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 unto all Israel, Behold, I have hearkened unto your voice in all that ye said unto me, and I have set 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, behold, the king is walking before you; and I am old and gray-headed; and my sons, behold, they are with you; and I have walked before you from my youth even 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.”
Behold, here am I; testify against me in the presence of the Lord, and in the presence of his anointed: Whose ox have I taken? or whose ass have I taken? or whom have I defrauded? whom have I oppressed? or from whose hand have I received any ransom so that I withdrew my eyes from him? and I will restore it 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 defrauded us, nor hast thou oppressed us, and thou hast not taken from any man's hand the least.
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 unto them, The Lord is witness against you, and his anointed is witness this day, that ye have not found in my hand the least: and they answered, 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 unto the people, It is the Lord who did [wonders through] 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.
And now stand up, that I may hold judgment with you before the Lord concerning all the benefits of the Lord, which he hath done 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.
When Jacob was come into Egypt, then did your fathers cry unto the Lord, and the Lord sent Moses and Aaron, and they brought forth your fathers out of Egypt, and caused them to 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 when they forgot the Lord their God, he sold them into the hand of Sissera, the chief of the host of Chazor, and into the hand of the Philistines, and into the hand of the king of Moab, and they made war 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.’
And they cried [then] unto the Lord, and said, We have sinned, because we have forsaken the Lord, and have served the Be'alim and the 'Ashtaroth; and now deliver us out of 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 Yerubba'al, and Bedan, and Yiphthach, and Samuel, and he delivered you out of the hand of your enemies on every side, so that ye dwelt safely.
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 ye saw that Nachash the king of the children of 'Ammon came against you, ye said unto me, No; but a king shall reign over us: when the Lord your God is your king.
13 Alò pou sa, men wa ke nou te mande a. Epi gade byen, SENYÈ a te mete yon wa sou nou.
And now here is the king whom ye have chosen, whom ye have asked for! and, behold, the Lord hath set over 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 ye will fear the Lord, and serve him, and obey his voice, and will not rebel against the will of the Lord: then shall both ye and also the king that reigneth over you continue following 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 ye will not hearken to the voice of the Lord, and rebel against the will of the Lord: then will the hand of the Lord 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.
And now stand up and see this great thing, which the Lord is about doing 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 there not wheat-harvest today? I will call unto the Lord, and he will send thunders and rain; and ye will [thus] perceive and see that your wickedness is great, which ye have done, in the eyes of the Lord, to ask for yourselves 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.
And Samuel called unto the Lord; and the Lord sent thunders and rain on that day: and all the people feared greatly 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.”
And all the people said unto Samuel, Pray in behalf of thy servants unto the Lord thy God, that we may not die; for we have added unto all our sins yet this evil, to ask for ourselves 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 unto the people, Fear not; ye have indeed done all this evil: yet turn not aside from following the Lord, and serve ye 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 ye not aside; for then would ye go after vain things, which cannot profit nor deliver; 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.
For the Lord will not forsake his people for the sake of his great name; because it hath pleased the Lord to make you a people unto himself.
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.
Moreover as for me, far be it from me that I should sin against the Lord by ceasing to pray in behalf of you; but I will teach you the good and the 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.
Only fear the Lord, and serve him in truth with all your heart; for see what great things he hath done with you.
25 Men si nou toujou fè mal, ni nou menm ni wa nou an va peri.”
But if ye will in any wise do wickedly, both ye yourselves as also your king shall perish.
