1 Samuel 8
1 When Samuel became old, he appointed his two sons, Joel and Abijah, to lead/rule the people of Israel.
Samuel mitong naah loe a capa hnik to Israel kaminawk lokcaekkung ah suek.
2 They judged people’s disputes/cases in Beersheba [town].
A calu ih ahmin loe Joel; hnetto haih a capa loe Abijah; nihnik loe Beersheba vangpui ah lokcaekkung ah oh hoi.
3 But they were not like their father. They wanted only to get a lot of money. They accepted bribes, and they did not make honest decisions about people’s disputes/cases.
Toe a caa hnik loe anih caehhaih loklam ah caeh hoi ai; loklam amkhraeng hoi ving moe, phoisa hoi bokhaih hmuenmaenawk to a lak hoi.
4 Finally, the Israeli leaders met at Ramah [town to discuss the matter] with Samuel.
To pongah Israel kacoehtanawk boih nawnto amkhueng o pacoengah, Samuel ohhaih Ramah vangpui ah caeh o moe,
5 They said to him, “Listen! You are now old, and your sons are not like you. Appoint a king to rule over us, like the kings that other countries have!”
anih khaeah, Khenah, nang loe mitong boeh, na caa hnik loe na caehhaih loklam to pazui hoi ai; to pongah kalah prae kaminawk baktih toengah, kaicae zaehoikung siangpahrang maeto na qoi paeh, tiah a naa o.
6 Samuel was very unhappy with them for requesting that, so he prayed to Yahweh about it.
Toe nihcae mah, Kaicae zaehoikung siangpahrang na qoi paeh, tiah a naa o; to naah Samuel loe poeknawm ai. To pongah Samuel loe Angraeng khaeah lawkthuih.
7 Yahweh replied, “Do what they have requested you to do. But ([do not think/the truth is not]) that you are the one whom they are really rejecting. I have been their king, and I am the one they are really rejecting.
Angraeng mah Samuel khaeah, Kaminawk boih mah thuih o ih lok to tahngai ah; nihcae mah nang to pahnawt o ai, nihcae ka uk Kai ni ang pahnawt o.
8 Ever since I brought them out of Egypt, they have rejected me, and they have worshiped other gods. And now they are also rejecting you in the same way.
Izip prae thung hoiah nihcae ka zaehhoih tangsuek nathuem hoi kamtong vaihni ni khoek to a sak o ih tuinuen mah Kai ang pahnawt o moe, kalah sithawnawk ih tok to a sak o; to pongah nang khaeah doeh to tiah sak o.
9 Do what they are asking you to do. But warn/tell them about how their kings will act toward them!”
To pongah vaihi nihcae ih lok to tahngai paeh; toe nihcae khaeah acoehaih lok kacakah thui paeh loe, nihcae ukkung siangpahrang loe kawbangmaw toksah tih, tiah panoeksak ah, tiah a naa.
10 So Samuel told those people what Yahweh had said.
Samuel mah anih khaeah siangpahrang hnih kaminawk khaeah, Angraeng mah thuih ih loknawk to a thuih pae boih.
11 He said, “If a king rules over you, this is what he will do to you: He will force many of your sons to join the army. He will make [some of] them run in front of his chariots [to clear people out of his way].
Anih mah kaminawk khaeah, Nangcae ukkung siangpahrang mah, Na capanawk to kawk ueloe, angmah ih hrang lakok hoi hrang angthueng kami ah omsak tih; thoemto kaminawk loe anih ih hrang lakok hoiah anih hmaa ah cawn kami ah om o tih.
12 [Some of] them will be commanders of his soldiers, but others will work for him like slaves. He will force some of them to plow his fields and [then later] harvest his crops. He will force others to make his weapons and equipment for his chariots.
Thoemto kaminawk to kami cumvaito ukkung, quipangato ukkung ah suem ueloe, anih ih laikok to atok pae o tih; cang aat pae o ueloe, misatukhaih hmuennawk hoi hrang lakoknawk to sah pae o tih.
13 The king will take [some of] your daughters [from you and force them] to make perfumes for him and cook food for him and bake [bread for him].
Anih mah na canunawk to na la pae ueloe, caaknaek thong kami hoi takaw haek kami ah patoh tih.
14 He will take your best fields and vineyards and olive tree groves/orchards, and give them to his own officials.
Siangpahrang mah kahoih koek na lawknawk, misur takha hoi olive takhanawk to la ueloe, angmah ih toksah tamnanawk hanah paek tih.
15 He will take a tenth of your harvests and distribute it among the officers and servants [who work in] his [palace].
Anih mah nang ih anmu hoi misurthaih to hato thungah maeto la ueloe, angmah angraengnawk hoi a toksah tamnanawk hanah paek tih.
16 He will take from you your male and female servants, your best cattle and donkeys, and force them to work for him.
Anih mah na tamna nongpanawk hoi nongpatanawk, kahoih koek saning kanawk thendoengnawk hoi hrangnawk to la ueloe, angmah ih tok to sahsak tih.
17 He will take one tenth of your sheep and goats. And you will become his slaves!
Anih mah nangmah ih hmuen hato thungah maeto na la pae ueloe, nangcae doeh anih ih tamna ah na om o tih.
18 When that time comes, you will complain loudly to the king, the king that you yourselves have chosen, but Yahweh will not (pay attention to/help) you.”
To na niah loe nangcae mah na qoih o ih siangpahrang pongah, na hang o tih; to naah na hang o haih lok, Angraeng mah tahngai mak ai, tiah a naa.
19 But the people refused to pay attention to what Samuel said. They said, “We do not [care what you say]! We want a king!
Toe kaminawk loe Samuel mah thuih ih lok to tahngai han koeh o ai. Nihcae mah, To tih na ai ni! Kaicae ukkung siangpahrang ka koeh o;
20 We want to be like the other nations. We want a king to rule us and to lead our soldiers when they go to fight.”
to tiah ni kaicae doeh prae kalah kaminawk baktiah ka om o toeng tih; siangpahrang mah kaicae hae zaehoi ueloe, misatuk hanah, kaicae hmaa ah caeh tih, tiah a naa o.
21 When Samuel told Yahweh what the people had said,
Kaminawk mah thuih ih loknawk boih to Samuel mah thaih naah, Angraeng hmaa ah lawkthuih let.
22 Yahweh replied, “Do what they are telling you to do. Give them a king!” [So Samuel agreed], and then he sent the people home.
Angraeng mah Samuel khaeah, Nihcae ih lok to tahngai paeh loe, siangpahrang maeto qoi paeh, tiah a naa. To naah Samuel mah Israel kaminawk khaeah, Kaminawk nangmacae ohhaih vangpui ah ahloi o boih lai ah, tiah a naa.
