撒母耳記上 8
1 撒母耳年紀老邁，就立他兒子作以色列的士師。
Forsothe it was don, whanne Samuel hadde wexide eld, he settide hise sones iugis on Israel.
2 長子名叫約珥，次子名叫亞比亞；他們在別是巴作士師。
And the name of his firste gendrid sone was Johel, and the name of the secounde was Abia, iugis in Bersabee.
3 他兒子不行他的道，貪圖財利，收受賄賂，屈枉正直。
And hise sones yeden not in `the weies of hym, but thei bowiden after aueryce, and thei token yiftis, and peruertiden doom.
4 以色列的長老都聚集，來到拉瑪見撒母耳，
Therfor alle the grettere men in birthe of Israel weren gaderid, and camen to Samuel in to Ramatha.
5 對他說：「你年紀老邁了，你兒子不行你的道。現在求你為我們立一個王治理我們，像列國一樣。」
And thei seiden to hym, Lo! thou hast wexid eld, and thi sones goen not in thi weies; ordeyne thou a kyng to vs, `that he deme vs, as also alle naciouns han.
6 撒母耳不喜悅他們說「立一個王治理我們」，他就禱告耶和華。
And the word displeside in the iyen of Samuel, for thei hadden seid, Yyue thou to vs a kyng, that he deme vs. And Samuel preiede to the Lord.
7 耶和華對撒母耳說：「百姓向你說的一切話，你只管依從；因為他們不是厭棄你，乃是厭棄我，不要我作他們的王。
Forsothe the Lord seide to Samuel, Here thou the vois of the puple in alle thingis whiche thei speken to thee; for thei han not caste awey thee, but me, that Y regne not on hem.
8 自從我領他們出埃及到如今，他們常常離棄我，事奉別神。現在他們向你所行的，是照他們素來所行的。
Bi alle her werkis whiche thei diden, fro the day in whiche Y ledde hem out of Egipt `til to this dai, as thei forsoken me, and seruyden alien goddis, so thei doon also to thee.
9 故此你要依從他們的話，只是當警戒他們，告訴他們將來那王怎樣管轄他們。」
Now therfor here thou her vois; netheles witnesse thou to hem; biforseie thou to hem the riyt of the kyng, that schal regne on hem.
10 撒母耳將耶和華的話都傳給求他立王的百姓，說：
Therfor Samuel seide alle the wordis of the Lord to the puple, that hadde axid of him a king; and he seide,
11 「管轄你們的王必這樣行：他必派你們的兒子為他趕車、跟馬，奔走在車前；
This schal be the `riyt of the kyng, that schal comaunde to you; he schal take youre sones, and schal sette in hise charis;
12 又派他們作千夫長、五十夫長，為他耕種田地，收割莊稼，打造軍器和車上的器械；
and he schal make hem `to hym silf rideris, and biforegoeris of hise cartis; and he schal ordeyne to hym tribunes, `that is, souereyns of a thousynd, and centuriouns, `that is, souereyns of an hundrid, and eereris of hise feeldis, and reperis of cornes, and smythis of hise armeris, and charis.
13 必取你們的女兒為他製造香膏，做飯烤餅；
Also he schal make youre douytris makeris of `oynementis to hym silf, and fueris, and bakeris.
14 也必取你們最好的田地、葡萄園、橄欖園賜給他的臣僕。
And he schal take youre feeldis and vyneris and the beste places of olyues, and schal yyue to hise seruauntis.
15 你們的糧食和葡萄園所出的，他必取十分之一給他的太監和臣僕；
But also he schal take the tenthe part of youre cornes, and rentis of vyneris, that he yyue to his chaumberleyns and seruauntis.
16 又必取你們的僕人婢女，健壯的少年人和你們的驢，供他的差役。
Sotheli he schal take awey youre seruauntis and handmaydes, and beste yong men, and assis, and schal sette in his werk.
17 你們的羊群他必取十分之一，你們也必作他的僕人。
Also he schal take the tenthe part of youre flockis, and ye schulen be `seruauntis to hym.
18 那時你們必因所選的王哀求耶和華，耶和華卻不應允你們。」
And ye schulen crye in that dai fro the face of youre kyng, whom ye han chose to you; and the Lord schal not here you in that dai; for ye axiden a kyng to you.
19 百姓竟不肯聽撒母耳的話，說：「不然！我們定要一個王治理我們，
Sotheli the puple nolde here the vois of Samuel, but thei seiden, Nay for a kyng schal be on vs;
20 使我們像列國一樣，有王治理我們，統領我們，為我們爭戰。」
and we also schulen be as alle folkis, and oure kyng schal deme vs, and he schal go out bifor vs, and he schal fiyte oure batel for vs.
21 撒母耳聽見百姓這一切話，就將這話陳明在耶和華面前。
And Samuel herde alle the wordis of the puple, and `spak tho in the eeris of the Lord.
22 耶和華對撒母耳說：「你只管依從他們的話，為他們立王。」撒母耳對以色列人說：「你們各歸各城去吧！」
Forsothe the Lord seide to Samuel, Here thou `the vois of hem, and ordeyne thou a kyng on hem. And Samuel seide to the men of Israel, Ech man go in to his citee.
