< 1 Samuel 8 >

1 And it came to pass, when Samuel was old, that he made his sons judges over Israel.
E sucedeu que, tendo Samuel envelhecido, constituiu a seus filhos por juízes sobre Israel.
2 Now the name of his firstborn was Joel; and the name of his second, Abiah: they were judges in Beer–sheba.
E era o nome do seu filho primogênito Joel, e o nome do seu segundo Abia: e foram juízes em Berseba.
3 And his sons walked not in his ways, but turned aside after lucre, and took bribes, and perverted judgment.
Porém seus filhos não andaram pelos caminhos dele, antes se inclinaram à avareza, e tomaram presentes, e perverteram o juízo.
4 Then all the elders of Israel gathered themselves together, and came to Samuel unto Ramah,
Então todos os anciãos de Israel se congregaram, e vieram a Samuel, a Rama,
5 And said unto him, Behold, thou art old, and thy sons walk not in thy ways: now make us a king to judge us like all the nations.
E disseram-lhe: Eis que já estás velho, e teus filhos não andam pelos teus caminhos; constitui-nos pois agora um rei sobre nós, para que ele nos julgue, como o tem todas as nações.
6 But the thing displeased Samuel, when they said, Give us a king to judge us. And Samuel prayed unto Yhwh.
Porém esta palavra pareceu mal aos olhos de Samuel, quando disseram: Dá-nos um rei, para que nos julgue. E Samuel orou ao Senhor.
7 And Yhwh said unto 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.
E disse o Senhor a Samuel: Ouve a voz do povo em tudo quanto te disserem, pois não te tem rejeitado a ti, antes a mim me tem rejeitado para eu não reinar sobre eles.
8 According to all the works which they have done since the day that I brought them up out of Egypt even unto this day, wherewith they have forsaken me, and served other gods, so do they also unto thee.
Conforme a todas as obras que fizeram desde o dia em que os tirei do Egito até ao dia de hoje, e a mim me deixaram, e a outros deuses serviram, assim também te fizeram a ti.
9 Now therefore hearken unto their voice: howbeit yet protest solemnly unto them, and shew them the manner of the king that shall reign over them.
Agora, pois, ouve a sua voz, porém protesta-lhes solenemente, e declara-lhes qual será o costume do rei que houver de reinar sobre eles.
10 And Samuel told all the words of Yhwh unto the people that asked of him a king.
E falou Samuel todas as palavras do Senhor ao povo, que lhe pedia um rei.
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, for his chariots, and to be his horsemen; and some shall run before his chariots.
E disse: Este será o costume do rei que houver de reinar sobre vós: ele tomará os vossos filhos, e os empregará para os seus carros, e para seus cavaleiros, para que corram adiante dos seus carros.
12 And he will appoint him captains over thousands, and captains over fifties; and will set them to plow his ground, and to reap his harvest, and to make his instruments of war, and instruments of his chariots.
E os porá por príncipes de milhares e por cincoentenários; e para que lavrem a sua lavoura, e seguem a sua sega, e façam as suas armas de guerra e os petrechos de seus carros.
13 And he will take your daughters to be confectionaries, and to be cooks, and to be bakers.
E tomará as vossas filhas para perfumistas, cozinheiras, e padeiras.
14 And he will take your fields, and your vineyards, and your oliveyards, even the best of them, and give them to his servants.
E tomará o melhor das vossas terras, e das vossas vinhas, e dos vossos olivais, e os dará aos seus criados.
15 And he will take the tenth of your seed, and of your vineyards, and give to his officers, and to his servants.
E as vossas, sementes, e as vossas vinhas dizimará, para dar aos seus eunucos, e aos seus criados.
16 And he will take your menservants, and your maidservants, and your goodliest young men, and your donkeys, and put them to his work.
Também os vossos criados, e as vossas criadas, e os vossos melhores mancebos, e os vossos jumentos tomará, e os empregará no seu trabalho.
17 He will take the tenth of your sheep: and ye shall be his servants.
Dizimará o vosso rebanho, e vós lhe servireis de criados.
18 And ye shall cry out in that day because of your king which ye shall have chosen you; and Yhwh will not hear you in that day.
Então naquele dia clamareis por causa do vosso rei, que vós houverdes escolhido; mas o Senhor não vos ouvirá naquele dia
19 Nevertheless the people refused to obey the voice of Samuel; and they said, Nay; but we will have a king over us;
Porém o povo não quis ouvir a voz de Samuel; e disseram: Não, mas haverá sobre nós um rei.
20 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.
E nós também seremos como todas as outras nações; e o nosso rei nos julgará, e sairá adiante de nós, e fará as nossas guerras.
21 And Samuel heard all the words of the people, and he rehearsed them in the ears of Yhwh.
Ouvindo pois Samuel todas as palavras do povo, as falou perante os ouvidos do Senhor.
22 And Yhwh said to Samuel, Hearken unto their voice, and make them a king. And Samuel said unto the men of Israel, Go ye every man unto his city.
Então o Senhor disse a Samuel: Dá ouvidos à sua voz, e constitui-lhes rei. Então Samuel disse aos filhos de Israel: Vá-se cada qual à sua cidade.

< 1 Samuel 8 >