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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Shmuel Alef 8
8
1And it came to pass, when Shmuel was old, that he made his banim shofetim over Yisroel.
2Now the shem of his ben habechor was Yoel; and the shem of his mishneh (second), Aviyah; they were shofetim at Be'er-Sheva.
3And his banim walked not in his drakhim, but turned aside after betza (dishonest gain), and took shochad (bribe[s]), and perverted mishpat (justice).
4Then kol Ziknei Yisroel gathered themselves together, and came to Shmuel unto Ramah,
5And said unto him, Hinei, thou art old, and thy banim walk not in thy drakhim; now appoint for us a Melech to judge us like kol HaGoyim.
6But the thing was displeasing in the eyes of Shmuel, when they said, Give us a Melech to judge us. And Shmuel davened unto Hashem.
7And Hashem said unto Shmuel, Shema unto the voice of HaAm in all that they say unto thee; for they have not rejected thee, but they have rejected Me, that I should not reign as Melech over them.
8According to all the ma'asim which they have done since the day that I brought them up out of Mitzrayim even unto this day, wherewith they have forsaken Me, and served elohim acherim, so do they also unto thee.
9Now therefore pay heed unto their voice; howbeit yet protest solemnly unto them, and show them the mishpat hamelech (customary ways of the king, kingly perogative) that shall reign over them.
10And Shmuel told all the Divrei Hashem unto the people that asked of him a Melech.
11And he said, This will be the mishpat hamelech that shall reign over you: he will take your banim, and appoint them for himself for his merkavah and his parashim; and some shall run before his merkavah.
12And he will appoint for him sarei elafim, and sarei chamishim and will set them to plow his ground, and to reap his katzir (harvest), and to make his instruments of war, and his chariot equipment.
13And he will take your banot to be perfumers, and to be tabakhot (cooks) and ofe'ot (bakers).
14And he will take your fields, and your kramim (vineyards), and your olive groves, even the best of them, and give them to his avadim.
15And he will take the tenth of your zera, and of your kramim (vines), and give to his officers, and to his avadim.
16And he will take your avadim, and your shifchot, and your finest bochurim, and your donkeys, and put them to his work.
17He will take the tenth of your tzon; and ye shall be his avadim.
18And ye shall cry out in that day because of your melech which ye shall have chosen for you; and Hashem will not hear you in that day.
19Nevertheless the people refused to obey the voice of Shmuel; and they said, No; but we will have a Melech over us;
20That we also may be like kol HaGoyim; and that our Melech may judge us, and go out before us, and fight milchamoteinu (our battles).
21And Shmuel heard all the words of the people, and he rehearsed them in the ears of Hashem.
22And Hashem said to Shmuel, Pay heed unto their voice, and crown them a Melech. And Shmuel said unto the Anshei Yisroel, Go ye back every ish unto his ir (town).
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