2 Samyèl 2
1 Apre sa, David mande Seyè a: -Eske se pou m' ale nan yonn nan lavil peyi Jida yo? Seyè a reponn li: -Wi. Se pou ou ale! David mande l': -Kote pou m' ale? Seyè a di l': -Lavil Ebwon.
And it came to pass, after this, that David enquired of Yahweh, saying—Shall I go up into one of the cities of Judah? And Yahweh said unto him, Go up. And David said—Whither shall I go up? And he said—Unto Hebron.
2 Se konsa, David pran de madanm li yo, Akenoam ki te moun lavil Jizreyèl, ak Abigayèl, vèv Nabal la, ki te moun lavil Kamèl, li pati pou Ebwon.
So David went up thither, and his two wives also, —Ahinoam, the Jezreelitess, and Abigail, wife of Nabal the Carmelite.
3 Li mennen moun ki te avè l' yo tou ansanm ak tout fanmi yo. Y' al rete lavil Ebwon ak nan tout ti bouk ki toupre l' yo.
His men also who were with him, did David bring up, every man with his household, —and they dwelt in the cities of Hebron.
4 Apre sa, moun Jida yo rive lavil Ebwon, yo fè seremoni pou mete David apa pou sèvi wa peyi Jida. David vin pran nouvèl se moun lavil Jabès yo, nan peyi Galarad, ki te antere Sayil.
Then came the men of Judah, and anointed David there, to be king over the house of Judah. And they told David, saying, Men of Jabesh-gilead, were they who buried Saul.
5 Lè sa a, li voye kèk mesaje di yo konsa: -Se pou Seyè a beni nou, paske nou moutre jan nou pa janm lage Sayil, mèt nou an. Nou antere l'.
So David sent messengers unto the men of Jabesh-gilead, —and said unto them—Blessed, be ye of Yahweh, that ye did this lovingkindness unto your lord, unto Saul, and buried him.
6 Mwen mande Seyè a pou li aji byen ak nou tou, pou li pa janm lage nou. Mwen menm pou tèt pa m', m'ap aji byen avèk nou tou poutèt sa nou fè a.
Now, therefore, Yahweh requite you with lovingkindness and truth, —moreover also, I, will requite you, for this noble deed, in that ye did this thing.
7 Koulye a, pran kouraj! Mete gason nou nou! Sayil, mèt nou an, mouri. Se mwen menm moun Jida yo mete apa pou wa yo.
Now, therefore, let your hands be made firm, and become ye sons of valour, for your lord Saul is dead, —and, me, moreover have the house of Judah anointed, to be king over them.
8 Abnè, pitit gason Nè a, kòmandan lame Sayil la, pran Ichbochèt, pitit gason Sayil la, li mennen l' lavil Manayim, lòt bò larivyè Jouden.
But, Abner son of Ner, prince of the host that pertained unto Saul, took Ish-bosheth, son of Saul, and brought him over to Mahanaim;
9 Rive la, li nonmen Ichbochèt wa peyi Galarad, peyi Asè, peyi Jizreyèl, peyi Efrayim ak peyi Benjamen, ki vle di wa tout pèp Izrayèl la.
and made him king for Gilead, and for the Ashurites, and for Jezreel, —and over Ephraim, and over Benjamin, and over, all Israel.
10 Ichbochèt, pitit gason Sayil la, te gen karantan lè yo fè l' wa peyi Izrayèl. Li gouvènen pandan dezan. Men, moun branch fanmi Jida yo te kanpe avèk David.
Forty years old, was Ish-bosheth son of Saul, when he began to reign over Israel, and, two years, reigned he, —but, the house of Judah, followed David.
11 David te wa peyi Jida a pandan sètan sis mwa. Se Ebwon li te rete.
And it came to pass, that, the number of the days that David was king in Hebron, over the house of Judah, was seven years and six months.
12 Abnè leve ansanm ak moun Ichbochèt yo, yo kite lavil Manayim, y' ale lavil Gabawon.
And Abner son of Ner, and the servants of Ish-bosheth, son of Saul, came out from Mahanaim to Gibeon.
13 Joab menm, pitit gason Sewouya a, leve ansanm ak sòlda David yo, yo kite lavil Ebwon, yo pati tou. Yo kontre ak moun Abnè yo bò rezèvwa Gabawon an. De lame yo pran pozisyon, yonn chak bò rezèvwa a.
And, Joab son of Zeruiah, and the servants of David, went out from Hebron and met, by the pool of Gibeon, together, —and they sat down, these, by the pool, on the one side, and, those, by the pool, on the other side.
14 Abnè di Joab konsa: -Annou chwazi kèk jenn gason pou yo goumen devan nou la a. Joab reponn: -Dakò!
Then said Abner unto Joab, Let the young men arise, I pray thee, and make sport before us. And Joab said—Let them arise.
15 Se konsa, douz gason nan branch fanmi Benjamen an kanpe pou Ichbochèt yon bò, douz gason kanpe pou moun David yo lòt bò.
Then there arose, and went over by number, —twelve of Benjamin, pertaining to Ish-bosheth, son of Saul, and twelve, of the servants of David.
16 Mesye yo mare goumen. Yonn pran lòt nan tèt epi yonn foure nepe yo nan kò lòt. Se konsa yo tout tonbe ansanm, yo mouri. Se poutèt sa, yo rele kote sa a nan peyi Gabawon an Elkatazourim.
And they caught every one his fellow by the head, with his sword in his fellow’s side, so they fell, together, —and that place was called Helkath-hazzadim ["Field of Plotters"], which is in Gideon.
17 Apre sa, yon gwo batay pete. Moun David yo kraze Abnè ansanm ak moun Izrayèl yo.
So the battle became exceeding obstinate, on that day, —and Abner and the men of Israel were defeated before the servants of David.
18 Tou twa pitit gason Sewouya yo te la. Se te Joab, Abichayi ak Asayèl. Asayèl te konn kouri, ou ta di yon ti kabrit mawon.
Now there were there, three sons of Zeruiah, Joab, and Abishai, and Asahel, —and, Asahel, was light of foot as a wild gazelle.
19 Li pran kouri pye pou pye dèyè Abnè ki t'ap chache chape kò l'.
And Asahel pursued Abner, —and turned not, in going, to the right hand or to the left, from pursuing Abner.
20 Abnè vire tèt li gade dèyè. Li di: -Se pa ou menm sa, Asayèl? Asayèl reponn li: -Men wi, se mwen.
Then Abner looked behind him, and said—Art thou Asahel? And he said—I am.
21 Abnè di l' konsa: -Sispann kouri dèyè m'. Pito ou kouri dèyè yonn nan sòlda yo. Lèfini, w'a pran tou sa li genyen. Men, Asayèl pa t' vle sispann kouri dèyè l'.
Then Abner said to him—Turn thee aside, to thy right hand, or to thy left, and lay thee hold on one of the young men, and take thee his armour. But Asahel would not turn aside from pursuing him.
22 Yon dezyèm fwa Abnè di l': -Asayèl, m' di ou sispann kouri dèyè m' wi! Pa fòse m' touye ou! Apre sa, ki jan m'a fè pou m' parèt devan Joab, frè ou la?
And Abner said, yet again, unto Asahel, Turn thee aside from pursuing me, —wherefore should I smite thee to the earth? how then should I lift up my face unto Joab, thy brother?
23 Men, Asayèl pa t' vle sispann kouri dèyè l'. Lè sa a, Abnè ba li yon kou nan vant ak pwent dèyè frenn li an. Frenn lan travèse Asayèl, li soti nan do l'. Asayèl tonbe atè, li mouri frèt. Lè tout moun rive kote li te tonbe a yo rete la.
Howbeit he refused to turn aside, wherefore Abner smote him with the hinder end of the spear, in the belly, that the spear came out behind him, and he fell there, and died on the spot, —and so it was, that, as many as came up to the place where Asahel fell and died, stood still.
24 Men Joab ak Abichayi pran kouri pi rèd dèyè Abnè. Solèy tapral kouche lè yo rive sou ti bit mòn Anma a, ki sou bò solèy leve lavil Giyak, sou chemen ki mennen nan dezè Gabawon an.
Then Joab and Abishai pursued Abner, —but, the sun, had gone in by the time, they, had come as far as the hill of Ammah, that overlooketh Giah, by way of the wilderness of Gibeon.
25 Moun branch fanmi Benjamen yo sanble bò kote Anbè ankò. Yo pran pozisyon pou yo goumen sou tèt yon ti mòn.
And, when the sons of Benjamin had gathered themselves together after Abner, and become one band, —and had taken their stand on the top of a certain hill,
26 Abnè rele Joab, li di l' konsa: -Gen lè nou p'ap janm fini ak batay sa a? Ou pa wè sa ap fini mal pou nou tou de? Se frè nou ye. Sa w'ap tann pou ou bay moun ou yo lòd pou yo sispann kouri dèyè nou?
then Abner cried aloud unto Joab, and said—To the uttermost, must the sword devour? Dost thou not well know that, bitter, shall it be, in the latter end? How long, then, wilt thou not bid the people turn back from pursuing their own brethren?
27 Joab reponn li: -Mwen pran Bondye ki vivan an pou temwen. Si ou pa t' pale konsa se denmen maten moun pa m' yo t'ap sispann kouri dèyè ou.
Then said Joab—As God liveth, surely, if thou hadst not spoken, then in the morning, the people would of themselves have gone up, every man from pursuing his brother.
28 Joab fè kònen klewon. Tout moun li yo rete sou sa yo te fè, yo sispann kouri dèyè moun Izrayèl yo. Se konsa batay la fini.
So Joab blew with the horn, and all the people stood still, and they neither pursued Israel further, —nor fought any more.
29 Abnè ak moun pa l' yo mache nan fon Jouden an tout lannwit lan. Lèfini, yo janbe lòt bò larivyè Jouden an. Yo travèse tout zòn Bitwon an jouk yo rive lavil Manayim.
And, Abner and his men, journeyed through the waste plain all that night, —and crossed the Jordan, and went through all the Bithron, and entered Mahanaim.
30 Joab menm, lè li sispann kouri dèyè Abnè a, li sanble tout lame a. Te gen disnèf sòlda nan moun David yo ki pa t' reponn prezan san konte Asayèl.
And, Joab, returned from pursuing Abner, and, when he had gathered together all the people, there were missing of the servants of David—nineteen men, and Asahel;
31 Patizan David yo te touye twasanswasant (360) nan patizan Abnè yo, tout nan branch fanmi Benjamen an.
but, the servants of David, had smitten of Benjamin, of the men of Abner, —[so that] three hundred and sixty men, had died.
32 Joab ak moun pa l' yo pran kadav Asayèl, y' al antere l' nan tonm fanmi an lavil Betleyèm. Apre sa, yo pase nwit lan ap mache. Solèy t'ap leve lè yo rive Ebwon.
And they carried Asahel, and buried him in the grave of his father, which was in Bethlehem, —and Joab and his men journeyed all the night, and had daylight in Hebron.
