1 Samoela 12

1 Ary hoy Samoela tamin’ ny Isiraely rehetra: Indro, efa nihaino ny teninareo aho tamin’ izay rehetra nolazainareo tamiko ka efa nanendry mpanjaka hanjaka aminareo.

And Samuel said to all Israel, Behold, I have hearkened to your voice in all that ye said to me, and have made a king over you.

2 Ary ankehitriny, indro, ny mpanjaka mandeha eo anatrehanareo; fa izaho efa antitra sy fotsy volo; koa, indreo, eo aminareo ny zanako, ary izaho efa nandeha teo anatrehanareo hatry ny fony vao zaza ka mandraka androany.

And now behold, the king walks before you; and I am old and grey-headed; and behold, my sons are with you; and I have walked before you from my youth up to this day.

3 Koa inty aho; tondroy maso eto anatrehan’ i Jehovah sy ny voahosony aho: ombin’ iza moa no nalaiko? na borikin’ iza no nalaiko? na an’ iza no nanaovako an-keriny? na iza no nampahoriko? na teo an-tànan’ iza no nandraisako kolikoly hahatampina ny masoko? fa honerako aminareo izany.

Here I am: testify against me before Jehovah, and before his anointed. Whose ox have I taken? or whose ass have I taken? or whom have I defrauded? whom have I injured? or of whose hand have I received any ransom and blinded mine eyes therewith? and I will restore it to you.

4 Ary hoy ireo: Hianao tsy nanao an-keriny taminay, na nampahory anay, na naka zavatra teny an-tànan’ olona na dia iray akory aza.

And they said, Thou hast not defrauded us, and thou hast not injured us, neither hast thou taken aught of any man's hand.

5 Dia hoy Samoela taminy: Vavolombelona aminareo anio Jehovah, ary vavolombelona koa ny voahosony, fa tsy nisy zavatra hitanareo teo an-tanako na inona na inona. Dia hoy ireo: Eny, vavolombelona Izy.

And he said to them, Jehovah is witness against you, and his anointed is witness this day, that ye have not found aught in my hand! And [the people] said, [He is] witness!

6 Ary hoy Samoela tamin’ ny olona: Jehovah no nanendry an’ i Mosesy sy Arona, ary nitondra ny razanareo niakatra avy tany amin’ ny tany Egypta.

And Samuel said to the people, [It is] Jehovah who appointed Moses and Aaron, and who brought your fathers up out of the land of Egypt.

7 Koa ankehitriny avia ianareo, fa hifandahatra aminareo eto anatrehan’ i Jehovah aho ny amin’ ny asa marina rehetra izay nataon’ i Jehovah taminareo sy ny razanareo.

And now stand still, that I may plead with you before Jehovah of all the righteous acts of Jehovah which he did to you and to your fathers.

8 Rehefa tonga tany Egypta Jakoba, ka nitaraina tamin’ i Jehovah ny razanareo, Jehovah dia naniraka an’ i Mosesy sy Arona, ka ireo no nitondra ny razanareo nivoaka avy tany Egypta ary namponina azy teto amin’ ity tany ity.

When Jacob had come into Egypt, and your fathers cried to Jehovah, then Jehovah sent Moses and Aaron, and they brought your fathers forth out of Egypt, and made them dwell in this place.

9 Nefa raha nanadino an’ i Jehovah Andriamaniny izy, dia namidiny ho eo an-tànan’ i Sisera, komandin’ ny miaramilan’ i Hazora, sy ho eo an-tànan’ ny Filistina ary ho eo an-tànan’ ny mpanjakan’ i Moaba, ka niadian’ ireo izy.

And they forgot Jehovah their God, and he sold them into the hand of Sisera, captain of the host of Hazor, and into the hand of the Philistines, and into the hand of the king of Moab, and they fought against them.

10 Dia nitaraina tamin’ i Jehovah izy ka nanao hoe: Efa nanota izahay, fa efa nahafoy an’ i Jehovah ka nanompo ireo Bala sy Astarta, nefa ankehitriny vonjeo amin’ ny tanan’ ny fahavalonay izahay, dia hanompo Anao.

And they cried to Jehovah and said, We have sinned, because we have forsaken Jehovah, and have served the Baals and the Ashtoreths; and now deliver us out of the hand of our enemies, and we will serve thee.

11 Ary Jehovah efa naniraka an’ i Jerobala sy Bedana sy Jefta ary Samoela, ka namonjy anareo tamin’ ny tanan’ ny fahavalonareo manodidina Izy, dia nandry fahizay ianareo.

And Jehovah sent Jerubbaal and Bedan and Jephthah and Samuel, and delivered you out of the hand of your enemies round about, so that ye dwelt in safety.

12 Kanjo nony hitanareo fa avy hiady taminareo Nahasy, mpanjakan’ ny Amonita, dia hoy ianareo tamiko: Tsia, fa aoka hisy mpanjaka hanjaka aminay; kanefa Jehovah Andriamanitrareo no mpanjakanareo.

But when ye saw that Nahash the king of the children of Ammon came against you, ye said to me, Nay, but a king shall reign over us; when Jehovah your God was your king.

13 Koa ankehitriny, indro ny mpanjaka izay nofidinareo sy nangatahinareo; ary indro fa Jehovah nanome mpanjaka hanjaka aminareo.

And now behold, the king whom ye have chosen, whom ye have asked for! and behold, Jehovah has set a king over you.

14 Enga anie ka hatahotra an’ i Jehovah sy hanompo Azy ary hihaino ny feony ka tsy handà ny didiny ianareo, fa samy hanaraka an’ i Jehovah Andriamanitrareo ianareo sy ny mpanjaka izay manjaka aminareo.

If ye fear Jehovah, and serve him, and hearken to his voice, and rebel not against the commandment of Jehovah, then both ye and the king also that reigns over you shall continue following Jehovah your God.

15 Fa raha tsy mihaino ny tenin’ i Jehovah kosa ianareo, fa mandà ny didiny, dia hamely anareo ny tànan’ i Jehovah tahaka ny namelezany ny razanareo.

But if ye will not hearken to the voice of Jehovah, and if ye rebel against the commandment of Jehovah, then will the hand of Jehovah be against you, as against your fathers.

16 Koa mitsangàna ankehitriny, ka jereo izao zavatra lehibe hataon’ i Jehovah eto imasonareo izao:

Now therefore stand and see this great thing which Jehovah will do before your eyes.

17 Moa tsy taom-pijinjana vary tritika va izao? Hiantso an’ i Jehovah aho, ary hahatonga kotrokorana sy orana Izy, dia ho hitanareo sy ho fantatrareo fa lehibe ny ratsy nataonareo teo imason’ i Jehovah, satria nangataka mpanjaka ianareo.

Is it not wheat-harvest to-day? I will call unto Jehovah, and he will send thunder and rain; and ye shall perceive and see that your wickedness is great which ye have done in the sight of Jehovah in asking for yourselves a king.

18 Ary Samoela niantso an’ i Jehovah, ary Jehovah nahatonga kotrokorana sy orana tamin’ izany andro izany; ary ny vahoaka rehetra dia natahotra an’ i Jehovah sy Samoela indrindra.

And Samuel called to Jehovah; and Jehovah sent thunder and rain that day. And all the people greatly feared Jehovah and Samuel.

19 Dia hoy ny vahoaka rehetra tamin’ i Samoela: Mangataha amin’ i Jehovah Andriamanitrao ho an’ ny mpanomponao, Fandrao maty izahay! fa efa nanao izao ratsy Izao izahay ho fanampin’ ny fahotanay rehetra, satria nangataka mpanjaka ho anay.

And all the people said to Samuel, Pray to Jehovah thy God for thy servants, that we die not; for we have added to all our sins the wickedness to ask for ourselves a king.

20 Ary hoy Samoela tamin’ ny vahoaka: Aza matahotra; efa nanao izany ratsy rehetra izany tokoa ianareo; kanefa aza mivily tsy hanaraka an’ i Jehovah; fa manompoa Azy amin’ ny fonareo rehetra.

And Samuel said to the people, Fear not: ye have done all this wickedness; yet turn not aside from following Jehovah, and serve Jehovah with all your heart;

21 Eny, aza mivily; fa manaraka ireo zava-poana ianareo, izay tsy mahasoa na mahavonjy; fa zava-poana ireo.

and turn ye not aside; for [it would be] after vain things which cannot profit nor deliver; for they are vain.

22 Fa Jehovah tsy hahafoy ny olony noho ny anarany lehibe, satria sitrak’ i Jehovah ny nanaovany anareo ho olony.

For Jehovah will not cast away his people for his great name's sake; because it has pleased Jehovah to make you his people.

23 Ary ny amiko, sanatria raha hanota amin’ i Jehovah aho ka hitsahatra tsy hangataka ho anareo; fa izaho hanoro anareo izay lalana tsara sy mahitsy.

Moreover, as for me, far be it from me that I should sin against Jehovah in ceasing to pray for you; and I will teach you the good and right way.

24 Kanefa matahora an’ i Jehovah ianareo, ka manompoa Azy marina amin’ ny fonareo rehetra; fa eritrereto izao zavatra lehibe nataony ho anareo izao.

Only, fear Jehovah, and serve him in truth, with all your heart; for see how great things he has done for you.

25 Fa raha mbola manao ratsy ihany ianareo, dia haringana ianareo sy ny mpanjakanareo koa.

But if ye do wickedly, ye shall perish, both ye and your king.