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.
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 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.
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 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.”
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 Yo te di: “Ou pa janm te twonpe nou, ni oprime nou ni pran anyen nan men a pèsòn.”
And they said: Thou hast not wronged us, nor oppressed us, nor taken ought at any man’s hand.
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.”
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 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.
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 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 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 “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.
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 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.
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 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.’
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 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.
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 “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 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 Alò pou sa, men wa ke nou te mande a. Epi gade byen, SENYÈ a te mete yon wa sou nou.
Now therefore your king is here, whom you have chosen and desired: Behold the Lord hath given you a king.
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 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 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 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 “Menm koulye a, kanpe la pou nou wè gwo bagay sa a ke SENYÈ a va fè devan zye nou.
Now then stand, and see this great thing which the Lord will do in your sight.
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 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 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.
And Samuel cried unto the Lord, and the Lord sent thunder and rain that day.
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.”
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 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.
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 Fòk nou pa vire akote. Paske konsa, nou ta swiv bagay san valè ki pa kab fè benefis ni delivre, paske yo san valè.
And turn not aside after vain things which shall never profit you, nor deliver you, because they are vain.
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.
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 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.
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 Sèlman, gen lakrent Bondye e sèvi Li anverite, avèk tout kè nou. Paske kalkile ki kalite gwo zafè Li te 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 Men si nou toujou fè mal, ni nou menm ni wa nou an va peri.”
But if you will still do wickedly: both you and your king shall perish together.
