Judges 11
1 Now Jephthah the Gileadite was a mighty man of valor, and he was the son of a harlot, and Gilead begot Jephthah.
Jefte, moun peyi Galarad, te yon vanyan sòlda. Papa l' te rele Galarad. Manman l' te yon jennès.
2 And Gilead's wife bore sons to him. And when his wife's sons grew up, they drove out Jephthah, and said to him, Thou shall not inherit in our father's house, for thou are the son of another woman.
Madan Galarad te fè lòt pitit gason pou mari l'. Men, lè pitit li yo fin gran, yo mete Jefte deyò nan kay la, yo di l' konsa: -Ou pa gen dwa jwenn anyen nan byen papa nou, paske ou se pitit yon jennès.
3 Then Jephthah fled from his brothers, and dwelt in the land of Tob. And vain fellows were gathered to Jephthah, and they went out with him.
Jefte kouri met deyò pou frè l' yo, l' al rete nan peyi Tòb. Yon bann vòryen vin mete tèt ansanm avèk Jefte. Yo te konn soti avè l' al devalize moun.
4 And it came to pass after a while, that the sons of Ammon made war against Israel.
Kèk tan apre sa, moun Amon yo leve vin fè lagè ak pèp Izrayèl la.
5 And it was so, that, when the sons of Ammon made war against Israel, the elders of Gilead went to fetch Jephthah out of the land of Tob.
Lè moun Amon yo vin atake pèp Izrayèl la, chèf fanmi peyi Galarad la al chache Jefte nan peyi Tòb pou mennen l' tounen.
6 And they said to Jephthah, Come and be our chief, that we may fight with the sons of Ammon.
Yo di l' konsa: -Vini non! Pran kòmandman lame nou an pou n' ka goumen ak moun Amon yo.
7 And Jephthah said to the elders of Gilead, Did ye not hate me, and drive me out of my father's house? And why have ye come to me now when ye are in distress?
Men, Jefte di chèf fanmi peyi Galarad yo: -Mwen te kwè nou pa vle wè m'? Nou fòse m' kite lakay papa m'! Koulye a nou nan traka, poukisa se mwen menm nou vin jwenn?
8 And the elders of Gilead said to Jephthah, For that reason we turned again to thee now, that thou may go with us, and fight with the sons of Ammon. And thou shall be our head over all the inhabitants of Gilead.
Chèf fanmi peyi Galarad yo di Jefte konsa: -Nou vin jwenn ou koulye a, paske nou bezwen pou ou mache ansanm avèk nou, pou ou goumen ak moun Amon yo, pou ou ka chèf tout moun ki rete nan peyi Galarad la.
9 And Jephthah said to the elders of Gilead, If ye bring me home again to fight with the sons of Ammon, and Jehovah delivers them before me, shall I be your head?
Lè sa a, Jefte di chèf fanmi peyi Galarad yo: -Tansèlman, si nou fè m' tounen lakay pou m' goumen ak moun Amon yo, si Seyè a fè m' kraze yo, se mwen menm k'ap chèf nou tout bon wi!
10 And the elders of Gilead said to Jephthah, Jehovah shall be witness between us. Surely according to thy word so will we do.
Chèf fanmi peyi Galarad yo di Jefte konsa: -Nou pran Seyè a sèvi nou temwen! N'ap fè tou sa ou sot di la a.
11 Then Jephthah went with the elders of Gilead, and the people made him head and chief over them. And Jephthah spoke all his words before Jehovah in Mizpah.
Se konsa, Jefte ale avèk chèf fanmi peyi Galarad la, epi yo mete l' chèf pou l' gouvènen yo, pou l' kòmande lame yo. Apre sa, Jefte al repete tout kondisyon sa yo devan Seyè a, lavil Mispa.
12 And Jephthah sent messengers to the king of the sons of Ammon, saying, What have thou to do with me, that thou have come to me to fight against my land?
Lèfini, Jefte voye mesaje bay wa moun Amon yo pou di l': -Kisa ou gen avèk nou? Poukisa ou vini goumen ak nou jouk nan peyi nou?
13 And the king of the sons of Ammon answered to the messengers of Jephthah, Because Israel took away my land when he came up out of Egypt, from the Arnon even to the Jabbok, and to the Jordan. Now therefore restore those lands again peaceably.
Wa moun Amon yo reponn mesaje Jefte yo: -Se paske pèp Izrayèl la, lè yo soti kite peyi Lejip, yo pran peyi a nan men nou, depi larivyè Anon jouk larivyè Jabòk ak larivyè Jouden. Koulye a se pou yo renmèt nou tè nou san bri san kont.
14 And Jephthah sent messengers again to the king of the sons of Ammon.
Jefte voye mesaje yo tounen al jwenn wa moun Amon yo,
15 And he said to him, Thus says Jephthah: Israel did not take away the land of Moab, nor the land of the sons of Ammon,
avèk repons sa a: -Pèp Izrayèl la pa janm pran ankenn pòsyon nan tè moun Moab yo, ni nan tè moun Amon yo.
16 but when they came up from Egypt, and Israel went through the wilderness to the Red Sea, and came to Kadesh,
Paske lè pèp Izrayèl la t'ap kite Lejip, yo te mache nan tout dezè a jouk lanmè Wouj yo, epi yo rive Kadès.
17 then Israel sent messengers to the king of Edom, saying, Let me, I pray thee, pass through thy land, but the king of Edom did not hearken. And in like manner he sent to the king of Moab, but he would not. And Israel abode in Kadesh.
Lè sa a, pèp Izrayèl la voye mesaje bò kote wa peyi Edon an pou di l' konsa: Tanpri, kite nou fè yon ti pase nan peyi a. Men, wa peyi Edon an pa t' vle kite yo pase. Yo te voye tou bò kote wa Moab la. Men, li menm tou, li pa t' vle kite yo pase. Se konsa pèp Izrayèl la rete Kadès.
18 Then they went through the wilderness, and went around the land of Edom, and the land of Moab, and came by the east side of the land of Moab. And they encamped on the other side of the Arnon, but they did not come within the border of Moab, for the Arnon was the border of Moab.
Apre sa, yo pran mache nan dezè a, yo fè yon detou pou yo pa pase nan peyi Edon an ak nan peyi Moab la. Yo rive sou bò solèy leve peyi Moab la, lòt bò larivyè Anon an. Se la yo moute kan yo pou yo rete. Men, yo pa janm janbe lòt bò larivyè Anon paske se li ki te sèvi fwontyè pou peyi Moab la.
19 And Israel sent messengers to Sihon king of the Amorites, the king of Heshbon. And Israel said to him, Let us pass, we pray thee, through thy land to my place.
Lè sa a pèp Izrayèl la voye mesaje bay Siyon, wa peyi Amori a, ki te rete Esbon. Yo voye mande l' pèmisyon pou yo fè yon ti pase nan peyi l' la pou yo ka rive nan peyi kote yo prale a.
20 But Sihon did not trust Israel to pass through his border, but Sihon gathered all his people together, and encamped in Jahaz, and fought against Israel.
Men, Siyon pa t' fè pèp Izrayèl la konfyans, li pa t' kite yo pase. Li sanble tout sòlda li yo, yo vin moute kan yo bò Ajaza, epi yo atake pèp Izrayèl la.
21 And Jehovah, the God of Israel, delivered Sihon and all his people into the hand of Israel, and they smote them. So Israel possessed all the land of the Amorites, the inhabitants of that country.
Men, Seyè a, Bondye pèp Izrayèl la, lage Siyon ansanm ak tout moun li yo nan men pèp Izrayèl la ki bat yo byen bat. Se konsa, pèp Izrayèl la pran peyi a nan men moun Amori yo ki te rete nan zòn lan.
22 And they possessed all the border of the Amorites, from the Arnon even to the Jabbok, and from the wilderness even to the Jordan.
Yo pran tout peyi moun Amori yo pou yo, soti larivyè Anon bò nan sid jouk larivyè Jabòk bò nan nò, depi dezè a bò solèy leve jouk larivyè Jouden bò solèy kouche.
23 So now Jehovah, the God of Israel, has dispossessed the Amorites from before his people Israel, and should thou possess them?
Konsa, se Seyè a, Bondye pèp Izrayèl la, ki te mete moun Amori yo deyò pou fè plas pou pèp Izrayèl la, pèp li a.
24 Will thou not possess that which Chemosh thy god gives thee to possess? So whomever Jehovah our God has dispossessed from before us, them will we possess.
Koulye a, ou ta vle reprann tè a nan men Seyè a? Eske ou pa kenbe pou ou tou sa Kemòch, bondye ou la, ba ou? Epi ou ta vle pou nou pa kenbe sa Seyè a, Bondye nou an, ban nou?
25 And now are thou anything better than Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab? Did he ever strive against Israel, or did he ever fight against them?
Eske ou pi bon pase Balak, pitit gason Zipò a, wa peyi Moab la? Li pa janm leve dwèt li sou pèp Izrayèl la, li pa janm leve vin goumen ak nou.
26 While Israel dwelt in Heshbon and its towns, and in Aroer and its towns, and in all the cities that are along by the side of the Arnon, three hundred years, why did ye not recover them within that time?
Pèp Izrayèl la gen twasanzan depi li rete lavil Esbon ak lavil Awoyè ansanm ak tout ti bouk ki sou kont yo, ak tout lavil ki sou de bò larivyè Anon an. Poukisa, depi tout tan sa a, nou pa t' reprann yo?
27 I therefore have not sinned against thee, but thou do me wrong to war against me. Jehovah, the Judge, be judge this day between the sons of Israel and the sons of Ammon.
Non. Mwen pa fè nou anyen, se nou menm ki fè m' lè nou vin fè m' lagè. Se Seyè a sèl moun ki pou jije. L'a deside ant pèp Izrayèl la ak pèp Amori a kilès ki gen rezon!
28 However the king of the sons of Ammon did not hearken to the words of Jephthah which he sent him.
Men, wa moun Amori yo pa t' koute mesaj Jefte te voye ba li a.
29 Then the Spirit of Jehovah came upon Jephthah, and he passed over Gilead and Manasseh, and passed over Mizpeh of Gilead, and from Mizpeh of Gilead he passed over to the sons of Ammon.
Lespri Seyè a te sou Jefte. Jefte travèse peyi Galarad ak peyi Manase, li tounen lavil Mispa nan peyi Galarad. Apre sa, li kite lavil Mispa, li pase nan peyi Amon an.
30 And Jephthah vowed a vow to Jehovah, and said, If thou will indeed deliver the sons of Ammon into my hand,
Jefte te fè Seyè a yon ve. Li te di: -Si ou lage moun Amon yo nan men m',
31 then it shall be, that whatever comes forth from the doors of my house to meet me, when I return in peace from the sons of Ammon, it shall be Jehovah's, and I will offer it up for a burnt offering.
m'ap ofri ou premye moun ki va soti lakay mwen vin kontre m' lè m'a tounen soti kraze moun Amon yo. M'ap boule l' nèt nan dife pou ou.
32 So Jephthah passed over to the sons of Ammon to fight against them, and Jehovah delivered them into his hand.
Se konsa, Jefte janbe lòt bò fwontyè a, li antre nan peyi moun Amon yo, l' al goumen ak yo. Epi Seyè a lage yo nan men l'.
33 And he smote them from Aroer until thou come to Minnith, even twenty cities, and to Abelcheramim, with a very great slaughter. So the sons of Ammon were subdued before the sons of Israel.
Li bat yo depi lavil Awoyè rive nan tout zòn Minit la jouk Abèl Kiramen. Sa te fè vin lavil antou. Yo te touye anpil moun. Se konsa, moun Amon yo vin soumèt devan pèp Izrayèl la.
34 And Jephthah came to Mizpah to his house, and, behold, his daughter came out to meet him with timbrels and with dances. And she was his only child. Besides her he had neither son nor daughter.
Lè Jefte tounen lakay li lavil Mispa, vwala se pitit fi li a ki te soti vin kontre l'. Li t'ap danse, li t'ap jwe tanbouren. Se te sèl pitit li te genyen. Li pa t' gen lòt pitit ankò, ni fi ni gason.
35 And it came to pass, when he saw her, that he tore his clothes, and said, Alas, my daughter! Thou have brought me very low, and thou are one of those who trouble me, for I have opened my mouth to Jehovah, and I cannot go back.
Lè Jefte wè li, li chire rad sou li sitèlman sa te fè l' lapenn, li di: -O pitit fi mwen! Ou touye papa ou. Poukisa se ou menm ki pou fè m' tout lapenn sa a! Mwen te fè yon gwo ve bay Seyè a. Koulye a m' pa ka pa kenbe l'.
36 And she said to him, My father, thou have opened thy mouth to Jehovah. Do to me according to that which has proceeded out of thy mouth, inasmuch as Jehovah has taken vengeance for thee on thine enemies, even on the sons of Ammon.
Pitit fi a di l': -Papa, si ou te fè yon ve bay Seyè a, se pou ou fè m' sa ou te di w'ap fè m' lan, paske Seyè a te ba ou pouvwa pou ou tire revanj sou lènmi ou yo.
37 And she said to her father, Let this thing be done for me: Let me alone two months, that I may depart and go down upon the mountains, and bewail my virginity, I and my companions.
Apre sa li di papa l' konsa: -Yon sèl bagay m'ap mande ou! Ban m' yon ti delè de mwa pou m' al pwonmennen ansanm ak zanmi m' yo nan mòn yo pou m' al kriye, paske mwen pral mouri san m' pa marye.
38 And he said, Go. And he sent her away for two months. And she departed, she and her companions, and bewailed her virginity upon the mountains.
Jefte kite l' ale pou de mwa. Se konsa, pitit fi Jefte a ansanm ak zanmi l' yo ale nan mòn, y' al kriye paske li tapral mouri tifi.
39 And it came to pass at the end of two months, that she returned to her father, who did with her according to his vow which he had vowed, and she knew no man. And it was a custom in Israel,
Sou de mwa, li tounen vin jwenn papa l' ki fè sa l' te pwomèt fè pou Seyè a. Se konsa, li mouri tifi. Se depi lè sa a sa rete yon koutim nan peyi Izrayèl la,
40 that the daughters of Israel went yearly to celebrate the daughter of Jephthah the Gileadite four days in a year.
pou chak lanne medam pèp Izrayèl yo soti al pase kat jou ap kriye pou pitit fi Jefte, moun peyi Galarad la.
