1 Samyèl 3
1 Lè sa a, Samyèl te timoun toujou, li t'ap sèvi Seyè a sou zòd Eli. Nan tan sa a se pa t' fasil pou Seyè a te pale ak moun. Se bagay ki te ra anpil pou Seyè a te fè moun wè l'.
Now the boy Samuel was ministering to the Lord before Eli, and the word of the Lord was precious in those days; there was no manifest vision.
2 Je Eli yo te fin bese, li pa t' ka wè ladan yo ankò. Yon jou lannwit, Eli te kouche nan chanm li ap dòmi.
Then it happened that, on a certain day, Eli was lying in his place. And his eyes had dimmed, so that he was unable to see.
3 Samyèl menm te kouche nan Tanp Seyè a, nan pyès kote Bwat Kontra Bondye a te ye a. Lanp lan te limen toujou.
And so, to prevent the lamp of God from going out, Samuel was sleeping in the temple of the Lord, where the ark of God was.
4 Seyè a rele Samyèl. Samyèl reponn: -Men mwen wi!
And the Lord called Samuel. And responding, he said, “Here I am.”
5 Epi li leve, l' al jwenn Eli, li di l': -Men mwen wi! M' tande ou rele m'! Eli reponn li: -Mwen pa rele ou non! Tounen nan kabann ou. Samyèl ale, li kouche.
And he ran to Eli, and he said, “Here I am. For you called me.” And he said: “I did not call. Return and sleep.” And he went away, and he slept.
6 Seyè a rele l' ankò. Samyèl leve, l' al jwenn Eli, li di l': -Men mwen wi! Mwen tande ou rele m'! Men, Eli reponn li: -Pitit mwen, mwen pa rele ou. Al kouche tande!
And again, the Lord continued to call to Samuel. And rising up, Samuel went to Eli, and he said: “Here I am. For you called me.” And he responded: “I did not call you, my son. Return and sleep.”
7 Samyèl pa t' ankò konnen Seyè a paske Seyè a pa t' ankò janm pale avè l' anvan sa.
Now Samuel did not yet know the Lord, and the word of the Lord had not been revealed to him.
8 Seyè a rele Samyèl yon twazyèm fwa. Samyèl leve, l' al jwenn Eli, epi li di l': -Mwen tande ou rele m'. Men mwen wi! Fwa sa a, Eli vin konprann se Seyè a ki t'ap rele ti gason an.
And the Lord continued, and he called to Samuel still a third time. And rising up, he went to Eli.
9 Li di Samyèl konsa: -Al kouche tande! Si ou tande yo rele ou ankò, w'a reponn: Pale non, Seyè! Sèvitè ou la ap koute ou! Samyèl ale, li kouche nan kabann li.
And he said: “Here I am. For you called me.” Then Eli understood that the Lord had called the boy. And he said to Samuel: “Go and sleep. And if he calls to you from now on, you will say, ‘Speak, Lord, for your servant is listening.’” Therefore, Samuel went away, and he slept in his place.
10 Seyè a vini, li kanpe, epi li rele l' jan l' te fè l' anvan an: -Samyèl! Samyèl! Samyèl reponn: -Pale non! Sèvitè ou la ap koute ou!
And the Lord came, and stood, and he called, just as he had called the other times, “Samuel, Samuel.” And Samuel said, “Speak, Lord, for your servant is listening.”
11 Seyè a di l' konsa: -Mwen pral fè yon gwo bagay nan mitan pèp Izrayèl la. Lè moun va tande sa, yo pral sezi.
And the Lord said to Samuel: “Behold, I am accomplishing a word in Israel. Whoever will hear about it, both his ears will ring.
12 Jou sa a, tout malè mwen te di Eli ki pou te rive fanmi l' yo pral rive vre san manke yonn.
In that day, I will raise up against Eli all the things that I have spoken over his house. I will begin, and I will finish.
13 Mwen te di l' mwen tapral pini fanmi l' lan yon sèl kou pou m' fini ak yo poutèt pitit gason l' yo. Li konnen yo t'ap fè sa ki mal, yo t'ap pale Bondye mal, epi li pa di yo anyen.
For I have foretold to him that I will judge his house unto eternity, because of iniquity. For he had known that his sons acted shamefully, and he did not chastise them.
14 Se poutèt sa mwen te fè moun fanmi Eli yo konnen mwen sèmante pa gen ankenn bèt yo ka touye ni ankenn ofrann ki ka fè m' padonnen peche yo fè a.
For this reason, I have sworn to the house of Eli that the iniquity of his house will not be expiated, with victims or with gifts, even forever.”
15 Samyèl rete nan kabann li jouk denmen maten. Li leve granmaten, li louvri tout pòt nan Tanp Seyè a. Men, li te pè al rakonte Eli vizyon li te fè a.
Then Samuel slept until morning, and he opened the doors of the house of the Lord. And Samuel was afraid to tell the vision to Eli.
16 Men Eli rele l': -Samyèl, pitit mwen! Samyèl reponn li: -Men mwen wi!
Then Eli called Samuel, and he said, “Samuel, my son?” And responding, he said, “I am here.”
17 Eli mande l': -Kisa Seyè a di ou konsa? Tanpri pa kache m' anyen. Se pou Bondye ba ou pi gwo pinisyon ki genyen si ou kache m' anyen nan sa li di ou la.
And he questioned him: “What is the word that the Lord has spoken to you? I beg you that you may not conceal it from me. May God do these things to you, and may he add these other things, if you hide from me one word out of all the things that were told to you.”
18 Se konsa Samyèl rapòte l' tout pawòl Seyè a san kache l' anyen. Epi Eli di l': -Se Seyè a li ye, l'a fè tou sa li wè ki bon.
And so, Samuel revealed to him all the words, and he did not hide them from him. And he responded: “He is the Lord. May he do what is good in his own eyes.”
19 Samyèl t'ap grandi, Seyè a te avèk li. Li te fè tout pawòl ki te soti nan bouch Samyèl rive vre.
And Samuel grew up, and the Lord was with him, and not one of his words fell to the ground.
20 Konsa, tout pèp Izrayèl la, depi moun ki te rete nan peyi Dann lan jouk sa ki rete lavil Bècheba, te vin rekonèt Samyèl tankou yon bon pwofèt k'ap pale pawòl Seyè a.
And all of Israel, from Dan even to Beersheba, knew Samuel to be a faithful prophet of the Lord.
21 Seyè a menm te toujou ap parèt lavil Silo, paske se la li te konn fè Samyèl wè li, se la li te konn pale ak li.
And the Lord continued to appear in Shiloh. For the Lord had revealed himself to Samuel at Shiloh, according to the word of the Lord. And the word about Samuel went forth to all of Israel.
