2 Samyèl 20
1 Nan lavil Gilgal te gen yon nonm yo te rele Cheba, pitit Bikri, nan branch fanmi Benjamen an. Se te yon vakabon. Li manche twonpèt li, li rele pèp la, epi li di yo byen fò: -Nou pa gen anyen pou nou wè ak David! Nou pa bezwen anyen nan zafè pitit Izayi a! Ann al lakay nou, nou menm moun peyi Izrayèl yo!
And it happened that there was, in that place, a man of Belial, whose name was Sheba, the son of Bichri, a man of Benjamin. And he sounded the trumpet, and he said: “There is no portion for us in David, nor any inheritance in the son of Jesse. Return to your own tents, O Israel.”
2 Se konsa moun peyi Izrayèl yo vire do bay David pou yo swiv Cheba, pitit Bikri a. Men, moun peyi Jida yo rete ak David. Yo swiv li depi larivyè Jouden rive lavil Jerizalèm.
And all of Israel separated from David, and they were following Sheba, the son of Bichri. But the men of Judah clung to their king, from the Jordan as far as Jerusalem.
3 Lè David rive nan palè li lavil Jerizalèm, li pran dis fanm kay li te kite pou okipe palè a, li fèmen yo nan yon kay apa ak moun pou siveye yo. Li ba yo tou sa yo bezwen, men li pa janm kouche ak yo yonn ankò. Yo rete fèmen la tout rès lavi yo, tankou fanm ki pèdi mari yo.
And when the king had entered his house at Jerusalem, he took the ten women concubines, whom he had left behind to care for the house, and he put them into custody, allowing them provisions. But he did not enter to them. Instead, they were enclosed, even until the day of their deaths, living as widows.
4 Apre sa, wa a pale ak Amasa, li di l' konsa: -M' ba ou twa jou pou ou sanble tout mesye Jida yo. Apre sa, w'a vin ak yo devan m'.
Then the king said to Amasa, “Summon to me all the men of Judah on the third day, and you shall be present also.”
5 Amasa pati al avèti mesye Jida yo. Men, li pa tounen dat wa a te ba li pou l' te tounen an.
Therefore, Amasa went away, so that he might summon Judah. But he delayed beyond the agreed time that the king had appointed to him.
6 Wa a rele Abichayi, li di l' konsa: -Cheba pral ban nou plis traka pase Absalon. Pran kòmandman lame mwen an. Pati dèyè l' anvan li gen tan jwenn yon lavil ak gwo ranpa pou l' chape anba men nou.
And David said to Abishai: “Now Sheba, the son of Bichri, will afflict us more so than Absalom did. Therefore, take the servants of your lord, and pursue him, otherwise he may find fortified cities, and escape from us.”
7 Se konsa sòlda Joab yo, keretyen yo ak peletyen yo ak tout lòt vanyan sòlda ki te nan lame wa a kite lavil Jerizalèm ak Abichayi, yo pati dèyè Cheba.
And so, the men of Joab departed with him, along with the Cherethites and the Pelethites. And all the able-bodied men went out from Jerusalem to pursue Sheba, the son of Bichri.
8 Lè yo rive bò gwo wòch ki nan lavil Gibeyon an, Amasa vin kontre ak yo. Joab te gen rad batay li sou li ak yon nepe nan djenn li mare nan ren l'. Joab vanse devan l'. Nepe a soti nan djenn lan, li tonbe atè.
And when they were beside the great stone, which is in Gibeon, Amasa came to meet them. Now Joab was wearing a close-fitting coat of equal length with his garment. And over these, he was girded with a sword hanging down to his thigh, in a scabbard which was made so that the sword could be removed with the least motion, and then strike.
9 Joab di Amasa: -Ban m' nouvèl ou non, zanmi. Epi li kenbe l' nan bab ak men dwat li pou l' bo li.
Then Joab said to Amasa, “Be well, my brother.” And he held Amasa by the chin with his right hand, as if to kiss him.
10 Amasa menm pa fè atansyon lòt nepe Joab te kenbe nan men gòch li a. Joab djage l' nan vant. Tout trip li soti deyò. Li mouri la menm. Konsa, Joab pa t' bezwen ba li yon dezyèm kou. Apre sa, Joab ak Abichayi, frè l' la, pati dèyè Cheba.
But Amasa did not notice the sword that Joab had. And he struck him in the side, and his intestines poured out to the ground. And he did not inflict a second wound, and he died. Then Joab and his brother Abishai pursued Sheba, the son of Bichri.
11 Yonn nan sòlda Joab yo te kanpe bò kadav Amasa a. Li pran rele byen fò: -Tout moun ki pou Joab ak David, se pou yo swiv Joab!
Meanwhile, certain men, from the company of Joab, when they had stopped beside the dead body of Amasa, said: “Behold, the one who wished to be in the place of Joab, the companion of David.”
12 Men, kadav Amasa a, tou plen san, te blayi nan mitan wout la. Lè sòlda Joab la wè chak fwa yon moun rive devan kadav la li rete, li pran kadav Amasa a, li trennen l' nan yon jaden sou kote wout la, li voye yon rad sou li.
Now Amasa was covered with blood, and was lying in the middle of the road. A certain man saw this, with all the people standing nearby to look at him, and he removed Amasa from the road into a field. And he covered him with a garment, so that those passing by would not stop because of him.
13 Lè li wete kadav la nan mitan wout la, tout lame a pase, yo pati ak Joab dèyè Cheba, pitit Bikri a.
Then, when he had been removed from the road, all the men continued on, following Joab in the pursuit of Sheba, the son of Bichri.
14 Cheba bò pa l' menm te pase nan tout peyi ki pou branch fanmi Izrayèl yo, li rive lavil Abèl-Bèt Maka. Tout moun fanmi Bikri yo te sanble dèyè l', yo swiv li nan lavil la.
Now he had passed through all the tribes of Israel into Abel and Bethmaacah. And all the elect men had gathered together to him.
15 Sòlda Joab yo vin rive devan Abèl-Bèt Maka. Yo sènen lavil la, yo anpile ranblè nan pye gwo miray deyò a pou yo te ka anvayi lavil la. Apre sa, yo pran fouye anba miray la pou fè l' tonbe.
And so, they went and besieged him at Abel and Bethmaacah. And they surrounded the city with siege works, and the city was blockaded. Then the entire crowd who were with Joab strove to destroy the walls.
16 Te gen yon fanm nan lavil la ki te gen bon konprann. Li rete sou miray la, li di: -Ey! Ey! Tanpri, koute sa m'ap di nou! Al di Joab pou l' pwoche bò isit la. Mwen ta renmen fè yon ti pale avè l'.
And a wise woman exclaimed from the city: “Listen, listen, and say to Joab: Draw near, and I will speak with you.”
17 Joab vin rive. Fanm lan mande l': -Se ou menm ki Joab la? Joab reponn: -Wi, se mwen menm. Fanm lan di l': -Se sèvis m'ap rann ou. Koute sa m'ap di ou. Joab reponn: -M'ap koute ou, wi.
And when he had drawn near to her, she said to him, “Are you Joab?” And he responded, “I am.” And she spoke in this way to him, “Listen to the words of your handmaid.” He responded, “I am listening.”
18 Fanm lan di konsa: -Nan tan lontan yo te konn di: Depi ou bezwen konnen kichòy, desann lavil Abèl, al mande la. Se konsa moun te toujou regle zafè yo.
And again she spoke: “A word was said in the old proverb, ‘Those who would inquire, let them inquire in Abel.’ And so they would reach a conclusion.
19 Lavil nou se yonn nan lavil peyi Izrayèl yo kote ki pa gen dezòd. Lèfini, li pa janm vire do bay wa a. Poukisa w'ap chache detwi l'? Se kraze ou vle kraze sa ki pou Seyè a?
Am I not the one who responds with the truth in Israel? And yet you are seeking to overthrow the city, and to overturn a mother in Israel! Why would you cast down the inheritance of the Lord?”
20 Joab reponn li: -Sa ou kwè a se pa sa! Se pa t' nan lide m' ni pou m' te kraze, ni pou m' te detwi lavil nou an.
And responding, Joab said: “May this be far, may this be far from me! May I not cast down, and may I not demolish.
21 Se pa dèyè sa nou ye. Gen yon nonm yo rele Cheba, pitit gason Bikri a. Se moun mòn Efrayim li ye. Li pran lezam kont wa David. Si ou lage nonm sa a nan men m', m'ap vire do m' kite lavil la an repo. Fanm lan reponn li: -N'ap voye tèt li jete lòt bò miray la ba ou.
The matter is not as you said. Rather, a man from mount Ephraim, Sheba, the son of Bichri, by name, has lifted up his hand against king David. Deliver him alone, and we will withdraw from the city.” And the woman said to Joab, “Behold, his head will be thrown down to you from the wall.’
22 li al pale ak moun lavil yo, li di yo sa li gen lide fè. Yo koupe tèt Cheba, yo voye l' jete lòt bò miray la bay Joab. Joab fè kònen twonpèt la pou bay sòlda li yo siyal pou yo kite lavil la al fè wout yo lakay yo. Joab menm tounen lavil Jerizalèm al jwenn wa a.
Therefore, she entered to all the people, and she spoke to them wisely. And they cut off the head of Sheba, the son of Bichri, and they threw it down to Joab. And he sounded the trumpet, and they withdrew from the city, each one to his own tent. But Joab returned to Jerusalem to the king.
23 Joab te kòmandan tout lame pèp Izrayèl la. Benaja, pitit Jeyojada, te kòmandan keretyen yo ak peletyen yo, gad pèsonèl wa a.
Thus Joab was over the entire army of Israel. And Benaiah, the son of Jehoiada, was over the Cerethites and Phelethites.
24 Adoram te reskonsab kòve yo. Jeozafa, pitit gason Aliyoud la, te reskonsab achiv wa a.
Yet truly, Adoram was over the tributes. And Jehoshaphat, the son of Ahilud, was the keeper of records.
25 Cheva te sekretè gouvènman an. Zadòk ak Abyata te prèt.
Now Sheva was the scribe. And truly Zadok and Abiathar were the priests.
26 Te gen yon nonm yo te rele Ira, moun lavil Jayi, ki te prèt wa David tou.
But Ira, the Jairite, was the priest of David.
