2 Samyèl 14
1 Alò Joab, fis a Tseruja a te vin apèsi ke kè David te apiye anvè Absalom.
And Joab the son of Saruia knew that the heart of the king was toward Abessalom.
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 Thecoe, and took thence a cunning woman, and said to her, Mourn, I pray thee, and put on mourning apparel, and anoint thee not with oil, and thou shalt be as a woman mourning for one that is dead thus for many days.
3 Apre, ale kote wa a, e pale avèk li konsa”. Epi Joab te mete pawòl nan bouch li pou pale.
And thou shalt go to the king, and speak to him according to this word. And Joab put the words in her mouth.
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.”
So the woman of Thecoe went in to the king and fell upon her face to the earth, and did him obeisance, and said, Help, O king, help.
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 the matter with thee? And she said, I am indeed a widow woman, 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 moreover thy handmaid had two sons, and they fought together in the field, and there was no one to part them; and the one smote the other his brother, and slew him.
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 behold the whole family rose up against thine handmaid, and they said, Give up the one that smote his brother, and we will put him to death for the life of his brother, whom he slew, and we will take away even your heir: so they will quench my coal that is left, so as not to leave my husband remnant or name 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 in peace to thy house, and I will give commandment concerning thee.
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 Thecoe said to the king, On me, my lord, O king, and on my father's house [be] the iniquity, and the king and his throne [be] guiltless.
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, Who was it that spoke to thee? thou shalt even bring him to me, and [one] shall not touch him any more.
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.”
And she said, Let now the king remember concerning his Lord God in that the avenger of blood is multiplied to destroy, and let them not take away my son. And he said, [As] the lord lives, not a hair of thy son shall fall to the ground.
12 Alò, fanm nan te di: “Souple kite sèvant ou an pale yon mo ak mèt mwen, wa a.” Li te di: “Pale”.
And the woman said, Let now thy servant speak a word to my lord the king. 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 hast thou devised this thing against the people of God? or [is] this word out of the king's mouth as a transgression, so that the king should not bring back his banished?
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 we shall surely die, and be as water poured upon the earth, which shall not be gathered up, and God shall take the life, even as he devises to thrust forth from him his outcast.
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 whereas I came to speak this word to my lord the king, [the reason is] that the people will see me, and thy handmaid will say, Let one now speak to my lord the king, if peradventure the king will perform the request of his handmaid;
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 hear. Let him rescue his handmaid out of the hand of the man that seeks to cast out me and my son from the inheritance 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.’”
And the woman said, If now the word of my lord the king be gracious, —[well]: for as an angel of God, so [is] my lord the king, to hear good and evil: and the Lord thy God shall be with thee.
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.”
And the king answered, and said to the woman, Hide not from me, I pray thee, the matter which I ask thee. And the woman said, Let my lord the king by all means speak.
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 in all this matter with thee? and the woman said to the king, [As] thy soul lives, my lord, O king, there is no turning to the right hand or to the left from all that my lord the king has spoken; for thy servant Joab himself charged me, and he put all these words in the mouth of thine handmaid.
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.”
In order that this form of speech might come about [it was] that thy servant Joab has framed this matter: and my lord is wise as [is] the wisdom of an angel of God, to know all things that are in the 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, Behold now, I have done to thee according to this thy word: go, bring back the young man Abessalom.
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.”
And Joab fell on his face to the ground, and did obeisance, and blessed the king: and Joab said, To-day thy servant knows that I have found grace in thy sight, my lord, O king, for my lord the king has performed the request of his servant.
23 Konsa, Joab te leve ale Gueschur pou te mennen Absalom Jérusalem.
And Joab arose, and went to Gedsur, and brought Abessalom to Jerusalem.
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 return to his house, and not see my face. And Abessalom returned to his house, and saw not the king's face.
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.
And there was not a man in Israel so very comely as Abessalom: from the sole of his foot even to the crown of his head there was no blemish in him.
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 polled his head, (and it was at the beginning of every year that he polled it, because it grew, heavy upon him, ) even when he polled it, he weighed the hair of his head, two hundred shekels according to the royal shekel.
27 Pou Absalom te ne twa fis ak yon fi ki te rele Tamar. Se te yon fanm ki te byen bèl.
And there were born to Abessalom three sons and one daughter, and her name was Themar: she was a very beautiful woman, and she becomes the wife of Roboam son of Solomon, and she bears to him Abia.
28 Alò, Absalom te viv pandan dezan konplè Jérusalem e pa t wè figi a wa a.
And Abessalom remained in Jerusalem two full years, and he saw not the king's face.
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.
And Abessalom sent to Joab to bring him in to the king, and he would not come to him: and he sent to him the second time, and 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.
And Abessalom said to his servants, Behold, Joab's portion in the field [is] next to mine, and he has in it barley; go and set it on fire. And the servants of Abessalom set the field on fire: and the servants of Joab come to him with their clothes rent, and they said to him, The servants of Abessalom have set 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?”
And Joab arose, and came to Abessalom into the house, and said to him, Why have thy servants set 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 Abessalom said to Joab, Behold, I sent to thee, saying, Come hither, and I will send thee to the king, saying, Why did I come out of Gedsur? it would have been better for me to have remained there: and now, behold, I have not seen the face of the king; but if there is iniquity in me, then 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.
And Joab went in to the king, and brought him word: and he called Abessalom, and he went in to the king, and did him obeisance, and fell upon his face to the ground, even in the presence of the king; and the king kissed Abessalom.
