1 Wa 2
1 Lè David santi li pral mouri, li rele Salomon, pitit gason l' lan, li ba li dènye volonte l'. Li di l' konsa:
And draw near do the days of David to die, and he chargeth Solomon his son, saying,
2 -Talè konsa mwen pral fè dènye gwo vwayaj la tankou tout moun sou latè. Pran kouraj, pitit mwen! Mete gason sou ou!
'I am going in the way of all the earth, and thou hast been strong, and become a man,
3 Se pou ou fè tou sa Seyè a, Bondye ou la, va ba ou lòd fè. W'a fè volonte Bondye, w'a mache dapre lòd, kòmandman, regleman ak prensip li bay yo jan sa ekri nan liv Lalwa Moyiz la, pou tout zafè ou mache byen kote ou pase, nan tou sa w'ap fè.
and kept the charge of Jehovah thy God, to walk in His ways, to keep His statutes, His commands, and His judgments, and His testimonies, as it is written in the law of Moses, so that thou dost wisely all that thou dost, and whithersoever thou turnest,
4 Si ou fè sa, Seyè a va kenbe pwomès li te fè a lè l' te di m' si pitit mwen yo mennen bak yo byen, si yo mache dwat devan li ak tout kè yo, ak tout nanm yo, ap toujou gen yonn nan yo pou gouvènen pèp Izrayèl la apre mwen.
so that Jehovah doth establish His word which He spake unto me, saying, If thy sons observe their way to walk before Me in truth, with all their heart, and with all their soul; saying, There is not cut off a man of thine from the throne of Israel.
5 Koulye a, ou konnen sa Joab, pitit gason Sewouya a, te fè m' lè li te touye de jeneral lame pèp Izrayèl la: Abnè, pitit gason Nè a, ak Amasa, pitit gason Jetè a. Ou chonje jan lè sa a pa t' gen lagè. Li touye yo pou l' te ka tire revanj pou moun mesye sa yo te touye pandan lagè. Li touye de inonsan, kifè jouk jounen jòdi a m'ap pote chaj la pou li, m'ap peye konsekans sa li te fè a.
'And also, thou hast known that which he did to me — Joab son of Zeruiah — that which he did to two heads of the hosts of Israel, to Abner son of Ner, and to Amasa son of Jether — that he slayeth them, and maketh the blood of war in peace, and putteth the blood of war in his girdle, that [is] on his loins, and in his sandals that [are] on his feet;
and thou hast done according to thy wisdom, and dost not let his old age go down in peace to Sheol. (Sheol h7585)
7 W'a aji byen ak pitit gason Bazilayi yo, moun lavil Galarad la. y'a manje sou tab avè ou, paske yo te aji byen avè m' lè mwen t'ap kouri pou Absalon, frè ou la.
'And to the sons of Barzillai the Gileadite thou dost do kindness, and they have been among those eating at thy table, for so they drew near unto me in my fleeing from the face of Absalom thy brother.
8 Ou gen ankò bò kote ou Chimeyi, pitit gason Gera a, moun lavil Bakourim nan pòsyon tè branch fanmi Benjamen yo. Jou mwen t'ap kouri ale lavil Manayim lan, li te ban m' gwo madichon. Men, lè m' t'ap tounen, li vin kontre m' bò larivyè Jouden. Jou sa a, mwen te fè sèman nan non Seyè a mwen p'ap fè yo touye l'.
'And lo, with thee [is] Shimei son of Gera, the Benjamite of Bahurim, and he reviled me — a grievous reviling — in the day of my going to Mahanaim; and he hath come down to meet me at the Jordan, and I swear to him by Jehovah, saying, I do not put thee to death by the sword;
9 Men ou menm, pa padonnen l' sa. Ou gen bon konprann, ou konn sa pou ou fè avè l'. Jwenn yon jan pou fè yo touye l' atout li fin vye granmoun lan. (Sheol h7585)
and now, acquit him not, for a wise man thou [art], and thou hast known that which thou dost to him, and hast brought down his old age with blood to Sheol.' (Sheol h7585)
10 Lè David mouri yo antere l' nan lavil David la.
And David lieth down with his fathers, and is buried in the city of David,
11 Li pase karantan ap gouvènen pèp Izrayèl la: Pandan sètan li te rete lavil Ebwon. Pandan rès tranntwazan yo, li te rete lavil Jerizalèm.
and the days that David hath reigned over Israel [are] forty years, in Hebron he hath reigned seven years, and in Jerusalem he hath reigned thirty and three years.
12 Salomon, pitit gason David la, vin wa nan plas papa li. Gouvènman li te byen chita.
And Solomon hath sat on the throne of David his father, and his kingdom is established greatly,
13 Yon jou, Adonija, pitit Agit la, al wè Batcheba, manman Salomon. Batcheba mande l': -Se yon vizit zanmi ou vin fè m' la a? Adonija reponn: -Se sa menm!
and Adonijah son of Haggith cometh in unto Bath-Sheba, mother of Solomon, and she saith, 'Is thy coming peace?' and he saith, 'Peace.'
14 Apre sa, li di l': -Mwen gen yon bagay mwen ta renmen mande ou! Batcheba di l': -Kisa l' ye?
And he saith, 'I have a word unto thee,' and she saith, 'Speak.'
15 Adonija reponn: -Ou konnen se mwen menm ki pou te wa apre papa m'. Lèfini, se sa tout pèp Izrayèl la t'ap tann. Men, sa pase yon lòt jan. Se frè m' lan ki wa koulye a paske se Seyè a ki vle l' konsa.
And he saith, 'Thou hast known that the kingdom was mine, and towards me set their faces had all Israel for reigning, and the kingdom is turned round about, and is my brother's, for from Jehovah it was his;
16 Bon, yon sèl favè m'ap mande ou. Pa refize m' li.
and now, one petition I am asking of thee — turn not back my face;' and she saith unto him, 'Speak.'
17 Batcheba di l': -Pale non! Adonija reponn: -Tanpri, al mande wa Salomon pou l' ban mwen Abichag, tifi lavil Chounam lan, pou madanm mwen. Mwen konnen li p'ap refize ou sa.
And he saith, 'Speak, I pray thee, to Solomon the king, for he doth not turn back thy face, and he doth give to me Abishag the Shunammite for a wife.'
18 Batcheba reponn: -Bon, dakò! m'a pale ak wa a pou ou!
And Bath-Sheba saith, 'Good; I do speak for thee unto the king.'
19 Se konsa Batcheba al pale ak wa Salomon pou Adonija. Wa a leve kanpe pou l' resevwa manman l'. Li bese byen ba devan l' pou di l' bonjou. Apre sa, l' al chita sou fotèy li, epi li bay lòd pou yo pote yon lòt fotèy pou manman l' chita bò dwat li.
And Bath-Sheba cometh in unto king Solomon to speak to him for Adonijah, and the king riseth to meet her, and boweth himself to her, and sitteth on his throne, and placeth a throne for the mother of the king, and she sitteth at his right hand.
20 Batcheba di konsa: -Mwen ta renmen mande yon ti favè. Tanpri, pa refize m' sa. W'a reponn: -Manman, mande m' sa ou vle. Mwen p'ap refize ou li.
And she saith, 'One small petition I ask of thee, turn not back my face;' and the king saith to her, 'Ask, my mother, for I do not turn back thy face.'
21 Batcheba di l': -Kite Adonija, frè ou la, pran Abichag, tifi lavil Chounam lan, pou madanm li.
And she saith, 'Let Abishag the Shunammite be given to Adonijah thy brother for a wife.'
22 Wa a reponn manman li, li di li: -Poukisa w'ap mande m' pou m' bay Adonija Abichag, tifi lavil Chounam lan? Ou ta mèt tou mande m' pou m' ba li plas wa a tou, se gran frè m' li ye. Lèfini, li gen Abyata, prèt la, ak Joab, pitit Sewouja a, avè l'.
And king Solomon answereth and saith to his mother, 'And why art thou asking Abishag the Shunammite for Adonijah? also ask for him the kingdom — for he [is] mine elder brother — even for him, and for Abiathar the priest, and for Joab son of Zeruiah.'
23 Apre sa Salomon fè sèman sa a devan Seyè a: -Se pou Bondye ban m' pi gwo pinisyon ki genyen si mwen pa fè Adonija peye pou sa l' mande m' la a!
And king Solomon sweareth by Jehovah, saying, 'Thus doth God to me, and thus He doth add — surely against his soul hath Adonijah spoken this word;
24 Seyè a vivan. Se li menm ki mete m' chita sou fotèy David, papa m' lan. Li kenbe pwomès li, li mete m' chèf. Lèfini, li di se pitit mwen ki pou chèf apre m'. Mwen fè sèman nan non Seyè a, se pou Adonija mouri jòdi a menm.
and now, Jehovah liveth, who hath established me, and causeth me to sit on the throne of David my father, and who hath made for me an house as He spake — surely to-day is Adonijah put to death.'
25 Se konsa Salomon bay Benaja, pitit gason Jeojada a, lòd pou l' al touye Adonija. Benaja ale, li touye Adonija.
And king Solomon sendeth by the hand of Benaiah son of Jehoiada, and he falleth upon him, and he dieth.
26 Apre sa, wa a pale ak Abyata, prèt la, li di l' konsa. -Ale fè wout ou Anatòt, lakay ou. Ou merite lanmò tou. Men, jòdi a mwen p'ap fè yo touye ou, paske se ou ki te pote Bwat Kontra Seyè a devan David, papa m'. Lèfini, ou te soufri ansanm avè l'.
And to Abiathar the priest said the king, 'To Anathoth go, unto thy fields; for a man of death thou [art], but in this day I do not put thee to death, because thou hast borne the ark of the Lord Jehovah before David my father, and because thou wast afflicted in all that my father was afflicted in.'
27 Salomon revoke Abyata, li enpoze l' sèvi tankou prèt Seyè a. Se konsa, sa Seyè a te di lavil Silo sou Eli, prèt la, ak sou pitit li yo, rive vre.
And Solomon casteth out Abiathar from being priest to Jehovah, to fulfil the word of Jehovah which He spake concerning the house of Eli in Shiloh.
28 Lè Joab vin konnen sa ki te rive, li kouri al kache nan Tant Randevou a. Li kenbe kòn lotèl la pou yo pa touye l'. Joab te pran pozisyon pou Adonija, men li pa t' janm pran pozisyon pou Absalon.
And the report hath come unto Joab — for Joab hath turned aside after Adonijah, though after Absalom he did not turn aside — and Joab fleeth unto the tent of Jehovah, and layeth hold on the horns of the altar.
29 Y' al di Salomon men Joab kouri al kache nan Tant Randevou a, li kanpe bò lotèl la. Salomon voye Benaja, pitit Jeojada a, pou touye Joab.
And it is declared to king Solomon that Joab hath fled unto the tent of Jehovah, and lo, near the altar; and Solomon sendeth Benaiah son of Jehoiada, saying, 'Go, fall upon him.'
30 Benaja ale nan Tant Randevou a, li di Joab konsa: -Wa a bay lòd pou ou soti la a. Joab reponn: -Non. Se isit la m'ap mouri. Benaja tounen al jwenn wa a, li rapòte l' repons Joab te ba li a.
And Benaiah cometh in unto the tent of Jehovah, and saith unto him, 'Thus said the king, Come out;' and he saith, 'Nay, but here I die.' And Benaiah bringeth back the king word, saying, 'Thus spake Joab, yea, thus he answered me.'
31 Wa a reponn: -Fè jan li di ou la. Touye l', lèfini, antere l'. Konsa ni mwen, ni pyès lòt moun nan fanmi papa m' p'ap reskonsab pou sa Joab te fè lè li te touye de inonsan yo.
And the king saith to him, 'Do as he hath spoken, and fall upon him, and thou hast buried him, and turned aside the causeless blood which Joab shed, from off me, and from off the house of my father;
32 Seyè a pral pini Joab pou krim sa yo li te fè san David, papa m', pa t' konnen. Joab te touye de moun inonsan ki te pi bon pase l': Abnè, pitit pitit gason Nè a, kòmandan lame peyi Izrayèl la ak Amasa, pitit gason Jetè a, kòmandan lame peyi Jida a.
and Jehovah hath turned back his blood on his own head, who hath fallen on two men more righteous and better than he, and slayeth them with the sword, — and my father David knew not — Abner son of Ner, head of the host of Israel, and Amasa son of Jether, head of the host of Judah;
33 Wi, chatiman krim sa yo va tonbe sou Joab ak sou pitit li yo pou tout tan. Men, Seyè a ap toujou bay David ak pitit li yo, fanmi li ak tout wa ki va vin apre l' yo kè poze.
yea, turned back hath their blood on the head of Joab, and on the head of his seed to the age; and for David, and for his seed, and for his house, and for his throne, there is peace unto the age, from Jehovah.'
34 Se konsa, Benaja tounen nan Tant Randevou a, li touye Joab. Yo antere Joab lakay li nan dezè a.
And Benaiah son of Jehoiada goeth up and falleth upon him, and putteth him to death, and he is buried in his own house in the wilderness,
35 Apre sa, wa a mete Benaja kòmandan lame a nan plas Joab, li mete Zadòk, prèt la, nan plas Abyata.
and the king putteth Benaiah son of Jehoiada in his stead over the host, and Zadok the priest hath the king put in the stead of Abiathar.
36 Apre sa, wa a voye chache Chimeyi, li di l' konsa: -Bati yon kay pou ou isit nan lavil Jerizalèm. Se la mwen vle ou rete. Piga ou janm kite lavil la.
And the king sendeth and calleth for Shimei, and saith to him, 'Build for thee a house in Jerusalem, and thou hast dwelt there, and dost not go out thence any where;
37 Mwen tou pale ou, jou ou soti kite lavil la, jou ou janbe lòt bò ravin Sedwon an, w'ap mouri wi. Mwen ki di ou sa. Se ou menm ki va reskonsab nenpòt sa ki va rive ou.
and it hath been, in the day of thy going out, and thou hast passed over the brook Kidron, thou dost certainly know that thou dost surely die — thy blood is on thy head.'
38 Chimeyi reponn: -Dakò, monwa. m'a fè sa ou di a. Se konsa Chimeyi rete lontan lavil Jerizalèm.
And Shimei saith to the king, 'The word [is] good; as my lord the king hath spoken so doth thy servant do;' and Shimei dwelleth in Jerusalem many days.
39 Twazan apre sa, de nan esklav Chimeyi yo sove, y' al lakay Akich, pitit gason Maka a, ki te wa lavil Gat. Yo vin di Chimeyi esklav li yo te lavil Gat.
And it cometh to pass, at the end of three years, that flee do two of the servants of Shimei unto Achish son of Maachah, king of Gath, and they declare to Shimei, saying, 'Lo, thy servants [are] in Gath;'
40 Chimeyi leve, li sele bourik li, l' al chache esklav li yo lakay Akich lavil Gat. Apre sa, li tounen lakay li ansanm ak esklav li yo.
and Shimei riseth, and saddleth his ass, and goeth to Gath, unto Achish, to seek his servants, and Shimei goeth and bringeth his servants from Gath.
41 Yo fè Salomon konnen Chimeyi te soti lavil Jerizalèm ale lavil Gat epi li tounen.
And it is declared to Solomon that Shimei hath gone from Jerusalem to Gath, and doth return,
42 Wa a voye chache Chimeyi, li di l' konsa: -Mwen te kwè m' te fè ou pwomèt devan Seyè a pou ou pa janm kite lavil Jerizalèm? Mwen te tou pale ou. Jou w'a soti lavil Jerizalèm pou ale nenpòt ki kote, w'ap mouri. Eske ou pa t' reponn mwen ou te dakò avè m', ou t'ap fè tou sa mwen mande ou la?
and the king sendeth and calleth for Shimei, and saith unto him, 'Have I not caused thee to swear by Jehovah — and I testify against thee, saying, In the day of thy going out, and thou hast gone anywhere, thou dost certainly know that thou dost surely die; and thou sayest unto me, The word I have heard [is] good?
43 Poukisa atò ou pa kenbe pwomès ou te fè devan Seyè a? Poukisa ou dezobeyi m'?
and wherefore hast thou not kept the oath of Jehovah, and the charge that I charged upon thee?'
44 Ou konnen byen pwòp tou sa ou te fè David, papa m'. Seyè a pral pini ou pou sa.
And the king saith unto Shimei, 'Thou hast known all the evil that thy heart hath known, which thou didst to David my father, and Jehovah hath turned back thine evil on thy head,
45 Men, l'ap beni m', mwen menm Salomon. L'ap fè gouvènman fanmi David la chita pou tout tan.
and king Solomon [is] blessed, and the throne of David is established before Jehovah unto the age.'
46 Apre sa, wa a pase Benaja, pitit Jeyoada a, lòd. Benaja soti, l' al touye Chimeyi. Se konsa Chimeyi mouri. Depi lè sa a, Salomon te gen tout pouvwa a nan men l'.
And the king chargeth Benaiah son of Jehoiada, and he goeth out and falleth on him, and he dieth, and the kingdom is established in the hand of Solomon.
