1 Samuel 8
8
1And it cometh to pass, when Samuel [is] aged, that he maketh his sons judges over Israel.
2And the name of his first-born son is Joel, and the name of his second Abiah, judges in Beer-Sheba:
3and his sons have not walked in his ways, and turn aside after the dishonest gain, and take a bribe, and turn aside judgment.
4And all the elders of Israel gather themselves together, and come in unto Samuel to Ramath,
5and say unto him, ‘Lo, thou hast become aged, and thy sons have not walked in thy ways; now, appoint to us a king, to judge us, like all the nations.’
6And the thing is evil in the eyes of Samuel, when they have said, ‘Give to us a king to judge us;’ and Samuel prayeth unto Jehovah.
7And Jehovah saith unto Samuel, ‘Hearken to the voice of the people, to all that they say unto thee, for thee they have not rejected, but Me they have rejected, from reigning over them.
8According to all the works that they have done from the day of My bringing them up out of Egypt, even unto this day, when they forsake Me, and serve other gods — so they are doing also to thee.
9And now, hearken to their voice; only, surely thou dost certainly protest to them, and hast declared to them the custom of the king who doth reign over them.’
10And Samuel speaketh all the words of Jehovah unto the people who are asking from him a king,
11and saith, ‘This is the custom of the king who doth reign over you: Your sons he doth take, and hath appointed for himself among his chariots, and among his horsemen, and they have run before his chariots;
12also to appoint for himself heads of thousands, and heads of fifties; also to plow his plowing, and to reap his reaping; and to make instruments of his war, and instruments of his charioteer.
13‘And your daughters he doth take for perfumers, and for cooks, and for bakers;
14and your fields, and your vineyards, and your olive-yards — the best — he doth take, and hath given to his servants.
15And your seed and your vineyards he doth tithe, and hath given to his eunuchs, and to his servants.
16And your men-servants, and your maid-servants, and your young men — the best, and your asses, he doth take, and hath prepared for his own work;
17your flock he doth tithe, and ye are to him for servants.
18And ye have cried out in that day because of the king whom ye have chosen for yourselves, and Jehovah doth not answer you in that day.’
19And the people refuse to hearken to the voice of Samuel, and say, ‘Nay, but a king is over us,
20and we have been, even we, like all the nations; and our king hath judged us, and gone out before us, and fought our battles.’
21And Samuel heareth all the words of the people, and speaketh them in the ears of Jehovah;
22and Jehovah saith unto Samuel, ‘Hearken to their voice, and thou hast caused to reign over them a king.’ And Samuel saith unto the men of Israel, ‘Go ye each to his city.’
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Shemu’ĕl Aleph (1 Samuel) 8
8
1And it came to be, when Shemu’ĕl was old, that he made his sons rulers over Yisra’ĕl.
2And the name of his first-born was Yo’ĕl, and the name of his second, Aḇiyah, rulers in Be’ĕrsheḇa.
3But his sons did not walk in his ways, and turned aside after own gain, and took bribes, and twisted right-ruling.
4And all the elders of Yisra’ĕl gathered together and came to Shemu’ĕl at Ramah,
5and said to him, “Look, you are old, and your sons do not walk in your ways. Now appoint for us a sovereign to rule us like all the nations.”
6But the word was evil in the eyes of Shemu’ĕl when they said, “Give us a sovereign to rule us.” So Shemu’ĕl prayed to יהוה.
7And יהוה said to Shemu’ĕl, “Listen to the voice of the people in all that they say to you, for they have not rejected you, but they have rejected Me from reigning over them.
8“According to all the works which they have done since the day that I brought them up out of Mitsrayim, even to this day – forsaking Me and serving other mighty ones – so they are doing to you too.
9“And now, listen to their voice, but you shall certainly warn them, and shall make known to them the ruling of the sovereign who does reign over them.”
10And Shemu’ĕl spoke all the words of יהוה to the people who asked him for a sovereign,
11and said, “This is the ruling of the sovereign who does reign over you: He shall take your sons and appoint them for his own chariots and to be his horsemen, and they shall run before his chariots,
12and appoint commanders over his thousands and commanders over his fifties, or to plough his ground and reap his harvest, or to make his weapons, and equipment for his chariots.
13“And your daughters he is going to take to be perfumers, and cooks, and bakers.
14“And the best of your fields, and your vineyards, and your olive-trees he is going to take and give them to his servants.
15“And a tenth of your grain and your vintage he is going to take and give it to his officers and servants.
16“And your male servants and your female servants and your best young men and your donkeys he is going to take and use for his own work.
17“A tenth of your sheep he is going to take, and you are to be his servants.
18“And you shall cry out in that day because of your sovereign whom you have chosen for yourselves, but יהוה is not going to answer you in that day.”
19However, the people refused to listen to the voice of Shemu’ĕl, and said, “No, but let a sovereign be over us.
20Then we shall be, we also, like all the nations, and our sovereign shall rule us and go out before us and fight our battles.”
21And Shemu’ĕl heard all the words of the people, and he repeated them in the hearing of יהוה.
22And יהוה said to Shemu’ĕl, “Listen to their voice, and make them a sovereign.” And Shemu’ĕl said to the men of Yisra’ĕl, “Each of you go to his city.”
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