Jij 21
1 Moun pèp Izrayèl yo te fè gwo sèman devan Seyè a lavil Mispa. Yo te di: -Nou p'ap janm bay pitit fi nou pou yo marye ak moun nan fanmi Benjamen yo.
Now the children of Israel had also sworn in Maspha, saying: None of us shall give of his daughters to the children of Benjamin to wife.
2 Pèp la moute lavil Betèl, yo chita devan Bwat Kontra Seyè a jouk aswè. Yo t'ap rele, yo t'ap kriye ak gwo dlo nan je yo.
And they all came to the house of God in Silo, and abiding before him till the evening, lifted up their voices, and began to lament and weep, saying:
3 Yo t'ap di: -Seyè o, Bondye pèp Izrayèl la, poukisa sa rive? Poukisa gen yon branch fanmi nan pèp Izrayèl la ki manke jòdi a?
O Lord God of Israel, why is so great an evil come to pass in thy people, that this day one tribe should be taken away from among us?
4 Nan denmen, moun yo leve byen bonè, yo bati yon lotèl. Yo boule bèt nan dife nèt sou li, yo fè ofrann pou mande Bondye padon.
And rising early the next day, they built an altar: and offered there holocausts, and victims of peace, and they said:
5 Lèfini, yo t'ap mande: -Kilès nan tout branch fanmi pèp Izrayèl la ki pa t' nan reyinyon nou te fè devan Seyè a? Lè reyinyon an, yo te fè yon gwo sèman pou yo touye tout moun ki pa t' mete pye yo lavil Mispa devan Seyè a.
Who is there among all the tribes of Israel that came not up with the army of the Lord? for they had bound themselves with a great oath, when they were in Maspha, that whosoever were wanting should be slain.
6 Men, pèp Izrayèl la te nan gwo lapenn pou moun Benjamen yo, frè yo. Yo t'ap di: -Wi jòdi a, pèp Izrayèl la pèdi yon branch fanmi vre!
And the children of Israel being moved with repentance for their brother Benjamin, began to say: One tribe is taken away from Israel.
7 Kisa nou pral fè pou ti rès ki rete a ka jwenn fi pou yo marye, paske nou te fè sèman devan Seyè a nou p'ap janm ba yo pitit fi nou yo pou madanm.
Whence shall they take wives? For we have all in general sworn, not to give our daughters to them.
8 Lè sa a, yo mande: -Kilès nan branch fanmi pèp Izrayèl la ki pa t' moute lavil Mispa devan Seyè a? Yo jwenn pesonn nan lavil Jabès nan peyi Galarad la, pa t' vin nan kan an pou patisipe nan reyinyon an.
Therefore they said: Who is thereof all the tribes of Israel, that came not up to the Lord to Maspha. And behold the inhabitants of Jabes Galaad were found not to have been in that army.
9 Lè yo t'ap konte moun ki te la yo, pa t' gen yon moun nan lavil Jabès nan peyi Galarad la.
(At that time also when they were in Silo, no one of them was found there.)
10 Se konsa, moun ki te sanble yo chwazi douz mil (12.000) sòlda nan sa ki pi bon yo, yo voye yo la ak lòd sa a: -Ale nan peyi Galarad. Touye dènye moun lavil Jabès, ata fanm ak timoun.
So they sent ten thousand of the most valiant men, and commanded them, saying: Go and put the inhabitants of Jabes Galaad to the sword, with their wives and their children.
11 Men sa pou nou fè: N'a touye dènye gason ak tout fanm ki deja marye tankou ofrann n'ap fè pou Seyè a.
And this is what you shall observe: Every male, and all women that have known men, you shall kill, but the virgins you shall save.
12 Nan moun lavil Jabès nan peyi Galarad la, yo jwenn katsan (400) jenn fi ki pa t' janm ko konn gason. Yo mennen yo nan kan an lavil Silo, nan peyi Kanaran.
And there were found of Jabes Galaad four hundred virgins, that had not known the bed of a man, and they brought them to the camp Silo, into the land of Chanaan.
13 Lèfini, tout moun ki te sanble yo voye komisyon bay moun Benjamen yo ki te bò Wòch Rimon an. Yo mande yo fè lapè.
And they sent messengers to the children of Benjamin, that were in the rock Remmon, and commanded them to receive them in peace.
14 Moun Benjamen yo tounen, epi lòt moun Izrayèl yo ba yo jenn fi lavil Jabès yo pa t' touye yo pou madanm. Men, pa t' gen ase pou yo tout.
And the children of Benjamin came at that time, and wives were given them of the daughters of Jabes Galaad: but they found no others, whom they might give in like manner.
15 Sa te fè pèp Izrayèl la lapenn anpil pou moun Benjamen yo, paske Seyè a te kraze tèt ansanm ki te gen nan pèp Izrayèl la.
And all Israel was very sorry, and repented for the destroying of one tribe out of Israel.
16 Se konsa chèf ki te la yo di konsa: -Pa gen fanm ankò nan branch fanmi Benjamen an. Kisa nou pral fè la a pou nou bay rès mesye yo fanm pou yo marye?
And the ancients said: What shall we do with the rest, that have not received wives? for all the women in Benjamin are dead.
17 Yo di ankò: -Pèp Izrayèl la pa ka pèdi yon branch fanmi. Se pou nou jwenn yon mwayen pou branch fanmi Benjamen an ka la toujou.
And we must use all care, and provide with great diligence, that one tribe be not destroyed out of Israel.
18 Men, nou pa ka pran nan fi nou yo pou nou ba yo pou madanm, paske pèp Izrayèl la te fè sèman pou yo pa fè sa. Yo te di: Madichon pou nenpòt moun ki va pran pitit fi yo bay moun nan fanmi Benjamen an pou madanm.
For as to our own daughters we cannot give them, being bound with an oath and a curse, whereby we said: Cursed be he that shall give Benjamin any of his daughters to wife.
19 Apre sa yo di: -Nan kèk jou, se pral lè pou nou fè gwo fèt nou gen pou nou fè chak lanne pou Seyè a lavil Silo. Lavil Silo sa a te sou bò nò lavil Betèl, sou bò sid lavil Lebona, sou bò solèy kouche wout ki soti Betèl moute Sichèm.
So they took counsel, and said: Behold there is a yearly solemnity of the Lord in Silo, which is situate on the north of the city of Bethel, and on the east side of the way, that goeth from Bethel to Sichem, and on the south of the town of Lebona.
20 Yo di moun Benjamen yo: -Al kache nan jaden rezen yo.
And they commanded the children of Benjamin, and said: Go, and lie hid in the vineyards,
21 Lè n'a wè jenn fi lavil Silo yo soti pou y' al danse ansanm pandan fèt la, nou menm n'a soti nan jaden rezen yo. Chak moun va pran yonn ladan yo pa fòs, epi n'a ale nan peyi Benjamen avèk yo.
And when you shall see the daughters of Silo come out, as the custom is, to dance, come ye on a sudden out of the vineyards, and catch you every man his wife among them, and go into the land of Benjamin.
22 Si papa yo osinon frè yo vin jwenn nou, nou menm chèf pèp la, pou pote plent, n'a di yo: Tanpri, kite yo pran yo, paske nou pa t' jwenn kont fanm pou yo lè nou te al goumen lavil Jabès la. Epitou, se pa nou menm ki te ba yo pitit fi nou yo pou madanm. Konsa, pesonn p'ap ka di nou pa t' kenbe sèman nou.
And when their fathers and their brethren shall come, and shall begin to complain against you, and to chide, we will say to them: Have pity on them for they took them not away as by the right of war or conquest, but when they asked to have them, you gave them not, and the fault was committed on your part.
23 Mesye Benjamen yo fè sa yo te di yo fè a. Chak mesye yo pran yon fi pami sa ki t'ap danse yo, yo pati ak yo. Yo tounen nan peyi zansèt yo. Yo rebati lavil yo, epi yo rete la.
And the children of Benjamin did, as they had been commanded: and according to their number, they carried off for themselves every man his wife of them that were dancing: and they went into their possession and built up their cities, and dwelt in them.
24 Lè sa a, rès moun pèp Izrayèl la leve yo pati, yo tounen lakay yo al jwenn fanmi yo, nan pòsyon tè yo te bay zansèt yo.
The children of Israel also returned by their tribes, and families, to their dwellings.
25 Nan tan sa a pa t' gen wa nan peyi Izrayèl la. Chak moun te fè sa yo pito.
In those days there was no king in Israel: but every one did that which seemed right to himself.
