1 Samyèl 20
1 David kouri kite lavil Najòt nan zòn Rama a, li chape kò l', l' al jwenn Jonatan epi li di l': -Kisa m' fè? Kisa m' fè ki mal? Kisa m' fè papa ou pou li vle touye m' konsa?
And David fled from Naioth in Ramah, and came and said before Jonathan, What have I done? What is my iniquity, and what is my sin before thy father, that he seeks my life?
2 Jonatan reponn li: -Mande Bondye padon, ou p'ap mouri! Papa m' pa fè anyen san li pa di m'. Pa gen rezon pou l' ta kache m' sa. Se pa vre, monchè!
And he said to him, Far from it. Thou shall not die. Behold, my father does nothing either great or small, but that he discloses it to me, and why should my father hide this thing from me? It is not so.
3 Men David sèmante, li di l' konsa: -Papa ou konnen jan ou renmen m'. Li ka di nan kè l': mwen p'ap kite Jonatan konnen sa mwen gen lide fè a pou sa pa fè l' lapenn. M'ap fè ou sèman devan Bondye, sa ki rete pou m' mouri a pa anyen.
And David swore moreover, and said, Thy father knows well that I have found favor in thine eyes, and he says, Let not Jonathan know this, lest he be grieved. But truly as Jehovah lives, and as thy soul lives, there is but a step between me and death.
4 Jonatan di l': -Sa ou vle m' fè pou ou!
Then Jonathan said to David, Whatever thy soul desires, I will even do it for thee.
5 David reponn li: -Denmen se fèt lalin nouvèl. Mwen te sipoze manje ansanm ak wa a. Men, avèk pèmisyon ou, m'ap pati, mwen pral kache nan bwa jouk apre denmen nan aswè.
And David said to Jonathan, Behold, tomorrow is the new moon, and I should not fail to sit with the king to eat. But let me go that I may hide myself in the field to the third day at evening.
6 Si papa ou wè mwen pa la epi li mande pou mwen, w'a di l' mwen te mande ou pèmisyon pou m' kouri rive lakay mwen, lavil Betleyèm, paske se lè pou yo fè sèvis ofrann bèt pou yo fè chak lanne pou tout fanmi mwen.
If thy father misses me at all, then say, David earnestly asked leave of me that he might run to Bethlehem his city, for it is the yearly sacrifice there for all the family.
7 Si li di li dakò, w'a konnen mwen sove. Men, si li fè kolè, w'a konnen li soti vre pou li touye m'.
If he says thus, It is well. Thy servant shall have peace. But if he is angry, then know that evil is determined by him.
8 Tanpri, mwen menm k'ap sèvi ou la, m'ap mande ou yon favè, paske se Seyè a, Bondye menm, ki te fè ou mare zanmi avè m'. Pa kite anyen rive m'. Si m' antò, se ou menm ki pou touye m'. Pa kite m' rive devan papa ou!
Therefore deal kindly with thy servant, for thou have brought thy servant into a covenant of Jehovah with thee. But if there be in me iniquity, kill me thyself, for why should thou bring me to thy father?
9 Jonatan di li: -Wete sa nan lide ou, monchè! Si mwen vin konnen papa m' soti vre pou touye ou, m'ap avèti ou!
And Jonathan said, Far be it from thee, for if I should at all know that evil were determined by my father to come upon thee, then would I not tell it to thee?
10 David di li: -Ki moun ki va fè m' konnen si papa ou reponn ou mal?
Then David said to Jonathan, Who shall tell me if perchance thy father answers thee roughly?
11 Jonatan di li: -Ann al deyò nan jaden yo. Epi yo tou de soti, y' al nan jaden yo.
And Jonathan said to David, Come, and let us go out into the field. And they went out both of them into the field.
12 Lèfini, Jonatan di David konsa: -Mwen pran Seyè a, Bondye pèp Izrayèl la, pou temwen. Denmen lè konsa, mwen pral mande papa m' sa ki genyen. M'ap fè menm bagay la tou apre denmen. Si mwen wè li pa gen ankenn move santiman nan kè li pou ou, m'ap voye komisyon ba ou.
And Jonathan said to David, Jehovah, the God of Israel-when I have sounded my father about this time tomorrow, or the third day, behold, if there be good toward David, shall I not then send to thee, and disclose it to thee?
13 Men, si li fè lide pou li touye ou, mwen mande Bondye pou l' ban mwen pi gwo pinisyon ki genyen, si mwen pa voye komisyon ba ou pou ou chape kò ou. Mwen mande pou Seyè a toujou la avè ou, menm jan li te konn kanpe la avèk papa m'.
Jehovah do so to Jonathan, and more also, should it please my father to do thee evil, if I not disclose it to thee, and send thee away that thou may go in peace. And Jehovah be with thee as he has been with my father.
14 Bon, koulye a menm, si lè sa a mwen poko mouri, tanpri kenbe pwomès ou te fè m' devan Bondye a. Pa lage m'.
And thou shall not only show me the loving kindness of Jehovah, while I yet live, that I not die,
15 Toujou aji byen ak moun lakay mwen. Menm lè Seyè a va fin disparèt tout lènmi ou yo sou latè,
but also thou shall not cut off thy kindness from my house forever. No, not when Jehovah has cut off the enemies of David every one from the face of the earth.
16 piga ou janm kase kontra zanmi nou te pase yonn ak lòt la nan non fanmi nou. Si ou kase l', se pou Bondye pini ou.
So Jonathan made a covenant with the house of David, saying, And Jehovah will require it at the hand of David's enemies.
17 Jonatan fè David pwomèt li ankò l'ap toujou renmen l', paske li menm Jonatan li te renmen David tankou li renmen pwòp tèt pa li.
And Jonathan caused David to swear again, for the love that he had to him. For he loved him as he loved his own soul.
18 Apre sa, Jonatan di David: -Denmen se fèt lalin nouvèl la, y'ap wè ou pa la, paske plas ou ap rete vid.
Then Jonathan said to him, Tomorrow is the new moon, and thou will be missed because thy seat will be empty.
19 Apre denmen y'ap wè ou pa la menm. Lè sa a, w'a desann, w'a ale kote ou te kache dènye fwa a. W'a rete kache dèyè pil wòch Ezèl la.
And when thou have stayed three days, thou shall go down quickly, and come to the place where thou hid thyself when the business was in hand, and shall remain by the stone Ezel.
20 Mwen menm, m'a tire twa flèch nan direksyon pil wòch la, tankou se pil wòch la menm m'ap vize.
And I will shoot three arrows on the side of it, as though I shot at a mark.
21 Lèfini, m'a rele domestik mwen an, m'a voye l' al chache flèch yo pote ban mwen. Si ou tande mwen di l': Gade, flèch yo tonbe bò isit anvan yo gen tan rive kote ou ye a, al pran yo pou mwen, sa vle di ou pa bezwen pè anyen, ou mèt vini. Mwen fè sèman nan non Seyè a, anyen p'ap rive ou.
And, behold, I will send the lad, saying, Go, find the arrows. If I say to the lad, Behold, the arrows are on this side of thee, take them, and come, for there is peace to thee and no hurt, as Jehovah lives.
22 Men, si mwen di domestik la: flèch yo tonbe bò lòt bò, yo depase kote ou ye a, leve met deyò, paske se Seyè a menm k'ap voye ou ale.
But if I say thus to the boy, Behold, the arrows are beyond thee, go thy way, for Jehovah has sent thee away.
23 Pou pwomès nou fè yonn bay lòt la, Seyè a ap fè n'ap kenbe l' pou tout tan.
And concerning the matter which thou and I have spoken of, behold, Jehovah is between thee and me forever.
24 Se konsa David t' al kache kò li nan jaden yo. Lè fèt lalin nouvèl la rive, wa Sayil vin chita bò tab la pou l' manje.
So David hid himself in the field. And when the new moon came, the king sat down to eat food.
25 Li te chita nan plas li, sou fotèy bò miray la. Jonatan te chita bò tab la tou anfas wa a. Abnè menm te chita sou kote wa a. Plas David la te vid.
And the king sat upon his seat, as at other times, even upon the seat by the wall, and Jonathan stood up, and Abner sat by Saul's side, but David's place was empty.
26 Jou sa a, Sayil pa t' di anyen, paske li t'ap di nan kè l': Se yon bagay ki dwe rive l'. Li pa nan kondisyon pou fè sèvis pou Bondye. Sèten, li pa nan kondisyon vre pou l' sèvi Bondye.
Nevertheless Saul spoke nothing that day, for he thought, Something has befallen him. He is not clean. Surely he is not clean.
27 Men, nan denmen, jou apre jou lalin nouvèl la, plas David la te vid ankò. Sayil mande Jonatan: -Poukisa David, pitit Izayi a, pa vin manje ni ayè, ni jòdi a?
And it came to pass on the morrow after the new moon, which was the second day, that David's place was empty. And Saul said to Jonathan his son, Why has the son of Jesse not come in to the food, neither yesterday, nor today?
28 Jonatan reponn li: -Li te mande m' pèmisyon pou l' al lavil Betleyèm.
And Jonathan answered Saul, David earnestly asked leave of me to go to Bethlehem.
29 Li te di m': Tanpri, kite m' ale paske fanmi nou ap fè yon sèvis ofrann bèt nan lavil Betleyèm. Frè m' yo te voye lòd ban mwen pou m' la. Si ou se zanmi m', kite m' al wè fanmi m' yo. Se poutèt sa li pa nan plas li bò tab wa a.
And he said, Let me go, I pray thee, for our family has a sacrifice in the city, and my brother, he has commanded me. And now, if I have found favor in thine eyes, let me get away, I pray thee, and see my brothers. Therefore he has not come to the king's table.
30 Sayil fè yon sèl kòlè sou Jonatan, li di l': -Ou se yon loraj kale! Koulye a mwen konnen se pran w'ap pran pou David. Se yon wont pou ou! Se yon wont pou manman ou!
Then Saul's anger was kindled against Jonathan, and he said to him, Thou son of a perverse rebellious woman, do I not know that thou have chosen the son of Jesse to thine own shame, and to the shame of thy mother's nakedness?
31 Men, m' fè ou konnen toutotan pitit Izayi sa a vivan, ou p'ap janm wa nan peyi a, ou p'ap janm ka gouvènen. Voye chache l' mennen ban mwen. Se pou l' mouri.
For as long as the son of Jesse lives upon the ground, thou shall not be established, nor thy kingdom. Therefore now send and fetch him to me, for he shall surely die.
32 Men Jonatan reponn: -Pouki pou yo touye l' la? Kisa li fè?
And Jonathan answered Saul his father, and said to him, Why should he be put to death? What has he done?
33 Lè sa a, Sayil leve frenn li tankou si li ta vle voye l' sou Jonatan. Jonatan vin wè papa l' te soti pou touye David vre.
And Saul cast his spear at him to smite him. By this Jonathan knew that it was determined by his father to put David to death.
34 Li leve soti bò tab la, li te fache anpil. Jou sa a, li pa manje anyen. Se te dezyèm jou fèt lalin nouvèl la. Sa te fè l' lapenn anpil pou David, paske papa l' te pale David mal.
So Jonathan arose from the table in fierce anger, and ate no food the second day of the month, for he was grieved for David because his father had done him shame.
35 Nan denmen maten, Jonatan leve, l' al nan jaden yo pou l' wè David jan li te pwomèt li a. Li pran yon jenn gason avè l'.
And it came to pass in the morning, that Jonathan went out into the field at the time appointed with David, and a little lad with him.
36 Epi li di l': -Kouri non. Ou pral chache flèch mwen pral tire yo. Ti gason an pran kouri. Jonatan voye flèch la pou l' depase ti gason an.
And he said to his lad, Run, now find the arrows which I shoot. And as the lad ran, he shot an arrow beyond him.
37 Lè ti gason an rive kote flèch la te tonbe a, Jonatan pale byen fò, li di l' konsa: -Flèch la pi devan an toujou!
And when the lad was come to the place of the arrow which Jonathan had shot, Jonathan cried after the lad, and said, Is not the arrow beyond thee?
38 Pa kanpe la konsa. Fè vit non! Ti gason an ranmase flèch la, li pote l' tounen bay mèt li.
And Jonathan cried after the lad, Make speed, haste, stay not. And Jonathan's lad gathered up the arrows, and came to his master.
39 Li pa t' konnen sa sa te vle di. Sèl Jonatan ak David te konnen.
But the lad knew nothing. Only Jonathan and David knew the matter.
40 Jonatan bay ti gason an tout zam li yo, epi li di l' pote yo tounen lavil pou li.
And Jonathan gave his weapons to his lad, and said to him, Go, carry them to the city.
41 Lè ti gason an fin ale, David soti dèyè pil wòch la, li lage kò l' atè, li bese twa fwa devan Jonatan. Apre sa, li menm ak Jonatan, yo tonbe yonn nan bra lòt, yo t'ap kriye. Men David te nan pi gwo lapenn pase Jonatan.
And as soon as the lad was gone, David arose out of a place toward the South, and fell on his face to the ground, and bowed himself three times. And they kissed each other, and wept one with another until David surpassed him.
42 Apre sa, Jonatan di David konsa: -Ale ak kè poze! Nou te fè sèman devan Seyè a pou nou toujou zanmi. Bondye va fè fanmi nou toujou rete zanmi tou. Lè sa a, David leve, l' ale fè wout li. Jonatan menm tounen lavil la.
And Jonathan said to David, Go in peace, inasmuch as we have sworn both of us in the name of Jehovah, saying, Jehovah shall be between me and thee, and between my seed and thy seed, forever. And he arose and departed, and Jonathan went into the city.
