Neemi 13
1 Nan jou sa a, yo te li soti nan liv Moïse la, nan tande a pèp la, epi li te twouve ekri ladann ke ni Amonit ni Moabit pa ta janm dwe antre nan asanble Bondye a,
In that day they read in the book of Moses in the ears of the people; and it was found written in it, that the Ammonites and Moabites should not enter into the congregation of God for ever;
2 paske yo pa t rankontre fis Israël yo avèk pen avèk dlo, men te anplwaye Balaam kont yo pou bay yo madichon. Men Bondye nou an te vire madichon an fè l vin benediksyon.
because they met not the children of Israel with bread and water, but hired Balaam against them to curse them: but our God turned the curse into a blessing.
3 Pou sa, lè yo te tande lalwa a, yo te mete tout etranje yo deyò Israël.
And it came to pass, when they heard the law, that they were separated, [even] every alien in Israel.
4 Alò, avan sa a, Éliaschib, prèt la, ki te chwazi dirijan nan chanm lakay Bondye yo, ki te fè aliyans ak Tobija,
And before this time Eliasib the priest dwelt in the treasury of the house of our God, connected with Tobias;
5 te prepare yon gran chanm pou li, nan kote a ki oparavan te konn sèvi pou depo ofrann sereyal yo, lansan a, zouti ak dim sereyal yo, diven avèk lwil ki te pou Levit yo, chantè yo, ak gadyen pòtay yo, avèk kontribisyon balanse an lè, ki te pou prèt yo.
and he made himself a great treasury, and there they were formerly in the habit of bestowing the offerings, and the frankincense, and the vessels, and the tithe of the corn, and the wine, and the oil, the ordered portion of the Levites, and singers, and porters; and the first-fruits of the priests.
6 Men pandan tout tan sa a, mwen pa t la Jérusalem, paske nan trann-dezyèm ane Artaxerxès la, wa a Babylone nan, mwen te deja ale kote wa a. Men apre kèk tan, mwen te mande pèmisyon a wa a pou m sòti,
But in all this [time] I was not in Jerusalem; for in the thirty-second year of Arthasastha king of Babylon I came to the king, and after a certain time I made my request of the king;
7 epi mwen te rive Jérusalem e te vin aprann mal ke Éliaschib te fè pou Tobija a, lè l te prepare yon chanm pou li nan lakou lakay Bondye a.
and I came to Jerusalem, and I understood the mischief which Eliasib had done in the case of Tobias, in making for him a treasury in the court of the house of God.
8 Sa te fè m pa kontan anpil. Konsa, mwen te jete tout bagay Tobija yo deyò chanm nan.
And it appeared very evil to me: so I cast forth all the furniture of the house of Tobias from the treasury.
9 Epi mwen te pase lòd, e yo te netwaye chanm yo. Mwen te remete la zouti lakay Bondye yo avèk ofrann sereyal la ak lansan an.
And I gave orders, and they purified the treasuries: and I restored thither the vessels of the house of God, [and] the offerings, and the frankincense.
10 Anplis, mwen te dekouvri ke pòsyon Levit yo pa t konn bay a yo menm ki te fè Levit yo avèk chantè yo ki te pèfòme nan fè sèvis yo, ale; yo chak nan pwòp chan pa l.
And I understood that the portion of the Levites had not been given: and they had fled every one to his field, the Levites and the singers doing the work.
11 Konsa, mwen te repwoche responsab yo. Mwen te di: “Poukisa lakay Bondye a abandone?” Mwen te reyini yo ansanm e te fè yo reprann pòs yo.
And I strove with the commanders, and said, Wherefore has the house of God been abandoned? and I assembled them, and set them in their place.
12 Konsa ankò, tout Juda te pote dim sereyal la, diven an avèk lwil la, antre nan kay depo yo.
And all Juda brought a tithe of the wheat and the wine and the oil into the treasuries,
13 Kon responsab pou kay depo yo, mwen te chwazi Schélémia, prèt la, Tsadok, skrib la, avèk Pedaja a Levit yo: epi akote sila yo, Hanan, fis a Zaccur a, fis a Matthania a; paske yo te konsidere kon moun serye e se te tach pa yo pou separe bay a frè yo.
to the charge of Selemia the priest, and Sadoc the scribe, and Phadaea of the Levites: and next to them [was] Anan the son of Zacchur, son of Matthanias; for they were accounted faithful: [it was] their office to distribute to their brethren.
14 Sonje mwen pou sa, O Bondye mwen, e pa efase zèv fidèl ke m te fè pou lakay Bondye mwen an ak sèvis mwen te fè pou li a.
Remember me, O God, in this, and let not my kindness be forgotten which I have wrought in [regard to] the house of the Lord God.
15 Nan jou sa yo, mwen te wè nan Juda kèk moun ki t ap bat rezen nan Saba a, ki t ap fè antre sak sereyal yo, chaje yo sou bourik yo, ansanm avèk diven an, rezen yo, fig yo ak tout kalite chaj yo pou yo te pote yo antre Jérusalem nan jou Saba a. Pou sa, mwen te fè temwen kont yo nan jou ke yo t ap vann manje a.
In those days I saw in Juda [men] treading wine-presses on the sabbath, and carrying sheaves, and loading asses with both wine, and grapes, and figs, and every [kind of] burden, and bringing them into Jerusalem on the sabbath-day:
16 Anplis, mesye Tyre yo te rete la e te enpòte pwason avèk tout kalite machandiz, ki te vann a fis Juda yo nan Saba a, menm nan Jérusalem.
and I testified in the day of their sale. Also their dwelt in it [men] bringing fish, and selling every [kind of] merchandise to the children of Juda and in Jerusalem on the sabbath.
17 Pou sa a mwen te bay repwòch a moun prensipal Juda yo epi te di yo: “Ki kalite mal nou ap fè la a, lè nou vin degrade jou Saba a?
And I strove with the free children of Juda, and said to them, What [is] this evil thing which ye do, and profane the sabbath-day?
18 Èske papa nou yo pa t fè menm bagay la, jiskaske Bondye nou an te fè rive nou avèk tout vil sa a tout twoub sa yo? Sepandan, nou ap ogmante kòlè sou Israël lè nou vin desann jou Saba a konsa.”
Did not your fathers thus, and our God brought upon them and upon us and upon this city all these evils? and do ye bring additional wrath upon Israel by profaning the sabbath?
19 Li te vin rive ke lè l te fenk ap fènwa nan pòtay Jérusalem yo avan Saba a, mwen te pase lòd pou pòt yo ta fèmen e pou yo pa ta ouvri yo jiskaske Saba a te fini. Mwen te estasyone kèk nan sèvitè mwen yo nan pòtay yo pou okenn chaj pa t antre nan Saba a.
And it came to pass, when the gates were set up in Jerusalem, before the sabbath, that I spoke, and they shut the gates; and I gave orders that they should not be opened till after the sabbath: and I set [some] of my servants at the gates, that none should bring [in] burdens on the sabbath-day.
20 Youn oswa de fwa, machann a tout kalite machandiz te oblije pase nwit lan deyò Jérusalem.
So all [the merchants] lodged, and carried on traffic without Jerusalem once or twice.
21 Konsa mwen te avèti yo, epi te di yo: “Poukisa nou pase nwit lan devan miray la? Si nou fè sa ankò, m ap sèvi ak fòs kont nou.” Depi lè sa a jis ale nèt, yo pa t vini nan Saba a.
Then I testified against them, and said to them, Why do ye lodge in front of the wall? if ye do so again, I will stretch out my hand upon you. From that time they came not on the sabbath.
22 Mwen te pase lòd a Levit yo ke yo ta dwe pirifye tèt yo e vini tankou gadyen pòtay yo pou sanktifye jou Saba a. Pou sa, anplis, sonje mwen, O Bondye mwen e fè mwen mizerikòd, selon grandè lanmou dous Ou.
and I told the Levites who were purifying themselves, and came and kept the gates, that they should sanctify the sabbath-day. Remember me, O God, for these things, and spare me according to the abundance of thy mercy.
23 Anplis, nan jou sa yo, mwen te wè ke Jwif yo te konn marye ak fanm Ashdod yo, Ammon, avèk Moab yo.
And in those days I saw the Jews who had married women of Ashdod, of Ammon, [and] of Moab:
24 Epi selon pitit yo, mwatye nan yo te pale langaj Ashdod la, e nanpwen menm nan yo ki te gen kapasite pou pale langaj Juda a, men pito langaj a pèp pa li a.
and their children spoke half in the language of Ashdod, and did not know how to speak in the Jewish language.
25 Pou sa, mwen te kanpe kont yo, mwen te bay yo madichon yo, te frape kèk nan yo, te rale cheve yo e te fè yo sèmante pa Bondye: “Ou p ap bay fi ou yo a fis pa yo, ni pran nan fi pa yo pou fis nou, ni pou nou menm.
And I strove with them and cursed them; and I smote some of them, and plucked off their hair, and made them swear by God, [saying, ]Ye shall not give your daughters to their sons, and ye shall not take of their daughters to your sons.
26 Èske Salomon, wa Israël la, pa t peche nan bagay sa yo? Malgre, pami anpil nasyon yo, pa t gen wa tankou li, li te renmen pa Bondye li a, e Bondye te fè li wa sou tout Israël. Sepandan, fanm etranje yo te fè menm li menm nan fè peche.
Did not Solomon king of Israel sin thus? though there was no king like him among many nations, and he was beloved of God, and God made him king over all Israel; yet strange women turned him aside.
27 Alò, èske nou tande de nou menm ke nou te komèt gran mal sila a, e te aji avèk enfidelite kont Bondye nou an nan fè maryaj avèk fanm etranje yo?”
So we will not hearken to you to do all this evil, to break covenant with our God, —to marry strange wives.
28 Menm youn nan fis a Jojada yo, fis a Éliaschib la, wo prèt la, te bofis a Sanballat, Owonit lan, e pou sa, mwen te chase li lwen mwen.
and Elisub the high priest, [one] of the sons of Joada, [being] son-in-law of Sanaballat the Uranite, I chased him away from me.
29 Sonje yo, O Bondye mwen, akoz yo te degrade otorite a prèt la, avèk akò otorite prèt yo avèk Levit yo.
Remember them, O God, for their [false] connection with the priesthood, and [the breaking] the covenant of the priesthood, and [for defiling] the Levites.
30 Konsa, mwen te pirifye soti nan tout bagay etranje yo e te chwazi devwa pou prèt yo ak Levit yo, yo chak nan pwòp tach pa yo;
So I purged them from all foreign connection, and established courses for the priests and the Levites, [every] man according to his work.
31 epi pou ofran founi bwa nan lè chwazi yo, ak pou premye fwi yo, sonje mwen, O Bondye mwen, pou sa ki bon.
And the offering of the wood-bearers [was] at certain set times, and in the [times of the] first-fruits. Remember me, O our God, for good.
