Nehemiah 9
1 On October 31, the people gathered together again. They (fasted/abstained from eating food), they wore clothes made from rough cloth, and they put dirt on their heads [to show that they were sorry for their sins].
Alò, nan venn-katriyèm jou nan mwa sa a, fis Israël yo te rasanble fè jèn abiye ak twal sak ak tè yo mete sou yo.
2 The Israeli people separated themselves from all the foreigners. They stood there and confessed their sins and the sins that their ancestors had committed.
Desandan Israël yo te separe yo soti nan tout etranje yo, e te kanpe pou konfese peche pa yo avèk inikite a papa zansèt yo.
3 The scroll that contained the laws of Yahweh, the God whom they [worshiped], was read to them for three hours. Then for three more hours they confessed their sins and they worshiped Yahweh.
Pandan yo te kanpe nan plas yo, yo te li soti nan liv lalwa SENYÈ a, Bondye pa yo a, pou yon ka de jounen an. Pou yon lòt ka, yo te konfese e te adore SENYÈ a, Bondye pa yo a.
4 [Some of] the descendants of Levi were standing on the stairs. They were Jeshua, Bani, Kadmiel, Shebaniah, Bunni, Sherebiah, [another] Bani, and Kenani.
Alò, sou etaj, Levit yo te kanpe Jousé, Bani, Dadmiel, Schebania, Bunni, Schérébia, Bani avèk Kenani. Yo t ap kriye ak vwa fò anlè a SENYÈ a, Bondye yo a.
5 Then [the leaders of] the Levites called out to the people. They were Jeshua, Bani, Hashabneiah, Sherebiah, Hodiah, Shebaniah, and Pethahiah. They said, “While you are standing there, praise Yahweh your God, who has always lived and will live forever!” [Then one of them continued by praying this to God], “Yahweh, we praise your glorious name! You are much greater than anything that we can think about or talk about!
Konsa, Levit yo, Josué, Kadmiel, Bani, Haschabnia, Schérébia, Hodija, Schebania, avèk Pethachja te di: “Leve pou beni SENYÈ a, Bondye nou an, jis pou tout tan! O ke non Ou ki se leve wo sou tout benediksyon yo ak lwanj yo ranpli ak glwa kapab beni.
6 “You only are God. You made the sky and the heavens and all the stars. You made the earth and everything that is on it, and you made the seas/oceans and everything that is in them. You are the one who gives life to everything and helps them remain alive. All the angels who are in heaven worship you.
Se Ou sèl ki SENYÈ a. Ou te fè syèl yo, syèl de syèl yo avèk tout lame pa yo, latè a avèk tout sa ki sou li, lanmè ak tout sa ki ladann. Se Ou ki bay yo tout lavi. Menm lame syèl la bese ba devan Ou.
7 “Yahweh, you are God. You chose Abram and brought him out of Ur [city] in Chaldea [region]. You gave him a new name, Abraham.
Ou se SENYÈ a, ki te chwazi Abram nan, e ki te fè l sòti nan Ur a Kaldeyen yo, ki te bay li non Abraham.
8 You saw that he was trustworthy. Then you made (an agreement with/a promise to) him, saying that you would give [to him and] to his descendants the land that the descendants of Canaan, Heth, Amor, Periz, Jebus, and Girgash lived in. And you have done what you promised, because you always do what is right.
Ou te twouve kè li fidèl devan Ou, epi te fè yon akò avèk li, pou bay li tout tè a Canaan yo, a Etyen yo avèk Amoreyen yo, a Ferezyen yo, Jebizyen yo, avèk Girezyen yo, pou livre bay li a desandan pa li yo. Konsa, Ou te akonpli pwomès Ou te fè a, paske Ou jis.
9 “You saw what our ancestors were suffering in Egypt. You heard them cry to you for help when they were at the Red Sea.
Ou te wè afliksyon a zansèt nou yo an Egypte, epi te tande kri yo akote Lanmè Wouj.
10 Because you knew that the leaders of Egypt were treating our ancestors very arrogantly, you performed many kinds of miracles that caused the king and his officials and all his people to suffer. As a result, you became famous then, and you are still famous!
Ou te fè sign ak mèvèy kont Farawon, kont tout sèvitè li yo avèk moun a peyi li yo, paske Ou te konnen ke yo te aji avèk awogans kont yo, epi te fè yon non pou tèt Ou ki dire jis rive jodi a.
11 You caused the Red Sea to divide, with the result that your people walked through it on the ground without [getting their feet] wet. [After they were all safely on the other side, ] you [caused the water to come back again], and you hurled into the deep water the [soldiers of the Egyptian army] that were pursuing our ancestors. Their soldiers sank into the deep sea like stones!
Ou te divize lanmè a devan yo. Konsa yo te pase nan mitan lanmè a sou tè sèch. Epi sila ki te kouri dèyè yo te jete nan fon, tankou yon wòch nan dlo anraje.
12 During each day you led our ancestors with a bright cloud that resembled a huge pillar, and each night you led them by a flaming cloud that gave them light to show them where to walk.
Avèk yon pilye nwaj, Ou te mennen pèp la pandan lajounen, e avèk yon pilye dife pandan lannwit, pou limen chemen yo sou sila yo ta dwe mache yo.
13 “When our ancestors were at Sinai Mountain, you came down from heaven and spoke to them. You gave them many regulations and instructions that are just and reliable, and you gave them commands and laws that are good.
Anplis, Ou te desann sou Mon Sinaï, e te pale avèk yo soti nan syèl la. Ou te bay yo òdonans ki jis avèk lalwa ki te vrè, bon règleman avèk bon kòmandman yo.
14 You taught them about your holy (Sabbath/day of rest), and you gave many kinds of laws to your servant Moses for him to tell to the people.
Konsa, Ou te fè yo rekonèt Saba sen Ou an, epi te byen poze pou yo, kòmandman yo, règleman yo, avèk lalwa yo pa sèvitè Ou, Moïse.
15 When they were hungry, you gave them manna from the sky; and when they were thirsty, you gave them water from a rock. You commanded them to go and take, from the people who lived there, the land which you had promised to give to them.
Ou te founi pen soti nan syèl la pou grangou yo, epi Ou te mennen dlo soti nan yon wòch pou yo menm, pou swaf yo, epi Ou te di yo antre ladann nan peyi ke Ou te sèmante pou bay yo pou posede a.
16 “But our ancestors were very proud and stubborn [IDM], and they did not do what you commanded them to do.
Men yo menm, zansèt nou yo, te aji avèk awogans. Yo te fè tèt di, epi te refize koute kòmandman Ou yo.
17 They refused to heed you, and they forgot about all the miracles that you had performed for them. Instead, they became stubborn [IDM], and they appointed someone to lead them back to Egypt, where they would be slaves again! But you are a God who forgives us and who is kind and merciful [to us]. You do not quickly become angry. You always faithfully love us.
Yo te refize koute e yo pa t sonje mèvèy ke Ou te fè pami yo. Konsa, yo te vin tèt di, e te chwazi yon chèf ki pou mennen yo retounen an esklavaj yo an Egypte. Men Ou se yon Bondye ki padone, plen ak gras avèk mizerikòd, lan nan kòlè e plen avèk lanmou dous. Ou pa t abandone yo.
18 So, even though their [leaders] made an idol that resembled a calf and insulted you by saying [about the idol], ‘This is our god, who brought you up out of Egypt,’ you did not desert them.
Menm lè yo te fè pou kont yo yon ti bèf an metal fonn, yo te di: ‘Sa se Bondye nou, ki te mennen nou monte soti an Egypte la’, epi te fè gran blasfèm,
19 “Because you always act mercifully, you did not abandon them when they were in the desert. The bright cloud which was like a huge pillar continued to lead them during the daytime, and the fiery cloud showed them where to walk at night.
Ou menm, nan gran mizerikòd Ou, pa t abandone yo nan dezè. Pilye nwaj la pa t kite yo pandan lajounen, pou gide yo nan chemen yo, ni pilye dife a pandan lannwit, pou klere pou yo chemen an, e montre yo direksyon ke yo dwe ale.
20 You sent your good Spirit to instruct them. You continued to provide water when they were thirsty.
Ou te bay bon lespri pa Ou pou enstwi yo. Lamàn Ou, Ou pa t refize fè antre nan bouch yo. Ou te bay yo dlo pou lè yo te swaf.
21 For 40 years you took care of them in the desert. During all that time, they had everything [that they needed]. Their clothes did not wear out, and their feet did not swell up [even though they were continually walking].
Anverite, pandan karantan, Ou te fè pwovizyon pou yo nan dezè a, e yo pa t manke anyen. Rad yo pa t epwize, ni pye yo pa t anfle.
22 “You helped our ancestors to defeat armies of great kings who ruled many people-groups. By doing that, you enabled our ancestors to (occupy/live in) even the most distant places in this land. They occupied the land over which King Sihon ruled from Heshbon [city] and the land over which King Og ruled in [the] Bashan [area].
Anplis, Ou te bay yo wayòm yo avèk pèp yo, epi te divize bay yo tout selon pòsyon pa yo. Yo te pran posesyon a peyi Sihon, wa a Hesbon an ak peyi Og, wa Basan an.
23 You caused our ancestors’ descendants to become as numerous as the stars in the sky, and you brought them into this land, the land that you told their fathers to enter and occupy.
Ou te fè fis pa yo vin anpil kon zetwal syèl yo, epi Ou te mennen yo antre nan peyi ke Ou te mande zansèt pa yo antre pou posede a.
24 Their sons went in and took the land [from the people that lived there]. You enabled them to defeat the descendants of Canaan who lived here in this land. You enabled them to conquer the descendants of Canaan and their kings and the people whom they ruled. You enabled our ancestors to do to those people whatever they wanted to do.
Pou sa, fis pa yo te antre pou posede peyi a. Epi Ou te fè moun peyi a Canaan yo soumèt devan Ou. Konsa, Ou te livre yo nan men yo, avèk wa yo ak pèp peyi a, pou fè avèk yo sa yo te pito.
25 Our ancestors captured cities that had walls around them, and they took possession of fertile land. They took possession of houses that were full of good things, where there were wells that were already dug. They took possession of many vineyards and groves of olive trees and fruit trees. They ate all that they wanted to and became fat. They were delighted in all these good things that you gave to them.
Yo te kaptire vil fòtifye yo, avèk tèren byen fètil yo. Yo te vin posede kay yo plen avèk tout bon bagay, sitèn ki fin fouye, chan rezen, chan oliv avèk pye fwi an kantite. Konsa, yo te manje, te vin plen, epi te vin gra, e te pran plezi nan gran bonte Ou.
26 “But they disobeyed you and rebelled against you. They (turned their backs on/rejected) your laws. They killed the prophets who warned them that they should return to you. They badly insulted you.
Men yo te tanmen dezobeyi, epi te fè rebèl kont Ou. Yo te jete lalwa pa Ou dèyè do yo, e te touye pwofèt Ou yo ki te bay yo avètisman pou yo ta retounen kote Ou, epi yo te komèt gwo blasfèm.
27 So you allowed their enemies to defeat them. But when their enemies caused them to suffer, they called out to you. You heard them from heaven, and because you are very merciful, you sent them people to help them, and those leaders rescued them from their enemies.
Pou sa, Ou te livre yo nan men a opresè yo ki te oprime yo. Men lè yo te kriye a Ou menm nan tan gwo twoub yo, Ou te tande soti nan syèl la, epi pa gran lanmou dous Ou, Ou te bay yo chèf liberatè yo, ki te delivre yo nan men a opresè yo.
28 “But after there was a time of peace again, our ancestors again did things that displeased you. So again you allowed their enemies to conquer them. But whenever they cried out to you again [to help them], you heard them from heaven, and because you act mercifully, you rescued them many times.
Men soti lè yo te fin jwenn repo a, yo te fè mal ankò devan Ou. Pou sa, Ou te abandone yo nan men a lènmi yo, jiskaske yo te renye sou yo. Lè yo te kriye ankò a Ou menm, Ou te tande Soti nan syèl la, epi anpil fwa Ou te fè yo chape akoz gran lanmou dous Ou,
29 “You warned them that they should again [obey] your laws, but they became proud and stubborn, and they disobeyed your commands. They sinned by disobeying what you commanded them to do, the things that would enable them to live a good long life [if they obeyed them]. They stubbornly refused [IDM] to listen to you and continued sinning.
epi te fè tèmwen kont yo pou fè yo retounen kote lalwa Ou. Sepandan, yo te aji avèk awogans e pa t Koute kòmandman Ou yo, men te peche kont òdonans Ou yo, selon sila yo, si yon nonm ta swiv yo, li ta viv. Men yo te vire yon do byen di, yo te fè tèt di, epi te refize koute.
30 You were patient with them for many years. You warned them trough [the messages] your Spirit gave to the prophets. But they did not (heed/pay attention to) those messages. So again you allowed [the armies of] other nations to defeat them.
Malgre sa, Ou te sipòte yo pandan anpil ane, epi te avèti yo pa Lespri Ou, pa pwofèt Ou yo. Sepandan, yo te refize bay zòrèy yo. Akoz sa, Ou te livre yo nan men a pèp nasyon yo.
31 But because you act very mercifully, you did not get rid of them completely or abandon them [forever]. You are a very gracious/kind and merciful God!
Men nan gran mizerikòd Ou, Ou pa t fini ak yo, ni abandone yo, paske Ou menm se yon Bondye gras avèk mizerikòd.
32 “Our God, you are great! You are mighty! You are awesome! You faithfully love us as [you promised in] your agreement with us that you would do! But now we are experiencing great difficulties/hardships. Great troubles have come to us, to our kings, to our [other] leaders, to our priests, and to our prophets. We have been experiencing these troubles since [the armies of] the kings of Assyria [conquered us], and we are still experiencing them. We ask that you sincerely think about [LIT] all these things.
Alò, pou sa, Bondye Nou an, Bondye gran, pwisan e mèvèy la, ki kenbe akò li avèk Lanmou dous, pa kite tout twoub sa yo vin bliye devan Ou, ki te vin rive sou nou, wa nou yo, chèf nou yo, prèt nou yo, papa zansèt nou yo, ak sou tout pèp Ou yo, depi nan jou wa Assyrie yo, jis rive jodi a.
33 [We know that] you acted justly each time that you punished us. We have sinned greatly, but you have treated us fairly.
Sepandan, Ou jis nan tout sa ki vin rive nou; paske Ou te aji avèk fidelite, men nou te aji mal.
34 Our kings and other leaders and our priests and our other ancestors did not obey your laws. They did not heed your commands or the warnings that you gave to them.
Paske wa nou yo, chèf nou yo, prèt nou yo ak zansèt nou yo pa t kenbe lalwa Ou yo, ni okipe kòmandman Ou yo avèk avètisman Ou yo avèk sila Ou te avèti yo.
35 Even when they had their own kings, and they enjoyed the good things that you did for them in this large and fertile land that you gave to them, they did not serve you. They refused to quit doing what was evil.
Men yo, malgre nan pwòp wayòm pa yo ke Ou te bay yo, pa t sèvi Ou, ni kite zak mechan yo.
36 “So now we are [like] slaves here in this land that you gave to our ancestors, the land that you gave to them in order that they could enjoy all the good things that grow here.
Gade byen, nou vin esklav yo jodi a, epi pou teren ke Ou te bay a zansèt Nou yo, pou manje fwi avèk bonte li, Gade byen, nou vin esklav ladann yo.
37 Because we have sinned, [we cannot eat the things that grow here]. The kings that now rule over us are enjoying the things that grow here. They rule us and [take] our cattle. We have to serve them and do the things that please them. We are experiencing great misery/distress.
Gran rekòlt li bay vin pou wa yo ke Ou te fin mete sou nou akoz peche nou yo. Anplis, yo renye sou kò nou epi sou bèt nou yo, jan yo pito; pou sa a, nou nan gran pwoblèm.
38 “However, we [Israeli] people now are making an agreement/promise [to obey you], and we are writing this agreement/promise [on a scroll]. We will write on it the names of our leaders and the names of the Levites and the names of the priests, and then we will seal it.”
Alò, akoz tout sa, nou ap fè yon akò ki si, ki ekri; epi dokiman an sele, pa Chèf nou yo, Levit nou yo ak prèt nou yo.”
