1 Samuel 8

1 and to be like/as as which be old Samuel and to set: make [obj] son: child his to judge to/for Israel

When Samuel grew old, he appointed his sons as judges over Israel.

2 and to be name son: child his [the] firstborn Joel and name second his Abijah to judge in/on/with Beersheba Beersheba

The name of his firstborn son was Joel, and the name of his second was Abijah. They were judges in Beersheba.

3 and not to go: walk son: child his (in/on/with way: conduct his *Q(K)*) and to stretch after [the] unjust-gain and to take: take bribe and to stretch justice

But his sons did not walk in his ways; they turned aside toward dishonest gain, accepting bribes and perverting justice.

4 and to gather all old: elder Israel and to come (in): come to(wards) Samuel [the] Ramah [to]

So all the elders of Israel gathered together and came to Samuel at Ramah.

5 and to say to(wards) him behold you(m. s.) be old and son: child your not to go: walk in/on/with way: conduct your now to set: appoint [emph?] to/for us king to/for to judge us like/as all [the] nation

“Look,” they said, “you are old, and your sons do not walk in your ways. Now appoint a king to judge us like all the other nations.”

6 and be evil [the] word: thing in/on/with eye: appearance Samuel like/as as which to say to give: give [emph?] to/for us king to/for to judge us and to pray Samuel to(wards) LORD

But when they said, “Give us a king to judge us,” their demand was displeasing in the sight of Samuel; so he prayed to the LORD.

7 and to say LORD to(wards) Samuel to hear: obey in/on/with voice [the] people to/for all which to say to(wards) you for not [obj] you to reject for [obj] me to reject from to reign upon them

And the LORD said to Samuel, “Listen to the voice of the people in all that they say to you. For it is not you they have rejected, but they have rejected Me as their king.

8 like/as all [the] deed which to make: do from day: today to ascend: establish I [obj] them from Egypt and till [the] day: today [the] this and to leave: forsake me and to serve God another so they(masc.) to make: do also to/for you

Just as they have done from the day I brought them up out of Egypt until this day, forsaking Me and serving other gods, so they are doing to you.

9 and now to hear: obey in/on/with voice their surely for to testify to testify in/on/with them and to tell to/for them justice: custom [the] king which to reign upon them

Now listen to them, but you must solemnly warn them and show them the manner of the king who will reign over them.”

10 and to say Samuel [obj] all word LORD to(wards) [the] people [the] to ask from with him king

So Samuel spoke all the words of the LORD to the people who were asking him for a king.

11 and to say this to be justice: custom [the] king which to reign upon you [obj] son: child your to take: take and to set: appoint to/for him in/on/with chariot his and in/on/with horse his and to run: run to/for face: before chariot his

He said, “This will be the manner of the king who will reign over you: He will take your sons and appoint them to his own chariots and horses, to run in front of his chariots.

12 and to/for to set: appoint to/for him ruler thousand and ruler fifty and to/for to plow/plot plowing his and to/for to reap harvest his and to/for to make article/utensil battle his and article/utensil chariot his

He will appoint some for himself as commanders of thousands and of fifties, and others to plow his ground, to reap his harvest, to make his weapons of war, and to equip his chariots.

13 and [obj] daughter your to take: take to/for perfumer and to/for cook and to/for to bake

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

14 and [obj] land: country your and [obj] vineyard your and olive your [the] pleasant to take: take and to give: give to/for servant/slave his

He will take the best of your fields and vineyards and olive groves and give them to his servants.

15 and seed your and vineyard your to tithe and to give: give to/for eunuch his and to/for servant/slave his

He will take a tenth of your grain and grape harvest and give it to his officials and servants.

16 and [obj] servant/slave your and [obj] maidservant your and [obj] youth your [the] pleasant and [obj] donkey your to take: take and to make: do to/for work his

And he will take your menservants and maidservants and your best cattle and donkeys and put them to his own use.

17 flock your to tithe and you(m. p.) to be to/for him to/for servant/slave

He will take a tenth of your flocks, and you yourselves will become his slaves.

18 and to cry out in/on/with day [the] he/she/it from to/for face: because king your which to choose to/for you and not to answer LORD [obj] you in/on/with day [the] he/she/it

When that day comes, you will beg for relief from the king you have chosen, but the LORD will not answer you on that day.”

19 and to refuse [the] people to/for to hear: obey in/on/with voice Samuel and to say not that if: except if: except king to be upon us

Nevertheless, the people refused to listen to Samuel. “No!” they said. “We must have a king over us.

20 and to be also we like/as all [the] nation and to judge us king our and to come out: come to/for face: before our and to fight [obj] battle our

Then we will be like all the other nations, with a king to judge us, to go out before us, and to fight our battles.”

21 and to hear: hear Samuel [obj] all word [the] people and to speak: speak them in/on/with ear: to ears LORD

Samuel listened to all the words of the people and repeated them in the hearing of the LORD.

22 and to say LORD to(wards) Samuel to hear: obey in/on/with voice their and to reign to/for them king and to say Samuel to(wards) human Israel to go: went man: anyone to/for city his

“Listen to their voice,” the LORD said to Samuel. “Appoint a king for them.” Then Samuel told the men of Israel, “Everyone must go back to his city.”