1 Samuel 8
1 Og det skete, der Samuel var gammel, da satte han sine Sønner til Dommere over Israel.
And it came to pass, when Samuel was old, that he made his sons judges over Israel.
2 Men hans førstefødte Søns Navn var Joel og hans anden Søns Abia; de vare Dommere i Beersaba.
Now the name of his firstborn was Joel; and the name of his second, Abiah: they were judges in Beersheba.
3 Men hans Sønner vandrede ikke i hans Veje, men bøjede sig efter Vinding; og de toge Gave og bøjede Retten.
And his sons walked not in his ways, but turned aside after lucre, and took bribes, and perverted judgment.
4 Da samlede sig alle de Ældste af Israel, og de kom til Samuel i Rama.
Then all the elders of Israel gathered themselves together, and came to Samuel to Ramah,
5 Og de sagde til ham: Se, du er bleven gammel, og dine Sønner, de vandre ikke i dine Veje; saa sæt nu en Konge over os til at dømme os, ligesom alle Hedningerne have.
And said to him, Behold, you are old, and your sons walk not in your ways: now make us a king to judge us like all the nations.
6 Men det Ord var ondt for Samuels Øjne, at de sagde: Giv os en Konge at dømme os; og Samuel bad ydmygeligen til Herren.
But the thing displeased Samuel, when they said, Give us a king to judge us. And Samuel prayed to the LORD.
7 Og Herren sagde til Samuel: Hør Folkets Røst i alt det, som de talede til dig; thi ikke dig have de forkastet, men mig have de forkastet, at jeg ikke skal regere over dem.
And the LORD said to Samuel, Listen to the voice of the people in all that they say to you: for they have not rejected you, but they have rejected me, that I should not reign over them.
8 Efter alle de Gerninger, som de have gjort, fra den Dag jeg opførte dem af Ægypten og indtil denne Dag, da de have forladt mig og tjent andre Guder: Saaledes gøre de ogsaa ved dig.
According to all the works which they have done since the day that I brought them up out of Egypt even to this day, with which they have forsaken me, and served other gods, so do they also to you.
9 Saa hør nu deres Røst; dog at du skal vidne klarligen for dem og forkynde dem Kongens Vis, som skal regere over dem.
Now therefore listen to their voice: however, yet protest solemnly to them, and show them the manner of the king that shall reign over them.
10 Og Samuel sagde alle Herrens Ord til Folket, som begærede en Konge af ham.
And Samuel told all the words of the LORD to the people that asked of him a king.
11 Og han sagde: Dette skal være Kongens Vis, som skal regere over eder: Eders Sønner skal han tage sig og sætte dem hos sine Vogne og iblandt sine Ryttere, og de skulle løbe frem foran hans Vogn,
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, for his chariots, and to be his horsemen; and some shall run before his chariots.
12 og han skal sætte sig dem til Høvedsmænd over tusinde og Høvedsmænd over halvtredsindstyve og til at pløje hans Pløjning og til at høste hans Høst og til at gøre hans Krigstøj og hans Vogntøj.
And he will appoint him captains over thousands, and captains over fifties; and will set them to ear his ground, and to reap his harvest, and to make his instruments of war, and instruments of his chariots.
13 Og eders Døtre skal han tage til at lave ham Salver og til Kokkepiger og til Bagersker.
And he will take your daughters to be confectionaries, and to be cooks, and to be bakers.
14 Han skal og tage eders Agre og eders Vingaarde og eders Oliegaarde, dem som ere gode, og give sine Tjenere.
And he will take your fields, and your vineyards, and your olive groves, even the best of them, and give them to his servants.
15 Og af eders Sæd og eders Vingaarde skal han tage Tiende og give sine Hofbetjente og sine Tjenere.
And he will take the tenth of your seed, and of your vineyards, and give to his officers, and to his servants.
16 Og eders Tjenere og eders Tjenestepiger og eders udvalgte bedste unge Karle og eders Asener skal han tage og bruge til sin Gerning.
And he will take your menservants, and your maidservants, and your best young men, and your asses, and put them to his work.
17 Han skal tage Tiende af eders smaa Kvæg, og I skulle være hans Tjenere.
He will take the tenth of your sheep: and you shall be his servants.
18 Og naar I da raabe paa den samme Dag over eders Konge, som I have udvalgt eder, da skal Herren ikke svare eder paa den Dag.
And you shall cry out in that day because of your king which you shall have chosen you; and the LORD will not hear you in that day.
19 Og Folket vægrede sig ved at høre Samuels Røst, og de sagde: Ingenlunde! men der skal være en Konge over os.
Nevertheless the people refused to obey the voice of Samuel; and they said, No; but we will have a king over us;
20 Og vi ville ogsaa være som alle Hedningerne, og vor Konge skal dømme os og drage ud for vort Ansigt og føre vore Krige.
That we also may be like all the nations; and that our king may judge us, and go out before us, and fight our battles.
21 Der Samuel havde hørt alle Folkets Ord, da talede han dem for Herrens Øren.
And Samuel heard all the words of the people, and he rehearsed them in the ears of the LORD.
22 Da sagde Herren til Samuel: Hør deres Røst, og lad en Konge regere over dem; og Samuel sagde til Israels Mænd: Gaar, hver til sin Stad.
And the LORD said to Samuel, Listen to their voice, and make them a king. And Samuel said to the men of Israel, Go you every man to his city.
