2 Samuel 14
1 Joab realized that the king yearned [IDM] to see Absalom.
Joab, pitit Sewouya a, te konnen wa David te anvi wè Absalon anpil.
2 So Joab sent someone to Tekoa [town] to bring back a woman who was very clever. [When she arrived, ] Joab said to her, “Pretend that you are grieving because someone has died. Put on clothes that show that you are mourning. Do not put any lotion/ointment on your body. Act as if you are a woman who has been mourning for a long time.
Sa li fè, li voye lavil Tekoa al chache yon fanm ki te gen anpil ladrès. Lè fanm lan rive, li di l' konsa: -Ou pral pran pòz ou nan gwo lapenn. W'ap mete rad dèy sou ou, lèfini pa mete ankenn odè sou ou. Se pou yo ka pran ou pou yon moun ki gen yon moun mouri depi lontan.
3 And go to the king, and tell him what I tell you to say.” Then Joab told her what to say [MTY] [to the king].
Lèfini, ou pral bò kote wa a, w'a di l' tou sa m'a di ou di li. Apre sa, Joab fè bouch li.
4 So the woman from Tekoa went to the king. She prostrated herself in front of him and then bowed down to him, and said, “Your Majesty, help me!”
Fanm lan ale vre bò kot wa a, li tonbe ajenou devan wa a, li bese tèt li jouk atè, epi li di: -Tanpri, monwa, fe kichòy pou mwen!
5 The king replied, “What is your problem?” She replied, “Please, sir, I am a widow. My husband died [some time ago].
Wa a mande l': -Kisa ou genyen? Fanm lan reponn li: -Adje, monwa! Se yon pòv vèv mwen ye. Mari m' mouri.
6 I had two sons. But one day they quarreled with each other out in the fields. There was no one to separate them, and one of them struck the other one and killed him.
Li kite m' ak de pitit gason. Yon jou, yo te nan jaden, yonn gen kont ak lòt, yo goumen. Pa t' gen pesonn la pou separe yo. Yonn ladan yo touye lòt la.
7 Now, all my family oppose me. They are insisting that I allow them to kill my son who is still alive [MTY], in order that they may get revenge for his killing his brother. But if they do that, I will not have any son to inherit [my husband’s possessions]. That would be like [MET] extinguishing the last coals of a fire, and my husband would not have a son to preserve our family’s name. [DOU]”
Koulye a menm, tout fanmi m' yo leve dèyè m', y'ap mande m' pou m' lage sa ki te touye lòt la nan men yo pou yo touye l' tou, paske li te touye frè l' la. Si yo fè sa, m'ap rete san pitit gason. Y'ap wete dènye ti espwa ki te rete m' lan. Lèfini, mari m' p'ap gen yon pitit gason pou leve non l' sou tè a.
8 Then the king said to the woman, “Go back home; I will take care of this matter for you.”
Wa a di madanm lan: -Ou mèt al lakay ou. M'ap okipe sa pou ou.
9 The woman from Tekoa replied to the king, “Your Majesty, if you are criticized [for helping me], my family and I will accept the blame. You and the royal family will (be innocent/not have done what is wrong).”
Fanm lavil Tekoa a di wa a konsa: -Monwa, nenpòt kisa w'a deside fè, si pou gen repwòch, y'a repwoche mwen menm ansanm ak fanmi pa m'. Men, ou menm ak gouvènman ou, nou pa reskonsab anyen.
10 The king said to her, “If anyone says anything [to threaten you/cause you trouble] you, bring that person to me, and [I will make sure that] he will never cause you trouble again.”
Wa a reponn li: -Si yon moun konprann pou li kraponnen ou, mennen l' ban mwen. Li p'ap janm chache ou kont ankò.
11 Then the woman said, “Your Majesty, please pray that Yahweh your God will not allow my relative, who [wants to get] revenge on my son for killing [MTY] his brother, to be able to do that.” David replied, “As surely as Yahweh lives, your son will not be harmed at all. [IDM]”
Fanm lan di ankò: -Tanpri, monwa! Lapriyè Seyè a, Bondye ou la, pou moun nan fanmi an ki reskonsab pou tire revanj lanmò pitit gason m' lan pa fè plis dega toujou, pou l' pa touye lòt pitit gason ki rete m' lan. David reponn li: -Mwen fè sèman nan non Seyè ki vivan an, mwen p'ap kite yo manyen yon grenn cheve nan tèt pitit gason ou lan!
12 Then the woman said, “Your Majesty, please allow me to say one more thing to you.” He replied, “Speak!”
Lè sa a, fanm lan di ankò: -Tanpri, monwa! Kite m' di ou yon dènye pawòl. Wa a reponn li: -Pale non.
13 The woman said, “Why have you done this bad thing to God’s people? You have not allowed your son Absalom to return home. By saying what you have just said, you have certainly declared [RHQ] that what you have done is wrong.
Fanm lan di l' konsa: -Poukisa ou fè move lide sa a sou pèp Bondye a? Ou pa vle kite pwòp pitit gason ou lan tounen nan peyi a. Jan ou sot pale a, ou kondannen pwòp tèt ou.
14 We all die; we are like [SIM] water that cannot be picked up after it is spilled on the ground. But God does not just cause us to die; he creates ways to bring us back when we become separated from him.
Nou tout gen pou mouri. Nou tankou dlo. Depi ou lage dlo atè, ou pa ka ranmase l' ankò. Lè yon moun fin mouri, li mouri nèt. Men, Bondye ta vle pou moun ki te kouri al chache pwoteksyon nan peyi etranje a tounen nan peyi l'.
15 “Now, Your Majesty, I have come to you because others have threatened me. So I said to myself, ‘I will go and talk to the king, and perhaps he will do what I request him to do.
Monwa, rezon ki fè mwen te vin pale avè ou la, se paske moun yo t'ap fè m' pè. Mwen di nan kè m' mwen pral pale ak wa a. Wa a ka fè sa m'ap mande l' la.
16 Perhaps he will listen to me, and save me from the man who is trying to kill my son. If my son is killed, it would result in us disappearing from the land that God gave to us.’
Mwen t'ap di wa a ka koute m', li ka delivre m' anba men moun ki soti pou yo touye pitit gason m' lan ansanm avè m', anba men moun ki soti pou wete moso tè ki vin pou nou nan peyi Bondye bay pèp li a.
17 “And I thought, ‘What the king says will comfort/encourage me, because the king is like [SIM] an angel of God. He knows what is good and what is evil.’ I pray/desire that Yahweh our God will (be with/direct) you.”
Mwen di ankò pawòl monwa va ban m' kouraj paske wa a se tankou yon zanj Bondye li ye. Li konn rekonèt sa ki byen ak sa ki mal. Mwen mande pou Seyè a, Bondye ou la, toujou kanpe la avè ou!
18 Then the king said to the woman, “I will now ask you a question. Answer it, and tell me the truth. [LIT]” The woman replied, “Your majesty, ask your question.”
Wa a di l' konsa: -Mwen pral mande ou kichòy, pa kache m' anyen. Fanm lan reponn: -Monwa, mande m' sa ou vle?
19 The king said, “Was Joab the one who told you to do this?” She replied, “Yes, Your Majesty, as surely as you live, I cannot avoid telling you what is true. Yes, indeed, it was Joab who told me to come here, and who told me what to say.
Wa a mande l': -Eske Joab pa nan plan sa a avè ou? Fanm lan reponn li: -Menm jan ou vivan an, monwa, pa gen anyen ki pi sèten pase sa ou di la a. Wi, monwa. Se Joab, chèf lame ou la, ki di m' tou sa pou m' fè ak tou sa pou m' di.
20 He did it in order to cause you to think differently about this matter. Your Majesty, you are as wise as God’s angels, and [it seems that] you know everything [that happens] on the earth, [so you know why Joab sent me here].”
Men, si li fè l' se paske li vle pou tout bagay sa a regle. Monwa, ou gen bon konprann tankou yon zanj Bondye, ou konnen tou sa ki ap pase nan peyi a.
21 Then the king [summoned] Joab [and] said to him, “Listen! I have decided to do [what you want]. So go and get that young man Absalom and bring him back [to Jerusalem].”
Pita, wa a di Joab konsa: -Mwen pral fè sa ou vle m' fè a. Ale chache jennonm yo rele Absalon an, mennen l' tounen isit la.
22 Joab prostrated himself on the ground, and then he bowed down before the king, and [asked God to] bless him. Then Joab said, “Your Majesty, today I know that you are pleased with me, because you have agreed to do what I requested.”
Joab tonbe ajenou devan David, li bese tèt li jouk atè. Li di: -Se pou Bondye beni ou, monwa! Jòdi a mwen konnen ou kontan avè m' vre, paske ou ban mwen sa m' mande ou la.
23 Then Joab got up and went to Geshur, and got Absalom and brought him back to Jerusalem.
Joab leve, li ale lavil Gechou, li mennen Absalon tounen lavil Jerizalèm.
24 But the king said/commanded that Absalom would not be permitted to live in the palace. He said, “I do not want him to come to see me.” So Absalom lived in his own house, and did not go to [talk to] the king.
Men, wa a bay lòd pou Absalon pa vin rete nan palè a, paske li pa vle pou l' parèt devan li. Se konsa Absalon al rete lakay li, li pa janm parèt devan wa a.
25 Absalom was very handsome. He looked perfect, from the bottom of his feet to the top of his head. In all of Israel there was no one whom people admired more than Absalom.
Pa t' gen pi bèl gason nan tout peyi Izrayèl la pase Absalon. Tout moun t'ap di sa. Pran depi nan cheve l' rive nan pwent zòtèy li, li pa t' gen ankenn defo.
26 His hair was very thick, and he cut it only once each year, when it became too heavy for him. Using the standard weights, he would weigh the hair [that he cut off], and it always weighed about five pounds.
Li te gen anpil cheve. Li te blije koupe yo chak lanne paske, lè yo te lonje yo te vin twò lou pou li. Lè yo peze cheve yo, yo ka rive peze senk liv dapre sistèm pèz yo sèvi kay wa a.
27 Absalom had three sons and one daughter named Tamar. She was a very beautiful woman.
Absalon te gen twa pitit gason ak yon pitit fi ki te rele Tama. Tama te bèl anpil.
28 [After] Absalom [returned to] Jerusalem, he lived there two years, and during that time he never [was allowed to] see the king.
Absalon pase dezan lavil Jerizalèm san li pa janm parèt devan wa a.
29 So he sent [a messenger] to Joab to ask him to come [and talk to him], but Joab refused to come. So Absalom sent [a message to him] a second time, but he still would not come.
Apre sa, li voye chache Joab pou mande l' al kote wa a pou li. Men, Joab pa vini. Yon lòt fwa ankò, Absalon voye chache l'. Fwa sa a tou Joab refize vini.
30 Then Absalom said to his servants, “You know that Joab’s field is next to mine, and that he has barley [growing] there. Go and light a fire there [to burn his barley].” So Absalom’s servants [went there and] lit a fire, [and all his barley burned].
Lè sa a, Absalon di domestik li yo: -Gade! Nou wè jaden Joab ki toupre jaden pa m' lan. Li plante lòj. Enben, al met dife ladan l'. Y' ale, yo mete dife nan jaden Joab la.
31 Joab [knew who had done it, so he] went to Absalom’s house and said to him, “Why have your servants burned [the barley in] my field?”
Joab al lakay Absalon, li mande l': -Poukisa moun pa ou yo mete dife nan jaden m' lan?
32 Absalom replied, “Because [you did not come to me when] I sent messages to you [requesting that you come]. I wanted to request that you go to the king to say to him, ‘Absalom (wants to know what good it did/says that is was useless) [RHQ] for him [RHQ] to leave Geshur and come here. [He thinks that] it would have been better for him to have stayed there. [He wants you to] allow him to talk to you. And if you think that he has done something that is wrong, you can [command that] he be executed.’”
Absalon reponn li: -Paske ou pa t' vle vini lè mwen te voye chache ou la. Mwen te bezwen ou ale bò kote wa a pou mwen pou ou mande l' sa m' te bezwen kite lavil Gechou a vin isit la fè. Pito m' te rete laba a. Koulye a, mwen ta renmen ou jwenn yon jan pou m' parèt devan wa a. Si m' antò, li mèt touye m'!
33 So Joab went to the king, and told him [what Absalom had said]. Then the king [summoned Absalom], and he came to the king and knelt down in front of him with his face touching the ground. Then the king kissed Absalom [to show that he was pleased to see him].
Se konsa Joab al bò kote wa David, li rapòte l' sa Absalon te di l' la. Wa a voye chache Absalon. Absalon vini, li tonbe ajenou devan wa a, li bese tèt li jouk atè. Wa resevwa l', li bo l'.
