1 Samuel 8
1 And it came to pass, when Samuel was old, that he made his sons judges over Israel.
Da Samuel var blevet gammel, satte han sine Sønner til Dommere over Israel;
2 Now the name of his firstborn was Joel, and the name of his second, Abijah. They were judges in Beersheba.
hans førstefødte Søn hed Joel og hans anden Søn Abija; de dømte i Be'ersjeba.
3 And his sons did not walk in his ways, but turned aside after dishonest gain, and took bribes, and perverted justice.
Men hans Sønner vandrede ikke i hans Spor; de lod sig lede af egen Fordel, tog imod Bestikkelse og bøjede Retten.
4 Then all the elders of Israel gathered themselves together, and came to Samuel to Ramah.
Da kom alle Israels Ældste sammen og begav sig til Samuel i Rama
5 And they said to him, Behold, thou are old, and thy sons do not walk in thy ways. Now make for us a king to judge us like all the nations.
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!«
6 But the thing displeased Samuel when they said, Give us a king to judge us. And Samuel prayed to Jehovah.
Men det vakte Samuels Mishag, at de sagde: »Giv os en Konge, som kan dømme os!« Og Samuel bad til HERREN.
7 And Jehovah said to Samuel, Hearken to the voice of the people in all that they say to thee, for they have not rejected thee, but they have rejected me, that I should not be king over them.
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.
8 According to all the works which they have done 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 thee.
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.
9 Now therefore hearken to their voice. However thou shall protest solemnly to them, and shall show them the manner of the king who shall reign over them.
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!«
10 And Samuel told all the words of Jehovah to the people who asked of him a king.
Saa forebragte Samuel Folket, som krævede en Konge af ham, alle HERRENS Ord
11 And he said, This will be the manner 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.
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,
12 And he will appoint them to him for captains of thousands, and captains of fifties. And he will set some to plow his ground, and to reap his harvest, and to make his instruments of war, and the instruments of his chariots.
og sætte dem til Tusindførere og Halvhundredførere og til at pløje og høste for ham og lave hans Krigsredskaber og Vogntøj.
13 And he will take your daughters to be perfumers, and to be cooks, and to be bakers.
Eders Døtre skal han tage til at blande Salver, koge og bage.
14 And he will take your fields, and your vineyards, and your oliveyards, even the best of them, and give them to his servants.
De bedste af eders Marker, Vingaarde og Oliventræer skal han tage og give sine Folk.
15 And he will take the tenth of your seed, and of your vineyards, and give to his officers, and to his servants.
Af eders Sæd og Vinhøst skal han tage Tiende og give sine Hofmænd og Tjenere.
16 And he will take your men-servants, and your maid-servants, and your finest young men, and your donkeys, and put them to his work.
De bedste af eders Trælle og Trælkvinder, det bedste af eders Hornkvæg og Æsler skal han tage og bruge til sit eget Arbejde.
17 He will take the tenth of your flocks. And ye shall be his servants.
Af eders Smaakvæg skal han tage Tiende; og I selv skal blive hans Trælle.
18 And ye shall cry out in that day because of your king whom ye shall have chosen you, and Jehovah will not answer you in that day.
Og naar I da til den Tid klager over eders Konge, som I har valgt eder, saa vil HERREN ikke bønhøre eder!«
19 But the people refused to hearken to the voice of Samuel. And they said, No, but we will have a king over us
Folket vilde dog ikke rette sig efter Samuel, men sagde: »Nej, en Konge vil vi have over os,
20 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.
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!«
21 And Samuel heard all the words of the people, and he repeated them in the ears of Jehovah.
Da Samuel havde hørt alle Folkets Ord, forebragte han HERREN dem;
22 And Jehovah said to Samuel, Hearken to their voice, and make for them a king. And Samuel said to the men of Israel, Go ye every man to his city.
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!«
