I Kings 2

Now the days of David drew nigh that he should die; and he charged Solomon his son, saying,

Lè David santi li pral mouri, li rele Salomon, pitit gason l' lan, li ba li dènye volonte l'. Li di l' konsa:

I go the way of all the earth: be thou strong therefore, and shew thyself a man;

-Talè konsa mwen pral fè dènye gwo vwayaj la tankou tout moun sou latè. Pran kouraj, pitit mwen! Mete gason sou ou!

And keep the charge of the LORD thy God, to walk in his ways, to keep his statutes, and his commandments, and his judgments, and his testimonies, as it is written in the law of Moses, that thou mayest prosper in all that thou doest, and whithersoever thou turnest thyself:

Se pou ou fè tou sa Seyè a, Bondye ou la, va ba ou lòd fè. W'a fè volonte Bondye, w'a mache dapre lòd, kòmandman, regleman ak prensip li bay yo jan sa ekri nan liv Lalwa Moyiz la, pou tout zafè ou mache byen kote ou pase, nan tou sa w'ap fè.

That the LORD may continue his word which he spake concerning me, saying, If thy children take heed to their way, to walk before me in truth with all their heart and with all their soul, there shall not fail thee (said he) a man on the throne of Israel.

Si ou fè sa, Seyè a va kenbe pwomès li te fè a lè l' te di m' si pitit mwen yo mennen bak yo byen, si yo mache dwat devan li ak tout kè yo, ak tout nanm yo, ap toujou gen yonn nan yo pou gouvènen pèp Izrayèl la apre mwen.

Moreover thou knowest also what Joab the son of Zeruiah did to me, and what he did to the two captains of the hosts of Israel, unto Abner the son of Ner, and unto Amasa the son of Jether, whom he slew, and shed the blood of war in peace, and put the blood of war upon his girdle that was about his loins, and in his shoes that were on his feet.

Koulye a, ou konnen sa Joab, pitit gason Sewouya a, te fè m' lè li te touye de jeneral lame pèp Izrayèl la: Abnè, pitit gason Nè a, ak Amasa, pitit gason Jetè a. Ou chonje jan lè sa a pa t' gen lagè. Li touye yo pou l' te ka tire revanj pou moun mesye sa yo te touye pandan lagè. Li touye de inonsan, kifè jouk jounen jòdi a m'ap pote chaj la pou li, m'ap peye konsekans sa li te fè a.

Do therefore according to thy wisdom, and let not his hoar head go down to the grave in peace.

Ou konnen sa ou gen pou fè. Pa kite se vyeyès ki touye l'.

But shew kindness unto the sons of Barzillai the Gileadite, and let them be of those that eat at thy table: for so they came to me when I fled because of Absalom thy brother.

W'a aji byen ak pitit gason Bazilayi yo, moun lavil Galarad la. y'a manje sou tab avè ou, paske yo te aji byen avè m' lè mwen t'ap kouri pou Absalon, frè ou la.

And, behold, thou hast with thee Shimei the son of Gera, a Benjamite of Bahurim, which cursed me with a grievous curse in the day when I went to Mahanaim: but he came down to meet me at Jordan, and I sware to him by the LORD, saying, I will not put thee to death with the sword.

Ou gen ankò bò kote ou Chimeyi, pitit gason Gera a, moun lavil Bakourim nan pòsyon tè branch fanmi Benjamen yo. Jou mwen t'ap kouri ale lavil Manayim lan, li te ban m' gwo madichon. Men, lè m' t'ap tounen, li vin kontre m' bò larivyè Jouden. Jou sa a, mwen te fè sèman nan non Seyè a mwen p'ap fè yo touye l'.

Now therefore hold him not guiltless: for thou art a wise man, and knowest what thou oughtest to do unto him; but his hoar head bring thou down to the grave with blood.

Men ou menm, pa padonnen l' sa. Ou gen bon konprann, ou konn sa pou ou fè avè l'. Jwenn yon jan pou fè yo touye l' atout li fin vye granmoun lan.

So David slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David.

Lè David mouri yo antere l' nan lavil David la.

And the days that David reigned over Israel were forty years: seven years reigned he in Hebron, and thirty and three years reigned he in Jerusalem.

Li pase karantan ap gouvènen pèp Izrayèl la: Pandan sètan li te rete lavil Ebwon. Pandan rès tranntwazan yo, li te rete lavil Jerizalèm.

Then sat Solomon upon the throne of David his father; and his kingdom was established greatly.

Salomon, pitit gason David la, vin wa nan plas papa li. Gouvènman li te byen chita.

And Adonijah the son of Haggith came to Bath–sheba the mother of Solomon. And she said, Comest thou peaceably? And he said, Peaceably.

Yon jou, Adonija, pitit Agit la, al wè Batcheba, manman Salomon. Batcheba mande l': -Se yon vizit zanmi ou vin fè m' la a? Adonija reponn: -Se sa menm!

He said moreover, I have somewhat to say unto thee. And she said, Say on.

Apre sa, li di l': -Mwen gen yon bagay mwen ta renmen mande ou! Batcheba di l': -Kisa l' ye?

And he said, Thou knowest that the kingdom was mine, and that all Israel set their faces on me, that I should reign: howbeit the kingdom is turned about, and is become my brother's: for it was his from the LORD.

Adonija reponn: -Ou konnen se mwen menm ki pou te wa apre papa m'. Lèfini, se sa tout pèp Izrayèl la t'ap tann. Men, sa pase yon lòt jan. Se frè m' lan ki wa koulye a paske se Seyè a ki vle l' konsa.

And now I ask one petition of thee, deny me not. And she said unto him, Say on.

Bon, yon sèl favè m'ap mande ou. Pa refize m' li.

And he said, Speak, I pray thee, unto Solomon the king, (for he will not say thee nay,) that he give me Abishag the Shunammite to wife.

Batcheba di l': -Pale non! Adonija reponn: -Tanpri, al mande wa Salomon pou l' ban mwen Abichag, tifi lavil Chounam lan, pou madanm mwen. Mwen konnen li p'ap refize ou sa.

And Bath–sheba said, Well; I will speak for thee unto the king.

Batcheba reponn: -Bon, dakò! m'a pale ak wa a pou ou!

Bath–sheba therefore went unto king Solomon, to speak unto him for Adonijah. And the king rose up to meet her, and bowed himself unto her, and sat down on his throne, and caused a seat to be set for the king's mother; and she sat on his right hand.

Se konsa Batcheba al pale ak wa Salomon pou Adonija. Wa a leve kanpe pou l' resevwa manman l'. Li bese byen ba devan l' pou di l' bonjou. Apre sa, l' al chita sou fotèy li, epi li bay lòd pou yo pote yon lòt fotèy pou manman l' chita bò dwat li.

Then she said, I desire one small petition of thee; I pray thee, say me not nay. And the king said unto her, Ask on, my mother: for I will not say thee nay.

Batcheba di konsa: -Mwen ta renmen mande yon ti favè. Tanpri, pa refize m' sa. W'a reponn: -Manman, mande m' sa ou vle. Mwen p'ap refize ou li.

And she said, Let Abishag the Shunammite be given to Adonijah thy brother to wife.

Batcheba di l': -Kite Adonija, frè ou la, pran Abichag, tifi lavil Chounam lan, pou madanm li.

And king Solomon answered and said unto his mother, And why dost thou ask Abishag the Shunammite for Adonijah? ask for him the kingdom also; for he is mine elder brother; even for him, and for Abiathar the priest, and for Joab the son of Zeruiah.

Wa a reponn manman li, li di li: -Poukisa w'ap mande m' pou m' bay Adonija Abichag, tifi lavil Chounam lan? Ou ta mèt tou mande m' pou m' ba li plas wa a tou, se gran frè m' li ye. Lèfini, li gen Abyata, prèt la, ak Joab, pitit Sewouja a, avè l'.

Then king Solomon sware by the LORD, saying, God do so to me, and more also, if Adonijah have not spoken this word against his own life.

Apre sa Salomon fè sèman sa a devan Seyè a: -Se pou Bondye ban m' pi gwo pinisyon ki genyen si mwen pa fè Adonija peye pou sa l' mande m' la a!

Now therefore, as the LORD liveth, which hath established me, and set me on the throne of David my father, and who hath made me an house, as he promised, Adonijah shall be put to death this day.

Seyè a vivan. Se li menm ki mete m' chita sou fotèy David, papa m' lan. Li kenbe pwomès li, li mete m' chèf. Lèfini, li di se pitit mwen ki pou chèf apre m'. Mwen fè sèman nan non Seyè a, se pou Adonija mouri jòdi a menm.

And king Solomon sent by the hand of Benaiah the son of Jehoiada; and he fell upon him that he died.

Se konsa Salomon bay Benaja, pitit gason Jeojada a, lòd pou l' al touye Adonija. Benaja ale, li touye Adonija.

And unto Abiathar the priest said the king, Get thee to Anathoth, unto thine own fields; for thou art worthy of death: but I will not at this time put thee to death, because thou barest the ark of the Lord GOD before David my father, and because thou hast been afflicted in all wherein my father was afflicted.

Apre sa, wa a pale ak Abyata, prèt la, li di l' konsa. -Ale fè wout ou Anatòt, lakay ou. Ou merite lanmò tou. Men, jòdi a mwen p'ap fè yo touye ou, paske se ou ki te pote Bwat Kontra Seyè a devan David, papa m'. Lèfini, ou te soufri ansanm avè l'.

So Solomon thrust out Abiathar from being priest unto the LORD; that he might fulfil the word of the LORD, which he spake concerning the house of Eli in Shiloh.

Salomon revoke Abyata, li enpoze l' sèvi tankou prèt Seyè a. Se konsa, sa Seyè a te di lavil Silo sou Eli, prèt la, ak sou pitit li yo, rive vre.

Then tidings came to Joab: for Joab had turned after Adonijah, though he turned not after Absalom. And Joab fled unto the tabernacle of the LORD, and caught hold on the horns of the altar.

Lè Joab vin konnen sa ki te rive, li kouri al kache nan Tant Randevou a. Li kenbe kòn lotèl la pou yo pa touye l'. Joab te pran pozisyon pou Adonija, men li pa t' janm pran pozisyon pou Absalon.

And it was told king Solomon that Joab was fled unto the tabernacle of the LORD; and, behold, he is by the altar. Then Solomon sent Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, saying, Go, fall upon him.

Y' al di Salomon men Joab kouri al kache nan Tant Randevou a, li kanpe bò lotèl la. Salomon voye Benaja, pitit Jeojada a, pou touye Joab.

And Benaiah came to the tabernacle of the LORD, and said unto him, Thus saith the king, Come forth. And he said, Nay; but I will die here. And Benaiah brought the king word again, saying, Thus said Joab, and thus he answered me.

Benaja ale nan Tant Randevou a, li di Joab konsa: -Wa a bay lòd pou ou soti la a. Joab reponn: -Non. Se isit la m'ap mouri. Benaja tounen al jwenn wa a, li rapòte l' repons Joab te ba li a.

And the king said unto him, Do as he hath said, and fall upon him, and bury him; that thou mayest take away the innocent blood, which Joab shed, from me, and from the house of my father.

Wa a reponn: -Fè jan li di ou la. Touye l', lèfini, antere l'. Konsa ni mwen, ni pyès lòt moun nan fanmi papa m' p'ap reskonsab pou sa Joab te fè lè li te touye de inonsan yo.

And the LORD shall return his blood upon his own head, who fell upon two men more righteous and better than he, and slew them with the sword, my father David not knowing thereof, to wit, Abner the son of Ner, captain of the host of Israel, and Amasa the son of Jether, captain of the host of Judah.

Seyè a pral pini Joab pou krim sa yo li te fè san David, papa m', pa t' konnen. Joab te touye de moun inonsan ki te pi bon pase l': Abnè, pitit pitit gason Nè a, kòmandan lame peyi Izrayèl la ak Amasa, pitit gason Jetè a, kòmandan lame peyi Jida a.

Their blood shall therefore return upon the head of Joab, and upon the head of his seed for ever: but upon David, and upon his seed, and upon his house, and upon his throne, shall there be peace for ever from the LORD.

Wi, chatiman krim sa yo va tonbe sou Joab ak sou pitit li yo pou tout tan. Men, Seyè a ap toujou bay David ak pitit li yo, fanmi li ak tout wa ki va vin apre l' yo kè poze.

So Benaiah the son of Jehoiada went up, and fell upon him, and slew him: and he was buried in his own house in the wilderness.

Se konsa, Benaja tounen nan Tant Randevou a, li touye Joab. Yo antere Joab lakay li nan dezè a.

And the king put Benaiah the son of Jehoiada in his room over the host: and Zadok the priest did the king put in the room of Abiathar.

Apre sa, wa a mete Benaja kòmandan lame a nan plas Joab, li mete Zadòk, prèt la, nan plas Abyata.

And the king sent and called for Shimei, and said unto him, Build thee an house in Jerusalem, and dwell there, and go not forth thence any whither.

Apre sa, wa a voye chache Chimeyi, li di l' konsa: -Bati yon kay pou ou isit nan lavil Jerizalèm. Se la mwen vle ou rete. Piga ou janm kite lavil la.

For it shall be, that on the day thou goest out, and passest over the brook Kidron, thou shalt know for certain that thou shalt surely die: thy blood shall be upon thine own head.

Mwen tou pale ou, jou ou soti kite lavil la, jou ou janbe lòt bò ravin Sedwon an, w'ap mouri wi. Mwen ki di ou sa. Se ou menm ki va reskonsab nenpòt sa ki va rive ou.

And Shimei said unto the king, The saying is good: as my lord the king hath said, so will thy servant do. And Shimei dwelt in Jerusalem many days.

Chimeyi reponn: -Dakò, monwa. m'a fè sa ou di a. Se konsa Chimeyi rete lontan lavil Jerizalèm.

And it came to pass at the end of three years, that two of the servants of Shimei ran away unto Achish son of Maachah king of Gath. And they told Shimei, saying, Behold, thy servants be in Gath.

Twazan apre sa, de nan esklav Chimeyi yo sove, y' al lakay Akich, pitit gason Maka a, ki te wa lavil Gat. Yo vin di Chimeyi esklav li yo te lavil Gat.

And Shimei arose, and saddled his ass, and went to Gath to Achish to seek his servants: and Shimei went, and brought his servants from Gath.

Chimeyi leve, li sele bourik li, l' al chache esklav li yo lakay Akich lavil Gat. Apre sa, li tounen lakay li ansanm ak esklav li yo.

And it was told Solomon that Shimei had gone from Jerusalem to Gath, and was come again.

Yo fè Salomon konnen Chimeyi te soti lavil Jerizalèm ale lavil Gat epi li tounen.

And the king sent and called for Shimei, and said unto him, Did I not make thee to swear by the LORD, and protested unto thee, saying, Know for a certain, on the day thou goest out, and walkest abroad any whither, that thou shalt surely die? and thou saidst unto me, The word that I have heard is good.

Wa a voye chache Chimeyi, li di l' konsa: -Mwen te kwè m' te fè ou pwomèt devan Seyè a pou ou pa janm kite lavil Jerizalèm? Mwen te tou pale ou. Jou w'a soti lavil Jerizalèm pou ale nenpòt ki kote, w'ap mouri. Eske ou pa t' reponn mwen ou te dakò avè m', ou t'ap fè tou sa mwen mande ou la?

Why then hast thou not kept the oath of the LORD, and the commandment that I have charged thee with?

Poukisa atò ou pa kenbe pwomès ou te fè devan Seyè a? Poukisa ou dezobeyi m'?

The king said moreover to Shimei, Thou knowest all the wickedness which thine heart is privy to, that thou didst to David my father: therefore the LORD shall return thy wickedness upon thine own head;

Ou konnen byen pwòp tou sa ou te fè David, papa m'. Seyè a pral pini ou pou sa.

And king Solomon shall be blessed, and the throne of David shall be established before the LORD for ever.

Men, l'ap beni m', mwen menm Salomon. L'ap fè gouvènman fanmi David la chita pou tout tan.

So the king commanded Benaiah the son of Jehoiada; which went out, and fell upon him, that he died. And the kingdom was established in the hand of Solomon.

Apre sa, wa a pase Benaja, pitit Jeyoada a, lòd. Benaja soti, l' al touye Chimeyi. Se konsa Chimeyi mouri. Depi lè sa a, Salomon te gen tout pouvwa a nan men l'.