Jij 9
1 Abimelèk, pitit gason Jewoubaal ki te rele Jedeyon tou, ale lavil Sichèm kote frè menm manman avè l' yo te rete. Li pale ak yo ansanm ak tout fanmi papa manman l' yo, li di yo:
Abimelech the son of Jerubbaal went to Shechem to his mother's brothers, and spoke with them, and with all the family of the house of his mother's father, saying,
2 -Tanpri, ale pale ak tout grannèg ki mèt lavil Sichèm yo. Mande yo si yo ta pito gen tout swasanndis pitit gason Jewoubaal yo pase yon sèl ladan yo pou chèf? Pa bliye, se bon fanmi san nou mwen ye!
"Please speak in the ears of all the lords of Shechem, 'Is it better for you that all the sons of Jerubbaal, who are seventy persons, rule over you, or that one rule over you?' Remember also that I am your bone and your flesh.'"
3 Se konsa tout fanmi manman Abimelèk yo mache pale ak tout grannèg ki mèt lavil Sichèm yo, yo mande yo menm bagay la. Tout moun te panche pou Abimelèk, paske yo t'ap di se ti fanmi yo li ye.
And his mother's brothers spoke of him in the ears of all the lords of Shechem all these words: and their hearts inclined to follow Abimelech; for they said, "He is our brother."
4 Yo ba li swasanndis pyès ajan yo te pran nan tanp Baal-Berit la. Avèk lajan sa a, li lwe sèvis kèk vòryen ak kèk vakabon pou mache avè l'.
They gave him seventy pieces of silver out of the house of Baal Berith, with which Abimelech hired vain and light fellows, who followed him.
5 L' ale lakay papa l' nan lavil Ofra, li touye tout swasanndis frè l' yo, pitit Jewoubaal yo, anwo menm wòch la. Men, dènye pitit gason Jewoubaal la, Jotam, te kache. Se konsa li pa t' mouri.
He went to his father's house at Ophrah, and killed his brothers the sons of Jerubbaal, being seventy persons, on one stone. But Jotham the youngest son of Jerubbaal was left; for he hid himself.
6 Lè sa a, tout chèf ki nan lavil Sichèm yo ansanm ak tout moun Bèt Milo yo mete tèt yo ansanm, y' al toupre pye bwadchenn repozwa ki kanpe nan lavil Sichèm lan, yo fè Abimelèk wa.
And all the lords of Shechem assembled themselves together, and all Beth Millo, and went and made Abimelech king by the oak which is found at the pillar in Shechem.
7 Lè Jotam vin konn sa, l' al kanpe sou tèt mòn Garizim lan, li pran pale byen fò pou tout moun tande, li di konsa: -Nou menm grannèg ki mèt lavil Sichèm yo, koute sa m'ap di nou. Apre sa, se pou Bondye koute sa nou menm nou pral di.
And when they told it to Jotham, he went and stood on the top of Mount Gerizim, and lifted up his voice, and cried, and said to them, "Listen to me, you lords of Shechem, that God may listen to you.
8 Vwala yon jou, tout pyebwa yo pran desizyon chwazi yon wa pou mete alatèt yo. Yo di pye benzoliv la: Vin gouvènen nou non!
The trees went forth on a time to anoint a king over them; and they said to the olive tree, 'Reign you over us.'
9 Pye benzoliv la di yo: Nou ta vle mwen sispann bay lwil ki sèvi pou fè lwanj bondye yo ak lwanj lèzòm pou m' al chèf sou tout pyebwa!
"But the olive tree said to them, 'Should I leave my fatness, with which by me they honor God and man, and go to wave back and forth over the trees?'
10 Y' al jwenn pye figfrans lan, yo di l': Ou menm, pye figfrans, vin gouvènen nou non!
"The trees said to the fig tree, 'Come, and reign over us.'
11 Pye figfrans lan di yo: Nou ta vle mwen sispann bay bon ti fwi dous pou m' ale chèf sou tout pyebwa!
"But the fig tree said to them, 'Should I leave my sweetness, and my good fruit, and go to wave back and forth over the trees?'
12 Lè sa a, yo di pye rezen an: Ou menm pye rezen, vin gouvènen nou non!
"The trees said to the vine, 'Come, and reign over us.'
13 Pye rezen an di yo: Nou ta vle mwen sispann bay diven ki fè kè bondye yo ak kè lèzòm kontan pou m' al chèf sou tout pyebwa!
"The vine said to them, 'Should I leave my new wine, which cheers God and man, and go to wave back and forth over the trees?'
14 Lè sa a, yo di pye pikan an: Ou menm pye pikan, vin gouvènen nou non!
"Then all the trees said to the bramble, 'Come, and reign over us.'
15 Pye pikan an di yo: Si nou soti tout bon vre pou nou fè m' wa alatèt nou, enben, vini non. Vin mete kò nou nan lonbraj mwen. Si nou pa fè sa, gen yon sèl dife k'ap soti nan touf pikan an, l'ap boule nou tout, ata pye sèd peyi Liban yo!
"The bramble said to the trees, 'If in truth you anoint me king over you, then come and take refuge in my shade; and if not, let fire come out of the bramble, and devour the cedars of Lebanon.'
16 Koulye a, m'ap mande nou: Eske se tout bon vre epi ak tout kè nou nou mete Abimelèk wa pou gouvènen nou? Dapre nou, se yon bèl bagay nou fè la a pou Jewoubaal ak fanmi l' yo? Eske se sa Jewoubaal merite apre sa li te fè pou nou?
"Now therefore, if you have dealt truly and righteously, in that you have made Abimelech king, and if you have dealt well with Jerubbaal and his house, and have done to him according to the deserving of his hands
17 Chonje jan papa m' te goumen pou nou, jan li te riske lavi l' pou nou, pou l' te ka delivre nou anba men moun Madyan yo.
(for my father fought for you, and risked his life, and delivered you out of the hand of Midian:
18 Epi pou jòdi a nou leve dèyè fanmi papa m' yo. Nou touye swasanndis pitit gason l' yo sou menm wòch la, epi nou pran Abimelèk, yon pitit gason li fè ak yonn nan sèvant li yo, nou mete l' wa alatèt grannèg lavil Sichèm yo. Poukisa? Paske se fanmi nou li ye?
and you are risen up against my father's house this day, and have slain his sons, seventy persons, on one stone, and have made Abimelech, the son of his female servant, king over the lords of Shechem, because he is your brother).
19 Si se tout bon vre epi ak tout kè nou nou fè Jewoubaal ak fanmi l' yo sa nou fè la a, enben, n'ap kontan avèk Abimelèk nou an. Li menm tou l'a kontan ak nou!
If you then have dealt truly and righteously with Jerubbaal and with his house this day, then rejoice in Abimelech, and let him also rejoice in you:
20 Men, si se pa sa, se pou yon dife soti nan Abimelèk pou li boule dènye grannèg lavil Sichèm yo ak tout moun ki nan Bèt Milo. Se pou dife soti nan grannèg lavil Sichèm yo ak tout moun ki nan Kay-Ranble a pou l' devore Abimelèk!
but if not, let fire come out from Abimelech, and devour the lords of Shechem, and Beth Millo; and let fire come out from the lords of Shechem, and from Beth Millo, and devour Abimelech."
21 Apre sa, Jotam kouri met deyò. L' al kache lavil Beyè, paske li te pè Abimelèk, frè l' la.
And Jotham escaped and fled and went to Beer and lived there, for fear of Abimelech his brother.
22 Abimelèk gouvènen pèp Izrayèl la pandan twazan.
Abimelech was prince over Israel three years.
23 Apre sa, Bondye mete yon sèl bouyay ant Abimelèk ak grannèg Sichèm yo, li fè grannèg Sichèm yo leve dèyè Abimelèk.
And God sent a spirit of hostility between Abimelech and the lords of Shechem; and the lords of Shechem dealt treacherously with Abimelech:
24 Sa te rive konsa pou yo tout te ka peye sa yo te fè a: Abimèlèk pou masakre li te masakre swasanndis pitit gason Jewoubaal yo, grannèg lavil Sichèm yo pou ankouraje yo te ankouraje Abimelèk lè li t'ap touye frè l' yo.
that the violence done to the seventy sons of Jerubbaal might come, and that their blood might be laid on Abimelech their brother, who killed them, and on the men of Shechem, who strengthened his hands to kill his brothers.
25 Grannèg lavil Sichèm yo mete anbiskad sou tèt mòn yo ap veye Abimelèk. Moun ki nan anbiskad yo menm te rete ap vòlò tout moun ki t'ap pase sou chemen an bò kote yo. Abimelèk vin konn sa.
And the lords of Shechem set an ambush for him on the tops of the mountains, and they robbed all who came along that way by them. And it was told to Abimelech.
26 Gaal, pitit gason Ebèd la, vin rive lavil Sichèm ansanm ak frè l' yo. Grannèg lavil Sichèm yo fè msye konfyans.
And Gaal the son of Ebed came with his brothers, and went over to Shechem; and the lords of Shechem put their trust in him.
27 Y' al nan jaden yo, yo keyi rezen nan jaden rezen yo, yo fè diven, yo fè fèt. Y' al nan tanp bondye yo a, yo manje, yo bwè, epi yo bay Abimelèk kont madichon li.
They went out into the field, and gathered their vineyards, and trod the grapes, and held festival, and went into the house of their god, and did eat and drink, and cursed Abimelech.
28 Gaal, pitit gason Ebèd la, di yo: -Kisa Abimelèk ye menm pou n'ap sèvi l' konsa? Ki kalite moun ki gen nan lavil Sichèm la menm pou y'ap sèvi Abimelèk? Ki moun li ye? An! Pitit gason Jewoubaal la! Epi se nan men l' Zeboul ap resevwa lòd? Poukisa pou n' sèvi l'? Non! Se pou moun Sichèm yo respekte Amò, zansèt yo, se moun fanmi li pou yo sèvi.
Gaal the son of Ebed said, "Who is Abimelech, and who is Shechem, that we should serve him? Isn't he the son of Jerubbaal, and Zebul his officer? Serve the men of Hamor the father of Shechem. But why should we serve him?
29 Pa mande Bondye se mwen ki te chèf pèp sa a! Mwen ta mete Abimelèk nan wòl li! Mwen ta di l': Si ou gen yon gwo lame vre, soti non! Soti vin goumen!
Would that this people were under my hand. Then I would remove Abimelech. I would say to Abimelech, "Increase your army, and come out."
30 Zeboul te chèf lavil Sichèm. Lè li tande tout pawòl Gaal, pitit gason Ebèd la, te di yo, li fache anpil.
When Zebul the ruler of the city heard the words of Gaal the son of Ebed, his anger was kindled.
31 Li voye mesaje an kachèt bò Abimelèk pou di l' konsa: -Gaal, pitit gason Ebèd la, rive lavil Sichèm ansanm ak frè l' yo. Y'ap moute tèt moun lavil la sou do ou pou yo pa kite ou antre.
He sent messengers to Abimelech in Arumah, saying, "Look, Gaal the son of Ebed and his brothers have come to Shechem; and look, they constrain the city to take part against you.
32 Men sa ou pral fè. Leve nan mitan lannwit ansanm ak tout moun ki avè ou yo, al kache nan tout bwa a.
Now therefore, rise up by night, you and the people who are with you, and lie in wait in the field.
33 Nan maten, lè solèy fenk leve, w'a parèt, w'a tonbe sou lavil la pou atake l'. Lè Gaal ak moun li yo va soti vin kontre ak ou, w'a kraze l' ak tout fòs ou.
And it shall be that in the morning, as soon as the sun is up, you shall rise early, and rush on the city. And look, when he and the people who are with him come out against you, then do whatever you can to them."
34 Se konsa, Abimelèk ak tout moun li yo leve lannwit, yo separe fè kat gwoup, y' al kache andeyò limit lavil la.
Abimelech rose up, and all the people who were with him, by night, and they lay in wait against Shechem in four companies.
35 Gaal, pitit gason Ebèd la, soti, l' al kanpe bò pòtay lavil la. Lè sa a, Abimelèk ak moun pa l' yo soti nan kachèt yo.
And it happened early in the morning that Gaal the son of Ebed went out, and stood in the entrance of the gate of the city. And Abimelech rose up, and the people who were with him, from the ambush.
36 Lè Gaal wè moun yo, li di Zeboul konsa: -Gade. Men yon bann moun k'ap desann sot sou tèt mòn yo! Men, Zeboul di li: -Se pa anyen, monchè! Se lonbraj sou mòn yo ou pran pou moun!
When Gaal saw the people, he said to Zebul, "Look, there are people coming down from the tops of the mountains." Zebul said to him, "You see the shadow of the mountains as if they were men."
37 Gaal di l' ankò: -Gade! Men yon bann moun k'ap desann Mòn Lonbrit latè a. Men yon lòt ankò k'ap vini sou chemen Pye Chenn moun k'ap li zetwal yo.
Gaal spoke again and said, "Look, there are people coming down by the central part of the land, and one company comes by the way of the Diviners' Oak."
38 Lè sa a, Zeboul di l' konsa: -Kote bèl pawòl ki te nan bouch ou yo? Se pa ou ki t'ap mande ki moun Abimelèk ye konsa pou n'ap sèvi l'? Apa moun ou t'ap pase nan betiz yo? Soti non! Koulye a al goumen ak yo!
Then Zebul said to him, "Where is now your mouth, that you said, 'Who is Abimelech, that we should serve him?' Is not this the people that you have despised? Please go out now and fight with them."
39 Gaal pran devan, li mennen grannèg lavil Sichèm yo pou y' al goumen ak Abimelèk.
And Gaal went out before the lords of Shechem, and fought with Abimelech.
40 Men, lè Abimelèk mache sou li, Gaal pran kouri met deyò. Sòlda Abimelèk yo te blese anpil moun rive jouk devan pòtay lavil la.
Abimelech chased him, and he fled before him, and there fell many wounded, even to the entrance of the gate of the city.
41 Apre sa, Abimelèk tounen lavil Awouma. Zeboul menm mete Gaal deyò ak tout frè l' yo, kifè yo pa t' kapab rete lavil Sichèm ankò.
And Abimelech returned to Arumah; and Zebul drove out Gaal and his brothers, so that they could not dwell in Shechem.
42 Nan denmen, moun lavil Sichèm yo fè lide soti al nan jaden. Yo vin di Abimelèk sa.
It happened on the next day, that the people went out into the field; and they told Abimelech.
43 Li pran moun li yo, li separe yo fè twa gwoup epi l' al kache nan jaden yo. Lè li wè moun yo ap soti nan lavil la, li vare sou yo, li pran goumen ak yo, li touye yo.
He took the people, and divided them into three companies, and waited in ambush in the field; and he looked, and look, the people came forth out of the city. He rose up against them, and struck them.
44 Abimelèk ak gwoup li a kouri devan, y' al rete devan pòtay lavil la, pandan de lòt gwoup yo menm t'ap atake moun ki nan jaden yo, yo t'ap touye yo.
Abimelech, and the companies that were with him, rushed forward, and stood in the entrance of the gate of the city: and the two companies rushed against all who were in the field, and struck them.
45 Abimelèk goumen ak moun lavil la tout jounen an. Li pran lavil la pou li, li touye tout moun ki te ladan l'. Apre sa, li kraze lavil la ratè, epi li simen sèl sou tout anplasman lavil la.
Abimelech fought against the city all that day; and he took the city, and killed the people who were in it. And he destroyed the city, and sowed it with salt.
46 Lè tout grannèg ki rete nan gwo fò won Sichèm lan vin konn sa, yo antre al kache nan fò tanp Baal-Berit la.
And when all the lords of the Tower of Shechem heard of it, they entered into the stronghold of the house of El Berith.
47 Y' al di Abimelèk tout grannèg yo te sanble la.
And it was told Abimelech that all the lords of the Tower of Shechem were gathered together.
48 Lè sa a, Abimelèk moute sou mòn Zalmon avèk moun ki te avè l' yo. Li pran yon rach li koupe yon branch bwa, li pran l', li mete l' sou zepòl li. Epi li di tout moun ki te avè l' yo: -Nou wè sa m' fè a, kouri vit! Al fè menm bagay la tou.
So Abimelech went up to Mount Zalmon, he and all the people who were with him; and Abimelech took an axe in his hand, and cut down a branch from the trees, and took it up, and laid it on his shoulder. And he said to the people who were with him, "What you have seen me do, do quickly, and do as I have done."
49 Chak moun koupe yon branch bwa vre, epi yo pran mache dèyè Abimelèk. Yo anpile branch bwa yo nan pye fò a. Epi yo mete dife nan fò a ak tout moun yo ladan l'. Se konsa tout moun ki rete nan fò Sichèm lan mouri. Te gen mil (1.000) moun konsa, fanm ak gason, ki mouri.
All the people likewise cut down his branch and followed Abimelech, and put them on the stronghold, and set the stronghold on fire on them; so that all the men of the Tower of Shechem died also, about a thousand men and women.
50 Apre sa, Abimelèk ale lavil Tebèz, li sènen l' epi li pran l'.
Then Abimelech went to Thebez, and camped against Thebez, and took it.
51 Te gen yon gwo fò won nan mitan lavil la. Tout moun, fanm kou gason, ansanm ak chèf yo, kouri al kache ladan l'. Yo fèmen tout pòt yo dèyè yo epi yo moute sou tèt fò a.
But there was a strong tower within the city, and all the men and women fled, and all the lords of the city, and shut themselves in, and got them up to the roof of the tower.
52 Abimelèk rive jouk bò fò a. Li pwoche bò pòt la pou l' te mete dife nan fò a.
Abimelech came to the tower, and fought against it, and drew near to the door of the tower to burn it with fire.
53 Men yon fanm lage yon wòl moulen sou tèt Abimelèk, li kraze zo bwa tèt li.
A certain woman threw down an upper millstone on Abimelech's head, and broke his skull.
54 Abimelèk rele jenn gason ki t'ap pote zam li yo, li di l' konsa: -Rale nepe ou, touye m'. Mwen pa vle yo di se yon fanm ki touye m'. Se konsa jenn gason an pèse l' pak an pak, epi li mouri.
Then he called quickly to the young man his armor bearer, and said to him, "Draw your sword, and kill me, that men not say of me, 'A woman killed him.'" So the young man thrust him through, and he died.
55 Lè moun pèp Izrayèl yo wè Abimelèk mouri, yo tout al lakay yo.
When the men of Israel saw that Abimelech was dead, they departed every man to his place.
56 Se konsa Bondye te fè Abimelèk peye pou krim li te fè kont fanmi papa l' la, lè li te touye swasanndis frè l' yo.
Thus God requited the wickedness of Abimelech, which he did to his father, in killing his seventy brothers;
57 Bondye te fè moun lavil Sichèm yo soufri pou mechanste yo te fè lòt moun soufri. Se konsa, madichon Jotam, pitit gason Jewoubaal la, te wè pou yo a rive yo vre.
and all the wickedness of the men of Shechem did God return on their heads, and on them came the curse of Jotham the son of Jerubbaal.
