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.
Now there was a man of Benjamin, whose name, was Kish—son of Abiel, son of Zeror, son of Becorath, son of Aphiah, son of a Benjamite, —a mighty man of valour;
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, had a son, whose name, was Saul, a choice young man and of noble appearance, and there was not a man of the sons of Israel, more noble than he, —from his shoulders and upwards, was he taller 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.”
Now there had gone astray asses belonging to Kish, Saul’s father, —so Kish said unto Saul his son—I pray thee, take with thee one of the young men, and arise—go, seek the asses.
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 passed through the hill country of Ephraim, and passed through the land of Shalishah, but they found them not, —then passed they through the land of Shaalim, and they were not there, then passed he through the land of the Benjamites, but they found them not.
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, had come into the land of Zuph when, Saul, said to his young man who was with him, Come! and let us return; lest my father leave off [caring] for the asses, and be concerned 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 said to him: Lo! I pray thee, a man of God, [liveth] in this city, and, the man, is held in honour, all that he saith, surely cometh to pass. Now, let us go thither; peradventure he may tell us our way, whereon we should 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?”
Then said Saul to his young man: Behold, if we go, what shall we bring the man, for, the bread, hath failed from our sacks, and, present, there is none to bring to the man of God, —what is there 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 again answered Saul, and said—Lo! there is found in my hand, the fourth part of a shekel of silver, —which thou canst give to the man of God, and he will tell us our way.
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.)
Beforetime, in Israel, thus, said a man when he went to enquire of God, Come and let us go as far as the seer, —for, the prophet of to-day, used to be called, beforetime, 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 said unto his young man, Good, is thy word, come! let us go! So they went unto the city, where the man of God was.
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 were going up the ascent of the city, when they found young women, coming out to draw water, —so they said unto these, 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 the young women answered them and said: He is, lo! before you now, even as, to-day, hath he entered the city, for the people have a sacrifice, to-day, in the 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.”
As ye enter the city, so, shall ye surely find him, ere yet he shall go up to the high place to eat, for the people will not eat until he hath come, for, he, doth bless the sacrifice, after that, will they eat who have been bidden. Now, therefore, go up, for, about this very time, shall ye surely find him.
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.
So they went up into the city. As they were entering into the midst of the city, lo! Samuel, coming out over against them, to ascend the high place.
15 Alò, yon jou avan Saül te vini, Senyè a te montre sa a Samuel e te di:
Now, Yahweh, had unveiled the ear of Samuel, —one day before Saul came, 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.”
About this time to-morrow, will I send unto thee, a man out of the land of Benjamin, whom thou shalt anoint, to be leader over my people Israel, and he shall save my people, out of the hand of the Philistines, —for I have looked upon the oppression, because their outcry hath come in unto 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.”
And, when, Samuel, beheld Saul, Yahweh, answered him, Lo! the man, of whom I said unto thee, Here, is one shall control 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 drew near unto Samuel, in the midst of the gate, —and said—I pray thee, do tell me, where is the house of the seer?
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 answered Saul, and said—I, am, the seer! Go up before me, to the high place, so shall ye eat with me, to-day, —and I will let thee go in the morning, and, all that is in thy heart, will I tell thee.
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 asses that went astray from thee three days ago, do not regard them, for they are found, —but to whom belongeth all that is desirable in Israel? is it not to thee, and to all the house of thy father?
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?”
Then answered Saul, and said—Am not I, a man of Benjamin, of the smallest of the tribes of Israel, and [is not], my family, the poorest of all the families of the tribe of Benjamin? Wherefore, then, hast thou spoken unto me of such a thing as this?
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 took Saul and his young man, and brought them into the guest-chamber, —and gave them a place at the head of them who were bidden, they being about thirty persons.
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 said to the cook, Set on the portion that I gave thee, —of which I said unto thee, Put it by thee.
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 took up the shoulder, and that which was upon it, and placed it before Saul, and said—Lo! the part reserved! Set it before thee [and] eat, for, unto the time appointed, hath it been kept for thee, since the time that I said, The people, have I bidden. So Saul did eat 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, when they had come down from the high place into the city, he spread a couch for Saul upon the house-top, and he lay down.
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 it came to pass, at the uprisings of the dawn, that Samuel called unto Saul on the house-top, saying, Arise! that I may send thee away. So Saul arose, and they two, he and Samuel, went forth abroad.
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.”
As they were going down the end of the city, Samuel, said unto Saul—Bid the young man, that he pass on before us, (and he passed on) but, thou, stand still where thou art, that I may let thee hear the word of God.
