1 Saamuʼeel 12
1 Saamuʼeel Israaʼeloota hundaan akkana jedhe; “Kunoo ani waan isin naan jettan hunda dhagaʼeera; mootii isin irratti moosiseera.
Then Samuel said to all of Israel, “I have paid attention to everything you asked from me, and I have given you a king to rule over you.
2 Nama mootii taʼee isin hoogganus argattaniirtu. Ani dulloomee arrii baaseera; ilmaan koo kunoo isin wajjin jiru. Ani ijoollummaa kootii jalqabee hamma harʼaatti isin hoogganeera.
Now your king is your leader. I am old and gray, and my sons are here with you. I have led you from the time I was a boy up to today.
3 Ani asan jira; isinis fuula Waaqayyootii fi fuula mooticha inni dibee duratti dhugaa natti baʼaa. Ani sangaa eenyuun fudhadhe? Ani harree eenyuun fudhadhe? Ani eenyun gowwoomse? Ani eenyun cunqurse? Ittiin ija koo jaamsuuf ani eenyu harkaan mattaʼaa fudhadhe? Ani yoon fudhadhee jiraadhe isiniif nan deebisa.”
I stand here before you. Bring any charges you have against me in the presence of the Lord and of his anointed one. Have I taken anyone's ox or donkey? Have I wronged anyone? Have I oppressed anyone? Have I accepted a bribe from anyone to turn a blind eye? Tell me, and I will repay you.”
4 Isaanis deebisanii, “Ati nu hin gowwoomsine yookaan nu hin cunqursine. Nama tokko harkaa iyyuu waan tokko illee hin fudhanne” jedhan.
“No, you have never cheated or oppressed us,” they replied, “and you have never taken anything from anyone.”
5 Saamuʼeel immoo, “Akka isin waan tokko illee harka kootti hin argatin Waaqayyo isinitti dhugaa baʼa; dibamaan isaas harʼa dhugaa baʼa” isaaniin jedhe. Isaanis, “Inni dhuga baʼaa dha” jedhan.
Samuel told them, “The Lord is a witness, and his anointed is a witness today, in this case involving you, that you have not found me guilty of anything.” “He is a witness,” they replied.
6 Ergasiis Saamuʼeel namootaan akkana jedhe; “Kan Musee fi Aroonin dibee abbootii keessan biyya Gibxii baase Waaqayyoo dha.
“The Lord is a witness, he who appointed Moses and Aaron,” Samuel went on. “He led your forefathers out of the land of Egypt.
7 Egaa waaʼee hojii qajeelaa kan Waaqayyo isinii fi abbootii keessaniif hojjete hunda akka ani fuula Waaqayyoo duratti isinitti falmuuf as dhaabadhaa.
So stand here as I present to you in the presence of the Lord the evidence of all the good things the Lord has done for you and your forefathers.
8 “Yeroo Yaaqoob biyya Gibxi seenetti abbootiin keessan Waaqayyootti iyyatan; Waaqayyos Musee fi Aroon warra abbootii keessan biyya Gibxii baasanii iddoo kana qubachiisan erge.
After Jacob had gone to Egypt, your fathers cried out to the Lord for help, and he sent Moses and Aaron to lead your forefathers out of Egypt and settle them here.
9 “Isaan garuu Waaqayyo Waaqa isaanii irraanfatan; kanaaf inni dabarsee harka Siisaaraa ajajaa waraana Haazooriitti, Filisxeemotaa fi mootii Moʼaabitti isaan gurgure; jarris waraana itti banan.
But they forgot about the Lord their God, so he abandoned them to Sisera, the commander of the army of Hazor, to the Philistines, and to the king of Moab, who attacked them.
10 Isaanis Waaqayyotti iyyatanii, ‘Nu cubbuu hojjenneerra; Waaqayyoon dhiifnee Baʼaalii fi Ashtooretin tajaajilleerra. Amma garuu harka diinota keenyaatii nu baasi; nus si tajaajilla’ jedhan.
They cried out to the Lord for help and said, ‘We have sinned, for we have rejected the Lord and worshiped the Baals and Ashtoreths. Please save us from the hands of our enemies, and we will worship you.’
11 Waaqayyo Yerub-Baʼaalin, Bedaanin, Yiftaa fi Saamuʼeelin ergee akka isin nagaan jiraattaniif karaa hundaan harka diinota keessaniitii isin baase.
Then the Lord sent Gideon, Barak, Jephthah and Samuel, and he saved you from your enemies who surrounded you so you could live in safety.
12 “Yommuu akka Naahaash mootiin Amoonotaa isinitti dhufe argitanitti garuu, Waaqayyo Waaqni keessan mootii keessan taʼu iyyuu isin, ‘Lakki; nu mootii nu bulchu barbaannaa’ jettan.
But when you saw that Nahash, king of the Ammonites, was coming to attack you, you told me, ‘No, we want our own king,’ even though the Lord your God was your king.
13 Ammas mootiin isin gaafattanii fi filattan kunoo ti! Waaqayyo mootii isin irratti moosiseera.
So here's the king you have chosen, the one you asked for. Look—the Lord now gives him to you as your king!
14 Yoo isin Waaqayyoon sodaattan, yoo isa tajaajiltan, yoo isaaf ajajamtanii fi yoo ajaja isaatti finciluu baattan, yoo hundi keessanii fi mootiin isin irratti moosifame sun Waaqayyo Waaqa keessan faana buutan gaarii dha!
If you honor the Lord, worship him, do what he tells you, and don't rebel against the Lord's instructions, and if both you and your king follow the Lord your God, then good!
15 Yoo isin Waaqayyoof ajajamuu baattanii ajaja isaatti finciltan akkuma abbootii keessanitti kaʼe sana harki isaa isinittis ni kaʼa.
However, if you refuse to do what he tells you, and rebel against the Lord's instructions, then the Lord will be against you as he was against your forefathers.
16 “Egaa jabaadhaa dhaabadhaatii waan guddaa Waaqayyo fuula keessan duratti godhu kana ilaalaa!
Now stand still and watch what the Lord is going to do, right before your very eyes.
17 Amma yeroo itti qamadiin haamamuu mitii? Ani akka inni qaqawweessaa fi bokkaa erguuf Waaqayyoon nan kadhadha. Isin yeroo mootii isin bulchu gaafattanitti akka waan hamaa fuula Waaqayyoo duratti hojjettan ni hubattu.”
Isn't it the time of wheat harvest? Well, I will ask the Lord to send thunder and rain. Then you will realize how very evil you were in the Lord's sight when you demanded your own king.”
18 Kana irratti Saamuʼeel Waaqayyoon waammate; Waaqayyos yeruma sana qaqawweessaa fi bokkaa erge. Namoonni hundinuus Waaqayyoo fi Saamuʼeelin akka malee sodaatan.
Then Samuel prayed to the Lord, and that very day the Lord sent thunder and rain. Everyone was in absolute awe of the Lord and of Samuel.
19 Namoonni hundinuus Saamuʼeeliin, “Akka nu tajaajiltoonni kee hin dhumneef Waaqayyoon Waaqa kee nuuf kadhadhu; nu cubbuu keenya hunda irratti daballee mootiin nurratti akka moʼu gaafachuudhaan daba hojjenneerraatii” jedhan.
“Please pray to the Lord your God for us your servants, so we will not die!” they begged Samuel. “For we have added to all our sins the evil of asking for our own king.”
20 Saamuʼeelis deebisee akkana jedhe; “Hin sodaatinaa; isin hammina kana hunda raawwattaniirtu; taʼus garaa guutuudhaan Waaqayyoon tajaajilaa malee Waaqayyo irraa hin deebiʼinaa.
“Don't be afraid,” Samuel replied. “Even though you have indeed done all these evil things, don't give up following the Lord, but dedicate yourselves completely to worshiping him.
21 Garagaltanii wantoota faayidaa hin qabne kanneen isin fayyaduu yookaan isin oolchuu hin dandeenye duukaa hin buʼinaa; isaan faayidaa hin qabaniitii.
Don't worship worthless idols that can't help you or save you, for they are nothing.
22 Waaqayyo sababii maqaa isaa guddaa sanaatiif jedhee saba isaa hin gatu; Waaqayyo kan ofii isaa isin godhachuu jaallateeraatii.
The fact is because of the kind of person the Lord is, he won't give up on his people, because he was happy to claim you as his own.
23 Akka yaada kootti ani isinii kadhachuu dhiisee Waaqayyotti yakka hojjechuun narraa haa fagaatu. Ani karaa gaarii fi qajeelaa taʼe isin nan barsiisa.
As for me, how could I sin against the Lord by no longer praying for you. I will also continue to teach you the way of goodness and right.
24 Garuu Waaqayyoon sodaadhaa; garaa keessan guutuunis amanamuudhaan isaaf hojjedhaa; waan guddaa inni isinii godhes yaadadhaa.
Make sure you honor God and worship him faithfully, with complete dedication. Think of all the tremendous things he has done for you.
25 Yoo hammina hojjechuu itti fuftan garuu, isinis mootiin keessanis ni baddu.”
But if you continue to do what is evil, you and your king will be wiped out.”
