1 Samuel 12

1 And Samuel saith unto all Israel, 'Lo, I have hearkened to your voice, to all that ye said to me, and I cause to reign over you a king,

Samuel el fahk nu sin mwet Israel, “Nga oru tari ma kowos siyuk sik nga in oru. Nga sot nu suwos sie tokosra in leum fowos,

2 and now, lo, the king is walking habitually before you, and I have become aged and gray-headed, and my sons, lo, they [are] with you, and I have walked habitually before you from my youth till this day.

ac inge el pa ac kol kowos. Funu nga, nga matuoh ac fiaya, ac wen nutik eltal muta yuruwos. Nga tuh mwet kol lowos ke nga fusr ah me nwe misenge.

3 'Lo, here [am] I; testify against me, over-against Jehovah, and over-against His anointed; whose ox have I taken, and whose ass have I taken, and whom have I oppressed; whom have I bruised, and of whose hand have I taken a ransom, and hide mine eyes with it? — and I restore to you.'

Ac inge, nga pa inge. Fin oasr kutena ma nga oru sufal nu suwos, kowos in tukakinyu inge ye mutun LEUM GOD ac ye mutun tokosra se inge su El sulela. Ya oasr pacl nga eisla cow ku donkey nutin sie suwos? Ya oasr pacl nga kutasrik ku akkeokye sie suwos? Ya oasr pacl nga tia oru nununku suwohs ke sripen sie mwet el moli nu sik? Fin oasr mwetik ke sie sin lumah inge, nga ac akfalye nu suwos.”

4 And they say, 'Thou hast not oppressed us, nor hast thou crushed us, nor hast thou taken from the hand of any one anything.'

Na mwet uh elos topuk ac fahk, “Mo, kom tiana kiapwekut ku akkeokye kut. Wanginna ma kom eisla sin sie sesr.”

5 And he saith unto them, 'A witness [is] Jehovah against you: and a witness [is] His anointed this day, that ye have not found anything in my hand;' and they say, 'A witness.'

Ac Samuel el fahk nu selos, “LEUM GOD ac tokosra se su El sulela inge elos mwet loh kac misenge lah wangin ma nga sufalla kac.” Ac elos fahk, “Pwaye, LEUM GOD pa orek loh kacsr uh.”

6 And Samuel saith unto the people, 'Jehovah — He who made Moses and Aaron, and who brought up your fathers out of the land of Egypt!

Samuel el sifil tafwela ac fahk, “LEUM GOD pa tuh sulella Moses ac Aaron, ac El pa use mwet matu lowos liki facl Egypt.

7 and, now, station yourselves, and I judge you before Jehovah, with all the righteous acts of Jehovah, which He did with you, and with your fathers.

Inge kowos tu na acn kowos tu we an, ac nga ac fah fahkkowosyak ye mutun LEUM GOD, ac akesmakinye kowos ke orekma ku su LEUM GOD El oru in molikowosla ac oayapa mwet matu lowos.

8 'When Jacob hath come in to Egypt, and your fathers cry unto Jehovah, then Jehovah sendeth Moses and Aaron, and they bring out your fathers from Egypt, and cause them to dwell in this place,

Ke Jacob ac sou lal tuh som muta in acn Egypt, mwet Egypt elos tuh akkeokyalos, na mwet matu lowos elos pang nu sin LEUM GOD tuh Elan kasrelos. Na God El supwalla Moses ac Aaron, su usalosme liki facl Egypt ac sang tuh elos in muta in facl se inge.

9 and they forget Jehovah their God, and He selleth 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,

Tuh pa mwet uh mulkunulla LEUM GOD lalos. Ke ma inge El fuhlela tuh mwet Philistia, ac tokosra lun facl Moab, ac Sisera su mwet kol lun un mwet mweun lun siti Hazor, elos in mweun lain mwet matu lowos ac kutangulosla.

10 and they cry unto Jehovah, and say, We have sinned, because we have forsaken Jehovah, and serve the Baalim, and Ashtaroth, and now, deliver us out of the hand of our enemies, and we serve Thee.

Na elos pang nu sin LEUM GOD ac fahk, ‘Kut orekma koluk, mweyen kut forla liki kom, LEUM GOD, ac alu nu ke ma sruloala lal Baal ac Astarte. Molikutla liki mwet lokoalok lasr, ac kut fah alu nu sum.’

11 'And Jehovah sendeth Jerubbaal, and Bedan, and Jephthah, and Samuel, and delivereth you out of the hand of your enemies round about, and ye dwell confidently.

Na LEUM GOD El supwalma Gideon, Barak, Jephthah, ac nga, Samuel. Kais sie sesr tuh molikowosla liki mwet lokoalok lowos, ac kowos moul in misla.

12 'And ye see that Nahash king of the Bene-Ammon hath come against you, and ye say to me, Nay, but a king doth reign over us; and Jehovah your God [is] your king!

Na ke kowos liye tuh Tokosra Nahash lun mwet Ammon el apkuran in mweuni kowos, kowos tuku fahk nu sik, ‘Kut lungse sie tokosra in leum facsr.’ Ke kowos oru ouinge kowos pilesralla LEUM GOD, su tokosra na pwaye lowos.

13 And, now, lo, the king whom ye have chosen — whom ye have asked! and lo, Jehovah hath placed over you a king.

“Pa inge tokosra se su kowos sulela. Kowos tuh siyuk kac, ac inge LEUM GOD El eisalot nu suwos.

14 'If ye fear Jehovah, and have served Him, and hearkened to His voice, then ye do not provoke the mouth of Jehovah, and ye have been — both ye and the king who hath reigned over you — after Jehovah your God.

Ma nukewa ac fah fahsr wona kowos fin akfulatye LEUM GOD lowos, ac kulansupal, porongal, ac akos ma sap lal, oayapa kowos ac tokosra lowos fin fahsr tukun God.

15 'And if ye do not hearken to the voice of Jehovah — then ye have provoked the mouth of Jehovah, and the hand of Jehovah hath been against you, and against your fathers.

A kowos fin tia porongo LEUM GOD, ac tia akos ma sap lal, El ac fah lain kowos ac tokosra lowos an.

16 'Also now, station yourselves and see this great thing which Jehovah is doing before your eyes;

Ke ma inge, kowos tu yen kowos tu we an, ac liye ma sakirik se su LEUM GOD El ac oru inge.

17 is it not wheat-harvest to-day? I call unto Jehovah, and He doth give voices and rain; and know ye and see that your evil is great which ye have done in the eyes of Jehovah, to ask for you a king.'

Pacl in wangin af pa inge, pwaye? Liye, nga ac fah pre, ac LEUM GOD El ac fah supwama pulahl ac af. Ke ac sikyak ma inge, na kowos fah akilen lah kowos orala sie ma koluk lulap lain LEUM GOD ke kowos tuh siyuk sel ke sie tokosra.”

18 And Samuel calleth unto Jehovah, and Jehovah giveth voices and rain, on that day, and all the people greatly fear Jehovah and Samuel;

Na Samuel el pre, ac in len sac LEUM GOD El supweya pulahl ac af. Na mwet nukewa elos sangeng sin LEUM GOD ac sel Samuel,

19 and all the people say unto Samuel, 'Pray for thy servants unto Jehovah thy God, and we do not die, for we have added to all our sins evil to ask for us a king.'

ac elos fahk nu sel Samuel, “Nunak munas, pre nu sin LEUM GOD lom kacsr, tuh kut in tia misa. Inge kalem sesr lah sayen ma koluk puspis pac lasr, kut oayapa oru ma koluk se inge ke kut siyuk tuh in oasr sie tokosra lasr.”

20 And Samuel saith unto the people, 'Fear not; ye have done all this evil; only, turn not aside from after Jehovah — and ye have served Jehovah with all your heart,

Ac Samuel el fahk nu sin mwet uh, “Nimet kowos sangeng kowos finne oru ma koluk yohk se inge. Kowos in tia forla liki LEUM GOD, a kowos in kulansupal ke insiowos kewa.

21 and ye do not turn aside after the vain things which do not profit nor deliver, for they [are] vain,

Nik kowos fahsr tukun god lusrongten. Elos tia ku in kasrekowos, ku molikowosla, mweyen elos tia ma pwaye.

22 for Jehovah doth not leave His people, on account of His great name; for Jehovah hath been pleased to make you to Him for a people.

LEUM GOD El orala tari sie wulela mutal, ac El fah tia siskowosla, mweyen El sulela tari tuh El ac fah oru tuh kowos in sie mutunfacl nu sel sifacna.

23 'I, also, far be it from me to sin against Jehovah, by ceasing to pray for you, and I have directed you in the good and upright way;

A funu keik, LEUM GOD Elan tia lela tuh nga in oru ma koluk lainul ke nga ac tia sifil pre keiwos. Nga fah luti kowos ma wo ac ma suwohs kowos in oru.

24 only, fear ye Jehovah, and ye have served Him in truth with all your heart, for see that which He hath made great with you;

Kowos in akos LEUM GOD ac oaru in kulansupal ke insiowos nufon. Esam orekma yohk nukewa El oru nu suwos.

25 and if ye really do evil, both ye and your king are consumed.'

A kowos fin sifilpa oru ma koluk, na kowos oayapa tokosra lowos an ac fah kunausyukla.”