1 Sa:miuele 12
1 Amalalu, Sa: miuele da Isala: ili dunuma amane sia: i, “Na da dilia hanai liligi nama adole ba: i amo na da dilima i. Na dili ouligima: ne hina bagade dilima i.
Then Samuel said this to all the Israeli people: “I have done everything that you told me to do, and I have given/appointed a king to rule you.
2 Amola wali amo dunu da dili esala, amoea ouligimu. Be na da da: i hamone gago aligi, amola na mano da dili goyo. Na da goiga ganini dili ouligisa mana, waha wea da: i hamoi.
My own sons [are grown up and] with you now, but I have appointed Saul [instead of one of them], and he is now your leader. I am now old, and my hair is gray. I have been your leader ever since I was a boy.
3 Na da wea. Na da dilima adi liligi giadofale hamoi galea, Hina Gode Ea si da: iya amola hina bagade dunu ni ilegei dunu amo ea si da: iya nima adoma. Na da inia bulamagau o inia dougi wamolabala? Na da inia: liligi bidi fa: no imunusa: udigili labala: o inia liligi bagade amoane bidi fonobahadi ianu labala? Na da enoga hano suligi sia: nabibala: ? Na da adi liligi na afae giadofale hamoi galea, na da dabe imunu.”
Now tell me, while Yahweh is listening, and while the king whom he has chosen is listening: whose ox or donkey have I stolen [during all those years]? Whom have I cheated? Whom have I oppressed/treated badly? From whom have I accepted a bribe, in order that I would ignore [the evil things he had done]? If I have done any of those things, tell me, and I will pay back what I owe.”
4 Dunu ilia da bu adole i, “Afae hamedafa, dia da ninima bidi fa: no imunusa: liligi hame lai, amola ninia liligi bidi fonobahadiga hame lai, amola dia da ninia liligi afae hame lai, amola dia da nini hamedafa igabosu.”
They replied, “[No, ] you have never cheated anyone or oppressed anyone or accepted a bribe from anyone.”
5 Sa: miuele da adole i, “Hina Gode amola na ilegei hina bagade dunu, amo elea fawane da ba: le, dilia da na da moloidafa dunu sia: i dagoi.” Isala: ili dunu da bu adole i, “Dafawane! Hina Gode da ninima ba: su dunu esala.”
Then Samuel said, “Today Yahweh can testify, and the king whom you chose can testify, that I have not taken a bribe from anyone.” They replied, “Yes, Yahweh can say that he knows that is true.”
6 Sa: miuele da gebe amanewane sisia: asi, “Hina Gode Hifawane da Mousesema amola Elanema ilegei. Hifawane da dilia aowalali Idibidi soge ganodini esalu amo fadegalesi.
Samuel continued by saying, “Yahweh is the one who appointed Moses and Aaron [to lead] our ancestors. He is the one who brought them out of Egypt. [And he is the one who will testify that what I am saying is true].
7 Waha dilia aligia gowane leloma, amola na da dilima Hina Gode Ea midadi diwaneya udidimu. Na da Hina Gode Ea liligi noga: i hamoi amo dilima amola dilia aowalalima hamoi amo olelemu.
Now while Yahweh is listening, stand here quietly while I accuse you [and tell you that your requesting a king instead of trusting Yahweh to lead you was wrong]. I will do that by reminding you of all the great miracles that Yahweh performed for you and your ancestors.
8 Ya: igobe amola ea sosogo ilia da Idibidi sogega ahoanoba, Idibidi dunu ilia da ilima bagadewane igaboi, amola dilia aowalalia da Gode Ea fidima: ne didigia: i. Amabeba: le, Gode da Mousese amo Elane asunasiagai. Elawa da dili Idibidi soge ganodini esalu amo oule misini sogebi gui ha: ini fima: ne asunasi dagoi.
[“Many years] after Jacob went to Egypt, our ancestors pleaded to Yahweh to help them. So Yahweh sent Moses and Aaron to them, and they led our ancestors out of Egypt, and eventually they settled in this land.
9 Be Isala: ili dunu da ilia Hina Gode amo gogolei dagoi. Amaiba: le Gode da Filisidini dunu amola Moua: be hina bagade amola Ha: isou moilai bai bagade fi ilia dadi gagui dunu ouligisu dunu ea dio amo Sisela, amo dilia Isala: ili aowalali dunuma hasalasima: ne, logo doasi dagoi.
“But our ancestors soon forgot about Yahweh, their God. So he allowed Sisera, the commander of the army from Hazor, to defeat them. He also allowed the Philistines and the army of the king of Moab to fight our ancestors and defeat them.
10 Amalu dilia aowalalia da Gode Ea fidima: ne dinana agoane sia: su, “Ninia da wadela: i hou hamoi, bai Hina Gode Dima baligifa: le, ogogole ‘gode’ Ba: ile amola A: siedalode elamama sia: ne gadosu. Ninima ha lai dunu ilia nini osa: la heda: sa: besa: le nini gaga: ma, amasea, ninia da Dima nodone sia: ne gadomu!
Then our ancestors pleaded with Yahweh again to help them. They admitted, ‘Yahweh, we have sinned, and we have forsaken you. We have worshiped [idols that represent the god] Baal and [the goddess] Astarte. But if you rescue us from our enemies, we will worship you only.’
11 Amabeba: le, Gode da Gidione dilima afugisiagai, amalu Bela: ge afugisi amalu Yefeda afugisi amalu fa: nodafa, na afugisi. Ninia fawane da defegagale dili ha lai dunuga osa: la hedasa: besa: le, dili gaga: i amoga dilia da hahawane esalusu.
So Yahweh sent men such as Gideon, Barak, Jephthah, and me to save you. And as a result, you did not have to worry about any enemies attacking you.
12 Be dilia da ba: loba, A:mone fi ilia hina bagade dunu Na: ihase da gadenenewane dili doaga: la: muba: le, dilia Gode amo higale, dilia da nama hina bagade dunu eno dili ouligilaloma: ne lamusa: nama adole ba: i!
“But now, when king Nahash of Ammon came [with his army] to attack you, [you were afraid. So], you [came to me, and] said, ‘We want a king to rule us,’ even though Yahweh was already your king!
13 Be waha hina bagade dunu dili hanaiga lai amo goea, dili da amo adole ba: i, amo waha Hina Gode da e dilima i dagoi.
So now, look, here is the king whom you have chosen. You asked for a king, and Yahweh has now appointed a king for you.
14 Dilia da Godema lalegaguli, Ea sia: nabasea, Ema sia: ne gadosea, Ea Sema dedei huluane fa: no bobogesea, amola dilia hina bagade dunu amola dilia da Hina Gode Ema fawane fa: no bobogesea, dilia da hahawane fifi ahoanumu.
If you will revere Yahweh and if you serve him, and if you listen to what he says and obey what he commands, and if you and the king who rules over you do what Yahweh your God wants you to do, [(things will go well for you all/Yahweh will bless you)].
15 Be dilia da Hina Gode Ea sia: amo mae nabawene, amola Ea hamoma: ne sia: i amo hame hamosea, E da dilima amola dilia hina bagade dunuma, ha lai ganumu.
But if you do not listen to what Yahweh says, if you disobey what he commands, then he will punish [MTY] you all, just as he punished our ancestors.
16 Amaiba: le moloiwane lelawane aligima. Amasea, Gode da dilima gasa bagade hou hamobe, dilia da ba: mu.
“Now stand here quietly and see the great thing that Yahweh is about to do.
17 Waha da esoi bagade. Dafawanela: ? Be na da Hina Godema sia: ne gadomu, amola Hina Gode da gugelele amola gibu imunu. Amo liligi defele doaga: sea, dilia da hina bagade dunu lamusa: adole ba: beba: le, dilia da Hina Godema wadela: le hamoi amo dili dawa: digimu.”
You know that [RHQ] [it does not rain at this time of the year], during the time when you harvest wheat. But I will ask Yahweh to send thunder [and lightning] and rain today. When he does that, you will realize that Yahweh considers that you have done a very wicked thing by requesting a king.”
18 Amalalu, Sa: miuele da Hina Godema sia: ne gadoi, amola, amogalawane Hina Gode da gugelele amola gibu i. Amaiba: le dunu ilia da Hina Godema amola Sa: miuelema bagadewane beda: i.
Then Samuel prayed to Yahweh, and Yahweh caused it to thunder [and lightning] and rain. So all the people became very afraid of Yahweh and of Samuel.
19 Amola ilia da Sa: miuelema amane sia: i, “Dafawane, dia Hina Bagade Gode Ema nini fidima: ne sia: ne gadoma, amasea nini da mae bogoma: ne gaga: i dagoi ba: mu. Waha ninia da dawa: digisa, ninia da wadela: i hou bagade hamosu, amo hamosawane ninia da hina bagade dunu eno lamusa: adole ba: beba: le, wadela: i hou hamoi dagoi.”
They cried out to Samuel, “Pray for us! We have added to our previous sins by requesting a king! Pray to Yahweh, your God, in order that we will not die [because of having done that]!”
20 Sa: miuele da bu adole i “Mae beda: ma! Be amomane dilia da wadela: i hou hamoi dagoi. Be Hina Gode ea hou lalegagui mae yolesima. Be dilia dogoga amola asigi dawa: suga, Hina Godema dafawaneyale dawa: ma.
Samuel replied, “Do not be afraid! You have done this evil thing, but do not turn away from doing the things that Yahweh wants you to do. Instead, serve Yahweh wholeheartedly.
21 Ogogole ‘gode’ ilima mae fa: no bobogema. Ilia da dili hame fidimu amola hame gaga: mu. Bai amo da dafawane Gode hame.
Do not abandon [Yahweh] and worship useless idols. They cannot help you or save you [from your enemies], because they are truly useless.
22 Hina Gode da noga: le dadawa: lu, Ea hamomusa: ilegei, amola E da dili fisiagamu hamedafa dawa: Bai E da dili Ea fidafa hamomusa: ilegei dagoi.
Yahweh decided to make us his people. So he will not abandon us people whom he has chosen, because he would injure his own reputation [of being completely faithful] if he did that.
23 Be na dili fidima: ne, Hina Godema hame sia: ne gadolala ganiaba, na da Hina Godema wadela: le hamona: noba. Hina Gode! Na da amo sia: ne gadosu fisimu higa: i gala mabu! Be amomane na da dilima hou ida: iwane olelemu da defea.
But as for me, I have solemnly promised that I will not sin against Yahweh by ceasing to pray for you. And I will continue to teach you what things are good and right [for you to do].
24 Be dilia Hina Gode Ea sia: mae yolesili, nabawane hamoma. Dilia Ea gasa bagade hou dili fidima: ne hamoi amo bu dawa: ma.
But you must revere Yahweh and serve him wholeheartedly. Never forget all the great things that he has done for you.
25 Be dilia da gebewane wadela: i hou hamonanea, Hina Gode da dilia amola dilia hina bagade dunu gugunufinisimu.”
But if you keep doing wicked things, he will get rid of you and your king!”
