1 Samuel 8

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

And it came to pass, when Samuel was old, that he appointed his sons judges to Israel;

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

and the name of his firstborn son was, Joel, and the name of his second, Abijah, —they were judges in Beer-sheba.

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

Howbeit his sons walked not in his ways, but stooped to extortion, —and took bribes, and perverted judgment.

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

So then all the elders of Israel gathered themselves together, —and came unto 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 said unto him—Lo! thou, art old, and, thy sons, walk not in thy ways: Now, appoint for 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 was displeasing in the eyes of Samuel, when they said, Give unto us a king to judge us. So Samuel prayed unto Yahweh.

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.

And Yahweh said unto Samuel, Hearken unto the voice of the people, in all that they shall say unto thee, —for, not thee, have they rejected, but, me, have they rejected, from being 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 doings which they have done, from the day I brought them up out of Egypt, even until this day, in that they have forsaken me, and served other gods, so, are they doing even unto thee.

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, hearken to their voice, —save that thou, enter protest, against them, and tell them the manner of the king who will reign over them.

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

So then Samuel spake all the words of Yahweh unto the people, who were asking 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.

And he said, This, will be the manner of the king who will reign over you, —Your sons, will he take and appoint for himself, as his charioteers and as 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, princes of thousands, and princes of fifties, —and to plough his fields, and to reap his harvest, and to make his weapons of war, and the instruments of his chariots;

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

And, your daughters, will he take, —as perfumers and as cooks, and as bakers;

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

And, your fields, and your vineyards, and your oliveyards, the best of them, will he take, and give 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.

And, your seed, and your vineyards, will he tithe, and give to his courtiers 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.

And, your men-servants, and your maidservants, and your oxen, even the goodliest, and your asses, will he take, —and put them to his work;

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

Your flocks, will he tithe, —and, ye yourselves, shall become 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.

Then will ye make outcry, in that day, because of your king whom ye have chosen for yourselves, —and Yahweh 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 hearken unto the voice of Samuel, —and they said—Nay! but, a king, shall be 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.

so shall, even we, become like all the nations, —and our king shall judge us, and go forth 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.

And Samuel heard all the words of the people, —and spake them in the ears of Yahweh.

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.

And Yahweh said unto Samuel, Hearken unto their voice, and make them a king. And Samuel said unto the men of Israel: Go ye, every man to his own city.