1 Samyèl 25
1 Samuel te mouri. Konsa, tout Israël te rasanble ansanm pou te kriye pou li, e yo te antere li kote kay li nan Rama. Konsa, David te leve desann nan dezè Paran an.
When Samuel died, all Israel gathered to mourn for him; and they buried him at his home in Ramah. Then David set out and went down to the Wilderness of Paran.
2 Te gen yon mesye nan Maon ki te fè komès li nan Carmel. Mesye a te byen rich e li te gen twa-mil mouton avèk twa-mil kabrit. Li t ap taye lenn mouton li nan Carmel.
Now there was a man in Maon whose business was in Carmel. He was a very wealthy man with a thousand goats and three thousand sheep, which he was shearing in Carmel.
3 Alò, non mesye a te Nabal e madanm li te rele Abigaïl. Fanm nan te entèlijan e bèl pou wè, men mesye a te di e mechan nan tout afè li yo. Se te yon moun nan ras Caleb.
His name was Nabal, and his wife’s name was Abigail. She was an intelligent and beautiful woman, but her husband, a Calebite, was harsh and evil in his dealings.
4 David te tande soti nan dezè a ke Nabal t ap taye lenn mouton li yo.
While David was in the wilderness, he heard that Nabal was shearing sheep.
5 Alò, David te voye dis jennonm kote l. David te di a jennonm sa yo: “Monte Carmel pou vizite Nabal e salye li nan non mwen.
So David sent ten young men and instructed them, “Go up to Nabal at Carmel. Greet him in my name
6 Epi konsa ou va pale: ‘Ke lavi ou kapab byen long, lapè avèk ou, lapè avèk lakay ou e lapè sou tout sa ou genyen.
and say to him, ‘Long life to you, and peace to you and your house and to all that belongs to you.
7 Alò, mwen te tande ke ou genyen tay lenn mouton. Alò, bèje ou yo te avèk moun nou yo. Nou pa t ensilte yo, ni yo pa t manke anyen nan tout jou ke yo te pase Carmel yo.
Now I hear that it is time for shearing. When your shepherds were with us, we did not harass them, and nothing of theirs was missing the whole time they were in Carmel.
8 Mande jennonm pa ou yo e yo va pale ou. Pou sa, kite jennonm pa m yo jwenn favè nan zye ou. Paske nou vin parèt nan yon jou ke tout moun ap fete. Pou sa, silvouplè, bay nenpòt sa ke nou twouve nan men a sèvitè ou yo, e a fis ou, David.’”
Ask your young men, and they will tell you. So let my young men find favor with you, for we have come on the day of a feast. Please give whatever you can afford to your servants and to your son David.’”
9 Lè jennonm a David yo te parèt, yo te pale ak Nabal selon tout pawòl sa yo nan non David; epi yo te tann.
When David’s young men arrived, they relayed all these words to Nabal on behalf of David. Then they waited.
10 Men Nabal te reponn sèvitè David yo e te di: “Se kilès ki David la? Epi se kilès ki fis a Jesse a? Gen anpil sèvitè nan tan sa yo k ap chape kite mèt yo.
But Nabal asked them, “Who is David? Who is this son of Jesse? Many servants these days are breaking away from their masters.
11 Alò, se pou sa ke m ta dwe pran pen mwen avèk dlo mwen ak vyann ke m te fin kòche pou ouvriye pa m yo e bay li a mesye ke m pa menm konnen kote yo sòti yo?”
Why should I take my bread and water and the meat I have slaughtered for my shearers, and give them to these men whose origin I do not know?”
12 Alò, jennonm a David yo te retounen fè wout yo. Konsa, yo te rive pale David selon tout pawòl sa yo.
So David’s men turned around and went back, and they relayed to him all these words.
13 David te di a mesye pa li yo: “Nou chak mete nepe nou nan senti nou.” Konsa, tout moun te mete nepe yo nan senti yo. David osi te mete nepe li nan senti li e anviwon kat-sant òm te monte dèyè David pandan de-san te rete avèk pwovizyon yo.
And David said to his men, “Strap on your swords!” So David and all his men put on their swords, and about four hundred men followed David, while two hundred stayed with the supplies.
14 Men youn nan jennonm yo te pale ak Abigaïl, madanm Nabal la. Li te di: “Gade byen, David te voye mesaje yo soti nan dezè a pou salye mèt nou an e li te betize avèk yo.
Meanwhile, one of Nabal’s young men informed Nabal’s wife Abigail, “Look, David sent messengers from the wilderness to greet our master, but he scolded them.
15 Malgre sa, mesye yo te trete nou byen e nou pa t ensilte, ni nou pa t manke anyen tout tan ke nou te avèk yo a, pandan nou te nan chan yo.
Yet these men were very good to us. When we were in the field, we were not harassed, and nothing of ours went missing the whole time we lived among them.
16 Yo te yon mi pwotèj pou nou ni lannwit ni lajounen, toutotan ke nou te avèk yo pou gade mouton yo.
They were a wall around us, both day and night, the whole time we were herding our sheep near them.
17 Alò, pou sa, kalkile byen kisa ou ta dwe fè. Paske se yon konplo mal k ap fèt kont mèt nou an ak kont tout lakay li, e li tèlman se yon sanzave ke pèsòn pa kab pale avè l.”
Now consider carefully what you must do, because disaster looms over our master and all his household. For he is such a scoundrel that nobody can speak to him!”
18 Alò, Abigaïl te kouri pran de-san mòso pen ak de veso diven, avèk senk mouton deja prepare, senk mezi sereyal boukannen avèk san grap rezen, de-san gato fig etranje e te chaje yo sou bourik yo.
Then Abigail hurried and took two hundred loaves of bread, two skins of wine, five butchered sheep, five seahs of roasted grain, a hundred clusters of raisins, and two hundred cakes of figs. She loaded them on donkeys
19 Li te pale a jennonm pa li yo: “Ale devan m! Gade byen, m ap swiv nou.” Men li pa t pale mari li, Nabal.
and said to her young men, “Go ahead of me. I will be right behind you.” But she did not tell her husband Nabal.
20 Li te vin rive ke pandan li te toujou ap monte sou bourik li a e t ap desann nan pati mòn ki kache a, gade byen, David avèk mesye pa li yo t ap desann vin jwenn li. Konsa, li te rankontre yo.
As Abigail came riding her donkey into a mountain ravine, she saw David and his men coming down toward her, and she met them.
21 Alò, David te di: “Anverite, se an ven ke m t ap veye tout afè ke mesye sa a te genyen nan dezè a, pou l pa manke anyen nan sa ki te pou li yo! Konsa, li te remèt mwen mal pou byen!
Now David had just finished saying, “In vain I have protected all that belonged to this man in the wilderness. Nothing that belongs to him has gone missing, yet he has paid me back evil for good.
22 Ke Bondye fè sa a lènmi a David yo e menm plis si avan maten rive, si m kite menm yon mal pami tout sa ki pou li yo!”
May God punish David, and ever so severely, if I let one of Nabal’s men survive until morning.”
23 Lè Abigaïl te wè David, li te kouri desann bourik li, li te tonbe atè devan David e te koube li menm jis atè.
When Abigail saw David, she quickly got off the donkey, fell facedown, and bowed before him.
24 Li te tonbe nan pye li e te di: “Sou mwen sèl, mèt mwen, ke tò sa a vin tonbe. Epi souple, kite sèvant ou an pale avèk ou e koute pawòl a sèvant ou an.
She fell at his feet and said, “My lord, may the blame be on me alone, but please let your servant speak to you; hear the words of your servant.
25 Souple, pa kite mèt mwen okipe mesye sanzave sila a, Nabal, paske jan non li ye a, se konsa li ye. Nabal se non li e foli toujou avèk li. Men mwen, sèvant pa ou a, mwen pa t wè jennonm, mèt mwen, ke ou te voye yo.
My lord should pay no attention to this scoundrel Nabal, for he lives up to his name: His name means Fool, and folly accompanies him. I, your servant, did not see my lord’s young men whom you sent.
26 Alò, pou sa, mèt mwen, jan SENYÈ a viv la, akoz SENYÈ a te anpeche ou vèse san e fè vanjans pa w avèk pwòp men ou; alò, kite lènmi ou yo avèk sila ki chache mal kont mèt mwen yo, vin tankou Nabal.
Now, my lord, as surely as the LORD lives and you yourself live, the LORD has held you back from coming to bloodshed and avenging yourself with your own hand. May your enemies and those who seek harm for my lord be like Nabal.
27 Alò, kite kado sila ke sèvant ou pote pou mèt mwen an, bay a jennonm ki akonpanye mèt mwen yo.
Now let this gift your servant has brought to my lord be given to the young men who follow you.
28 Souple, padone transgresyon a sèvant ou a. Paske SENYÈ a va vrèman fè pou mèt mwen yon kay k ap dire, akoz mèt mwen ap mennen batay a SENYÈ a, emal p ap twouve bò kote ou pandan tout jou ou yo.
Please forgive your servant’s offense, for the LORD will surely make a lasting dynasty for my lord, because he fights the LORD’s battles. May no evil be found in you as long as you live.
29 Si yon moun ta leve kont ou pou kouri dèyè ou e chache lavi ou, nan lè sa a, lavi ou, mèt mwen va mare nan pakèt ak sila ki viv pou SENYÈ yo, Bondye ou a. Men lavi a lènmi ou yo, Li va lanse deyò tankou wòch k ap sòti nan pòch a yon fistibal.
And should someone pursue you and seek your life, then the life of my lord will be bound securely by the LORD your God in the bundle of the living. But He shall fling away the lives of your enemies like stones from a sling.
30 Epi lè SENYÈ a fè pou ou, mèt mwen, selon tout bonte ke Li te pale konsènan ou menm e chwazi ou kòm chèf sou Israël,
When the LORD has done for my lord all the good He promised, and when He has appointed you ruler over Israel,
31 ke ka sila a p ap koze ni doulè ni kè twouble pou mèt mwen, akoz li te vèse san san koz e ke li te pran vanjans li. Lè SENYÈ a aji byen avèk ou mèt mwen, alò sonje sèvant ou an.”
then my lord will have no remorse or guilt of conscience over needless bloodshed and revenge. And when the LORD has dealt well with my lord, may you remember your maidservant.”
32 Alò, David te di a Abigaïl: “Beni se SENYÈ a, Bondye Israël la, ki te voye ou jou sila a pou rankontre avè m!
Then David said to Abigail, “Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, who sent you to meet me this day!
33 Beni se sajès ou. Beni se ou menm ki te kenbe m jou sa a pou m pa vèse san, e fè vanjans mwen menm avèk pwòp men m.
Blessed is your discernment, and blessed are you, because today you kept me from bloodshed and from avenging myself by my own hand.
34 Sepandan, jan SENYÈ a, Bondye Israël la viv la, ki te anpeche mwen fè ou mal, sof ke ou te parèt vit pou rankontre mwen, anverite, pa t ap gen ki rete pou Nabal nan limyè maten an tankou yon ki fè pipi sou mi la.”
Otherwise, as surely as the LORD, the God of Israel, lives, who has restrained me from harming you, if you had not come quickly to meet me, then surely no male belonging to Nabal would have been left alive by morning light.”
35 Konsa David te resevwa nan men li sa ke li te pote pou li a. Epi li te di li: “Ale lakay ou anpè. Gade, mwen te koute ou e te bay ou demann pa ou a.”
Then David accepted from her hand what she had brought him, and he said to her, “Go home in peace. See, I have heeded your voice and granted your request.”
36 Alò Abigaïl te vin kote Nabal. Epi vwala, li t ap fè yon fèt lakay li a tankou fèt a yon wa. Kè Nabal te kontan anndan li, paske li te byen sou. Pou koz sa a, Abigaïl pa t di l anyen jis rive nan limyè maten.
When Abigail returned to Nabal, there he was in the house, holding a feast fit for a king, in high spirits and very drunk. So she told him nothing until morning light.
37 Men nan maten, lè diven an te sòti nan Nabal, madanm li te di li bagay sa yo. Konsa kè l te mouri anndan li jiskaske li te vin tankou yon wòch.
In the morning when Nabal was sober, his wife told him about these events, and his heart failed within him and he became like a stone.
38 Anviwon di jou pita, SENYÈ a te frape Nabal e li te mouri.
About ten days later, the LORD struck Nabal dead.
39 Lè David te tande ke Nabal te mouri, li te di: “Beni SENYÈ a, ki te plede kòz repwòch mwen nan men Nabal e ki te kenbe sèvitè li a pou l pa fè mal. SENYÈ a anplis, te fè malfezans a Nabal retounen sou pwòp tèt li.” Alò, David te voye ofri Abigaïl pou l ta pran li kòm madanm li.
On hearing that Nabal was dead, David said, “Blessed be the LORD, who has upheld my cause against the reproach of Nabal and has restrained His servant from evil. For the LORD has brought the wickedness of Nabal down upon his own head.” Then David sent word to Abigail, asking for her in marriage.
40 Lè sèvitè a David yo te parèt kote Abigaïl nan Carmel, yo te pale a li e te di: “David te voye nou kote ou pou pran ou kòm madanm li.”
When his servants came to Abigail at Carmel, they said, “David has sent us to take you as his wife.”
41 Li te leve e te bese jis figi li rive atè, e te di: “Gade byen sèvant pa ou se yon sèvant ki pou ta lave pye a sèvant pa li yo.”
She arose, then bowed facedown and said, “Here is your maidservant, ready to serve and to wash the feet of my lord’s servants.”
42 Konsa, Abigaïl te leve vit pou te ale monte sou yon bourik, avèk senk sèvant li yo ki te okipe li. Li te swiv mesaje David yo e te devni madanm li.
So Abigail hurried and got on a donkey, and attended by five of her maidens, she followed David’s messengers and became his wife.
43 David te anplis pran Achinoam a Jizreel e yo toulède te devni madanm li.
David had also married Ahinoam of Jezreel. So she and Abigail were both his wives.
44 Alò, Saül te deja bay fi li, Mical, madanm a David, a Palti, fis a Laïsch ki te sòti Gallim.
But Saul had given his daughter Michal, David’s wife, to Palti son of Laish, who was from Gallim.
