1 Samyèl 2
1 Lè sa a, Ana lapriyè, li di: -Seyè a fè kè m' kontan anpil! Seyè a remoute kouraj mwen. M'ap kenbe tèt ak lènmi yo. Kè m' kontan paske Bondye delivre mwen.
And Hannah prayed, and said, My heart is glad in the Lord, my horn is exalted through the Lord: my mouth is enlarged over my enemies; because I rejoice in thy salvation.
2 Pa gen Bondye tankou Seyè a. Non, pa gen tankou l'. Pa gen moun ki ka pwoteje tankou Bondye nou an.
There is none holy like the Lord; for there is none beside thee; and there is not any rock like our God.
3 Sispann pale avèk lògèy. Pa kite pawòl radiyès soti nan bouch nou. Paske Seyè a se yon Bondye ki konnen tout bagay. Li jije tou sa moun ap fè.
Talk no more so exceeding proudly; let not arrogance come out of your mouth; for a God of knowledge is the Lord, and by him are actions weighed.
4 L'ap kraze zam ki nan men vanyan sòlda yo. Men l'ap bay moun ki fèb yo fòs kouraj.
The bow of the mighty is broken, and those that stumbled are girded with strength.
5 Sa ki te konn manje vant deboutonnen yo al vann jounen pou yo ka jwenn manje pou yo manje. Sa ki t'ap mouri grangou yo pa grangou ankò. Fanm ki pa t' ka fè pitit la fè pitit sèt fwa. Sa ki te gen anpil pitit la rete san anyen.
They that were full hire themselves out for bread; and they that were hungry cease [from labor]: while the barren hath born seven, she that hath many children fadeth away.
6 Seyè a touye, lèfini li bay lavi ankò. Li fè moun desann nan peyi kote mò yo ye a. Li mennen yo tounen ankò. (Sheol h7585)
The Lord killeth, and maketh alive: he bringeth down to the grave, and bringeth up. (Sheol h7585)
7 Li fè moun rich, li fè moun pòv. Li desann moun jouk atè, lèfini li fè yo kanpe ankò.
The Lord maketh poor and maketh rich: he bringeth low and also lifteth up.
8 Li wete pòv yo nan lapenn yo, li bay endijan yo men pou yo soti nan mizè yo. Li fè yo chita menm kote ak grannèg yo. Li ba yo bèl pozisyon nan lasosyete. Fondasyon latè, se nan men Seyè a sa ye. Se sou yo li bati tou sa ki la.
He raiseth up out of the dust the poor, from the dunghill he lifteth up the needy, to set them among nobles, and he assigneth them the throne of glory; for the Lord's are the pillars of the earth, on which he hath set the world.
9 L'ap pwoteje lavi moun k'ap sèvi l' ak tout kè yo. Men, mechan yo pral mouri nan fènwa. Paske se pa fòs kouraj yon nonm k'ap fè l' genyen.
He ever guardeth the feet of his pious ones, and the wicked shall be made silent in darkness; for not by strength can man prevail.
10 Seyè a ap kraze tout lènmi l' yo. L'ap rete nan syèl la, l'ap voye loraj tonbe sou yo. Seyè a gen pou jije dènye moun ki sou latè. L'a bay wa li a pouvwa, l'ap chita pouvwa moun li te chwazi pou wa a.
The Lord—his adversaries will be crushed; out of heaven will he thunder upon them: the Lord will judge the ends of the earth; and he will give strength unto his king, and lift up the horn of his anointed.
11 Apre sa, Elkana tounen lakay li lavil Rama, men yo kite ti gason an lavil Silo pou l' te sèvi Seyè a sou zòd Eli, prèt la.
And Elkanah went to Ramah to his house. And the lad was ministering unto the Lord before 'Eli the priest.
12 Pitit gason Eli yo te yon bann vòryen. Pou yo, Seyè a pa t' egziste,
And the sons of 'Eli were worthless men: they knew not the Lord.
13 ni yo pa t' aji jan prèt yo fèt pou aji ak pèp la. Chak fwa yon nonm t'ap touye bèt pou ofri bay Bondye, domestik prèt la vini avèk yon gwo fouchèt twa dan nan men l'. Antan vyann lan ap kwit nan dife a,
And the custom of the priests with the people was, that, when any man offered a sacrifice, the priest's servant came, while [the man] was seething the flesh, with a fork with three teeth in his hand;
14 li plonje fouchèt la nan kaswòl la, nan chodyè a, nan mamit la osinon nan bonm lan. Tou sa fouchèt la te pran, se te pou prèt la. Se konsa yo te fè sa lavil Silo ak tout moun pèp Izrayèl la ki te vin fè ofrann yo la.
And he struck it into the pan, or the kettle, or the caldron, or the pot; [and] all that the fork brought up the priest took away with it. So did they unto all the Israelites that came thither, to Shiloh.
15 Sa ki pi rèd ankò, anvan menm yo te wete grès pou boule yo, domestik prèt la vini, epi li di nonm ki t'ap ofri bèt yo te touye a konsa: -Ban m' moso vyann pou prèt la fè woti. Li p'ap asepte ou ba li vyann bouyi. Li bezwen vyann fre.
Even before they had yet burnt the fat, the priest's servant would come, and say to the man that sacrificed, Give flesh to roast for the priest; for he will not take from thee sodden flesh, but raw.
16 Men, si nonm lan ta reponn li: Tann yo boule grès la anvan, apre sa w'a pran sa ou vle, domestik prèt la ap di l': -Non! Ban mwen l' koulye a. Si ou pa ban mwen li, m'ap pran l' ak fòs pa m'.
And if the man said unto him, They will surely presently burn the fat, and then take whatever thy soul may long for: then would he say, No; but thou shalt give it me now; and if not, I will take it by force.
17 Peche pitit gason Eli yo te grav anpil anpil devan Seyè a, paske yo pa t' respekte ofrann yo te fè pou Seyè a.
And the sin of the young men was very great before the Lord; for the men despised the offering of the Lord.
18 Ti Samyèl menm t'ap sèvi Seyè a. Li te gen yon ti jile tankou prèt yo konn mete a.
But Samuel was ministering before the Lord, being a lad, girded with a linen ephod.
19 Chak lanne manman l' te fè yon ti rad pou li, epi li te pote l' ba li lè li moute ak mari l' pou touye bèt pou yo ofri chak lanne a.
Moreover his mother used to make him a little overcoat, and brought it to him from year to year, when she came up with her husband to offer the yearly sacrifice.
20 Se konsa, Eli te beni Elkana ansanm ak madanm li. Li di Elkana: -M'ap lapriyè Seyè a pou l' ba ou lòt pitit avèk madanm sa a pou ranplase pitit ou mete apa pou Seyè a. Apre sa yo tounen lakay yo.
And 'Eli blessed Elkanah and his wife, and said, May the Lord give thee seed from this woman instead of the loan who is lent to the Lord. And they went back unto his place.
21 Seyè a beni Ana ankò. Ana fè senk lòt pitit, de fi twa gason. Ti Samyèl menm t'ap grandi nan kay Seyè a.
And truly the Lord visited Hannah, and she conceived, and bore three sons and two daughters. And the lad Samuel grew up before the Lord.
22 Eli te fin granmoun. Li te tande moun ap di tou sa pitit gason l' yo t'ap fè moun Izrayèl yo pase, jan yo te menm rive kouche ak medam ki t'ap travay nan pòtay devan Kay Randevou a.
Now 'Eli was very old, and heard all that his sons were in the habit of doing unto all Israel; and how they would lie with the women that assembled at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.
23 Lè sa a, li di yo konsa: -Poukisa n'ap fè bagay konsa? Mwen tande tout vye koze y'ap di sou nou nan pèp la.
And he said unto them, Why will ye do such things? for I hear of your evil dealings from all this people.
24 Sispann non, pitit mwen yo! Paske, sa m' tande y'ap di sou nou yo se pa bèl bagay menm.
No, my sons; for the report that I hear is not good, which the Lord's people spread abroad.
25 Si yon moun fè yon lòt yon bagay mal, Seyè a ka pran defans li. Men lè se Bondye menm yon moun fè mal, ki moun ki va pran defans li? Men, mesye yo pa t' vle koute sa papa a t'ap di yo, paske Seyè a te fin pran desizyon l' pou l' te touye yo.
If one man sin against another, the judge shall judge him; but if against the Lord a man should sin, who shall pray for him? Nevertheless would they not hearken unto the voice of their father, because the Lord desired to slay them.
26 Ti Samyèl menm t'ap grandi toujou. Li t'ap aji yon jan ki te fè ni Bondye ni lèzòm plezi.
And the lad Samuel was constantly growing and increasing in favor both with the Lord, and also with men.
27 Yon pwofèt Bondye vin jwenn Eli, li di l' konsa: -Men sa Seyè a voye di ou: Lè zansèt ou yo, Arawon ak moun fanmi l' yo, te esklav nan peyi Lejip ap sèvi farawon an, mwen te fè yo konnen ki moun mwen ye.
And there came a man of God unto 'Eli, and said unto him, Thus hath said the Lord, Did I [not] appear unto the house of thy father, when they were in Egypt, in Pharaoh's house?
28 Nan tout branch fanmi pèp Izrayèl yo se fanmi pa li a mwen te chwazi pou sèvi m' prèt devan lotèl mwen, pou yo boule lansan, pou pote ti jile prèt yo devan m'. Epi mwen ba yo dwa pou yo pran yon pòsyon nan tout bèt yo ofri pou boule pou mwen sou lotèl la.
And did I [not] choose him out of all the tribes of Israel to me as a priest, to offer upon my altar, to burn incense, to wear an ephod before me? and did I [not] give unto the house of thy father all the fire-offerings of the children of Israel?
29 Pouki nou pa respekte bèt yo touye pou mwen ak ofrann mwen te bay lòd pou pèp la fè nan Tanp mwen an? Poukisa, ou menm Eli, ou gen pitit ou yo plis krentif pase m', kifè ou kite yo ap gra ak pi bon pòsyon nan tout ofrann moun pèp Izrayèl yo ap fè pou mwen?
Wherefore kick ye at my sacrifice and at my meat-offering, which I have commanded in [my] habitation? and [why] honoredst thou thy sons above me, to fatten yourselves with the first of every offering of Israel my people?
30 Se poutèt sa, mwen menm Seyè a, Bondye pèp Izrayèl la, men sa m'ap di: Nan tan lontan, mwen te pwomèt mwen t'ap kite fanmi ou ak moun branch fanmi ou yo sèvi m' prèt pou tout tan. Men koulye a, mwen di: Mwen p'ap fè sa ankò paske m'ap fè bèl bagay pou moun ki gen krentif pou mwen. Men moun k'ap derespekte m' yo, m'ap fè yo wont. Se mwen menm Seyè a ki di sa.
Therefore saith the Lord the God of Israel, I had indeed said, Thy house, and the house of thy father, should walk before me for ever; but now, saith the Lord, Be it far from me; for those that honor me will I honor, and those that despise me shall be lightly esteemed.
31 Gade! Koulye a lè a pral rive, mwen pral touye tout jenn gason ki nan fanmi ou ak nan tout branch fanmi zansèt ou a. Konsa p'ap gen gason nan fanmi ou ki va rive granmoun.
Behold, days are coming, that I will hew off thy arm, and the arm of thy father's house, so that there shall not be an old man in thy house.
32 Lespri ou pral boulvèse lè w'a wè tout bagay ap mache byen pou pèp la, men pesonn nan fanmi ou p'ap janm viv lontan jouk pou yo rive granmoun.
And thou shalt behold a rival in my habitation, in all that by which he will do good for Israel: and there shall not be an old man in thy house in all times.
33 M'ap kite yonn nan fanmi ou yo vivan pou li ka sèvi m' prèt. Men, l'ap pèdi de grenn je l' yo, epi lapenn ap fini avè l'. Tout lòt fanmi ou yo pral mouri tou jenn nan move kondisyon.
And yet I will not cut off the men descended from thee from my altar, to consume thy eyes, and to grieve thy soul: and all the increase of thy house shall die as [vigorous] men.
34 Lè w'a wè de pitit gason ou yo, Ofni ak Fineas, tonbe mouri menm jou a, w'a konnen sa m' te di a se vre.
And this shall be unto thee the sign, that shall happen on thy two sons, on Chophni and Phinehas: On one day shall they, both of them, die.
35 Mwen pral chwazi yon lòt prèt ki p'ap janm twonpe m'. L'a fè tou sa m'a vle l' fè, tou sa mwen ta renmen wè l' fè. M'a ba li yon fanmi ki p'ap janm disparèt, se yo ki va toujou sèvi wa mwen va chwazi a.
And I will raise up to me a faithful priest, who shall do in accordance with what is in my heart and in my mind; and I will build for him an enduring house; and he shall walk before my anointed in all times.
36 Men, moun ki va rete vivan nan fanmi ou lan va ale bò kote prèt sa a pou mande l' yon ti lajan ak yon ti manje, l'a lapriyè nan pye prèt la pou prèt la kite l' ede lòt prèt yo pou li ka jwenn kichòy pou l' manje.
And it shall come to pass, that whoever is left in thy house shall come to bow down to him for a gera of silver and a loaf of bread, and shall say, Attach me, I pray thee, unto one of the priestly offices, that I may eat a piece of bread.
