Judges 21
1 The men of Israel had sworn an oath at Mizpah, “None of us will allow our daughters to marry a Benjamite.”
Alò, mesye Israël yo te deja sèmante nan Mitspa. Yo te di: “Pa gen nan nou menm k ap bay fi li a Benjamin nan maryaj.”
2 The Israelites went to Bethel and sat there before God until the evening, crying loudly in distress.
Konsa, pèp la te vini Béthel e yo te chita la devan Bondye jis rive nan aswè, epi yo te leve vwa yo e te kriye amè.
3 “Lord, God of Israel, why has this happened to Israel?” they asked. “Today one of our tribes is missing from Israel.”
Yo te di: “Poukisa, O SENYÈ, Bondye Israël la, èske bagay sa a vin rive an Israël pou youn nan tribi yo jodi a ta vin disparèt an Israël?”
4 The next day they got up early, built an altar, and brought burnt offerings and friendship offerings.
Li te vin rive nan pwochen jou an ke pèp la te leve bonè. Yo te bati yon lotèl e yo te ofri ofrann brile avèk ofrann lapè.
5 “Which of all the tribes of Israel didn't attend the assembly we held before the Lord?” they asked. For they had sworn a sacred oath that anyone who did not come before the Lord at Mizpah would without exception be executed.
Konsa, fis Israël yo te di: “Kilès ki pami tout tribi Israël yo ki pa t monte nan asanble SENYÈ a?” Paske, yo te fè yon gran ve pou sila ki pa monte vè SENYÈ a nan Mitspa, epi yo te di: “Li va vrèman vin mete a lanmò.”
6 The Israelites felt sorry for their brother Benjamin, saying, “Today one tribe has been hacked off from Israel!
Fis Israël yo te tris; yo te plen regrè pou Benjamin, frè parèy yo a, e yo te di: “Yon tribi vin koupe nèt sou Israël jodi a.
7 What shall we do about wives for those who are left, since we have sworn an oath before the Lord that we will not allow any of our daughters to marry them?”
Kisa nou ap fè pou twouve madanm pou sila ki rete yo, akoz nou te sèmante pa SENYÈ a pou nou pa bay okenn nan fi pa nou yo nan maryaj?”
8 Then they asked, “Which one of all the tribes of Israel didn't attend the assembly we held before the Lord at Mizpah?” They found out that no one from Jabesh-gilead had come to the camp for the assembly,
Epi yo te di: “Kilès sila pami tribi Israël yo ki pa t monte kote SENYÈ a nan Mitspa?” Gade byen, pèsòn pa t monte nan kan an sòti nan Jabès-Galaad pou patisipe nan asanble a.
9 for once they had done a head count, there was nobody there from Jabesh-gilead.
Paske, lè pèp la te konte, gade byen, pèsòn nan sila ki rete Jabès-Galaad yo pa t la.
10 So the assembly sent twelve thousand of their best warriors there. They gave them orders, saying, “Go and kill the inhabitants of Jabesh-gilead with your swords, even the women and children.
Konsa, kongregasyon an te voye douz-mil gèrye vanyan rive la e yo te pase lòd di yo konsa: “Ale frape sila ki rete Jabès-Galaad yo avèk lam nepe, ni fanm yo ak pitit yo.
11 This is what you have to do: Destroy every male and every woman who has had sex with a man.”
Men kisa ou va fè, ou va detwi nèt tout gason ak tout fanm ki gen tan kouche avèk yon gason.”
12 They managed to find among the inhabitants of Jabesh-gilead four hundred virgins who had not had sex with a man. They took them to the camp in Shiloh, in the land of Canaan.
Epi yo te jwenn pami moun Jabès-Galaad yo, kat-san jèn vyèj ki pa t konnen yon gason kouche avèk li. Konsa, yo te mennen yo nan kan an Silo ki nan peyi Kananeyen yo.
13 Then the whole assembly sent a message to the Benjamites at Pomegranate Rock to tell them, “Peace!”
Epi tout kongregasyon an te voye pale avèk fis Benjamin ki te nan wòch Rimmon yo e te deklare lapè pou yo.
14 So the men of Benjamin went back home, and gave to them the four hundred women from Jabesh-gilead who had been spared as wives. However, there wasn't enough for all of them.
Nan lè sa a, Benjamin te retounen e yo te bay yo kat-san fi ke yo te kenbe vivan soti Jabès-Galaad. Men, li poko te kont pou yo.
15 The people felt sorry for the Benjamites because the Lord had made this empty hole among the Israelite tribes.
Konsa, pèp la te tris e te plen regrè pou fis Benjamin yo paske SENYÈ a te fè yon brèch nan tribi Israël yo.
16 The elders of the assembly asked, “What shall we do to supply the remaining wives because all the women of Benjamin have been destroyed?”
Epi ansyen nan kongregasyon yo te vin di: “Kisa nou va fè pou sila ki rete toujou, kòmsi fanm nan Benjamin yo detwi?”
17 They added, “There have to be heirs for the Benjamite survivors—an Israelite tribe of Israel can't be wiped out.
Yo te di: “Fòk gen eritaj pou retay Benjamin an, jis pou tribi a pa efase nèt sou Israël.
18 But we can't let them have our daughters as wives, since we as the people of Israel swore a sacred oath, saying, ‘Anyone who gives a wife to a Benjamite is cursed!’”
Alò, nou pa kab ba yo madanm pami fi nou yo.” Paske fis Israël yo te sèmante e yo te di: “Modi se sila ki bay yon madanm a Benjamin.”
19 Then they said, “Look! Every year there's the Lord's festival in Shiloh. It's held north of Bethel, and east of the road that goes from Bethel to Shechem, south of Lebonah.”
Konsa, yo te di: “Gade byen, gen yon fèt a SENYÈ a chak ane nan Silo, ki nan kote nò a Béthel, sou lès a gran chemen ki monte soti Béthel pou rive Sichem nan, vè kote sid a Lebona.”
20 So they ordered the Benjamites, “Go and hide in the vineyards.
Pou sa a, yo te kòmande fis Benjamin yo konsa: “Ale kache tann nan chan rezen yo,
21 Keep a lookout, and when you see the young women from Shiloh come out to perform their dances, run out from the vineyards, and each of you abduct a wife for yourself and go back home to the land of Benjamin.
epi gade byen, veye, si fi a Silo yo sòti deyò pou patisipe nan dans lan, nou va sòti nan chan rezen yo, e nou chak va kouri kenbe madanm li pami fi a Silo yo e ale avè l nan peyi Benjamin?
22 If their fathers or brothers come complaining to us, we'll tell them, ‘Please do us a favor, because we couldn't find enough wives for them in the war. And it's not as if you're guilty of breaking the oath since you didn't give them in marriage.”
Li va rive ke lè papa yo oswa frè yo vin plenyen a nou, ke nou va di yo: ‘Ba yo a nou avèk bòn volonte; paske nan batay la, nou pa t konsève yon fanm pou chak Benjamit, ni nou pa t founi youn pou yo, sinon koulye a menm, nou ta koupab.’”
23 The Benjaminites did as they were ordered. Each man grabbed one of the women dancers up to the total needed and carried her off to be his wife. Then they went back to their own land, where they rebuilt their towns and lived in them.
Konsa fis a Benjamin yo te fè e te pran madanm selon fòs kantite yo pami sila ki te danse yo, pou yo te pote ale. Konsa, yo te ale retounen nan eritaj pa yo, e te rebati vil pa yo pou te viv ladan yo.
24 Then the Israelites left and went home to their tribes and families, each one going to the land they owned.
Fis Israël yo te pati la nan lè sa a, chak òm ak pwòp tribi ak fanmi li, e yo chak te sòti la pou rive nan pwòp eritaj pa yo.
25 At that time Israel didn't have a king—everyone did what they themselves thought was the right thing to do.
Nan jou sa yo, pa t gen wa an Israël. Tout moun te fè sa ki te bon nan pwòp zye pa yo.
