1 Samyèl 12
1 Samuel te di a tout Israël: “Gade byen, mwen te koute vwa nou nan tout sa ke nou te di m yo e mwen te chwazi yon wa sou nou.
Then Samuel said to all Israel, “I have listened to your voice in all that you have said to me, and I have set over you a king.
2 Alò, men wa a k ap mache devan nou. Men mwen fin granmoun, cheve m blanch e gade byen fis mwen yo avèk nou. Mwen te mache devan nou soti nan jenès mwen jis rive jodi a.
Now here is the king walking before you, and I am old and gray, and my sons are here with you. I have walked before you from my youth until this day.
3 Men mwen! Temwaye kont mwen devan SENYÈ a avèk moun onksyone pa Li yo. Se bèf a ki moun mwen konn vòlè, oswa bourik a kilès mwen te konn pran, oswa se kilès mwen te konn twonpe? Ki moun mwen te konn oprime, oswa nan men a kilès mwen te touche anba tab pou zye m pa wè? Si mwen te fè bagay sa yo, M ap repare sa.”
Here I am. Bear witness against me before the LORD and before His anointed: Whose ox or donkey have I taken? Whom have I cheated or oppressed? From whose hand have I accepted a bribe and closed my eyes? Tell me, and I will restore it to you.”
4 Yo te di: “Ou pa janm te twonpe nou, ni oprime nou ni pran anyen nan men a pèsòn.”
“You have not wronged us or oppressed us,” they replied, “nor have you taken anything from the hand of man.”
5 Li te di yo: “SENYÈ a se temwen kont nou e onksyone pa Li yo se temwen nan jou sa a ke nou pa t twouve anyen nan men m nan.” Epi yo te di: “Li se temwen.”
Samuel said to them, “The LORD is a witness against you, and His anointed is a witness today, that you have not found anything in my hand.” “He is a witness,” they replied.
6 Epi Samuel te di a pèp la: “Li se SENYÈ a ki te chwazi Moïse avèk Aaron, e ki te mennen zansèt nou yo monte soti nan peyi Égypte la.
Then Samuel said to the people, “The LORD is the One who appointed Moses and Aaron, and who brought your fathers up out of the land of Egypt.
7 Alò koulye a, kanpe pou m kab plede avèk nou devan SENYÈ a konsènan tout zèv ladwati ke SENYÈ a te fè pou nou avèk zansèt pa nou yo.
Now present yourselves, so that I may confront you before the LORD with all the righteous acts He has done for you and your fathers.
8 “Lè Jacob te antre an Égypte, zansèt nou yo te kriye fò a SENYÈ a. Konsa, SENYÈ a te voye Moïse avèk Aaron ki te mennen zansèt nou yo sòti an Égypte, e Li te fè yo vin rete nan plas sa a.
When Jacob went to Egypt, your fathers cried out to the LORD, and He sent them Moses and Aaron, who brought your fathers out of Egypt and settled them in this place.
9 Men yo te bliye SENYÈ a, Bondye pa yo a, e pou sa, Li te vann yo nan men Sisera, kapitèn a lame Hatsor a, nan men a Filisten yo, nan men wa Moab la, e yo te goumen kont yo.
But they forgot the LORD their God, and He sold them into the hand of Sisera the commander of the army of Hazor, and into the hands of the Philistines and the king of Moab, who fought against them.
10 Yo te kriye fò a SENYÈ a e yo te di: ‘Nou te peche akoz nou te kite SENYÈ a pou te sèvi Baal yo avèk Astarté; men koulye a, delivre nou nan men a lènmi nou yo e nou va sèvi Ou.’
Then they cried out to the LORD and said, ‘We have sinned, for we have forsaken the LORD and served the Baals and Ashtoreths. Now deliver us from the hands of our enemies, that we may serve You.’
11 Alò apre, SENYÈ a te voye Jerubbaal avèk Bedan, Jephthé ak Samuel pou te delivre nou nan men a lènmi nou yo toupatou, pou nou viv ansekirite.
So the LORD sent Jerubbaal, Barak, Jephthah, and Samuel, and He delivered you from the hands of your enemies on every side, and you dwelt securely.
12 “Lè nou te wè ke Nachasch, wa a fis Ammon yo, te vini kont nou, nou te di m: ‘Non, men se yon wa k ap renye sou nou’, malgre sa, SENYÈ Bondye nou an te wa nou.
But when you saw that Nahash king of the Ammonites was moving against you, you said to me, ‘No, we must have a king to rule over us’—even though the LORD your God was your king.
13 Alò pou sa, men wa ke nou te mande a. Epi gade byen, SENYÈ a te mete yon wa sou nou.
Now here is the king you have chosen, the one you requested. Behold, the LORD has placed a king over you.
14 Si nou va gen lakrent SENYÈ a, sèvi Li, koute vwa Li, e pa fè rebèl kont lòd SENYÈ a; alò, ni nou, ni wa ki renye sou nou an va swiv SENYÈ Bondye nou an.
If you fear the LORD and serve Him and obey His voice, and if you do not rebel against the command of the LORD, and if both you and the king who reigns over you follow the LORD your God, then all will be well.
15 Si nou pa koute vwa SENYÈ a, men fè rebèl kont lòd SENYÈ a, alò men a SENYÈ a va kont nou, jan li te ye kont zansèt nou yo.
But if you disobey the LORD and rebel against His command, then the hand of the LORD will be against you as it was against your fathers.
16 “Menm koulye a, kanpe la pou nou wè gwo bagay sa a ke SENYÈ a va fè devan zye nou.
Now, therefore, stand and see this great thing that the LORD will do before your eyes.
17 Èske se pa rekòlt ble li ye kounye a? M ap fè apèl SENYÈ a, pou Li kapab voye tonnè avèk lapli. Konsa, nou va konnen e wè mechanste ke nou te fè nan zye SENYÈ a gran, lè nou te mande pou nou yon wa.”
Is it not the wheat harvest today? I will call on the LORD to send thunder and rain, so that you will know and see what a great evil you have committed in the sight of the LORD by asking for a king.”
18 Konsa, Samuel te rele a SENYÈ a, e SENYÈ a te voye tonnè avèk lapli nan jou sa a. Epi tout pèp la te gen gwo lakrent SENYÈ a ak Samuel.
So Samuel called to the LORD, and on that day the LORD sent thunder and rain. As a result, all the people greatly feared the LORD and Samuel.
19 Alò, tout pèp la te di a Samuel: “Priye pou sèvitè ou yo a SENYÈ a, Bondye ou a, pou nou pa mouri; paske nou te ogmante sou peche nou yo, mal sila a, ke nou te mande yon wa pou kont nou an.”
They pleaded with Samuel, “Pray to the LORD your God for your servants so that we will not die! For we have added to all our sins the evil of asking for a king.”
20 Samuel te di a pèp la: “Pa pè Nou te fè tout mechanste sa a. Men pa vire akote pou pa swiv SENYÈ a, men sèvi SENYÈ a avèk tout kè nou.
“Do not be afraid,” Samuel replied. “Even though you have committed all this evil, do not turn aside from following the LORD, but serve the LORD with all your heart.
21 Fòk nou pa vire akote. Paske konsa, nou ta swiv bagay san valè ki pa kab fè benefis ni delivre, paske yo san valè.
Do not turn aside after worthless things that cannot profit you or deliver you, for they are empty.
22 Paske SENYÈ a p ap abandone pèp Li a akoz gran non Li, paske sa te fè SENYÈ a plezi pou fè nou yon pèp ki te pou Li menm.
Indeed, for the sake of His great name, the LORD will not abandon His people, because He was pleased to make you His own.
23 Anplis, pou mwen menm, lwen de mwen ke m ta peche kont SENYÈ a e sispann fè lapriyè pou nou; men mwen va enstwi nou nan chemen ki bon e ki dwat la.
As for me, far be it from me that I should sin against the LORD by ceasing to pray for you. And I will continue to teach you the good and right way.
24 Sèlman, gen lakrent Bondye e sèvi Li anverite, avèk tout kè nou. Paske kalkile ki kalite gwo zafè Li te fè pou nou.
Above all, fear the LORD and serve Him faithfully with all your heart; consider what great things He has done for you.
25 Men si nou toujou fè mal, ni nou menm ni wa nou an va peri.”
But if you persist in doing evil, both you and your king will be swept away.”
