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,
On that day they read in the book of Moses in the hearing of the people; and it was found written in it that an Ammonite and a Moabite should not enter into the assembly of God forever,
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 didn’t meet the children of Israel with bread and with water, but hired Balaam against them to curse them; however, 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.
It came to pass, when they had heard the law, that they separated all the mixed multitude 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,
Now before this, Eliashib the priest, who was appointed over the rooms of the house of our God, being allied to 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.
had prepared for him a great room, where before they laid the meal offerings, the frankincense, the vessels, and the tithes of the grain, the new wine, and the oil, which were given by commandment to the Levites, the singers, and the gatekeepers; and the wave offerings for 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, I was not at Jerusalem; for in the thirty-second year of Artaxerxes king of Babylon I went to the king; and after some days I asked leave 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 understood the evil that Eliashib had done for Tobiah, in preparing him a room in the courts of God’s house.
8 Sa te fè m pa kontan anpil. Konsa, mwen te jete tout bagay Tobija yo deyò chanm nan.
It grieved me severely. Therefore I threw all Tobiah’s household stuff out of the room.
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.
Then I commanded, and they cleansed the rooms. I brought into them the vessels of God’s house, with the meal offerings and the frankincense again.
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.
I perceived that the portions of the Levites had not been given them, so that the Levites and the singers, who did the work, had each fled to his field.
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.
Then I contended with the rulers, and said, “Why is God’s house forsaken?” I gathered them together, 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.
Then all Judah brought the tithe of the grain, the new wine, and the oil to 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.
I made treasurers over the treasuries, Shelemiah the priest, and Zadok the scribe, and of the Levites, Pedaiah: and next to them was Hanan the son of Zaccur, the son of Mattaniah; for they were counted faithful, and their business was to distribute to their brothers.
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, my God, concerning this, and don’t wipe out my good deeds that I have done for the house of my God, and for its observances.
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 some men treading wine presses on the Sabbath in Judah, bringing in sheaves, and loading donkeys with wine, grapes, figs, and all kinds of burdens which they brought into Jerusalem on the Sabbath day; and I testified against them in the day in which they sold food.
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.
Some men of Tyre also lived there, who brought in fish and all kinds of wares, and sold on the Sabbath to the children of Judah, and 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?
Then I contended with the nobles of Judah, and said to them, “What evil thing is this that you 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.”
Didn’t your fathers do this, and didn’t our God bring all this evil on us and on this city? Yet you bring more wrath on 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.
It came to pass that when the gates of Jerusalem began to be dark before the Sabbath, I commanded that the doors should be shut, and commanded that they should not be opened until after the Sabbath. I set some of my servants over the gates, so that no burden should be brought in on the Sabbath day.
20 Youn oswa de fwa, machann a tout kalite machandiz te oblije pase nwit lan deyò Jérusalem.
So the merchants and sellers of all kinds of wares camped outside of 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 you stay around the wall? If you do so again, I will lay hands on you.” From that time on, they didn’t come 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 commanded the Levites that they should purify themselves, and that they should come and keep the gates, to sanctify the Sabbath day. Remember me for this also, my God, and spare me according to the greatness of your loving kindness.
23 Anplis, nan jou sa yo, mwen te wè ke Jwif yo te konn marye ak fanm Ashdod yo, Ammon, avèk Moab yo.
In those days I also 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 speech of Ashdod, and could not speak in the Jews’ language, but according to the language of each people.
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.
I contended with them, cursed them, struck certain of them, plucked off their hair, and made them swear by God, “You shall not give your daughters to their sons, nor take their daughters for your sons, or for yourselves.
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.
Didn’t Solomon king of Israel sin by these things? Yet amongst many nations there was no king like him, and he was loved by his God, and God made him king over all Israel. Nevertheless foreign women caused even him to 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?”
Shall we then listen to you to do all this great evil, to trespass against our God in marrying foreign women?”
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.
One of the sons of Joiada, the son of Eliashib the high priest, was son-in-law to Sanballat the Horonite; therefore I chased him 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, my God, because they have defiled the priesthood and the covenant of the priesthood and of 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;
Thus I cleansed them from all foreigners and appointed duties for the priests and for the Levites, everyone in 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 for the wood offering, at appointed times, and for the first fruits. Remember me, my God, for good.
