennen yo tounen nan esklavaj peyi Lejip la. Men, ou se Bondye ki konn padonnen. Ou gen pitye, ou gen bon kè. Ou pa fè kòlè fasil, Ou pa t' janm sispann renmen yo. Ou pa t' lage yo.
18 Even for they had made for themselves a calf of molten metal and they had said this [is] god your who he brought up you from Egypt and they had done blasphemies great.
Yo fonn metal, yo fè yon zidòl fòm yon ti towo bèf. Epi yo di se li menm ki bondye yo, bondye ki te fè yo moute soti kite peyi Lejip. Lè sa a, se pi gwo jouman yo ta ka fè ou!
19 And you in compassion your great not you abandoned them in the wilderness [the] pillar of cloud not it departed from over them in daytime their to lead them in the way and [the] pillar of fire at night to light up for them and the way which they walked in it.
Men, ou pa vire do ou kite yo nan dezè a, sitèlman ou te gen anpil pitye pou yo. Ou pa t' wete nwaj ki t'ap moutre yo chemen pou yo pran lajounen, ni gwo flanm dife ki t'ap klere chemen pou yo te pran lannwit.
20 And spirit your good you gave to instruct them and manna your not you withheld from mouth their and water you gave to them for thirst their.
Ou pran ti gout nan lespri ou, ou ba yo pou yo ka gen konprann. Ou toujou ba yo laman pou yo manje, ou toujou ba yo dlo lè yo te swaf dlo.
21 And forty year[s] you sustained them in the wilderness not they were lacking clothes their not they wore out and feet their not they became swollen.
Pandan karantan, ou pran swen yo nan dezè a: yo pa janm manke anyen! Rad sou yo pa janm fini, pye yo pa janm anfle.
22 And you gave to them kingdoms and peoples and you apportioned them to a corner and they took possession of [the] land of Sihon and [the] land of [the] king of Heshbon and [the] land of Og [the] king of Bashan.
Ou lage nan men yo peyi anpil wa ak anpil pèp. Ou separe l' ba yo pou chak moun viv nan limit ou ba yo. Yo pran peyi Esbon, kote wa Siyon t'ap gouvènen an, ak peyi Bazan kote wa Og te chèf la.
23 And children their you increased like [the] stars of the heavens and you brought them into the land which you had said to ancestors their to go to take possession of.
Ou ba yo anpil pitit, menm kantite ak zetwal nan syèl la. Ou mennen yo nan peyi ou te pwomèt zansèt yo ou t'ap fè yo pran pou yo a.
24 And they went the children and they took possession of the land and you subdued before them [the] inhabitants of the land the Canaanites and you gave them in hand their and kings their and [the] peoples of the land to do with them according to will their.
Yo anvayi peyi Kanaran, yo pran l' pou yo. Ou fè moun peyi Kanaran an bese tèt devan yo. Ou lage tout wa yo ak tout pèp ki t'ap viv nan peyi a nan men pèp ou a, pou yo te fè ak yo sa yo te vle.
25 And they captured cities fortified and ground fertile and they took possession of houses full every good thing wells dug out vineyards and olive trees and tree[s] of food to abundance and they ate and they were satisfied and they grew fat and they luxuriated in goodness your great.
Pèp ou a mache pran tout lavil ki te gen gwo fò pou defann yo, ak tout bon venn tè moun yo. Yo pran tout kay yo ansanm ak tout byen ki te ladan yo. Yo jwenn sitèn tou fouye, jaden rezen, jaden oliv ak pyebwa k'ap donnen an kantite. Yo manje, yo plen vant yo, yo vin gra. Yo pran plezi jwi tout kantite bèl bagay ou te ba yo.
26 And they were disobedient and they rebelled against you and they threw law your behind back their and prophets your they killed who they had warned them to bring back them to you and they did blasphemies great.
Men, yo rete konsa, yo vire do ba ou, yo fè wondonmon. Yo pran lalwa ou la, yo voye l' jete dèyè do yo. Yo touye pwofèt ou te voye ak mesaj pou ba yo avètisman pou yo te ka tounen vin jwenn ou. Se pa ti kras manke yo te manke ou dega!
27 And you gave them in [the] hand of opponents their and they caused distress to them and in [the] time of distress their they cried out to you and you from heaven you heard and according to compassion your great you gave to them deliverers and they delivered them from [the] hand of opponents their.
Se konsa, ou lage yo nan men moun ki pa vle we yo, ki bat yo nan lagè, ki mete pye sou kou yo. Nan tray yo te ye a, yo rele mande ou sekou. Ou rete nan syèl la, ou reponn yo. Ou te gen pitye pou yo, ou voye chèf pou delivre yo anba men moun ki t'ap peze yo.
28 And just as was rest to them they returned to do evil before you and you abandoned them in [the] hand of enemies their and they ruled over them and they returned and they cried out to you and you from heaven you heard and you rescued them according to compassion your many times.
Men, kou ou ba yo yon ti souf, yo konmanse ap fè sa ki mal ankò devan ou. Ou lage yo nan men lènmi ki t'ap kraze yo. Lè sa a ankò, yo pran rele nan pye ou. Ou menm menm, ou rete nan syèl la, ou reponn yo. Ou sitèlman gen bon kè, se pa ni de ni twa fwa ou delivre yo.
29 And you warned them to bring back them to law your and they they acted presumptuously and not they listened to commandments your and in judgments your they sinned in them which he will do anyone and he will live by them and they gave a shoulder stubborn and neck their they stiffened and not they listened.
Ou te avèti yo, ou te mande yo pou yo obeyi tout lòd ou yo. Men, lògèy vire lòlòj yo, yo refize swiv kòmandman ou yo. Yo fè bagay ki pa dakò ak lòd ou ba yo. Epi se lè yon moun swiv lòd ou yo, li jwenn lavi! Men, yo fè wòklò, yo fè tèt di, yo derefize obeyi ou.
30 And you prolonged towards them years many and you warned them by spirit your by [the] hand of prophets your and not they gave ear and you gave them in [the] hand of [the] peoples of the lands.
Pandan lontan lontan, ou pran pasyans ak yo, ou voye lespri ou sou pwofèt ou yo pou avèti yo. Men, yo bouche zòrèy yo pou yo pa tande. Lè sa a, ou lage yo nan men moun lòt nasyon yo.
31 And in compassion your great not you made them complete destruction and not you abandoned them for [are] a God gracious and compassionate you.
Men, ou sitèlman gen bon kè, ou pa fin detwi yo nèt, ou pa lage yo nèt ale. Paske ou se yon Bondye ki gen bon kè, yon Bondye ki gen pitye pou moun!
32 And therefore O God our God great mighty and awesome [the] keeper of the covenant and covenant loyalty may not it be small before you all the hardship which it has come upon us to kings our to leaders our and to priests our and to prophets our and to ancestors our and to all people your since [the] days of [the] kings of Assyria until the day this.
Koulye a, Bondye nou, ou se yon Bondye ki gen pouvwa, yon Bondye ki gen fòs kouraj, yon Bondye ki fè moun respekte l'. W'ap toujou kenbe kontra ou te pase a, ou p'ap janm sispann gen bon kè. Tanpri, chonje lafliksyon ki te tonbe sou nou tout, sou wa nou yo, sou chèf nou yo, sou prèt nou yo, sou pwofèt nou yo, sou zansèt nou yo ak sou tout pèp la, depi lè wa peyi Lasiri yo t'ap peze nou an rive jouk koulye a. Pa kite nou soufri tou sa pou gremesi.
33 And you [are] righteous on every [thing which] has come on us for faithfulness you have acted and we we have acted wickedly.
Nan tou sa ki rive nou an, ou te gen rezon ou nan pla men ou. Paske, ou menm ou toujou kenbe pawòl ou. Se nou menm ki toujou ap fè sa ki mal.
34 And kings our leaders our priests our and ancestors our not they did law your and not they paid attention to commandments your and to testimonies your which you admonished them.
Wi, wa nou yo, chèf nou yo, prèt nou yo ak zansèt nou yo pa t' fè sa ki nan lalwa ou la. Yo pa t' koute kòmandman ak avètisman ou te ba yo.
35 And they in own kingdom their and in goodness your great which you had given to them and in [the] land broad and fertile which you had set before them not they served you and not they turned back from deeds their evil.
Lè yo t'ap viv nan peyi yo a avèk pwòp wa yo, avèk tout gwo benediksyon ou te ba yo, nan gwo peyi plen bon venn tè ou te mete nan men yo a, yo pa t' sèvi ou, yo pa t' sispann fè move bagay.
36 Here! we this day [are] slaves and the land which you gave to ancestors our to eat fruit its and good thing[s] its here! we [are] slaves on it.
Jòdi a, nou tounen esklav nan pwòp peyi nou, nan peyi ou te bay zansèt nou yo, pou yo te ka pwofite rekòt tè a bay ak tout lòt riches ki ladan l'. Nou tounen esklav lakay nou!
37 And produce its [is] increasing for the kings whom you have appointed over us in sins our and over bodies our [they are] ruling and over cattle our according to will their and [are] in distress great we.
Tout rekòt peyi a al nan pòch wa ou mete sou kou nou. Tou sa, paske nou te fè peche. Yo fè sa yo vle ak nou ansanm ak bèt nou yo. Aa! Gade nan ki mizè nou ye non!
38 And in all this we [are] making a trustworthy arrangement and writing and [are] on the sealed [document] leaders our Levites our priests our.
Avèk tout bagay sa yo ki rive nou, jòdi a nou menm pèp Izrayèl la, n'ap pran yon angajman, n'ap kouche l' sou papye. Epi tout chèf nou yo, tout moun Levi nou yo ak tout prèt nou yo pral siyen dokiman an anvan nou mete so sou li.
