Neemi 9

1 Alò, nan venn-katriyèm jou nan mwa sa a, fis Israël yo te rasanble fè jèn abiye ak twal sak ak tè yo mete sou yo.

Forsothe in the foure and twentithe dai of this monethe, the sones of Israel camen togidere in fastyng,

2 Desandan Israël yo te separe yo soti nan tout etranje yo, e te kanpe pou konfese peche pa yo avèk inikite a papa zansèt yo.

and in sackis, and `erthe was on hem. And the seed of the sones of Israel was departid fro ech alien sone. And thei stoden bifor the Lord, and knoulechiden her synnes, and the wickidnessis of her fadris.

3 Pandan yo te kanpe nan plas yo, yo te li soti nan liv lalwa SENYÈ a, Bondye pa yo a, pou yon ka de jounen an. Pou yon lòt ka, yo te konfese e te adore SENYÈ a, Bondye pa yo a.

And thei risiden togidere to stonde; and thei redden in the book of the lawe of `her Lord God fouresithis in the dai, and fouresithis in the niyt; thei knoulechiden, and herieden `her Lord God.

4 Alò, sou etaj, Levit yo te kanpe Jousé, Bani, Dadmiel, Schebania, Bunni, Schérébia, Bani avèk Kenani. Yo t ap kriye ak vwa fò anlè a SENYÈ a, Bondye yo a.

Forsothe `thei risiden on the degree, of dekenes, Jesuy, and Bany, Cedynyel, Remmy, Abany, Sarabie, Bany, and Chanany.

5 Konsa, Levit yo, Josué, Kadmiel, Bani, Haschabnia, Schérébia, Hodija, Schebania, avèk Pethachja te di: “Leve pou beni SENYÈ a, Bondye nou an, jis pou tout tan! O ke non Ou ki se leve wo sou tout benediksyon yo ak lwanj yo ranpli ak glwa kapab beni.

And the dekenes crieden with grete vois to her Lord God. And Jesue, and Cedyniel, Bonny, Assebie, Serebie, Arabie, Odaie, Sebua, and Facaia, seiden, Rise ye, and blesse ye `youre Lord God fro without bigynnyng and til in to with outen ende; and blesse thei the hiye name of thi glorie in al blessyng and preysyng.

6 Se Ou sèl ki SENYÈ a. Ou te fè syèl yo, syèl de syèl yo avèk tout lame pa yo, latè a avèk tout sa ki sou li, lanmè ak tout sa ki ladann. Se Ou ki bay yo tout lavi. Menm lame syèl la bese ba devan Ou.

And Esdras seide, Thou thi silf, Lord, art aloone; thou madist heuene and the heuene of heuenes, and al the oost of tho heuenes; thou madist the erthe and alle thingis that ben there ynne; `thou madist the sees and alle thingis that ben in tho; and thou quikenyst alle these thingis; and the oost of heuene worschipith thee.

7 Ou se SENYÈ a, ki te chwazi Abram nan, e ki te fè l sòti nan Ur a Kaldeyen yo, ki te bay li non Abraham.

Thou thi silf art the Lord God, that chesidist Abram, and leddist hym out of the fier of Caldeis, and settidist his name Abraham;

8 Ou te twouve kè li fidèl devan Ou, epi te fè yon akò avèk li, pou bay li tout tè a Canaan yo, a Etyen yo avèk Amoreyen yo, a Ferezyen yo, Jebizyen yo, avèk Girezyen yo, pou livre bay li a desandan pa li yo. Konsa, Ou te akonpli pwomès Ou te fè a, paske Ou jis.

and foundist his herte feithful bifor thee, and thou hast smyte with hym a boond of pees, that thou woldist yyue to hym the lond of Cananei, of Ethei, of Euey, and of Ammorrei, and of Pherezei, and of Jebuzei, and of Gergesei, that thou woldist yyue it to his seed; and thou hast fillid thi wordis, for thou art iust.

9 Ou te wè afliksyon a zansèt nou yo an Egypte, epi te tande kri yo akote Lanmè Wouj.

And thou hast seyn the turment of oure fadris in Egipt, and thou herdist the cry of hem on the reed see.

10 Ou te fè sign ak mèvèy kont Farawon, kont tout sèvitè li yo avèk moun a peyi li yo, paske Ou te konnen ke yo te aji avèk awogans kont yo, epi te fè yon non pou tèt Ou ki dire jis rive jodi a.

And thou hast youe signes and grete wondris in Farao, and in alle hise seruauntis, and in al the puple of that lond; for thou knowist, that thei diden proudli ayens oure fadris; and thou madist to thee a name, as also in this dai.

11 Ou te divize lanmè a devan yo. Konsa yo te pase nan mitan lanmè a sou tè sèch. Epi sila ki te kouri dèyè yo te jete nan fon, tankou yon wòch nan dlo anraje.

And thou departidist the see bifor hem, and thei passiden thorou the `myddis of the see in the drie place; forsothe thou castidist doun the pursueris of hem into depthe, as a stoon in strong watris.

12 Avèk yon pilye nwaj, Ou te mennen pèp la pandan lajounen, e avèk yon pilye dife pandan lannwit, pou limen chemen yo sou sila yo ta dwe mache yo.

And in a piler of cloude thou were the ledere of hem bi dai, and in a piler of fier bi nyyt, that the weie, bi which thei entriden, schulde appere to hem.

13 Anplis, Ou te desann sou Mon Sinaï, e te pale avèk yo soti nan syèl la. Ou te bay yo òdonans ki jis avèk lalwa ki te vrè, bon règleman avèk bon kòmandman yo.

Also thou camest doun at the hil of Synai, and spakist with hem fro heuene, and thou yauest to hem riytful domes, and the lawe of trewthe, cerymonyes, and goode comaundementis.

14 Konsa, Ou te fè yo rekonèt Saba sen Ou an, epi te byen poze pou yo, kòmandman yo, règleman yo, avèk lalwa yo pa sèvitè Ou, Moïse.

And thou schewidist to hem an halewid sabat; and thou comaundidist `to hem comaundementis, and cerymonyes, and lawe, in the hond of Moises, thi seruaunt.

15 Ou te founi pen soti nan syèl la pou grangou yo, epi Ou te mennen dlo soti nan yon wòch pou yo menm, pou swaf yo, epi Ou te di yo antre ladann nan peyi ke Ou te sèmante pou bay yo pou posede a.

Also thou yauest to hem breed fro heuene in her hungur; and thou leddist out of the stoon watir to hem thirstinge; and thou seidist to hem, that thei schulden entre, and haue in possessioun the lond, on which lond thou reisidist thin hond, that thou schuldist yyue it to hem.

16 Men yo menm, zansèt nou yo, te aji avèk awogans. Yo te fè tèt di, epi te refize koute kòmandman Ou yo.

But `thei and oure fadris diden proudli, and maden hard her nollis, and herden not thi comaundementis.

17 Yo te refize koute e yo pa t sonje mèvèy ke Ou te fè pami yo. Konsa, yo te vin tèt di, e te chwazi yon chèf ki pou mennen yo retounen an esklavaj yo an Egypte. Men Ou se yon Bondye ki padone, plen ak gras avèk mizerikòd, lan nan kòlè e plen avèk lanmou dous. Ou pa t abandone yo.

And thei nolden here; and thei hadden not mynde of thi merueils, which thou haddist do to hem; and thei maden hard her nollis; and thei yauen the heed, that thei `weren al turned to her seruage as bi strijf; but thou art God helpful, meke, and merciful, abidynge longe, `ether pacient, and of myche merciful doyng, and forsokist not hem;

18 Menm lè yo te fè pou kont yo yon ti bèf an metal fonn, yo te di: ‘Sa se Bondye nou, ki te mennen nou monte soti an Egypte la’, epi te fè gran blasfèm,

and sotheli whanne thei hadden maad to hem a yotun calf, as bi strijf, and hadden seid, This is thi God, that `ledde thee out of Egipt, and thei diden grete blasfemyes.

19 Ou menm, nan gran mizerikòd Ou, pa t abandone yo nan dezè. Pilye nwaj la pa t kite yo pandan lajounen, pou gide yo nan chemen yo, ni pilye dife a pandan lannwit, pou klere pou yo chemen an, e montre yo direksyon ke yo dwe ale.

But thou in thi many mercyes leftist not hem in deseert; for a piler of cloude yede not awei fro hem bi the dai, that it schulde lede hem in to the weie; and a piler of fier yede not awei `fro hem bi nyyt, that it schulde schewe to hem the weie, bi which thei schulden entre.

20 Ou te bay bon lespri pa Ou pou enstwi yo. Lamàn Ou, Ou pa t refize fè antre nan bouch yo. Ou te bay yo dlo pou lè yo te swaf.

And thou yauest to hem thi good Spirit, that tauyte hem; and thou forbedist not thin aungels mete fro her mouth, and thou yauest to hem water in thirst.

21 Anverite, pandan karantan, Ou te fè pwovizyon pou yo nan dezè a, e yo pa t manke anyen. Rad yo pa t epwize, ni pye yo pa t anfle.

Fourti yeer thou feddist hem in deseert, and no thing failide to hem; her clothis wexiden not elde, and her feet weren not hirt.

22 Anplis, Ou te bay yo wayòm yo avèk pèp yo, epi te divize bay yo tout selon pòsyon pa yo. Yo te pran posesyon a peyi Sihon, wa a Hesbon an ak peyi Og, wa Basan an.

And thou yauest to hem rewmes, and puplis; and thou departidist lottis, `ether eritagis, to hem, and thei hadden in possessioun the lond of Seon, and the lond of the kyng of Esebon, and the lond of Og, kyng of Basan.

23 Ou te fè fis pa yo vin anpil kon zetwal syèl yo, epi Ou te mennen yo antre nan peyi ke Ou te mande zansèt pa yo antre pou posede a.

And thou multipliedist the sones of hem, as the sterris of heuene; and thou brouytist hem to the lond, of which thou seidist to her fadris, that thei schulden entre, and holde it in possessioun.

24 Pou sa, fis pa yo te antre pou posede peyi a. Epi Ou te fè moun peyi a Canaan yo soumèt devan Ou. Konsa, Ou te livre yo nan men yo, avèk wa yo ak pèp peyi a, pou fè avèk yo sa yo te pito.

And the sones of Israel camen, and hadden the lond in possessioun; and bifor hem thou madist low the dwellers of the lond, Cananeis; and thou yauest hem in to the hondis of the sones of Israel, and the kyngis of hem, and the puplis of the lond, that thei diden to hem, as it pleside hem.

25 Yo te kaptire vil fòtifye yo, avèk tèren byen fètil yo. Yo te vin posede kay yo plen avèk tout bon bagay, sitèn ki fin fouye, chan rezen, chan oliv avèk pye fwi an kantite. Konsa, yo te manje, te vin plen, epi te vin gra, e te pran plezi nan gran bonte Ou.

And thei token citees maad strong, and fat erthe; and thei hadden in possessioun housis fulle of alle goodis, cisternes maad of othere men, vineris, and places of olyues, and many apple trees. And thei eeten, and weren fillid, and weren maad fat; and hadden plentee of ritchessis `in thi greet goodnesse.

26 Men yo te tanmen dezobeyi, epi te fè rebèl kont Ou. Yo te jete lalwa pa Ou dèyè do yo, e te touye pwofèt Ou yo ki te bay yo avètisman pou yo ta retounen kote Ou, epi yo te komèt gwo blasfèm.

Sotheli thei terriden thee to wrathfulnesse, and yeden awei fro thee, and castiden awei thi lawe bihynde her backis; and thei killiden thi prophetis, that witnessiden to hem, that thei schulden turne ayen to thee; and thei diden grete blasfemyes.

27 Pou sa, Ou te livre yo nan men a opresè yo ki te oprime yo. Men lè yo te kriye a Ou menm nan tan gwo twoub yo, Ou te tande soti nan syèl la, epi pa gran lanmou dous Ou, Ou te bay yo chèf liberatè yo, ki te delivre yo nan men a opresè yo.

And thou yauest hem in to the hond of her enemyes; and thei turmentiden hem; and in the tyme of her tribulacioun thei crieden to thee; and thou herdist them fro heuyn, and bi thi many merciful doyngis thou yauest hem sauyours, that sauyden hem fro the hond of her enemyes.

28 Men soti lè yo te fin jwenn repo a, yo te fè mal ankò devan Ou. Pou sa, Ou te abandone yo nan men a lènmi yo, jiskaske yo te renye sou yo. Lè yo te kriye ankò a Ou menm, Ou te tande Soti nan syèl la, epi anpil fwa Ou te fè yo chape akoz gran lanmou dous Ou,

And whanne thei hadden restid, thei turneden ayen to do yuel in thi siyt; and thou forsokist hem in the hond of her enemyes, and enemyes hadden hem in possessioun; and thei weren conuertid, and thei crieden to thee; forsothe thou herdist hem fro heuene, and delyueridist hem `in thi mercies in many tymes.

29 epi te fè tèmwen kont yo pou fè yo retounen kote lalwa Ou. Sepandan, yo te aji avèk awogans e pa t Koute kòmandman Ou yo, men te peche kont òdonans Ou yo, selon sila yo, si yon nonm ta swiv yo, li ta viv. Men yo te vire yon do byen di, yo te fè tèt di, epi te refize koute.

And thou witnessidist to hem, that thei schulden turne ayen to thi lawe; but thei diden proudli, and herden not thin heestis, and synneden in thi domes, whiche a man that schal do schal lyue in tho; and thei yauen the schuldre goynge awei, and thei maden hard her nol.

30 Malgre sa, Ou te sipòte yo pandan anpil ane, epi te avèti yo pa Lespri Ou, pa pwofèt Ou yo. Sepandan, yo te refize bay zòrèy yo. Akoz sa, Ou te livre yo nan men a pèp nasyon yo.

And thou drowist along many yeeris on hem, and thou witnessidist to hem in thi Spirit bi the hond of thi prophetis; and thei herden not; and thou yauest hem in to the hond of the puplis of londis.

31 Men nan gran mizerikòd Ou, Ou pa t fini ak yo, ni abandone yo, paske Ou menm se yon Bondye gras avèk mizerikòd.

But in thi mercies ful manye thou madist not hem in to wastyng, nethir thou forsokist hem; for thou art God of merciful doynges, and meke.

32 Alò, pou sa, Bondye Nou an, Bondye gran, pwisan e mèvèy la, ki kenbe akò li avèk Lanmou dous, pa kite tout twoub sa yo vin bliye devan Ou, ki te vin rive sou nou, wa nou yo, chèf nou yo, prèt nou yo, papa zansèt nou yo, ak sou tout pèp Ou yo, depi nan jou wa Assyrie yo, jis rive jodi a.

Now therfor, oure Lord God, greet God, strong, and ferdful, kepynge couenaunt and merci, turne thou not awei thi face in al the trauel that foond vs, oure kyngis, and oure princes, and oure fadris, and oure preestis, and oure profetis, and al thi puple, fro the daies of kyng Assur til to this dai.

33 Sepandan, Ou jis nan tout sa ki vin rive nou; paske Ou te aji avèk fidelite, men nou te aji mal.

And thou art iust in alle thingis, that camen on vs, for thou didist trewthe to vs; but we han do wickidli.

34 Paske wa nou yo, chèf nou yo, prèt nou yo ak zansèt nou yo pa t kenbe lalwa Ou yo, ni okipe kòmandman Ou yo avèk avètisman Ou yo avèk sila Ou te avèti yo.

Oure kyngis, and oure princes, oure prestis, and fadris `diden not thi lawe; and thei perseyueden not thin heestis and witnessyngis, whiche thou witnessidist in hem.

35 Men yo, malgre nan pwòp wayòm pa yo ke Ou te bay yo, pa t sèvi Ou, ni kite zak mechan yo.

And thei in her good rewmes, and in thi myche goodnesse, which thou yauest to hem, and in the largest lond and fat, whych thou haddist youe in the siyt of hem, serueden not thee, nether turneden ayen fro her werste studies.

36 Gade byen, nou vin esklav yo jodi a, epi pou teren ke Ou te bay a zansèt Nou yo, pou manje fwi avèk bonte li, Gade byen, nou vin esklav ladann yo.

Lo! we `vs silf ben thrallis to dai; and the lond which thou yauest to oure fadris, that thei schulden ete the breed therof, and the goodis that ben therof, `is thral; and we `vs silf ben thrallis, `ethir boonde men, in that lond.

37 Gran rekòlt li bay vin pou wa yo ke Ou te fin mete sou nou akoz peche nou yo. Anplis, yo renye sou kò nou epi sou bèt nou yo, jan yo pito; pou sa a, nou nan gran pwoblèm.

And the fruytis therof ben multiplied to kyngis, whiche thou hast set on vs for oure synnes; and thei ben lordis of oure bodies, and of oure beestis, bi her wille, and we ben in greet tribulacioun.

38 Alò, akoz tout sa, nou ap fè yon akò ki si, ki ekri; epi dokiman an sele, pa Chèf nou yo, Levit nou yo ak prèt nou yo.”

Therfor on alle these thingis we `vs silf smyten and writen boond of pees, and oure princes, oure dekenes, and oure prestis aseelen.