Kings I 8
1 And it came to pass when Samuel was old, that he made his sons judges over Israel.
Li te vin rive ke lè Samuel te vin granmoun ke li te apwente fis li yo kòm jij sou Israël.
2 And these [are] the names of his sons; Joel the firstborn, and the name of the second Abia, judges in Bersabee.
Alò, non a premye ne a se te Joël e dezyèm nan, Abija. Yo t ap jije nan Beer-Schéba.
3 And his sons did not walk in his way; and they turned aside after gain, and took gifts, and perverted judgements.
Malgre sa, fis li yo pa t mache nan tras pa li yo, men yo te vire akote pou reyisi avantaj malonèt, e yo te nan patipri.
4 And the men of Israel gather themselves together, and come to Armathaim to Samuel,
Alò, tout ansyen Israël yo te rasanble, e yo te vin kote Samuel nan Rama.
5 and they said to him, Behold, you are grown old, and your sons walk not in your way; and now set over us a king to judge us, as also the other nations [have].
Yo te di li: “Gade byen, ou fin granmoun e fis ou yo pa mache nan vwa pa w yo. Alò, chwazi yon wa pou nou pou jije nou tankou tout nasyon yo.”
6 And the thing [was] evil in the eyes of Samuel, when they said, Give us a king to judge us: and Samuel prayed to the Lord.
Men bagay la te degoutan nan zye Samuel lè yo te di: “Bannou yon wa pou jije nou.” Samuel te priye a SENYÈ a.
7 And the Lord said to Samuel, Hear the voice of the people, in whatever they shall say to you; for they have not rejected you, but they have rejected me from reigning over them.
SENYÈ a te di a Samuel: “Koute vwa a pèp la selon tout sa ke yo di ou, paske yo pa t rejte ou, men yo te rejte Mwen kòm wa sou yo.
8 According to all their doings which they have done to me, from the day that I brought them out of Egypt until this day, even [as] they have deserted me, and served other gods, so they do also to you.
Menm jan ak tout zak ke yo te fè soti nan jou ke M te mennen yo monte soti an Égypte la, jis jodi a—-ke yo te rejte Mwen pou te sèvi lòt dye yo——konsa, y ap fè ou tou.
9 And now listen to their voice; only you shall solemnly testify to them, and you shall describe to them the manner of the king who shall reign over them.
Alò pou sa, koute vwa pa yo. Malgre, ou va avèti yo solanèlman e fè yo konnen prensip a wa ki va renye sou yo a.”
10 And Samuel spoke every word of the Lord to the people who asked of him a king.
Konsa Samuel te pale tout pawòl a SENYÈ yo a pèp la ki te mande li pou yon wa a.
11 And he said, This shall be the manner of the king that shall rule over you: he shall take your sons, and put them in his chariots, and amongst his horsemen, and running before his chariots,
Li te di: “Men prensip a wa ki va renye sou nou an. Li va pran fis nou yo pou sèvi yo pou li menm. Nan cha li e pami chevalye li yo, yo va kouri devan cha li.
12 and [his manner shall be] to make them to himself captains of hundreds and captains of thousands; and to reap his harvest, and gather his vintage, and prepare his instruments of war, and the implements of his chariots.
Li va chwazi pou li menm kòmandan sou dè milye ak dè senkantèn, ak kèk pou raboure tè a, pou fè rekòlt pa li, pou fè zam lagè li yo, avèk tout bagay pou cha li yo.
13 And he will take your daughters to be perfumers, and cooks, and bakers.
Li va osi pran fi nou yo pou fè pafen, fè kwizin e kòm bòs boulanje.
14 And he will take your fields, and your vineyards, and your good olive yards, and give them to his servants.
Li va pran pi bon kilti nan chan kiltive nou yo avèk chan rezen nou yo ak chan doliv nou yo pou ba yo a sèvitè pa li yo.
15 And he will take the tithe of your seeds and your vineyards, and give [it] to his eunuchs, and to his servants.
Li va pran yon dizyèm nan semans nou yo ak nan chan rezen nou yo pou bay a ofisye li yo ak sèvitè li yo.
16 And he will take your servants, and your handmaids, and your good herds and your asses, and will take the tenth of them for his works.
Anplis li va pran sèvitè nou yo avèk sèvant nou yo ak meyè nan jennonm yo avèk bourik nou yo pou sèvi yo pou travay pa li.
17 And he will tithe your flocks; and you shall be his servants.
Li va pran yon dizyèm nan bann mouton nou yo e nou menm, nou va devni sèvitè li.
18 And you shall cry out in that day because of your king whom you have chosen to yourselves, and the Lord shall not hear you in those days, because you have chosen to yourselves a king.
Konsa nou va kriye nan jou sa a, akoz wa ke nou te chwazi pou nou an, men SENYÈ a p ap koute nou nan jou sa a.”
19 But the people would not listen to Samuel; and they said to him, Nay, but there shall be a king over us.
Sepandan, pèp la te refize koute vwa Samuel. Yo te di: “Non, kareman fòk nou gen yon wa sou nou,
20 An we also will be like all the nations; and our king shall judge us, and shall go out before us, and fight our battles.
pou nou menm tou kapab tankou tout lòt nasyon yo, pou wa nou kapab jije nou e sòti devan nou pou batay pou nou.”
21 And Samuel heard all the words of the people, and spoke them in the ears of the Lord.
Konsa, lè Samuel fin tande tout pawòl a pèp la, li te repete yo nan zòrèy a SENYÈ a.
22 And the Lord said to Samuel, Listen to their voice, and appoint them a king. And Samuel said to the men of Israel, Let each man depart to his city.
SENYÈ a te di a Samuel: “Koute vwa yo e chwazi pou yo yon wa.” Konsa, Samuel te di a mesye Israël yo: “Nou chak, ale nan vil pa nou.”
