Neemi 4
1 Alò, li te vin rive ke lè Sanballat te tande ke nou t ap rebati miray la, li te vin anraje nèt, byen fache e te moke Jwif yo.
Now it came to pass, when Sanaballat heard that we were building the wall, that it was grievous to him, and he was very angry, and railed against the Jews.
2 Li te pale nan prezans a frè li yo avèk Samariten rich yo. Li te di: “Se kisa Jwif san kapasite ak fòs sa yo ap fè la a? Èske y ap restore li pou kont yo? Èske yo kab ofri sakrifis? Èske yo kab fin fè l nan yon jounen? Èske yo kab restore wòch yo soti nan ranblè plen pousyè a; menm sa ki te brile yo?”
And he said before his brethren (that [is] the army of the Samaritans) [Is it true] that these Jews are building their city? do they indeed offer sacrifices? will they prevail? and will they this day restore the stones, after they have been burnt and made a heap of rubbish?
3 Alò, Tobija, Amonit lan, te toupre li. Li te di: “Menm sa y ap bati, si yon rena ta vòltije ladann, li ta kraze wòch miray yo!”
And Tobias the Ammanite came near to him, and said to them, Do they sacrifice or eat in their place? shall not a fox go up and pull down their wall of stones?
4 Tande, O Bondye pa nou an, kijan nou meprize! Fè repwòch pa yo retounen sou pwòp tèt yo, e livre yo pou yo ta vin piyaje nan yon peyi an kaptivite.
Hear, O our God, for we have become a scorn; and return you their reproach upon their head, and make them a scorn in a land of captivity,
5 Pa padone inikite yo, e pa kite peche yo efase devan Ou, paske yo te dekouraje ouvriye ki t ap bati yo.
and do not cover [their] iniquity.
6 Konsa, nou te bati miray la, e tout miray la te jwenn ansanm jis rive nan mwatye wotè li, paske pèp la te gen tèt ansanm pou travay la.
7 Alò, lè Sanballat, Tobija, Arab yo, Amonit ak Ashdodit yo te tande ke reparasyon miray Jérusalem yo te kontinye, e ke brèch yo te kòmanse fèmen yo te byen fache.
But it came to pass, when Sanaballat and Tobia, and the Arabians, and the Ammanites, heard that the building of the walls of Jerusalem was advancing, [and] that the breaches began to be stopped, that it appeared very grievous to them.
8 Yo tout ansanm te fè konplo pou vin goumen kont Jérusalem, e pou fè zen ladann.
And all of them assembled together, to come to fight against Jerusalem, and to destroy it utterly.
9 Men nou te priye a Bondye nou an e akoz yo menm, nou te plase yon gad pou anpeche yo lajounen kon lannwit.
So we prayed to our God and set watchmen against them day and night, because of them.
10 Konsa, nan Juda yo t ap di: “Fòs a sila ki pote chaj yo ap febli, Malgre, toujou gen anpil fatra; Epi nou menm pou kont nou, P ap kab rebati miray la.”
And Juda said, The strength of the enemies is broken, yet [there is] much rubbish, and we shall not be able to build the wall.
11 Lènmi nou yo t ap di: “Yo p ap konnen ni wè jiskaske nou vini pami yo, touye yo e mete fen nan travay la.”
And they that afflicted us said, They shall not know, and they shall not see, until we come into the midst of them, and kill them, and cause the work to cease.
12 Lè Jwif ki te rete toupre yo te vin kote nou dis fwa epi te di nou: “Yo va vini kont nou soti tout kote ke nou kab vire,”
And it came to pass, when the Jews who lived near them came, that they said to us, They are coming up against us from every quarter.
13 Alò, mwen te estasyone moun nan pati piba nan espas dèyè miray la, kote ki te manke pwotèj e mwen te estasyone moun pami fanmi yo avèk nepe pa yo, lans ak banza yo.
So I set [men] in the lowest part of the place behind the wall in the lurking-places, I even set the people according to their families, with their swords, their spears, and their bows.
14 Lè m te wè ke yo te pè, mwen te leve pale avèk gwo moun yo, chèf yo ak tout lòt moun yo: “Pa pè yo; sonje Senyè a gran e mèvèye. Goumen pou frè nou yo, fis nou yo, fi nou yo, madanm nou yo ak lakay nou yo.”
And I looked, and arose, and said to the nobles, and to the captains, and to the rest of the people, Be not afraid of them: remember our great and terrible God, and fight for your brethren, your sons, your daughters, your wives, and your houses.
15 Lè lènmi nou yo te tande ke afè yo te rekonèt pa nou, e ke Bondye te jennen plan yo; alò, nou tout te retounen kote miray la, chak moun nan pwòp travay li.
And it came to pass, when our enemies heard that it was made known to us, and God had frustrated their counsel, that we all returned to the wall, [every] man to his work.
16 Depi jou sa a, mwatye nan sèvitè mwen yo te fè travay la, e lòt mwatye a te kenbe lans yo, boukliye pwotèj yo, banza yo ak pwotèj lestomak yo. Epi kapitèn yo te dèyè lakay Juda a.
And it came to pass from that day [that] half of them that had been driven forth, wrought the work, and half of them kept guard; and [there were] spears, and shields, and bows, and breastplates, and rulers behind the whole house of Juda,
17 Sila ki t ap rebati miray la avèk sila ki te pote chaj yo te pran chaj yo nan yon men pou fè travay la e te kenbe yon zam nan lòt men an.
even of them that were building the wall: —and those who carried the burdens [were] under arms: [each] with one hand wrought his work, and with the other held his dart.
18 Epi pou sila ki t ap bati yo, chak moun te mete yon nepe senti nan ren li pandan li t ap bati a, e mesye twonpèt la te rete toupre mwen.
And the builders [wrought] each man having his sword girded upon his loins, and so they built: and the trumpeter with his trumpet next to him.
19 Mwen te pale ak gwo moun yo, chèf yo, ak tout lòt moun yo: “Travay la gran e vast e nou se separe sou miray la de yon lwen a yon lòt.
And I said to the nobles, and to the rulers, and to the rest of the people, The work [is] great and abundant, and we are dispersed upon the wall, each at a great distance from his brother.
20 Nenpòt kote ke nou tande twonpèt la, vin rive kote nou la a. Bondye nou an va goumen pou nou.”
In whatever place you shall hear the sound of the cornet, there gather yourselves together to us; and our God shall fight for us.
21 Konsa, nou te kontinye travay la avèk mwatye nan yo ki te kenbe lans yo soti nan maten jis rive lè zetwal yo te vin parèt.
So we [continued] labouring at the work: and half of them held the spears from the rising of the morning until the stars appeared.
22 Nan lè sa a, mwen te di pèp la ankò: “Kite chak mesye yo ansanm avèk sèvitè li pase nwit lan Jérusalem pou yo kab fè yon bon gad pou nou pandan nwit lan, e sèvi kon yon ouvriye nan lajounen.”
And at that time I said to the people, Lodge you every man with his servant in the midst of Jerusalem, and let the night be a watch-time to you, and the day a work-time.
23 Konsa, ni mwen menm, ni frè m yo, sèvitè mwen yo, ni mesye nan gad ki te swiv mwen yo, okenn pa t rete rad yo, chak moun te pote zam li, menm lè yo ale chache dlo.
And I was [there], and the watchmen behind me, and there was not a man of us that put off his garments.
