1 Samuel 8

1 When Samuel was old, he made his sons judges over Israel.

And it was when he was old Samuel and he made sons his judges for Israel.

2 Now the name of his firstborn was Joel, and the name of his second, Abijah. They were judges in Beersheba.

And it was [the] name of son his the firstborn Joel and [the] name of second his [was] Abijah judges in Beer Sheba.

3 His sons did not walk in his ways, but turned away after dishonest gain, took bribes, and perverted justice.

And not they walked sons his (in ways his *Q(K)*) and they turned aside after unjust gain and they took a bribe and they turned aside justice.

4 Then all the elders of Israel gathered themselves together and came to Samuel to Ramah.

And they gathered together all [the] elders of Israel and they came to Samuel Ramah towards.

5 They said to him, “Behold, you are old, and your sons do not walk in your ways. Now make us a king to judge us like all the nations.”

And they said to him here! you you have become old and sons your not they have walked in ways your now appoint! for us a king to judge us like all the nations.

6 But the thing displeased Samuel when they said, “Give us a king to judge us.” Samuel prayed to the LORD.

And it was displeasing the matter in [the] eyes of Samuel just when they said give! to us a king to judge us and he prayed Samuel to Yahweh.

7 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 as the king over them.

And he said Yahweh to Samuel listen to [the] voice of the people to all what they will say to you for not you they have rejected for me they have rejected from reigning over them.

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 they also do to you.

According to all the deeds which they have done from [the] day brought up I them from Egypt and until the day this and they have forsaken me and they have served gods other so they [are] doing also to you.

9 Now therefore, listen to their voice. However, you shall protest solemnly to them, and shall show them the way of the king who will reign over them.”

And now listen to voice their nevertheless for certainly you will warn them and you will tell to them [the] right[s] of the king who he will reign over them.

10 Samuel told all the LORD’s words to the people who asked him for a king.

And he spoke Samuel all [the] words of Yahweh to the people who were asking from with him a king.

11 He said, “This will be the way of the king who shall reign over you: he will take your sons and appoint them as his servants, for his chariots and to be his horsemen; and they will run before his chariots.

And he said this it will be [the] right[s] of the king who he will reign over you sons your he will take and he will appoint [them] for himself in chariot[s] his and among horsemen his and they will run before chariot his.

12 He will appoint them to him for captains of thousands and captains of fifties; and he will assign some to plow his ground and to reap his harvest; and to make his instruments of war and the instruments of his chariots.

And to appoint [them] for himself commanders of thousands and commanders of fifties and to plow plowing his and to harvest harvest his and to make [the] weapons of warfare his and [the] equipment of chariotry his.

13 He will take your daughters to be perfumers, to be cooks, and to be bakers.

And daughters your he will take to perfumers and to cooks and to bakers.

14 He will take your fields, your vineyards, and your olive groves, even your best, and give them to his servants.

And fields your and vineyards your and olive groves your good he will take and he will give [them] to servants his.

15 He will take one tenth of your seed and of your vineyards, and give it to his officers and to his servants.

And seed your and vineyards your he will take a tenth and he will give [them] to officials his and to servants his.

16 He will take your male servants, your female servants, your best young men, and your donkeys, and assign them to his own work.

And [male] servants your and female servants your and young men your good and donkeys your he will take and he will use [them] for work his.

17 He will take one tenth of your flocks; and you will be his servants.

Flock[s] your he will take a tenth and you you will become of him servants.

18 You will cry out in that day because of your king whom you will have chosen for yourselves; and the LORD will not answer you in that day.”

And you will cry out in the day that because of king your whom you have chosen for yourselves and not he will answer Yahweh you in the day that.

19 But the people refused to listen to the voice of Samuel; and they said, “No, but we will have a king over us,

And they refused the people to listen to [the] voice of Samuel and they said No! for except a king he will be over us.

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.”

And we will be also we like all the nations and he will judge us king our and he will go out before us and he will fight battles our.

21 Samuel heard all the words of the people, and he rehearsed them in the ears of the LORD.

And he heard Samuel all [the] words of the people and he spoke them in [the] ears of Yahweh.

22 The LORD said to Samuel, “Listen to their voice, and make them a king.” Samuel said to the men of Israel, “Everyone go to your own city.”

And he said Yahweh to Samuel listen to voice their and you will make king for them a king and he said Samuel to [the] people of Israel go each man to own city his.