Judges 11
1 Now Jephthah the Gileadite was a mighty man of valor. He was the son of a prostitute. Gilead became the father of Jephthah.
Alò, Jephthé, Galaadit la, te yon gèrye plen kouraj. Li te fis a yon pwostitiye. Galaad se te papa a Jephté
2 Gilead’s wife bore him sons. When his wife’s sons grew up, they drove Jephthah out and said to him, “You will not inherit in our father’s house, for you are the son of another woman.”
Madanm a Galaad te ba li fis yo; epi lè fis sa yo te vin grandi, yo te kouri dèyè Jephthé, mete li deyò e te di li: “Ou p ap fè eritaj lakay papa nou, paske ou se fis a yon lòt fanm.”
3 Then Jephthah fled from his brothers and lived in the land of Tob. Outlaws joined up with Jephthah, and they went out with him.
Konsa, Jephthé te sove ale devan frè li yo, pou li te viv nan peyi Tob la. Sanzave yo te rasanble yo antoure Jephthé e yo te konn ale andeyò avèk li.
4 After a while, the children of Ammon made war against Israel.
Li te vin rive apre yon tan ke fis Ammon yo te goumen kont Israël.
5 When the children of Ammon made war against Israel, the elders of Gilead went to get Jephthah out of the land of Tob.
Lè fis Ammon yo te goumen kont Israël, ansyen nan Galaad yo te ale jwenn Jephthé nan peyi Tob la.
6 They said to Jephthah, “Come and be our chief, that we may fight with the children of Ammon.”
Konsa, yo te di a Jephthé: “Vin fè chèf sou nou pou nou kab goumen kont fis Ammon yo.”
7 Jephthah said to the elders of Gilead, “Did not you hate me, and drive me out of my father’s house? Why have you come to me now when you are in distress?”
Jephthé te reponn a ansyen Galaad yo: “Èske nou pa t rayi mwen e chase mwen lwen lakay papa m? Poukisa, koulye a, nou vin devan m lè nou nan pwoblèm nan?”
8 The elders of Gilead said to Jephthah, “Therefore we have turned again to you now, that you may go with us and fight with the children of Ammon. You will be our head over all the inhabitants of Gilead.”
Ansyen Galaad yo te di a Jephthé: “Se pou rezon sa a ke nou gen tan retounen bò kote ou, pou ou kapab ale avèk nou, goumen avèk fis Ammon yo e vin chèf sou tout pèp Galaad la.”
9 Jephthah said to the elders of Gilead, “If you bring me home again to fight with the children of Ammon, and the LORD delivers them before me, will I be your head?”
Pou sa, Jephthé te di a ansyen Galaad yo: “Si nou reprann mwen pou m kab goumen kont fis Ammon yo, epi SENYÈ a livre yo nan men m, èske mwen va devni chèf an tèt nou?”
10 The elders of Gilead said to Jephthah, “The LORD will be witness between us. Surely we will do what you say.”
Ansyen a Galaad yo te di a Jephthé: “SENYÈ a se temwen antre nou. Anverite, nou va fè sa ou mande nou fè a.”
11 Then Jephthah went with the elders of Gilead, and the people made him head and chief over them. Jephthah spoke all his words before the LORD in Mizpah.
Konsa, Jephthé te ale avèk ansyen Galaad yo, e pèp la te fè li chèf sou yo. Konsa, Jephthé te pale tout pawòl li yo devan SENYÈ a nan Mitspa.
12 Jephthah sent messengers to the king of the children of Ammon, saying, “What do you have to do with me, that you have come to me to fight against my land?”
Jephthé te voye mesaje a wa a fis Ammon yo. Li te di: “Kisa ki gen antre ou menm avèk mwen menm, pou nou vin kote m pou goumen kont peyi mwen?”
13 The king of the children of Ammon answered the messengers of Jephthah, “Because Israel took away my land when he came up out of Egypt, from the Arnon even to the Jabbok, and to the Jordan. Now therefore restore that territory again peaceably.”
Wa a fis Ammon yo te di a mesaje Jephthé yo: “Akoz Israël te pran peyi mwen lè yo te vin monte sòti an Egypte, jis soti nan Arnon pou rive Jabbok avèk Jourdain an. Konsa, remèt mwen yo koulye a, nan lapè.”
14 Jephthah sent messengers again to the king of the children of Ammon;
Men Jephthé te voye mesaje yo ankò vè wa a fis Ammon yo.
15 and he said to him, “Jephthah says: Israel did not take away the land of Moab, nor the land of the children of Ammon;
Li te di li yo: “Konsa pale Jephthé: “Israël pa t pran peyi Moab, ni peyi fis Ammon yo.
16 but when they came up from Egypt, and Israel went through the wilderness to the Red Sea, and came to Kadesh,
Paske, lè yo te monte sòti an Egypte, Israël te pase nan dezè a pou rive nan Lamè Wouj e te vin Kadès.
17 then Israel sent messengers to the king of Edom, saying, ‘Please let me pass through your land;’ but the king of Edom did not listen. In the same way, he sent to the king of Moab, but he refused; so Israel stayed in Kadesh.
Alò, Israël te voye mesaje yo vè wa Édom an, pou te di: ‘Souple, lese nou travèse peyi nou an,’ men wa a Édom an te refize koute. Ankò, yo te voye wa Moab la, men li pa t dakò. Konsa, Israël te rete Kadès.
18 Then they went through the wilderness, and went around the land of Edom, and the land of Moab, and came by the east side of the land of Moab, and they encamped on the other side of the Arnon; but they did not come within the border of Moab, for the Arnon was the border of Moab.
Epi yo te pase nan dezè a pou evite peyi Édom avèk Moab la. Yo te rive nan lizyè lès a Moab la e yo te fè kan an lòtbò Arnon an, men yo pa t antre nan teren Moab la, paske Arnon an se te lizyè Moab.
19 Israel sent messengers to Sihon king of the Amorites, the king of Heshbon; and Israel said to him, ‘Please let us pass through your land to my place.’
Konsa, Israël te voye mesaje a Sihon yo, wa Amoreyen yo, ak wa a Hesbon an. Israël te di li: “Souple, kite nou pase nan teritwa pa ou a pou rive nan plas nou.”
20 But Sihon did not trust Israel to pass through his border; but Sihon gathered all his people together, and encamped in Jahaz, and fought against Israel.
Men Sihon pa t mete konfyans an Israël pou pase nan teritwa pa li a. Pou sa, Sihon te ranmase tout pèp li a, e te fè kan nan Jahats pou te goumen avèk Israël.
21 The LORD, the God of Israel, delivered Sihon and all his people into the hand of Israel, and they struck them. So Israel possessed all the land of the Amorites, the inhabitants of that country.
SENYÈ a, Bondye a Israël la, te meteSihon avèk tout pèp li a nan men Israël la, e yo te genyen yo. Konsa, Israël la te vin posede tout teren a Amoreyen yo, pèp a peyi sila yo.
22 They possessed all the border of the Amorites, from the Arnon even to the Jabbok, and from the wilderness even to the Jordan.
Epi yo te vin posede tout teren a Amoreyen yo, soti nan Arnon an, jis rive nan Jabbok la, e soti nan dezè a jis rive nan Jourdain an.
23 So now the LORD, the God of Israel, has dispossessed the Amorites from before his people Israel, and should you possess them?
Depi alò, SENYÈ a te chase Amoreyen yo, Li te fè yo sòti nan teren an devan pèp Israël la, èske koulye a, ou menm ap vin antre pou posede li?
24 Will not you possess that which Chemosh your god gives you to possess? So whoever the LORD our God has dispossessed from before us, them will we possess.
Èske nou pa posede deja sa ke Kemosch, dye pa nou an, te bannou pou posede a? Konsa nenpòt sa ke SENYÈ a te chase devan nou, nou va posede li.
25 Now are you anything better than Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab? Did he ever strive against Israel, or did he ever fight against them?
Alò, èske ou pi bon ke Balak, fis a Tsippor a, wa Moab la? Èske li te janm fè traka pou Israël, oswa èske li te janm goumen kont yo?
26 Israel lived in Heshbon and its towns, and in Aroer and its towns, and in all the cities that are along the side of the Arnon for three hundred years! Why did not you recover them within that time?
Pandan Israël te rete Hesbon avèk bouk pa li yo, nan Aroër avèk bouk pa li yo ak nan vil ki arebò Arnon an, pandan twa-san ane, poukisa nou pa t rekouvri yo pandan tan sa a?
27 Therefore I have not sinned against you, but you do me wrong to war against me. May the LORD the Judge be judge today between the children of Israel and the children of Ammon.”
Konsa, mwen pa t peche kont nou, men nou te fè m tò lè nou te fè lagè kont mwen. Ke SENYÈ a, Jij la, jije jodi a antre fis Israël yo ak fis a Ammon yo.”
28 However, the king of the children of Ammon did not listen to the words of Jephthah which he sent him.
Men wa a fis Ammon yo te refize koute mesaj ke Jephthé te voye ba li a.
29 Then the LORD’s Spirit came on Jephthah, and he passed over Gilead and Manasseh, and passed over Mizpah of Gilead, and from Mizpah of Gilead he passed over to the children of Ammon.
Alò, Lespri SENYÈ a te vini sou Jephthé. Li te pase travèse Galaad avèk Manassé, epi li te pase travèse Mitspé nan Galaad pou te rive vè fis Ammon yo.
30 Jephthah vowed a vow to the LORD, and said, “If you will indeed deliver the children of Ammon into my hand,
Jephthé te fè yon ve bay SENYÈ a, e te di: “Si Ou va vrèman ban mwen fis Ammon yo nan men m,
31 then it shall be, that whatever comes out of the doors of my house to meet me when I return in peace from the children of Ammon, it shall be the LORD’s, and I will offer it up for a burnt offering.”
konsa, li va rive ke nenpòt sa ki sòti nan pòt lakay mwen pou rankontre mwen lè m retounen anpè soti nan fis Ammon yo, li va pou SENYÈ a. Epi mwen va ofri li kòm yon ofrann brile.”
32 So Jephthah passed over to the children of Ammon to fight against them; and the LORD delivered them into his hand.
Konsa, Jephthé te travèse vè fis Ammon yo pou goumen kont yo; epi SENYÈ a te mete yo nan men li.
33 He struck them from Aroer until you come to Minnith, even twenty cities, and to Abelcheramim, with a very great slaughter. So the children of Ammon were subdued before the children of Israel.
Li te frape yo avèk yon trè gran masak soti nan Aroër jis rive nan antre Minnith, ven vil e jis rive nan Abel-Keramim. Konsa, fis Ammon yo te jete ba devan fis Israël yo.
34 Jephthah came to Mizpah to his house; and behold, his daughter came out to meet him with tambourines and with dances. She was his only child. Besides her he had neither son nor daughter.
Lè Jephthé te rive vè kay li nan Mitspa, men vwala, fi li a te vin parèt pou rankontre li avèk tanbouren ak dans. Alò, li te sèl pitit li. Sof ke li menm, li pa t gen ni fis ni fi.
35 When he saw her, he tore his clothes, and said, “Alas, my daughter! You have brought me very low, and you are one of those who trouble me; for I have opened my mouth to the LORD, and I cannot go back.”
Lè li te wè li, li te chire rad li e te di: “Anmwey, pitit mwen, ou mete m ba nèt e ou pami sila yo ki twouble m yo. Paske, mwen te bay pawòl mwen a SENYÈ a, e mwen p ap kab reprann li.”
36 She said to him, “My father, you have opened your mouth to the LORD; do to me according to that which has proceeded out of your mouth, because the LORD has taken vengeance for you on your enemies, even on the children of Ammon.”
Konsa li te di li: “Papa m, ou te bay pawòl ou a SENYÈ a. Fè avè m sa ou te di a, akoz SENYÈ a te fè vanjans sou lènmi ou yo, fis a Ammon yo.”
37 Then she said to her father, “Let this thing be done for me. Leave me alone two months, that I may depart and go down on the mountains, and bewail my virginity, I and my companions.”
Li te di a papa li: “Sèlman, kite bagay sa a fèt; lese mwen pou kont mwen pandan de mwa, pou mwen kapab ale nan mòn yo pou m kab kriye akoz ke m toujou vyèj, mwen menm avèk zami mwen yo.
38 He said, “Go.” He sent her away for two months; and she departed, she and her companions, and mourned her virginity on the mountains.
Epi li te reponn: “Ale.” Konsa, li te voye li sòti pandan de mwa. Li te ale avèk zanmi li yo pou te kriye sou mòn yo akoz li te vyèj.
39 At the end of two months, she returned to her father, who did with her according to his vow which he had vowed. She was a virgin. It became a custom in Israel
Nan fen de mwa yo, li te retounen vè papa li ki te aji ak li selon ve ke li te fè a. Li pa t gen relasyon avèk gason. Konsa, sa te vin yon koutim an Israël,
40 that the daughters of Israel went yearly to celebrate the daughter of Jephthah the Gileadite four days in a year.
pou fi a Israël yo te ale chak ane pandan kat jou an memwa fi Jephthé la, Galaadit la.
