2 Samuel 19
1 Someone told Joab that the king was crying and mourning because Absalom had died.
Yo voye di Joab jan wa a t'ap kriye, jan li te pran lapenn pou Absalon ki mouri a.
2 All of David’s soldiers became sad. Instead of rejoicing about defeating [the soldiers who had fought with Absalom], they were sad because they heard that the king was mourning because Absalom [was dead].
Jou sa a, sòlda David yo pa t' fè fèt pou genyen yo genyen batay la. Yo tout te kagou, paske yo te pran nouvèl jan wa a te nan gwo lapenn pou lanmò pitit li a.
3 The soldiers returned to the city quietly, like [SIM] soldiers do when they are ashamed because they ran away from battle.
Yo antre nan lavil la san fè ankenn bri, tankou sòlda ki wont paske yo kouri pou lagè.
4 The king covered his face [with his hands] and kept crying loudly, “O, my son Absalom! O, Absalom, my son! My son!”
Wa a menm te kouvri tèt li, li t'ap rele: -Woy! Gason m' lan! Absalon, pitit gason m' lan! Absalon, pitit gason m' lan!
5 Then Joab entered the room where the king was, and said to the king, “Today you have caused your soldiers to be ashamed! You have humiliated the men who saved your life and the lives of your sons and daughters and your ordinary wives and your slave wives!
Joab al jwenn wa a nan chanm li, li di l' konsa: -Jan ou fè sa jòdi a ou fè tout sòlda ou yo wont. Yo menm ki te sove lavi ou ansanm ak lavi pitit gason ak pitit fi ou yo, lavi madanm ak fanm kay ou yo.
6 [It seems that] you love those who hate you and [that] you hate those who love you. You have caused it to be clear today that your commanders and your officers are not at all important to you. I think that if Absalom were still alive and we were all dead today, you would be happy.
Ou moutre jan ou renmen moun ki rayi ou, men ou pa vle wè moun ki renmen ou. Ou fè wè jan chèf lame ak sòlda k'ap goumen pou ou yo pa di ou anyen. Jòdi a mwen wè monwa ta pi kontan si Absalon te vivan, epi nou tout nou te mouri.
7 So, now go and thank your soldiers [for what they did]. Because I solemnly declare that if you do not do that, none of them will still be with you by tomorrow morning and that would be worse [for you] than all the disasters/troubles that you have experienced since you were a boy.”
Koulye a, monwa, leve non! Al pale ak moun pa ou yo pou ankouraje yo. Si ou pa fè sa, mwen fè sèman devan Bondye, denmen maten p'ap gen yon moun k'ap kanpe avè ou ankò. Malè sa a pral pi rèd pase tout malè ki janm tonbe sou ou depi ou te jenn gason rive jounen jòdi a.
8 So the king got up and went and sat near the city gate. And all the people were told, “Hey, the king is sitting at the gate!” So they all came and gathered around him. Meanwhile, all the Israeli troops [who had been with Absalom] had returned to their homes.
Wa a leve vre, li vin chita bò pòtay lavil la. Lè sòlda yo vin konn sa, yo tout vin sanble bò kote l'. Moun peyi Izrayèl yo menm te kouri ale chak moun lakay yo.
9 Then all the people throughout the tribes of Israel started to quarrel among themselves. They said to each other, “King David rescued us from the people of Philistia and from our other enemies. But now he has fled from Absalom and left Israel!
Nan tou peyi Izrayèl la, moun t'ap diskite, yo t'ap di: -Wa David te delivre nou anba men lènmi nou yo. Li te sove nou anba men moun peyi Filisti yo. Men koulye a, li kouri kite peyi a poutèt Absalon.
10 We appointed [MTY] Absalom to be our king, but he died in the battle [against David’s soldiers]. So (why does someone not try to bring King David back?/surely someone should try to bring King David back.)” [RHQ]
Nou te fè /seremoni pou mete Absalon wa peyi a. Men li mouri nan lagè. Sa ki kenbe nou koulye a pou nou fè wa David tounen ankò?
11 King David [found out what the people were saying. So he] sent the two priests, Zadok and Abiathar, to say to the leaders of Judah, “The king says that he has heard that all the Israeli people [want him to be king again]. And he says, ‘(Why should you be the last ones to bring me back to my palace?/It is not right that you be the last ones to bring me back to my palace.) [RHQ]
Antan wa a lakay li, li vin konnen tou sa pèp la t'ap di. Lamenm, li voye yon mesaj bay Zadòk ak Abyata, li di yo: -Pale ak chèf fanmi moun peyi Jida yo. Mande yo poukisa se pa yo menm premye moun ki chache fè wa a tounen lakay li.
12 You are my relatives; we have the same ancestor [IDM]. So (why should you be the last ones to bring me back?/you should certainly not be the last ones to bring me back.) [RHQ]’”
Di yo se fanmi m' yo ye, menm ras avè m'. Poukisa se yo menm dènye moun ki pou fè m' tounen nan palè a?
13 And say to Amasa, “You are one of my relatives. I hope/desire that God strike me dead [IDM] if I do not appoint you to be, from now on, the commander of my army instead of Joab.”
n'a pale ak Amasa, n'a di l' pou mwen se fanmi m' li ye. Depi jòdi a, mwen mete l' alatèt lame mwen an nan plas Joab. Si mwen pa kenbe pawòl, se pou Bondye ban m' pi gwo pinisyon ki genyen!
14 [By sending that message to them, ] David convinced all the people of Judah [IDM] [that they should (be loyal to him/accept him as their king]). So they sent a message to the king, saying “We want you and all your officials to return here.”
Lè tout moun peyi Jida yo tande pawòl David yo, yo tonbe dakò ak li. Yo mete tèt yo ansanm, yo voye di l': -Ou mèt tounen ansanm ak tout moun pa ou yo.
15 So the king [and his officials started back toward Jerusalem]. When they reached the Jordan [River], the people of Judah came there to Gilgal to meet the king, and to bring him across the river.
Wa a leve, li pran wout pou l' tounen. Li rive bò larivyè Jouden an. Tout moun peyi Jida yo, bò pa yo, kite lavil Gilgal, y' al kontre wa a. Yo ede l' janbe larivyè a.
16 Shimei, the man from the tribe of Benjamin, also came down quickly [to the river] with the people of Judah to meet King David.
Se konsa yon nonm nan branch fanmi Benjamen an, Chimeyi, pitit Gera a, moun lavil Baourim, te kouri al kontre wa David bò larivyè Jouden an ansanm ak yo.
17 There were 1,000 men from the tribe of Benjamin who came with him. And Ziba, who had been the servant of Saul, also hurried down to the Jordan [River], bringing 20 of his servants with him. They all came to the king,
Te gen mil (1000) gason nan branch fanm Benjamen an avè l'. Ziba, domestik fanmi Sayil la, te la tou ansanm ak kenz pitit gason l' yo ak vin moun k'ap travay avèk li yo. Yo tout kouri al kontre wa a bò larivyè Jouden an.
18 and then they all [prepared to] take the king and all his family across the river, at the place where they could walk across it. They wanted to do whatever the king wanted them to do. As the king was about to cross the river, Shimei came to him and prostrated himself in front of the king.
Yo janbe larivyè a, yo ede moun wa yo janbe pas la. Yo fè tou sa wa a te mande yo fè. Lè wa a fè sa pou l' janbe tou, Chimeyi lage kò l' atè devan wa a.
19 He said to the king, “Your Majesty, please forgive me. Please do not keep thinking about the terrible thing that I did on the day that you left Jerusalem. Do not think about it any more.
Li di l' konsa: -Monwa, tanpri! Pa kenbe m' nan kè! Bliye sa m' te fè ou jou ou t'ap kite lavil Jerizalèm lan. Tanpri, pa kenbe m' nan kè!
20 Because I know that I have sinned. Look, I have come today, the first one from the northern tribes to come here to greet you today, Your Majesty.”
Mwen konnen sa m' te fè a te mal, monwa. Ou wè jòdi a, premye moun nan tout branch fanmi Jozèf la ki kouri vin resevwa ou, se mwen menm.
21 But Abishai, the son of Zeruiah, said, “He cursed the one that Yahweh appointed [MTY] to be the king! So (should he not be executed for doing that?/he certainly should be executed for doing that.)” [RHQ]
Lè sa a, Abichayi, pitit gason Sewouya a, pale, li di konsa: -Sa pa ka anpeche yo touye Chimeyi, paske li te bay moun Bondye te chwazi pou wa a madichon.
22 But David said, “You sons of Zeruiah, what am I going to do with you? (OR, you are not the ones who should decide [what to do to him]). [It is as though] you have become my enemies today. I know that I am the one who has now become the king of Israel, [so I say that] certainly no one [RHQ] in Israel should be executed today.”
Men David reponn li: -Pa antre nan koze a. Sa pa gade ou, pitit Sewouya! Poukisa jòdi a ou vle kenbe tèt avè m'? Mwen pa vle yo touye pesonn nan moun peyi Izrayèl yo, paske jòdi a mwen konnen se mwen menm ki wa peyi Izrayèl la vre.
23 Then the king said to Shimei, “I solemnly promise that I will not execute you.”
Apre sa, wa a di Chimeyi konsa: -Mwen fè ou sèman, yo p'ap touye ou!
24 Then Miphibosheth, Saul’s grandson, came down [to the river] to greet the king. He had not washed his feet or trimmed his beard or washed his clothes, from the time that the king left Jerusalem until the day that he returned.
Mefibochèt, pitit pitit Sayil la, te vin kontre wa a tou. Depi jou wa David te kite lavil Jerizalèm lan jouk jou li te tounen san danje san malè a, Mefibochèt pa t' koupe bab li, ni li pa t' lave pye l', ni li pa t' lave rad sou li.
25 When he arrived from Jerusalem to greet the king, the king said to him, “Mephibosheth, why did you not go with me?”
Lè Mefibochèt rive lavil Jerizalèm pou li al resevwa wa a, wa a di l': -Mefibochèt, poukisa ou pa t' pati ansanm avè m'?
26 He replied, “Your Majesty, [you know that] I am crippled. [When I heard that you were leaving Jerusalem, ] I said to my servant [Ziba], ‘Put a saddle on my donkey in order that I can ride on it and go with the king.’ But he deceived me [and left without me].
Mefibochèt reponn li: -Monwa, se domestik mwen an ki woule m'. Ou konnen m' enfim. Mwen te mande domestik mwen an pou l' te sele fenmèl bourik mwen an pou m' te ka ale ansanm avèk monwa.
27 And he lied to you about me. But, Your Majesty, you are [as wise] as God’s angel. So do whatever seems right to you.
Domestik la al ba ou manti sou mwen. Men, monwa, mèt mwen, ou tankou yon zanj Bondye. Ou mèt fè sa ou vle avè m'.
28 All of my grandfather’s family expected/deserved that we would be executed. But [you did not execute me; ] you allowed me to eat food with you at your table! So I certainly do not have [RHQ] the right to request you for anything more.”
Tout moun nan fanmi Sayil, granpapa m' lan, te merite pou ou te touye yo vre. Men monwa, ou ban m' dwa pou m' manje sou menm tab avè ou. Mwen pa gen dwa mande monwa ankenn lòt favè ankò.
29 The king replied, “You certainly do not need to say any more. I have decided that you and Ziba will divide [equally] the land [that belonged to your grandfather Saul].”
Wa reponn li: -Ou pa bezwen di anyen ankò! Mwen pran desizyon m' deja. W'a antann ou ak Ziba pou nou pataje tè Sayil yo.
30 Mephibosheth replied to the king, “Your Majesty, [I am content that] you have returned safely. So allow him to take all the land.”
Mefibochèt di wa a: -Ziba te mèt pran tout pou li. Sa ki pi enpòtan pou mwen, se wè pou m' wè wa a tounen san danje san malè nan palè li.
31 Barzillai, the man from [the] Gilead [region], had come down to the Jordan [River] from [his town of] Rogelim, to escort the king across the river.
Bazilayi, moun lavil Gilgal, te desann soti lavil Wogelim rive larivyè Jouden ansanm ak wa a. Li janbe lòt bò larivyè a ansanm ak wa a. Lè li fin janbe, li di wa a orevwa pou l' te tounen lakay li.
32 Barzillai was a very old man, 80 years old. He was a very wealthy man, and he had provided food for the king [and his soldiers] while they were at Mahanaim.
Bazilayi te yon vye granmoun, li te gen katrevenzan. Li te rich anpil. Se li menm ki te bay wa a tout pwovizyon li te bezwen lè wa a te lavil Manayim.
33 The king said to Barzillai, “Come with me to Jerusalem, and I will take care of you.”
Wa a di l' konsa: -Ann ale ansanm avè m' lavil Jerizalèm non. M'a pran swen ou.
34 But Barzillai replied, “I certainly do not have [RHQ] many more years to live. So (why should I go with you to Jerusalem?/there is certainly no reason for me to go with you to Jerusalem.) [RHQ]
Men Bazilayi reponn li: -Monwa, mwen pa rete anpil tan ankò pou m' viv. M' pa wè poukisa pou m' ale ansanm avè ou lavil Jerizalèm.
35 I am now 80 years old. I do not [RHQ] know what is enjoyable and what is not enjoyable. I cannot [RHQ] enjoy what I eat and what I drink. I cannot [RHQ] hear the voices of men and women as they sing. So (why should I be another burden to you?/I do not want to be another burden to you.) [RHQ]
Mwen deja gen katreven lanne sou tèt mwen. Anyen pa di m' anyen ankò. M' pa pran gou ni sa m'ap manje, ni sa m'ap bwè. M' pa tande vwa gason ak fi k'ap chante yo ankò. M' pral tounen yon chay pou monwa.
36 I will cross the Jordan [River] with you and go a little further, and that will be all the reward that I need [for helping you].
Epitou, mwen pa merite tout rekonpans sa a. Se annik yon ti bout chemen m' te vle fè avè ou lòt bò larivyè Jouden an.
37 Then please allow me to return to my home, because that is where I want to die, near my parents’ grave. But here is [my son] Chimham. Your Majesty, allow him to go with you [and serve you], and do for him whatever seems good to you!”
Tanpri, kite m' tounen lakay mwen. Konsa, m'a mouri toupre tonm fanmi mwen. Men Chimkam, pitit mwen, ki va sèvi ou. Ou mèt pran l' avè ou, monwa. W'a fè sa ou wè ki pi bon pou li.
38 The king replied, “Okay, he will cross [the river] with me, and I will do for him whatever seems good to you. And I will do for you whatever you want me to do.”
Wa a reponn li: -Bon. M'ap pran l' avè m'. M'a fè pou li tou sa ou menm w'a wè ki bon pou li. Nenpòt kisa w'a mande m', m'a fè l' pou ou.
39 Then King David and all the others crossed the Jordan [River]. He kissed Barzillai and [asked God to] bless him. Then Barzillai returned to his home.
Apre sa, tout moun yo janbe lòt bò larivyè Jouden an. Lè wa a fin janbe, li bo Bazilayi, li rele benediksyon Bondye sou li. Bazilayi tounen lakay li apre sa.
40 [After they crossed the river, ] Chimham went with the king, and all the army of Judah and half the army of the other Israeli tribes escorted/accompanied the king to Gilgal.
Tout moun peyi Jida yo ak mwatye nan moun peyi Izrayèl yo janbe lòt bò larivyè Jouden an ansanm ak wa a. Wa a desanm lavil Gilga. Chimkam te ale avè l'.
41 Then all the soldiers from the other Israeli tribes came to the king and said, “(Why is it that our relatives, the men from Judah, took you away from us and wanted to be the only ones to escort you and your family across the river, along with all your men?/It is not right that our relatives, the men from Judah, took you away from us and wanted to be the only ones to escort you and your family across the river, along with all your men.) [RHQ] [Why did you not request us to do that]?” [RHQ]
Lè sa a, moun peyi Izrayèl yo al jwenn wa a, yo di l' konsa: -Monwa, poukisa frè nou yo, moun peyi Jida yo, te vin pran ou, yo fè ou janbe larivyè Jouden ansanm ak tout fanmi ou ak tout moun pa ou yo?
42 The soldiers from Judah replied, “We did it because the king is from Judah. So (why are you angry about that?/you should not be angry about that.) [RHQ] The king has never paid for our food, and he has never given us any gifts.”
Moun Jida yo reponn: -Nou fè l' paske wa a pi fanmi moun Jida yo pase li fanmi moun Izrayèl yo. Sa ki gen la a atò pou nou fache? Li pa janm peye manje pou nou ki fanmi l', ni li pa janm fè nou kado anyen.
43 The men of the other Israeli tribes replied, “[There are ten tribes in Israel, and only one in Judah. So] it is ten times more right for us to say that David [is our king] than it is for you to say that. So why are you despising us [RHQ]? We were certainly [RHQ] the first ones to talk about bringing David back [to Jerusalem to be our king again].” But the men of Judah spoke more harshly than the men from the other tribes of Israel did.
Lamenm, moun peyi Izrayèl yo reponn moun peyi Jida yo: -Nou gen dis fwa plis dwa pase moun Jida yo sou wa a, menm si se fanmi yo li ye. Poukisa nou menm moun Jida yo, nou meprize moun peyi Izrayèl yo konsa? Pa bliye se nou menm premye moun ki te pale koze fè wa a tounen an. Men moun peyi Jida yo pale pi fò, yo fèmen bouch moun peyi Izrayèl yo.
