Judges 8
1 And the men of Ephraim said unto him: 'Why hast thou served us thus, that thou didst not call us when thou wentest to fight with Midian?' And they did chide with him sharply.
Alò, mesye Éphraïm yo te di li: “Kisa nou te fè ou; kòmsi ou pa rele nou pou antre nan batay avèk Madian an?” Epi yo te menase li byen rèd.
2 And he said unto them: 'What have I now done in comparison with you? Is not the gleaning of Ephraim better than the vintage of Abiezer?
Men li te di yo: “Kisa menm mwen te fè ki konpare avèk nou? Èske se pa vrè ke li pi bon pou ranmase dèyè rekòlt Éphraïm nan pase fè gwo rekòlt nan chan Abiézer a?
3 God hath delivered into your hand the princes of Midian, Oreb and Zeeb; and what was I able to do in comparison with you?' Then their anger was abated toward him, when he had said that.
Bondye vin mete chèf a Madian yo, Oreb avèk Zeeb nan men ou menm. Epi kisa mwen te reyisi fè ki konpare avèk nou?” Alò, chalè kòlè kont li te bese lè li te di sa a.
4 And Gideon came to the Jordan, and passed over, he, and the three hundred men that were with him, faint, yet pursuing.
Konsa, Gédéon avèk twa-san lòm ki te avè l yo te rive nan Jourdain an e te travèse l. Yo te byen fatige, men toujou t ap kouri dèyè yo.
5 And he said unto the men of Succoth: 'Give, I pray you, loaves of bread unto the people that follow me; for they are faint, and I am pursuing after Zebah and Zalmunna, the kings of Midian.'
Li te di a mesye Succoth yo: “Souple, ban mwen pen pou pèp la k ap swiv mwen an, paske yo fatige, e mwen ap kouri dèyè Zébach avèk Tsalmunna, wa a Madian yo.”
6 And the princes of Succoth said: 'Are the hands of Zebah and Zalmunna now in thy power, that we should give bread unto thine army?'
Chèf Succoth yo te di: “Èske men a Zébach avèk Zalmunna deja nan men ou, pou nou ta bay pen a lame ou a?”
7 And Gideon said: 'Therefore when the LORD hath delivered Zebah and Zalmunna into my hand, then I will tear your flesh with the thorns of the wilderness and with briers.'
Gédéon te di: “Trè byen, lè SENYÈ a fin mete Zébach avèk Tsalmunna nan men m, m ap vin kale nou avèk pikan dezè yo e avèk chadwon savann nan.”
8 And he went up thence to Penuel, and spoke unto them in like manner; and the men of Penuel answered him as the men of Succoth had answered.
Li te monte soti la nan Penuel. Li te pale menm jan an avèk yo, epi mesye Penuel yo te reponn li menm jan mesye Succoth yo te reponn nan.
9 And he spoke also unto the men of Penuel, saying: 'When I come back in peace, I will break down this tower.'
Konsa, li te pale osi avèk mesye Penuel yo, e li te di: “Lè m retounen an bon eta, m ap chire fò sa a.”
10 Now Zebah and Zalmunna were in Karkor, and their hosts with them, about fifteen thousand men, all that were left of all the host of the children of the east; for there fell a hundred and twenty thousand men that drew sword.
Alò, Zébach avèk Tsalmunna te nan Kakor, e lame yo te avèk yo, anviwon kenz-mil lòm, tout sila ki te rete nan lame a fis a lès yo nèt; paske sila ki te tonbe yo se te san-ven-mil mesye ak nepe.
11 And Gideon went up by the way of them that dwelt in tents on the east of Nobah and Jogbehah, and smote the host; for the host was secure.
Gédéon te monte pa chemen a sila ki te rete nan tant yo sou lès a Nobach avèk Jogbeha, e te atake lame a an lè yo pa t sispèk anyen.
12 And Zebah and Zalmunna fled; and he pursued after them; and he took the two kings of Midian, Zebah and Zalmunna, and discomfited all the host.
Lè Zébach avèk Tsalmunna te fin sove ale, li te swiv yo. Li te kaptire de wa a Madian yo, Zébach avèk Tsalmunna e te mete tout lame a an dewout.
13 And Gideon the son of Joash returned from the battle from the ascent of Heres.
Konsa, Gédéon, fis a Joas la te retounen soti nan batay akote pant Héres la.
14 And he caught a young man of the men of Succoth, and inquired of him; and he wrote down for him the princes of Succoth, and the elders thereof, seventy and seven men.
Li te kaptire yon jenn gason ki sòti Succoth e te kesyone l. Epi li te bay li detay prens a Succot yo ak ansyen li yo, swasann-dis-sèt lòm.
15 And he came unto the men of Succoth, and said: 'Behold Zebah and Zalmunna, concerning whom ye did taunt me, saying: Are the hands of Zebah and Zalmunna now in thy power, that we should give bread unto thy men that are weary?'
Li te vini kote mesye Succoth yo e te di: “Gade byen, Zébach avèk Tsalmunna, pa sila nou te anmède mwen yo, lè nou te di: ‘Èske men a Zébach avèk Tsalmunna nan men ou deja, pou nou ta dwe bay pen a mesye ou ki fatige yo?’”
16 And he took the elders of the city, and thorns of the wilderness and briers, and with them he taught the men of Succoth.
Li te pran ansyen lavil Succoth yo, e avèk pikan ak chadwon savann, li te enstwi yo.
17 And he broke down the tower of Penuel, and slew the men of the city.
Li te chire fò Penuel la e te touye mesye lavil yo.
18 Then said he unto Zebah and Zalmunna: 'Where are the men whom ye slew at Tabor?' And they answered: 'As thou art, so were they; of one form with the children of a king.'
Alò, li te di a Zébach avèk Tsalmunna: “Ki kalite mesye sa yo ke nou te touye Thabor a?” Epi yo te di: “Yo te sanble avèk ou. Yo tout te sanble a fis a yon wa.”
19 And he said: 'They were my brethren, the sons of my mother; as the LORD liveth, if ye had saved them alive, I would not slay you.'
Li te di: “Yo se frè mwen, fis a manman m jan SENYÈ a viv la, si sèlman nou te kite yo viv, mwen pa t ap touye nou.”
20 And he said unto Jether his first-born: 'Up, and slay them.' But the youth drew not his sword; for he feared, because he was yet a youth.
Konsa, li te di a Jéther, premye ne li a: “Leve touye yo.” Men jennonm nan pa t rale nepe li, paske li te pè, paske li te toujou jèn.
21 Then Zebah and Zalmunna said: 'Rise thou, and fall upon us; for as the man is, so is his strength.' And Gideon arose, and slew Zebah and Zalmunna, and took the crescents that were on their camels' necks.
Alò, Zébach avèk Tsalmunna te di: “Leve ou menm vin tonbe sou nou; paske jan yon gason ye, konsa fòs li ye.” Pou sa, Gédéon te leve e te touye Zébach avèk Tsalmunna e te pran òneman lin kaba yo ki te sou kou chamo yo.
22 Then the men of Israel said unto Gideon: 'Rule thou over us, both thou, and thy son, and thy son's son also; for thou hast saved us out of the hand of Midian.'
Alò, mesye Israël yo te di a Gédéon: “Vin renye sou nou, ni ou menm ni fis ou yo, ni fis a fis ou yo, paske ou te delivre nou soti nan men Madian.”
23 And Gideon said unto them: 'I will not rule over you, neither shall my son rule over you; the LORD shall rule over you.'
Men Gédéon te di yo: “Mwen p ap renye sou nou, ni fis mwen p ap renye sou nou. Se SENYÈ a k ap renye sou nou.”
24 And Gideon said unto them: 'I would make a request of you, that ye would give me every man the ear-rings of his spoil.' — For they had golden ear-rings, because they were Ishmaelites.
Men Gédéon te di yo: “Mwen ta fè yon demand a nou, pou nou chak ta ban mwen yon zanno soti nan piyaj li yo.” (Paske yo te gen zanno an lò, akoz se te Izmayelit ke yo te ye.)
25 And they answered: 'We will willingly give them.' And they spread a garment, and did cast therein every man the ear-rings of his spoil.
Yo te di: “Anverite, n ap bay yo.” Konsa, yo te ouvri yon vètman e yo chak te jete yon zanno la soti nan piyaj yo.
26 And the weight of the golden ear-rings that he requested was a thousand and seven hundred shekels of gold; beside the crescents, and the pendants, and the purple raiment that was on the kings of Midian, and beside the chains that were about their camels' necks.
Pèz a zanno lò sila ke li te mande yo se te mil-sèt-san sik, anplis bijou yo, kolye zòrèy yo, manto mov ki te pou wa Madian yo, e anplis, kolye kou chamo ki te sou kou chamo yo.
27 And Gideon made an ephod thereof, and put it in his city, even in Ophrah; and all Israel went astray after it there; and it became a snare unto Gideon, and to his house.
Gédéon te sèvi l pou fòme yon efòd, li te plase li nan vil pa li a, Ophra e tout Israël te jwe pwostitiye avè l la. Konsa, li te vin yon pèlen pou Gédéon avèk lakay li.
28 So Midian was subdued before the children of Israel, and they lifted up their heads no more. And the land had rest forty years in the days of Gideon.
Konsa Madian te kraze ba devan fis Israël yo. Yo pa t leve tèt yo ankò. Epi peyi a te san twoub pandan karant ane nan jou a Gédéon yo.
29 And Jerubbaal the son of Joash went and dwelt in his own house.
Alò, Jerubbaal, fis a Joas la te ale rete nan pwòp kay li.
30 And Gideon had threescore and ten sons of his body begotten; for he had many wives.
Gédéon te gen swasann-dis fis ki te desandan dirèk pa li, paske li te gen anpil madanm.
31 And his concubine that was in Shechem, she also bore him a son, and he called his name Abimelech.
Mennaj li ki te nan Sichem, osi te fè yon fis pou li e li te bay li non Abimélec.
32 And Gideon the son of Joash died in a good old age, and was buried in the sepulchre of Joash his father, in Ophrah of the Abiezrites.
Konsa, Gédéon, fis a Joas la te mouri a yon laj granmoun, e li te antere nan tonm a papa li, Joas, nan Ophra ki te pou Abizerit yo.
33 And it came to pass, as soon as Gideon was dead, that the children of Israel again went astray after the Baalim, and made Baal-berith their god.
Li te vin rive ke depi Gédéon te fin mouri, fis Israël yo ankò te jwe pwostitiye avèk Baal yo e te fè Baal-Berith dye pa yo.
34 And the children of Israel remembered not the LORD their God, who had delivered them out of the hand of all their enemies on every side;
Konsa, fis Israël yo pa t sonje SENYÈ a, Bondye pa yo a, ki te delivre yo nan men a tout lènmi pa yo tout kote.
35 neither showed they kindness to the house of Jerubbaal, namely Gideon, according to all the goodness which he had shown unto Israel.
Ni yo pa t bay favè a kay Jerubbaal (sa vle di, Gédéon) an akò avèk tout byen ke li te fè pou Israël yo.
