1 Samyèl 9
1 Alò, te gen yon mesye nan Benjamin ki te rele Kis ki te fis Abiel la, fis Tseror, fis Becorath, fis Aphiach, ki te fis a yon Benjamit. Se te yon nonm fò e plen kouraj.
And there is a man of Benjamin, and his name [is] Kish, son of Abiel, son of Zeror, son of Bechorath, son of Aphiah, a Benjamite, a mighty man of valor,
2 Li te gen yon fis ki te rele Saül, yon jennonm ki te byen bèl. Pa t gen yon moun ki te pi bèl pami fis Israël yo. Depi zepòl li monte, li te piwo pase tout moun nan pèp la.
and he has a son, and his name [is] Saul, a choice youth and handsome, and there is not a man among the sons of Israel more handsome than he—from his shoulder and upward, higher than any of the people.
3 Alò, bourik ki te pou Kis yo, papa a Saül te pèdi. Epi Kis te di a Saül: “Alò, pran koulye a avè w youn nan sèvitè yo; leve, al chache bourik yo.”
And the donkeys of Kish, father of Saul, are lost, and Kish says to his son Saul, “Now take one of the young men with you, and rise, go, seek the donkeys.”
4 Li te pase nan peyi ti kolin Éphraïm nan e te pase nan Schalisha, men yo pa t jwenn yo. Alò, yo te pase nan peyi Schaalim, men yo pa t twouve anyen. Alò, li te pase nan peyi Benjamin yo, men yo pat jwenn anyen.
And he passes over through the hill-country of Ephraim, and passes over through the land of Shalisha, and they have not found [them]; and they pass over through the land of Shaalim, and they are not; and he passes over through the land of Benjamin, and they have not found [them].
5 Lè yo te rive nan peyi Tsuph, Saül te di a sèvitè ki te avèk li a: “Vini! Annou retounen, oswa papa m va sispann okipe afè bourik pou enkyete pou nou menm.”
They have come to the land of Zuph, and Saul has said to his young man who [is] with him, “Come, and we return, lest my father leave off from the donkeys, and has been sorrowful for us.”
6 Li te di li: “Gade byen konsa, genyen yon nonm Bondye nan vil sila a, yon nonm onore. Tout sa ke li konn di anverite vin pase. Alò, annou ale la. Petèt li kapab pale nou sou vwayaj ke nou kòmanse fè a.”
And he says to him, “Now behold, a man of God [is] in this city, and the man is honored; all that he speaks certainly comes; now, we go there, it may be he declares to us our way on which we have gone.”
7 Alò Saül te di a sèvitè li a: “Men gade byen, si nou ale, kisa nou va pote pou nonm sa a? Paske pen an fini nan sak nou e nanpwen kado pou pote bay nonm Bondye a. Kisa nou genyen?”
And Saul says to his young man, “And behold, we go, and what do we bring to the man? For the bread has gone from our vessels, and there is no present to bring to the man of God—what [is] with us?”
8 Sèvitè a te reponn Saül ankò e te di: “Gade byen, mwen gen nan men m yon ka sik ajan ke mwen va bay a nonm Bondye a, e li va pale nou chemen nou an.”
And the young man adds to answer Saul and says, “Behold, there is found a fourth of a shekel of silver with me: and I have given to the man of God, and he has declared our way to us.”
9 (Lontan an Israël, lè yon nonm te monte pou konsilte Bondye li te konn di: “Vini, annou ale kote divinò a”, paske sila ki, koulye a, yo rele yon pwofèt la, lontan, te konn rele divinò.)
Formerly in Israel, thus said the man in his going to seek God: “Come and we go to the seer.” For the “prophet” of today is formerly called “the seer.”
10 Saül te reponn a sèvitè a: “Byen pale! Vini, annou ale.” Konsa, yo te ale nan vil kote nonm Bondye a te ye a.
And Saul says to his young man, “Your word [is] good; come, we go”; and they go to the city where the man of God [is].
11 Pandan yo te monte pant vè vil la, yo te twouve jenn fanm yo ki te sot rale dlo. Yo te mande yo: “Èske divinò a isit la?”
They are going up in the ascent of the city, and have found young women going out to draw water, and say to them, “Is the seer in this [place]?”
12 Yo te reponn yo e te di: “Li la! Gade devan nou an! Fè vit, paske li fenk antre nan vil la jodi a. Pèp la gen yon sakrifis nan wo plas la jodi a.
And they answer them and say, “He is; behold, before you! Hurry, now, for he has come to the city today, for the people [have] a sacrifice today in a high place.
13 Depi nou antre nan vil la, nou va jwenn avèk li avan li monte nan wo plas pou manje, paske pèp la p ap manje jiskaske li vini, akoz li oblije beni sakrifis la. Apre sa, sila ki envite yo va manje. Pou sa, monte, paske nou va jwenn li talè.”
At your going into the city so you find him, before he goes up to the high place to eat; for the people do not eat until his coming, for he blesses the sacrifice; afterward, they who are called eat, and now, go up, for you should find him at this time.”
14 Konsa, yo te monte lavil la. Pandan yo te antre nan vil la, vwala, Samuel t ap sòti bò kote yo pou monte nan wo plas la.
And they go up to the city; they are coming into the midst of the city, and behold, Samuel is coming out to meet them, to go up to the high place;
15 Alò, yon jou avan Saül te vini, Senyè a te montre sa a Samuel e te di:
and YHWH had uncovered the ear of Samuel one day before the coming of Saul, saying,
16 “Vè lè sa a demen Mwen va voye yon mesye ki sòti nan peyi Benjamin yo kote ou menm. Konsa, ou va onksyone li kòm chèf sou pèp Mwen an, Israël, e li va delivre pèp Mwen an anba men a Filisten yo. Paske Mwen te gade sou pèp mwen an, akoz kri pa yo gen tan rive kote Mwen.”
“At this time tomorrow, I send to you a man out of the land of Benjamin—and you have anointed him for leader over My people Israel, and he has saved My people out of the hand of the Philistines; for I have seen My people, for its cry has come to Me.”
17 Lè Samuel te wè Saül, SENYÈ a te di li: “Gade byen, men mesye ke m te pale ou a! Sila a va renye sou pèp Mwen an, Israël.”
When Samuel has seen Saul, then YHWH has answered him, “Behold, the man of whom I have spoken to you; this [one] restrains My people.”
18 Saül te vin pwoche Samuel nan pòtay la e te di: “Souple, di m kote kay a divinò a ye.”
And Saul draws near to Samuel in the midst of the gate and says, “Please declare to me where this seer’s house [is].”
19 Samuel te reponn Saül e te di: “Se mwen menm ki divinò a. Monte devan mwen nan wo plas la, paske w ap manje avè m jodi a. Epi nan demen, mwen va kite ou ale e mwen va fè ou konnen tout sa ki nan lespri ou.
And Samuel answers Saul and says, “I [am] the seer; go up before me into the high place, and you have eaten with me today, and I have sent you away in the morning, and all that [is] in your heart I declare to you.
20 Pou afè bourik ou yo ki te pèdi twa jou pase yo, pa okipe yo, paske yo gen tan twouve. Epi se kilès ke tout Israël pito? Èske se pa ou ak pou tout lakay papa ou?”
And as for the donkeys which are lost from you [for] three days as of today, do not set your heart to them, for they have been found; and to whom [is] all the desire of Israel? Is it not to you and to all your father’s house?”
21 Saül te reponn: “Èske mwen pa yon Benjamit? Pi piti nan tout tribi Israël yo? Fanmi pa m nan ki pi piti ke tout fanmi nan tribi Benjamin an? Poukisa ou pale mwen konsa?”
And Saul answers and says, “Am I not a Benjamite—of the smallest of the tribes of Israel? And my family the least of all the families of the tribe of Benjamin? And why have you spoken to me according to this word?”
22 Alò, Samuel te pran Saül avèk sèvitè li a. Li te mennen yo antre nan gran sal la, e li te ba yo yon plas devan, nan tèt sila ki te envite yo, ki te anviwon trant mesye.
And Samuel takes Saul, and his young man, and brings them into the chamber, and gives a place to them at the head of those called; and they [are] about thirty men.
23 Samuel te di chèf kwizin nan: “Mennen pòsyon ke m te di ou a, sila ke m te di ou a, Mete li akote.”
And Samuel says to the cook, “Give the portion which I gave to you, of which I said to you, Set it by you.”
24 Alò chèf kwizin nan te pran janm nan avèk sa ki te sou li a e li te plase li devan Saül. Konsa, Samuel te di: “Men sa ki te sere! Mete li devan ou e manje paske li te kenbe pou ou jis rive nan lè apwente a, akoz mwen te di ou ‘mwen te envite moun yo.’” Konsa, Saül te manje avèk Samuel nan jou sa a.
(And the cook lifts up the leg, and that which [is] on it, and sets [it] before Saul), and he says, “Behold, that which is left; [it] is set before your face—eat, for it is kept for you for this appointed time, [at my] saying, I have called the people”; and Saul eats with Samuel on that day.
25 Lè yo te kite plas anwo a pou antre nan vil la, Samuel te pale avèk Saül anwo twati a.
And they come down from the high place to the city, and he speaks with Saul on the roof.
26 Yo te leve bonè. Lè li fenk jou, Samuel te rele Saül sou twati a. Li te di: “Leve pou m kab voye ou ale.” Konsa, Saül te leve, e li menm ansanm ak Samuel te ale nan lari.
And they rise early, and it comes to pass, at the ascending of the dawn, that Samuel calls to Saul, on the roof, saying, “Rise, and I send you away”; and Saul rises, and they go out, both of them—he and Samuel, outside.
27 Pandan yo t ap desann pou prèske fin kite vil la, Samuel te di Saül: “Pale sèvitè a pou l ale avanse devan nou. Men ou menm, rete kanpe koulye a pou m kapab fè ou tande pawòl Bondye a.”
They are going down in the extremity of the city, and Samuel has said to Saul, “Say to the young man that he should pass on before us (and he passes on), and you, stand at this time, and I cause you to hear the word of God.”
