Jij 21
1 Alò, mesye Israël yo te deja sèmante nan Mitspa. Yo te di: “Pa gen nan nou menm k ap bay fi li a Benjamin nan maryaj.”
Now the men of Israel had made a promise at Mizpah, “None of us will give his daughter to marry a Benjamite.”
2 Konsa, pèp la te vini Béthel e yo te chita la devan Bondye jis rive nan aswè, epi yo te leve vwa yo e te kriye amè.
Then the people went to Bethel and sat there before God until the evening, and with loud voices they wept bitterly.
3 Yo te di: “Poukisa, O SENYÈ, Bondye Israël la, èske bagay sa a vin rive an Israël pou youn nan tribi yo jodi a ta vin disparèt an Israël?”
They called out, “Why, Yahweh, God of Israel, has this happened to Israel, that one of our tribes should be missing today?”
4 Li te vin rive nan pwochen jou an ke pèp la te leve bonè. Yo te bati yon lotèl e yo te ofri ofrann brile avèk ofrann lapè.
The next day the people got up early and built an altar there and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings.
5 Konsa, fis Israël yo te di: “Kilès ki pami tout tribi Israël yo ki pa t monte nan asanble SENYÈ a?” Paske, yo te fè yon gran ve pou sila ki pa monte vè SENYÈ a nan Mitspa, epi yo te di: “Li va vrèman vin mete a lanmò.”
The people of Israel said, “Which of all the tribes of Israel did not come up in the assembly to Yahweh?” For they had made an important promise concerning anyone who did not come up to Yahweh at Mizpah. They said, “He would certainly be put to death.”
6 Fis Israël yo te tris; yo te plen regrè pou Benjamin, frè parèy yo a, e yo te di: “Yon tribi vin koupe nèt sou Israël jodi a.
The people of Israel had compassion for their brother Benjamin. They said, “Today one tribe has been cut off from Israel.
7 Kisa nou ap fè pou twouve madanm pou sila ki rete yo, akoz nou te sèmante pa SENYÈ a pou nou pa bay okenn nan fi pa nou yo nan maryaj?”
Who will provide wives for those who are left, since we have made a promise to Yahweh that we will not let any of them marry our daughters?”
8 Epi yo te di: “Kilès sila pami tribi Israël yo ki pa t monte kote SENYÈ a nan Mitspa?” Gade byen, pèsòn pa t monte nan kan an sòti nan Jabès-Galaad pou patisipe nan asanble a.
They said, “Which of the tribes of Israel did not come up to Yahweh at Mizpah?” It was found that no one had come to the assembly from Jabesh Gilead.
9 Paske, lè pèp la te konte, gade byen, pèsòn nan sila ki rete Jabès-Galaad yo pa t la.
For when the people were set out in an orderly manner, behold, none of the inhabitants of Jabesh Gilead were there.
10 Konsa, kongregasyon an te voye douz-mil gèrye vanyan rive la e yo te pase lòd di yo konsa: “Ale frape sila ki rete Jabès-Galaad yo avèk lam nepe, ni fanm yo ak pitit yo.
The assembly sent twelve thousand of their bravest men with instructions to go and strike the inhabitants of Jabesh Gilead with the edge of the sword, including the women and children.
11 Men kisa ou va fè, ou va detwi nèt tout gason ak tout fanm ki gen tan kouche avèk yon gason.”
“Do this: You must kill every male and every woman who has slept with a man.”
12 Epi yo te jwenn pami moun Jabès-Galaad yo, kat-san jèn vyèj ki pa t konnen yon gason kouche avèk li. Konsa, yo te mennen yo nan kan an Silo ki nan peyi Kananeyen yo.
The men found among those living in Jabesh Gilead four hundred young women who had never slept with a man, and they took them to the camp at Shiloh, in Canaan.
13 Epi tout kongregasyon an te voye pale avèk fis Benjamin ki te nan wòch Rimmon yo e te deklare lapè pou yo.
The entire assembly sent a message and told the people of Benjamin who were at the rock of Rimmon that they were offering them peace.
14 Nan lè sa a, Benjamin te retounen e yo te bay yo kat-san fi ke yo te kenbe vivan soti Jabès-Galaad. Men, li poko te kont pou yo.
The Benjamites returned at that time and they were given the women of Jabesh Gilead, but there were not enough women for all of them.
15 Konsa, pèp la te tris e te plen regrè pou fis Benjamin yo paske SENYÈ a te fè yon brèch nan tribi Israël yo.
The people were sorry for what happened to Benjamin, because Yahweh made a division between the tribes of Israel.
16 Epi ansyen nan kongregasyon yo te vin di: “Kisa nou va fè pou sila ki rete toujou, kòmsi fanm nan Benjamin yo detwi?”
Then the leaders of the assembly said, “How will we arrange wives for the Benjamites who are left, since the women of Benjamin have been killed?”
17 Yo te di: “Fòk gen eritaj pou retay Benjamin an, jis pou tribi a pa efase nèt sou Israël.
They said, “There must be an inheritance for the survivors of Benjamin, so that a tribe is not destroyed from Israel.
18 Alò, nou pa kab ba yo madanm pami fi nou yo.” Paske fis Israël yo te sèmante e yo te di: “Modi se sila ki bay yon madanm a Benjamin.”
We cannot give them wives from our daughters, for the people of Israel had made a promise, 'Cursed be anyone who gives a wife to Benjamin.'”
19 Konsa, yo te di: “Gade byen, gen yon fèt a SENYÈ a chak ane nan Silo, ki nan kote nò a Béthel, sou lès a gran chemen ki monte soti Béthel pou rive Sichem nan, vè kote sid a Lebona.”
So they said, “You know there is a feast for Yahweh every year at Shiloh (which is north of Bethel, east of the road that goes up from Bethel to Shechem, and south of Lebonah).”
20 Pou sa a, yo te kòmande fis Benjamin yo konsa: “Ale kache tann nan chan rezen yo,
They instructed the men of Benjamin, saying, “Go and hide in secret and wait in the vineyards.
21 epi gade byen, veye, si fi a Silo yo sòti deyò pou patisipe nan dans lan, nou va sòti nan chan rezen yo, e nou chak va kouri kenbe madanm li pami fi a Silo yo e ale avè l nan peyi Benjamin?
Watch for the time when the girls from Shiloh come out to dance, then rush out of the vineyards and each one of you should grab a wife from the girls of Shiloh, then go back to the land of Benjamin.
22 Li va rive ke lè papa yo oswa frè yo vin plenyen a nou, ke nou va di yo: ‘Ba yo a nou avèk bòn volonte; paske nan batay la, nou pa t konsève yon fanm pou chak Benjamit, ni nou pa t founi youn pou yo, sinon koulye a menm, nou ta koupab.’”
When their fathers or their brothers come to protest to us, we will say to them, 'Show us favor! Let them remain because we did not get wives for each man during the war. You are innocent, since you did not give your daughters to them.'”
23 Konsa fis a Benjamin yo te fè e te pran madanm selon fòs kantite yo pami sila ki te danse yo, pou yo te pote ale. Konsa, yo te ale retounen nan eritaj pa yo, e te rebati vil pa yo pou te viv ladan yo.
The people of Benjamin did so. They took the number of wives that they needed from the girls who were dancing and they carried them off to be their wives. They went and returned to the place of their inheritance. They rebuilt the towns and lived in them.
24 Fis Israël yo te pati la nan lè sa a, chak òm ak pwòp tribi ak fanmi li, e yo chak te sòti la pou rive nan pwòp eritaj pa yo.
Then the people of Israel left that place and went home, each one to his own tribe and clan, and each one to his own inheritance.
25 Nan jou sa yo, pa t gen wa an Israël. Tout moun te fè sa ki te bon nan pwòp zye pa yo.
In those days there was no king in Israel. Everyone did what was right in his own eyes.
