< 1 Kings 8 >
1 Then all those greater by birth of Israel, with the leaders of the tribes and the rulers of the families of the sons of Israel, gathered together before king Solomon at Jerusalem, so that they might carry the ark of the covenant of the Lord, from the city of David, that is, from Zion.
Alò, Salomon te rasanble ansyen Israël yo avèk tout tèt a tribi yo, chèf a fanmi zansèt a fis Israël yo, kote Wa Salomon Jérusalem, pou mennen fè montelach akò SENYÈ a soti nan lavil David ki Sion an.
2 And all of Israel assembled before king Solomon, on the solemn day in the month of Ethanim, which is the seventh month.
Tout mesye Israël yo te rasanble yo menm kote ak Wa Salomon nan fèt la nan mwa Éthanim nan, ki se setyèm mwa a.
3 And all the elders of Israel arrived, and the priests took up the ark.
Tout ansyen Israël yo te vini, e prèt yo te leve pran lach la.
4 And they carried the ark of the Lord, and the tabernacle of the covenant, and all the vessels of the Sanctuary, which were in the tabernacle; and the priests and the Levites carried these.
Yo te mennen fè monte lach SENYÈ a, tant asanble a, avèk tout zouti sen ki te nan tant yo. Prèt yo avèk Levit yo te mennen fè yo monte.
5 Then king Solomon, and the entire multitude of Israel, who had assembled before him, advanced with him before the ark. And they immolated sheep and oxen, which could not be numbered or estimated.
Wa Salomon avèk tout kongregasyon Israël la, ki te rasanble vè li, te avèk li devan lach la. Yo t ap fè sakrifis a yon tèlman gran kantite mouton avèk bèf ke yo pa t kab konte ni kontwole.
6 And the priests brought in the ark of the covenant of the Lord to its place, into the oracle of the temple, in the Holy of Holies, under the wings of the cherubim.
Prèt yo te mennen lach akò SENYÈ a nan plas li. Yo te mete l nan sanktyè enteryè a kay la, nan plas ki sen pase tout lòt yo a, anba zèl a cheriben yo.
7 For indeed, the cherubim extended their wings over the place of the ark, and they protected the ark and its bars from above.
Cheriben yo te lonje zèl pa yo anwo plas lach la e yo te sèvi kon yon kouvèti sou lach la avèk poto li yo soti anwo.
8 And since the bars projected outward, their ends were visible from without, in the Sanctuary before the oracle; but they were not visible farther outward. And they have been in that place even to the present day.
Men poto yo te tèlman long ke pwent poto yo te vizib sèlman soti nan lye sen an devan sanktyè enteryè a. Men yo pa t kab wè pa deyò; epi yo la jis rive jodi a.
9 Now inside the ark, there was nothing other than the two tablets of stone, which Moses had placed in it at Horeb, when the Lord formed a covenant with the sons of Israel, when they departed from the land of Egypt.
Pa t gen anyen nan lach la sof ke de tablo wòch ke Moïse te mete la nan Horeb yo, kote SENYÈ a te fè yon akò avèk fis Israël yo, lè yo te sòti nan peyi Égypte la.
10 Then it happened that, when the priests had exited from the Sanctuary, a cloud filled the house of the Lord.
Li te fèt ke lè prèt yo te sòti nan lye sen an ke nwaj la te ranpli kay SENYÈ a,
11 And the priests were unable to stand and minister, because of the cloud. For the glory of the Lord had filled the house of the Lord.
jiskaske prèt yo pa t kab fè sèvis akoz nwaj la. Paske glwa SENYÈ a te ranpli kay SENYÈ a.
12 Then Solomon said: “The Lord has said that he would dwell in a cloud.
Alò, Salomon te di: “SENYÈ a te di ke Li ta abite nan nwaj pwès.
13 Building, I have built a house as your dwelling place, your most firm throne forever.”
Mwen te vrèman bati pou Ou yon kay byen wo, yon plas pou Ou ta abite jis pou tout tan.”
14 And the king turned his face, and he blessed the entire assembly of Israel. For the entire assembly of Israel was standing.
Konsa, wa a te vire tounen e te beni tout asanble Israël la pandan tout asanble Israël la te kanpe.
15 And Solomon said: “Blessed is the Lord, the God of Israel, who spoke with his mouth to my father David, and who, with his own hands, has perfected it, saying:
Li te di: “Beni se SENYÈ a, Bondye Israël la, ki te pale avèk bouch li a papa m David, e ki te akonpli sa avèk men l, e ki te di:
16 ‘From the day when I led my people Israel away from Egypt, I did not choose any city out of all the tribes of Israel, so that a house would be built, and so that my name might be there. Instead, I chose David to be over my people Israel.’
‘Depi jou ke M te fè pèp Mwen an, Israël, sòti an Égypte, Mwen pa t chwazi yon vil nan tout tribi Israël yo pou M ta bati yon kay pou non Mwen ta kapab la; men mwen te chwazi David pou renye sou pèp Mwen an, Israël.’
17 And my father David wanted to build a house to the name of the Lord, the God of Israel.
“Alò, sa te nan kè papa m, David pou bati yon kay pou non SENYÈ a, Bondye Israël la.
18 But the Lord said to my father David: ‘Since you have planned in your heart to build a house to my name, you have done well by considering this plan in your mind.
Men SENYÈ a te di a papa m, David: ‘Akoz li te nan kè ou pou bati yon kay pou non Mwen, ou te fè byen, paske se te nan kè ou.
19 Yet truly, you shall not build a house for me. Instead, your son, who shall go forth from your loins, he himself shall build a house to my name.’
Sepandan, ou p ap bati kay la, men fis ou ki va fèt a ou menm nan, li va bati kay la pou non Mwen.’
20 The Lord has confirmed his word which he spoke. And so I stand in place of my father David, and I sit upon the throne of Israel, just as the Lord said. And I have built a house to the name of the Lord, the God of Israel.
Alò, SENYÈ a te fin akonpli pawòl ke Li te pale a. Paske mwen te leve nan plas papa m, David. Mwen chita sou twòn Israël la, jan SENYÈ a te pwomèt la, e mwen te bati kay la pou non SENYÈ a, Bondye Israël la.
21 And there I have appointed a place for the ark, in which is the covenant of the Lord that he struck with our fathers, when they went forth from the land of Egypt.”
La mwen te poze yon plas pou lach la, nan sila akò a ke SENYÈ a te fè avèk zansèt nou yo lè Li te mennen yo soti nan peyi Égypte la.”
22 Then Solomon stood before the altar of the Lord, in the sight of the assembly of Israel, and he extended his hands toward heaven.
Salomon te kanpe devan lotèl SENYÈ a nan prezans a tout asanble Israël la, e te lonje ouvri men li vè syèl la.
23 And he said: “Lord God of Israel, there is no God like you, in heaven above, nor on the earth below. You preserve covenant and mercy with your servants, who walk before you with all their heart.
Li te di: “O SENYÈ, Bondye Israël la, nanpwen Bondye tankou Ou nan syèl la anwo, ni sou latè anba, k ap kenbe akò e montre lanmou dous a sèvitè Ou yo ki mache devan Ou avèk tout kè yo,
24 You have fulfilled, for your servant David, my father, that which you said to him. With your mouth, you spoke; and with your hands, you completed; just as this day proves.
ki te kenbe avèk sèvitè Ou, papa m, David, sa ke Ou te pwomèt li a. Anverite Ou te pale avèk bouch Ou e Ou te akonpli li avèk men Ou, jan sa ye nan jou sila a.
25 Now therefore, O Lord God of Israel, fulfill, for your servant David, my father, that which you spoke to him, saying, ‘There shall not be taken away from you a man before me, who may sit upon the throne of Israel, if only your sons will guard their way, so that they walk before me, just as you have walked in my sight.’
Alò, pou sa, O SENYÈ, Bondye Israël la, kenbe avèk sèvitè Ou a, David, papa m, sa ke Ou te pwomèt li a lè Ou te di: ‘Ou p ap manke yon nonm pou chita sou twòn Israël la, si sèlman fis ou yo veye chemen yo, pou mache devan Mwen menm jan ke ou te mache a.’
26 And now, O Lord God of Israel, establish your words, which you spoke to your servant David, my father.
“Koulye a, pou sa, O Bondye Israël la, kite pawòl Ou, mwen priye, vin konfime ke Ou te pale a sèvitè Ou a, papa m, David.
27 Is it, then, to be understood that truly God would dwell upon the earth? For if heaven, and the heavens of heavens, are not able to contain you, how much less this house, which I have built?
Men èske Bondye, anverite, va rete sou latè? Gade byen, syèl la avèk syèl pi wo a p ap kab kenbe Ou; konbyen anplis kay sa a ke m te bati a!
28 Yet look with favor upon the prayer of your servant and upon his petitions, O Lord, my God. Listen to the hymn and the prayer, which your servant prays before you this day,
Sepandan, gade lapriyè sèvitè Ou a, avèk siplikasyon pa li, O SENYÈ, Bondye mwen, pou koute kri ak lapriyè ke sèvitè Ou a fè devan Ou jodi a;
29 so that your eyes may be open over this house, night and day, over the house about which you said, ‘My name shall be there,’ so that you may heed the prayer that your servant is praying in this place to you.
pou zye Ou ta rete louvri vè kay sila a lajounen kon lannwit, vè plas kote Ou te di: ‘Non Mwen va rete la,’ pou koute lapriyè ke sèvitè ou a va fè vè plas sa a.
30 So may you heed the supplication of your servant and of your people Israel, whatever they will pray for in this place, and so may you heed them in your dwelling place in heaven. And when you heed, you will be gracious.
Koute siplikasyon a sèvitè Ou, e a pèp Ou a, Israël lè yo priye vè plas sila a. Koute nan syèl la, kote Ou abite a; e lè Ou koute, padone.
31 But if any man sins against his neighbor, and he has any kind of an oath by which he is bound, and he arrives because of the oath, before your altar in your house,
“Si yon nonm peche kont vwazen li, e si li oblije fè yon ve, si li vin fè ve a devan lotèl Ou, nan kay sila a,
32 you will hear in heaven, and you will act and judge your servants, condemning the impious, and repaying his own way upon his own head, but justifying the just, and rewarding him in accord with his justice.
alò, tande nan syèl la e pran desizyon pou jije sèvitè Ou yo; kondane mechan an, fè chemen pa li a vin sou pwòp tèt li. Epi fè jistis vini sou sila ki dwat la, lè Ou ba li selon ladwati li.
33 And if your people Israel will have fled from their enemies, because they have sinned against you, and doing penance and confessing to your name, shall arrive and pray and petition you in this house,
“Lè pèp Ou a, Israël fin bat devan yon lènmi, akoz yo te peche kont Ou, si yo vire vè Ou ankò pou konfese non Ou, priye e fè siplikasyon vè Ou nan kay sa a,
34 listen in heaven, and forgive the sin of your people Israel, and lead them back to the land, which you gave to their fathers.
alò, tande nan syèl la, e padone peche a pèp Ou a Israël, e mennen yo retounen nan peyi ke Ou te bay zansèt yo.
35 And if the heavens have closed, so that there is no rain, because of their sins, and they, praying in this place, shall do penance to your name, and shall be converted from their sins, by occasion of their afflictions,
“Lè syèl yo fèmen e nanpwen lapli, akoz yo te peche kont Ou, si yo priye vè plas sila a, konfese non Ou, e vire kite peche pa yo lè Ou aflije yo,
36 hear them from heaven, and forgive the sins of your servants and of your people Israel. And reveal to them the good way, along which they should walk, and grant rain upon your land, which you have given to your people as a possession.
alò, tande nan syèl la e padone peche a sèvitè Ou yo, e a pèp Ou a, Israël. Anverite, enstwi yo nan bon chemen nan sila yo ta dwe mache a, e voye lapli sou peyi ke Ou te bay a pèp Ou a, ke Ou te bay yo a kòm eritaj la.
37 Then, if famine rises over the land, or pestilence, or corrupt air, or blight, or locust, or mildew, or if their enemy afflicts them, besieging the gates, or any harm or infirmity,
“Si gen gwo grangou nan peyi a, si gen toumant, si gen gwo maladi sou jaden oswa bèt, oswa wouy, epidemi nan youn nan espès krikèt volan yo, si lènmi pa yo fè syèj sou yo nan peyi vil pa yo, nenpòt kalite toumant, nenpòt gwo maladi,
38 or whatever curse or divine intervention may happen to any man among your people Israel, if anyone understands, having been wounded in his heart, and if he will have extended his hands in this house,
nenpòt lapriyè oswa siplikasyon ki fèt pa nenpòt moun, oswa pa tout pèp Israël yo, chak moun ki konnen afliksyon nan pwòp kè pa li, e ki leve men l ouvri vè kay sila a;
39 you will hear in heaven, in your dwelling place, and you will forgive. And you will act so that you give to each one in accord with his own ways, just as you see in his heart, for you alone know the heart of all the sons of men.
alò, tande nan syèl la, kote Ou abite a, padone, aji e rann a chak moun selon tout chemen yo, kè a sila Ou konnen an, paske se Ou sèl ki konnen kè a tout fis a lòm yo;
40 So may they fear you, all the days that they live upon the face of the land, which you have given to our fathers.
pou yo kapab gen lakrent Ou tout jou ke yo viv nan peyi ke Ou te bay a zansèt nou yo.
41 Moreover, the foreigner too, who is not of your people Israel, when he will have arrived from a distant land because of your name, for they shall hear about your great name, and your strong hand,
“Anplis, konsènan etranje ki pa apatyen a pèp Israël Ou a, lè li sòti nan yon peyi lwen pou koz non Ou,
42 and your outstretched arm everywhere: so when he arrives and prays in this place,
(paske yo va tande afè gran non Ou, ak men pwisan Ou, ak bra louvri Ou), pou lè l vini fè lapriyè vè kay sila a,
43 you will listen in heaven, in the firmament of your dwelling place. And you will do all the things, for which that foreigner will have called upon you. So may all the peoples of the earth learn to fear your name, just as your people Israel do. And so may they show that your name has been invoked over this house, which I have built.
tande nan syèl la, kote ou abite a e fè tout sa ke etranje a mande Ou fè, jis pou tout pèp sou tout latè yo kapab konnen non Ou, pou gen lakrent Ou, tankou pèp Ou a Israël, pou yo kapab konnen ke kay sila a, mwen te bati a, rele pa non pa Ou.
44 And if your people have gone out to war against their enemies, along whatever way you will send them, they shall pray to you in the direction of the city, which you have chosen, and toward the house, which I have built to your name.
“Lè pèp Ou a sòti nan batay kont lènmi yo, nan nenpòt chemen Ou ta voye yo, e yo priye a SENYÈ nan direksyon vil ke Ou te chwazi a, ak kay ke mwen te bati pou non Ou a,
45 And you will hear in heaven their prayers and their petitions. And you will accomplish judgment for them.
alò, tande nan syèl la lapriyè yo, ak siplikasyon yo, e bay soutyen a ka pa yo.
46 But if they sin against you, for there is no man who does not sin, and you, being angry, deliver them to their enemies, and they will have been led away as captives to the land of their enemies, whether far or near,
Lè yo peche kont Ou (pwiske nanpwen moun ki pa peche), Ou vin fache avèk yo, e Ou livre yo bay lènmi an pou fè yo sòti kaptif nan peyi a lènmi an, kit lwen, kit pre;
47 and if they do penance in their heart, in the place of captivity, and having been converted, make supplication to you in their captivity, saying, ‘We have sinned; we acted unjustly; we committed impiety,’
si yo vin reflechi nan peyi kote yo te mennen kaptif la, yo vin repanti, e fè siplikasyon a Ou menm nan peyi a sila ki te pran yo kaptif la, e di: ‘Nou te peche e te fè inikite, nou te aji mal;’
48 and they return to you with all their heart and all their soul, in the land of their enemies, to which they have been led away as captives, and if they pray to you in the direction of their land, which you gave to their fathers, and of the city, which you have chosen, and of the temple, which I have built to your name:
si yo retounen a Ou menm avèk tout kè yo e avèk tout nanm yo nan peyi a lènmi ki te mennen yo kaptif yo, yo priye a Ou menm, vè peyi ke Ou te bay a zansèt yo, vil ke Ou te chwazi a, ak kay ke mwen te bati pou non Ou an;
49 you will hear in heaven, in the firmament of your throne, their prayers and their petitions. And you will accomplish their judgment.
alò, tande priyè yo, avèk siplikasyon yo, nan syèl la, plas kote Ou rete a e bay soutyen a koz pa yo,
50 And you will forgive your people, who have sinned against you, and all their iniquities, by which they have transgressed against you. And you will grant to them mercy in the sight of those who have made them captives, so that they may take pity on them.
epi padone pèp Ou a ki te peche kont Ou an ak tout transgresyon ke yo te fè kont Ou yo, e bay yo mizerikòd devan sila ki te fè yo kaptif yo, pou yo gen konpasyon pou yo.
51 For they are your people and your inheritance, whom you have led away from the land of Egypt, from the midst of the furnace of iron.
(Pwiske se pèp Ou yo ye, e eritaj ke Ou te mennen sòti an Égypte la, ki te soti nan mitan founo fè a).
52 So may your eyes be open to the supplication of your servant and of your people Israel. And so may you heed them in all the things about which they will call upon you.
Pou zye Ou kapab louvri a siplikasyon a sèvitè Ou, e a siplikasyon a pèp Ou a, Israël, pou koute yo nenpòt lè ke yo rele Ou.
53 For you have separated them to yourself as an inheritance, from among all the peoples of the earth, just as you spoke by Moses, your servant, when you led our fathers away from Egypt, O Lord God.”
Paske Ou te mete yo apa de tout lòt pèp sou latè kòm eritaj Ou, jan Ou te pale pa Moïse, sèvitè Ou a, pandan Ou te mennen zansèt pa nou yo sòti an Égypte, O Senyè, BONDYE.”
54 And it happened that, when Solomon had completed praying this entire prayer and supplication to the Lord, he rose up from the sight of the altar of the Lord. For he had fixed both knees upon the ground, and he had extended his hands toward heaven.
Lè Salomon te fin priye tout priyè sila a, li te leve soti devan lotèl a SENYÈ a, soti sou jenou li avèk men li louvri anvè syèl la.
55 Then he stood and blessed the entire assembly of Israel in a great voice, saying:
Li te kanpe e te beni tout asanble Israël la avèk yon gwo vwa. Li te di:
56 “Blessed is the Lord, who has given rest to his people Israel, in accord with all that he said. Not even one word, out of all the good things that he spoke by his servant Moses, has fallen away.
“Beni se SENYÈ a ki te bay repo a pèp Li a, Israël, selon tout sa ke Li te pwomèt yo. Pa menm yon mo pa t fè fayit nan tout bonte ke Li te pwomèt nou pa Moïse yo, sèvitè li a.
57 May the Lord our God be with us, just as he was with our fathers, not abandoning us, and not rejecting us.
Ke SENYÈ a, Bondye nou an, kapab avèk nou, jan Li te ye avèk zansèt nou yo. Ke Li pa janm kite nou ni abandone nou,
58 But may he incline our hearts to himself, so that we may walk in all his ways, and keep his commandments, and his ceremonies, and whatever judgments he commanded to our fathers.
pou Li kapab atire kè nou vè Li menm, pou mache nan tout vwa Li yo e pou kenbe kòmandman Li yo avèk règleman Li yo avèk òdonans Li yo, ke Li te kòmande a zansèt nou yo.
59 And may these my words, by which I have prayed before the Lord, be near to the Lord our God, day and night, so that he may accomplish judgment for his servant and for his people Israel, throughout each day.
Epi ke pawòl pa m sa yo, avèk sila mwen te fè siplikasyon devan SENYÈ a, kapab toupre SENYÈ a, Bondye pa nou an, lajounen kon lannwit, pou Li kapab bay soutyen a koz pèp Li a, Israël, jan chak jou mande a,
60 So may all the peoples of the earth know that the Lord himself is God, and there is no other beside him.
pou tout pèp sou latè yo kapab konnen ke SENYÈ a se Bondye; ke nanpwen okenn lòt.
61 Also, may our hearts be perfect with the Lord our God, so that we may walk in his decrees, and keep his commandments, as also on this day.”
“Pou sa, kite kè nou vin dedye nèt a SENYÈ a, pou mache nan règleman Li yo, kenbe kòmandman Li, menm jan sa ye nan jou sila a.”
62 Then the king, and all of Israel with him, immolated victims before the Lord.
Alò, wa a ak tout Israël avèk li te ofri sakrifis yo devan SENYÈ a.
63 And Solomon slew sacrifices of peace offerings, which he immolated to the Lord: twenty-two thousand oxen, and twenty thousand one hundred sheep. And the king and all the sons of Israel dedicated the temple of the Lord.
Salomon te ofri kòm ofrann lapè ke Li te lofri SENYÈ a, venn-de-mil bèf avèk san-ven-mil mouton. Konsa wa a, avèk tout fis Israël yo te dedye kay SENYÈ a.
64 On that day, the king sanctified the middle of the atrium, which was before the house of the Lord. For in that place, he offered holocaust, and sacrifice, and the fat of peace offerings. For the bronze altar, which was before the Lord, was too small and was not able to hold the holocaust, and the sacrifice, and the fat of the peace offerings.
Nan menm jou sa a, wa a te konsakre lakou mitan ki te devan kay SENYÈ a, akoz se la li te ofri ofrann brile avèk ofrann sereyal yo, e grès a ofrann lapè yo. Paske lotèl bwonz ki te devan SENYÈ a te twò piti pou kenbe ofrann brile avèk ofrann sereyal yo, avèk grès a ofrann lapè yo.
65 Then Solomon made, at that time, a celebratory festival, and all of Israel with him, a great multitude, from the entrance of Hamath to the river of Egypt, in the sight of the Lord our God, for seven days plus seven days, that is, fourteen days.
Konsa, Salomon te obsève fèt la nan lè sa a, e tout Israël avèk li, yon gran asanble soti nan antre Hamath jis rive nan ti kouran dlo Égypte la, devan SENYÈ a Bondye nou an, pandan sèt jou e avèk sèt jou anplis, katòz jou nèt.
66 And on the eighth day, he dismissed the people. And blessing the king, they set out for their tents, rejoicing and cheerful in heart over all the good things that the Lord had done for his servant David and for his people Israel.
Nan uityèm jou a, li te voye pèp la ale, e yo te beni wa a. Epi yo te ale nan tant pa yo ranpli avèk jwa, kontan nan kè pou tout bonte ke SENYÈ a te montre a David, sèvitè li, e a Israël, pèp Li a.