2 Kings 9
1 Meanwhile, the prophet Elisha summoned one of the other prophets. He said to him, “Get ready [IDM] and go to Ramoth [city] in [the] Gilead [region]. Take this jar of [olive] oil with you.
Pwofèt Elize rele yonn nan jenn pwofèt yo, li di l' konsa: —Pare pou ale lavil Ramòt nan peyi Galarad. Pran ti poban lwil oliv sa a avè ou.
2 When you arrive there, search for a man named Jehu, the son of Jehoshaphat and grandson of Nimshi. Go with him into a room away from his companions,
Lè w'a rive, w'a chache kote Jeou, pitit gason Jozafa a, pitit pitit Nimchi a, ye. W'a antre kote l' ye a, w'a fè l' leve kite kanmarad li yo, w'a mennen l' nan yon pyès apa.
3 and pour [some of] this oil on his head. Then say to him, ‘Yahweh declares that he is appointing you to be the king of Israel.’ Then open the door and run away as quickly as you can.”
W'a pran ti poban lwil la, w'a vide l' sou tèt li. W'a di l': Men sa Seyè a di: Mwen chwazi ou pou ou wa nan peyi Izrayèl. Lèfini, pa rete. Louvri pòt la, prese al fè wout ou.
4 So the young prophet went to Ramoth.
Se konsa jenn pwofèt la ale lavil Ramòt nan peyi Galarad.
5 When he arrived, he saw that the commanders of the army were having a conference. He [looked at Jehu and] said, “Sir, I have a message for [one of] you.” Jehu replied, “Which one of us is the message for?” The young prophet replied, “It is for you, commander/sir.”
Li jwenn tout chèf lame yo te reyini ap pale ansanm. Li di konsa: —Chèf, mwen gen yon mesaj pou ou. Jeou mande l': —Pou kilès nan nou? Pwofèt la reponn: —Pou ou wi, chèf.
6 So Jehu got up and went with the young prophet into a house. There the young prophet poured some [olive] oil on Jehu’s head and said to him, “Yahweh, the God whom we Israelis [worship], declares this: ‘I am appointing you to be the king of my Israeli people.
Jeou leve, li antre nan kay la. Lamenm jenn pwofèt la vide lwil oliv la sou tèt Jeou, li di l' konsa: —Seyè a, Bondye pèp Izrayèl la, di: Mwen chwazi ou pou ou wa sou pèp Izrayèl, pèp mwen an.
7 You must kill your master [King Joram], the son of Ahab, because I want to punish [Ahab’s wife] Jezebel for murdering [MTY] many of my prophets and other people who served me.
Ou pral touye tout fanmi Akab, mèt ou a. Se konsa mwen pral peni Jezabèl pou touye li te touye pwofèt mwen yo ak tout lòt sèvitè m' yo.
8 You must kill [not only Joram but] all of Ahab’s family. I want to get rid of every male in the family, including young ones and old ones.
Tout rès fanmi Akab la fèt pou disparèt. M'ap touye dènye gason ki gen nan fanmi an, jenn moun kou granmoun.
9 I will get rid of Ahab’s family, like I got rid of the families of two other kings of Israel, Jeroboam and Baasha.
Menm sa m' te fè fanmi Jewoboram, pitit Nebat, wa peyi Izrayèl la, menm sa m' te fè fanmi Bacha, pitit Akija, wa peyi Izrayèl la tou, se sa m'ap fè fanmi pa l' la tou.
10 And [when] Jezebel [dies], her corpse will not be buried. Dogs will eat her corpse there in Jezreel [city].’” After the young prophet said this, he left the room and ran.
Pou Jezabèl menm, se chen ki pral manje kadav li nan jaden Jizreyèl la. P'ap gen pesonn pou antere l'. Lè li fin di sa, li louvri pòt la, li kouri ale.
11 When Jehu came out of the room to where his other commanders were, they said to him, “Is everything all right? Why did that mad fellow come to you?” He replied, “You know what kinds of things young prophets like him say.”
Jeou tounen al jwenn lòt chèf parèy li yo. Yo mande l': —Sa ki genyen? Sa nèg fou sa a te bezwen ou fè? Jeou reponn yo: —Anyen. Nou konnen ki moun pwofèt sa yo ye. Nou konnen sa y'ap mache di!
12 They said, “You are lying! Tell us what he said!” He replied, “He told me that Yahweh said, ‘I am appointing [MTY] you to be the king of Israel.’”
Mesye yo reponn: —Manti w'ap ban nou la a! Annou wè non, monchè. Rakonte nou sa l' di ou. Lè sa a, Jeou di yo: —Li di m' Seyè a voye di m' li chwazi m' pou wa peyi Izrayèl la.
13 Then they all spread their cloaks on the steps of the building [for Jehu to walk out on], and they blew trumpets and shouted, “Jehu is now the king!”
Lamenm chèf lame yo wete manto yo, yo louvri yo sou tèt macheskalye a, yo fè Jeou moute chita. Yo kònen klewon, yo di: —Viv Jeou, wa peyi Izrayèl!
14 King Joram and his army had been defending Ramoth against the attacks by the army of the king of Syria. King Joram had returned to Jezreel [city], to recover from being wounded in the battle against the army of Hazael, the king of Syria. And Jehu made plans to kill Joram. He said to his other commanders, “If helping me is truly what you want, make sure that no one leaves this city to go to warn the people of Jezreel [about what I am planning to do].”
Jeou, pitit Jozafa, pitit pitit Nimchi, moute yon konplo kont Joram. Joram te moute lavil Ramòt nan peyi Galarad ak tout moun peyi Izrayèl yo al goumen ak Azayèl, wa peyi Siri.
Men, li te tounen lavil Jizreyèl fè mete renmèd sou kote sòlda peyi Siri yo te blese l' lè li t'ap goumen ak Azayèl, wa peyi Siri a. Lè sa a Jeou di moun ki te avè l' yo: —Si nou avè m' vre, pa kite pesonn soti lavil Ramòt al bay nouvèl la lavil Jizreyèl.
16 Then Jehu and his officers got into their chariots and rode to Jezreel, where Joram was still recovering. And King Ahaziah of Judah was there, visiting Joram.
Apre sa, li moute sou cha lagè li, li pati pou lavil Jizreyèl. Joram te kouche malad toujou. Akazya, wa peyi Jida a, te desann vin wè l'.
17 A guard was standing in the watchtower in Jezreel. He saw Jehu and his men approaching. He called out, “I see a lot of men [who are approaching]!” King Joram [heard what the watchman said, so he] said to his soldiers, “Send someone on a horse to go and find out if they are coming to be friendly to us or to attack us.”
Yon faksyonnè ki te nan fò won Jizreyèl la wè Jeou ansanm ak yon bann moun ki t'ap pwoche. Li rele: —Mwen wè yon bann moun k'ap vini wi! Joram bay lòd sa a: —Voye yon kavalye al kontre yo pou l' mande yo si y'ap vin an zanmi!
18 So a man rode out to meet Jehu and said to him, “The king wants to know [if you are coming to be] friendly to us.” Jehu replied, “This is not the time for you [RHQ] to be concerned about acting friendly! Turn around and come behind me!” So the guard in the watchtower reported that the messenger had reached the group [that was approaching], but that he was not returning [alone].
Kavalye a pati al kontre Jeou, li di l': —Wa a bezwen konnen si se an zanmi w'ap vini! Jeou reponn li: —Sa pa gade ou! Pase dèyè do m'. Faksyonnè a bay nouvèl la konsa: —Mesaje a rive bò kote yo, men li pa tounen.
19 So King Joram sent another messenger, who asked Jehu the same question. Again Jehu replied, “This is not the time [RHQ] for you to be concerned about acting friendly! Turn around and follow me!”
Yo voye yon dezyèm kavalye. Lè li rive bò kote yo, li di: —Wa a mande ou si se an zanmi w'ap vini. Jeou reponn li: —Sa pa gade ou! Pase dèyè do m'.
20 Then the watchman reported again, “That messenger also reached them, but he is not coming back [alone]. And [the leader of the group must be] Jehu, the son of Nimshi, because he is driving [his chariot] furiously, [like Jehu does]!”
Faksyonnè a bay nouvèl la ankò: —Mesaje a rive bò kote yo, men li pa tounen. Lèfini, moun ki sou premye cha a gen lè se Jeou, pitit pitit Nimchi a. L'ap kouri cha lagè a tankou moun fou.
21 Joram said [to his soldiers], “Get [my chariot] ready!” So they did that. Then King Joram and King Ahaziah both rode toward Jehu, each one in his own chariot. And [it happened that] they met Jehu at the field that had previously belonged to Naboth!
Lè sa a Joram di: —Pare cha lagè a pou mwen! Yo mennen chwal yo, yo pare cha lagè wa a. Joram, wa peyi Izrayèl la, ak Okozyas, wa peyi Jida a, pati, chak moun sou cha yo. y' al kontre Jeou. Yo kontre avè l' nan jaden ki te pou Nabòt, moun lavil Jizreyèl la.
22 When Joram met Jehu, he said to him, “Are you coming on a peaceful visit?” Jehu replied, “(How can there be peace while you and your people are prostrating themselves to worship idols and practicing very much (witchcraft/sorcery) like your mother Jezebel did?/There certainly cannot be peace while you and your people are prostrating themselves to worship idols and practicing (witchcraft/sorcery) like your mother Jezebel has been doing!)” [RHQ]
Joram mande l': —Eske ou vin an zanmi? Jeou reponn: —Ki zanmi w'ap pale la a lè manman ou, Jezabèl, ap donnen pi rèd nan fè maji ak nan sèvi zidòl?
23 Joram cried out, “Ahaziah, they have deceived us! [They want to kill us]!” So Joram turned his chariot around and tried to flee.
Joram kase tèt tounen, li kouri met deyò, li di Okozyas konsa: —Yo trayi nou, Okozyas!
24 But Jehu drew his bow mightily and shot [an arrow that pierced] Joram between his shoulder blades. The arrow [went through his body and] pierced his heart, and he slumped down dead in his chariot.
Jeou pran banza li, li voye yon flèch ak tout fòs li. Flèch la pran Joram nan mitan de zepòl li yo, li pèse kè l'. Joram tonbe nan cha lagè li a.
25 Then Jehu said to his assistant Bidkar, “Take his corpse and throw it here into the field that belonged to Naboth. [I am sure that] you remember that when you and I were riding together [in chariots] behind King Joram’s father Ahab, that Yahweh said this about Ahab:
Jeou rele Bidka, òdonans li an, li ba li lòd sa a: —Pran kadav la, jete l' nan jaden Nabòt, moun Jizreyèl la. Ou chonje lè ou menm avè m' nou te sou chwal nou dèyè Akab, papa l'? Seyè a te pale kont Joram, li te di:
26 ‘Yesterday I saw Ahab murder [MTY] Naboth and his sons here. And I solemnly promise that I will punish him right here in this same field!’ So take Joram’s corpse and throw it into that field! That will fulfill what Yahweh said would happen.”
Menm jan ayè, mwen te wè jan nou te touye Nabòt ak pitit gason l' yo, se konsa m'a ba ou sa ou merite a nan menm jaden an. Se mwen menm, Seyè a, ki di sa. Koulye a, pran kadav li, jete l' nan jaden Nabòt la, jan Seyè a te di l' la.
27 When King Ahaziah saw what happened, he fled [in his chariot] toward Beth-Haggan [town]. But Jehu pursued him and said [to his other commanders], “Shoot him, also!” So they shot him [with arrows] while he was riding in his chariot on the road up to Gur, near Ibleam [town]. He continued going in his chariot until he reached Megiddo [city], where he died.
Lè Okozyas, wa peyi Jida a, wè sa ki te rive, li kouri nan cha lagè li a nan direksyon lavil Betagan. Men, Jeou pati dèyè l'. Li di: —Touye l' tou. Yo blese l' sou cha a nan ti moute ki mennen lavil Gour, toupre lavil Jibleyam. Men, Okozyas kenbe jouk li rive lavil Megido. Se la li mouri.
28 His officials took his corpse back to Jerusalem and buried it in the tombs in the [part of Jerusalem called] ‘The City of David’, where his ancestors had been buried.
Apre sa, chèf li yo mete kadav la sou cha a, yo mennen l' lavil Jerizalèm. Yo antere l' nan kavo fanmi li nan lavil David la.
29 Ahaziah had become the king of Judah when Joram had been ruling Israel for almost eleven years.
Joram, pitit Akab la, t'ap mache sou onzan depi li te wa peyi Izrayèl lè Okozyas te moute wa nan peyi Jida.
30 Then Jehu went to Jezreel. When [Ahab’s widow] Jezebel heard what had happened, she put paint/makeup on her eyelids, and combed her hair to make it beautiful, and looked out the window [of the palace toward the street below].
Jeou rive lavil Jizreyèl. Lè Jezabèl vin konn sa, li pase fa bò je li, li ranje tèt li, l' al kanpe bò yon fennèt ap gade.
31 While Jehu was entering the city gate, she called out to him, “You [are like] Zimri! You are a murderer! [I think] you are certainly not [RHQ] coming on a peaceful visit!”
Lè Jeou antre nan pòtay lavil la, Jezabèl di l' konsa: —Ban m' nouvèl ou non, Zimri, ansasen mèt ou!
32 Jehu looked up toward the window, and then he said, “Who is (on my side/wants to help me)? Anyone?” Two or three palace officials looked down at him [from a window and pointed to themselves].
Jeou leve je l' gade bò fennèt la, li di: —Ki moun ki avè m'? De twa gad palè a parèt tèt yo nan yon fennèt.
33 Jehu said to them, “Throw her down here!” So they threw her down, and [when she hit the ground and died], some of her blood splattered on the city wall and on the horses [that were pulling the chariots].
Jeou di yo: —Voye Jezabèl jete anba! Yo voye Jezabèl jete anba. San li gaye sou tout miray la ak sou chwal yo. Jeou fè chwal li yo ak cha lagè li a pase sou kadav la.
34 Then Jehu went into the palace and ate and drank. Then he said [to some of his men], “Take the corpse of that women whom Yahweh has cursed and bury it, because she is a king’s daughter [and therefore should be buried properly].”
Li antre nan palè a, li manje, li bwè. Apre sa li di: —Al okipe fanm madichon an! Antere l'. Tout jan, se pitit fi yon wa li ye.
35 But when they went to get her corpse to bury it, all that was left was only her skull and [the bones of] her feet and her hands. Everything else was gone.
Men, lè mesye yo ale pou antere l' yo pa jwenn anyen pase zo bwa tèt li, de pye l' ak de pla men l' yo.
36 When they reported this to Jehu, he said, “That is what Yahweh said would happen! He told his servant/prophet Elijah, ‘In [the city of] Jezreel, dogs will eat the flesh of Jezebel’s corpse.
Yo tounen al fè rapò yo bay Jeou. Jeou di konsa: —Se sa menm Seyè a te di ki pou te rive l' lè li te bay Eli, moun Tichbe a mesaj sa a pou li: Chen va manje Jezabèl nan peyi Jizreyèl.
37 Her bones will be scattered there in Jezreel like dung, with the result that no one will be able to [recognize them and] say, “These are Jezebel’s bones.”’”
Kadav li pral tounen fimye gaye nan tout jaden zòn Jizreyèl la. Konsa pesonn p'ap ka rekonèt li.
