1 Samuelova 12
1 Tada Samuel reče svemu Izraelu: “Evo, ispunio sam vašu želju u svemu što ste od mene tražili i postavih kralja nad vama.
And Samuel said to all Israel: Behold I have hearkened to your voice in all that you said to me, and have made a king over you.
2 I od sada će kralj ići pred vama. A ja sam ostario i osijedio i moji sinovi eto su među vama. Ja sam išao pred vama od svoje mladosti pa do današnjega dana.
And now the king goeth before you: but I am old and greyheaded: and my sons are with you: having then conversed with you from my youth unto this day, behold here I am.
3 Evo me! Posvjedočite protiv mene pred Jahvom i pred njegovim pomazanikom: kome sam oteo vola i kome sam oteo magarca? Koga sam prevario? Koga sam tlačio? Od koga sam primio mito da bih zažmirio na jedno oko? Ja ću vam sve natrag vratiti.”
Speak of me before the Lord, and before his anointed, whether I have taken any man’s ox, or ass: If I have wronged any man, if I have oppressed any man, if I have taken a bribe at any man’s hand: and I will despise it this day, and will restore it to you.
4 A oni odgovoriše: “Nisi nas prevario, nisi nas tlačio, nisi ni od koga primio ništa.”
And they said: Thou hast not wronged us, nor oppressed us, nor taken ought at any man’s hand.
5 Još im reče: “Svjedok je Jahve protiv vas i svjedok je njegov pomazanik u ovaj dan da niste našli ništa u mojoj ruci.” A oni odgovoriše: “Tako je!”
And he said to them: The Lord is witness against you, and his anointed is witness this day, that you have not found any thing in my hand. And they said: He is witness.
6 Tada Samuel reče narodu: “Jest, svjedok je Jahve koji je postavio Mojsija i Arona i koji je izveo vaše oce iz Egipta.
And Samuel said to the people: It is the Lord, who made Moses and Aaron, and brought our fathers out of the land of Egypt.
7 Stanite sada ovamo da probesjedim s vama pred Jahvom i da vas podsjetim na sva velika djela koja je učinio Jahve vama i vašim ocima.
Now therefore stand up, that I may plead in judgment against you before the Lord, concerning all the kindness of the Lord, which he hath shewn to you, and to your fathers:
8 Kad je Jakov došao u Egipat, Egipćani su ih pritisnuli, a vaši su oci vapili Jahvi za pomoć. I Jahve posla Mojsija i Arona, koji izvedoše oce vaše iz Egipta i naseliše ih na ovome mjestu.
How Jacob went into Egypt, and your fathers cried to the Lord: and the Lord sent Moses and Aaron, and brought your fathers out of Egypt: and made them dwell in this place.
9 Ali oni zaboraviše Jahvu, Boga svoga, i on ih predade u ruke Siseri, vojvodi hasorske vojske, i u ruke Filistejaca, i u ruke moapskome kralju, koji su vojevali na njih.
And they forgot the Lord their God, and he delivered them into the hands of Sisara, captain of the army of Hasor, and into the hands of the Philistines, and into the hand of the king of Moab, and they fought against them.
10 I opet su vapili Jahvi za pomoć govoreći: 'Zgriješili smo jer smo ostavili Jahvu i uzeli služiti baalima i aštartama; izbavi nas sada iz ruku naših neprijatelja pa ćemo ti služiti!'
But afterwards they cried to the Lord, and said: We have sinned, because we have forsaken the Lord, and have served Baalim and Astaroth: but now deliver us from the hand of our enemies, and we will serve thee.
11 I Jahve posla Jerubaala i Baraka, Jiftaha i Samuela te vas izbavi iz ruku vaših neprijatelja unaokolo, tako da ste mogli živjeti bez straha.
And the Lord sent Jerobaal, and Badan, and Jephte, and Samuel, and delivered you from the hand of your enemies round about, and you dwelt securely.
12 Ali kad vidjeste Nahaša, kralja amonskoga, kako ide na vas, rekoste mi: 'Ne, nego kralj neka vlada nad nama!' Pa ipak je vaš kralj Jahve, vaš Bog!
But seeing that Naas king of the children of Ammon was come against you, you said to me: Nay, but a king shall reign over us: whereas the Lord your God was your king.
13 I eto vam sada kralja koga ste izabrali! Eto, Jahve je postavio kralja nad vama.
Now therefore your king is here, whom you have chosen and desired: Behold the Lord hath given you a king.
14 Ako se budete bojali Jahve i njemu budete služili, ako budete slušali njegov glas i ne budete se protivili njegovim zapovijedima, slijedit ćete Jahvu, Boga svoga, vi i kralj koji kraljuje nad vama.
If you will fear the Lord, and serve him, and hearken to his voice, and not provoke the mouth of the Lord: then shall both you, and the king who reigneth over you, be followers of the Lord your God.
15 Ako li ne budete slušali Jahvina glasa, ako se budete protivili njegovim zapovijedima, tada će se ruka Jahvina spustiti na vas i na vašega kralja da vas uništi.
But if you will not hearken to the voice of the Lord, but will rebel against his words, the hand of the Lord shall be upon you, and upon your fathers.
16 Sada još jednom pristupite i vidite veliki znak koji će Jahve učiniti pred vašim očima.
Now then stand, and see this great thing which the Lord will do in your sight.
17 Nije li sada pšenična žetva? Ali ja ću zazvati Jahvu i on će poslati gromove i kišu. I jasno ćete razabrati kako je veliko zlo koje ste učinili pred Jahvom tražeći sebi kralja.”
Is it not wheat harvest today? I will call upon the Lord, and he shall send thunder and rain: and you shall know and see that you yourselves have done a great evil in the sight of the Lord, in desiring a king over you.
18 Tada Samuel zazva Jahvu i Jahve posla gromove i kišu u onaj dan i sav se narod vrlo poboja Jahve i Samuela.
And Samuel cried unto the Lord, and the Lord sent thunder and rain that day.
19 I sav narod reče Samuelu: “Moli se Jahvi, svome Bogu, za svoje sluge da ne pomremo, jer smo svim svojim grijesima dodali zlo tražeći sebi kralja.”
And all the people greatly feared the Lord and Samuel. And all the people said to Samuel: Pray for thy servants to the Lord thy God, that we may not die, for we have added to all our sins this evil, to ask for a king.
20 Ali Samuel reče narodu: “Ne bojte se! Vi ste, doduše, učinili sve ovo zlo, ali sada ne ostavljajte više Jahvu, nego služite Jahvi svim svojim srcem.
And Samuel said to the people: Fear not, you have done all this evil: but yet depart not from following the Lord, but serve the Lord with all your heart.
21 Ne priklanjajte se više ništavim idolima koji vam ništa ne koriste, ništa vam ne pomažu jer su samo ništavila.
And turn not aside after vain things which shall never profit you, nor deliver you, because they are vain.
22 A Jahve neće odbaciti svoga naroda, radi velikog imena svoga, jer se Jahve udostojao da vas učini svojim narodom.
And the Lord will not forsake his people for his great name’s sake: because the Lord hath sworn to make you his people.
23 A od mene neka je daleko da zgriješim Jahvi prestajući moliti za vas i upućivati vas na dobar i pošten put.
And far from me be this sin against the Lord, that I should cease to pray for you, and I will teach you the good and right way.
24 Samo se bojte Jahve i njemu iskreno služite svim svojim srcem; jer, pogledajte kako se velikim očitovao među vama.
Therefore fear the Lord, and serve him in truth and with your whole heart, for you have seen the great works which he hath done among you.
25 Ako li budete činili zlo, propast ćete vi i vaš kralj.”
But if you will still do wickedly: both you and your king shall perish together.
