2 Samyèl 17

1 Apre sa, Achitofèl di Absalon konsa: -Kite m' chwazi douzmil (12.000) sòlda. M'ap pati aswè a menm dèyè David.

Then said Ahithophel unto Absolom: I pray thee, let me choose for myself, twelve thousand men, and arise, and pursue David to-night;

2 M'ap pwofite antan li tou bouke, tou dekouraje a, m'ap atake l', m'ap fè l' pè. Lè sa a, tout moun ki avè l' yo va kraze rak. Se wa a ase m'ap touye.

and let me come upon him, when, he, is weary, and weak-handed, so shall I strike him with terror, and all the people who are with him shall flee, —then will I smite the king alone:

3 Lèfini, m'ap mennen tout lòt moun yo vin jwenn ou, menm jan yon madan marye tounen vin jwenn mari l'. Se yon sèl moun ou vle yo touye, pa vre. Apre sa, repo pou tout moun.

that I may bring back all the people unto thee, —when all return—[save] the man whom thou art seeking, all the people, will be at peace.

4 Koze a te fè Absalon ak tout chèf moun Izrayèl yo plezi.

And the saying was right in the eyes of Absolom, —and in the eyes of all the elders of Israel.

5 Absalon di konsa: -Rele Ouchayi, moun peyi Ak la. Ann tande sa li gen pou l' di nou.

Then said Absolom, I pray you, call ye Hushai the Archite also, —and let us hear what is in, his, mouth, also.

6 Lè Ouchayi rive, Absalon di l' konsa: -Men konsèy Achitofèl ban nou. Eske se pou nou fè sa li di nou fè a? Si ou pa dakò, di nou sa pou nou fè.

And, when Hushai came in unto Absolom, Absolom spake unto him, saying—After this manner, hath Ahithophel spoken, shall we do what he saith? if not, thou, speak.

7 Ouchayi reponn li: -Fwa sa a, konsèy Achitofèl bay la pa bon menm.

Then said Hushai unto Absolom, —Not good, is the counsel that Ahithophel hath given—at this time.

8 Ou konnen jan papa ou ak moun pa li yo vanyan gason? Koulye a, yo move tankou yon manman lous ki pèdi pitit li. Papa ou se yon sòlda ki gen anpil esperyans nan fè lagè. Li p'ap janm rete pase lannwit menm kote ak moun li yo.

And Hushai said—Thou, knowest thy father and his men—that, men of might, they are, and, embittered in soul, they are, like a bear bereaved of her young, in the field, —thy father also, is a man of war, and will not lodge with the people.

9 Koulye a li dwe kache nan yon gwòt osinon yon lòt kote. Premye atak David va fè sou moun ou yo, moun pral konn sa, y'a di: David bat patizan Absalon yo.

Lo! by this time, hath, he, hidden himself in some pit, or other place, —and it shall be, as soon as he falleth upon them at the first, that he that hearkeneth for tidings will hear [of it], and will say—There is a defeat among the people that are following Absolom:

10 Lè sa a, menm sòlda ki pi vanyan yo, sa ki tankou lyon, ki pa pè anyen yo, pral pèdi kouraj, paske tout moun peyi Izrayèl yo konnen jan papa ou se sòlda ki konn goumen, jan moun pa l' yo se brave danje.

then will, even the son of valour himself, whose heart is as the heart of a lion, utterly melt, —for all Israel do know that, a man of might, is thy father, and that, sons of valour, are they who are with him.

11 Men konsèy mwen menm m'ap bay: Fè sanble dènye gason nan tout peyi Izrayèl la, depi lavil Dann jouk lavil Bècheba, pou yo tankou grenn sab bò lanmè. Lèfini, ou menm w'a mache alatèt yo.

Therefore I counsel—that there be a general gathering together unto thee of all Israel, from Dan even unto Beer-sheba, as the sand that is by the sea for multitude, —and that, thine own presence, be going on in their midst.

12 Nenpòt kote David ye, n'a tonbe sou li tankou lawouze sou fèy bwa, n'a atake l' anvan menm li konnen sa k'ap rive l'. Nou p'ap kite pesonn chape, ni li, ni yonn nan moun pa l' yo.

So shall we come upon him in some place where he hath been found, yea, we, shall be upon him, as when the dew falleth upon the ground, —and there shall not be left of him, or of the men that are with him, so much as one.

13 Si li al kache kò l' nan yon lavil, tout moun Izrayèl yo va pran kòd, y'a mare lavil la, y'a trennen l' al jete anba nan fon an. Yo pa t' kite yon grenn wòch sou tèt mòn kote lavil la te ye a.

But, if, into a city, he withdraw, then will all Israel bring up unto that city, ropes, —and we will drag it down unto the ravine, until there be not found in that place, so much as a small stone.

14 Absalon ak tout moun peyi Izrayèl yo di: -Konsèy Ouchayi, moun Ak la, pi bon pase pa Achitofèl la. Sa te pase konsa, paske Seyè a te deside pou li pa t' kite yo swiv konsèy Achitofèl la pou malè te ka tonbe sou Absalon.

Then said Absolom and all the men of Israel, Better, is the counsel of Hushai the Archite, than the counsel of Ahithophel. Yahweh, indeed, had given charge to frustrate the wise counsel of Ahithophel, to the intent that Yahweh might bring upon Absolom, ruin.

15 Apre sa, Ouchayi rele Zadòk ak Abyata, prèt yo, li di yo: -Men konsèy Achitofèl te bay Absalon ak chèf fanmi moun Izrayèl yo. Men konsèy mwen menm mwen te ba yo.

So Hushai said unto Zadok and unto Abiathar the priests, Thus and thus, did Ahithophel counsel Absolom and the elders of Israel, —and, thus and thus, have, I, counselled.

16 Koulye a, prese voye komisyon bay David. Di li pa rete pase nwit nan plenn dezè a. Se pou l' al pi lwen toujou pou yo pa touye l' ansanm ak moun pa li yo.

Now, therefore, send quickly, and tell David, saying, —Do not lodge to-night in the waste plains of the wilderness, thou must, even pass over, lest the king be swallowed up, and all the people who are with him.

17 Jonatan, pitit Abyata a, ak Akimaz, pitit Zadòk la, te rete bò sous Lesivèz yo ap tann, paske yo pa t' ka antre nan lavil la pou moun pa t' wè yo. Se yon sèvant ki te konn al pote nouvèl sa k'ap pase ba yo pou yo te ka al avèti wa David.

Now, Jonathan and Ahimaaz, were staying by En-rogel, and a maidservant was to go and tell them, and, they, were to go and tell King David, —for they might not be seen to enter the city.

18 Men, yon ti gason bare yo, li al di Absalon sa. De mesye yo kouri al kache lakay yon moun ki te rete lavil Bakourim. Nonm lan te gen yon pi nan lakou lakay li. Mesye yo desann al kache ladan l'.

And, though a young man did see them, and told Absolom, yet they both departed quickly, and entered the house of a man in Bahurim, and, he, had a well in his court, into which they went down;

19 Madanm nonm lan pran yon gwo dra, li kouvri bouch pi a. Lèfini, li simen grenn pile sou li, konsa pesonn pa wè sa ki anba dra a.

and the woman took and spread the cover over the face of the well, and spread thereon her pounded corn, —so nothing was known.

20 Moun Absalon yo vini nan kay la, yo mande madanm lan: -Kote Akimaz ak Jonatan? Madanm lan reponn: -Yo janbe lòt bò dlo a. Mesye Absalon yo chache, men yo pa jwenn yo. Apre sa, yo tounen tounen yo lavil Jerizalèm.

Then came the servants of Absolom unto the woman in the house, and said—Where are Ahimaaz and Jonathan? And the woman said to them—They have passed over the stream of water. And, when they had searched and not found, they returned to Jerusalem.

21 Lè yo fin ale, Akimaz ak Jonatan soti nan pi a, y' al pote nouvèl bay wa David. Yo rakonte l' ki konsèy Achitofèl te bay Absalon. Epi yo di l': -Prese janbe lòt bò larivyè Jouden.

And it came to pass, after those had gone, that these came up out of the well, and went, and told King David, —and said unto David, —Arise ye and pass quickly over the water, for, thus and thus, hath Ahithophel counselled against you.

22 Se konsa David leve ansanm ak tout moun ki te avè l' yo, yo janbe lòt bò larivyè Jouden. Lè bajou kase, yo tout te gen tan lòt bò larivyè a.

So David arose, and all the people who were with him, and passed over the Jordan, by the morning light, so much as one, was not lacking, who had not passed over the Jordan.

23 Lè Achitofèl wè yo pa t' soti pou swiv konsèy li te bay la, li sele bourik li, li tounen lakay li nan peyi l'. Lè li fin regle tout zafè l', li pann tèt li. Se konsa li mouri. Apre sa, yo antere l' nan kavo papa l'.

Now, when, Ahithophel, saw that his counsel was not followed, he saddled his ass, and arose and went unto his own house, unto his own city, and gave charge unto his household, and hanged himself, and died, and was buried in the grave of his father.

24 Lè Absalon ansanm ak moun li yo rive pou yo janbe lòt bò larivyè Jouden an, David te gen tan rive lavil Manayim.

When, David, had come to Mahanaim, Absolom, had passed over the Jordan, he and all the men of Israel with him.

25 Absalon te chwazi Amasa pou kòmande lame a nan plas Joab. Amasa sa a te pitit gason Jitra, yon moun fanmi Izmayèl. Manman l' te rele Abigal, pitit fi Nach, sè Sewouya, manman Joab.

Now Absolom had appointed, Amasa, instead of Joab, over the army, —Amasa, being the son of a man whose name was Ithra the Ishmaelite, who went in unto Abigail, daughter of Nahash, sister of Zeruiah, mother of Joab.

26 Absalon ak moun peyi Izrayèl yo moute tant yo nan peyi Galarad.

And Israel and Absolom encamped in the land of Gilead.

27 Lè David rive lavil Manayim, gen twa moun ki vin jwenn li. Se te Choni, pitit gason Nach, moun lavil Raba, kapital peyi Amon an, Maki, pitit gason Amyèl, moun lavil Lodeba, ak Bazilayi, moun lavil Wogelim nan peyi Galarad.

And it came to pass, when David entered Mahanaim, that Shobi son of Nahash of Rabbah of the sons of Ammon and Machir son of Ammiel of Lo-debar, and Barzillai the Gileadite, of Rogelim,

28 Twa mesye sa yo te pote bagay pou moun kouche, bòl, kaswòl ak manje pou David ak moun pa l' yo. Te gen ble, lòj, farin, grenn griye, ti pwa ak gwo pwa tout kalite,

brought, sleeping rugs, and basins, and earthen vessels, and wheat and barley, and meal and roasted corn, —and beans and lentils, and parched pulse;

29 siwo myèl, bè, fwomaj lèt bèf, fwomaj lèt mouton. Yonn te di lòt: -Apre tout mache sa a nan dezè a, moun sa yo dwe grangou, yo dwe swaf, yo dwe bouke kont kò yo.

and honey and cream, and sheep, and cheese of kine, for David, and for the people that were with him, to eat, —for they said, The people, are hungry and weary and thirsty, in the wilderness.