Neemi 6
1 Alò, lè l te rapòte a Sanballat, Tobija, Guéschem, Arab la, avèk lòt lènmi nou yo, ke mwen te rebati miray la e ke pa t gen brèch ankò ladann; malgre nan moman sa a, nou potko monte pòt nan pòtay yo,
And when Sanballat, and Tobiah, and Geshem the Arabian, and the rest of our enemies heard that I had built the wall, and that there were no more breaches therein, (though at that time I had not set vp the doores vpon the gates)
2 Sanballat avèk Guéschem te voye kote mwen epi te di: “Vini, annou reyini ansanm nan Chephirim nan plèn Ono.” Men se mal ke yo te gen entansyon pou fè m.
Then sent Sanballat and Geshem vnto me, saying, Come thou that we may meete together in the villages in the plaine of Ono: and they thought to doe me euill.
3 Konsa, mwen te voye mesaje yo kote yo. Mwen te di: “Mwen ap fè yon gwo travay, e mwen p ap kab desann. Poukisa travay la ta dwe rete pandan mwen kite li pou vin kote nou?”
Therefore I sent messengers vnto them, saying, I haue a great worke to doe, and I can not come downe: why should the worke cease, whiles I leaue it, and come downe to you?
4 Yo te voye kote mwen kat fwa konsa e mwen te reponn yo menm jan an.
Yet they sent vnto me foure times after this sort. And I answered them after the same maner.
5 Konsa, Sanballat te voye sèvitè li kote mwen yon senkyèm fwa avèk yon lèt ouvri nan men l.
Then sent Sanballat his seruant after this sorte vnto me the fift time, with an open letter in his hand,
6 Ladann, li te ekri: “Gen yon rapò k ap fèt pami nasyon yo, e Gaschmu ap di ke ou menm avèk Jwif yo gen plan pou fè rebelyon. Ke se pou sa ke w ap rebati miray la. Epi se ou menm ki va wa yo, selon rapò yo.
Wherein was written, It is reported among the heathen, and Gashmu hath sayd it, that thou and the Iewes thinke to rebel, for the which cause thou buildest the wall and thou wilt bee their King according to these wordes.
7 Anplis ke ou te chwazi pwofèt Jérusalem yo pou fè pwoklamasyon pou ou menm, pou ‘Yon wa nan Juda!’ Konsa, yon rapò va voye kote wa a sou rapò sila yo. Pou sa a, vin kounye a, pou nou fè konsèy ansanm.”
Thou hast also ordeyned the Prophets to preach of thee at Ierusalem, saying, There is a King in Iudah: and nowe according to these wordes it shall come to the Kings eares: come now therefore, and let vs take counsell together.
8 Konsa, mwen te voye kote li. Mwen te di: “Kalite bagay sa yo ke w ap pale yo, pa t janm fèt, men w ap envante yo nan pwòp panse ou.”
Then I sent vnto him, saying, It is not done according to these wordes that thou sayest: for thou feynest them of thine owne heart.
9 Paske, yo tout t ap eseye fè nou pè e t ap reflechi: “Yo va vin dekouraje avèk travay la, e li p ap fèt.” Men koulye a, O Bondye ranfòse men m.
For all they afrayed vs, saying, Their handes shalbe weakened from the worke, and it shall not be done: nowe therefore incourage thou me.
10 Lè m te antre lakay Schemaeja, fis a Delaja a, fis a Mehétabeel la, ki pa t kab kite lakay li, li te di: “Annou reyini ansanm lakay Bondye a, anndan tanp lan, annou fèmen pòt tanp yo, paske yo ap vin touye ou. Wi, y ap vini pandan lannwit la pou touye ou.”
And I came to the house of Shemaiah the sonne of Delaiah the sonne of Mehetabeel, and he was shut vp, and he said, Let vs come together into the house of God in the middes of the Temple, and shut the doores of the Temple: for they will come to slay thee: yea, in the night will they come to kill thee.
11 Men mwen te di: “Èske yon nonm tankou mwen ta dwe sove ale kache? Epi èske yon moun tankou mwen ta antre nan tanp lan pou sove lavi li? Mwen p ap antre.”
Then I said, Should such a man as I, flee? Who is he, being as I am, that would go into the Temple to liue? I will not goe in.
12 Konsa, mwen te vin apèsi ke anverite, Bondye pa t voye li, men li te eksprime pwofesi a kont mwen akoz Tobija avèk Sanballat te anplwaye li.
And loe, I perceiued, that God had not sent him, but that he pronounced this prophecie against me: for Tobiah and Sanballat had hired him.
13 Li te anplwaye li pou rezon sa a; pou m ta kapab vin pè pou aji konsa e peche, pou yo menm ta kab gen yon move rapò kon repwòch kont mwen.
Therefore was he hyred, that I might be afrayde, and doe thus, and sinne, and that they might haue an euill report that they might reproche me.
14 Sonje, O Bondye mwen, Tobija avèk Sanballat selon zèv pa yo, e anplis, pwofetès la, Noadia, ak lòt pwofèt ki te eseye fè m pè yo.
My God, remember thou Tobiah, and Sanballat according vnto these their workes, and Noadiah the Prophetesse also, and the rest of the Prophets that would haue put me in feare.
15 Konsa, miray la te fini nan venn-senkyèm jou mwa Elul la, sou senkant-de jou.
Notwithstanding the wall was finished on the fiue and twentieth day of Elul, in two and fiftie dayes.
16 Lè tout lènmi nou yo te tande e tout nasyon ki antoure nou yo, te wè, yo te pèdi kouraj, paske yo te rekonèt ke travay sa a te fèt avèk èd Bondye pa nou an.
And when all our enemies heard thereof, euen all the heathen that were about vs, they were afraid, and their courage failed them: for they knew, that this worke was wrought by our God.
17 Anplis, nan jou sa yo, anpil lèt te sòti nan gwo moun a Juda yo bay Tobija e lèt Tobija yo te rive kote yo.
And in these dayes were there many of the princes of Iudah, whose letters went vnto Tobiah, and those of Tobiah came vnto them.
18 Paske anpil nan yo te mare pa sèman ak li menm, paske li te bofis a Schecania, fis a Arach la e fis pa li a, Jochanan te marye ak fi a Meschullam nan, fis a Bérékia a.
For there were many in Iudah, that were sworne vnto him: for he was the sonne in lawe of Shechaniah, the sonne of Arah: and his sonne Iehonathan had the daughter of Meshullam, the sonne of Berechiah.
19 Anplis, yo t ap pale afè bon zèv li nan prezans mwen e te bay li rapò a pawòl mwen yo.
Yea, they spake in his praise before me, and tolde him my wordes, and Tobiah sent letters to put me in feare.
