1 Samuel 8
1 Samuel mitong naah loe a capa hnik to Israel kaminawk lokcaekkung ah suek.
When Samuel grew old, he appointed his sons as judges over Israel.
2 A calu ih ahmin loe Joel; hnetto haih a capa loe Abijah; nihnik loe Beersheba vangpui ah lokcaekkung ah oh hoi.
The name of his firstborn son was Joel, and the name of his second was Abijah. They were judges in Beersheba.
3 Toe a caa hnik loe anih caehhaih loklam ah caeh hoi ai; loklam amkhraeng hoi ving moe, phoisa hoi bokhaih hmuenmaenawk to a lak hoi.
But his sons did not walk in his ways; they turned aside toward dishonest gain, accepting bribes and perverting justice.
4 To pongah Israel kacoehtanawk boih nawnto amkhueng o pacoengah, Samuel ohhaih Ramah vangpui ah caeh o moe,
So all the elders of Israel gathered together and came to Samuel at Ramah.
5 anih khaeah, Khenah, nang loe mitong boeh, na caa hnik loe na caehhaih loklam to pazui hoi ai; to pongah kalah prae kaminawk baktih toengah, kaicae zaehoikung siangpahrang maeto na qoi paeh, tiah a naa o.
“Look,” they said, “you are old, and your sons do not walk in your ways. Now appoint a king to judge us like all the other nations.”
6 Toe nihcae mah, Kaicae zaehoikung siangpahrang na qoi paeh, tiah a naa o; to naah Samuel loe poeknawm ai. To pongah Samuel loe Angraeng khaeah lawkthuih.
But when they said, “Give us a king to judge us,” their demand was displeasing in the sight of Samuel; so he prayed to the LORD.
7 Angraeng mah Samuel khaeah, Kaminawk boih mah thuih o ih lok to tahngai ah; nihcae mah nang to pahnawt o ai, nihcae ka uk Kai ni ang pahnawt o.
And the LORD said to Samuel, “Listen to the voice of the people in all that they say to you. For it is not you they have rejected, but they have rejected Me as their king.
8 Izip prae thung hoiah nihcae ka zaehhoih tangsuek nathuem hoi kamtong vaihni ni khoek to a sak o ih tuinuen mah Kai ang pahnawt o moe, kalah sithawnawk ih tok to a sak o; to pongah nang khaeah doeh to tiah sak o.
Just as they have done from the day I brought them up out of Egypt until this day, forsaking Me and serving other gods, so they are doing to you.
9 To pongah vaihi nihcae ih lok to tahngai paeh; toe nihcae khaeah acoehaih lok kacakah thui paeh loe, nihcae ukkung siangpahrang loe kawbangmaw toksah tih, tiah panoeksak ah, tiah a naa.
Now listen to them, but you must solemnly warn them and show them the manner of the king who will reign over them.”
10 Samuel mah anih khaeah siangpahrang hnih kaminawk khaeah, Angraeng mah thuih ih loknawk to a thuih pae boih.
So Samuel spoke all the words of the LORD to the people who were asking him for a king.
11 Anih mah kaminawk khaeah, Nangcae ukkung siangpahrang mah, Na capanawk to kawk ueloe, angmah ih hrang lakok hoi hrang angthueng kami ah omsak tih; thoemto kaminawk loe anih ih hrang lakok hoiah anih hmaa ah cawn kami ah om o tih.
He said, “This will be the manner of the king who will reign over you: He will take your sons and appoint them to his own chariots and horses, to run in front of his chariots.
12 Thoemto kaminawk to kami cumvaito ukkung, quipangato ukkung ah suem ueloe, anih ih laikok to atok pae o tih; cang aat pae o ueloe, misatukhaih hmuennawk hoi hrang lakoknawk to sah pae o tih.
He will appoint some for himself as commanders of thousands and of fifties, and others to plow his ground, to reap his harvest, to make his weapons of war, and to equip his chariots.
13 Anih mah na canunawk to na la pae ueloe, caaknaek thong kami hoi takaw haek kami ah patoh tih.
And he will take your daughters to be perfumers, cooks, and bakers.
14 Siangpahrang mah kahoih koek na lawknawk, misur takha hoi olive takhanawk to la ueloe, angmah ih toksah tamnanawk hanah paek tih.
He will take the best of your fields and vineyards and olive groves and give them to his servants.
15 Anih mah nang ih anmu hoi misurthaih to hato thungah maeto la ueloe, angmah angraengnawk hoi a toksah tamnanawk hanah paek tih.
He will take a tenth of your grain and grape harvest and give it to his officials and servants.
16 Anih mah na tamna nongpanawk hoi nongpatanawk, kahoih koek saning kanawk thendoengnawk hoi hrangnawk to la ueloe, angmah ih tok to sahsak tih.
And he will take your menservants and maidservants and your best cattle and donkeys and put them to his own use.
17 Anih mah nangmah ih hmuen hato thungah maeto na la pae ueloe, nangcae doeh anih ih tamna ah na om o tih.
He will take a tenth of your flocks, and you yourselves will become his slaves.
18 To na niah loe nangcae mah na qoih o ih siangpahrang pongah, na hang o tih; to naah na hang o haih lok, Angraeng mah tahngai mak ai, tiah a naa.
When that day comes, you will beg for relief from the king you have chosen, but the LORD will not answer you on that day.”
19 Toe kaminawk loe Samuel mah thuih ih lok to tahngai han koeh o ai. Nihcae mah, To tih na ai ni! Kaicae ukkung siangpahrang ka koeh o;
Nevertheless, the people refused to listen to Samuel. “No!” they said. “We must have a king over us.
20 to tiah ni kaicae doeh prae kalah kaminawk baktiah ka om o toeng tih; siangpahrang mah kaicae hae zaehoi ueloe, misatuk hanah, kaicae hmaa ah caeh tih, tiah a naa o.
Then we will be like all the other nations, with a king to judge us, to go out before us, and to fight our battles.”
21 Kaminawk mah thuih ih loknawk boih to Samuel mah thaih naah, Angraeng hmaa ah lawkthuih let.
Samuel listened to all the words of the people and repeated them in the hearing of the LORD.
22 Angraeng mah Samuel khaeah, Nihcae ih lok to tahngai paeh loe, siangpahrang maeto qoi paeh, tiah a naa. To naah Samuel mah Israel kaminawk khaeah, Kaminawk nangmacae ohhaih vangpui ah ahloi o boih lai ah, tiah a naa.
“Listen to their voice,” the LORD said to Samuel. “Appoint a king for them.” Then Samuel told the men of Israel, “Everyone must go back to his city.”
