1 Samuel 12
1 And Samuel says to all Israel, “Behold, I have listened to your voice, to all that you said to me, and I cause a king to reign over you,
Samyèl di moun pèp Izrayèl yo: -Nou wè mwen fè tou sa nou te mande m' fè. Mwen ban nou yon wa pou gouvènen nou.
2 and now, behold, the king is habitually walking before you, and I have become aged and gray-headed, and my sons, behold, they [are] with you, and I have habitually walked before you from my youth until this day.
Koulye a nou gen yon wa alatèt nou. Mwen menm, poutèt pa m', mwen fin granmoun, cheve m' fin blan, se pitit gason m' yo ki la avèk nou. Depi mwen jenn gason rive jòdi a m'ap mache alatèt nou.
3 Behold, here I [am]; testify against me before YHWH, and before His anointed; whose ox have I taken, and whose donkey have I taken, and whom have I oppressed; whom have I bruised, and of whose hand have I taken a ransom, and hide my eyes with it? And I restore [it] to you.”
Koulye a, men mwen! Se pou nou di m' devan Seyè a, devan wa li chwazi a, sa mwen janm fè nou. Eske mwen janm pran bèf osinon bourik yonn nan nou? Eske mwen janm pwofite sou pesonn? Eske mwen janm aji mal ak pesonn? Eske mwen janm pran lajan nan men pesonn pou m' kache anyen pou li? Si mwen janm fè bagay konsa, m'ap renmèt sa m' te pran an.
4 And they say, “You have not oppressed us, nor have you crushed us, nor have you taken anything from the hand of anyone.”
Pèp la reponn: -Ou pa janm aji mal ak nou. Ou pa janm pwofite sou nou ni ou pa janm pran lajan nan men pesonn.
5 And he says to them, “YHWH [is] a witness against you, and His anointed [is] a witness this day, that you have not found anything in my hand”; and they say, “A witness.”
Samyèl di yo: -Jòdi a, Seyè a ansanm ak wa li chwazi a temwen nou pa jwenn anyen pou nou repwoche m'. Pèp la reponn: -Seyè a temwen!
6 And Samuel says to the people, “YHWH [is] He who made Moses and Aaron, and who brought up your fathers out of the land of Egypt!
Samyèl di yo: -Seyè a temwen sa nou di a, li menm ki te voye Moyiz ak Arawon pou fè zansèt nou yo soti kite peyi Lejip la.
7 And now, station yourselves, and I judge you before YHWH, with all the righteous acts of YHWH, which He did with you, and with your fathers.
Koulye a, nou menm, vin kanpe la devan lotèl Seyè a pou m' akize nou. Pou konmanse, m'ap fè nou chonje tout bèl bagay Seyè a te fè pou nou ak pou zansèt nou yo.
8 When Jacob has come to Egypt, and your fathers cry to YHWH, then YHWH sends Moses and Aaron, and they bring out your fathers from Egypt, and cause them to dwell in this place,
Jakòb te desann nan peyi Lejip ansanm ak tout fanmi li. Lè moun peyi Lejip yo pran maltrete zansèt nou yo, zansèt nou yo rele mande Seyè a sekou. Lè sa a, Seyè a voye Moyiz ak Arawon ki fè yo soti kite peyi Lejip la epi ki mennen yo vin rete isit la.
9 and they forget their God YHWH, and He sells them into the hand of Sisera, head of the host of Hazor, and into the hand of the Philistines, and into the hand of the king of Moab, and they fight against them,
Men yo bliye Seyè a, Bondye yo a. Lè sa a, Bondye lage yo nan men Sisera, chèf lame lavil Azò a, nan men moun Filisti yo ak nan men wa peyi Moab ki leve fè lagè ak yo.
10 and they cry to YHWH, and say, We have sinned, because we have forsaken YHWH, and serve the Ba‘alim, and Ashtaroth, and now, deliver us out of the hand of our enemies, and we serve You.
Yo rele mande Seyè a sekou, yo di konsa: Nou te fè sa ki mal, paske nou te vire do bay Seyè a, n' al sèvi yon bann zidòl yo rele Baal ak Astate. Koulye a, tanpri, delivre nou anba men lènmi nou yo, n'a sèvi ou.
11 And YHWH sends Jerubba‘al, and Bedan, and Jephthah, and Samuel, and delivers you out of the hand of your surrounding enemies, and you dwell confidently.
Lè sa a, Seyè a voye Jewoubaal, Abdon, Jefte ak mwen menm, Samyèl, li delivre nou anba men lènmi nou yo ki te tout bò kote nou yo, li fè nou viv ak kè poze.
12 And you see that Nahash king of the sons of Ammon has come against you, and you say to me, No, but a king reigns over us; and your God YHWH [is] your king!
Epi lè nou wè Nakach, wa moun peyi Amon yo, te pare pou l' atake nou, atout nou te konnen se Seyè a, Bondye nou an, ki wa nou, nou di m': Non! nou pa vle sa ankò. Se yon wa nou vle pou gouvènen nou.
13 And now, behold the king whom you have chosen—whom you have asked for! And behold, YHWH has placed a king over you.
Koulye a, men wa nou te chwazi a. Nou te mande yon wa, Seyè a ban nou li.
14 If you fear YHWH, and have served Him, and listened to His voice, then you do not provoke the mouth of YHWH, and you have been—both you and the king who has reigned over you—after your God YHWH.
Tansèlman, Seyè a, Bondye nou an, va kanpe avèk nou si nou gen krentif pou li, si nou sèvi l', si nou koute sa li di nou, si nou fè tou sa li mande nou fè, si nou menm ansanm ak wa k'ap gouvènen nou an nou fè volonte li nan tou sa n'ap fè.
15 And if you do not listen to the voice of YHWH—then you have provoked the mouth of YHWH, and the hand of YHWH has been against you, and against your fathers.
Men, si nou pa koute sa Seyè a di nou, si nou pa fè tou sa li mande nou fè, l'ap leve dèyè nou ansanm ak tout wa nou an.
16 Also now, station yourselves and see this great thing which YHWH is doing before your eyes;
Bon, koulye a, rete kanpe kote nou ye a, nou pral wè bèl bagay Seyè a pral fè devan je nou.
17 is it not wheat-harvest today? I call to YHWH, and He gives voices and rain; and know and see that your evil is great which you have done in the eyes of YHWH, to ask [for] a king for yourselves.”
Nou pa nan sezon lapli, pa vre? Nou nan sezon chechrès, sezon pou ranmase ble nan jaden nou? Bon! Mwen pral lapriyè Seyè a, li pral voye loraj ak lapli. Lè sa a, n'a konnen, n'a wè ki kalite gwo peche nou te fè devan Seyè a, lè nou te mande yon wa pou gouvènen nou.
18 And Samuel calls to YHWH, and YHWH gives voices and rain on that day, and all the people greatly fear YHWH and Samuel;
Samyèl lapriyè Seyè a. Jou sa a, Seyè a voye loraj ak lapli. Tout pèp la pran tranble, yo te vin pè Seyè a ansanm ak Samyèl.
19 and all the people say to Samuel, “Pray for your servants to your God YHWH, and we do not die, for we have added evil to all our sins to ask [for] a king for ourselves.”
Yo tout di Samyèl konsa: -Tanpri, mèt, lapriyè Seyè a, Bondye ou la, pou nou pa mouri. Paske nou mete sou peche nou te fè deja yo, lè nou te mande yon wa pou gouvènen nou.
20 And Samuel says to the people, “Do not fear; you have done all this evil; only, do not turn aside from after YHWH—and you have served YHWH with all your heart,
Samyèl di pèp la konsa: -Nou pa bezwen pè! Malgre nou fè bagay mal sa a, pa vire do bay Seyè a. Sèvi l' ak tout kè nou.
21 and you do not turn aside after the vain things which do not profit nor deliver, for they [are] vain,
Pa vire do ba li pou n' al sèvi sa ki pa Bondye. Yo pa ka ede nou, yo pa ka sove nou, paske yo menm yo pa anyen.
22 for YHWH does not leave His people, on account of His great Name; for YHWH has been pleased to make you for a people to Him.
Bondye ap kenbe pawòl li. Li te pwomèt li p'ap voye nou jete, paske li soti pou l' fè nou tounen yon pèp ki rele l' pa l'.
23 I, also, far be it from me to sin against YHWH, by ceasing to pray for you, and I have directed you in the good and upright way;
Mwen menm, mande Bondye padon! mwen p'ap sispann lapriyè pou nou. Se ta yon gwo peche mwen ta fè devan Seyè a si m' ta fè sa. M'a moutre nou jan pou nou viv byen, jan pou nou mache dwat devan Seyè a.
24 only, fear YHWH, and you have served Him in truth with all your heart, for see that which He has made great with you;
Gen krentif pou Seyè a. Sèvi l' tout bon ak tout kè nou. Chonje tout bèl bagay sa yo li fè pou nou!
25 and if you really do evil, both you and your king are consumed.”
Mentou, si nou fè sa ki mal, ni nou, ni wa nou an, n'ap mouri.
