1 Samuel 8
1 And it comes to pass, when Samuel [is] aged, that he makes his sons judges over Israel.
Factum est autem cum senuisset Samuel, posuit filios suos iudices Israel.
2 And the name of his firstborn son is Joel, and the name of his second Abiah, judges in Beer-Sheba:
Fuitque nomen filii eius primogeniti Ioel: et nomen secundi Abia, iudicum in Bersabee.
3 and his sons have not walked in his ways, and turn aside after the dishonest gain, and take a bribe, and turn aside judgment.
Et non ambulaverunt filii illius in viis eius: sed declinaverunt post avaritiam, acceperuntque munera, et perverterunt iudicium.
4 And all [the] elderly of Israel gather themselves together, and come to Samuel at Ramath,
Congregati ergo universi maiores natu Israel, venerunt ad Samuelem in Ramatha.
5 and say to him, “Behold, you have become aged, and your sons have not walked in your ways; now, appoint a king to us, to judge us, like all the nations.”
Dixeruntque ei: Ecce tu senuisti, et filii tui non ambulant in viis tuis: constitue nobis regem, ut iudicet nos, sicut et universae habent nationes.
6 And the thing is evil in the eyes of Samuel when they have said, “Give a king to us, to judge us”; and Samuel prays to YHWH.
Displicuit sermo in oculis Samuelis, eo quod dixissent: Da nobis regem, ut iudicet nos. Et oravit Samuel ad Dominum.
7 And YHWH says to Samuel, “Listen to the voice of the people, to all that they say to you, for they have not rejected you, but they have rejected Me from reigning over them.
Dixit autem Dominus ad Samuelem: Audi vocem populi in omnibus quae loquuntur tibi. non enim te abiecerunt, sed me, ne regnem super eos.
8 According to all the works that they have done from the day of My bringing them up out of Egypt, even to this day, when they forsake Me, and serve other gods—so they are also doing to you.
Iuxta omnia opera sua, quae fecerunt a die qua eduxi eos de Aegypto usque ad diem hanc: sicut dereliquerunt me, et servierunt diis alienis, sic faciunt etiam tibi.
9 And now, listen to their voice; only, surely you certainly protest to them, and have declared to them the custom of the king who reigns over them.”
Nunc ergo vocem eorum audi: verumtamen contestare eos, et praedic eis ius regis, qui regnaturus est super eos.
10 And Samuel speaks all the words of YHWH to the people who are asking [for] a king from him,
Dixit itaque Samuel omnia verba Domini ad populum, qui petierat a se regem,
11 and says, “This is the custom of the king who reigns over you: he takes your sons, and has appointed for himself among his chariots, and among his horsemen, and they have run before his chariots;
et ait: Hoc erit ius regis, qui imperaturus est vobis: filios vestros tollet, et ponet in curribus suis, facietque sibi equites et praecursores quadrigarum suarum,
12 also to appoint for himself heads of thousands, and heads of fifties; also to plow his plowing, and to reap his reaping; and to make instruments of his war, and instruments of his charioteer.
et constituet sibi tribunos, et centuriones, et aratores agrorum suorum, et messores segetum, et fabros armorum et curruum suorum.
13 And he takes your daughters for perfumers, and for cooks, and for bakers;
Filias quoque vestras faciet sibi unguentarias, et focarias, et panificas.
14 and your fields, and your vineyards, and your olive-yards—he takes the best, and has given to his servants.
Agros quoque vestros, et vineas, et oliveta optima tollet, et dabit servis suis.
15 And he tithes your seed and your vineyards, and has given to his eunuchs, and to his servants.
Sed et segetes vestras, et vinearum reditus addecimabit, ut det eunuchis et famulis suis.
16 And your menservants and your maidservants, and the best of your young men and your donkeys, he takes, and has prepared for his own work;
Servos etiam vestros, et ancillas, et iuvenes optimos, et asinos, auferet, et ponet in opere suo.
17 he tithes your flock, and you are for servants to him.
Greges quoque vestros addecimabit, vosque eritis ei servi.
18 And you have cried out in that day because of the king whom you have chosen for yourselves, and YHWH does not answer you in that day.”
Et clamabitis in die illa a facie regis vestri, quem elegistis vobis: et non exaudiet vos Dominus in die illa, quia petistis vobis regem.
19 And the people refuse to listen to the voice of Samuel, and say, “No, but a king is over us,
Noluit autem populus audire vocem Samuelis, sed dixerunt: Nequaquam: rex enim erit super nos,
20 and we have been, even we, like all the nations; and our king has judged us, and gone out before us, and fought our battles.”
et erimus nos quoque sicut omnes gentes: et iudicabit nos rex noster, et egredietur ante nos, et pugnabit bella nostra pro nobis.
21 And Samuel hears all the words of the people, and speaks them in the ears of YHWH;
Et audivit Samuel omnia verba populi, et locutus est ea in auribus Domini.
22 and YHWH says to Samuel, “Listen to their voice, and you have caused a king to reign over them.” And Samuel says to the men of Israel, “Go, each man, to his city.”
Dixit autem Dominus ad Samuelem: Audi vocem eorum, et constitue super eos regem. Et ait Samuel ad viros Israel: Vadat unusquisque in civitatem suam.
