1 Samuel 12
Douay-Rheims Bible, American Edition (1899)Translation
Douay-Rheims Bible, American Edition (1899)
Tongan Bible, Revised West Version
1And Samuel said to all Israel: Behold I have hearkened to your voice in all that you said to me, and have made a king over you.
1Pea naʻe pehē ʻe Samuela ki ʻIsileli kotoa pē, “Vakai, kuo u tokanga ki homou leʻo ʻi he meʻa kotoa pē naʻa mou tala kiate au, pea kuo u fakanofo homou tuʻi.
2And now the king goeth before you: but I am old and greyheaded: and my sons are with you: having then conversed with you from my youth unto this day, behold here I am.
2Pea ko eni, vakai, ʻoku hāʻele ʻae tuʻi ʻi homou ʻao: pea ko au kuo u motuʻa mo ʻuluhinā; pea vakai ʻoku ʻiate kimoutolu hoku ongo foha: pea kuo u ʻalu pe ʻi homou ʻao talu ʻeku kei siʻi ʻo aʻu ki he ʻaho ni.
3Speak of me before the Lord, and before his anointed, whether I have taken any man’s ox, or ass: If I have wronged any man, if I have oppressed any man, if I have taken a bribe at any man’s hand: and I will despise it this day, and will restore it to you.
3Vakai ko au eni, mou fakamoʻoni kiate au ʻi he ʻao ʻo Sihova, pea ʻi he ʻao ʻo ʻene pani: ko e pulu ʻa hai kuo u faʻao? Pe ko e ʻasi ʻa hai kuo u toʻo? Pe ko hai ha tokotaha kuo u kākaaʻi? Pe ko hai ia kuo u fakafiuʻi? Pe naʻaku maʻu ʻae koloa totongi ʻi he nima ʻo hai ke fakakui ʻaki hoku mata? Pea te u toe ʻatu ia kiate kimoutolu.”
4And they said: Thou hast not wronged us, nor oppressed us, nor taken ought at any man’s hand.
4Pea naʻa nau pehē, “Naʻe ʻikai te ke kākaaʻi ʻakimautolu, pe fakafiuʻi ʻakimautolu, pea naʻe ʻikai te ke toʻo ha meʻa mei he nima ʻo ha tangata ʻe tokotaha.”
5And he said to them: The Lord is witness against you, and his anointed is witness this day, that you have not found any thing in my hand. And they said: He is witness.
5Pea pehē ʻe ia kiate kinautolu, “Ko ʻeku fakamoʻoni ʻa Sihova kiate kimoutolu, pea ʻoku fakamoʻoni mo ʻene pani he ʻaho ni, ʻoku ʻikai te mou ʻilo ha meʻa ʻi hoku nima.” Pea naʻa nau pehē, “Ko e fakamoʻoni ia .”
6And Samuel said to the people: It is the Lord, who made Moses and Aaron, and brought our fathers out of the land of Egypt.
6Pea naʻe pehē ʻe Samuela ki he kakai, “Ko Sihova ia ʻaia naʻa ne fakahikihiki ʻa Mōsese mo ʻElone, mo ne ʻomi hoʻomou ngaahi tamai mei he fonua ko ʻIsipite.
7Now therefore stand up, that I may plead in judgment against you before the Lord, concerning all the kindness of the Lord, which he hath shewn to you, and to your fathers:
7Pea ko eni mou tuʻu pe, koeʻuhi ke tau alea mo kimoutolu ʻi he ʻao ʻo Sihova ki he ngaahi ngāue māʻoniʻoni ʻa Sihova, ʻaia naʻa ne fai kiate kimoutolu, pea ki hoʻomou ngaahi tamai.
8How Jacob went into Egypt, and your fathers cried to the Lord: and the Lord sent Moses and Aaron, and brought your fathers out of Egypt: and made them dwell in this place.
8ʻI he hoko ʻa Sēkope ki ʻIsipite, pea tangi ʻa hoʻomou ngaahi tamai kia Sihova, naʻe fekau ai ʻe Sihova ʻa Mōsese mo ʻElone, ʻaia naʻa na ʻomi hoʻomou ngaahi tamai mei ʻIsipite, pea ne ne pule ke nofomaʻu ʻakinautolu ʻi he potu ni.
9And they forgot the Lord their God, and he delivered them into the hands of Sisara, captain of the army of Hasor, and into the hands of the Philistines, and into the hand of the king of Moab, and they fought against them.
9Pea ʻi heʻenau fakangalongaloʻi ʻa Sihova ko honau ʻOtua, naʻa ne fakatau ʻakinautolu ki he nima ʻo Sisela, ko e ʻeikitau ʻo Hasoa, pea ki he nima ʻoe kakai Filisitia, pea ki he nima ʻoe tuʻi ʻo Moape, pea naʻa nau tauʻi ʻakinautolu.
10But afterwards they cried to the Lord, and said: We have sinned, because we have forsaken the Lord, and have served Baalim and Astaroth: but now deliver us from the hand of our enemies, and we will serve thee.
10Pea naʻa nau tangi kia Sihova ʻonau pehē, ‘Kuo mau fai angahala, koeʻuhi kuo mau liʻaki ʻa Sihova, pea mau tauhi kia Peali mo ʻAsitelote: ka ko eni, fakamoʻui ʻakimautolu mei he nima ʻo homau ngaahi fili, pea te mau tauhi koe.’
11And the Lord sent Jerobaal, and Badan, and Jephte, and Samuel, and delivered you from the hand of your enemies round about, and you dwelt securely.
11Pea naʻe fekau ʻe Sihova ʻa Selupeali, mo Pitani, mo Sefita, mo Samuela, ʻo ne fakamoʻui ʻakimoutolu mei he nima ʻo homou ngaahi fili, ʻi he ngaahi potu kotoa pē, pea ne mou nonofo fiemālie pe.
12But seeing that Naas king of the children of Ammon was come against you, you said to me: Nay, but a king shall reign over us: whereas the Lord your God was your king.
12Pea ʻi hoʻomou mamata ʻoku haʻu ʻa Naʻasi ko e tuʻi ʻoe fānau ʻa ʻAmoni ke tauʻi ʻakimoutolu, naʻa mou pehē leva kiate au, ‘ʻIkai; ka ʻe pule ha tuʻi kiate kimoutolu: ka ko homou tuʻi ʻa Sihova ko homou ʻOtua.’
13Now therefore your king is here, whom you have chosen and desired: Behold the Lord hath given you a king.
13Pea ko eni, vakai ki he tuʻi ʻaia kuo mou fili, mo ia ne mou holi ki ai! Pea vakai, kuo fakanofo ʻe Sihova ʻae tuʻi, kiate kimoutolu.
14If you will fear the Lord, and serve him, and hearken to his voice, and not provoke the mouth of the Lord: then shall both you, and the king who reigneth over you, be followers of the Lord your God.
14Kapau te mou manavahē kia Sihova, pea tauhi ia, pea fai talangofua ki heʻene folofola, pea ʻoua naʻa angatuʻu ki he fekau ʻa Sihova, pehē ʻe tuʻumaʻu pe ʻakimoutolu mo e tuʻi foki ʻoku pule kiate kimoutolu ʻi he muimui kia Sihova ko homou ʻOtua:
15But if you will not hearken to the voice of the Lord, but will rebel against his words, the hand of the Lord shall be upon you, and upon your fathers.
15Pea kapau ʻe ʻikai te mou talangofua ki he folofola ʻa Sihova kiate kimoutolu, ʻo hangē ko hono hiki hake ki hoʻomou ngaahi tamai.
16Now then stand, and see this great thing which the Lord will do in your sight.
16¶ “Pea ko eni, mou tutuʻu ʻo mamata ki he meʻa lahi ni, ʻaia ʻe fai ʻe Sihova ʻi homou ʻao.
17Is it not wheat harvest today? I will call upon the Lord, and he shall send thunder and rain: and you shall know and see that you yourselves have done a great evil in the sight of the Lord, in desiring a king over you.
17ʻIkai ko e ʻaho eni ʻoe ututaʻu uite? Te u ui kia Sihova, pea te ne fekau ʻae mana mo e ʻuha; koeʻuhi ke mou vakai ʻo ʻilo ʻoku lahi ʻa hoʻomou angahala, ʻaia kuo mou fai ʻi he ʻao ʻo Sihova ʻi hoʻomou kole ʻae tuʻi moʻomoutolu.
18And Samuel cried unto the Lord, and the Lord sent thunder and rain that day.
18Ko ia naʻe lotu ai ʻa Samuela kia Sihova: pea naʻe ʻomi ʻe Sihova ʻae mana mo e ʻuha ʻi he ʻaho ko ia: pea naʻe manavahē lahi ʻae kakai kotoa pē kia Sihova mo Samuela.”
19And all the people greatly feared the Lord and Samuel. And all the people said to Samuel: Pray for thy servants to the Lord thy God, that we may not die, for we have added to all our sins this evil, to ask for a king.
19Pea naʻe pehē ʻe he kakai kotoa pē kia Samuela, “Ke ke hūfia ʻa hoʻo kau tamaioʻeiki kia Sihova ko ho ʻOtua ke ʻoua naʻa mau mate: he kuo mau fakalahi ʻaki ʻemau ngaahi angahala kotoa pē ʻae kovi ni, ke kole ʻae tuʻi moʻomautolu.”
20And Samuel said to the people: Fear not, you have done all this evil: but yet depart not from following the Lord, but serve the Lord with all your heart.
20¶ Pea naʻe pehē ʻe Samuela ki he kakai, “ʻOua naʻa mou manavahē: kuo mou fai ʻae ngaahi angahala ni kotoa pē: kaeʻoua naʻa mou tafoki mei hoʻomou muimui ʻia Sihova, ka mou tauhi ʻa Sihova ʻaki homou loto kotoa;
21And turn not aside after vain things which shall never profit you, nor deliver you, because they are vain.
21Pea ʻoua naʻa mou afe atu: he ka pehē te mou muimui ai ki he ngaahi meʻa vaʻinga, ʻaia ʻe ʻikai ʻaonga pe faʻa fakamoʻui; he ko e meʻa vaʻinga.
22And the Lord will not forsake his people for his great name’s sake: because the Lord hath sworn to make you his people.
22He koeʻuhi ʻe ʻikai liʻaki ʻe Sihova ʻa hono kakai koeʻuhi ko hono huafa lahi: he kuo lelei kia Sihova ke ne ngaohi ʻakimoutolu ko hono kakai.
23And far from me be this sin against the Lord, that I should cease to pray for you, and I will teach you the good and right way.
23Pea ko au foki, Ke taʻofi ʻe he ʻOtua ʻa ʻeku fai angahala kia Sihova ʻi he tuku ʻeku hūfia ʻakimoutolu: ka teu ako kiate kimoutolu ʻae hala lelei mo totonu:
24Therefore fear the Lord, and serve him in truth and with your whole heart, for you have seen the great works which he hath done among you.
24Ke mou manavahē pe kia Sihova, pea tauhi ia ʻi he moʻoni ʻo homou loto kotoa: he vakai ki he ngaahi meʻa lahi kuo ne fai maʻamoutolu.
25But if you will still do wickedly: both you and your king shall perish together.
25Pea kapau te mou kei fai angakovi, ʻe fakaʻauha ʻakimoutolu, ʻio, ʻakimoutolu mo homou tuʻi.”
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