1 Samuelova 8
1 Když se pak zstaral Samuel, ustanovil syny své za soudce v Izraeli.
And it happened that, when Samuel had become old, he appointed his sons as judges over Israel.
2 A bylo jméno syna jeho prvorozeného Joel, a jméno druhého Abia; ti byli soudcové v Bersabé.
Now the name of his firstborn son was Joel, and the name of the second was Abijah: judges at Beersheba.
3 Nechodili pak synové jeho po cestách jeho, ale uchýlili se po lakomství, a berouce dary, převraceli soud.
But his sons did not walk in his ways. Instead, they turned aside, pursuing avarice. And they accepted bribes, and they perverted judgment.
4 Shromáždili se tedy všickni starší Izraelští, a přišli k Samuelovi do Ramata.
Therefore, all those greater by birth of Israel, having gathered together, went to Samuel at Ramah.
5 A řekli jemu: Aj, tys se již zstaral, a synové tvoji nechodí po cestách tvých; protož nyní ustanov nám krále, aby soudil nás, jakož jest u všech národů.
And they said to him: “Behold, you are elderly, and your sons do not walk in your ways. Appoint for us a king, so that he may judge us, just as all the nations have.”
6 I nelíbila se ta řeč Samuelovi, že řekli: Dej nám krále, aby nás soudil. Protož modlil se Samuel Hospodinu.
And the word was displeasing in the eyes of Samuel, for they had said, “Give us a king to judge us.” And Samuel prayed to the Lord.
7 Tedy řekl Hospodin Samuelovi: Uposlechni hlasu lidu ve všem, což mluví tobě; nebo ne tebouť jsou pohrdli, ale mnou pohrdli, abych nekraloval nad nimi.
Then the Lord said to Samuel: “Listen to the voice of the people in all that they are saying to you. For they have not rejected you, but me, lest I reign over them.
8 Podlé všech skutků těch, kteréž činili od onoho dne, v němž jsem je vyvedl z Egypta až do tohoto dne, kdyžto opustili mne, a sloužili bohům cizím, takť oni činí i tobě.
In accord with all their works, which they have done from the day when I led them away from Egypt, even to this day: just as they have forsaken me, and served foreign gods, so now they also do to you.
9 Protož nyní uposlechni hlasu jejich, a však nejprv osvědč pilně před nimi, a oznam jim obyčej krále, kterýž nad nimi kralovati bude.
Now therefore, hear their voice. Yet truly, testify to them and foretell to them the rights of the king who will reign over them.”
10 I mluvil Samuel všecky řeči Hospodinovy k lidu, kteříž krále žádali od něho.
And so, Samuel told all the words of the Lord to the people, who had petitioned a king from him.
11 A řekl: Tento bude obyčej krále, kterýž kralovati bude nad vámi: Bráti bude syny vaše, a dá je k vozům svým, a zdělá sobě z nich jezdce, a běhati budou před vozem jeho.
And he said: “This will be the right of the king who will have authority over you: He will take your sons, and place them in his chariots. And he will make them his horsemen and his runners before his four-horse chariots.
12 Také ustanoví je sobě za hejtmany nad tisíci a za padesátníky, a aby jemu orali rolí jeho, a žali obilé jeho, též aby jemu dělali nástroje válečné a přípravy k vozům jeho.
And he will appoint them to be his tribunes and centurions, and the plowmen of his fields, and the harvesters of the grain, and the makers of his weapons and chariots.
13 Dcery také vaše bráti bude, aby dělaly masti, a byly kuchařky a pekařky.
Likewise, your daughters he will take for himself as makers of ointments, and as cooks and bakers.
14 Nadto pole vaše a vinice vaše, i olivoví vaše nejvýbornější pobéře a rozdá služebníkům svým.
Also, he will take your fields, and your vineyards, and your best olive groves, and he will give them to his servants.
15 Také z toho, což vsejete, a z vinic vašich desátky bráti bude, a dá komorníkům a služebníkům svým.
Moreover, he will take one tenth of your grain and of the results of your vineyards, so that he may give these to his eunuchs and servants.
16 Též služebníky vaše a děvky vaše, a mládence vaše nejzpůsobnější, i osly vaše vezme, aby jimi dělal dílo své.
Then, too, he will take your servants, and handmaids, and your best young men, and your donkeys, and he will set them to his work.
17 Z stád vašich desátky bráti bude, a vy budete jemu za služebníky.
Also, he will take a tenth of your flocks. And you will be his servants.
18 I budete volati v ten den příčinou krále vašeho, kteréhož byste sobě vyvolili, a nevyslyší vás Hospodin dne toho.
And you will cry out, in that day, from the face of the king, whom you have chosen for yourselves. And the Lord will not heed you, in that day. For you requested a king for yourselves.”
19 Nechtěl však lid uposlechnouti řeči Samuelovy, a řekli: Nikoli, ale král bude nad námi,
But the people were not willing to listen to the voice of Samuel. Instead, they said: “By no means! For there shall be a king over us,
20 Abychom i my také byli, jako všickni jiní národové, a souditi nás bude král náš, a vycházeje před námi, bojovati bude za nás.
and we shall be just like all the Gentiles. And our king will judge us, and he will go out before us, and he will fight our wars for us.”
21 Vyslyšev tedy Samuel všecka slova lidu, oznámil je Hospodinu.
And Samuel heard all the words of the people, and he spoke them to the ears of the Lord.
22 I řekl Hospodin Samuelovi: Uposlechni hlasu jejich, a ustanov jim krále. Protož řekl Samuel mužům Izraelským: Jdětež jeden každý do města svého.
Then the Lord said to Samuel, “Listen to their voice, and appoint a king over them.” And Samuel said to the men of Israel, “Let each one go to his own city.”
