2 Kings 18
1 In the third year of Osee the son of Ela king of Israel, reigned Ezechias the son of Achaz king of Juda.
Alò, li te vin rive nan twazyèm ane Osée, fis a Éla a, wa Israël la ke Ézéchias, fis Achaz la, wa Juda a, te devni wa a.
2 He was five and twenty years old when he began to reign: and he reigned nine and twenty years in Jerusalem: the name of his mother was Abi the daughter of Zacharias.
Li te gen venn-senkan lè l te devni wa e li te renye pandan vent-nèf ane Jérusalem. Non manman li se te Abi, fi a Zacharie a.
3 And he did that which was good before the Lord, according to all that David his father had done.
Li te fè sa ki bon nan zye SENYÈ a, selon tout sa ke zansèt li yo, David te konn fè.
4 He destroyed the high places, and broke the statues in pieces, and cut down the groves, and broke the brazen serpent, which Moses had made: for till that time the children of Israel burnt incense to it: and he called its name Nohestan.
Li te retire wo plas yo, li te kraze pilye sakre yo, e li te koupe desann Astarté la. Anplis, li te kraze an mòso sèpan an bwonz ke Moïse te fè a, paske jis rive nan jou sa yo, fis Israël yo te konn brile lansan pou li; epi li te rele Nehuschtan.
5 He trusted in the Lord the God of Israel: so that after him there was none like him among all the kings of Juda, nor any of them that were before him:
Li te mete konfyans li nan SENYÈ a, Bondye Israël la, jiskaske, apre li, pa t gen tankou li nan tout wa Juda yo, ni nan sila ki te avan l yo.
6 And he stuck to the Lord, and departed not from his steps, but kept his commandments, which the Lord commanded Moses.
Paske li te kenbe fèm a SENYÈ a. Li pa t varye nan swiv Li, men li te kenbe kòmandman ke SENYÈ a te kòmande Moïse yo.
7 Wherefore the Lord also was with him, and in all things, to which he went forth, he behaved himself wisely. And he rebelled against the king of the Assyrians, and served him not.
Epi SENYÈ a te avèk li. Nenpòt kote li te ale, li te reyisi. Li te fè rebèl kont wa a Assyrie a e li pa t sèvi li.
8 He smote the Philistines as far as Gaza, and all their borders, from the tower of the watchmen to the fenced city.
Li te venk Filisten yo soti rive nan Gaza avèk teritwa li, soti nan tou kay gad yo, jis rive nan gwo vil fòtifye a.
9 In the fourth year of king Ezechias, which was the seventh year of Osee the son of Ela king of Israel, Salmanasar king of the Assyrians came up to Samaria, and besieged it,
Alò, nan katriyèm ane Wa Ézéchias la, ki te setyèm ane Osée, fis a Éla a, wa Israël la, Salmanasar, wa Assyrie a, te monte kont Samarie, e te fè syèj kont li.
10 And took it. For after three years, in the sixth year of Ezechias, that is, in the ninth year of Osee king of Israel, Samaria was taken:
Nan fen twazan, yo te kaptire li, epi nan sizyèm ane Ézéchias la, ki te nan nevyèm ane Osée a, wa Israël la, Samarie te vin kaptire.
11 And the king of the Assyrians carried away Israel into Assyria, and placed them in Hale, and in Habor by the rivers of Gozan in the cities of the Medes:
Konsa, wa Assyrie a te pote Israël ale an egzil nan Assyrie, e li te mete yo nan Chalach sou rivyè Gozan nan vil a Mèdes yo,
12 Because they hearkened not to the voice of the Lord their God, but transgressed his covenant: all that Moses the servant of the Lord commanded, they would not hear nor do.
paske yo pa t obeyi vwa a SENYÈ a, Bondye pa yo a, men yo te transgrese akò pa Li a, menm tout sa ke Moïse, sèvitè SENYÈ a, te kòmande yo. Yo pa t koute yo, ni fè yo.
13 In the fourteenth year of king Ezechias, Sennacherib king of the Assyrians came up against the fenced cities of Juda: and took them.
Alò, nan katòzyèm ane a Wa Ézéchias, Sanchérib la, wa Assyrie a te vin monte kont tout vil fòtifye Juda yo, e li te sezi yo.
14 Then Ezechias king of Juda sent messengers to the king of the Assyrians to Lachis, saying: I have offended, depart from me: and all that thou shalt put upon me, I will bear. And the king of the Assyrians put a tax upon Ezechias king of Juda, of three hundred talents of silver, and thirty talents of gold.
Alò, Ézéchias, wa Juda a te voye kote wa Assyrie a nan Lakis. Li te di: “Mwen te fè mal. Rale bak sòti sou mwen; nenpòt sa ke ou mande m peye, m ap sipòte l.” Pou sa, wa Assyrie a te fè demand a Ézéchias pou peye twa san talan ajan avèk trant talan lò.
15 And Ezechias gave all the silver that was found in the house of the Lord, and in the king’s treasures.
Ézéchias te bay tout ajan ki te twouve nan kay SENYÈ a ak nan kès lakay wa a.
16 At that time Ezechias broke the doors of the temple of the Lord, and the plates of gold which he had fastened on them, and gave them to the king of the Assyrians.
Nan tan sa a, Ézéchias te koupe retire lò nan pòt tanp SENYÈ a, avèk chanbrann pòt ke Ézéchias, wa Juda a, te kouvri a e li te bay li a wa Assyrie a.
17 And the king of the Assyrians sent Tharthan and Rabsaris, and Rabsaces from Lachis to king Ezechias with a strong army to Jerusalem: and they went up and came to Jerusalem, and they stood by the conduit of the upper pool, which is in the way of the fuller’s field.
Epi wa Assyrie a te voye Tharthan, Rab-Saris avèk Rabschaké sòti nan Lakis avèk yon gwo lame rive kote Ézéchias Jérusalem. Konsa, yo te monte pou te rive Jérusalem. Epi lè yo te monte, yo te rive e te kanpe kote kanal souteren an, nan ma sous dlo piwo a, ki te sou chemen chan lesiv la.
18 And they called for the king: and there went out to them Eliacim the son of Helcias who was over the house, and Sobna the scribe, and Joahe the son of Asaph the recorder.
Lè yo te rele wa a, Élikiam, fis a Hilkija a, ki te sou tout kay la ak Schebna, grefye a ak Joach, fis a Asaph la, achivist la, te parèt kote yo.
19 And Rabsaces said to them: Speak to Ezechias: Thus saith the great king, the king of the Assyrians: What is this confidence, wherein thou trustest?
Epi Rabschaké te di yo: “Pale koulye a a Ézéchias: ‘Konsa pale gran wa a, wa Assyrie a: “Ki kalite konfyans sa ke ou genyen an?
20 Perhaps thou hast taken counsel, to prepare thyself for battle. On whom dost thou trust, that thou darest to rebel?
Ou di nou (malgre se pawòl vid yo ye): ‘Mwen gen konsèy avèk pwisans pou fè lagè.’ Alò, sou kilès ou depann, pou ou vin fè rebèl kont mwen an?
21 Dost thou trust in Egypt a staff of a broken reed, upon which if a man lean, it will break and go into his hand, and pierce it? so is Pharao king of Egypt, to all that trust in him.
Alò, veye byen, ou depann de baton a wozo kraze sa a, sou Égypte menm. Sou sila si yon nonm apiye, l ap fonse antre nan men l e pèse l nèt. Se konsa, Farawon va ye pou tout sila ki depann de li yo.
22 But if you say to me: We trust in the Lord our God: is it not he, whose high places and altars Ezechias hath taken away: and hath commanded Juda and Jerusalem: You shall worship before this altar in Jerusalem?
Men si ou di mwen: ‘Nou mete konfyans nan SENYÈ a, Bondye nou an’, se pa li menm pou sila Ézéchias te retire wo plas avèk lotèl yo, e ki te di a Juda avèk Jérusalem: ‘Nou va adore devan lotèl sa a Jérusalem?’
23 Now therefore come over to my master the king of the Assyrians, and I will give you two thousand horses, and see whether you be able to have riders for them.
Pou sa, vini, fè yon antant avèk mèt mwen, wa a Assyrie a, e mwen va ba ou de mil cheval, si ou kab menm mete moun sou do yo.
24 And how can you stand against one lord of the least of my master’s servants? Dost thou trust in Egypt for chariots and for horsemen?
Kijan ou kab reziste a menm youn nan pi piti a sèvitè mèt mwen yo e depann de Égypte pou cha ak chevalye?
25 Is it without the will of the Lord that I am come up to this place to destroy it? The Lord said to me: Go up to this land and destroy it.
Èske se san soutyen SENYÈ a ke m vin monte kont plas sa a pou detwi li? SENYÈ a te di m ‘Monte kont plas sa a pou detwi l.’”’”
26 Then Eliacim the son of Helcias, and Sobna, and Joahe said to Rabsaces: We pray thee speak to us thy servants in Syriac: for we understand that tongue: and speak not to us in the Jews’ language, in the hearing of the people that are upon the wall.
Alò Éliakim, fis a Hilkija a, avèk Schebna ak Joach te di a Rabschaké: “Pale koulye a a sèvitè ou yo an Arameyen, paske nou konprann li. Pa pale avèk nou an Jideyen nan zòrèy a moun ki sou mi yo.”
27 And Rabsaces answered them, saying: Hath my master sent me to thy master and to thee, to speak these words, and not rather to the men that sit upon the wall, that they may eat their own dung, and drink their urine with you?
Men Rabschaké te di yo: “Èske mèt mwen an te voye m sèlman a mèt pa w la pou pale pawòl sila yo, pa pou mesye ki chita sou mi yo, ki va manje pwòp watè pa yo e bwè dlo pipi pa yo ansanm avè w?”
28 Then Rabsaces stood, and cried out with a loud voice in the Jews’ language, and said: Hear the words of the great king, the king of the Assyrians.
Epi Rabschaké te kanpe, li te kriye avèk yon vwa fò an Jideyen. Li te di: “Tande pawòl gran wa a, wa Assyrie a!
29 Thus saith the king: Let not Ezechias deceive you: for he shall not be able to deliver you out of my hand.
Konsa pale wa a! ‘Pa kite Ézéchias twonpe nou, paske li p ap kab delivre nou pou sòti nan men m.
30 Neither let him make you trust in the Lord, saying: The Lord will surely deliver us, and this city shall not be given into the hand of the king of the Assyrians.
Ni pa kite Ézéchias mennen nou pou mete konfyans nan SENYÈ a, pou l di: “SENYÈ a va anverite delivre nou, e vil sa a p ap livre nan men a gran wa a Assyrie a.”
31 Do not hearken to Ezechias. For thus saith the king of the Assyrians: Do with me that which is for your advantage, and come out to me: and every man of you shall eat of his own vineyard, and of his own fig tree: and you shall drink water of your own cisterns,
Pa koute Ézéchias.’ Paske konsa pale wa Assyrie a: ‘Fè lapè nou avèk mwen e sòti vin kote mwen. Manje nou chak nan pwòp chan rezen pa nou, nou chak pye fig mi etranje pa nou e nou chak nan pwòp dlo sitèn pa nou,
32 Till I come, and take you away to a land, like to your own land, a fruitful land, and plentiful in wine, a land of bread and vineyards, a land of olives, and oil and honey, and you shall live, and not die. Hearken not to Ezechias, who deceiveth you, saying: The Lord will deliver us.
jiskaske mwen rive pou pran nou ale nan yon lòt peyi, yon peyi ak sereyal avèk diven nèf, yon peyi avèk bwa doliv ak siwo myèl, pou nou kapab viv e pa mouri.’ Men pa koute Ézéchias lè li mal dirije nou pou di: ‘SENYÈ a va delivre nou.’
33 Have any of the gods of the nations delivered their land from the hand of the king of Assyria?
Èske okenn nan dye a peyi sila yo te delivre peyi pa yo a devan men wa a Assyrie a?
34 Where is the god of Emath, and of Arphad? where is the god of Sepharvaim, of Ana, and of Ava? have they delivered Samaria out of my hand?
Kote dye a Hamath yo oswa Arpad yo? Kote dye a Sepharvaïm yo, oswa Héna avèk Ivva yo? Èske yo te delivre Samarie pou l sòti nan men m?
35 Who are they among all the gods of the nations, that have delivered their country out of my hand, that the Lord may deliver Jerusalem out of my hand?
Kilès pami tout dye a peyi yo ki te delivre peyi pa yo devan men m, pou SENYÈ a ta dwe delivre Jérusalem soti nan men m?”
36 But the people held their peace, and answered him not a word: for they had received commandment from the king that they should not answer him.
Men pèp la te rete an silans e pa t reponn menm yon mo; paske lòd a wa a se te “Pa reponn li”.
37 And Eliacim the son of Helcias, who was over the house, and Sobna the scribe, and Joahe the son of Asaph the recorder, came to Ezechias, with their garments rent, and told him the words of Rabsaces.
Epi Éliakim, fis a Hilkija a, ki te sou tout kay la, Schebna, grefye a ak Joach, fis a Asaph la, achivist la, te vin kote Ézéchias avèk rad yo tou chire pou te pale li pawòl a Rabschaké yo.
