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,
Now on that day, they read from the book of Moses in the hearing of the people. And in it, there was found written that the Ammonites and the Moabites must not enter the church of God, even for all time,
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 did not meet the sons of Israel with bread and water, and they 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.
Now it happened that, when they had heard the law, they separated every foreigner from 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 Eliashib, the priest, was over this task; he had been given charge of the treasury of the house of our God, and he was a close relative of Tobiah.
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.
Then he made for himself a large storeroom, and in that place, there was laid before him gifts, and frankincense, and vessels, and the tithes of grain, wine, and oil, the portions of the Levites, and of the singing men, and of the gatekeepers, 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 during all this, I was not in Jerusalem, because in the thirty-second year of Artaxerxes, the king of Babylon, I went to the king, and at the end of some days, I petitioned 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 went to Jerusalem, and I understood the evil that Eliashib had done for Tobiah, such that he would make him a storeroom in the vestibules 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 seemed to me very evil. And I cast the vessels of the house of Tobiah outside of the storeroom.
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 instructions, and they cleansed again the storeroom. And I brought back, into that place, the vessels of the house of God, the sacrifice, 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 realized that the portions of the Levites had not been given to them, and that each one had fled into his own region, from the Levites, and from the singing men, and from those who were ministering.
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 brought the case before the magistrates, and I said, “Why have we forsaken the house of God?” And I gathered them together, and I caused them to stand at their stations.
12 Konsa ankò, tout Juda te pote dim sereyal la, diven an avèk lwil la, antre nan kay depo yo.
And all of Judah brought the tithes of the grain, and the wine, and the oil into the storehouses.
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.
And we appointed over the storehouses, Shelemiah, the priest, and Zadok, the scribe, and Pedaiah from the Levites, and next to them Hanan, the son of Zaccur, the son of Mattaniah. For they had proven to be faithful. And so the portions of their brothers were entrusted to them.
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 my God, because of this, and may you not wipe away my acts of compassion, which I have done for the house of my God and for his ceremonies.
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 Judah, some who were treading the presses on the Sabbath, and who were carrying sheaves, and placing on donkeys burdens of wine, and of grapes, and of figs, and all manner of burdens, and who were bringing these into Jerusalem on the day of the Sabbath. And I contended with them, so that they would sell on a day when it was permitted to sell.
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 some Tyrians dwelt within, who were bringing fish and all kinds of items for sale. And they were selling on the Sabbaths to the sons of Judah in Jerusalem.
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 put the nobles of Judah under oath, and I said to them: “What is this evil thing that you are doing, profaning 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 our fathers do these things, and so our God brought all this evil upon us and upon this city? And you are adding more wrath upon Israel by violating 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 happened that, when the gates of Jerusalem had rested on the day of the Sabbath, I spoke, and they closed the gates. And I instructed that they should not open them until after the Sabbath. And I appointed some of my servants over the gates, so that no one would carry in a burden on the day of the Sabbath.
20 Youn oswa de fwa, machann a tout kalite machandiz te oblije pase nwit lan deyò Jérusalem.
And so the merchants and those who sold all kinds of items remained just outside of Jerusalem, once and again.
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.
And I contended with them, and I said to them: “Why are you remaining just beyond the wall? If you do this again, I will send hands upon you.” And so, from that time, they no longer came 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.
I also spoke to the Levites, so that they would be cleansed, and would arrive to guard the gates and to sanctify the day of the Sabbath. Because of this also, O my God, remember me and spare me, in accord with the multitude of your mercies.
23 Anplis, nan jou sa yo, mwen te wè ke Jwif yo te konn marye ak fanm Ashdod yo, Ammon, avèk Moab yo.
But also in those days, I saw some Jews taking wives from the Ashdodites, and the Ammonites, and the Moabites.
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 sons spoke partly in the speech of Ashdod, and they did not know how to speak the Jewish language, and they were speaking according to the language of one people or another.
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 put them under oath, and I cursed them. And I struck some of their men, and I shaved off their hair, and I made them swear to God that they would not give their daughters to their sons, nor take their daughters for their sons, nor for themselves, saying:
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 in this kind of thing? And certainly, among many nations, there was no king similar to him, and he was beloved of his God, and God set him as king over all of Israel. And yet foreign women led even him into sin!
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 how could we disobey and do all this great evil, so that we would transgress against our God, and take foreign 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.
Now one of the sons of Joiada, the son of Eliashib, the high priest, was a son-in-law to Sanballat, a Horonite, and I made him flee from me.
29 Sonje yo, O Bondye mwen, akoz yo te degrade otorite a prèt la, avèk akò otorite prèt yo avèk Levit yo.
O Lord, my God, remember against those who defile the priesthood and the law of the priests and 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;
And so I cleansed them from all foreigners, and I established the orders of the priests and the Levites, each one in his ministry.
31 epi pou ofran founi bwa nan lè chwazi yo, ak pou premye fwi yo, sonje mwen, O Bondye mwen, pou sa ki bon.
O my God, remember me also, for good, because of the offering of wood, at the appointed times, and because of the first-fruits. Amen.
