1 Samuel 8

1 When Samuel was nowe become olde, he made his sonnes Iudges ouer Israel.

It happened, when Samuel was old, that he made his sons judges over Israel.

2 (And the name of his eldest sonne was Ioel, and the name of the second Abiah) euen Iudges in Beer-sheba.

Now the name of his firstborn was Joel; and the name of his second, Abijah: they were judges in Beersheba.

3 And his sonnes walked not in his wayes, but turned aside after lucre, and tooke rewards, and peruerted the iudgement.

His sons did not walk in his ways, but turned aside toward dishonest gain, and took bribes, and perverted justice.

4 Wherefore all the Elders of Israel gathered them together, and came to Samuel vnto Ramah,

Then all the elders of Israel gathered themselves together, and came to Samuel to Ramah;

5 And said vnto him, Beholde, thou art olde, and thy sonnes walke not in thy wayes: make vs nowe a King to iudge vs like all nations.

and they said to him, "Look, you are old, and your sons do not walk in your ways: now make us a king to judge us like all the nations."

6 But the thing displeased Samuel, when they said, Giue vs a King to iudge vs: and Samuel prayed vnto the Lord.

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

7 And the Lord said vnto Samuel, Heare the voyce of the people in all that they shall say vnto thee: for they haue not cast thee away, but they haue cast me away, that I should not reigne ouer the.

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, that I should not be king over them.

8 As they haue euer done since I brought them out of Egypt euen vnto this day, (and haue forsaken me, and serued other gods) euen so doe they vnto thee.

According to all the works which they have done to me 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 you.

9 Nowe therefore hearken vnto their voyce: howbeit yet testifie vnto them, and shewe them the maner of ye King that shall reigne ouer them.

Now therefore listen to their voice: however you shall protest solemnly to them, and shall show them the way of the king who shall reign over them."

10 So Samuel told all the wordes of the Lord vnto the people that asked a King of him.

Samuel told all the words of the LORD to the people who asked of him a king.

11 And he saide, This shall be the maner of the King that shall reigne ouer you: he will take your sonnes, and appoint them to his charets, and to be his horsemen, and some shall runne before his charet.

He said, "This will be the way 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.

12 Also he will make them his captaines ouer thousands, and captaines ouer fifties, and to eare his ground, and to reape his haruest, and to make instruments of warre, and the thinges that serue for his charets.

And he will appoint for himself commanders of thousands, and commanders of fifties; and he will assign some to plow his ground, and to reap his harvest, and gather his vintage, and to make his implements of war, and the equipment of his chariots.

13 He will also take your daughters and make them apoticaries, and cookes, and bakers.

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

14 And he will take your fieldes, and your vineyardes, and your best Oliue trees, and giue them to his seruants.

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

15 And he will take the tenth of your seede, and of your vineyards, and giue it to his Eunuches, and to his seruants.

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

16 And he will take your men seruants, and your maide seruants, and the chiefe of your yong men, and your asses, and put them to his worke.

He will take your male servants, and your female servants, and your best cattle, and your donkeys, and put them to his work.

17 He will take the tenth of your sheepe, and ye shall be his seruants.

He will take the tenth of your flocks: and you shall be his servants.

18 And ye shall crie out at that day, because of your King, whom ye haue chosen you, and the Lord will not heare you at that day.

You shall cry out in that day because of your king whom you shall have chosen for yourselves, and the LORD will not answer you in that day."

19 But the people would not heare the voyce of Samuel, but did say, Nay, but there shall be a King ouer vs.

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

20 And we also will be like all other nations, and our King shall iudge vs, and goe out before vs, and fight our battels.

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."

21 Therefore when Samuel heard all ye wordes of ye people, he rehearsed the in ye eares of ye Lord.

Samuel heard all the words of the people, and he repeated them in the hearing of the LORD.

22 And the Lord saide to Samuel, Hearken vnto their voyce, and make them a King. And Samuel said vnto the men of Israel, Goe euery man vnto his citie.

The LORD said to Samuel, "Listen to their voice, and make them a king." Samuel said to the men of Israel, "Every man go to his city."