¹[Ny anatra nataon'i Samoela tamin'ny Isiraely noho ny nangatahany mpanjaka] Ary hoy Samoela tamin'ny Isiraely rehetra: Indro, efa nihaino ny teninareo aho tamin'izay rehetra nolazainareo tamiko ka efa nanendry mpanjaka hanjaka aminareo.

¹Samuel said to all Israel, “Behold, I have listened to your voice in all that you said to me, and have made a king over you.

²Ary 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.

²Now, behold, the king walks before you; and I am old and gray-headed; and behold, my sons are with you: and I have walked before you from my youth to this day.

³Koa 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.

³Here I am. Witness against me before Yahweh, and before his anointed. Whose ox have I taken? Whose donkey have I taken? Whom have I defrauded? Whom have I oppressed? Of whose hand have I taken a ransom to blind my eyes therewith? I will restore it to you.”

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

⁴They said, “You have not defrauded us, nor oppressed us, neither have you taken anything of any man’s hand.”

⁵Dia 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.

⁵He said to them, “Yahweh is witness against you, and his anointed is witness this day, that you have not found anything in my hand.” They said, “He is witness.”

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

⁶Samuel said to the people, “It is Yahweh who appointed Moses and Aaron, and that brought your fathers up out of the land of Egypt.

⁷Koa 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.

⁷Now therefore stand still, that I may plead with you before Yahweh concerning all the righteous acts of Yahweh, which he did to you and to your fathers.

⁸Rehefa 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.

⁸“When Jacob had come into Egypt, and your fathers cried to Yahweh, then Yahweh sent Moses and Aaron, who brought your fathers out of Egypt, and made them to dwell in this place.

⁹Nefa 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.

⁹“But they forgot Yahweh their God; and he sold them into the hand of Sisera, captain of the army of Hazor, and into the hand of the Philistines, and into the hand of the king of Moab; and they fought against them.

¹⁰Dia 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.

¹⁰They cried to Yahweh, and said, ‘We have sinned, because we have forsaken Yahweh, and have served the Baals and the Ashtaroth: but now deliver us out of the hand of our enemies, and we will serve you.’

¹¹Ary 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.[Na: (Baraka)]

¹¹Yahweh sent Jerubbaal, and Bedan, and Jephthah, and Samuel, and delivered you out of the hand of your enemies on every side; and you lived in safety.

¹²Kanjo 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.

¹²“When you saw that Nahash the king of the children of Ammon came against you, you said to me, ‘No, but a king shall reign over us;’ when Yahweh your God was your king.

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

¹³Now therefore see the king whom you have chosen, and whom you have asked for: and behold, Yahweh has set a king over you.

¹⁴Enga 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.

¹⁴If you will fear Yahweh, and serve him, and listen to his voice, and not rebel against the commandment of Yahweh, then both you and also the king who reigns over you are followers of Yahweh your God.

¹⁵Fa 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.

¹⁵But if you will not listen to the voice of Yahweh, but rebel against the commandment of Yahweh, then will the hand of Yahweh be against you, as it was against your fathers.

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

¹⁶“Now therefore stand still and see this great thing, which Yahweh will do before your eyes.

¹⁷Moa 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.

¹⁷Isn’t it wheat harvest today? I will call to Yahweh, that he may send thunder and rain; and you shall know and see that your wickedness is great, which you have done in the sight of Yahweh, in asking for a king.”

¹⁸Ary 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.

¹⁸So Samuel called to Yahweh; and Yahweh sent thunder and rain that day: and all the people greatly feared Yahweh and Samuel.

¹⁹Dia 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.

¹⁹All the people said to Samuel, “Pray for your servants to Yahweh your God, that we not die; for we have added to all our sins this evil, to ask us a king.”

²⁰Ary 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.

²⁰Samuel said to the people, “Don’t be afraid. You have indeed done all this evil; yet don’t turn aside from following Yahweh, but serve Yahweh with all your heart.

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

²¹Don’t turn aside to go after vain things which can’t profit nor deliver, for they are vain.

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

²²For Yahweh will not forsake his people for his great name’s sake, because it has pleased Yahweh to make you a people to himself.

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

²³Moreover as for me, far be it from me that I should sin against Yahweh in ceasing to pray for you: but I will instruct you in the good and the right way.

²⁴Kanefa matahora an'i Jehovah ianareo, ka manompoa Azy marina amin'ny fonareo rehetra; fa eritrereto izao zavatra lehibe nataony ho anareo izao.Fa raha mbola manao ratsy ihany ianareo, dia haringana ianareo sy ny mpanjakanareo koa.

²⁴Only fear Yahweh, and serve him in truth with all your heart; for consider how great things he has done for you.

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

²⁵But if you shall still do wickedly, you shall be consumed, both you and your king.”