2 Samyèl 12
1 Alò, SENYÈ a te voye Nathan kote David. Li te vin kote li e te di: “Te genyen de mesye nan yon vil, youn te rich e lòt la te pòv.
The Lord sent Nathan to see David. When he got there, he said, “Once there were two men living in the same town. One was rich, and one was poor.
2 Nonm rich la te gen anpil bann mouton avèk twoupo,
The rich man had many thousands of sheep and cattle,
3 men pòv la, pa t gen anyen sof ke yon sèl ti mouton femèl, ke li te achte e li te nouri. Konsa, li te vin gran ansanm avèk li menm avèk pitit li yo. Li ta manje nan pen li, bwè nan tas li, kouche sou vant li e se te tankou yon fi pou li.
but the poor man didn't have anything but one small ewe lamb that he had bought. He cared for it, and it grew up with him and his children. It would eat from his plate and drank from his cup. It slept on his lap and was like a daughter to him.
4 Alò, yon vwayajè te vin kote nonm rich la e li pa t dakò retire nan pwòp bann mouton ak twoupo pa li yo, pou fè pwovizyon pou li. Sof ke sa, li te pran mouton femèl a pòv sila pou prepare pou nonm ki te rive kote li a.”
One day the rich man had a visitor. He didn't want to take one of his own sheep or cattle to feed his visitor. He took the poor man's lamb instead to prepare a meal for his visitor.”
5 Alò, kòlè a David te brile fò kont nonm nan, e li te di a Nathan: “Jan SENYÈ a viv la, anverite, mesye ki te fè sa a merite lanmò.
David became absolutely furious with what that man did, and angrily told Nathan. “As the Lord lives, the man who did this should be put to death!
6 Fòk li bay rekonpans pou ti mouton an kat fwa; paske li te fè bagay sa a san pitye.”
He must repay that lamb with four of his own for doing this, for being so heartless.”
7 Alò, Nathan te di David: “Mesye a se ou menm! Konsa di SENYÈ a, Bondye a Israël la: ‘Se Mwen ki te onksyone ou kòm wa sou Israël e se mwen ki te delivre ou soti nan men a Saül.
“You are that man!” Nathan told David. “This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: I anointed you king of Israel, and I saved you from Saul.
8 Se Mwen menm tou ki te ba ou lakay mèt ou a ak madanm a mèt ou yo pou ou ta pran swen e Mwen te ba ou lakay Israël la avèk Juda. Epi si sa te twò piti, mwen t ap menm ajoute ba ou ankò anpil lòt bagay tankou sila yo!
I gave your master's house to you and placed your master's wives in your lap. I gave you the kingdom of Israel and Judah, and if that hadn't been enough, I would have given you so much more.
9 Poukisa ou te meprize pawòl SENYÈ a e fè mal devan zye Li? Ou te fè tonbe Urie, Itit la avèk nepe, ou te pran madanm li kòm madanm ou e ou te touye li avèk nepe a fis Ammon yo.
So why have you treated what Lord said with contempt by doing evil in his sight? You killed Uriah the Hittite with the sword and stole his wife—you killed him using the sword of the Ammonites.
10 Koulye a, pou sa, nepe p ap janm kite lakay ou, akoz ou te meprize Mwen e te pran madanm a Urie, Itit la pou devni madanm ou.’
So your descendants will always face the sword that kills because you treated me with contempt and stole Uriah's wife.
11 “Konsa pale SENYÈ a: ‘Gade byen, Mwen va fè leve mal kont ou soti nan pwòp kay ou. Mwen va menm pran madanm ou yo devan zye ou e bay a zanmi parèy ou e li va kouche avèk madanm ou yo gwo lajounen.
This is what the Lord says: I'm going to bring disaster in you from your own family. I will take your wives before your very eyes and give them to someone else, and he will sleep openly with your wives where everyone can see.
12 Anverite, ou te fè l an sekrè; men Mwen va fè bagay sa a devan tout Israël ak anba solèy la.’”
You did it all in secret, but I will do it openly where everyone in all of Israel can see.”
13 Epi David te di a Nathan: “Mwen te peche kont SENYÈ a.” Nathan te di a David: “SENYÈ a, anplis, te retire peche ou; ou p ap mouri.
David said to Nathan, “I have sinned against the Lord.” “The Lord has forgiven your sins. You're not going to die,” Nathan replied.
14 Malgre sa, akoz zak sa a, ke ou te bay okazyon a lènmi a SENYÈ yo pou fè blasfèm, pitit la ki va fèt a ou menm nan va anverite, mouri.”
“But because by doing this you have treated the Lord with complete contempt, the son you have will die.”
15 Konsa, Nathan te ale lakay li. Epi SENYÈ a te frape pitit ke vèv Urie te fè pou David la, jiskaske li te vin byen malad.
Then Nathan went home. The Lord made the child that Uriah's wife had borne to David become very sick.
16 Pou sa, David te mande Bondye pou pitit la. Li te fè jèn e li te ale kouche tout nwit lan atè.
David pleaded with God on behalf of the boy. He fasted, went to his bedroom, and spent the night lying in sackcloth on the ground.
17 Ansyen lakay li yo te kanpe akote li pou leve li atè a, men li pa t dakò e li pa t manje avèk yo.
His senior officials approached him and tried to help him up from the ground, but he didn't want to, and he refused their appeals to eat.
18 Konsa, li te vin rive nan setyèm jou a ke pitit la te vin mouri. Epi sèvitè a David yo te krent pou di l ke pitit la te mouri, paske yo te di: “Gade byen, pandan pitit la te vivan an, nou te pale avèk li e li pa t tande vwa nou. Konsa, kòman nou kab di li ke pitit la mouri, paske li kab fè tèt li mal?”
On the seventh day the child died. But David's officials were scared to tell him that the child was dead, for they said to each other, “Look, while the child was still alive, we talked with him, and he refused to listen to us. How on earth can we tell him the child is dead? He may do something really bad!”
19 Men lè David te wè ke sèvitè li yo t ap pale an kachèt ansanm, David te apèsi ke pitit la te mouri. Pou sa, David te di a sèvitè li yo: “Èske pitit la mouri?” Yo te di: “Li mouri.”
But David saw his officials were whispering among themselves, he realized that the child was dead. So he asked his officials, “Did the child die?” “Yes, he died,” they replied.
20 Konsa, David te leve soti atè a. Li te lave tèt li, li te onksyone kò l, e li te chanje rad li. Konsa, li te antre lakay SENYÈ a pou te adore. Epi li te vin nan pwòp kay li. Lè li te mande, yo te mete manje devan li pou l te manje.
David got up from the ground, washed and put on scented oils, and changed his clothes. Then he went to the house of the Lord and worshiped. Afterwards he went back home, and asked for some food. So they served him a meal which he ate.
21 Sèvitè li yo te di li: “Se ki bagay sa ou te fè a? Pandan pitit la te vivan an, ou te fè jèn e te kriye, men lè pitit la te mouri, ou te leve pou te manje.”
“Why are you acting like this?” his officials asked him. “While the child was still alive, you fasted and cried aloud, but now that he's dead, you get up and eat.”
22 Li te di: “Pandan pitit la te vivan an, mwen te fè jèn e te kriye; paske mwen te di: ‘Kilès ki te kab konnen, SENYÈ a ta kab petèt fè m gras, pou pitit la te kab viv.’
David replied, “While the child was still alive, I fasted and cried aloud, for I thought to myself, ‘Who knows? Maybe the Lord will be gracious to me and let him live.’
23 Men koulye a, li fin mouri. Poukisa mwen ta fè jèn? Èske mwen kapab fè l retounen ankò? Mwen va ale jwenn li, men li p ap retounen kote mwen.”
But now that he's dead, what's the point for me to go on fasting? Can I bring him back again? One day I will die and go to him, but he will never come back to me.”
24 Konsa, David te rekonfòte madanm li, Bath-Schéba. Li te antre nan li e li te kouche avèk li. Li te bay nesans a yon fis e li te rele li Salomon. Alò, SENYÈ a te renmen li.
David consoled his wife Bathsheba, and he made love to her. She gave birth to a son, and named him Solomon. The Lord loved the child,
25 Li te voye nouvèl la pa Nathan, pwofèt la e Nathan te rele li Jedidja pou koz SENYÈ a.
so he sent a message through Nathan the prophet to name him Jedidiah, because the Lord loved him.
26 Alò, Joab te goumen kont Rabba, moun nan fis Ammon yo, e li te kaptire vil wayal la.
At this time Joab had been fighting against the Ammonite town of Rabbah, and had captured the royal fortress.
27 Joab te voye mesaje yo a David. Li te di: “Mwen te goumen kont Rabba e te kaptire vil dlo yo.
Joab sent messengers to David to tell him, “I have attacked Rabbah and I have also captured its water supply.
28 Pou sa, rasanble rès pèp la, e fè kan kont vil la oswa, ma pran pou kont mwen pou l gen non pa m nan.”
So please call up the rest of the army, besiege the town, and capture it. Otherwise I will capture the city, and I will get the credit.”
29 Konsa, David te rasanble tout pèp la pou te ale Rabba. Li te goumen kont li e te kaptire li.
So David called up the rest of the army and marched on Rabbah. He attacked it and captured it.
30 Li te pran kouwòn a wa pa yo a soti nan tèt li. Li te peze yon talan (anviwon trann-kat kilo) an lò, e ladann yon kantite pyè presye. Yo te mete li sou tèt David. Epi li te mennen piyaj la deyò vil la an gran kantite.
He took the crown from the head of their king, and it was placed on David's head. It weighed a talent of gold and was decorated with precious stones. David took a large amount of plunder from the town.
31 Anplis, li te mennen moun ki te ladann l deyò. Li te fè yo travay ak si, avèk pikwa, ak rach an fè, e te fè yo travay nan fou brik. Se konsa li te fè a tout vil ki te pou fis Ammon yo. Epi David avèk tout moun li yo te retounen Jérusalem.
David took the inhabitants and forced them to work with saws, iron picks, and axes, and he also made them work making bricks. He did the same in all the Ammonite towns. Then David and the whole Israelite army returned to Jerusalem.
