Neemi 6
1 Sanbala, Tobija, Gechèm, moun peyi Arabi a, ansanm ak tout rès lènmi nou yo vin konnen nou te fin rebati miray la. Pa t' gen ankenn twou ladan l' ankò. Men lè sa a, nou pa t' ankò moute gwo batan pòtay yo.
Now it came to pass, when it came to the hearing of Sanballat, and Tobiyah, and Geshem the Arabian, and the rest of our enemies, that I had built the wall, and that there was no breach left therein, although up to that time I had not yet set up the doors in the gates.
2 Sanbala ak Gechèm voye yon mesaje vin di m' yo ta renmen kontre avè m' lavil Akkefirim, nan Fon Ono a. Men yo menm, yo t'ap chache yon jan pou yo fè m' mal.
That Sanballat and Geshem sent unto me, saying, Come, let us meet together in Kephirim, in the plain of Ono. But they were thinking of doing me mischief.
3 Se konsa mwen voye mesaje bò kote yo avèk repons sa a: -M' okipe ak yon travay enpòtan, m' pa ka desann. Si m' kite travay la pou m' ale kote nou, li pral sispann.
And I sent messengers unto them, saying, I am doing a great work, and I cannot come down: why should the work cease, while I leave it lying, and come down to you?
4 An kat fwa, yo voye fè m' menm envitasyon an. Chak fwa, mwen voye menm repons lan ba yo.
And they sent unto me after this manner four times; and I answered them after the same manner.
5 Lè sa a, Sanbala voye yon senkyèm mesaj ban mwen. Men fwa sa a, li renmèt yon lèt nan yon anvlòp tou louvri bay yonn nan moun k'ap sèvi l' yo pou mwen.
Then sent Sanballat unto me in like manner the fifth time his young man with an open letter in his hand:
6 Men sa ki te nan lèt la: Gen yon sèl bri k'ap kouri nan mitan moun lòt nasyon yo: Se Gechèm ki di m' sa. Li tande l' ak de zòrèy li. Ou menm ak pèp jwif la, nou fè lide pran lezam. Se poutèt sa n'ap rebati ranpa a. Yo di se ou menm y'a nonmen wa yo.
Therein was written, It hath been heard among the nations, and Gashmu saith it, that thou and the Jews think of rebelling; wherefore thou art building up the wall; and that thou art to be king unto them, according to these reports.
7 Ou menm rive ranje ak kèk pwofèt pou yo mache fè konnen nan tout lavil Jerizalèm se ou menm ki wa peyi Jida a. Koulye a, tout bri sa yo pral rive nan zòrèy wa a. Se poutèt sa, mwen mande ou pou ou vin kote m' pou nou fè yon ti pale ansanm sou koze a.
And that thou hast also set up prophets to proclaim concerning thee at Jerusalem, saying, He is king in Judah: and now there may be reported to the king something like these words. Now therefore come, and let us take counsel together.
8 Mwen voye reponn li: -Tou sa ou di la a se manti. Se ou menm menm ki fè koze a.
Then I sent unto him, saying, “There hath been done nothing like these reports of which thou speakest; but out of thy own heart thou inventest them.”
9 Yo t'ap chache kraponnen nou pou rete travay la. Yo t'ap di nan kè yo: Talè konsa y'a dekouraje avèk travay la, li p'ap janm fini. Aa, Bondye! Ban m' fòs non! Fè m' pa dekouraje!
For they all wished to make us afraid, thinking, Their hands will be withdrawn from the work, so that it will not be done. Now therefore, [O God, ] strengthen my hands.
10 Yon lòt jou ankò, m' te al wè Chemaja, pitit gason Delaja, pitit pitit Metabeyèl, lakay li, paske li menm li pa t' ka soti. Li di m' konsa: -Ann al nan tanp Bondye a, nan mitan kote yo mete apa pou Bondye a! Ann al kache kote yo mete apa pou Bondye a! N'a fèmen tout pòt yo byen fèmen, paske y'ap vin touye ou. Wi, aswè a menm, y'ap vin touye ou!
And I came also into the house of Shema'yah the son of Delayah the son of Mehetabel, who had shut himself up; and he said, Let us meet together in the house of God, within the temple, and let us lock the doors of the temple; for they are coming to slay thee: yea, in the night are they coming to slay thee.
11 Mwen reponn li: -Se pa mwen ki pou kouri al kache. Epitou, yon moun tankou mwen pa pral kache nan tanp lan pou m' sove lavi m'. Non! Mwen pa prale!
And I said, Should a man like me flee? and who is there that is like me, that would go into the temple and live? I will not go in.
12 Lè m' kalkile, mwen wè se pa t' Bondye ki te ba l' mesaj sa a pou mwen. Se Tobija ak Sanbala ki te peye l' pou l' te di m' sa.
And I perceived that, lo, God had not sent him; but that he pronounced this prophecy over me, because Tobiyah and Sanballat had hired him.
13 Konsa, mwen ta pran nan kraponnay, mwen ta fè sa l' di m' fè a, epi mwen ta fè bagay mwen pa gen dwa fè. Yo menm, lè sa a, yo ta pran sa pou pale m' mal, yo ta fè m' wont.
Therefore was he hired, in order that I should become afraid, and do so, and sin, and that it might serve them for an evil report, so that they might cast reproach upon me.
14 O Bondye mwen, pa bliye sa Tobija ak Sanbala te fè! Pa bliye Nadya, fanm ki pwofèt la, ansanm ak lòt pwofèt yo ki t'ap chache kraponnen m'!
Think, O my God, of Tobiyah and Sanballat according to these their works, and also of No'adyah the prophetess, and the rest of the prophets, who wished to make me afraid.
15 Se konsa, apre senkannde jou travay, ranpa a te fin repare. Lè sa a, nou te rive sou vennsenkyèm jou nan mwa Eloul la.
And so was the wall finished on the twenty and fifth day of the month Elul, in fifty and two days.
16 Lè lènmi nou yo vin konn sa, lè moun lòt nasyon k'ap viv nan vwazinaj nou yo wè sa, yo te wont. Yo rekonèt si travay la te fini se paske Bondye nou an te vle l'.
And it came to pass, when our enemies heard this, and all the nations that were about us saw it, that they sank greatly in their own eyes; and they perceived that by the aid of our God had this work been wrought.
17 Pandan tout tan sa a, chèf peyi Jida yo te kenbe kontak ak Tobija. Yonn t'ap voye lèt bay lòt.
Moreover in those days the nobles of Judah despatched frequently their letters unto Tobiyah, and those of Tobiyah came unto them.
18 Te gen anpil moun nan peyi Jida a ki te pou Tobija paske se bofis Chekanya, pitit Arak la, li te ye. Lèfini Jokanan, pitit gason li a, te marye ak pitit fi Mechoulam, pitit Berekya a.
For many in Judah were sworn friends unto him; because he was the son-in-law of Shechanyah the son of Arach, and Jehochanan his son had taken the daughter of Meshullam the son of Bercehyah.
19 Yo te konn ap fè lwanj Tobija devan m', yo t'ap di tout bèl bagay Tobija te fè. Epi apre sa, y' al rapòte l' tou sa m' te di. Tobija menm t'ap voye lèt ban mwen pou kraponnen m'.
Also his good deeds were they reporting before me, and my words they used to carry out to him: also Tobiyah sent letters to make me afraid.
