1 Samuel 12
1 And Samuel said to all Israel: Behold I have hearkened to your voice in all that you said to me, and have made a king over you.
Tada Samuel reče svemu Izraelu: “Evo, ispunio sam vašu želju u svemu što ste od mene tražili i postavih kralja nad vama.
2 And now the king goeth before you: but I am old and greyheaded: and my sons are with you: having then conversed with you from my youth unto this day, behold here I am.
I od sada će kralj ići pred vama. A ja sam ostario i osijedio i moji sinovi eto su među vama. Ja sam išao pred vama od svoje mladosti pa do današnjega dana.
3 Speak of me before the Lord, and before his anointed, whether I have taken any man’s ox, or ass: If I have wronged any man, if I have oppressed any man, if I have taken a bribe at any man’s hand: and I will despise it this day, and will restore it to you.
Evo me! Posvjedočite protiv mene pred Jahvom i pred njegovim pomazanikom: kome sam oteo vola i kome sam oteo magarca? Koga sam prevario? Koga sam tlačio? Od koga sam primio mito da bih zažmirio na jedno oko? Ja ću vam sve natrag vratiti.”
4 And they said: Thou hast not wronged us, nor oppressed us, nor taken ought at any man’s hand.
A oni odgovoriše: “Nisi nas prevario, nisi nas tlačio, nisi ni od koga primio ništa.”
5 And he said to them: The Lord is witness against you, and his anointed is witness this day, that you have not found any thing in my hand. And they said: He is witness.
Još im reče: “Svjedok je Jahve protiv vas i svjedok je njegov pomazanik u ovaj dan da niste našli ništa u mojoj ruci.” A oni odgovoriše: “Tako je!”
6 And Samuel said to the people: It is the Lord, who made Moses and Aaron, and brought our fathers out of the land of Egypt.
Tada Samuel reče narodu: “Jest, svjedok je Jahve koji je postavio Mojsija i Arona i koji je izveo vaše oce iz Egipta.
7 Now therefore stand up, that I may plead in judgment against you before the Lord, concerning all the kindness of the Lord, which he hath shewn to you, and to your fathers:
Stanite sada ovamo da probesjedim s vama pred Jahvom i da vas podsjetim na sva velika djela koja je učinio Jahve vama i vašim ocima.
8 How Jacob went into Egypt, and your fathers cried to the Lord: and the Lord sent Moses and Aaron, and brought your fathers out of Egypt: and made them dwell in this place.
Kad je Jakov došao u Egipat, Egipćani su ih pritisnuli, a vaši su oci vapili Jahvi za pomoć. I Jahve posla Mojsija i Arona, koji izvedoše oce vaše iz Egipta i naseliše ih na ovome mjestu.
9 And they forgot the Lord their God, and he delivered them into the hands of Sisara, captain of the army of Hasor, and into the hands of the Philistines, and into the hand of the king of Moab, and they fought against them.
Ali oni zaboraviše Jahvu, Boga svoga, i on ih predade u ruke Siseri, vojvodi hasorske vojske, i u ruke Filistejaca, i u ruke moapskome kralju, koji su vojevali na njih.
10 But afterwards they cried to the Lord, and said: We have sinned, because we have forsaken the Lord, and have served Baalim and Astaroth: but now deliver us from the hand of our enemies, and we will serve thee.
I opet su vapili Jahvi za pomoć govoreći: 'Zgriješili smo jer smo ostavili Jahvu i uzeli služiti baalima i aštartama; izbavi nas sada iz ruku naših neprijatelja pa ćemo ti služiti!'
11 And the Lord sent Jerobaal, and Badan, and Jephte, and Samuel, and delivered you from the hand of your enemies round about, and you dwelt securely.
I Jahve posla Jerubaala i Baraka, Jiftaha i Samuela te vas izbavi iz ruku vaših neprijatelja unaokolo, tako da ste mogli živjeti bez straha.
12 But seeing that Naas king of the children of Ammon was come against you, you said to me: Nay, but a king shall reign over us: whereas the Lord your God was your king.
Ali kad vidjeste Nahaša, kralja amonskoga, kako ide na vas, rekoste mi: 'Ne, nego kralj neka vlada nad nama!' Pa ipak je vaš kralj Jahve, vaš Bog!
13 Now therefore your king is here, whom you have chosen and desired: Behold the Lord hath given you a king.
I eto vam sada kralja koga ste izabrali! Eto, Jahve je postavio kralja nad vama.
14 If you will fear the Lord, and serve him, and hearken to his voice, and not provoke the mouth of the Lord: then shall both you, and the king who reigneth over you, be followers of the Lord your God.
Ako se budete bojali Jahve i njemu budete služili, ako budete slušali njegov glas i ne budete se protivili njegovim zapovijedima, slijedit ćete Jahvu, Boga svoga, vi i kralj koji kraljuje nad vama.
15 But if you will not hearken to the voice of the Lord, but will rebel against his words, the hand of the Lord shall be upon you, and upon your fathers.
Ako li ne budete slušali Jahvina glasa, ako se budete protivili njegovim zapovijedima, tada će se ruka Jahvina spustiti na vas i na vašega kralja da vas uništi.
16 Now then stand, and see this great thing which the Lord will do in your sight.
Sada još jednom pristupite i vidite veliki znak koji će Jahve učiniti pred vašim očima.
17 Is it not wheat harvest today? I will call upon the Lord, and he shall send thunder and rain: and you shall know and see that you yourselves have done a great evil in the sight of the Lord, in desiring a king over you.
Nije li sada pšenična žetva? Ali ja ću zazvati Jahvu i on će poslati gromove i kišu. I jasno ćete razabrati kako je veliko zlo koje ste učinili pred Jahvom tražeći sebi kralja.”
18 And Samuel cried unto the Lord, and the Lord sent thunder and rain that day.
Tada Samuel zazva Jahvu i Jahve posla gromove i kišu u onaj dan i sav se narod vrlo poboja Jahve i Samuela.
19 And all the people greatly feared the Lord and Samuel. And all the people said to Samuel: Pray for thy servants to the Lord thy God, that we may not die, for we have added to all our sins this evil, to ask for a king.
I sav narod reče Samuelu: “Moli se Jahvi, svome Bogu, za svoje sluge da ne pomremo, jer smo svim svojim grijesima dodali zlo tražeći sebi kralja.”
20 And Samuel said to the people: Fear not, you have done all this evil: but yet depart not from following the Lord, but serve the Lord with all your heart.
Ali Samuel reče narodu: “Ne bojte se! Vi ste, doduše, učinili sve ovo zlo, ali sada ne ostavljajte više Jahvu, nego služite Jahvi svim svojim srcem.
21 And turn not aside after vain things which shall never profit you, nor deliver you, because they are vain.
Ne priklanjajte se više ništavim idolima koji vam ništa ne koriste, ništa vam ne pomažu jer su samo ništavila.
22 And the Lord will not forsake his people for his great name’s sake: because the Lord hath sworn to make you his people.
A Jahve neće odbaciti svoga naroda, radi velikog imena svoga, jer se Jahve udostojao da vas učini svojim narodom.
23 And far from me be this sin against the Lord, that I should cease to pray for you, and I will teach you the good and right way.
A od mene neka je daleko da zgriješim Jahvi prestajući moliti za vas i upućivati vas na dobar i pošten put.
24 Therefore fear the Lord, and serve him in truth and with your whole heart, for you have seen the great works which he hath done among you.
Samo se bojte Jahve i njemu iskreno služite svim svojim srcem; jer, pogledajte kako se velikim očitovao među vama.
25 But if you will still do wickedly: both you and your king shall perish together.
Ako li budete činili zlo, propast ćete vi i vaš kralj.”
