1 Wa 2

1 Lè tan pou David mouri an t ap pwoche, li te bay lòd a Salomon. Li te di:

And the days of David drew near that he should die: and he addressed his son Solomon, saying, I go the way of all the earth:

2 “Mwen prale nan chemen a tout tè a. Pou sa, rete dyanm e montre ke se gason ou ye.

but be you strong, and show yourself a man;

3 Kenbe lòd SENYÈ a, Bondye ou a, pou mache nan tout vwa li yo, pou kenbe règleman Li yo, kòmandman Li yo, òdonans Li yo, avèk temwayaj Li yo, selon sa ki ekri nan Lalwa Moïse la, pou ou kapab vin genyen nan tout sa ke ou antreprann ak nenpòt kote ke ou vire.

and keep the charge of the Lord your God, to walk in his ways, to keep the commandments and the ordinances and the judgments which are written in the law of Moses; that you may understand what you shall do in all things that I command you:

4 Pou SENYÈ a kapab akonpli pawòl ke li te pale konsènan mwen menm nan, lè l te di: ‘Si fis ou yo fè atansyon nan chemen pa yo, pou mache devan M nan verite avèk tout kè yo e avèk tout nanm yo, ou p ap janm manke yon nonm pa ou sou twòn Israël la.’

that the Lord may confirm his word which he spoke, saying, If your children shall take heed to their way to walk before me in truth with all their heart, [I promise you], saying, there shall not fail you a man on the throne of Israel.

5 “Alò, ou konnen tou, sa ke Joab, fis a Tseruja a te fè m, sa ke li te fè a de chèf lame Israël yo, a Abner, fis a Ner a ak Amasa, fis a Jéther a, ke li te touye. Anplis li te vèse san lagè nan tan lapè. Epi li te mete san lagè nan sentiwon senti li ak sou sandal nan pye li.

Moreover you know all that Joab the son of Saruia did to me, what he did to the two captains of the forces of Israel, to Abenner the son of Ner, and to Amessai the son of Jether, that he killed them, and shed the blood of war in peace, and put innocent blood on his girdle that was about his loins, and on his sandal that was on his foot.

6 Pou sa, aji konsa, selon sajès ou e pa kite cheve blanch li desann nan sejou lanmò yo anpè. (Sheol h7585)

Therefore you shall deal [with him] according to your wisdom, and you shall not bring down his grey hairs in peace to the grave. (Sheol h7585)

7 Men montre ladousè a fis a Barzillaï yo, Galaadit la, e kite yo pami sila ki manje sou tab ou yo, paske yo te ede mwen lè m te sove ale kite Absalom, frè ou a.

But you shall deal kindly with the sons of Berzelli the Galaadite, and they shall be among those that eat at your table; for thus they drew near to me when I fled from the face of your brother Abessalom.

8 “Veye byen, genyen avè wSchimeï, fis a Guéra a, Benjamit a Bachurim nan. Se te li menm ki te fè madichon sou mwen nan jou ke m te ale Mahanaïm nan. Men lè li te desann bò kote m nan Jourdain an, mwen te sèmante a li menm pa SENYÈ a. Mwen te di: ‘Mwen p ap mete ou a lanmò avèk nepe.’

And, behold, [there is] with you Semei the son of Gera, a Benjamite of Baurim: and he cursed me with a grievous curse in the day when I went into the camp; and he came down to Jordan to meet me, and I swore to him by the Lord, saying, I will not put you to death with the sword.

9 Konsa, pou sa, pa kite li sòti san pini. Paske ou se yon nonm saj. Ou va konnen sa ke ou ta dwe fè a li menm, epi ou va fè tèt cheve blanch li an desann nan sejou lanmò nan san.” (Sheol h7585)

But you shall by no means hold him guiltless, for you are a wise man, and will know what you shall do to him, and shall bring down his grey hairs with blood to the grave. (Sheol h7585)

10 Konsa, David te dòmi avèk zansèt li yo e li te antere nan lavil David la.

And David slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David.

11 Jou ke David te renye sou Israël yo te karant ane. Sèt ane, li te renye Hébron e trann-twa ane, li te renye Jérusalem.

And the days which David reigned over Israel [were] forty years; he reigned seven years in Chebron, and thirty-three years in Jerusalem.

12 Epi Salomon te chita sou twòn David la, papa li e wayòm li an te etabli byen solid.

And Solomon sat on the throne of his father David, and his kingdom was established greatly.

13 Alò Adonija, fis a Haggith la, te vini a Bath-Schéba, manman a Salomon. Bath-Schéba te mande: “Èske ou vini anpè?” Adonija te di, “Anpè.”

And Adonias the son of Aggith came in to Bersabee the mother of Solomon, and did obeisance to her: and she said, Do you enter peaceably? and he said, Peaceably:

14 Epi li te di: “Mwen gen yon bagay pou mande ou.” Bath-Schéba te di: “Pale.”

I have business with you. And she said to him, Say on.

15 Konsa li te di: “Ou konnen ke wayòm nan te pou mwen e ke tout Israël te sipoze ke se mwen ki t ap wa. Sepandan, wayòm nan te chavire e li te vin devni pou frè m, paske depi nan SENYÈ a, se te pou li.

And he said to her, You know that the kingdom was mine, and all Israel turned their face toward me for a king; but the kingdom was turned [from me] and became my brother's: for it was [appointed] to him from the Lord.

16 Alò, se yon sèl bagay ke m ta mande a ou menm; pa refize mwen.” Epi li te di li: “Pale.”

And now I make one request of you, do not turn away your face. And Bersabee said to him, Speak [on].

17 Alò, li te di: “Souple, pale avèk Salomon, wa a, paske li p ap refize ou, pou li kapab ban mwen Abischag, Sinamit la, kòm madanm.”

And he said to her, Speak, I pray you, to king Solomon, for he will not turn away his face from you, and let him give me Abisag the Somanite for a wife.

18 Bath-Schéba te di li: “Trè byen; mwen va pale avèk wa a pou ou.”

And Bersabee said, Well; I will speak for you to the king.

19 Konsa, Bath-Schéba te ale kote Wa Salomon pou pale avèk li pou Adonija. Epi wa a te leve pou rankontre li. Li te bese devan l, e te chita sou twòn li an. Li te fè yo ranje yon twòn pou manman a wa a, e li te chita bò kote men dwat li.

And Bersabee went in to king Solomon to speak to him concerning Adonias; and the king rose up to meet her, and kissed her, and sat on the throne, and a throne was set for the mother of the king, and she sat on his right hand.

20 Alò, li te di: “Mwen ap fè yon sèl ti demann a ou menm; pa refize mwen.” Epi wa a te di a li: “Mande manman m, paske mwen p ap refize ou.”

And she said to him, I ask of you one little request; turn not away my face from you. And the king said to her, Ask, my mother, and I will not reject you.

21 Konsa, li te di: “Kite Abischag Sinamit lan, vin bay a Adonija, frè ou a, kòm madanm.”

And she said, Let, I pray you, Abisag the Somanite be given to Adonias your brother to wife.

22 Wa Salomon te reponn li, e te di a manman li: “Epi poukisa w ap mande Abischag, Sinamit lan pou Adonija? Mande wayòm nan pou li tou—paske li se pi gran frè m— menm pou li, pou Abiathar, prèt la ak pou Joab, fis a Tseruja a!”

And king Solomon answered and said to his mother, And why have you asked Abisag for Adonias? ask for him the kingdom also; for he [is] my elder brother, and he has for his companion Abiathar the priest, and Joab the son of Saruia the commander-in-chief.

23 Salomon te sèmante pa SENYÈ a e te di: “Ke Bondye kapab fè m sa e menm plis, si Adonija pa gen tan pale pawòl sa a kont pwòp vi pa li.

And king Solomon swore by the Lord, saying, God do so to me, and more also, [if it be not] that Adonias has spoken this word against his own life.

24 Koulye a, pou sa, jan SENYÈ a viv la, ki te etabli mwen, e ki te fè m chita sou twòn a David, papa m nan, ki te fè pou mwen yon kay, jan Li te pwomèt mwen an, anverite Adonija ap mete a lanmò jodi a.”

And now [as] the Lord lives who has established me, and set me on the throne of my father David, and he has made me a house, as the Lord spoke, this day shall Adonias be put to death.

25 Konsa, Salomon te voye Benaja, fis a Jehojada a kote li. Li te tonbe sou li e li te mouri.

So king Solomon sent by the hand of Banaeas the son of Jodae, and he killed him, and Adonias died in that day.

26 Epi a Abiathar, prèt la, wa a te di: “Ale nan Anathoth, pwòp chan pa ou a. Paske ou merite mouri, men mwen p ap mete ou a lanmò nan moman sa a, pwiske ou te pote lach la devan papa m, David, epi akoz ou te aflije avèk tout sa ke papa m te aflije yo.”

And the king said to Abiathar the priest, Depart you quickly to Anathoth to your farm, for you are worthy of death this day; but I will not kill you, because you have borne the ark of the covenant of the Lord before my father, and because you was afflicted in all things wherein my father was afflicted.

27 Konsa, Salomon te revoke Abiathar kòm prèt SENYÈ a, pou akonpli pawòl SENYÈ a te pale konsènan lakay Éli nan Silo.

And Solomon removed Abiathar from being a priest of the Lord, that the word of the Lord might be fulfilled, which he spoke concerning the house of Heli in Selom.

28 Alò, nouvèl la te vini a Joab, paske Joab te swiv Adonija, malgre li pa t swiv Absalom. Konsa, Joab te sove rive nan tant SENYÈ a e li te sezi kòn lotèl yo.

And the report came to Joab son of Saruia; for Joab had turned after Adonias, and he went not after Solomon: and Joab fled to the tabernacle of the Lord, and caught hold of the horns of the altar.

29 Li te pale a Wa Salomon ke Joab te sove ale nan tant SENYÈ a; epi men vwala, li akote lotèl la. Alò, Salomon te voye Benaja, fis a Jehojada a. Li te di: “Ale, tonbe sou li.”

And it was told Solomon, saying, Joab has fled to the tabernacle of the Lord, and behold! he has hold of the horns of the altar. And king Solomon sent to Joab, saying, What ails you, that you have fled to the altar? and Joab said, Because I was afraid of you, and fled for refuge to the Lord. And Solomon sent Banaeas son of Jodae, saying, Go and kill him, and bury him.

30 Konsa, Benaja te rive nan tant SENYÈ a. Li te di li: “Konsa wa a te di: ‘Sòti deyò.’” Men li te di: “Non, paske mwen va mouri isit la.” Benaja te pote bay wa a yon pawòl ankò, e li te di: “Konsa Joab te pale e konsa li te reponn mwen.”

And Banaeas son of Jodae came to Joab to the tabernacle of the Lord, and said to him, Thus says the king, Come forth. And Joab said, I will not come forth, for I will die here. And Banaeas son of Jodae returned and spoke to the king, saying, Thus has Joab spoken, and thus has he answered me.

31 Wa a te di li: “Fè sa ke li te pale a. Tonbe sou li, e antere li, pou ou kapab fè sòti sou mwen ak sou lakay papa m san ke Joab te vèse san koz la.

And the king said to him, Go, and do to him as he has spoken, and kill him: and you shall bury him, and you shall remove this day the blood which he shed without cause, from me and from the house of my father.

32 SENYÈ a va fè san li retounen sou pwòp tèt li, akoz li te tonbe sou de mesye ki te pi dwat e pi bon ke li menm yo. Li te touye yo avèk nepe, pandan papa m, David pa t konnen: Abner, fis a Ner a, chèf lame Israël la ak Amasa, fis a Jéther a, chèf lame a Juda.

And the Lord has returned upon his own head the blood of his unrighteousness, inasmuch as he attacked two men more righteous and better than himself, and killed them with the sword, and my father David knew not of their blood, [even] Abenner the son of Ner the commander-in-chief of Israel, and Amessa the son of Jether the commander-in-chief of Juda.

33 Konsa, san yo va retounen sou tèt Joab avèk tèt desandan li yo pou tout tan. Men a David avèk desandan li yo, lakay li ak twòn li an, pou kapab gen lapè soti nan SENYÈ a pou tout tan.”

And their blood is returned upon his head, and upon the head of his seed for ever: but to David, and his seed, and his house, and his throne, may there be peace for ever from the Lord.

34 Epi Benaja, fis a Jehojada a te monte tonbe sou Joab pou te mete li a lanmò. Li te antere bò lakay li a nan dezè a.

So Banaeas son of Jodae went up, and attacked him, and killed him, and buried him in his house in the wilderness.

35 Wa a te chwazi Benaja, fis a Jehojada a sou lame a nan plas li e wa a te chwazi Tsadok kòm prèt nan plas Abiathar.

And the king appointed Banaeas son of Jodae in his place over the host; and the kingdom was established in Jerusalem; and [as for] Sadoc the priest, the king appointed him to be high priest in the room of Abiathar. And Solomon son of David reigned over Israel and Juda in Jerusalem: and the Lord gave understanding to Solomon, and very much wisdom, and largeness of heart, as the sand by the sea-shore.

36 Alò wa a te voye chache Schimeï e te di li: “Bati pou ou menm yon kay Jérusalem, e rete la. Pa deplase sòti la pou ale nan okenn lòt plas.

37 Paske nan jou ke ou sòti travèse dlo Cédron an, ou mèt konnen byensi ke anverite, ou va mouri. San ou va sou pwòp tèt pa ou.”

38 Alò, Schimeï te di a wa a: “Pawòl la bon. Jan mèt mwen an, wa a te pale a, se konsa sèvitè ou va fè.” Konsa, Schimeï te viv Jérusalem pandan anpil jou.

39 Men li te vin rive nan fen twazan yo, ke de sèvitè a Schimeï yo te chape rive jwenn Akisch, fis a Maaca a, wa Gath la. Epi yo te di Schimeï “Gade byen, sèvitè ou yo se nan Gath”.

40 Epi Schimeï te leve sele bourik li e li te ale Gath kote Akisch pou chache jwenn sèvitè li yo. Epi Schimeï te ale mennen sèvitè li yo retounen soti Gath.

41 Sa te pale a Salomon ke Schimeï te kite Jérusalem pou ale Gath e li te retounen.

42 Pou sa, wa a te voye rele Schimeï e te di li: “Èske mwen pa t fè ou sèmante pa SENYÈ a, e avèti ou solanèlman pou di ou ke: ‘Ou va konnen byensi nan jou ke ou sòti, ale nenpòt kote ke ou va, anverite, mouri’? Epi ou te di mwen: ‘Pawòl ke mwen tande a bon.’

43 Poukisa konsa ou pa t swiv sèman bay SENYÈ a ak lòd ke m te mete sou ou a?”

44 Wa a te osi di a Schimeï: “Ou konnen tout mal ke ou rekonèt nan kè ou, ke ou te fè a papa m, David. Akoz sa, SENYÈ a va remèt mal sa a sou pwòp tèt pa ou.

45 Men Wa Salomon va beni e twòn David la va vin etabli devan SENYÈ a pou tout tan.”

46 Epi wa a te kòmande Benaja, fis a Jehojada a. Li te sòti deyò e li te tonbe sou li e li te mouri. Se konsa wayòm nan te etabli nan men a Salomon.