2 Wa 8
1 Alò, Élisée te pale ak fanm a fis ki te geri a. Li te di: “Leve ale avèk tout lakay ou e ale viv nenpòt kote ou kab ale viv; paske SENYÈ a te deklare yon gwo grangou e sa va rive menm sou peyi a pandan sèt ane.”
After Elisha caused the son of the woman from Shunem [town] to become alive again, he told her that she should leave with her family and live somewhere else for a while, because Yahweh was going to (send a famine/cause food to become very scarce) in the land. He said that the famine would last for seven years.
2 Konsa, fanm nan te leve e te fè selon pawòl a nonm Bondye a. Li te ale avèk lakay li pou te vin viv nan peyi Filisten yo pandan sèt ane.
So the woman did what Elisha told her to do. She and her family went to live in [the] Philistia [region] for seven years.
3 Nan fen sèt ane yo, fanm nan te retounen soti nan peyi Filisten yo. Konsa, li te soti deyò pou fè demann a wa a pou lakay li avèk chan li.
After the seven years were ended, they returned to their home. The woman went to the king to request that her house and her land be given back to her.
4 Alò, wa a t ap pale avèk Guéhazi, sèvitè a nonm Bondye a, e li t ap di: “Souple, fè m konnen tout gran bagay ke Élisée te konn fè yo.”
When she arrived, the king was talking with Gehazi, Elisha’s servant. The king was saying to him, “Tell me all the great things that Elisha has done.”
5 Pandan li t ap pale wa a ki jan li te restore lavi a sila ki te mouri an, men vwala, fanm a fis ke li te resisite a, te fè demann nan pou afè chan pa li a. Epi Guéhazi te di: “Mèt mwen, wa a, sa se fanm nan e sa se fis li a, ke Elisée te restore lavi a.”
While Gehazi was telling the king that Elisha had caused the son of a woman [from Shunem] to become alive again, that woman came in and requested the king to enable her to get her house and land back again. Gehazi exclaimed, “Your Majesty, this is the woman whose son Elisha caused to become alive again!”
6 Lè wa a te mande fanm nan, li te pale li sa a. Konsa, wa a te chwazi pou li yon sèten ofisye, e li te di: “Restore a li menm tout sa ki te pou li, ak tout pwodwi a chan li soti jou ke li te kite tè a jis rive koulye a.”
When the king asked her about it, she told him [that what Gehazi had said was true]. The king summoned one of his officials and said to him, “[I want] everything that this woman possessed previously, including the value of all the crops that have been harvested during these last seven years while she was away from her land, [to] be given back to her.” [So the official did that].
7 Konsa, Élisée te vin Damas. Alò, Ben-Hadad, wa Syrie a, te malad. Yo te di li: “Nonm Bondye a gen tan rive isit la.”
Elisha went to Damascus, [the capital of Syria], when Ben-Hadad, the king of Syria, was [very] sick. When someone told the king that Elisha was in Damascus,
8 Wa a te di a Hazaël: “Pran yon kado nan men ou pou ale rankontre nonm Bondye a, e mande a SENYÈ a selon li menm. Mande l: ‘Èske mwen va refè de maladi sa a?’”
the king told [one of his officials named] Hazael, “Go and talk to that prophet and take a present/gift with you to give to him. Request him to ask Yahweh if I will recover from my illness.”
9 Konsa, Hazaël te ale rankontre li avèk yon kado nan men l, menm de tout kalite bon bagay Damas, pote sou karant chaj chamo. Li te vin rive kanpe devan li e te di: “Fis ou Ben-Hadad, wa Syrie a, te voye mwen kote ou. Li te vle m mande pou li: ‘Èske mwen va refè de maladi sa a?’”
So Hazael went to talk with Elisha. He took with him forty camels that were carrying many kinds of goods that were produced in Damascus. When Hazael met him, he said to him, “Your friend Ben-Hadad, the king of Syria, sent me to ask you whether [you think] he will recover from his illness.”
10 Alò, Élisée te di li: “Ale pale li konsa, ‘Ou va asireman refè;’ men SENYÈ a te montre mwen ke byensi, l ap mouri.’”
Elisha said to Hazael, “Go and say to him, ‘Yes, you will certainly not die from this illness,’ but Yahweh has shown me that he will certainly die [before he recovers].”
11 Li te gade l byen fiks, jiskaske li te wont. Epi nonm Bondye a te kriye.
Then Elisha stared at him and had a terrified look on his face. That caused Hazael to feel uneasy/embarrassed. Then [suddenly] Elisha started to cry.
12 Hazaël te di: “Poukisa mèt mwen ap kriye a?” Alò, li te reponn: “Paske mwen konnen mal la ke ou va fè a fis Israël yo: Fòterès ke ou va brile ak jennonm pa yo ke ou va touye avèk nepe, pitit pa yo ke ou va kraze an mòso ak fanm gwo vant yo ke ou va chire nèt.”
Hazael said, “Sir, why are you crying?” Elisha replied, “Because [Yahweh has enabled] me [to] know the terrible things that you will do to the people of Israel: You will burn their cities with walls around them, you will kill their fine young men with a sword, you will bash the heads of their children, and you will rip open the bellies of their pregnant women [with a sword].”
13 Epi Hazaël te di li: “Men kisa sèvitè ou ye? Yon chen ki ta fè gwo bagay sa a?” Élisée te reponn: “SENYÈ a te montre mwen ke ou va wa sou Syrie.”
Hazael replied, “I am [as insignificant as] [MET] a dog; (how could I do such things?/I would never do such terrible things!)” [RHQ] Elisha replied, “Yahweh has also revealed to me that you will become the king of Syria.”
14 Konsa, li te pati kite Élisée pou te retounen kote mèt li, ki te mande l: “Se kisa ke Élisée te di ou?” Epi li te reponn: “Li te di mwen ke ou ta asireman vin refè.”
Then Hazael left and returned to his master/boss [the king], who asked him, “What did Elisha say?” He replied, “He told me that you would certainly recover.”
15 Nan jou swivan an, li te pran yon gwo kouvèti a, li te fonse l nan dlo e li te ouvri li sou figi li, jiskaske wa a te mouri. Konsa, Hazaël te vin wa nan plas li.
But the next day, [while the king was sleeping, ] Hazael took a blanket and soaked it in water. Then he spread it on the king’s face [in order that he could not breathe], and he died. Then Hazael became the king of Syria instead of Ben-Hadad.
16 Alò, nan senkyèm ane Joram, fis a Achab la, wa Israël la, pandan Josaphat te wa Juda, Joram, fis Josaphat la, wa Juda, te devni wa.
After King Joram, the son of Ahab, had been ruling in Israel for almost five years, Jehoshaphat’s son Jehoram became the king of Judah.
17 Li te gen laj a trann-dezan lè li te devni wa, e li te renye uitan nan Jérusalem.
He was thirty-two years old when he became the king, and he ruled in Jerusalem for eight years.
18 Li te mache nan chemen a wa Israël yo, jis jan ke lakay Achab te fè a, paske fi Achab la te devni madanm li. Li te fè mal nan zye SENYÈ a.
His wife was the daughter of King Ahab. And like everyone in Ahab’s family, he continually did the evil things that the previous kings of Israel had done. He did things that Yahweh considered to be evil.
19 Sepandan, SENYÈ a pa t gen volonte pou detwi Juda, pou koz David, sèvitè li a, paske li te pwomèt li pou ba li toujou yon lanp a li menm pa fis li yo pou tout tan.
But Yahweh did not want to get rid of the people of Judah, because of what he had promised David, who served him [very well]. He had promised David that his descendants [MET] would always rule Judah.
20 Nan jou pa li yo, Édom te fè rebèl soti anba men Juda e yo te fè yon wa sou pwòp tèt pa yo.
During the time that Jehoram ruled, [the king of] Edom rebelled against Judah, and they appointed their own king.
21 Epi Joram te travèse kote Tsaïr e tout cha li yo avèk li. Li te leve nan lannwit pou te frape Edomit ki te antoure li avèk kapitèn a cha yo, men lame pa li a te sove ale rive nan tant pa yo.
So Jehoram went with his army and all their chariots to Zair [city near the border of Edom]. There the army of Edom surrounded them. But during the night, Jehoram and the commanders in their chariots were able to get through the enemy lines and escaped. And all his soldiers also fled to their homes.
22 Konsa, Édom te fè rebèl kont Juda jis rive jodi a. Alò, Libna te revòlte nan menm lè a.
So after that, Edom was no longer controlled by Judah, and it is still like that. During that same time, the people of Libnah [city] also freed themselves from being controlled by Judah.
23 Tout lòt zèv a Joram yo avèk tout sa ke li te fè yo, èske yo pa ekri nan Liv Kwonik a wa a Juda yo?
[If you want to read about] the other things that Jehoram did, they are written in the scroll called ‘The History of the Kings of Judah’.
24 Konsa, Joram te dòmi avèk zansèt li yo e li te antere avèk zansèt li yo nan vil David la. Epi Achazia te devni wa nan plas li.
Jehoram died [EUP] and was buried where the other kings of Judah had been buried in [the part of Jerusalem called] ‘The City of David’. Then Jehoram’s son Ahaziah became the king.
25 Nan douzyèm ane Joram, fis a Achab la, wa Israël, Achazia, fis a Joram nan te kòmanse renye.
After Ahab’s son Joram has been ruling in Israel for almost twelve years, Jehoram’s son Ahaziah became the king of Judah.
26 Achazia te gen venn-dezan lè l te devni wa e li te renye yon ane nan Jérusalem. Manman li te rele Athalie, pitit a pitit Omri, wa Israël la.
Ahaziah was twenty-two years old when he started to rule. He ruled in Jerusalem for [only] one year. His mother’s name was Athaliah, [the daughter of King Ahab and] the granddaughter of King Omri of Israel.
27 Achazia te mache nan chemen lakay Achab e te fè mal nan zye SENYÈ a tankou lakay Achab, akoz se te bofis a lakay Achab.
King Ahab conducted his life just like the members of Ahab’s family had done. He did things that Yahweh considered to be very evil.
28 Alò, li te ale avèk Joram, fis a Achab la pou fè lagè kont Hazaël, wa Syrie a nan Ramoth-Galaad e Siryen yo te blese Joram.
Ahaziah’s army joined the army of King Joram of Israel to fight against the army of King Hazael of Syria. Their armies started fighting at Ramoth [city] in [the] Gilead [region], and the soldiers of Syria wounded Joram.
29 Konsa, Wa Joram te retounen nan Jizréel pou geri akoz blesi ke Siryen yo te ba li nan Rama a lè li te goumen kont Hazaël, wa Syrie a. Epi Achazia, fis a Joram nan, wa Juda a, te desann wè Joram, fis Achab la nan Jizréel akoz li te malad la.
King Joram returned to Jezreel [city] to recover from his wounds. King Ahaziah went to visit him there.
