2 Samyèl 4

1 Alò, lè Isch-Boscheth, fis a Saül la, te tande ke Abner te mouri Hébron, li te pèdi kouraj e tout Israël te twouble.

And Isboseth the son of Saul heard that Abner was slain in Hebron: and his hands were weakened, and all Israel was troubled.

2 Fis a Saül la te gen de mesye ki te kòmandan a bann sòlda yo. Non a youn se te Baana e lòt la te Récab, fis a Rimmon Beéroth yo, ki apatyen a fis Benjamin yo (paske Beéroth te konsidere kòm yon pati nan Benjamin.

Now the son of Saul had two men captains of his bands, the name of the one was Baana, and the name of the other Rechab, the sons of Remmon a Berothite of the children of Benjamin: for Beroth also was reckoned in Benjamin.

3 Tout Beyewotyen yo te sove ale pou rive Guitthaïm e te rete la kòm etranje jis rive jodi a).

And the Berothites fled into Gethaim, and were sojourners there until that time.

4 Alò, Jonathan, fis a Saül la, te gen yon fis ki te kokobe nan pye li. Li te konsa akoz lè li te gen laj a senk ane lè rapò a Saül avèk Jonathan te rive soti Jizréel, fanm nouris li an te pran fis la pou te sove ale. Epi nan kouri sòti, li te tonbe e te vin kokobe. Non li se te Méphiboscheth.

And Jonathan the son of Saul bad a son that was lame of his feet: for he was five years old when the tidings came of Saul and Jonathan from Jezrahel. And his nurse took him up and fled: and as she made haste to flee, he fell and became lame: and his name was Miphiboseth.

5 Konsa fis a Rimmon yo, Beyewotyen an, Récab, avèk Banna te pati pou te rive lakay Isch-Boscheth nan chalè lajounen an pandan li t ap pran repo midi a.

And the sons of Remmon the Berothite, Rechab and Baana coming, went into the house of Isboseth in the heat of the day: and he was sleeping upon his bed at noon. And the doorkeeper of the house, who was cleansing wheat, was fallen asleep.

6 Yo te rive nan mitan kay la kòmsi yo t ap pran ble e yo te frape li nan vant. Epi Récab avèk Banna, frè li yo te chape ale.

And they entered into the house secretly taking ears of corn, and Rechab and Baana his brother stabbed him in the groin, and fled away.

7 Alò, lè yo te vin rive anndan kay la, pandan li te kouche sou kabann li nan chanm a dòmi li an, yo te frape li e te touye li. Yo te koupe tèt li e yo te vwayaje ak li nan chemen Araba a tout nwit lan.

For when they came into the house, be was sleeping upon his bed in a parlour, and they struck him and killed him: and taking away his head they went off by the way of the wilderness, walking all night.

8 Konsa, yo te mennen tèt a Isch-Boscheth kote David nan Hébron e yo te di a wa a: “Men gade, tèt a Isch-Boscheth, fis a Saül la, lènmi pa w la, ki te chache lavi ou a. Konsa, nan jou sa a, SENYÈ a te bay mèt mwen an, wa a, vanjans sou Saül avèk desandan li yo.”

And they brought the head of Isboseth to David to Hebron: and they said to the king: Behold the head of Isboseth the son of Saul thy enemy who sought thy life: and the Lord hath revenged my lord the king this day of Saul, and of his seed.

9 David te reponn Récab avèk Banna, frè li, fis a Rimmon yo, Beyewotyen an, e te di yo: “Jan SENYÈ a viv la, ki te peye racha lavi m soti nan tout twoub yo,

But David answered Rechab, and Baana his brother, the sons of Remmon the Berothite, and said to them: As the Lord liveth, who hath delivered my soul out of all distress,

10 lè yon moun te pale m e te di: ‘Gade, Saül mouri’ e te panse ke se bòn nouvèl ke li te pote, mwen te sezi li e te touye li Tsiklag, kòm rekonpans pou nouvèl la.

The man that told me, and said: Saul is dead, who thought he brought good tidings, I apprehended, and slew him in Siceleg, who should have been rewarded for his news.

11 Alò, konbyen anplis, lè moun mechan yo vin touye yon nonm ladwati nan pwòp kay li sou kabann li! Èske se pa ke m ta oblije mande san li nan men nou e rache nou sou fas tè a?”

How much more now when wicked men have slain an innocent man in his own house, upon his bed, shall I not require his blood at your hand, and take you away from the earth?

12 Alò, David te pase lòd sou jennonm yo. Yo te touye yo, yo te koupe men yo avèk pye yo, e te pann yo akote sous Hébron an. Men yo te pran tèt a Isch Boscheth e yo te antere li nan tonm Abner a nan Hébron.

And David commanded his servants and they slew them: and cutting off their hands and feet, hanged them up over the pool in Hebron: but the head of Isboseth they took and buried in the sepulchre of Abner in Hebron.