1 Samuel 8
1 And it comes to pass, when Samuel [is] aged, that he makes his sons judges over Israel.
Pripetilo se je, ko je bil Samuel star, da je svoja sinova postavil za sodnika nad Izraelom.
2 And the name of his firstborn son is Joel, and the name of his second Abiah, judges in Beer-Sheba:
Torej ime njegovega prvorojenca je bilo Joél in ime njegovega drugega Abíja. Bila sta sodnika v Beeršébi.
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.
Njegova sinova pa nista hodila po njegovih poteh, temveč sta se obrnila stran za dobičkom in jemala podkupnine in izkrivljala sodbo.
4 And all [the] elderly of Israel gather themselves together, and come to Samuel at Ramath,
Potem so se vse starešine Izraela zbrali skupaj in prišli k Samuelu v Ramo
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.”
in mu rekli: »Glej, star si in tvoja sinova ne hodita po tvojih poteh. Sedaj nam postavi kralja, da nas sodi, kakor [imajo] vsi narodi.«
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.
Toda stvar je razžalila Samuela, ko so rekli: »Daj nam kralja, da nas sodi.« Samuel je molil h Gospodu.
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.
Gospod je rekel Samuelu: »Prisluhni glasu ljudstva v vsem, kar ti rečejo, kajti niso zavrnili tebe, temveč so zavrnili mene, da ne bi kraljeval nad njimi.
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.
Glede na vsa dela, ki so jih storili od dne, ko sem jih privedel gor iz Egipta, celo do tega dne, s čimer so zapustili mene in služili drugim bogovom, tako delajo tudi tebi.
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.”
Zdaj torej prisluhni njihovemu glasu, vendar jih slovesno posvari in jim pokaži navade kralja, ki bo kraljeval nad njimi.«
10 And Samuel speaks all the words of YHWH to the people who are asking [for] a king from him,
Samuel je ljudstvu, ki je od njega zahtevalo kralja, povedal vse Gospodove besede.
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;
Rekel je: »To bo navada kralja, ki bo kraljeval nad vami: ›Vzel bo vaše sinove in jih določil zase, za svoje bojne vozove in da bodo njegovi konjeniki in nekateri bodo tekli pred njegovimi bojnimi vozovi.
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.
Določil si bo tisočnike in poveljnike nad petdesetimi in postavil jih bo, da orjejo njegovo zemljo, da žanjejo njegovo žetev, da izdelajo njegova bojna orodja in orodja njegovih bojnih vozov.
13 And he takes your daughters for perfumers, and for cooks, and for bakers;
Vzel bo vaše hčere, da bodo izdelovalke dišečin in da bodo kuharice in pekarice.
14 and your fields, and your vineyards, and your olive-yards—he takes the best, and has given to his servants.
Vzel bo vaša polja in vaše vinograde in vaše oljčne nasade, celó najboljše izmed njih in jih dal svojim služabnikom.
15 And he tithes your seed and your vineyards, and has given to his eunuchs, and to his servants.
Vzel bo desetino od vašega semena in od vaših vinogradov in dal svojim častnikom in svojim služabnikom.
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;
Vzel bo vaše služabnike, vaše dekle, vaše najčednejše mladeniče, vaše osle in jih postavil k svojemu delu.
17 he tithes your flock, and you are for servants to him.
Vzel bo desetino od vaših ovc in vi boste njegovi služabniki.
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.”
Vpili boste na ta dan zaradi svojega kralja, ki si ga boste izbrali, Gospod pa vas na ta dan ne bo slišal.‹«
19 And the people refuse to listen to the voice of Samuel, and say, “No, but a king is over us,
Kljub temu je ljudstvo odklonilo, da uboga Samuelov glas in rekli so: »Ne, temveč bomo imeli kralja nad seboj,
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.”
da bomo tudi mi lahko podobni vsem narodom in da nam bo naš kralj lahko sodil in bo pred nami šel ven in bojeval naše boje.«
21 And Samuel hears all the words of the people, and speaks them in the ears of YHWH;
Samuel je slišal vse besede ljudstva in jih ponovil v Gospodova ušesa.
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.”
Gospod je Samuelu rekel: »Prisluhni njihovemu glasu in postavi jim kralja.« Samuel je rekel Izraelovim možem: »Pojdite vsak mož v svoje mesto.«
