1 Samuel 8
1 And it came to pass, when Samuel was old, that he made his sons judges over Israel.
E aconteceu que havendo Samuel envelhecido, pôs seus filhos por juízes sobre Israel.
2 Now the name of his firstborn was Joel, and the name of his second, Abijah. They were judges in Beersheba.
E o nome de seu filho primogênito foi Joel, e o nome do segundo, Abias: foram juízes em Berseba.
3 And his sons did not walk in his ways, but turned aside after dishonest gain, and took bribes, and perverted justice.
Mas não andaram os filhos pelos caminhos de seu pai, antes se inclinaram atrás a ganância, recebendo suborno e pervertendo o direito.
4 Then all the elders of Israel gathered themselves together, and came to Samuel to Ramah.
Então todos os anciãos de Israel se juntaram, e vieram a Samuel em Ramá,
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.
E disseram-lhe: Eis que tu envelheceste, e teus filhos não vão por teus caminhos: portanto, constitui-nos agora um rei que nos julgue, como todas as nações.
6 But the thing displeased Samuel when they said, Give us a king to judge us. And Samuel prayed to Jehovah.
E descontentou a Samuel esta palavra que disseram: Dá-nos rei que nos julgue. E Samuel orou ao SENHOR.
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.
E disse o SENHOR a Samuel: Ouve a voz do povo em tudo o que te disserem: porque não rejeitaram a ti, mas sim a mim me rejeitaram, para que eu não reine sobre eles.
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.
Conforme todas as obras que fizeram desde o dia que os tirei do Egito até hoje, que me deixaram e serviram a deuses alheios, assim fazem também contigo.
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.
Agora, pois, ouve sua voz: mas protesta contra eles declarando-lhes o direito do rei que há de reinar sobre eles.
10 And Samuel told all the words of Jehovah to the people who asked of him a king.
E disse Samuel todas as palavras do SENHOR ao povo que lhe havia pedido rei.
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.
Disse, pois: Este será o direito do rei que houver de reinar sobre vós: tomará vossos filhos, e os porá em seus carros, e em seus cavaleiros, para que corram diante de seu carro:
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.
E se escolherá capitães de mil, e capitães de cinquenta: os porá também a que arem seus campos, e ceifem suas plantações, e a que façam suas armas de guerra, e os equipamentos de seus carros:
13 And he will take your daughters to be perfumers, and to be cooks, and to be bakers.
Tomará também vossas filhas para que sejam perfumistas, cozinheiras, e padeiras.
14 And he will take your fields, and your vineyards, and your oliveyards, even the best of them, and give them to his servants.
Também tomará vossas terras, vossas vinhas, e vossos bons olivais, e os dará a seus servos.
15 And he will take the tenth of your seed, and of your vineyards, and give to his officers, and to his servants.
Ele tomará o dízimo de vossas sementes e vossas vinhas, para dar a seus eunucos e a seus servos.
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.
Ele tomará vossos servos, e vossas servas, e vossos bons rapazes, e vossos asnos, e com eles fará suas obras.
17 He will take the tenth of your flocks. And ye shall be his servants.
Tomará o dízimo também do vosso rebanho, e sereis seus servos.
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.
E clamareis aquele dia por causa de vosso rei que vos havereis escolhido, mas o SENHOR não vos ouvirá naquele dia.
19 But the people refused to hearken to the voice of Samuel. And they said, No, but we will have a king over us
Porém o povo não quis ouvir a voz de Samuel; antes disseram: Não, mas sim que haverá rei sobre nós:
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.
E nós seremos também como todas as nações, e nosso rei nos governará, e sairá diante de nós, e fará nossas guerras.
21 And Samuel heard all the words of the people, and he repeated them in the ears of Jehovah.
E ouviu Samuel todas as palavras do povo, e referiu-as aos ouvidos do SENHOR.
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.
E o SENHOR disse a Samuel: Ouve sua voz, e põe rei sobre eles. Então disse Samuel aos homens de Israel: Ide-vos cada um à sua cidade.
