1 Kings 12
1 Rehoboam went to Shechem, for all Israel was coming to Shechem to make him king.
Roboam te ale Sichem, paske tout Israël te vini Sichem pou fè li wa a.
2 It happened that Jeroboam son of Nebat heard of this (for he was still in Egypt, where he had fled from the presence of King Solomon), for Jeroboam had settled down in Egypt.
Alò, lè Jéroboam, fis a Nebath la te tande sa, li t ap viv an Égypte (paske li te toujou an Égypte kote li te sove ale rive soti nan prezans a Wa Salomon).
3 So they sent and called him, and Jeroboam and all the assembly of Israel came and said to Rehoboam,
Konsa, yo te voye rele li e Jéroboam avèk tout asanble Israël la te vin pale avèk Roboam. Yo te di:
4 “Your father made our yoke heavy. Now make lighter the hard work of your father and make lighter the heavy yoke that he put on us, and we will serve you.”
“Papa ou te fè jouk nou rèd. Alò pou sa, fè sèvis di a papa ou vin pi lejè e mwens lou ke li te mete sou nou e nou va sèvi ou.”
5 Rehoboam said to them, “Go away for three days, then come back to me.” So the people went away.
Epi li te di yo: “Kite mwen pandan twa jou e retounen bò kote mwen.” Konsa, pèp la te ale.
6 King Rehoboam consulted with the old men who had stood before Solomon his father while he was alive, and he said, “How do you advise me to answer this people?”
Wa Roboam te fè konsiltasyon avèk ansyen ki te sèvi papa li yo, Salomon, pandan li te toujou vivan an, e li te di: “Ki konsèy n ap ban mwen pou repons a pèp sa a?”
7 They spoke to him and said, “If you will be a servant today to these people and serve them, and answer them by saying good words to them, then they will always be your servants.”
Alò, yo te pale avèk li. Yo te di: “Si ou va sèvi pèp sa a jodi a, sede a yo sa ke yo mande e pale bon pawòl avèk yo. Konsa, yo va sèvitè ou pou tout tan.”
8 But Rehoboam ignored the advice that the old men had given him and he consulted with the young men who had grown up with him and stood before him.
Men li te rejte konsèy ansyen yo te bay li a e li te konsilte avèk jennonm ki te elve ansanm avèk li pou te sèvi li a.
9 He said to them, “What advice do you give me that we may answer the people who spoke to me and said, 'Lighten the yoke that your father put on us'?”
Konsa, li te mande yo: “Ki konsèy n ap ban mwen pou nou kapab reponn pèp sa a ki te pale avè m e te di: ‘Fè jouk ke papa ou te mete sou nou an vin pi lejè’?”
10 The young men who had grown up with Rehoboam spoke to him, saying, “Speak to these people who told you that your father Solomon made their yoke heavy but that you must make it lighter. You should say to them, 'My little finger is thicker than my father's waist.
Jennonm ki te elve ansanm avèk li yo te reponn li e te di: “Se konsa pou ou ta pale avèk pèp sa a ki te pale avèk ou a pou di: ‘Papa ou te fè jouk nou lou. Alò, ou menm, fè l vin pi lejè pou nou.’ Konsa, ou va di yo: ‘Ti dwèt pi piti mwen an pi gwo ke senti papa mwen!
11 So now, although my father burdened you with a heavy yoke, I will add to your yoke. My father punished you with whips, but I will punish you with scorpions.'”
Kote nou wè papa m te chaje nou avèk yon jouk lou, mwen va mete ankò sou jouk nou. Papa m te fè disiplin avèk frèt; men mwen va sèvi ak eskòpyon.’”
12 So Jeroboam and all the people came to Rehoboam on the third day, as the king had instructed when he said, “Come back to me on the third day.”
Alò, Jéroboam avèk tout pèp la te vini a Roboam nan twazyèm jou a jan wa a te mande l la, lè l te di: “Retounen kote mwen nan twazyèm jou a.
13 The king answered the people roughly and ignored the advice of the old men that they had given him.
Wa a te reponn pèp la byen rèd, paske li te abandone konsèy ke ansyen yo te bay li a.
14 He spoke to them following the advice of the young men; he said, “My father burdened you with a heavy yoke, but I will add to your yoke. My father punished you with whips, but I will punish you with scorpions.”
Li te pale avèk yo selon konsèy a jennonm yo, e te di: ‘Papa m te fè jouk nou byen lou, men mwen va mete anplis sou fado nou. Papa m te fè disiplin avèk frèt, men mwen va fè disiplin avèk eskòpyon.’”
15 So the king did not listen to the people, for it was a turn of events brought about by Yahweh, that he might carry out his word that he had spoken by Ahijah the Shilonite to Jeroboam son of Nebat.
Konsa, wa a pa t koute pèp la; paske evenman yo se te yon dewoulman ki te sòti nan SENYÈ a, jis pou Li ta kapab etabli pawòl ke SENYÈ a te pale pa Achija, Siloyit la, a Jéroboam, fis a Nebath la.
16 When all Israel saw that the king did not listen to them, the people answered him and said, “What share do we have in David? We have no inheritance in the son of Jesse! Go to your tents, Israel. Now see to your own house, David.” So Israel went back to their tents.
Lè tout Israël te wè ke wa a pa t koute yo, pèp la te reponn wa a e te di: “Ki pati nou gen nan David? Nanpwen eritaj nan fis Jesse a; Rive nan tant ou yo O Israël! Soti koulye a! Konsa, David, okipe pwòp lakay ou!” Konsa Israël te pati rive nan tant pa yo.
17 But as for the people of Israel who lived in the cities of Judah, Rehoboam became king over them.
Men pou fis Israël ki te rete nan vil Juda yo, Roboam te renye sou yo.
18 Then King Rehoboam sent Adoniram, who was over the forced laborers, but all Israel stoned him to death with stones. King Rehoboam fled quickly in his chariot to Jerusalem.
Epi Wa Roboam te voye Adoram ki te chèf sou kòve yo, e tout Israël te lapide li avèk kout wòch jiska lanmò. Konsa, Wa Roboam te fè vit monte cha li pou kite Jérusalem.
19 So Israel has been in rebellion against the house of David to this day.
Konsa, Israël te fè rebèl kont lakay David jiska jodi a.
20 It happened that when all Israel heard that Jeroboam had returned, they sent and called him to their assembly and made him king over all Israel. There was no one who followed the family of David, except only the tribe of Judah.
Li te vin rive ke lè tout Israël te tande ke Jéroboam te retounen, yo te voye rele li nan asanble a pou te fè li wa sou tout Israël. Okenn sof ke Juda te swiv lakay David.
21 When Rehoboam arrived in Jerusalem, he assembled all the house of Judah and the tribe of Benjamin; there were 180,000 chosen men who were soldiers, to fight against the house of Israel, to restore the kingdom to Rehoboam son of Solomon.
Alò, lè Roboam te retounen Jérusalem, li te rasanble tout kay Juda a ak tribi Benjamin an, 180,000 mesye chwazi ki te gèrye, pou goumen kont lakay Israël la pou restore wayòm a Roboam nan, fis Salomon an.
22 But the word of God came to Shemaiah, the man of God; it said,
Men pawòl Bondye te vini a Schemaeja, nonm a Bondye a, e te di:
23 “Speak to Rehoboam son of Solomon, king of Judah, to all the house of Judah and Benjamin, and to the rest of the people; say,
“Pale avèk Roboam, fis a Salomon an, wa Juda a e a tout lakay Juda avèk Benjamin, a tout lòt pèp yo. Di yo:
24 'Yahweh says this: You must not attack or fight against your brothers the people of Israel. Each man must return to his home, for this thing has been made to happen by me.'” So they listened to the word of Yahweh and turned back and went their way, and they obeyed his word.
‘Konsa pale SENYÈ a, “Fòk ou pa monte goumen kont fanmi ou yo, fis Israël yo. Retounen tout moun nan nou lakay nou, paske bagay sa a sòti nan Mwen menm.”’” Konsa, yo te koute pawòl SENYÈ a, e yo te retounen fè wout yo selon pawòl SENYÈ a.
25 Then Jeroboam built Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim, and lived there. He went out from there and built Peniel.
Epi, Jéroboam te bati Sichem nan peyi ti kolin Ephraïm yo, e li te rete la. Li te sòti depi la pou te bati Penuel.
26 Jeroboam thought in his heart, “Now the kingdom will return to the house of David.
Jéroboam te di nan kè l: “Koulye a, wayòm nan va retounen lakay David.
27 If these people go up to offer sacrifices in the temple of Yahweh at Jerusalem, then the heart of these people will turn again to their master, to Rehoboam king of Judah. They will kill me and return to Rehoboam king of Judah.”
Si moun sa yo monte pou ofri sakrifis nan kay SENYÈ a Jérusalem; alò, kè a pèp sa a va retounen vè mèt yo; menm vè Roboam, wa Juda a. Epi yo va touye mwen e retounen a Roboam, wa Juda a.”
28 So King Jeroboam sought advice and made two calves of gold; he said to the people, “It is too much for you to go up to Jerusalem. Look, these are your gods, Israel, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt.”
Pou sa, wa Jéroboam te konsilte, e li te fè de ti bèf an lò. Li te di a pèp la: “Se twòp pou nou ta monte Jérusalem. Men vwala, dye pa nou yo, O Israël, ki te mennen nou monte soti nan peyi Égypte la.”
29 He set up one in Bethel and the other in Dan.
Li te plase youn nan Béthel e lòt la, li te mete li Dan.
30 So this act became a sin. The people went to one or the other, all the way to Dan.
Alò, bagay sa a te devni yon peche. Paske pèp la te ale pou adore devan youn nan yo jis rive Dan.
31 Jeroboam made houses on high places and he also made priests from among all the people, who were not among the sons of Levi.
Konsa, Jéroboam te fè kay sou wo plas yo e li te fè prèt yo soti pami moun ki pa t pami fis a Lévi yo.
32 Jeroboam ordained a feast in the eighth month, on the fifteenth day of the month, like the feast that is in Judah, and he went up to the altar. He did so at Bethel, sacrificing to the calves that he had made, and he placed in Bethel the priests of the high places he had made.
Jéroboam te etabli yon fèt nan di-zuityèm mwa, sou kenzyèm jou nan mwa a, tankou fèt ki nan Juda a, e li te monte vè lotèl la. Konsa li te fè nan Béthel e li te fè sakrifis a ti bèf ke li te fè yo. Anplis, li te estasyone Béthel prèt pou wo plas ke li te fè yo.
33 Jeroboam went up to the altar that he had made in Bethel on the fifteenth day in the eighth month, in the month he had planned in his own mind; he ordained a feast for the people of Israel and went up to the altar to burn incense.
Alò, li te monte kote lotèl ke li te fè Béthel nan kenzyèm jou nan di-zuityèm mwa ke li te chwazi nan pwòp kè li a; epi li te etabli yon fèt pou fis Israël yo, e li te monte vè lotèl la pou brile lansan.
