< Judges 21 >
1 And the men of Israel have sworn in Mizpeh, saying, 'None of us doth give his daughter to Benjamin for a wife.'
Alò, mesye Israël yo te deja sèmante nan Mitspa. Yo te di: “Pa gen nan nou menm k ap bay fi li a Benjamin nan maryaj.”
2 And the people come in to Beth-El, and sit there till the evening before God, and lift up their voice, and weep — a great weeping,
Konsa, pèp la te vini Béthel e yo te chita la devan Bondye jis rive nan aswè, epi yo te leve vwa yo e te kriye amè.
3 and say, 'Why, O Jehovah, God of Israel, hath this been in Israel — to be lacking to-day, from Israel, one tribe?'
Yo te di: “Poukisa, O SENYÈ, Bondye Israël la, èske bagay sa a vin rive an Israël pou youn nan tribi yo jodi a ta vin disparèt an Israël?”
4 And it cometh to pass on the morrow, that the people rise early, and build there an altar, and cause to ascend burnt-offerings and peace-offerings.
Li te vin rive nan pwochen jou an ke pèp la te leve bonè. Yo te bati yon lotèl e yo te ofri ofrann brile avèk ofrann lapè.
5 And the sons of Israel say, 'Who [is] he that hath not come up in the assembly out of all the tribes of Israel unto Jehovah?' for the great oath hath been concerning him who hath not come up unto Jehovah to Mizpeh, saying, 'He is surely put to death.'
Konsa, fis Israël yo te di: “Kilès ki pami tout tribi Israël yo ki pa t monte nan asanble SENYÈ a?” Paske, yo te fè yon gran ve pou sila ki pa monte vè SENYÈ a nan Mitspa, epi yo te di: “Li va vrèman vin mete a lanmò.”
6 And the sons of Israel repent concerning Benjamin their brother, and say, 'There hath been to-day cut off one tribe from Israel,
Fis Israël yo te tris; yo te plen regrè pou Benjamin, frè parèy yo a, e yo te di: “Yon tribi vin koupe nèt sou Israël jodi a.
7 what do we do for them — for those who are left — for wives, and we — we have sworn by Jehovah not to give to them of our daughters for wives?'
Kisa nou ap fè pou twouve madanm pou sila ki rete yo, akoz nou te sèmante pa SENYÈ a pou nou pa bay okenn nan fi pa nou yo nan maryaj?”
8 And they say, 'Who is [that] one out of the tribes of Israel who hath not come up unto Jehovah to Mizpeh?' and lo, none hath come in unto the camp from Jabesh-Gilead — unto the assembly.
Epi yo te di: “Kilès sila pami tribi Israël yo ki pa t monte kote SENYÈ a nan Mitspa?” Gade byen, pèsòn pa t monte nan kan an sòti nan Jabès-Galaad pou patisipe nan asanble a.
9 And the people numbered themselves, and lo, there is not there a man of the inhabitants of Jabesh-Gilead.
Paske, lè pèp la te konte, gade byen, pèsòn nan sila ki rete Jabès-Galaad yo pa t la.
10 And the company send there twelve thousand men of the sons of valour, and command them, saying, 'Go — and ye have smitten the inhabitants of Jabesh-Gilead by the mouth of the sword, even the women and the infants.
Konsa, kongregasyon an te voye douz-mil gèrye vanyan rive la e yo te pase lòd di yo konsa: “Ale frape sila ki rete Jabès-Galaad yo avèk lam nepe, ni fanm yo ak pitit yo.
11 And this [is] the thing which ye do; every male, and every woman knowing the lying of a male, ye devote.'
Men kisa ou va fè, ou va detwi nèt tout gason ak tout fanm ki gen tan kouche avèk yon gason.”
12 And they find out of the inhabitants of Jabesh-Gilead four hundred young women, virgins, who have not known man by the lying of a male, and they bring them in unto the camp at Shiloh, which [is] in the land of Canaan.
Epi yo te jwenn pami moun Jabès-Galaad yo, kat-san jèn vyèj ki pa t konnen yon gason kouche avèk li. Konsa, yo te mennen yo nan kan an Silo ki nan peyi Kananeyen yo.
13 And all the company send, and speak, unto the sons of Benjamin who [are] in the rock Rimmon, and proclaim to them peace;
Epi tout kongregasyon an te voye pale avèk fis Benjamin ki te nan wòch Rimmon yo e te deklare lapè pou yo.
14 and Benjamin turneth back at that time, and they give to them the women whom they have kept alive of the women of Jabesh-Gilead, and they have not found for [all of] them so.
Nan lè sa a, Benjamin te retounen e yo te bay yo kat-san fi ke yo te kenbe vivan soti Jabès-Galaad. Men, li poko te kont pou yo.
15 And the people repented concerning Benjamin, for Jehovah had made a breach among the tribes of Israel.
Konsa, pèp la te tris e te plen regrè pou fis Benjamin yo paske SENYÈ a te fè yon brèch nan tribi Israël yo.
16 And the elders of the company say, 'What do we do to the remnant for wives — for the women have been destroyed out of Benjamin?'
Epi ansyen nan kongregasyon yo te vin di: “Kisa nou va fè pou sila ki rete toujou, kòmsi fanm nan Benjamin yo detwi?”
17 And they say, 'A possession of an escaped party [is] to Benjamin, and a tribe is not blotted out from Israel;
Yo te di: “Fòk gen eritaj pou retay Benjamin an, jis pou tribi a pa efase nèt sou Israël.
18 and we — we are not able to give to them wives out of our daughters, for the sons of Israel have sworn, saying, Cursed [is] he who is giving a wife to Benjamin.'
Alò, nou pa kab ba yo madanm pami fi nou yo.” Paske fis Israël yo te sèmante e yo te di: “Modi se sila ki bay yon madanm a Benjamin.”
19 And they say, 'Lo, a festival of Jehovah [is] in Shiloh, from time to time, which [is] on the north of Beth-El, at the rising of the sun, by the highway which is going up from Beth-El to Shechem, and on the south of Lebonah.'
Konsa, yo te di: “Gade byen, gen yon fèt a SENYÈ a chak ane nan Silo, ki nan kote nò a Béthel, sou lès a gran chemen ki monte soti Béthel pou rive Sichem nan, vè kote sid a Lebona.”
20 And they command the sons of Benjamin, saying, 'Go — and ye have laid wait in the vineyards,
Pou sa a, yo te kòmande fis Benjamin yo konsa: “Ale kache tann nan chan rezen yo,
21 and have seen, and lo, if the daughters of Shiloh come out to dance in dances — then ye have gone out from the vineyards, and caught for you each his wife out of the daughters of Shiloh, and gone to the land of Benjamin;
epi gade byen, veye, si fi a Silo yo sòti deyò pou patisipe nan dans lan, nou va sòti nan chan rezen yo, e nou chak va kouri kenbe madanm li pami fi a Silo yo e ale avè l nan peyi Benjamin?
22 and it hath been, when their fathers or their brethren come in to plead unto us, that we have said unto them, Favour us [by] them, for we have not taken [to] each his wife in battle, for ye — ye have not given to them at this time [that] ye are guilty.'
Li va rive ke lè papa yo oswa frè yo vin plenyen a nou, ke nou va di yo: ‘Ba yo a nou avèk bòn volonte; paske nan batay la, nou pa t konsève yon fanm pou chak Benjamit, ni nou pa t founi youn pou yo, sinon koulye a menm, nou ta koupab.’”
23 And the sons of Benjamin do so, and take women according to their number, out of the dancers whom they have taken violently away; and they go, and turn back unto their inheritance, and build the cities, and dwell in them.
Konsa fis a Benjamin yo te fè e te pran madanm selon fòs kantite yo pami sila ki te danse yo, pou yo te pote ale. Konsa, yo te ale retounen nan eritaj pa yo, e te rebati vil pa yo pou te viv ladan yo.
24 And the sons of Israel go up and down thence at that time, each to his tribe, and to his family; and they go out thence each to his inheritance.
Fis Israël yo te pati la nan lè sa a, chak òm ak pwòp tribi ak fanmi li, e yo chak te sòti la pou rive nan pwòp eritaj pa yo.
25 In those days there is no king in Israel; each doth that which is right in his own eyes.
Nan jou sa yo, pa t gen wa an Israël. Tout moun te fè sa ki te bon nan pwòp zye pa yo.