< 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 unto all Israel, Behold, I have hearkened unto your voice in all that ye said unto 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, behold, the king walketh before you: and I am old and grayheaded; and, behold, my sons are with you: and I have walked before you from my childhood unto this day.
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.
Behold, here I am: witness against me before Yhwh, and before his anointed: whose ox have I taken? or whose donkey have I taken? or whom have I defrauded? whom have I oppressed? or of whose hand have I received any bribe to blind mine eyes therewith? and I will restore it 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 defrauded us, nor oppressed us, neither hast thou taken ought of 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 unto them, Yhwh is witness against you, and his anointed is witness this day, that ye have not found ought in my hand. And they answered, 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 unto the people, It is Yhwh that advanced Moses and Aaron, and that brought your fathers up 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 still, that I may reason with you before Yhwh of all the righteous acts of Yhwh, which he did 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.
When Jacob was come into Egypt, and your fathers cried unto Yhwh, Then Yhwh sent Moses and Aaron, which brought forth 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 when they forgat Yhwh their God, he sold them into the hand of Sisera, captain of the army of Hazor, and into the hand 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.
And they cried unto Yhwh, and said, We have sinned, because we have forsaken Yhwh, and have served Baalim and Ashtaroth: but now deliver us out of 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 Yhwh sent Jerubbaal, and Bedan, and Jephthah, and Samuel, and delivered you out of the hand of your enemies on every side, and ye dwelled safe.
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.
And when ye saw that Nahash the king of the children of Ammon came against you, ye said unto me, Nay; but a king shall reign over us: when Yhwh 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 behold the king whom ye have chosen, and whom ye have desired! And, behold, Yhwh hath set a king over you.
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 ye will fear Yhwh, and serve him, and obey his voice, and not rebel against the commandment of Yhwh, then shall both ye and also the king that reigneth over you continue following Yhwh 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 ye will not obey the voice of Yhwh, but rebel against the commandment of Yhwh, then shall the hand of Yhwh be against you, as it was against 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 therefore stand and see this great thing, which Yhwh will do before your eyes.
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 to day? I will call unto Yhwh, and he shall send thunder and rain; that ye may perceive and see that your wickedness is great, which ye have done in the sight of Yhwh, in asking you a king.
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.
So Samuel called unto Yhwh; And Yhwh sent thunder and rain that day: and all the people greatly feared Yhwh and Samuel.
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 said unto Samuel, Pray for thy servants unto Yhwh thy God, that we die not: for we have added unto all our sins this evil, to ask us 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 unto the people, Fear not: ye have done all this wickedness: yet turn not aside from following Yhwh, but serve Yhwh 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 ye not aside: for then should ye go after vain things, which cannot profit nor deliver; for 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'.
For Yhwh will not forsake his people for his great name’s sake: because it hath pleased Yhwh 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.
Moreover as for me, God forbid that I should sin against Yhwh in ceasing to pray for you: but I will teach you the good and the 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!
Only fear Yhwh, and serve him in truth with all your heart: for consider how great things he hath done for you.
25 Mentou, si nou fè sa ki mal, ni nou, ni wa nou an, n'ap mouri.
But if ye shall still do wickedly, ye shall be consumed, both ye and your king.