1 Ɛsdras
4:1 Dɔn di sɛkɔn wan we bin dɔn tɔk bɔt di trɛnk we di kiŋ gɛt, bigin fɔ tɔk
se,
4: 2 Una man dɛn, una nɔ fɔ gɛt trɛnk we de rul oba si ɛn land
ɛn ɔl di tin dɛn we de insay dɛn?
4: 3 Bɔt pan ɔl dat, di kiŋ gɛt mɔ pawa, bikɔs na in na di masta fɔ ɔl dɛn tin ya, ɛn
gɛt pawa oba dɛn; ɛn ɛnitin we i tɛl dɛn fɔ du, dɛn de du am.
4: 4 If i tɛl dɛn fɔ fɛt di ɔda wan, dɛn de du am
sɛn dɛn fɔ fɛt di ɛnimi dɛn, dɛn go, ɛn brok mawnten dɛn
wɔl ɛn tawa dɛn.
4: 5 Dɛn de kil ɛn kil dɛn, ɛn dɛn nɔ de du wetin di kiŋ tɛl dɛn fɔ du
dɛn kin gɛt di win, dɛn kin briŋ ɔltin to di kiŋ, ɛn bak di tin dɛn we dɛn dɔn tif, as
ɔl ɔda tin dɛn.
4: 6 Semweso fɔ di wan dɛn we nɔto sojaman ɛn we nɔ gɛt ɛnitin fɔ du wit wɔ.
bɔt yuz fambul, we dɛn dɔn avɛst bak wetin dɛn bin dɔn plant.
dɛn kin kɛr am go to di kiŋ, ɛn fos dɛnsɛf fɔ pe taks
na di kiŋ.
4: 7 Bɔt pan ɔl dat, i na wan man nɔmɔ, if i tɛl dɛn fɔ kil, dɛn kin kil; if i
kɔmand fɔ spay, dɛn de spay;
4: 8 If i tɛl dɛn fɔ bit, dɛn kin bit; if i kɔmand fɔ mek pipul dɛn nɔ gɛt natin, dɛn
mek pipul dɛn nɔ gɛt natin; if i kɔmand fɔ bil, na dɛn de bil;
4: 9 If i tɛl dɛn fɔ kɔt, dɛn kin kɔt; if i kɔmand fɔ plant, dɛn
plant.
4: 10 So ɔl in pipul dɛn ɛn in sojaman dɛn de obe am, ɛn i de ledɔm bak
i de it ɛn drink, ɛn i de rɛst.
4: 11 Dɛn pipul ya de wach rawnd am, ɛn nɔbɔdi nɔ fɔ lɛf fɔ du am
in yon biznɛs, ɛn dɛn nɔ de obe am pan ɛnitin.
4: 12 Una man dɛn, aw di kiŋ nɔ fɔ gɛt pawa pas ɔlman, we i tan lɛk dis
obe? En imbin ol im tong.
4: 13 Di tɔd wan we bin tɔk bɔt uman dɛn ɛn di trut, (dis na so i bi
Zorobabel) bigin fɔ tɔk.
4: 14 Una, nɔto di big kiŋ, nɔto di bɔku bɔku pipul dɛn, ɛn nɔto di big big kiŋ
na wayn, we pas ɔl; udat na in de rul dɛn, ɔ gɛt di
fɔ bi masta oba dɛn? nɔto uman dɛn?
4:15 Uman dɛn dɔn bɔn di kiŋ ɛn ɔl di pipul dɛn we de rul na si ɛn
land.
4: 16 Ivin pan dɛn kam, ɛn dɛn gi di wan dɛn we plant di
vayn gadin dɛn, usay di wayn kɔmɔt.
4: 17 Dɛn pipul ya kin mek klos fɔ mɔtalman; dɛn tin ya de briŋ glori to mɔtalman; ɛn
if uman nɔ de, man nɔ go ebul fɔ bi.
4: 18 Ɛn if mɔtalman dɔn gɛda gold ɛn silva, ɔ ɛni ɔda wan
gud tin, dɛn nɔ lɛk uman we fayn fɔ favɔret ɛn
fayn?
4: 19 We dɛn lɛf ɔl dɛn tin ya, dɛn nɔ fɔ opin dɛn at ɛn ivin opin dɛn at
mɔt de fiks dɛn yay fast pan am; ɛn nɔ mek ɔlman want fɔ du am mɔ
i pas silva ɔ gold, ɔ ɛni gud tin?
4: 20 Pɔsin kin lɛf in yon papa we mɛn am ɛn in yon kɔntri.
ɛn i kin tay to in wɛf.
4: 21 I nɔ de stik fɔ spɛn in layf wit in wɛf. ɛn i nɔ de mɛmba dɛn tu tin ya
papa, nɔ mama, ɔ kɔntri.
4: 22 Na dis mek una fɔ no se uman dɛn de rul una
wok ɛn wok tranga wan, ɛn gi ɛn briŋ ɔltin to di uman?
4: 23 Yɛs, man kin tek in sɔd, ɛn go in we fɔ tif ɛn tif, to
bot na di si ɛn na di riva dɛn;
4: 24 Ɛn i luk layɔn ɛn go na daknɛs. ɛn we i gɛt
tif, pwɛl, ɛn tif, i de briŋ am to in lɔv.
4: 25 So man lɛk in wɛf pas in papa ɔ mama.
4: 26 Bɔku pipul dɛn de we nɔ gɛt sɛns fɔ uman dɛn ɛn bi
savant dɛn fɔ dɛn sek.
4: 27 Bɔku pipul dɛn dɔn day, dɛn dɔn mek mistek ɛn sin fɔ uman dɛn.
4: 28 Ɛn naw una nɔ biliv mi? nɔto di kiŋ big pan in pawa? nɔ du am
ɔl rijyɔn dɛn de fred fɔ tɔch am?
4: 29 Bɔt pan ɔl dat, a si am ɛn Apame di kiŋ in wɛf, we na di gyal pikin
admirable Bartacus, we sidɔm na di kiŋ in raytan, .
4: 30 I tek di krawn na di kiŋ in ed ɛn put am pan in yon
ed; i bin nak di kiŋ bak wit in lɛft an.
4: 31 Bɔt pan ɔl dis, di kiŋ opin in yay ɛn luk am wit opin mɔt.
if i laf am, i kin laf bak, bɔt if i tek ɛni wan
di kiŋ nɔ bin gladi fɔ am, so dat i go bi
bin mek pis wit am bak.
4: 32 Una man dɛn, aw i go bi pas uman dɛn fɔ gɛt trɛnk, bikɔs dɛn de du dis?
4: 33 Dɔn di kiŋ ɛn di bigman dɛn luk dɛnsɛf, so i bigin fɔ luk
tɔk bɔt di trut.
4: 34 Una man dɛn, nɔto uman dɛn strɔng? di wɔl big, di ɛvin ay, .
di san de go kwik kwik wan, bikɔs i de rawnd di ɛvin
arawnd, ɛn tek in rod bak na in yon ples insay wan de.
4: 35 Nɔto bigman we mek dɛn tin ya? so di trut big, .
ɛn i strɔng pas ɔltin.
4: 36 Ɔl di wɔl de ala pan di trut, ɛn di ɛvin de blɛs am
wok dɛn kin shek ɛn shek shek pan am, ɛn wit am nɔ tin we nɔ rayt.
4: 37 Wayn wikɛd, di kiŋ wikɛd, uman wikɛd, ɔl di pikin dɛn
pan mɔtalman wikɛd, ɛn na so ɔl dɛn wikɛd wok dɛn de; ɛn nɔbɔdi nɔ de
trut insay dɛn; dɛn go day bikɔs dɛn nɔ du wetin rayt.
4: 38 As fɔ di trut, i de bia, ɛn i strɔng ɔltɛm; i de liv ɛn
de win fɔ sote go.
4: 39 Wit am, dɛn nɔ de tek pɔsin ɔ blɛsin; bɔt i de du di
tin dɛn we de du wetin rayt, ɛn i nɔ de du ɔltin we nɔ rayt ɛn we wikɛd;
ɛn ɔlman de du gud lɛk aw i de du.
4: 40 Nɔbɔdi nɔ de we nɔ rayt na in jɔjmɛnt; ɛn na in na di trɛnk, .
kiŋdɔm, pawa, ɛn majesty, we gɛt ɔl kayn ej. Blɛsin fɔ di Gɔd we de tɔk tru.
4: 41 Ɛn wit dat, i nɔ tɔk natin. Ɛn ɔl di pipul dɛn ala, ɛn...
se, “Trut big, ɛn i pawaful pas ɔltin.”
4: 42 Dɔn di kiŋ tɛl am se: “Ask wetin yu want pas wetin dɛn dɔn pik.”
insay di raytin, ɛn wi go gi yu am, bikɔs dɛn dɔn si se yu gɛt sɛns pas ɔlman;
ɛn yu go sidɔm nia mi, ɛn dɛn go kɔl yu mi kɔzin.
4: 43 Dɔn i tɛl di kiŋ se: “Mɛmba yu prɔmis we yu dɔn prɔmis fɔ du.”
bil Jerusɛlɛm, di de we yu kam na yu Kiŋdɔm.
4: 44 Ɛn fɔ sɛn ɔl di tin dɛn we dɛn bin dɔn kɛr go na Jerusɛlɛm.
we Sayrɔs bin mek apat, we i prɔmis fɔ pwɛl Babilɔn ɛn sɛn am
dɛn bak de.
4: 45 Yu dɔn prɔmis bak fɔ bil di tɛmpul we di Idɔmayt dɛn bin bɔn
we di Kaldea dɛn bin mek Judia nɔ gɛt pipul dɛn.
4: 46 Ɛn naw, O masta di kiŋ, dis na wetin a de aks fɔ ɛn we a de aks fɔ
want yu, ɛn dis na di prins fridɔm we de kɔmɔt frɔm
yusɛf: So a want mek yu mek gud di vaw, di pefɔmɛns
na yu yon mɔt yu dɔn prɔmis to di Kiŋ na ɛvin.
4: 47 Dɔn di kiŋ Dayrɔs tinap ɛn kis am ɛn rayt lɛta fɔ am
to ɔl di trezhɔra dɛn, liɔtɛnant dɛn, kapten dɛn ɛn gɔvnɔ dɛn, dat
dɛn fɔ sef wan tɛl am, ɛn ɔl di wan dɛn we de go
op wit am fɔ bil Jerusɛlɛm.
4:48 I rayt lɛta dɛn bak to di liɔtɛnant dɛn we bin de na Sɛlɔsiria ɛn
Fɛnis ɛn to dɛn na Libanɔs, fɔ mek dɛn kam wit sida wud
frɔm Libanɔs to Jerusɛlɛm, ɛn dɛn fɔ bil di siti wit
in.
4: 49 Pantap dat, i rayt fɔ ɔl di Ju pipul dɛn we kɔmɔt na in kɔntri
Ju pipul dɛn, bɔt dɛn fridɔm, se nɔ ɔfisa, nɔ rula, nɔ
liɔtɛnant, ɔ trɛzhɔra, fɔ fos fɔ go insay dɛn domɔt;
4: 50 Ɛn fɔ mek ɔl di kɔntri we dɛn gɛt fɔ fri ɛn nɔ gɛt ɛni taks;
ɛn se di Idɔmayt dɛn fɔ gi di Ju pipul dɛn vilej dɛn we
dɔn dɛn ol:
4: 51 Yɛs, fɔ mek dɛn gi twɛnti talɛnt ɛvri ia fɔ bil
di tɛmpul, te di tɛm we dɛn bil am;
4: 52 Ɛn ɔda tɛn talɛnt ɛvri ia, fɔ mek dɛn kɔntinyu fɔ bɔn sakrifays pan di...
ɔlta ɛvride, bikɔs dɛn bin gɛt lɔ fɔ sakrifays sɛvintin.
4: 53 Ɛn ɔl di wan dɛn we kɔmɔt na Babilɔn fɔ go bil di siti fɔ gɛt am
fri fridɔm, ɛn bak dɛn as dɛn pikin dɛn, ɛn ɔl di prist dɛn we
bin go fa.
4: 54 I rayt bak bɔt. di chaj, ɛn di prist dɛn klos
usay dɛn de minista;
4: 55 Ɛn semweso fɔ di tin dɛn we di Livayt dɛn fɔ gi dɛn te di
di de we dɛn dɔn fɔ bil di os, ɛn Jerusɛlɛm bil.
4: 56 I tɛl ɔlman fɔ gi ɔl di wan dɛn we de kip di siti penshɔn ɛn pe.
4: 57 I sɛn ɔl di tin dɛn we Sayrɔs bin dɔn put na Babilɔn
pat; ɛn ɔl wetin Sayrɔs bin dɔn tɛl am fɔ du
dɛn fɔ du am bak, ɛn sɛn am na Jerusɛlɛm.
4: 58 We dis yɔŋ man dɔn go, i es in fes ɔp na ɛvin
go na Jerusɛlɛm, ɛn prez di Kiŋ na ɛvin.
4: 59 Ɛn i se: “Na frɔm yu win de kɔmɔt, na frɔm yu gɛt sɛns ɛn yu yon.”
na di glori, ɛn mi na yu slev.
4:60 Blɛsin yu we gi mi sɛns, bikɔs a de tɛl yu tɛnki, O
Masta fɔ wi papa dɛn.
4: 61 So i tek di lɛta dɛn, ɛn go na Babilɔn, ɛn
tɛl am ɔl in brɔda dɛn.
4: 62 Ɛn dɛn prez di Gɔd fɔ dɛn gret gret granpa dɛn, bikɔs na in gi dɛn
fridɔm ɛn fridɔm
4: 63 Fɔ go ɔp ɛn bil Jerusɛlɛm ɛn di tɛmpul we in yon
nem: ɛn dɛn bin de it wit inschrumɛnt dɛn we gɛt myuzik ɛn gladi at sɛvin
de dɛn.