1 Samuel 8
1 When Samuel was old, he made his sons judges over Israel.
E aconteceu que havendo Samuel envelhecido, pôs seus filhos por juízes sobre Israel.
2 Now the name of his firstborn was Joel, and the name of his second, Abijah. They were judges in Beersheba.
E o nome de seu filho primogênito foi Joel, e o nome do segundo, Abias: foram juízes em Berseba.
3 His sons didn’t walk in his ways, but turned away after dishonest gain, took bribes, and perverted justice.
Mas não andaram os filhos pelos caminhos de seu pai, antes se inclinaram atrás a ganância, recebendo suborno e pervertendo o direito.
4 Then all the elders of Israel gathered themselves together and came to Samuel to Ramah.
Então todos os anciãos de Israel se juntaram, e vieram a Samuel em Ramá,
5 They said to him, “Behold, you are old, and your sons don’t walk in your ways. Now make us a king to judge us like all the nations.”
E disseram-lhe: Eis que tu envelheceste, e teus filhos não vão por teus caminhos: portanto, constitui-nos agora um rei que nos julgue, como todas as nações.
6 But the thing displeased Samuel when they said, “Give us a king to judge us.” Samuel prayed to the LORD.
E descontentou a Samuel esta palavra que disseram: Dá-nos rei que nos julgue. E Samuel orou ao SENHOR.
7 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 as the king over them.
E disse o SENHOR a Samuel: Ouve a voz do povo em tudo o que te disserem: porque não rejeitaram a ti, mas sim a mim me rejeitaram, para que eu não reine sobre eles.
8 According to all the works which they have done 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 they also do to you.
Conforme todas as obras que fizeram desde o dia que os tirei do Egito até hoje, que me deixaram e serviram a deuses alheios, assim fazem também contigo.
9 Now therefore, listen to their voice. However, you shall protest solemnly to them, and shall show them the way of the king who will reign over them.”
Agora, pois, ouve sua voz: mas protesta contra eles declarando-lhes o direito do rei que há de reinar sobre eles.
10 Samuel told all the LORD’s words to the people who asked him for a king.
E disse Samuel todas as palavras do SENHOR ao povo que lhe havia pedido rei.
11 He said, “This will be the way of the king who shall reign over you: he will take your sons and appoint them as his servants, for his chariots and to be his horsemen; and they will run before his chariots.
Disse, pois: Este será o direito do rei que houver de reinar sobre vós: tomará vossos filhos, e os porá em seus carros, e em seus cavaleiros, para que corram diante de seu carro:
12 He will appoint them to him for captains of thousands and captains of fifties; and he will assign some to plough his ground and to reap his harvest; and to make his instruments of war and the instruments of his chariots.
E se escolherá capitães de mil, e capitães de cinquenta: os porá também a que arem seus campos, e ceifem suas plantações, e a que façam suas armas de guerra, e os equipamentos de seus carros:
13 He will take your daughters to be perfumers, to be cooks, and to be bakers.
Tomará também vossas filhas para que sejam perfumistas, cozinheiras, e padeiras.
14 He will take your fields, your vineyards, and your olive groves, even your best, and give them to his servants.
Também tomará vossas terras, vossas vinhas, e vossos bons olivais, e os dará a seus servos.
15 He will take one tenth of your seed and of your vineyards, and give it to his officers and to his servants.
Ele tomará o dízimo de vossas sementes e vossas vinhas, para dar a seus eunucos e a seus servos.
16 He will take your male servants, your female servants, your best young men, and your donkeys, and assign them to his own work.
Ele tomará vossos servos, e vossas servas, e vossos bons rapazes, e vossos asnos, e com eles fará suas obras.
17 He will take one tenth of your flocks; and you will be his servants.
Tomará o dízimo também do vosso rebanho, e sereis seus servos.
18 You will cry out in that day because of your king whom you will have chosen for yourselves; and the LORD will not answer you in that day.”
E clamareis aquele dia por causa de vosso rei que vos havereis escolhido, mas o SENHOR não vos ouvirá naquele dia.
19 But the people refused to listen to the voice of Samuel; and they said, “No, but we will have a king over us,
Porém o povo não quis ouvir a voz de Samuel; antes disseram: Não, mas sim que haverá rei sobre nós:
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 seremos também como todas as nações, e nosso rei nos governará, e sairá diante de nós, e fará nossas guerras.
21 Samuel heard all the words of the people, and he rehearsed them in the ears of the LORD.
E ouviu Samuel todas as palavras do povo, e referiu-as aos ouvidos do SENHOR.
22 The LORD said to Samuel, “Listen to their voice, and make them a king.” Samuel said to the men of Israel, “Everyone go to your own city.”
E o SENHOR disse a Samuel: Ouve sua voz, e põe rei sobre eles. Então disse Samuel aos homens de Israel: Ide-vos cada um à sua cidade.
