1 Samuel 8
1 And it came to pass, when Samuel was old, that he made his sons judges over Israel.
Y ACONTECIÓ que habiendo Samuel envejecido, puso sus hijos por jueces sobre Israel.
2 Now the name of his firstborn was Joel; and the name of his second, Abiah: they were judges in Beersheba.
Y el nombre de su hijo primogénito fué Joel, y el nombre del segundo, Abia: fueron jueces en Beer-sebah.
3 And his sons walked not in his ways, but turned aside after money, and took bribes, and perverted judgment.
Mas no anduvieron los hijos por los caminos de su padre, antes se ladearon tras la avaricia, recibiendo cohecho y pervirtiendo el derecho.
4 Then all the elders of Israel gathered themselves together, and came to Samuel to Ramah,
Entonces todos los ancianos de Israel se juntaron, y vinieron á Samuel en 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.
Y dijéronle: He aquí tú has envejecido, y tus hijos no van por tus caminos: por tanto, constitúyenos ahora un rey que nos juzgue, como todas las gentes.
6 But the thing displeased Samuel, when they said, Give us a king to judge us. And Samuel prayed to the LORD.
Y descontentó á Samuel esta palabra que dijeron: Danos rey que nos juzgue. Y Samuel oró á Jehová.
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.
Y dijo Jehová á Samuel: Oye la voz del pueblo en todo lo que te dijeren: porque no te han desechado á ti, sino á mí me han desechado, para que no reine sobre ellos.
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 á todas las obras que han hecho desde el día que los saqué de Egipto hasta hoy, que me han dejado y han servido á dioses ajenos, así hacen también contigo.
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.
Ahora pues, oye su voz: mas protesta contra ellos declarándoles el derecho del rey que ha de reinar sobre ellos.
10 And Samuel told all the words of the LORD to the people that asked of him a king.
Y dijo Samuel todas las palabras de Jehová al pueblo que le había pedido rey.
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.
Dijo pues: Este será el derecho del rey que hubiere de reinar sobre vosotros: tomará vuestros hijos, y pondrálos en sus carros, y en su gente de á caballo, para que corran delante de su carro:
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.
Y se elegirá capitanes de mil, y capitanes de cincuenta: [pondrálos] asimismo á que aren sus campos, y sieguen sus mieses, y á que hagan sus armas de guerra, y los pertrechos de sus carros:
13 And he will take your daughters to be perfumers, and to be cooks, and to be bakers.
Tomará también vuestras hijas para que sean perfumadoras, cocineras, y amasadoras.
14 And he will take your fields, and your vineyards, and your oliveyards, even the best of them, and give them to his servants.
Asimismo tomará vuestras tierras, vuestras viñas, y vuestros buenos olivares, y los dará á sus siervos.
15 And he will take the tenth of your seed, and of your vineyards, and give to his officers, and to his servants.
El diezmará vuestras simientes y vuestras viñas, para dar á sus eunucos y á sus siervos.
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.
El tomará vuestros siervos, y vuestras siervas, y vuestros buenos mancebos, y vuestros asnos, y con ellos hará sus obras.
17 He will take the tenth of your sheep: and ye shall be his servants.
Diezmará también vuestro rebaño, y seréis sus siervos.
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.
Y clamaréis aquel día á causa de vuestro rey que os habréis elegido, mas Jehová no os oirá en aquel día.
19 Nevertheless the people refused to obey the voice of Samuel; and they said, Nay; but we will have a king over us;
Empero el pueblo no quiso oir la voz de Samuel; antes dijeron: No, sino que habrá rey sobre nosotros:
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.
Y nosotros seremos también como todas las gentes, y nuestro rey nos gobernará, y saldrá delante de nosotros, y hará nuestras guerras.
21 And Samuel heard all the words of the people, and he reported them in the ears of the LORD.
Y oyó Samuel todas las palabras del pueblo, y refiriólas en oídos de Jehová.
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.
Y Jehová dijo á Samuel: Oye su voz, y pon rey sobre ellos. Entonces dijo Samuel á los varones de Israel: Idos cada uno á su ciudad.
