Esdras 7
1 Kèk tan apre tout evènman sa yo, sou rèy Atagzèsès, wa peyi Pès la, te gen yon nonm yo te rele Esdras ki te soti nan branch fanmi Arawon an. Papa l' te rele Seraja. Seraja te pitit Azarya, Azarya te pitit Ilkija.
And after these things, in the reign of Artaxerxes, king of Persia, Ezra the son of Seraiah, the son of Azariah, the son of Hilkijah,
2 Ilkija te pitit Chaloum, Chaloum te pitit Zadòk, Zadòk te pitit Achitoub.
the son of Shallum, the son of Zadok, the son of Ahitub,
3 Achitoub te pitit Amarya, Amarya te pitit Azarya, Azarya te pitit Merajòt.
the son of Amariah, the son of Azariah, the son of Meraioth,
4 Merajòt te pitit Zeraja, Zeraja te pitit Ouzi, Ouzi te pitit Bouki.
the son of Zerahiah, the son of Uzzi, the son of Bukki,
5 Bouki te pitit Abichwa, Abichwa te pitit Fineas, Fineas te pitit Eleaza, Eleaza te pitit Arawon, granprèt la.
the son of Abishua, the son of Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the chief priest,
6 Esdras te yon nonm save ki te fò anpil nan lalwa Seyè a, lalwa Bondye pèp Izrayèl la te bay Moyiz la. Li t'ap travay ak wa a. Wa a te bay Esdras tou sa li te mande l', paske Seyè a, Bondye li a, t'ap pwoteje l'. Se konsa li kite lavil Babilòn pou l' moute lavil Jerizalèm.
— this Ezra went up from Babylon; and he was a ready scribe in the law of Moses, which Jehovah the God of Israel had given. And the king granted him all his request, according to the hand of Jehovah his God upon him.
7 Anpil lòt moun nan pèp Izrayèl la, nan prèt yo, nan moun Levi yo, nan sanba yo, nan gad tanp yo ak lòt travayè yo, te pran wout la moute lavil Jerizalèm ansanm ak li. Lè sa a, wa Atagzèsès te nan setyèm lanne rèy li.
(And there went up [some] of the children of Israel, and of the priests, and the Levites, and the singers, and the doorkeepers, and the Nethinim, to Jerusalem, in the seventh year of Artaxerxes the king.)
8 Yo rive Jerizalèm nan senkyèm mwa setyèm lanne rèy Atagzèsès la.
And he came to Jerusalem in the fifth month, which was in the seventh year of the king.
9 Yo te kite lavil Babilòn premye jou nan premye mwa a. Epi yo rive lavil Jerizalèm premye jou nan senkyèm mwa a, avèk pwoteksyon Bondye.
For upon the first of the first month the project of going up from Babylon was determined on, and on the first of the fifth month he came to Jerusalem, according to the good hand of his God upon him.
10 Esdras te pase tout tan li ap etidye lalwa Seyè a. Li t'ap swiv tou sa ki ladan l'. Li t'ap moutre pèp Izrayèl la tout lòd ak tout regleman Seyè a.
For Ezra had directed his heart to seek the law of Jehovah and to do it, and to teach in Israel the statutes and the ordinances.
11 Men kopi lèt wa Atagzèsès te renmèt Esdras, ki te yon prèt ak yon nonm save. Li te dòktè nan zafè lalwa ak kòmandman Seyè a te bay pèp Izrayèl la.
And this is the copy of the letter that king Artaxerxes gave to Ezra the priest, the scribe, a scribe of the words of the commandments of Jehovah, and of his statutes to Israel:
12 Men lèt Atagzèsès, gran wa a, te ekri bay Esdras, nonm save ki fò nan lalwa Bondye ki nan syèl la! -Koulye a,
Artaxerxes, king of kings, to Ezra the priest, an accomplished scribe of the law of the God of the heavens, and so forth.
13 mwen bay lòd nan tout peyi m'ap gouvènen yo pou tout moun nan pèp Izrayèl la, nan prèt yo osinon nan moun Levi yo, ki vle ale avè ou lavil Jerizalèm, pou yo kite yo ale.
I have given orders that all they of the people of Israel, and of their priests and the Levites, in my realm, who are disposed to go to Jerusalem, go with thee.
14 Se mwen menm, wa a, ansanm ak sèt konseye m' yo ki voye ou al fè enspeksyon nan peyi Jida a ak nan lavil Jerizalèm pou ou wè ki jan moun yo ap swiv liv lalwa Bondye ki nan men ou lan.
Because thou art sent by the king, and by his seven counsellors, to inquire concerning Judah and Jerusalem, according to the law of thy God which is in thy hand;
15 W'a pran avè ou ajan ak lò wa a ansanm ak konseye l' yo te fè lide bay pou Bondye pèp Izrayèl la, ki gen tanp li lavil Jerizalèm.
and to carry the silver and gold which the king and his counsellors have freely offered to the God of Israel, whose habitation is at Jerusalem,
16 W'a pote tou tout ajan ak lò y'a ba ou nan tout pwovens Babilòn lan ansanm ak ofrann pèp la ak prèt yo te fè lide voye paske yo vle fè l' pou kay Bondye a nan lavil Jerizalèm.
and all the silver and gold that thou canst find in all the province of Babylon, besides the voluntary offering of the people, and of the priests, who offer willingly for the house of their God which is at Jerusalem.
17 Konsa, avèk tout ajan sa a w'a achte towo bèf, belye mouton, jenn ti mouton ansanm ak grenn jaden, grenn danre, diven ak lwil ki pou mache ak yo. Epi w'a ofri yo sou lotèl la nan tanp Bondye ou la ki lavil Jerizalèm.
Therefore thou shalt buy diligently with this money bullocks, rams, lambs, with their oblations and their drink-offerings, and offer them upon the altar of the house of your God which is at Jerusalem.
18 Avèk ajan ak lò ki va rete a, ou menm ak frè ou yo, n'a fè sa nou vle avè l', depi sa nou fè a dakò ak volonte Bondye nou an.
And whatever shall seem good to thee and to thy brethren to do with the rest of the silver and the gold, that do according to the will of your God.
19 W'a pran tout veso yo te renmèt ou nan men pou sèvi nan tanp Bondye ou la, w'a mete yo nan tanp lan lavil Jerizalèm, devan lotèl Bondye ou la.
And the vessels that have been given thee for the service of the house of thy God, deliver before the God of Jerusalem.
20 Si gen lòt bagay ou bezwen ankò pou tanp Bondye ou la, ou mèt pran nan kès wa a pou achte yo.
And whatever more shall be needful for the house of thy God which thou shalt have occasion to bestow, bestow it out of the king's treasure house.
21 Mwen menm, wa Atagzèsès, mwen pase lòd bay tout trezorye leta ki nan pwovens lòt bò larivyè Lefrat la, pou yo bay Esdras, prèt la, nonm save ki fò nan lalwa Bondye ki nan syèl la, tou sa l'a mande yo san pran reta,
And I, I Artaxerxes the king, do give orders to all the treasurers that are beyond the river, that whatever Ezra the priest and scribe of the law of the God of the heavens shall require of you, it be done diligently,
22 depi sa l' mande a pa depase an total sanvenmil ons ajan, sisansenkant (650) barik ble, sisan (600) galon diven, sisan (600) galon lwil oliv. Pou disèl la, y'a ba li valè li bezwen.
unto a hundred talents of silver, and to a hundred measures of wheat, and to a hundred baths of wine, and to a hundred baths of oil, and salt without prescribing [how much].
23 Se pou ou sèten yo bay tou sa Bondye ki nan syèl la mande pou tanp li a, san manke anyen, pou Bondye pa janm fache sou mwen, ni sou pitit ki va gouvènen peyi a apre m'.
Whatever is commanded by the God of the heavens, let it be carefully done for the house of the God of the heavens; for why should there be wrath against the realm of the king and his sons?
24 Epi m' fè nou konnen yo pa gen dwa fè ni prèt yo, ni moun Levi yo, ni sanba yo, ni gad tanp yo, ni domestik yo, ni okenn lòt moun k'ap sèvi nan tanp Bondye a, peye okenn taks, okenn kontribisyon ni okenn dwa lese pase.
Also we inform you, as regards all the priests and Levites, singers, doorkeepers, Nethinim, and ministers of this house of God, it shall not be lawful to impose tribute, tax, and toll upon them.
25 Ou menm menm, Esdras, avèk bon konprann Bondye ba ou a, w'a chwazi majistra ak jij pou gouvènen tout moun pèp Izrayèl yo k'ap viv dapre lalwa Bondye ou la, nan pwovens lòt bò larivyè Lefrat la. Si genyen ki pa konnen lalwa a, se pou ou fè yo aprann li.
And thou, Ezra, after the wisdom of thy God, which is in thy hand, set magistrates and judges who may judge all the people that are beyond the river, all such as know the laws of thy God; and teach ye him that knows [them] not.
26 Tout moun ki pa mache dapre lalwa Bondye ou la osinon dapre lòd wa a bay la, se pou yo san pitye pou yo lè y'ap pini yo pou sa yo fè a. Sa pou yo touye y'a touye. Sa pou yo depòte y'a depòte. Sa pou yo fè peye amann y'a fè peye amann. Sa pou yo mete nan prizon y'a mete nan prizon!
And whosoever will not do the law of thy God and the law of the king, let judgment be executed diligently upon him, whether unto death, or to banishment, or to confiscation of goods, or to imprisonment.
27 Lè sa a, Esdras di: -Lwanj pou Seyè a, Bondye zansèt nou yo! Li mete nan tèt wa a lide pou l' fè tout bèl bagay sa yo pou tanp Seyè a lavil Jerizalèm.
Blessed be Jehovah the God of our fathers, who has put [such a thing] as this in the king's heart, to beautify the house of Jehovah which is at Jerusalem;
28 Li fè m' jwenn favè devan wa a, devan konseye l' yo ak tout lòt gwo zotobre k'ap travay ak wa a. Li te ban m' kouraj, mwen te rive sanble tout chèf fanmi pèp Izrayèl la pou yo pati avè mwen!
and has extended mercy to me before the king and his counsellors, and before all the king's mighty princes. And I was strengthened, as the hand of Jehovah my God was upon me; and I gathered together out of Israel chief men to go up with me.
