2 Samyèl 19

1 Alò, li te pale a Joab: “Gade byen, wa a ap kriye e fè lamantasyon pou Absalom.”

Joab was told, “Look, the king is weeping and mourning for Absalom.”

2 Viktwa a jou sa a te boulvèse vin fè dèy pou tout pèp la. Paske moun ki te tande li yo nan jou sa a te di: “Wa a ap lamante pou fis li a.”

So the victory that day was turned into mourning for all the army, for the army heard it said that day, “The king is mourning for his son.”

3 Konsa, moun yo te antre nan vil la nan jou sa a kòmsi an sekrè tankou yon pèp ki imilye e kouri kache pou kite batay la.

The soldiers had to sneak quietly into the city that day, like people who are ashamed sneak away when they run from battle.

4 Wa a te kouvri figi li e te kriye fò avèk yon gwo vwa: “O fis mwen, Absalom, O Absalom, fis mwen, fis mwen!”

The king covered his face and cried in a loud voice, “My son Absalom, Absalom, my son, my son!”

5 Alò, Joab te antre nan kay la vè wa a. Li te di: “Jodi a, ou te kouvri avèk lawont tout figi a tout sèvitè ou yo, ki, jodi a, te sove lavi ou, lavi a fis ou yo ak fi ou yo, lavi a madanm ou yo ak lavi a ti mennaj ou yo,

Then Joab entered into the house to the king and said to him, “You have shamed the faces of all your soldiers today, who have saved your life today, and the lives of your sons and of your daughters, and the lives of your wives, and the lives of your slave wives,

6 akoz ou te vin renmen sila ki rayi ou yo, e rayi sila ki renmen ou yo. Paske ou te montre nan jou sa a ke prens yo avèk sèvitè ou yo pa anyen a ou menm. Paske mwen vin aprann nan jou sa a ke si Absalom te vivan e nou tout te fin mouri, ke ou ta gen kè kontan.

because you love those who hate you, and you hate those who love you. For today you have shown that commanders and soldiers are nothing to you. Today I believe that if Absalom had lived, and we all had died, then that would have pleased you.

7 Alò, pou sa, leve ale deyò a pou pale pawòl ki dous avèk sèvitè ou yo. Paske mwen sèmante pa SENYÈ a ke si ou pa sòti deyò, anverite, p ap gen yon moun k ap pase nwit lan avèk ou e sa va pi mal pou ou pase tout lòt mal ki gen tan parèt sou ou soti nan jenès ou jis rive koulye a.”

Now therefore get up and go out and speak kindly to your soldiers, for I swear by Yahweh, if you do not go, not one man will remain with you tonight. That would be worse for you than all the disasters that have ever happened to you from your youth until now.”

8 Pou sa, wa a te leve chita nan pòtay la. Lè yo te pale tout pèp la e te di: “Men vwala, wa a chita nan pòtay la,” alò, tout pèp la te vini devan wa a. Alò, Israël te fin sove ale, chak moun nan pwòp tant pa yo.

So the king got up and sat in the city gate, and all the people were told, “Look, the king is sitting in the gate,” and all the people came before the king. So Israel fled, every man to his home.

9 Tout pèp la t ap fè kont pami tout tribi Israël yo, e t ap di: “Wa a te delivre nou soti nan men a lènmi nou yo e te sove nou soti nan men a Filisten yo; men koulye a, li gen tan sove ale kite peyi a devan Absalom.

All the people were arguing with each other throughout all the tribes of Israel saying, “The king rescued us out of the hand of our enemies, and he saved us out of the hand of the Philistines, but now he has run out of the land because of Absalom.

10 Malgre sa, Absalom, ke nou te onksyone sou nou an, te mouri nan batay la. Alò, pou sa, poukisa nou rete san pale nan afè mennen wa a fè l tounen an?”

Absalom, whom we anointed over us, has died in battle. So why do you say nothing about bringing the king back?”

11 Epi Wa David te voye kote Tsadok ak Abiathar, prèt yo, e te di: “Pale avèk ansyen Juda yo e di: ‘Poukisa se nou ki dènye pou mennen fè wa a tounen lakay li a, depi pawòl a tout Israël la gen tan rive vè wa a, menm kote lakay li?

King David sent to Zadok and to Abiathar the priests saying, “Speak to the elders of Judah saying, 'Why are you the last to bring the king back to his palace, since the talk of all Israel favors the king, to bring him back to his palace?

12 Nou menm se frè m; nou se zo a zo mwen e chè a chè mwen. Poukisa konsa nou ta dwe dènye pou mennen wa a fè l tounen?’

You are my brothers, my flesh and bone. Why then are you the last to bring back the king?'

13 Di Amasa: ‘Èske ou pa zo a zo mwen e chè a chè mwen? Ke Bondye ta fè sa pou mwen e menm plis si se pa ou menm ki va chèf lame devan mwen nèt nan plas Joab.’”

Then say to Amasa, 'Are you not my flesh and my bone? God do so to me, and more also, if you are not captain of my army from now on in the place of Joab.'”

14 Konsa, li te vire kè tout mesye Juda yo tankou se te yon sèl moun, jiskaske yo te voye vè wa a e te di: “Retounen, ou menm avèk tout sèvitè ou yo.”

So he won the hearts of all the men of Judah as one man. They sent to the king saying, “Return, you and all your men.”

15 Alò, wa a te retounen e te vin jis nan Rivyè Jourdain an. Epi Juda te vini Guilgal pou rankontre wa a, pou mennen wa a travèse Jourdain an.

So the king returned and came to the Jordan. Now the men of Judah came to Gilgal to go to meet the king and then to bring the king across the Jordan.

16 Epi Schimeï, fis a Guéra a, Benjamit ki sòti Bachurim nan te fè vit vin desann avèk mesye Juda yo pou rankontre Wa David.

Shimei son of Gera, the Benjamite, who was from Bahurim, hurried down with the men of Judah to meet King David.

17 Te gen mil mesye Benjamin avèk li, avèk Tsiba, sèvitè lakay Saül la, kenz fis li yo avèk ven sèvitè yo avèk li; epi yo te prese rive nan Jourdain an avan wa a.

There were one thousand men from Benjamin with him, and Ziba the servant of Saul, and his fifteen sons and twenty servants with him. They crossed through the Jordan in the presence of the king.

18 Alò, yo te kontinye travèse kote pou janbe a pou fè travèse fanmi a wa a; epi pou fè sa ki bon nan zye li. Epi Schimeï, fis a Guéra a te tonbe ba devan wa a pandan li t ap prepare pou travèse Jourdain an.

They crossed to bring over the king's family and to do whatever he thought good. Shimei son of Gera bowed down before the king just before he began to cross the Jordan.

19 Konsa, li te di a wa a: “Pa kite mèt mwen konsidere mwen kòm koupab, ni sonje mal ke sèvitè ou te fè nan jou lè mèt mwen an, wa a, te sòti Jérusalem, pou wa a ta pran sa a kè.

Shimei said to the king, “Do not, my master, find me guilty or call to mind the wrong your servant did the day my master the king left Jerusalem. Please, may the king not take it to heart.

20 Paske sèvitè ou konnen ke mwen te peche. Pou sa, gade byen, mwen te rive la jodi a, premyèman nan tout kay Joseph la pou ale desann rankontre mèt mwen an, wa a.”

For your servant knows that I have sinned. See, that is why I have come today as the first from all the family of Joseph to come down to meet my master the king.”

21 Men Abischaï, fis a Tseurja a te di: “Èske Schimeï pa ta dwe mete a lanmò pou sa, akoz li te modi onksyone a SENYÈ a?”

But Abishai son of Zeruiah answered and said, “Should not Shimei be put to death for this, because he cursed Yahweh's anointed?”

22 Epi David te di: “Kisa mwen gen pou fè avèk nou, O fis a Tseruja yo, pou nou ta nan jou sila a devni advèsè mwen? Èske okenn moun ta mete a lanmò an Israël jodi a?” Paske èske mwen pa konnen ke se mwen ki wa sou Israël jodi a?

Then David said, “What have I to do with you, you sons of Zeruiah, that you should today be adversaries to me? Will any man be put to death today in Israel? For do I not know that today I am king over Israel?”

23 Wa a te di a Schimeï: “Ou p ap mouri.” Konsa wa a te sèmante a li menm.

So the king said to Shimei, “You will not die.” So the king promised him with an oath.

24 EpiMéphiboscheth, fis a Saül la te desann rankontre wa a. Li pa t okipe pye li, ni taye moustach li, ni lave rad li, depi wa a te pati a jis rive jou ke li te retounen lakay li anpè a.

Then Mephibosheth son of Saul came down to meet the king. He had not dressed his feet, or trimmed his beard, or washed his clothes from the day the king left until the day he came home in peace.

25 Se te lè li te vini Jérusalem pou rankontre wa a ke wa a te di li: “Poukisa ou pa t ale avè m, Méphiboscheth?”

So when he came from Jerusalem to meet the king, the king said to him, “Why did you not go with me, Mephibosheth?”

26 Konsa, li te reponn: “O mèt mwen, wa a, sèvitè mwen an te twonpe m. Paske sèvitè ou a te di: ‘Mwen va sele yon bourik pou mwen menm pou m kab monte sou li pou ale avèk wa a,’ akoz sèvitè ou a bwete.

He answered, “My master the king, my servant deceived me, for I said, 'I will saddle a donkey so I may ride on it and go with the king, because your servant is lame.'

27 Anplis, li te pale vye bagay a sèvitè ou a mèt mwen, wa a, men mèt mwen an, wa a, se tankou zanj Bondye a. Pou sa, fè sa ki bon nan zye ou.

My servant Ziba has slandered me, your servant, to my master the king. But my master the king is like an angel of God. Therefore, do what is good in your eyes.

28 Paske tout manm lakay papa m pa t plis ke moun mouri devan mèt mwen an, wa a. Malgre ou te mete sèvitè ou pami sila ki te manje sou pwòp tab pa ou. Ki dwa mwen gen pou m ta plenyen anplis a wa a?”

For all my father's house were dead men before my master the king, but you set your servant among those who ate at your own table. What right therefore have I that I should still cry any more to the king?”

29 Konsa, wa a te di li: “Poukisa ou pale toujou nan enterè pa w? Mwen gen tan pran desizyon, ‘Ou avèk Ziba va divize tè a.’”

Then the king said to him, “Why explain anything further? I have decided that you and Ziba will divide the fields.”

30 Méphiboscheth te di a wa a: “Kite li menm vin pran tout pou li menm, akoz mèt mwen, wa a, gen tan retounen nan pwòp kay li.”

So Mephibosheth replied to the king, “Yes, let him take it all, since my master the king has come safely to his own home.”

31 Alò Barzillaï, Gadit la te vin desann soti Roguelim e li te ale nan Jourdain an avèk wa a pou akonpanye li travèse Jourdain an.

Then Barzillai the Gileadite came down from Rogelim to cross over the Jordan with the king, and he accompanied the king over the Jordan.

32 Alò, Barzillaï te granmoun anpil, avèk laj a katre-ventan. Li te bay soutyen a wa a pandan li te rete Mahanaïm, paske li te yon nonm byen enpòtan.

Now Barzillai was a very old man, eighty years old. He had furnished the king with provisions while he stayed at Mahanaim, for he was a very wealthy man.

33 Wa a te di a Barzillaï: “Vin travèse avèk mwen e mwen va ba ou soutyen Jérusalem bò kote mwen.”

The king said to Barzillai, “Come over with me, and I will provide for you to stay with me in Jerusalem.”

34 Men Barzillaï te di a wa a: “Se pou konbyen de tan ke m ap viv toujou pou m ta monte ak wa a Jérusalem?

Barzillai replied to the king, “How many days are left in the years of my life, that I should go up with the king to Jerusalem?

35 Mwen menm, koulye a, mwen nan katre-ventan daj. Èske mwen kapab distenge antre sa ki bon ak sa ki mal? Oswa èske sèvitè ou a kapab goute sa ke m manje, oswa sa ke m bwè? Oswa èske mwen kapab ankò tande vwa lè gason ak fi ap chante? Alò, poukisa sèvitè ou ta dwe devni yon chaj anplis a mèt mwen an, wa a?

I am eighty years old. Can I distinguish between good and bad? Can your servant taste what I eat or what I drink? Can I hear any more the voice of singing men and singing women? Why then should your servant be a burden to my master the king?

36 Sèvitè ou ta sèlman pito travèse Jourdain an avèk wa a. Poukisa wa a ta dwe ban m rekonpans avèk byenfezans sila a?

Your servant would like to just go over the Jordan with the king. Why should the king repay me with such a reward?

37 Souple, kite sèvitè ou retounen, pou m kab mouri nan pwòp vil pa m, toupre tonm a papa m avèk manman m. Malgre sa, men sèvitè ou, Kimham; kite li travèse avèk mèt mwen an, wa a e fè pou li sa ki bon nan zye ou.”

Please let your servant return back home, so I may die in my own city by the grave of my father and my mother. But see, here is your servant Kimham. Let him cross over with my master the king, and do for him what seems good to you.”

38 Wa a te reponn: “Kimham va travèse avè m e mwen va fè pou li sa ki bon nan zye pa w. Nenpòt sa ke ou vle m fè m ap fè l pou ou.”

The king answered, “Kimham will go over with me, and I will do for him what seems good to you, and whatever you desire from me, I do that for you.”

39 Tout moun yo te travèse Jourdain an e wa a te travèse tou. Epi wa a te bo Barzillaï. Li te beni li e li te retounen nan plas li.

Then all the people crossed the Jordan, and the king crossed over, and the king kissed Barzillai and blessed him. Then Barzillai returned to his own home.

40 Koulye a, wa a te avanse rive Guilgal, Kimham te kontinye avèk li. Epi tout pèp Juda a avèk la mwatye nan pèp Israël la te akonpanye wa a.

So the king crossed over to Gilgal, and Kimham crossed over with him. All the army of Judah brought the king over, and also half the army of Israel.

41 Epi vwala, tout mesye Israël yo te vin kote wa a e te di a wa a: “Poukisa frè nou yo, mesye Juda yo te vin vòlè ou? Yo te pati avè w, yo te mennen wa a avèk tout lakay li ak tout mesye David yo avèk li, vin janbe Jourdain an.”

Soon all the men of Israel began to come to the king and say to the king, “Why have our brothers, the men of Judah, stolen you away and brought the king and his family over the Jordan, and all David's men with him?”

42 Epi tout mesye Juda yo te reponn mesye Israël yo: “Akoz wa a toupre fanmi a nou. Poukisa konsa nou vin fache akoz afè sila a? Èske nou te manje yon bagay sou kont a wa a, oubyen èske yon bagay te vin separe bannou?”

So the men of Judah answered the men of Israel, “It is because the king is more closely related to us. Why then are you angry about this? Have we eaten anything that the king had to pay for? Has he given us any gifts?”

43 Men mesye Israël yo te reponn mesye Juda yo e te di: “Nou gen dis pati nan wa a; pou sa, nou osi gen plis pati nan David pase ou! Poukisa konsa, ou vin meprize nou? Èske se pa t konsèy pa nou premyèman pou fè wa a tounen?” Men pawòl a Juda yo te pi rèd pase pawòl a Israël yo.

The men of Israel answered the men of Judah, “We have ten tribes related to the king, so we have even more right to David than you. Why then did you despise us? Was not our proposal to bring back our king the first to be heard?” But the words of the men of Judah were even more harsh than the words of the men of Israel.