Esdras 9
1 Alò, lè bagay sa yo te fini, chèf yo te vin kote mwen epi te di: “Pèp Israël la avèk prèt ak Levit yo pa t separe yo menm de pèp peyi yo, men te swiv abominasyon pa yo, menm sila nan Canaan yo, Etyen yo, Ferezyen yo, Jebizyen yo, Amonit yo, Moabit yo, Ejipsyen yo ak Amoreyen yo.
And when these things were finished, the princes drew near to me, saying, The people of Israel, and the priests, and the Levites, have not separated themselves from the people of the lands in their abominations, [even] the Chananite, the Ethite, the Pherezite, the Jebusite, the Ammonite, the Moabite, and the Moserite and the Amorite.
2 Paske yo te pran kèk nan fi pa yo kon madanm pou yo menm, ak pou fis pa yo, jiskaske ras sen an te vin mele avèk pèp peyi yo. Vrèman, se men a chèf yo avèk dirijan yo ki te pran an avan nan enfidelite sa a.”
For they have taken of their daughters for themselves and their sons; and the holy seed has passed amongst the nations of the lands, and the hand of the rulers [has been] first in this transgression.
3 Lè mwen te tande afè sila a, mwen te chire vètman mwen. Mwen te rache cheve nan tèt mwen avèk bab mwen e mwen te vin chita, dezole nèt.
And when I heard this thing, I tore my garments, and trembled, and plucked [some] of the hairs of my head and of my beard, and sat down mourning.
4 Konsa, tout moun ki te tranble sou pawòl Bondye Israël la akoz enfidelite a moun egzil yo, te rasanble kote mwen. Epi mwen te chita dezole nèt jis rive nan ofrann aswè a.
Then there assembled to me all that followed the word of the God of Israel, on account of the transgression of the captivity; and I remained mourning until the evening sacrifice.
5 Men nan ofrann aswè a, mwen te leve soti nan imilyasyon mwen, menm avèk rad ak manto mwen chire. Mwen te tonbe sou jenou mwen e te lonje men m kote SENYÈ a, Bondye mwen an.
And at the evening sacrifice I rose up from my humiliation; and when I had tore my garments, then I trembled, and I bow myself on my knees, and spread out my hands to the Lord God,
6 Mwen te di: “O Bondye mwen, mwen twouble, e mwen wont leve figi mwen vè Ou menm, Bondye mwen. Paske inikite nou yo vin leve pi wo tèt nou, e koupabilite nou vin grandi menm jis rive nan syèl yo.
and I said, O Lord, I am ashamed and confounded, O my God, to lift up my face to you: for our transgressions have abounded over our head, and our trespasses have increased even to heaven.
7 Depi nan jou a papa nou yo, jis rive jodi a, nou nan gran koupabilite. Epi akoz inikite nou yo, nou menm, wa nou yo ak prèt nou yo te vin livre nan men a wa peyi yo, a nepe, an kaptivite, piyaj ak wont ki byen vizib, jis rive jodi a.
From the days of our fathers we have been in a great trespass until this day: and because of our iniquities we, and our kings, and our children, have been delivered into the hand of the kings of the Gentiles by the sword, and by captivity, and by spoil, and with shame of our face, as at this day.
8 Men koulye a, pou yon ti moman, gras la te parèt soti nan SENYÈ a, Bondye nou an, pou kite pou nou, yon retay ki chape, pou bay nou yon pati nan kote sen Li an, pou Bondye nou an ta kapab klere zye nou e fè nou twouve yon ti amelyorasyon nan esklavaj nou an.
And now our God has dealt mercifully with us, so as to leave us to escape, and to give us an establishment in the place of his sanctuary, to enlighten our eyes, and to give a little quickening in our servitude.
9 Paske se esklav nou ye; sepandan, Bondye pa t abandone nou, men te lonje ban nou lanmou dous Li nan zye a wa Perse yo, pou bannou amelyorasyon pou leve lakay Bondye nou an, pou restore sa ki te kraze nèt yo, e pou bannou yon miray nan Juda avèk Jérusalem.
For we are slaves, yet in our servitude the Lord our God has not deserted us; and he has extended favour to us in the sight of the kings of the Persians, to give us a quickening, that they should raise up the house of our God, and restore the desolate places of it, and to give us a fence in Juda and Jerusalem.
10 “Alò, Bondye nou an, kisa nou va di apre sa? Paske nou te abandone kòmandman Ou yo,
What shall we say, our God, after this? for we have forsaken your commandments,
11 ke Ou te kòmande pa sèvitè Ou yo, pwofèt yo, lè Ou te di: ‘Peyi ke nou ap antre pou posede a se yon peyi ki pa pwòp avèk moun ki pa pwòp nan peyi yo, avèk abominasyon pa yo avèk sila yo te akonpli soti nan yon pwent jis rive nan yon lòt ak lempite pa yo.
which you have given us by the hand of your servants the prophets, saying, The land, into which you go to inherit it, is a land subject to disturbance by the removal of the people of the nations for their abominations, wherewith they have filled it from one end to the other by their uncleanness.
12 Pou sa, pa bay fi nou yo a fis nou yo, ni pran fi pa yo pou fis pa nou, pa janm chache lapè yo ak pwosperite yo, pou nou kapab kenbe kouraj nou e manje bon bagay peyi a, e lese li kon yon eritaj a fis nou yo jis pou tout tan.’
And now give not your daughters to their sons, and take not of their daughters for your sons, neither shall you seek their peace or their good for ever: that you may be strong, and eat the good of the land, and transmit it as an inheritance to your children for ever.
13 “Apre tout sa ki te rive sou nou pou zak mechan nou yo ak gran koupabilite nou yo, akoz Ou menm, Bondye nou an, te remèt nou mwens ke linikite nou yo merite, e te ban nou yon retay chape kon sila a,
And after all that is come upon us because of our evil deeds, and our great trespass, [it is clear] that there is none such as our God, for you has lightly visited our iniquities, and given us deliverance;
14 konsa, èske nou ap ankò kraze kòmandman Ou yo, e fè maryaj ak pèp ki fè abominasyon sila yo? Èske Ou pa t ap fache avèk nou jis nan pwen pou detwi nou, jis pa menm gen yon retay, ni okenn moun ki chape?
whereas we have repeatedly broken your commandments, and intermarried with the people of the lands: be not very angry with us to [our] utter destruction, so that there should be no remnant or escaping one.
15 O SENYÈ a, Bondye Israël la, Ou dwat, paske yon retay ki chape te rete pou nou nan jou sa a. Men vwala, nou devan Ou nan koupabilite nou yo, e pèsòn pa kapab kanpe devan Ou akoz sa.”
O Lord God of Israel, you [are] righteous; for we remain [yet] escaped, as at this day: behold, we [are] before you in our trespasses: for we can’t stand before you on this account.
