1 Samuel 8
1 And it happened that, when Samuel had become old, he appointed his sons as 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 Now the name of his firstborn son was Joel, and the name of the second was Abijah: judges at Beersheba.
Alò, non a premye ne a se te Joël e dezyèm nan, Abija. Yo t ap jije nan Beer-Schéba.
3 But his sons did not walk in his ways. Instead, they turned aside, pursuing avarice. And they accepted bribes, and they perverted judgment.
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 Therefore, all those greater by birth of Israel, having gathered together, went to Samuel at Ramah.
Alò, tout ansyen Israël yo te rasanble, e yo te vin kote Samuel nan Rama.
5 And they said to him: “Behold, you are elderly, and your sons do not walk in your ways. Appoint for us a king, so that he may judge us, just as all the 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 word was displeasing in the eyes of Samuel, for they had 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 Then the Lord said to Samuel: “Listen to the voice of the people in all that they are saying to you. For they have not rejected you, but me, lest I reign 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 In accord with all their works, which they have done from the day when I led them away from Egypt, even to this day: just as they have forsaken me, and served foreign gods, so now they also do 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 Now therefore, hear their voice. Yet truly, testify to them and foretell to them the rights of the king who will 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 so, Samuel told all the words of the Lord to the people, who had petitioned a king from him.
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 will be the right of the king who will have authority over you: He will take your sons, and place them in his chariots. And he will make them his horsemen and his runners before his four-horse 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 he will appoint them to be his tribunes and centurions, and the plowmen of his fields, and the harvesters of the grain, and the makers of his weapons and 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 Likewise, your daughters he will take for himself as makers of ointments, and as cooks and bakers.
Li va osi pran fi nou yo pou fè pafen, fè kwizin e kòm bòs boulanje.
14 Also, he will take your fields, and your vineyards, and your best olive groves, and he will 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 Moreover, he will take one tenth of your grain and of the results of your vineyards, so that he may give these to his eunuchs and 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 Then, too, he will take your servants, and handmaids, and your best young men, and your donkeys, and he will set them to his work.
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 Also, he will take a tenth of your flocks. And you will be his servants.
Li va pran yon dizyèm nan bann mouton nou yo e nou menm, nou va devni sèvitè li.
18 And you will cry out, in that day, from the face of the king, whom you have chosen for yourselves. And the Lord will not heed you, in that day. For you requested a king for yourselves.”
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 were not willing to listen to the voice of Samuel. Instead, they said: “By no means! For 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 and we shall be just like all the Gentiles. And our king will judge us, and he will go out before us, and he will fight our wars for us.”
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 he spoke them to 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 Then the Lord said to Samuel, “Listen to their voice, and appoint a king over them.” And Samuel said to the men of Israel, “Let each one go to his own 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.”
