2 Samuel 18
1 And David had the people who were with him numbered, and he put over them captains of thousands and captains of hundreds.
Wa David sanble tout moun li yo. Li chwazi chèf pou chak rejiman mil sòlda ak pou chak divizyon san sòlda.
2 And David sent the people out, a third of them under the orders of Joab, and a third under the orders of Abishai, son of Zeruiah, Joab's brother, and a third under Ittai the Gittite. And the king said to the people, And I myself will certainly go out with you.
Lèfini, li separe lame a an twa pòsyon, yon pòsyon sou lòd Joab, yon pòsyon sou lòd Abichayi, frè Joab la, yon pòsyon sou lòd Itayi, moun lavil Gat. Apre sa, wa a di yo: -Mwen prale avè nou tou.
3 But the people said, It is better for you not to go out: for if we are put to flight, they will not give a thought to us, and if death overtakes half of us, it will be nothing to them: but you are of more value than ten thousand of us: so it is better for you to be ready to come to our help from this town.
Men sòlda yo reponn li: -Non. Ou pa prale avè nou. Sa p'ap di lènmi nou yo anyen si nou kouri pou yo. Si mwatye nan nou mouri, sa p'ap di yo anyen tou. Men ou menm pou kont pa ou, ou vo dimil (10.000) sòlda tankou nou. Se poutèt sa, pito ou rete isit nan lavil la, kote ou ka jwenn konkou pou voye ban nou.
4 And the king said to them, I will do whatever seems best to you. So the king took his place by the door of the town, and all the people went out by hundreds and by thousands.
W'a reponn yo: -Bon! M'ap fè sa nou wè ki pi bon an. Apre sa, li al kanpe bò pòtay lavil la, pandan lame a t'ap soti, divizyon apre divizyon, rejiman apre rejiman.
5 And the king gave orders to Joab and Abishai and Ittai, saying, Because of me, be gentle to the young man Absalom. And this order about Absalom was given in the hearing of all the people.
Wa a bay Joab, Abichayi ak Itayi lòd sa a: -Tanpri, fè sa pou mwen. Al dousman ak jennonm yo rele Absalon an tande! Tout sòlda yo te tande lè David t'ap bay chèf yo lòd sa a.
6 So the people went out into the field against Israel, and the fight took place in the woods of Ephraim.
Lame David la soti al goumen ak moun peyi Izrayèl yo. Batay la te fèt nan rakbwa Efrayim lan.
7 And the people of Israel were overcome there by the servants of David, and there was a great destruction that day, and twenty thousand men were put to the sword.
Lame David la bat lame Absalon an byen bat. Jou sa a, lame Absalon an pèdi venmil (20.000) sòlda.
8 And the fighting went on over all the face of the country: and the woods were responsible for more deaths than the sword.
Batay la gaye nan tout peyi a. Jou sa a, te gen plis moun ki mouri nan rakbwa a pase nan batay la menm.
9 And Absalom came across some of David's men. And Absalom was seated on his mule, and the mule went under the thick branches of a great tree, and his head became fixed in the tree and he was lifted up between earth and heaven, and the beast under him went on.
Absalon al kontre ak kèk sòlda nan lame David la. Li te moute sou yon milèt. Antan l'ap pase anba yon gwo pyebwa, cheve li yo al pran nan yon branch, milèt la menm pa rete, li kouri al fè wout li. Absalon rete pandye anlè.
10 And a certain man saw it and said to Joab, I saw Absalom hanging in a tree.
Yonn nan moun David yo wè sa, li al bay Joab nouvèl la. Li di li: -Mwen wè Absalon pandye nan yon pyebwa.
11 And Joab said to the man who had given him the news, If you saw this, why did you not put your sword through him, and I would have given you ten bits of silver and a band for your robe?
Joab di nonm lan: -Ou wè l'? Poukisa ou pa touye l' la menm? M' ta fè ou kado dis pyès an ajan ak yon sentiwon.
12 And the man said to Joab, Even if you gave me a thousand bits of silver, I would not put out my hand against the king's son: for in our hearing the king gave orders to you and Abishai and Ittai, saying, Take care that the young man Absalom is not touched.
Men nonm lan reponn Joab: -Ou ta mèt ban mwen mil (1000) pyès an ajan la nan pla men m', mwen pa t'ap leve men m' sou pitit gason wa a. Nou tout nou te tande lòd wa a te ba ou ansanm ak Abichayi ak Itayi. Li te di: Tanpri, fè sa pou mwen. Pa kite anyen rive Absalon, pitit mwen an.
13 And if I had falsely put him to death (and nothing may be kept secret from the king), you would have had nothing to do with me.
Si m' te pran pòz mwen pa t' tande anyen, epi m' te touye l', wa a t'ap toujou konn sa. Paske li toujou konn tou sa k'ap pase. Lè sa a, ou pa ta janm pran defans mwen.
14 Then Joab said, I would have made it safe for you. And he took three spears in his hand, and put them through Absalom's heart, while he was still living, in the branches of the tree.
Joab di li: -M'ap pèdi twòp tan la a avè ou. Li pran twa baton ak pwent yo byen fèt, li al plante yo nan kè Absalon ki te vivan toujou kote li te pandye nan pyebwa a.
15 And ten young men, servants of Joab, came round Absalom and put an end to him.
Apre sa, dis jenn sòlda ki t'ap pote zam Joab yo tonbe sou Absalon, yo fin touye l'.
16 And Joab had the horn sounded, and the people came back from going after Israel, for Joab kept them back.
Lèfini, Joab fè kònen twonpèt la pou yo sispann batay la. Se konsa sòlda David yo kite rès sòlda Izrayèl yo al fè wout yo.
17 And they took Absalom's body and put it into a great hole in the wood, and put a great mass of stones over it: and every man of Israel went in flight to his tent.
Yo pran kadav Absalon an, yo jete l' nan yon twou nan rakbwa a. Lèfini, yo kouvri l' ak yon gwo pil wòch. Tout rès moun peyi Izrayèl yo te kouri al lakay yo.
18 Now Absalom, before his death, had put up for himself a pillar in the king's valley, naming it after himself; for he said, I have no son to keep my name in memory: and to this day it is named Absalom's pillar.
Depi anvan l' te mouri, Absalon te fè bati yon bèl kavo pou li nan fon Wa a, paske li t'ap di li pa t' gen pitit gason pou leve non li. Jouk jòdi a yo rele kavo a moniman Absalon an.
19 Then Ahimaaz, the son of Zadok, said, Let me go and give the king news of how the Lord has done right in his cause against those who took up arms against him.
Akimaz, pitit gason Zadòk la, di Joab konsa: -Kite m' kouri al fè wa a konnen jan Seyè a rann li jistis, jan li delivre l' anba men lènmi l' yo.
20 And Joab said, You will take no news today; another day you may give him the news, but you will take no news today, because the king's son is dead.
Joab reponn li: -Non. Jòdi a pa gen bon nouvèl pou ou pote. Yon lòt jou va gen bon nouvèl pou ou pote. Men jòdi a, ou p'ap pote ankenn nouvèl bay wa a, paske se pitit gason wa a menm ki mouri.
21 Then Joab said to the Cushite, Go and give the king word of what you have seen. And the Cushite, making a sign of respect to Joab, went off running.
Joab rele yon sòlda, moun peyi Letiopi, li di l': -Ou menm, al rakonte wa a tou sa ou te wè ak je ou. Sòlda a bese tèt devan Joab. Lèfini, li kouri, li ale.
22 Then Ahimaaz, the son of Zadok, said to Joab again, Whatever may come of it, let me go after the Cushite. And Joab said, Why have you a desire to go, my son, seeing that you will get no reward for your news?
Akimaz menm t'ap kenbe se pou l' ale, li di: -Nenpòt sa ki rive m', kite m' ale pote nouvèl la tou dèyè moun Letiopi a. Joab mande l': -Poukisa ou vle fè sa, pitit mwen? Yo p'ap ba ou anyen pou yon nouvèl konsa.
23 Whatever may come of it, he said, I will go. Then he said to him, Go. So Ahimaaz went running by the lowland road and overtook the Cushite.
Akimaz reponn: -Sa pa fè anyen. Mwen vle ale. Lè sa a, Joab di l': -Ale non! Se konsa Akimaz kouri ale, li pran wout ki pase nan plenn Jouden an, li pran devan moun peyi Letiopi a.
24 Now David was seated between the two town doors; and the watchman went up to the roof of the doorways, on the wall, and, lifting up his eyes, saw a man running by himself.
David menm te chita ant pòtay deyò a ak pòtay anndan an. Yon faksyonnè te moute sou teras anwo miray la, li te kanpe sou tèt pòtay la. Li leve je l', li wè yon nonm ki t'ap kouri vini.
25 And the watchman gave news of it to the king. And the king said, If he is coming by himself, then he has news. And the man was travelling quickly, and came near.
Li rele pou avèti wa a. Wa a di l': -Si li pou kont li, se bon nouvèl l'ap pote. Mesaje a t'ap pwoche toujou
26 Then the watchman saw another man running: and crying out in the direction of the door he said, Here is another man running by himself. And the king said, He, like the other, comes with news.
lè faksyonnè a wè yon lòt moun ki t'ap kouri vini tou. Li pale ak nonm ki t'ap fè pòs bò pòtay la, li di l' konsa: -Men yon lòt moun k'ap vini pou kont li tou. Wa a reponn: -Sa a tou, se bon nouvèl l'ap pote.
27 And the watchman said, It seems to me that the running of the first is like the running of Ahimaaz, the son of Zadok. And the king said, He is a good man, and his news will be good.
Faksyonnè a pran ankò: -Sou jan l'ap kouri a, gen lè premye a se Akimaz, pitit gason Zadòk la. Wa a di: -Se yon bon gason. Ou mèt sèten se bon nouvèl l'ap pote.
28 And Ahimaaz, crying out to the king, said, It is well. And falling down before the king, with his face to the earth, he said, May the Lord your God be praised, who has given up the men who took up arms against my lord the king!
Akimaz pwoche, li di wa a bonjou. Lèfini, li tonbe ajenou devan wa a, li bese tèt li jouk atè, li di: -Monwa, lwanj pou Seyè a, Bondye ou la, paske li lage tout moun ki te leve dèyè ou yo nan men ou!
29 And the king said, Is it well with the young man Absalom? And Ahimaaz said in answer, When Joab sent me, your servant, I saw a great outcry going on, but I had no knowledge of what it was.
David mande l': -Ban m' nouvèl ti Absalon an non. Li byen? Akimaz reponn li: -Monwa, lè Joab, moun pa wa a, te voye m' lan, mwen wè te gen yon gwo kouri. Men, m' pa konnen sa ki te genyen.
30 And the king said, Get back and take your place here. So turning to one side, he took his place there.
Wa a di l': -Bon. Kanpe bò la a. Tann mwen. Akimaz mete kò l' sou kote, li rete ap tann.
31 And then the Cushite came and said, I have news for my lord the king: today the Lord has done right in your cause against all those who took up arms against you.
Apre sa, nonm peyi Letiopi a vin rive. Li di wa a: -Monwa, mwen gen bon nouvèl pou ou! Jòdi a, Seyè a rann ou jistis. Li wete ou anba men tout moun ki te leve dèyè ou yo.
32 And the king said to the Cushite, Is the young man Absalom safe? And the Cushite said in answer, May all the king's haters and those who do evil against the king, be as that young man is!
Wa a mande l': -Ban m' nouvèl ti Absalon an non. Li byen? Nonm peyi Letiopi a reponn, li di l': -Se pou sa ki rive jenn gason sa a rive tout lènmi monwa yo ansanm ak tout lòt moun k'ap leve dèyè ou pou fè ou mal.
33 Then the king was much moved, and went up into the room over the door, weeping, and saying, O my son Absalom, my son, my son Absalom! if only my life might have been given for yours, O Absalom, my son, my son!
Lè wa a pran nouvèl la, sa te twòp pou li. Li moute nan chanm li anwo sou tèt pòtay la pou l' kriye. Antan li prale konsa, li t'ap rele: -Absalon! Absalon, pitit mwen! Absalon! Poukisa se pa mwen ki te mouri nan plas ou! Woy! Absalon, pitit mwen! Absalon, pitit mwen!
