Kings I 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 And these [are] the names of his sons; Joel the firstborn, and the name of the second Abia, judges in Bersabee.
hans førstefødte Søn hed Joel og hans anden Søn Abija; de dømte i Be'ersjeba.
3 And his sons did not walk in his way; and they turned aside after gain, and took gifts, and perverted judgements.
Men hans Sønner vandrede ikke i hans Spor; de lod sig lede af egen Fordel, tog imod Bestikkelse og bøjede Retten.
4 And the men of Israel gather themselves together, and come to Armathaim to Samuel,
Da kom alle Israels Ældste sammen og begav sig til Samuel i Rama
5 and they said to him, Behold, you are grown old, and your sons walk not in your way; and now set over us a king to judge us, as also the other nations [have].
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 And the thing [was] evil in the eyes of Samuel, when they said, Give us a king to judge us: and Samuel prayed to the Lord.
Men det vakte Samuels Mishag, at de sagde: »Giv os en Konge, som kan dømme os!« Og Samuel bad til HERREN.
7 And the Lord said to Samuel, Hear the voice of the people, in whatever they shall say to you; for they have not rejected you, but they have rejected me from reigning 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 their doings which they have done to me, from the day that I brought them out of Egypt until this day, even [as] they have deserted me, and served other gods, so they do also to you.
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 And now listen to their voice; only you shall solemnly testify to them, and you shall describe to 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 spoke every word of the Lord 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 shall be the manner of the king that shall rule over you: he shall take your sons, and put them in his chariots, and amongst his horsemen, and running 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 [his manner shall be] to make them to himself captains of hundreds and captains of thousands; and to reap his harvest, and gather his vintage, and prepare his instruments of war, and the implements 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 cooks, and 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 good olive yards, 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 tithe of your seeds and your vineyards, and give [it] to his eunuchs, 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 servants, and your handmaids, and your good herds and your asses, and will take the tenth of them for his works.
De bedste af eders Trælle og Trælkvinder, det bedste af eders Hornkvæg og Æsler skal han tage og bruge til sit eget Arbejde.
17 And he will tithe your flocks; and you shall be his servants.
Af eders Smaakvæg skal han tage Tiende; og I selv skal blive hans Trælle.
18 And you shall cry out in that day because of your king whom you have chosen to yourselves, and the Lord shall not hear you in those days, because you have chosen to yourselves a king.
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 would not listen to Samuel; and they said to him, Nay, but there shall be a king over us.
Folket vilde dog ikke rette sig efter Samuel, men sagde: »Nej, en Konge vil vi have over os,
20 An we also will be like all the nations; and our king shall judge us, and shall 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 spoke them in the ears of the Lord.
Da Samuel havde hørt alle Folkets Ord, forebragte han HERREN dem;
22 And the Lord said to Samuel, Listen to their voice, and appoint them a king. And Samuel said to the men of Israel, Let each man depart 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!«
