1 Samyèl 12

1 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.

And Samuel said to all Israel: Behold I have hearkened to your voice in all that you said to me, and have made a king over you.

2 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.

And now the king goeth before you: but I am old and greyheaded: and my sons are with you: having then conversed with you from my youth unto this day, behold here I am.

3 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.

Speak of me before the Lord, and before his anointed, whether I have taken any man’s ox, or ass: If I have wronged any man, if I have oppressed any man, if I have taken a bribe at any man’s hand: and I will despise it this day, and will restore it to you.

4 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.

And they said: Thou hast not wronged us, nor oppressed us, nor taken ought at any man’s hand.

5 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!

And he said to them: The Lord is witness against you, and his anointed is witness this day, that you have not found any thing in my hand. And they said: He is witness.

6 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.

And Samuel said to the people: It is the Lord, who made Moses and Aaron, and brought our fathers out of the land of Egypt.

7 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.

Now therefore stand up, that I may plead in judgment against you before the Lord, concerning all the kindness of the Lord, which he hath shewn to you, and to your fathers:

8 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.

How Jacob went into Egypt, and your fathers cried to the Lord: and the Lord sent Moses and Aaron, and brought your fathers out of Egypt: and made them dwell in this place.

9 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.

And they forgot the Lord their God, and he delivered them into the hands of Sisara, captain of the army of Hasor, and into the hands of the Philistines, and into the hand of the king of Moab, and they fought against them.

10 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.

But afterwards they cried to the Lord, and said: We have sinned, because we have forsaken the Lord, and have served Baalim and Astaroth: but now deliver us from the hand of our enemies, and we will serve thee.

11 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.

And the Lord sent Jerobaal, and Badan, and Jephte, and Samuel, and delivered you from the hand of your enemies round about, and you dwelt securely.

12 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.

But seeing that Naas king of the children of Ammon was come against you, you said to me: Nay, but a king shall reign over us: whereas the Lord your God was your king.

13 Koulye a, men wa nou te chwazi a. Nou te mande yon wa, Seyè a ban nou li.

Now therefore your king is here, whom you have chosen and desired: Behold the Lord hath given you a king.

14 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.

If you will fear the Lord, and serve him, and hearken to his voice, and not provoke the mouth of the Lord: then shall both you, and the king who reigneth over you, be followers of the Lord your God.

15 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.

But if you will not hearken to the voice of the Lord, but will rebel against his words, the hand of the Lord shall be upon you, and upon your fathers.

16 Bon, koulye a, rete kanpe kote nou ye a, nou pral wè bèl bagay Seyè a pral fè devan je nou.

Now then stand, and see this great thing which the Lord will do in your sight.

17 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.

Is it not wheat harvest today? I will call upon the Lord, and he shall send thunder and rain: and you shall know and see that you yourselves have done a great evil in the sight of the Lord, in desiring a king over you.

18 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.

And Samuel cried unto the Lord, and the Lord sent thunder and rain that day.

19 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.

And all the people greatly feared the Lord and Samuel. And all the people said to Samuel: Pray for thy servants to the Lord thy God, that we may not die, for we have added to all our sins this evil, to ask for a king.

20 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.

And Samuel said to the people: Fear not, you have done all this evil: but yet depart not from following the Lord, but serve the Lord with all your heart.

21 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.

And turn not aside after vain things which shall never profit you, nor deliver you, because they are vain.

22 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'.

And the Lord will not forsake his people for his great name’s sake: because the Lord hath sworn to make you his people.

23 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.

And far from me be this sin against the Lord, that I should cease to pray for you, and I will teach you the good and right way.

24 Gen krentif pou Seyè a. Sèvi l' tout bon ak tout kè nou. Chonje tout bèl bagay sa yo li fè pou nou!

Therefore fear the Lord, and serve him in truth and with your whole heart, for you have seen the great works which he hath done among you.

25 Mentou, si nou fè sa ki mal, ni nou, ni wa nou an, n'ap mouri.

But if you will still do wickedly: both you and your king shall perish together.