2 Samyèl 14

1 Alò Joab, fis a Tseruja a te vin apèsi ke kè David te apiye anvè Absalom.

Now it was clear to Joab, the son of Zeruiah, that the king's heart was turning to Absalom.

2 Pou sa, Joab te voye kote Tekoa e te fè rive yon fanm avèk sajès soti la. Li te di li: “Souple, fè kòmsi se yon moun ki andèy. Mete sou ou vètman andèy depi koulye a. Pa onksyone ou avèk lwil, men fè tankou yon fanm ki te deja andèy pou mò a soti anpil jou.

And Joab sent to Tekoa and got from there a wise woman, and said to her, Now make yourself seem like one given up to grief, and put on the clothing of sorrow, not using any sweet oil for your body, but looking like one who for a long time has been weeping for the dead:

3 Apre, ale kote wa a, e pale avèk li konsa”. Epi Joab te mete pawòl nan bouch li pou pale.

And come to the king and say these words to him. So Joab gave her words to say.

4 Alò, lè fanm a Tekoa a te pale a wa a, li te vin tonbe sou figi li e te kouche atè nèt, Li te di: “Sekou, O wa.”

And the woman of Tekoa came to the king, and falling on her face, gave him honour and said, Give me help, O king.

5 Wa a te di li: “Ki pwoblèm ou?” Li te reponn: “Anverite, se yon vèv ke mwen ye, paske mari mwen mouri.

And the king said to her, What is your trouble? And her answer was, Truly I am a widow, and my husband is dead.

6 Sèvant ou an gen de fis. Men yo de te goumen nan chan an e yo pa t gen pèsòn pou separe yo. Konsa, youn te frape lòt e te touye li.

And I had two sons, and the two of them had a fight in the field, and there was no one to come between them, and one with a blow put the other to death.

7 Koulye a, gade byen, tout fanmi an gen tan leve kont sèvant ou an. Y ap mande m lonje ba yo sila ki te frape frè li a, pou nou kab mete li a lanmò pou lavi a frè l ke li te touye a, e vin detwi eritye a tou. Konsa, yo va etenn sèl chabon limen ki rete a, pou kite mari mwen san non, san rès sou fas tè a.”

And now all the family is turned against me, your servant, saying, Give up him who was the cause of his brother's death, so that we may put him to death in payment for the life of his brother, whose life he took; and we will put an end to the one who will get the heritage: so they will put out my last burning coal, and my husband will have no name or offspring on the face of the earth.

8 Alò, wa a te di a fanm nan: “Ale lakay ou e mwen va bay lòd pou ou menm.”

And the king said to the woman, Go to your house and I will give orders about this.

9 Fanm Tekoa a te di wa a: “O mèt mwen, wa a, inikite a sou mwen avèk lakay papa m; men kite wa a avèk twòn li an pa koupab.”

And the woman of Tekoa said to the king, My lord, O king, may the sin be on me and on my family, and may the king and the seat of his kingdom be clear of sin!

10 Konsa, wa a te di: “Nenpòt moun ki pale avè w, mennen li bò kote m e li p ap touche ou ankò.”

And the king said, If anyone says anything to you, make him come to me, and he will do you no more damage.

11 Alò, li te di: “Souple, kite wa a sonje SENYÈ a, pou vanjè san an pa kontinye detwi, sof ke sa, y ap detwi fis mwen an.” Epi li te di: “Jan SENYÈ a viv la, nanpwen menm yon grenn cheve a fis ou a k ap tonbe atè.”

Then she said, Let the king keep in mind the Lord your God, so that he who gives punishment for blood may be kept back from further destruction and that no one may send death on my son. And he said, By the living Lord, not a hair of your son's head will come to the earth.

12 Alò, fanm nan te di: “Souple kite sèvant ou an pale yon mo ak mèt mwen, wa a.” Li te di: “Pale”.

Then the woman said, Will the king let his servant say one word more? And he said, Say on.

13 Fanm nan te di: “Alò, poukisa ou te fè yon move plan konsa kont pèp Bondye a? Paske nan pale pawòl sila a, se wa a ki koupab, kòmsi wa a pa mennen retounen sila li te ekzile a.

And the woman said, Why have you had such a thought about the people of God? (for in saying these very words the king has put himself in the wrong because he has not taken back the one whom he sent far away.)

14 Paske anverite, nou va mouri. Se tankou dlo ki gaspiye atè e ki p ap kab ranmase ankò. Men Bondye pa retire lavi, men toujou fè plan pou sila ki ekzile a pa vin jete deyò nèt de Li menm.”

For death comes to us all, and we are like water drained out on the earth, which it is not possible to take up again; and God will not take away the life of the man whose purpose is that he who has been sent away may not be completely cut off from him.

15 Alò, rezon pou sila ke m vini pou pale pawòl sa a de mèt mwen an, wa a, se ke pèp la te fè m pè; pou sa sèvant pa ou a te di a: ‘Kite mwen pale avèk wa a. Petèt wa a va akonpli demann lan a sèvant li an.’

And now it is my fear of the people which has made me come to say these words to my lord the king: and your servant said, I will put my cause before the king, and it may be that he will give effect to my request.

16 Paske wa a va tande e delivre sèvant li an soti nan men a nonm ki ta detwi ni mwen, ni fis mwen an sou eritaj Bondye a.

For the king will give ear, and take his servant out of the power of the man whose purpose is the destruction of me and my son together from the heritage of God.

17 Alò, sèvant ou an te di: ‘Souple kite pawòl a mèt mwen an, wa a, vin rekonfòte mwen, paske tankou zanj Bondye a, se konsa mèt mwen an, wa a, ye pou distenge sa ki bon avèk sa ki mal. Epi ke SENYÈ a, Bondye pa ou a, kapab avèk ou.’”

Then your servant said, May the word of my lord the king give me peace! for my lord the king is as the angel of God in his hearing of good and bad: and may the Lord your God be with you!

18 Wa a te reponn e te di a fanm nan: “Souple, pa kache pou mwen anyen ke m prè pou mande ou la a.” Epi fanm nan te di: “Kite mèt mwen an, wa a, pale, souple.”

Then the king said to the woman, Now give me an answer to the question I am going to put to you; keep nothing back. And the woman said, Let my lord the king say on.

19 Alò, wa a te reponn e te di: “Èske men Joab mele avèk ou nan tout sa?” Epi fanm nan te reponn: “Jan nanm ou viv la, mèt mwen an, wa a, pèsòn pa kab vire ni adwat ni agoch nan anyen ke mèt mwen an, wa a, te pale a. Anverite, se te sèvitè ou a, Joab ki te kòmande mwen. Epi se te li ki te mete tout pawòl sa yo nan bouch sèvant ou an,

And the king said, Is not the hand of Joab with you in all this? And the woman in answer said, By the life of your soul, my lord the king, it is not possible for anyone to go to the right hand or to the left from anything said by the king: your servant Joab gave me orders, and put all these words in my mouth:

20 pou l te kab chanje aparans a bagay yo, sèvitè Joab la te fè bagay sa a. Men mèt mwen an saj, tankou sajès a zanj Bondye a, pou konnen tout sa ki sou tè a.”

This he did, hoping that the face of this business might be changed: and my lord is wise, with the wisdom of the angel of God, having knowledge of everything on earth.

21 Alò, wa a te di Joab: “Gade byen, anverite, mwen va fè bagay sa a. Pou sa, ale mennen fè tounen jennonm nan, Absalom.”

And the king said to Joab, See now, I will do this thing: go then and Come back with the young man Absalom.

22 Joab te tonbe figi atè, kouche nèt e te beni wa a. Epi Joab te di: “Jodi a, sèvitè ou konnen ke li twouve favè nan zye ou, O mèt mwen, wa a, akoz wa a te akonpli demann lan a sèvitè li a.”

Then Joab, falling down on his face on the earth, gave the king honour and blessing; and Joab said, Today it is clear to your servant that I have grace in your eyes, my lord king, because the king has given effect to the request of his servant.

23 Konsa, Joab te leve ale Gueschur pou te mennen Absalom Jérusalem.

So Joab got up and went to Geshur and came back again to Jerusalem with Absalom.

24 Men wa a te di: “Pa kite li wè figi mwen.” Konsa, Absalom te vire kote pwòp lakay pa li, e li pa t wè figi a wa a.

And the king said, Let him go to his house, but let him not see my face. So Absalom went back to his house and did not see the face of the king.

25 Alò, nan tout Israël, pa t gen lòt moun ki te pi bo ke Absalom, ki te resevwa lwanj tankou li. Soti nan talon pye li jis rive anwo tèt li, pa t gen defo menm.

Now in all Israel there was no one so greatly to be praised for his beautiful form as Absalom: from his feet to the crown of his head he was completely beautiful.

26 Lè l te konn taye cheve li (ki te fèt nan fen chak ane ke li te koupe li; paske li te lou sou li e pou sa, li te koupe l), li te peze cheve a tèt li nan pèz de-san sik selon balans a wa a.

And when he had his hair cut, (which he did at the end of every year, because of the weight of his hair; ) the weight of the hair was two hundred shekels by the king's weight.

27 Pou Absalom te ne twa fis ak yon fi ki te rele Tamar. Se te yon fanm ki te byen bèl.

And Absalom was the father of three sons and of one daughter named Tamar, who was very beautiful.

28 Alò, Absalom te viv pandan dezan konplè Jérusalem e pa t wè figi a wa a.

For two full years Absalom was living in Jerusalem without ever seeing the face of the king.

29 Apre, Absalom te voye dèyè Joab, pou l ta voye li kote wa a, men Joab te refize vin kote li. Konsa, li te voye ankò yon dezyèm fwa, men li pa t vini.

Then Absalom sent for Joab to send him to the king, but he would not come to him: and he sent again a second time, but he would not come.

30 Pou sa, li te pale a sèvitè yo pa li menm: “Gade, chan Joab la akote pa m nan ki gen sereyal lòj. Ale mete dife ladann”. Konsa sèvitè Absalom yo te mete dife nan chan an.

So he said to his servants, See, Joab's field is near mine, and he has barley in it; go and put it on fire. And Absalom's servants put the field on fire.

31 Alò, Joab te leve rive kote Absalom lakay li a. Li te di li: “Poukisa sèvitè ou yo te lage dife nan chan mwen an?”

Then Joab came to Absalom in his house and said to him, Why have your servants put my field on fire?

32 Absalom te reponn Joab: “Gade, mwen te voye dèyè ou, e mwen te di: ‘Vin isit la pou m kab voye ou kote wa a pou mande l: “Poukisa mwen te kite Gueschur? Li ta pi bon pou mwen si m te toujou la.”’ Pou sa, kite mwen wè figi a wa a, e si gen inikite nan mwen, kite li mete m a lanmò.”

And Absalom's answer was, See, I sent to you saying, Come here, so that I may send you to the king to say, Why have I come back from Geshur? it would be better for me to be there still: let me now see the king's face, and if there is any sin in me, let him put me to death.

33 Konsa, lè Joab te rive kote wa a e te pale li, li te rele Absalom. Konsa, li te rive a wa a e te bese li ba avèk figi li atè devan wa a e wa a te bo Absalom.

So Joab went to the king and said these words to him: and when the king had sent for him, Absalom came, and went down on his face on the earth before the king: and the king gave him a kiss.