1 Kings 3
1 Solomon went to see the king of Egypt. Solomon [made an agreement with him to] marry his daughter. They also made an alliance/agreement [that their armies would not attack each other]. Then Solomon brought the king’s daughter to live in [the part of Jerusalem called] ‘The City of David’. [She lived there] until Solomon’s workers had finished building his house and the temple of Yahweh and the wall around Jerusalem.
Salomon antre nan fanmi farawon an, wa peyi Lejip. Li marye ak pitit fi farawon an. Li mennen l' rete nan lavil David la jouk li fin bati palè li a, Tanp Bondye a ak gwo miray ranpa ki fè wonn lavil Jerizalèm yo.
2 [At that time] the temple of Yahweh had not yet been built, so the Israeli people were still offering sacrifices at many other places of worship.
Yo pa t' ankò bati yon kay pou Seyè a. Se sa ki fè pèp la t'ap touye bèt yo te ofri pou lòt bondye divès kote sou mòn yo toujou.
3 Solomon loved Yahweh, and he obeyed all the instructions that his father David had given him. But he also offered sacrifices and burned incense at various altars.
Salomon li menm te renmen Seyè a, li te mache dapre lòd David, papa l', te ba li. Men li menm tou, li te touye bèt pou lòt bondye, li te ofri yo lansan sou divès lotèl sou mòn yo.
4 One day the king went to Gibeon [city] to offer a sacrifice there, because that was where the most famous/important altar was. In previous years he had offered hundreds of sacrifices on that altar.
Salomon te konn al lavil Gabawon pou touye bèt pou Bondye, paske se la ki te gen pi gwo lotèl la. Li te deja ofri mil bèt pou yo te boule nèt sou lotèl la.
5 That night, Yahweh appeared to him in a dream. He asked Solomon, “What would you like me to give to you?”
Yon jou lannwit, Seyè a parèt devan Salomon nan dòmi lavil Gabawon, li di l' konsa: -Kisa ou ta vle m' ba ou?
6 Solomon replied, “You always greatly and faithfully loved my father David, who served you [well]. You did that because he (was faithful to/faithfully obeyed) you and acted righteously and honestly toward you. And you have showed how greatly and faithfully you loved him by giving to him me, his son, and now I am ruling [MTY] as he did [before he died].
Salomon reponn: -Ou te toujou fè wè jan ou te renmen papa m', David, sèvitè ou la, anpil. Li menm, li te mache dwat devan ou, li pa t' janm vire do ba ou, li te sèvi ou ak tout kè li. Ou pa t' janm sispann fè l' wè jan ou te renmen li. Ou ba li yon pitit gason k'ap gouvènen nan plas li jòdi a.
7 “Now, Yahweh my God, you have appointed me to be the king like my father was. But I am [very young, like] a little child [MET]. I do not know how to lead/rule my people at all [IDM].
Seyè, Bondye mwen, koulye a atout mwen jenn toujou, atout mwen pankò gen esperyans pou m' gouvènen, ou pran m', ou mete m' wa a nan plas David, defen papa m'.
8 I am here among the people whom you have chosen. They are a very large group of people; there are very, very many of them, with the result that no one can count them [DOU].
Men mwen alatèt pèp ou chwazi pou rele ou pa ou la, yon pèp ki sitèlman anpil nou pa ka konte konbe moun ki ladan l'.
9 So please enable me to think clearly, in order that I may rule your people [well]. Enable me to know what is good and what is evil. [If you do not do that, ] I will never [RHQ] be able to rule this great group of people who belong to you.”
Tanpri, ban mwen lespri veyatif pou m' ka gouvènen pèp ou a san patipri, pou m' konn sa ki byen ak sa ki mal. Si se pa sa, ki jan m'a fè pou m' gouvènen pèp ou a ak tout moun sa yo ki ladan l'?
10 Yahweh was very pleased that Solomon had requested that.
Seyè a te kontan wè se sa Salomon te mande l'.
11 God said to him, “You did not request that you live for many years or that you become very rich or that you be able to kill all your enemies. Instead, you have requested that I enable you to be wise, in order that you will be able to know [and to do] what is right [while you govern these people].
Li di l' konsa: -Monchè, ou pa mande m' pou ou viv lontan, ou pa mande m' richès, ni ou pa mande m' lanmò pou lènmi ou yo, men ou mande m' yon lespri veyatif pou ou ka gouvènen san patipri.
12 So, I will certainly do what you requested. I will enable you to be very wise [DOU]. The result will be that no one who has lived before you or who will live after you will be as [wise as] you are.
M'ap ba ou sa ou mande a, m'ap ba ou plis konesans ak plis bon konprann pase tout moun, pase ni sa ki te la anvan ou yo, ni sa k'ap vin apre ou.
13 I will also give you things that you did not request: I will enable you to become very rich and honored, as long as you live. You will be richer and more honored than any other king.
Lèfini, m'ap ba ou sa ou pa t' mande tou. M'ap ba ou anpil richès ak anpil pouvwa. Konsa, p'ap gen ankenn lòt wa tankou ou pandan tout rès tan ou gen pou viv la.
14 If you conduct your life [IDM] as I want you to, and if you obey all my laws and commandments, as your father David did, I will enable you to live for many years.”
Si ou fè volonte m', si ou mache dapre lòd ak kòmandman m' yo, tankou David, papa ou, te fè l' la, m'ap fè ou viv lontan.
15 Then Solomon awoke, and he realized that [God had spoken to him in] a dream. Then he went to Jerusalem and stood in front of [the Sacred Tent where] the Sacred Chest [was], and he offered many sacrifices that were completely burned [on the altar] and offerings to maintain fellowship with Yahweh. Then he made a feast for all his officials.
Lè Salomon leve, li vin konprann Bondye te pale avè l' nan rèv. Li tounen lavil Jerizalèm, l' ale devan Bwat Kontra Seyè a, li ofri bèt pou yo boule nèt, bèt pou yo touye pou di Seyè a mèsi. Apre sa, li bay yon gwo fèt pou tout moun k'ap travay nan gouvènman l' lan.
16 One day two prostitutes came and stood in front of King Solomon.
Yon jou, de fanm, de jennès, vin prezante devan wa Salomon.
17 One of them said, “Your Majesty, this woman and I live in the same house. I gave birth to a baby while she was there in the house.
Yonn ladan yo pran lapawòl, li di: -Monwa, madanm sa a avè m' nou rete nan menm kay. Mwen fè yon pitit gason nan kay la devan li.
18 Three days after my baby was born, this woman also gave birth to a baby. Only the two of us were in the house; there was no one else there.
De jou apre pitit mwen an fèt, li menm tou li akouche, li fè yon pitit gason tou. Nou de ase ki te nan kay, pa t' gen lòt moun la ankò.
19 “But one night this woman’s baby died because she [accidentally] rolled on top of her baby [while sleeping and smothered it].
Pandan lannwit, antan l'ap dòmi li woule sou pitit pa l' la, li toufe l'.
20 So she got up at midnight and took my baby boy who was lying beside me while I was sleeping. She carried him to her bed and brought her dead baby and put it in my bed.
Li leve nan mitan lannwit lan, antan m'ap dòmi, li pran ti pitit mwen an ki te bò kote m', li mete l' nan kabann pa l'. Li pran ti pitit pa l' la, li mete l' tou mouri a nan kabann pa m'.
21 When I awoke the next morning and was ready to nurse my baby, I saw that it was dead. But when I looked at it closely in the morning light, I saw that it was not my baby!”
Nan maten lè m' leve pou m' bay ti pitit mwen an tete, mwen jwenn li mouri. Men, lè m' gade byen gade, mwen wè se pa t' pitit mwen an sa.
22 But the other woman said, “That is not true! The baby that is alive is mine, and the baby that is dead is yours!” Then the first woman said, “No, the dead baby is yours, and the one that is alive is mine!” And they continued to argue in front of the king.
Men lòt fanm lan di: -Non, se pa vre. Se pitit pa m' lan ki vivan. Se pa ou la ki mouri. Lè sa a, premye fanm lan reponn: -Non se pa vre. Se pitit pa m' lan ki vivan. Se pa ou la ki mouri. Se konsa yo t'ap fè kont devan wa a.
23 Then the king said, “Both of you are saying, ‘My baby is the one that is alive and the one that is dead is yours.’”
Lè sa a, wa a pran lapawòl, li di: -Sa a di se pitit li a ki vivan, ti pitit mouri a se pou lòt la. Lòt la menm di non, se pitit pa li a ki vivan, ti pitit mouri a se pou sa a.
24 So he said to one of his servants, “Bring me a sword.” So the servant brought a sword to the king.
Wa a voye chache yon nepe. Lè yo pote nepe a li di konsa:
25 Then the king said to the servant, “Cut the baby that is alive into two parts. Give one part to each of the women.”
-Koupe ti pitit vivan an mwatye mwatye, bay chak fanm yon moso.
26 But the woman whose baby was alive loved her baby very much, so she said to the king, “No, Your Majesty! Do not allow him to kill the baby! Give her the child that is alive!” But the other woman said to the king, “No, cut it in half. Then it will not be her baby or my baby.”
Men manman ti pitit vivan an santi zantray li ap rache pou pitit li a. Li di wa a: -Tanpri, monwa, pa touye ti pitit la. Pito ou bay madanm sa a li. Men lòt madanm lan menm di: -Ou mèt koupe l'! Li p'ap ni pou ou, ni pou mwen.
27 Then the king said to the servant, “Do not kill the baby. Give the baby to the woman who said ‘Do not cut the baby in half,’ because she is truly the baby’s mother.”
Lè sa a Salomon di: -Pa touye pitit la. Renmèt li bay premye fanm lan. Se li menm ki manman ti pitit ki vivan an.
28 All the Israeli people heard about what the king had decided, and they revered him. They realized that God had truly enabled him to be very wise, to judge people’s matters fairly.
Lè pèp Izrayèl la tande jan Salomon te regle kont lan, yo vin gen anpil respè pou li, paske yo te wè se Bondye menm ki te ba li bon konprann sa a pou regle tout bagay san patipri.
