1 Samyèl 12

1 Samyèl di moun pèp Izrayèl yo: -Nou wè mwen fè tou sa nou te mande m' fè. Mwen ban nou yon wa pou gouvènen nou.

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

2 Koulye a nou gen yon wa alatèt nou. Mwen menm, poutèt pa m', mwen fin granmoun, cheve m' fin blan, se pitit gason m' yo ki la avèk nou. Depi mwen jenn gason rive jòdi a m'ap mache alatèt nou.

And now, behold, the king goes before you; and I am grown old and shall rest; and, behold, my sons [are] among you; and, behold, I have gone about before you from my youth to this day.

3 Koulye a, men mwen! Se pou nou di m' devan Seyè a, devan wa li chwazi a, sa mwen janm fè nou. Eske mwen janm pran bèf osinon bourik yonn nan nou? Eske mwen janm pwofite sou pesonn? Eske mwen janm aji mal ak pesonn? Eske mwen janm pran lajan nan men pesonn pou m' kache anyen pou li? Si mwen janm fè bagay konsa, m'ap renmèt sa m' te pran an.

Behold, [here am] I, answer against me before the Lord and before his anointed: whose calf have I taken? or whose ass have I taken? or whom of you have I oppressed? or from whose hand have I taken a bribe, even [to] a sandal? bear witness against me, and I will make restitution to you.

4 Pèp la reponn: -Ou pa janm aji mal ak nou. Ou pa janm pwofite sou nou ni ou pa janm pran lajan nan men pesonn.

And they said to Samuel, Thou hast not injured us, and thou hast not oppressed us; and thou hast not afflicted us, and thou hast not taken anything from any one's hand.

5 Samyèl di yo: -Jòdi a, Seyè a ansanm ak wa li chwazi a temwen nou pa jwenn anyen pou nou repwoche m'. Pèp la reponn: -Seyè a temwen!

And Samuel said to the people, The Lord [is] witness among you, and his anointed [is] witness this day, that ye have not found anything in my hand: and they said, [He is] witness.

6 Samyèl di yo: -Seyè a temwen sa nou di a, li menm ki te voye Moyiz ak Arawon pou fè zansèt nou yo soti kite peyi Lejip la.

And Samuel spoke to the people, saying, The Lord who appointed Moses and Aaron [is] witness, who brought our fathers up out of Egypt.

7 Koulye a, nou menm, vin kanpe la devan lotèl Seyè a pou m' akize nou. Pou konmanse, m'ap fè nou chonje tout bèl bagay Seyè a te fè pou nou ak pou zansèt nou yo.

And now stand still, and I will judge you before the Lord; and I will relate to you all the righteousness of the Lord, the things which he has wrought among you and your fathers.

8 Jakòb te desann nan peyi Lejip ansanm ak tout fanmi li. Lè moun peyi Lejip yo pran maltrete zansèt nou yo, zansèt nou yo rele mande Seyè a sekou. Lè sa a, Seyè a voye Moyiz ak Arawon ki fè yo soti kite peyi Lejip la epi ki mennen yo vin rete isit la.

When Jacob and his sons went into Egypt, and Egypt humbled them, then our fathers cried to the Lord, and the Lord sent Moses and Aaron; and they brought our fathers out of Egypt, and he made them to dwell in this place.

9 Men yo bliye Seyè a, Bondye yo a. Lè sa a, Bondye lage yo nan men Sisera, chèf lame lavil Azò a, nan men moun Filisti yo ak nan men wa peyi Moab ki leve fè lagè ak yo.

And they forgot the Lord their God, and he sold them into the hands of Sisara captain of the host of Jabis king of Asor, and into the hands of the Philistines, and into the hands of the king of Moab; and he fought with them.

10 Yo rele mande Seyè a sekou, yo di konsa: Nou te fè sa ki mal, paske nou te vire do bay Seyè a, n' al sèvi yon bann zidòl yo rele Baal ak Astate. Koulye a, tanpri, delivre nou anba men lènmi nou yo, n'a sèvi ou.

And they cried to the Lord, and said, We have sinned, for we have forsaken the Lord, and have served Baalim and the groves: and now deliver us out of the hand of our enemies, and we will serve thee.

11 Lè sa a, Seyè a voye Jewoubaal, Abdon, Jefte ak mwen menm, Samyèl, li delivre nou anba men lènmi nou yo ki te tout bò kote nou yo, li fè nou viv ak kè poze.

And he sent Jerobaal, and Barac, and Jephthae, and Samuel, and rescued us out of the hand of our enemies round about, and ye dwelt in security.

12 Epi lè nou wè Nakach, wa moun peyi Amon yo, te pare pou l' atake nou, atout nou te konnen se Seyè a, Bondye nou an, ki wa nou, nou di m': Non! nou pa vle sa ankò. Se yon wa nou vle pou gouvènen nou.

And ye saw that Naas king of the children of Ammon came against you, and ye said, Nay, none but a king shall reign over us; whereas the Lord our God [is] our king.

13 Koulye a, men wa nou te chwazi a. Nou te mande yon wa, Seyè a ban nou li.

And now behold the king whom ye have chosen; and behold, the Lord has set a king over you.

14 Tansèlman, Seyè a, Bondye nou an, va kanpe avèk nou si nou gen krentif pou li, si nou sèvi l', si nou koute sa li di nou, si nou fè tou sa li mande nou fè, si nou menm ansanm ak wa k'ap gouvènen nou an nou fè volonte li nan tou sa n'ap fè.

If ye should fear the Lord, and serve him, and hearken to his voice, and not resist the mouth of the Lord, and ye and your king that reigns over you should follow the Lord, [well].

15 Men, si nou pa koute sa Seyè a di nou, si nou pa fè tou sa li mande nou fè, l'ap leve dèyè nou ansanm ak tout wa nou an.

But if ye should not hearken to the voice of the Lord, and ye should resist the mouth of the Lord, then shall the hand of the Lord be upon you and upon your king.

16 Bon, koulye a, rete kanpe kote nou ye a, nou pral wè bèl bagay Seyè a pral fè devan je nou.

And now stand still, and see this great thing, which the Lord will do before your eyes.

17 Nou pa nan sezon lapli, pa vre? Nou nan sezon chechrès, sezon pou ranmase ble nan jaden nou? Bon! Mwen pral lapriyè Seyè a, li pral voye loraj ak lapli. Lè sa a, n'a konnen, n'a wè ki kalite gwo peche nou te fè devan Seyè a, lè nou te mande yon wa pou gouvènen nou.

[Is it] not wheat-harvest to-day? I will call upon the Lord, and he shall send thunder and rain; and know ye and see, that your wickedness [is] great which ye have wrought before the Lord, having asked for yourselves a king.

18 Samyèl lapriyè Seyè a. Jou sa a, Seyè a voye loraj ak lapli. Tout pèp la pran tranble, yo te vin pè Seyè a ansanm ak Samyèl.

And Samuel called upon the Lord, and the Lord sent thunders and rain in that day; and all the people feared greatly the Lord and Samuel.

19 Yo tout di Samyèl konsa: -Tanpri, mèt, lapriyè Seyè a, Bondye ou la, pou nou pa mouri. Paske nou mete sou peche nou te fè deja yo, lè nou te mande yon wa pou gouvènen nou.

And all the people said to Samuel, Pray for thy servants to the Lord thy God, and let us not die; for we have added to all our sins this iniquity, in asking for us a king.

20 Samyèl di pèp la konsa: -Nou pa bezwen pè! Malgre nou fè bagay mal sa a, pa vire do bay Seyè a. Sèvi l' ak tout kè nou.

And Samuel said to the people, Fear not: ye have [indeed] wrought all this iniquity; only turn not from following the Lord, and serve the Lord with all your heart.

21 Pa vire do ba li pou n' al sèvi sa ki pa Bondye. Yo pa ka ede nou, yo pa ka sove nou, paske yo menm yo pa anyen.

And turn not aside after the [gods] that are nothing, who will do nothing, and will not deliver [you], because they are nothing.

22 Bondye ap kenbe pawòl li. Li te pwomèt li p'ap voye nou jete, paske li soti pou l' fè nou tounen yon pèp ki rele l' pa l'.

For the Lord will not cast off his people for his great name's sake, because the Lord graciously took you to himself for a people.

23 Mwen menm, mande Bondye padon! mwen p'ap sispann lapriyè pou nou. Se ta yon gwo peche mwen ta fè devan Seyè a si m' ta fè sa. M'a moutre nou jan pou nou viv byen, jan pou nou mache dwat devan Seyè a.

And far be it from me to sin against the Lord in ceasing to pray for you: but I will serve the Lord, and shew you the good and the right way.

24 Gen krentif pou Seyè a. Sèvi l' tout bon ak tout kè nou. Chonje tout bèl bagay sa yo li fè pou nou!

Only fear the Lord, and serve him in truth and with all your heart, for ye see what great things he has wrought with you.

25 Mentou, si nou fè sa ki mal, ni nou, ni wa nou an, n'ap mouri.

But if ye continue to do evil, then shall ye and your king be consumed.