1 Samuel 8

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

It happened, when Samuel was old, that 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.

Now the name of his firstborn was Joel; and the name of his second, Abijah: they were judges in Beersheba.

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.

His sons did not walk in his ways, but turned aside toward dishonest gain, and took bribes, and perverted justice.

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

Then all the elders of Israel gathered themselves together, and came to Samuel to 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 they said to him, "Look, you are old, and your sons do not walk in your ways: now make us a king to judge us like all the 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 the thing displeased Samuel, when they said, "Give us a king to judge us." Samuel prayed 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.

The LORD said to Samuel, "Listen to the voice of the people in all that they tell you; for they have not rejected you, but they have rejected me, that I should not 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.

According to all the works which they have done to me since the day that I brought them up out of Egypt even to this day, in that they have forsaken me, and served other gods, so do they also 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.

Now therefore listen to their voice: however you shall protest solemnly to them, and shall show them the way of the king who shall reign over them."

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

Samuel told all the words of the LORD to the people who asked of him 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.

He said, "This will be the way of the king who shall reign over you: he will take your sons, and appoint them to him, for his chariots, and to be his horsemen; and they shall run before his chariots.

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 appoint for himself commanders of thousands, and commanders of fifties; and he will assign some to plow his ground, and to reap his harvest, and gather his vintage, and to make his implements of war, and the equipment of his chariots.

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

He will take your daughters to be perfumers, and to be cooks, and to be bakers.

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 vineyards, and your olive groves, even their best, 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 the tenth of your seed, and of your vineyards, and give to his officers, and 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 male servants, and your female servants, and your best cattle, and your donkeys, 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 the tenth of your flocks: and you shall 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.

You shall cry out in that day because of your king whom you shall have chosen for yourselves, and the LORD will not answer you 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 refused to listen 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.

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."

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

Samuel heard all the words of the people, and he repeated them in the hearing of 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.

The LORD said to Samuel, "Listen to their voice, and make them a king." Samuel said to the men of Israel, "Every man go to his city."