1 Samuel 8
1 And it came to pass when Samuel was old, that he made his sons judges over Israel.
Samuel khaw patong laa om coeng dongah a ca rhoek te Israel ham lai aka tloek la a khueh.
2 And the name of his firstborn was Joel; and the name of his second, Abijah; they judged in Beer-sheba.
Te vaengah a ca cacuek ming tah Joel, a pabae ah Abijah te om tih Beersheba ah lai a tloek.
3 And his sons walked not in his ways, but turned aside after lucre, and took bribes, and perverted justice.
A ca rhoi te amah long, amah long aha pongpa rhoi kolla mueluemnah hnukah phael tih kapbaiha loh rhoi dongah laitloeknah khaw a haeh sak rhoi.
4 Then all the elders of Israel gathered themselves together, and came to Samuel to Ramah,
Te dongah Israel kah a hamca rhoek tah boeih coi uh thae tih Ramah kah Samuel tea paan uh.
5 and said to him, Behold, thou art become old, and thy sons walk not in thy ways: now appoint us a king to judge us, like all the nations.
Te phoeiah anih te, “Na patong coeng tih na ca rhoi te na longpuei aha pongpa moenih ke, kaimih ham manghai khueh laeh, namtom cungkuem bangla kaimih lai aka tloek ham,” a ti na uh.
6 And the thing displeased Samuel, when they said, Give us a king to judge us. And Samuel prayed to Jehovah.
Tedae ol te Samuel mik ah lolh coeng. “Kaimih lai aka tloek la kaimih taengah manghai m'pae,” a ti uh van neh Samuel tah BOEIPA taengah thangthui.
7 And Jehovah said to Samuel, Hearken unto the voice of the people in all that they say unto thee: for they have not rejected thee, but they have rejected me, that I should not reign over them.
Te vaengah BOEIPA loh Samuel te, “A cungkuem la pilnam ol te hnatun lah, nang taengaha cal uh te nang n'hnawt uh dongah moenih. Tedae kai he ni amih kah manghai lamloh n'hnawt uh.
8 According to all the deeds that they have done since the day that I brought them up out of Egypt even unto this day, in that they have forsaken me and served other gods, so do they also unto thee.
Egypt lamkah amih ka caeh puei khohnin lamloh tahae khohnin duela tekah khoboe te boeiha saii uh. Kai he n'hnoo uh tih Pathen tloe rhoek taengah tho a thueng uh. Amih tangkhuet loh nang taengah khawa saii uh.
9 And now hearken unto their voice; only, testify solemnly unto them, and declare unto them the manner of the king that shall reign over them.
Te dongah amih ol te hnatun mai. Tedae amih te rhalrhing rhoe rhalrhing sak lamtah manghai kah laitloeknah te amih taengah thui pah. Anih te amih soah manghai bitni,” a ti nah.
10 And Samuel spoke all the words of Jehovah to the people that asked of him a king.
Te dongah Samuel loh BOEIPA ol boeih te amah taeng lamloh manghai aka bih pilnam taengaha thui.
11 And he said, This will be the manner of the king that shall reign over you: he will take your sons, and appoint them for himself, on his chariot and among his horsemen, and they shall run before his chariots;
Te vaengah, “Nangmih soah aka manghai ham manghai kah laitloeknah tah he tlam he om ni. Na ca rhoek te a loh vetih leng dongah amah ham tloep a khueh ni. A marhang caem yueng la leng hmai ah yong uh ni.
12 and [he will take them] that he may appoint for himself captains over thousands, and captains over fifties, and that they may plough his ground, and reap his harvest, and make his instruments of war and instruments of his chariots.
Te phoeiah a tawn te phoh pah ham, a cangah te aka ah pah ham, caemtloek hnopai neh leng dongkah hnopai aka saii ham te thawngkhat kah mangpa, sawmnga kah mangpa te a khueh ni.
13 And he will take your daughters for perfumers, and cooks, and bakers.
Na tanu rhoek te khaw buhpoep la, buthongnu la, maehhai laa loh ni.
14 And your fields, and your vineyards, and your oliveyards, the best, will he take and give to his servants.
Na khohmuen neh na misur khaw, na olive then te a rhawt vetih a sal taenglaa paek ni.
15 And he will take the tenth of your seed and of your vineyards, and give to his chamberlains and to his servants.
Na cangtii neh na misur te parha ah pakhat a loh vetih a imkhoem neh a sal taenglaa paek ni.
16 And he will take your bondmen, and your bondwomen, and your comeliest young men, and your asses, and use them for his work.
Na salpa neh na sal huta khaw, na tongpang then neh na laak khaw a loh vetih amah bi tea saii sak ni.
17 He will take the tenth of your sheep. And ye shall be his servants.
Nangmih kah boiva te a loh vetih namamih te anih kah sal la na om uh ni.
18 And ye shall cry out in that day because of your king whom ye have chosen; and Jehovah will not answer you in that day.
Tekah khohnin ah namamih ham na tuek uh na manghai kongah na pang uh cakhaw amah khohnin ah nangmih te BOEIPA loh n'doo van mahpawh,” a ti nah.
19 And the people refused to hearken to the voice of Samuel; and they said, No, but there shall be a king over us,
Tedae Samuel ol te hnatun ham pilnam loh a aal uh tih, “Moenih, manghai pakhat tah kaimih soah om saeh.
20 that we also may be like all the nations; and our king shall judge us, and go out before us, and conduct our wars.
Te daengah ni kaimih khaw namtom rhoek bangla boeih ka om uh eh. Ka manghai long tah kaimih ham lai a tloek vetih kaimih hmai ah lamhma ni, kaimih kah caemtloek khaw a tloek ni,” a ti uh.
21 And Samuel heard all the words of the people, and he repeated them in the ears of Jehovah.
Pilnam ol te Samuel loh boeiha yaak vaengah tah BOEIPA kah a hna donglaa thui pah.
22 And Jehovah said to Samuel, Hearken unto their voice, and make them a king. And Samuel said to the men of Israel, Go ye every man to his city.
Tedae Samuel te BOEIPA loh, “Amih ol te hnatun lamtah manghai pakhat tah amih taengah manghai sak,” a ti nah. Te phoeiah Israel hlang rhoek te Samuel loh, “Hlang boeih loh amah kho la cet laeh saeh,” a ti nah.
