1 Samuel 8

1 And it was when he was old Samuel and he made sons his judges for Israel.

Now when Samuel was old, he made his sons judges over Israel.

2 And it was [the] name of son his the firstborn Joel and [the] name of second his [was] Abijah judges in Beer Sheba.

The name of his first son was Joel and the name of his second Abijah: they were judges in Beer-sheba.

3 And not they walked sons his (in ways his *Q(K)*) and they turned aside after unjust gain and they took a bribe and they turned aside justice.

And his sons did not go in his ways, but moved by the love of money took rewards, and were not upright in judging.

4 And they gathered together all [the] elders of Israel and they came to Samuel Ramah towards.

Then all the responsible men of Israel got together and went to Samuel at Ramah,

5 And they said to him here! you you have become old and sons your not they have walked in ways your now appoint! for us a king to judge us like all the nations.

And said to him, See now, you are old, and your sons do not go in your ways: give us a king now to be our judge, so that we may be like the other nations.

6 And it was displeasing the matter in [the] eyes of Samuel just when they said give! to us a king to judge us and he prayed Samuel to Yahweh.

But Samuel was not pleased when they said to him, Give us a king to be our judge. And Samuel made prayer to the Lord.

7 And he said Yahweh to Samuel listen to [the] voice of the people to all what they will say to you for not you they have rejected for me they have rejected from reigning over them.

And the Lord said to Samuel, Give ear to the voice of the people and what they say to you: they have not been turned away from you, but they have been turned away from me, not desiring me to be king over them.

8 According to all the deeds which they have done from [the] day brought up I them from Egypt and until the day this and they have forsaken me and they have served gods other so they [are] doing also to you.

As they have done from the first, from the day when I took them out of Egypt till this day, turning away from me and worshipping other gods, so now they are acting in the same way to you.

9 And now listen to voice their nevertheless for certainly you will warn them and you will tell to them [the] right[s] of the king who he will reign over them.

Give ear now to their voice: but make a serious protest to them, and give them a picture of the sort of king who will be their ruler.

10 And he spoke Samuel all [the] words of Yahweh to the people who were asking from with him a king.

And Samuel said all these words of the Lord to the people who were desiring a king.

11 And he said this it will be [the] right[s] of the king who he will reign over you sons your he will take and he will appoint [them] for himself in chariot[s] his and among horsemen his and they will run before chariot his.

And he said, This is the sort of king who will be your ruler: he will take your sons and make them his servants, his horsemen, and drivers of his war-carriages, and they will go running before his war-carriages;

12 And to appoint [them] for himself commanders of thousands and commanders of fifties and to plow plowing his and to harvest harvest his and to make [the] weapons of warfare his and [the] equipment of chariotry his.

And he will make them captains of thousands and of fifties; some he will put to work ploughing and cutting his grain and making his instruments of war and building his war-carriages.

13 And daughters your he will take to perfumers and to cooks and to bakers.

Your daughters he will take to be makers of perfumes and cooks and bread-makers.

14 And fields your and vineyards your and olive groves your good he will take and he will give [them] to servants his.

He will take your fields and your vine-gardens and your olive-gardens, all the best of them, and give them to his servants.

15 And seed your and vineyards your he will take a tenth and he will give [them] to officials his and to servants his.

He will take a tenth of your seed and of the fruit of your vines and give it to his servants.

16 And [male] servants your and female servants your and young men your good and donkeys your he will take and he will use [them] for work his.

He will take your men-servants and your servant-girls, and the best of your oxen and your asses and put them to his work.

17 Flock[s] your he will take a tenth and you you will become of him servants.

He will take a tenth of your sheep: and you will be his servants.

18 And you will cry out in the day that because of king your whom you have chosen for yourselves and not he will answer Yahweh you in the day that.

Then you will be crying out because of your king whom you have taken for yourselves; but the Lord will not give you an answer in that day.

19 And they refused the people to listen to [the] voice of Samuel and they said No! for except a king he will be over us.

But the people gave no attention to the voice of Samuel; and they said, No, but we will have a king over us,

20 And we will be also we like all the nations and he will judge us king our and he will go out before us and he will fight battles our.

So that we may be like the other nations, and so that our king may be our judge and go out before us to war.

21 And he heard Samuel all [the] words of the people and he spoke them in [the] ears of Yahweh.

Then Samuel, after hearing all the people had to say, went and gave an account of it to the Lord.

22 And he said Yahweh to Samuel listen to voice their and you will make king for them a king and he said Samuel to [the] people of Israel go each man to own city his.

And the Lord said to Samuel, Give ear to their voice and make a king for them. Then Samuel said to the men of Israel, Let every man go back to his town.