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.
But it came to pass, that when Sanballat heard that we were building the wall, he was angry, and felt great indignation, and mocked 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 spoke before his brethren and the army of Samaria, and said, What do these feeble Jews? will they fortify themselves? will they sacrifice? will they finish in a day? will they revive the stones out of the heaps of the rubbish which are burned?
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!”
Now Tobiah the Ammonite was by him, and he said, Even that which they build, if a fox should go up, he would even break down their stone wall.
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 are despised: and turn their reproach upon their own head, and give them for a spoil in the 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 cover not their iniquity, and let not their sin be blotted out from before thee: for they have provoked thee to anger before the builders.
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.
So we built the wall; and all the wall was joined together to the half of it: for the people had a mind to work.
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 Sanballat, and Tobiah, and the Arabians, and the Ammonites, and the Ashdodites, heard that the walls of Jerusalem were set up, and that the breaches began to be closed, then they were very angry,
8 Yo tout ansanm te fè konplo pou vin goumen kont Jérusalem, e pou fè zen ladann.
And conspired all of them together to come and to fight against Jerusalem, and to hinder it.
9 Men nou te priye a Bondye nou an e akoz yo menm, nou te plase yon gad pou anpeche yo lajounen kon lannwit.
Nevertheless we made our prayer to our God, and set a watch 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 Judah said, The strength of the bearers of burdens is failing, and there is much rubbish; so that we are not 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 our adversaries said, They shall not know, neither see, till we come in the midst among them, and slay 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, that when the Jews who dwelt by them came, they said to us ten times, From all places where ye shall return to us they will be upon you.
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.
Therefore I set in the lower places behind the wall, and on the higher 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 rulers, and to the rest of the people, Be ye not afraid of them: remember the Lord, who is great and terrible, and fight for your brethren, your sons, and 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 known to us, and God had brought their counsel to nought, that we returned all of us to the wall, every one 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 time forth, that the half of my servants wrought in the work, and the other half of them held both the spears, the shields, and the bows, and the coats of mail; and the rulers were behind all the house of Judah.
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.
They who built on the wall, and they that bore burdens, burdened themselves, every one with one of his hands wrought in the work, and with the other hand held a weapon.
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.
For the builders, every one had his sword girded by his side, and so built. And he that sounded the trumpet was by me.
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 large, and we are separated upon the wall, one far from another.
20 Nenpòt kote ke nou tande twonpèt la, vin rive kote nou la a. Bondye nou an va goumen pou nou.”
In what place therefore ye hear the sound of the trumpet, resort ye there to us: 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 laboured in the work: and half of them held the spears from the rising of the morning till 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.”
Likewise at the same time said I to the people, Let every one with his servant lodge within Jerusalem, that in the night they may be a guard to us, and labour in the day.
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.
So neither I, nor my brethren, nor my servants, nor the men of the guard who followed me, none of us put off our clothes, except that every one put them off for washing.
