1 And it came to pass when Samuel was old, that he made his sons judges over Israel.
2 And the name of his firstborn was Joel; and the name of his second, Abijah; they judged in Beer-sheba.
3 And his sons walked not in his ways, but turned aside after lucre, and took bribes, and perverted justice.
4 Then all the elders of Israel gathered themselves together, and came to Samuel to Ramah,
5 and said to him, Behold, thou art become old, and thy sons walk not in thy ways: now appoint us a king to judge us, like all the nations.
6 And the thing displeased Samuel, when they said, Give us a king to judge us. And Samuel prayed to Jehovah.
7 And Jehovah said to Samuel, Hearken unto the voice of the people in all that they say unto thee: for they have not rejected thee, but they have rejected me, that I should not reign over them.
8 According to all the deeds that they have done since the day that I brought them up out of Egypt even unto this day, in that they have forsaken me and served other gods, so do they also unto thee.
9 And now hearken unto their voice; only, testify solemnly unto them, and declare unto them the manner of the king that shall reign over them.
10 And Samuel spoke all the words of Jehovah to the people that asked of him a king.
11 And he said, This will be the manner of the king that shall reign over you: he will take your sons, and appoint them for himself, on his chariot and among his horsemen, and they shall run before his chariots;
12 and {he will take them} that he may appoint for himself captains over thousands, and captains over fifties, and that they may plough his ground, and reap his harvest, and make his instruments of war and instruments of his chariots.
13 And he will take your daughters for perfumers, and cooks, and bakers.
14 And your fields, and your vineyards, and your oliveyards, the best, will he take and give to his servants.
15 And he will take the tenth of your seed and of your vineyards, and give to his chamberlains and to his servants.
16 And he will take your bondmen, and your bondwomen, and your comeliest young men, and your asses, and use them for his work.
17 He will take the tenth of your sheep. And ye shall be his servants.
18 And ye shall cry out in that day because of your king whom ye have chosen; and Jehovah will not answer you in that day.
19 And the people refused to hearken to the voice of Samuel; and they said, No, but there shall be a king over us,
20 that we also may be like all the nations; and our king shall judge us, and go out before us, and conduct our wars.
21 And Samuel heard all the words of the people, and he repeated them in the ears of Jehovah.
22 And Jehovah said to Samuel, Hearken unto their voice, and make them a king. And Samuel said to the men of Israel, Go ye every man to his city.
1 Tendo Samuel envelhecido, constituiu seus filhos por juízes sobre Israel.
2 Seu filho primogênito chamava-se Joel, e o segundo Abias; foram juízes em Berseba.
3 Mas seus filhos não andaram nos caminhos dele, pelo contrário se desviaram após o lucro, receberam peitas e perverteram a justiça.
4 Tendo-se congregado todos os anciãos de Israel vieram ter com Samuel a Ramá,
5 e disseram-lhe: Eis que tu estás velho, e teus filhos não andam nos teus caminhos. Constitui-nos um rei, como o têm todas as nações, para que ele nos julgue.
6 Porém esta palavra pareceu mal aos olhos de Samuel, quando disseram: Dá-nos um rei, para que nos julgue. Então Samuel orou a Jeová.
7 Disse Jeová a Samuel: Ouve a voz do povo em tudo o que eles te dizem; pois não é a ti que eles rejeitaram, mas a mim, para eu não reinar sobre eles.
8 Segundo todas as obras que têm feito desde o dia em que os fiz subir do Egito até o dia de hoje, pois me abandonaram a mim e serviram a outros deuses, assim também te fazem a ti.
9 Agora ouve a sua voz; contudo lhes declararás solenemente e lhes farás ver como se portará o rei que há de reinar sobre eles.
10 Referiu Samuel todas as palavras de Jeová ao povo que lhe havia pedido um rei,
11 e disse: Assim se portará o rei que há de reinar sobre vós: tomará vossos filhos e os porá nos seus carros e entre os seus cavaleiros, e eles correrão adiante dos seus carros;
12 e os constituirá capitães de mil e capitães de cinqüenta, e lavradores dos seus campos, e segadores das suas messes, e fabricantes das suas armas e dos seus carros.
13 Tomará vossas filhas para perfumistas, cozinheiras e padeiras.
14 Tomará o melhor dos vossos campos, e das vossas vinhas, e dos vossos olivais, e dá-los-á aos seus servos.
15 Dizimará as vossas sementes e as vossas vinhas, para dar aos seus eunucos e aos seus servos.
16 Também tomará os vossos servos e as vossas servas, e os vossos melhores mancebos, e os vossos jumentos, e os empregará no seu trabalho.
17 Dizimará também os vossos rebanhos; e vós sereis seus servos.
18 Naquele dia vós lamentareis por causa do vosso rei, que vós mesmos escolhestes; e Jeová não vos responderá naquele dia.
19 Mas o povo não quis escutar a voz de Samuel; e disseram: Não; mas queremos ter um rei sobre nós,
20 para que sejamos também como todas as nações. O nosso rei nos julgará, marchará à nossa frente e pelejará as nossas batalhas.
21 Samuel ouviu todas as palavras do povo, e as referiu aos ouvidos de Jeová.
22 Jeová disse a Samuel: Escuta a sua voz, e constitui-lhe um rei. Samuel disse aos homens de Israel: Volte cada um para a sua cidade.