1 Samuel 8
1 Da Samuel var blevet gammel, satte han sine Sønner til Dommere over Israel;
It happened, when Samuel was old, that he made his sons judges over Israel.
2 hans førstefødte Søn hed Joel og hans anden Søn Abija; de dømte i Be'ersjeba.
Now the name of his firstborn was Joel; and the name of his second, Abijah: they were judges in Beersheba.
3 Men hans Sønner vandrede ikke i hans Spor; de lod sig lede af egen Fordel, tog imod Bestikkelse og bøjede Retten.
His sons did not walk in his ways, but turned aside toward dishonest gain, and took bribes, and perverted justice.
4 Da kom alle Israels Ældste sammen og begav sig til Samuel i Rama
Then all the elders of Israel gathered themselves together, and came to Samuel to Ramah;
5 og sagde til ham: »Se, du er blevet gammel, og dine Sønner vandrer ikke i dit Spor. Sæt derfor en Konge over os til at dømme os, ligesom alle de andre Folk har det!«
and they said to him, "Look, you are old, and your sons do not walk in your ways: now make us a king to judge us like all the nations."
6 Men det vakte Samuels Mishag, at de sagde: »Giv os en Konge, som kan dømme os!« Og Samuel bad til HERREN.
But the thing displeased Samuel, when they said, "Give us a king to judge us." Samuel prayed to the LORD.
7 Da sagde HERREN til Samuel: »Ret dig i et og alt efter, hvad Folket siger, thi det er ikke dig, de vrager, men det er mig, de vrager som deres Konge.
The LORD said to Samuel, "Listen to the voice of the people in all that they tell you; for they have not rejected you, but they have rejected me, that I should not be king over them.
8 Ganske som de har handlet imod mig, lige siden jeg førte dem ud af Ægypten og indtil denne Dag, idet de forlod mig og dyrkede andre Guder, saaledes handler de ogsaa imod dig.
According to all the works which they have done to me since the day that I brought them up out of Egypt even to this day, in that they have forsaken me, and served other gods, so do they also to you.
9 Men ret dig nu efter dem; dog skal du indtrængende advare dem og lade dem vide, hvad Ret den Konge skal have, som skal herske over dem!«
Now therefore listen to their voice: however you shall protest solemnly to them, and shall show them the way of the king who shall reign over them."
10 Saa forebragte Samuel Folket, som krævede en Konge af ham, alle HERRENS Ord
Samuel told all the words of the LORD to the people who asked of him a king.
11 og sagde: »Denne Ret skal den Konge have, som skal herske over eder: Eders Sønner skal han tage og sætte ved sin Vogn og sine Heste, saa de maa løbe foran hans Vogn,
He said, "This will be the way of the king who shall reign over you: he will take your sons, and appoint them to him, for his chariots, and to be his horsemen; and they shall run before his chariots.
12 og sætte dem til Tusindførere og Halvhundredførere og til at pløje og høste for ham og lave hans Krigsredskaber og Vogntøj.
And he will appoint for himself commanders of thousands, and commanders of fifties; and he will assign some to plow his ground, and to reap his harvest, and gather his vintage, and to make his implements of war, and the equipment of his chariots.
13 Eders Døtre skal han tage til at blande Salver, koge og bage.
He will take your daughters to be perfumers, and to be cooks, and to be bakers.
14 De bedste af eders Marker, Vingaarde og Oliventræer skal han tage og give sine Folk.
He will take your fields, and your vineyards, and your olive groves, even their best, and give them to his servants.
15 Af eders Sæd og Vinhøst skal han tage Tiende og give sine Hofmænd og Tjenere.
He will take the tenth of your seed, and of your vineyards, and give to his officers, and to his servants.
16 De bedste af eders Trælle og Trælkvinder, det bedste af eders Hornkvæg og Æsler skal han tage og bruge til sit eget Arbejde.
He will take your male servants, and your female servants, and your best cattle, and your donkeys, and put them to his work.
17 Af eders Smaakvæg skal han tage Tiende; og I selv skal blive hans Trælle.
He will take the tenth of your flocks: and you shall be his servants.
18 Og naar I da til den Tid klager over eders Konge, som I har valgt eder, saa vil HERREN ikke bønhøre eder!«
You shall cry out in that day because of your king whom you shall have chosen for yourselves, and the LORD will not answer you in that day."
19 Folket vilde dog ikke rette sig efter Samuel, men sagde: »Nej, en Konge vil vi have over os,
But the people refused to listen to the voice of Samuel; and they said, "No; but we will have a king over us,
20 vi vil have det som alle de andre Folk; vor Konge skal dømme os og drage ud i Spidsen for os 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 Da Samuel havde hørt alle Folkets Ord, forebragte han HERREN dem;
Samuel heard all the words of the people, and he repeated them in the hearing of the LORD.
22 og HERREN sagde til Samuel: »Ret dig efter dem og sæt en Konge over dem!« Da sagde Samuel til Israels Mænd: »Gaa hjem, hver til sin By!«
The LORD said to Samuel, "Listen to their voice, and make them a king." Samuel said to the men of Israel, "Every man go to his city."
