< 1 Samuel 8 >
1 And it came to pass, when Samuel was old, that he made his sons judges over Israel.
E succedeu que, tendo Samuel envelhecido, constituiu a seus filhos por juizes sobre Israel.
2 Now the name of his firstborn was Joel; and the name of his second, Abiah: they were judges in Beersheba.
E era o nome do seu filho primogenito Joel, e o nome do seu segundo Abia: e foram juizes em Berseba.
3 And his sons walked not in his ways, but turned aside after money, and took bribes, and perverted judgment.
Porém seus filhos não andaram pelos caminhos d'elle, antes se inclinaram á avareza, e tomaram presentes, e perverteram o juizo.
4 Then all the elders of Israel gathered themselves together, and came to Samuel to Ramah,
Então todos os anciãos de Israel se congregaram, e vieram a Samuel, a Rama,
5 And said to him, Behold, thou art old, and thy sons walk not in thy ways: now make us a king to judge us like all the nations.
E disseram-lhe: Eis que já estás velho, e teus filhos não andam pelos teus caminhos; constitue-nos pois agora um rei sobre nós, para que elle nos julgue, como o teem todas as nações.
6 But the thing displeased Samuel, when they said, Give us a king to judge us. And Samuel prayed to the LORD.
Porém esta palavra pareceu mal aos olhos de Samuel, quando disseram: Dá-nos um rei, para que nos julgue. E Samuel orou ao Senhor.
7 And the LORD said to Samuel, Hearken to the voice of the people in all that they say to thee: for they have not rejected thee, but they have rejected me, that I should not reign over them.
E disse o Senhor a Samuel: Ouve a voz do povo em tudo quanto te disserem, pois não te teem rejeitado a ti, antes a mim me teem rejeitado para eu não reinar sobre elles.
8 According to all the works which they have done since the day that I brought them out of Egypt even to this day, in that they have forsaken me, and served other gods, so do they also to thee.
Conforme a todas as obras que fizeram desde o dia em que os tirei do Egypto até ao dia de hoje, e a mim me deixaram, e a outros deuses serviram, assim tambem te fizeram a ti.
9 Now therefore hearken to their voice: yet protest solemnly to them, and show them the manner of the king that shall reign over them.
Agora, pois, ouve a sua voz, porém protesta-lhes solemnemente, e declara-lhes qual será o costume do rei que houver de reinar sobre elles.
10 And Samuel told all the words of the LORD to the people that asked of him a king.
E fallou Samuel todas as palavras do Senhor ao povo, que lhe pedia um rei.
11 And he said, This will be the manner of the king that shall reign over you: He will take your sons, and appoint them for himself, for his chariots, and to be his horsemen; and some shall run before his chariots.
E disse: Este será o costume do rei que houver de reinar sobre vós: elle tomará os vossos filhos, e os empregará para os seus carros, e para seus cavalleiros, para que corram adiante dos seus carros.
12 And he will appoint him captains over thousands, and captains over fifties; and will set them to till his ground, and to reap his harvest, and to make his instruments of war, and instruments of his chariots.
E os porá por principes de milhares e por cincoentenarios; e para que lavrem a sua lavoura, e seguem a sua sega, e façam as suas armas de guerra e os petrechos de seus carros.
13 And he will take your daughters to be perfumers, and to be cooks, and to be bakers.
E tomará as vossas filhas para perfumistas, cozinheiras, e padeiras.
14 And he will take your fields, and your vineyards, and your oliveyards, even the best of them, and give them to his servants.
E tomará o melhor das vossas terras, e das vossas vinhas, e dos vossos olivaes, e os dará aos seus creados.
15 And he will take the tenth of your seed, and of your vineyards, and give to his officers, and to his servants.
E as vossas, sementes, e as vossas vinhas dizimará, para dar aos seus eunuchos, e aos seus creados.
16 And he will take your male servants, and your female servants, and your most choice young men, and your donkeys, and put them to his work.
Tambem os vossos creados, e as vossas creadas, e os vossos melhores mancebos, e os vossos jumentos tomará, e os empregará no seu trabalho.
17 He will take the tenth of your sheep: and ye shall be his servants.
Dizimará o vosso rebanho, e vós lhe servireis de creados.
18 And ye shall cry out in that day because of your king which ye shall have chosen for yourselves; and the LORD will not hear you in that day.
Então n'aquelle dia clamareis por causa do vosso rei, que vós houverdes escolhido; mas o Senhor não vos ouvirá n'aquelle dia
19 Nevertheless the people refused to obey the voice of Samuel; and they said, Nay; but we will have a king over us;
Porém o povo não quiz ouvir a voz de Samuel; e disseram: Não, mas haverá sobre nós um rei.
20 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.
E nós tambem seremos como todas as outras nações; e o nosso rei nos julgará, e sairá adiante de nós, e fará as nossas guerras.
21 And Samuel heard all the words of the people, and he reported them in the ears of the LORD.
Ouvindo pois Samuel todas as palavras do povo, as fallou perante os ouvidos do Senhor.
22 And the LORD said to Samuel, Hearken to their voice, and make them a king. And Samuel said to the men of Israel, Go ye every man to his city.
Então o Senhor disse a Samuel: Dá ouvidos á sua voz, e constitue-lhes rei. Então Samuel disse aos filhos de Israel: Vá-se cada qual á sua cidade.