< 1 Kings 2 >
1 And when the days of David drew near that he should die, he charged Solomon his son, saying,
Lè tan pou David mouri an t ap pwoche, li te bay lòd a Salomon. Li te di:
2 I am going the way of all the earth; but be thou strong, and become a man;
“Mwen prale nan chemen a tout tè a. Pou sa, rete dyanm e montre ke se gason ou ye.
3 And keep the charge of the Lord thy God, to walk in his ways, to keep his statutes, his commandments, and his ordinances, and his testimonies, as it is written in the law of Moses; in order that thou mayest prosper in all that thou doest, and whithersoever thou turnest thyself;
Kenbe lòd SENYÈ a, Bondye ou a, pou mache nan tout vwa li yo, pou kenbe règleman Li yo, kòmandman Li yo, òdonans Li yo, avèk temwayaj Li yo, selon sa ki ekri nan Lalwa Moïse la, pou ou kapab vin genyen nan tout sa ke ou antreprann ak nenpòt kote ke ou vire.
4 In order that the Lord may fulfill his word which he hath spoken concerning me, saying, If thy children take heed to their way, to walk before me in truth with all their heart and with all their soul, there shall never fail thee, said he, a man on the throne of Israel.
Pou SENYÈ a kapab akonpli pawòl ke li te pale konsènan mwen menm nan, lè l te di: ‘Si fis ou yo fè atansyon nan chemen pa yo, pou mache devan M nan verite avèk tout kè yo e avèk tout nanm yo, ou p ap janm manke yon nonm pa ou sou twòn Israël la.’
5 And thou also knowest well what Joab the son of Zeruyah hath done to me, what he did to the two captains of the armies of Israel, unto Abner the son of Ner, and unto 'Amassa the son of Yether, whom he slew, and shed the blood of war in peace, and put the blood of war upon his girdle that was about his loins, and on his shoes that were on his feet.
“Alò, ou konnen tou, sa ke Joab, fis a Tseruja a te fè m, sa ke li te fè a de chèf lame Israël yo, a Abner, fis a Ner a ak Amasa, fis a Jéther a, ke li te touye. Anplis li te vèse san lagè nan tan lapè. Epi li te mete san lagè nan sentiwon senti li ak sou sandal nan pye li.
6 Do therefore according to thy wisdom, and let not his hoary head go down in peace to the grave. (Sheol )
Pou sa, aji konsa, selon sajès ou e pa kite cheve blanch li desann nan sejou lanmò yo anpè. (Sheol )
7 But unto the sons of Barzillai the Gil'adite show thou kindness, and let them be of those that eat at thy table; for so they came near to me when I fled from before Abshalom thy brother.
Men montre ladousè a fis a Barzillaï yo, Galaadit la, e kite yo pami sila ki manje sou tab ou yo, paske yo te ede mwen lè m te sove ale kite Absalom, frè ou a.
8 And, behold, thou hast with thee Shim'i the son of Gera, the Benjamite of Bachurim, who cursed me with a grievous curse on the day when I went to Machanayim; but who came down to meet me at the Jordan, and I swore to him by the Lord, saying, I will not put thee to death with the sword.
“Veye byen, genyen avè wSchimeï, fis a Guéra a, Benjamit a Bachurim nan. Se te li menm ki te fè madichon sou mwen nan jou ke m te ale Mahanaïm nan. Men lè li te desann bò kote m nan Jourdain an, mwen te sèmante a li menm pa SENYÈ a. Mwen te di: ‘Mwen p ap mete ou a lanmò avèk nepe.’
9 But now leave him not unpunished; for thou art a wise man; know then what thou oughtest to do unto him, and bring thou down his hoary head with blood to the grave. (Sheol )
Konsa, pou sa, pa kite li sòti san pini. Paske ou se yon nonm saj. Ou va konnen sa ke ou ta dwe fè a li menm, epi ou va fè tèt cheve blanch li an desann nan sejou lanmò nan san.” (Sheol )
10 And David slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David.
Konsa, David te dòmi avèk zansèt li yo e li te antere nan lavil David la.
11 And the days that David reigned over Israel were forty years: in Hebron he reigned seven years, and in Jerusalem he reigned thirty and three years.
Jou ke David te renye sou Israël yo te karant ane. Sèt ane, li te renye Hébron e trann-twa ane, li te renye Jérusalem.
12 Then sat Solomon upon the throne of David his father; and his kingdom was established greatly.
Epi Salomon te chita sou twòn David la, papa li e wayòm li an te etabli byen solid.
13 And Adoniyah the son of Chaggith came to Bath-sheba' the mother of Solomon: and she said, Is thy coming for peace? And he said, For peace.
Alò Adonija, fis a Haggith la, te vini a Bath-Schéba, manman a Salomon. Bath-Schéba te mande: “Èske ou vini anpè?” Adonija te di, “Anpè.”
14 He said moreover, I have a word for thee. And she said, Speak.
Epi li te di: “Mwen gen yon bagay pou mande ou.” Bath-Schéba te di: “Pale.”
15 And he said, Thou well knowest that mine was the kingdom, and that on me all Israel had set their faces, that I should reign: nevertheless the kingdom was turned about, and became my brother's; for from the Lord was it [made] his.
Konsa li te di: “Ou konnen ke wayòm nan te pou mwen e ke tout Israël te sipoze ke se mwen ki t ap wa. Sepandan, wayòm nan te chavire e li te vin devni pou frè m, paske depi nan SENYÈ a, se te pou li.
16 And now there is one petition I am going to ask of thee, do not turn me away. And she said unto him, Speak.
Alò, se yon sèl bagay ke m ta mande a ou menm; pa refize mwen.” Epi li te di li: “Pale.”
17 And he said, Speak, I pray thee, unto Solomon the king, [for he will not turn thee away, ] that he may give me Abishag the Shunammite for wife.
Alò, li te di: “Souple, pale avèk Salomon, wa a, paske li p ap refize ou, pou li kapab ban mwen Abischag, Sinamit la, kòm madanm.”
18 And Bath-sheba' said, Well: I will speak for thee unto the king.
Bath-Schéba te di li: “Trè byen; mwen va pale avèk wa a pou ou.”
19 Bath-sheba' thereupon went unto king Solomon, to speak unto him for Adoniyah; and the king rose up to meet her, and bowed himself unto her, and then sat down on his throne, and placed a chair for the king's mother; and she sat on his right hand.
Konsa, Bath-Schéba te ale kote Wa Salomon pou pale avèk li pou Adonija. Epi wa a te leve pou rankontre li. Li te bese devan l, e te chita sou twòn li an. Li te fè yo ranje yon twòn pou manman a wa a, e li te chita bò kote men dwat li.
20 Then said she, There is one small petition I am going to ask of thee; do not turn me away. And the king said unto her, Ask on, my mother; for I will not turn thee away.
Alò, li te di: “Mwen ap fè yon sèl ti demann a ou menm; pa refize mwen.” Epi wa a te di a li: “Mande manman m, paske mwen p ap refize ou.”
21 And she said, Let Abishag the Shunammite be given to Adoniyah thy brother for wife.
Konsa, li te di: “Kite Abischag Sinamit lan, vin bay a Adonija, frè ou a, kòm madanm.”
22 And king Solomon answered and said unto his mother, And why dost thou ask Abishag the Shunammite for Adoniyah? rather ask for him the kingdom; for he is my elder brother; — even for him, and for Ebyathar the priest, and for Joab the son of Zeruyah.
Wa Salomon te reponn li, e te di a manman li: “Epi poukisa w ap mande Abischag, Sinamit lan pou Adonija? Mande wayòm nan pou li tou—paske li se pi gran frè m— menm pou li, pou Abiathar, prèt la ak pou Joab, fis a Tseruja a!”
23 Then swore king Solomon by the Lord, saying, May God do so to me, and may he thus continue, if Adoniyah have not spoken this word against his own life.
Salomon te sèmante pa SENYÈ a e te di: “Ke Bondye kapab fè m sa e menm plis, si Adonija pa gen tan pale pawòl sa a kont pwòp vi pa li.
24 And now, as the Lord liveth, who hath established me, and seated me on the throne of David my father, and who hath made me a house, as he hath spoken, this very day shall Adoniyah be put to death.
Koulye a, pou sa, jan SENYÈ a viv la, ki te etabli mwen, e ki te fè m chita sou twòn a David, papa m nan, ki te fè pou mwen yon kay, jan Li te pwomèt mwen an, anverite Adonija ap mete a lanmò jodi a.”
25 And king Solomon sent by the hand of Benayahu the son of Yehoyada'; and he fell upon him so that he died.
Konsa, Salomon te voye Benaja, fis a Jehojada a kote li. Li te tonbe sou li e li te mouri.
26 And unto Ebyathar the priest said the king, Go to 'Anathoth, unto thy own fields; for thou art a man worthy of death; but on this day will I not put thee to death; because thou hast borne the ark of the Lord Eternal before David my father, and because thou was afflicted in all wherein my father was afflicted.
Epi a Abiathar, prèt la, wa a te di: “Ale nan Anathoth, pwòp chan pa ou a. Paske ou merite mouri, men mwen p ap mete ou a lanmò nan moman sa a, pwiske ou te pote lach la devan papa m, David, epi akoz ou te aflije avèk tout sa ke papa m te aflije yo.”
27 So Solomon banished Ebyathar that he should not be priest unto the Lord, to fulfill the word of the Lord, which he had spoken concerning the house of 'Eli in Shiloh.
Konsa, Salomon te revoke Abiathar kòm prèt SENYÈ a, pou akonpli pawòl SENYÈ a te pale konsènan lakay Éli nan Silo.
28 And the report came to Joab; for Joab had turned after Adoniyah, though he had not turned after Abshalom. And Joab fled unto the tabernacle of the Lord, and caught hold on the horns of the altar.
Alò, nouvèl la te vini a Joab, paske Joab te swiv Adonija, malgre li pa t swiv Absalom. Konsa, Joab te sove rive nan tant SENYÈ a e li te sezi kòn lotèl yo.
29 And it was told to king Solomon that Joab had fled unto the tabernacle of the Lord; and that, behold, he was close by the altar. Then sent Solomon Benayahu the son of Yehoyada,' saying, Go, fall upon him.
Li te pale a Wa Salomon ke Joab te sove ale nan tant SENYÈ a; epi men vwala, li akote lotèl la. Alò, Salomon te voye Benaja, fis a Jehojada a. Li te di: “Ale, tonbe sou li.”
30 And Benayahu came to the tabernacle of the Lord, and said unto him, Thus hath said the king, Come forth. And he said, No; but here will I die. And Benayahu brought the king word again, saying, Thus hath Joab spoken, and thus hath he answered me.
Konsa, Benaja te rive nan tant SENYÈ a. Li te di li: “Konsa wa a te di: ‘Sòti deyò.’” Men li te di: “Non, paske mwen va mouri isit la.” Benaja te pote bay wa a yon pawòl ankò, e li te di: “Konsa Joab te pale e konsa li te reponn mwen.”
31 Then said the king unto him, Do as he hath spoken, and fall upon him, and bury him; and remove [thus] the innocent blood, which Joab hath shed, from me, and from the house of my father.
Wa a te di li: “Fè sa ke li te pale a. Tonbe sou li, e antere li, pou ou kapab fè sòti sou mwen ak sou lakay papa m san ke Joab te vèse san koz la.
32 And may the Lord bring back his blood-guiltiness upon his own head, because he fell upon two men more righteous and better than he, and slew them with the sword, while my father David knew it not, Abner the son of Ner, the captain of the army of Israel, and 'Amassa the son of Yether, the captain of the army of Judah.
SENYÈ a va fè san li retounen sou pwòp tèt li, akoz li te tonbe sou de mesye ki te pi dwat e pi bon ke li menm yo. Li te touye yo avèk nepe, pandan papa m, David pa t konnen: Abner, fis a Ner a, chèf lame Israël la ak Amasa, fis a Jéther a, chèf lame a Juda.
33 And their blood shall return upon the head of Joab, and upon the head of his seed for ever; but unto David, and unto his seed, and unto his house, and unto his throne, may there be peace for ever from the Lord.
Konsa, san yo va retounen sou tèt Joab avèk tèt desandan li yo pou tout tan. Men a David avèk desandan li yo, lakay li ak twòn li an, pou kapab gen lapè soti nan SENYÈ a pou tout tan.”
34 So Benayahu the son of Yehoyada' went up, and fell upon him, and slew him: and he was buried in his own house in the wilderness.
Epi Benaja, fis a Jehojada a te monte tonbe sou Joab pou te mete li a lanmò. Li te antere bò lakay li a nan dezè a.
35 And the king appointed Benayahu the son of Yehoyada' in his place over the army; and Zadok the priest did the king appoint in the place of Ebyathar.
Wa a te chwazi Benaja, fis a Jehojada a sou lame a nan plas li e wa a te chwazi Tsadok kòm prèt nan plas Abiathar.
36 And the king sent and called for Shim'i, and said unto him, Build thee a house in Jerusalem, and dwell there, and thou shalt not go forth from there hither or thither.
Alò wa a te voye chache Schimeï e te di li: “Bati pou ou menm yon kay Jérusalem, e rete la. Pa deplase sòti la pou ale nan okenn lòt plas.
37 And it shall be, that on the day thou goest out, and passest over the brook Kidron, thou shalt know for certain that thou shalt surely die: thy blood shall be upon thy own head.
Paske nan jou ke ou sòti travèse dlo Cédron an, ou mèt konnen byensi ke anverite, ou va mouri. San ou va sou pwòp tèt pa ou.”
38 And Shim'i said unto the king, It is well: as my Lord the king hath spoken, so will thy servant do. And Shim'i dwelt in Jerusalem many days.
Alò, Schimeï te di a wa a: “Pawòl la bon. Jan mèt mwen an, wa a te pale a, se konsa sèvitè ou va fè.” Konsa, Schimeï te viv Jérusalem pandan anpil jou.
39 And it came to pass at the end of three years, that two servants of Shim'i ran away unto Achish the son of Ma'achah the king of Gath: and they told unto Shim'i, saying, Behold, thy servants are in Gath.
Men li te vin rive nan fen twazan yo, ke de sèvitè a Schimeï yo te chape rive jwenn Akisch, fis a Maaca a, wa Gath la. Epi yo te di Schimeï “Gade byen, sèvitè ou yo se nan Gath”.
40 And Shim'i arose, and saddled his ass, and went to Gath to Achish to seek his servants; and Shim'i went, and brought his servants from Gath.
Epi Schimeï te leve sele bourik li e li te ale Gath kote Akisch pou chache jwenn sèvitè li yo. Epi Schimeï te ale mennen sèvitè li yo retounen soti Gath.
41 And it was told to Solomon that Shim'i had gone from Jerusalem to Gath, and had returned.
Sa te pale a Salomon ke Schimeï te kite Jérusalem pou ale Gath e li te retounen.
42 And the king sent and called for Shim'i, and said unto him, Did I not make thee swear by the Lord, and warned thee, saying, On that day thou goest out, and walkest abroad hither or thither, know for certain that thou shalt surely die? and thou saidst unto me, It is well, I have heard?
Pou sa, wa a te voye rele Schimeï e te di li: “Èske mwen pa t fè ou sèmante pa SENYÈ a, e avèti ou solanèlman pou di ou ke: ‘Ou va konnen byensi nan jou ke ou sòti, ale nenpòt kote ke ou va, anverite, mouri’? Epi ou te di mwen: ‘Pawòl ke mwen tande a bon.’
43 Why then hast thou not kept the oath of the Lord, and the commandment with which I charged thee?
Poukisa konsa ou pa t swiv sèman bay SENYÈ a ak lòd ke m te mete sou ou a?”
44 The king said moreover to Shim'i, Thou well knowest all the wickedness of which thy heart is conscious, that thou hast done to David my father: and the Lord bringeth back thy wickedness upon thy own head;
Wa a te osi di a Schimeï: “Ou konnen tout mal ke ou rekonèt nan kè ou, ke ou te fè a papa m, David. Akoz sa, SENYÈ a va remèt mal sa a sou pwòp tèt pa ou.
45 But king Solomon will be blessed, and the throne of David will be established before the Lord for ever.
Men Wa Salomon va beni e twòn David la va vin etabli devan SENYÈ a pou tout tan.”
46 So the king commanded Benayahu the son of Yehoyada', who went out, and fell upon him, so that he died. And the kingdom was established in the hand of Solomon.
Epi wa a te kòmande Benaja, fis a Jehojada a. Li te sòti deyò e li te tonbe sou li e li te mouri. Se konsa wayòm nan te etabli nan men a Salomon.