1 Samuel 8
1 And it cometh to pass, when Samuel [is] aged, that he maketh his sons judges over Israel.
Pripetilo se je, ko je bil Samuel star, da je svoja sinova postavil za sodnika nad Izraelom.
2 And the name of his first-born son is Joel, and the name of his second Abiah, judges in Beer-Sheba:
Torej ime njegovega prvorojenca je bilo Joél in ime njegovega drugega Abíja. Bila sta sodnika v Beeršébi.
3 and his sons have not walked in his ways, and turn aside after the dishonest gain, and take a bribe, and turn aside judgment.
Njegova sinova pa nista hodila po njegovih poteh, temveč sta se obrnila stran za dobičkom in jemala podkupnine in izkrivljala sodbo.
4 And all the elders of Israel gather themselves together, and come in unto Samuel to Ramath,
Potem so se vse starešine Izraela zbrali skupaj in prišli k Samuelu v Ramo
5 and say unto him, 'Lo, thou hast become aged, and thy sons have not walked in thy ways; now, appoint to us a king, to judge us, like all the nations.'
in mu rekli: »Glej, star si in tvoja sinova ne hodita po tvojih poteh. Sedaj nam postavi kralja, da nas sodi, kakor [imajo] vsi narodi.«
6 And the thing is evil in the eyes of Samuel, when they have said, 'Give to us a king to judge us;' and Samuel prayeth unto Jehovah.
Toda stvar je razžalila Samuela, ko so rekli: »Daj nam kralja, da nas sodi.« Samuel je molil h Gospodu.
7 And Jehovah saith unto Samuel, 'Hearken to the voice of the people, to all that they say unto thee, for thee they have not rejected, but Me they have rejected, from reigning over them.
Gospod je rekel Samuelu: »Prisluhni glasu ljudstva v vsem, kar ti rečejo, kajti niso zavrnili tebe, temveč so zavrnili mene, da ne bi kraljeval nad njimi.
8 According to all the works that they have done from the day of My bringing them up out of Egypt, even unto this day, when they forsake Me, and serve other gods — so they are doing also to thee.
Glede na vsa dela, ki so jih storili od dne, ko sem jih privedel gor iz Egipta, celo do tega dne, s čimer so zapustili mene in služili drugim bogovom, tako delajo tudi tebi.
9 And now, hearken to their voice; only, surely thou dost certainly protest to them, and hast declared to them the custom of the king who doth reign over them.'
Zdaj torej prisluhni njihovemu glasu, vendar jih slovesno posvari in jim pokaži navade kralja, ki bo kraljeval nad njimi.«
10 And Samuel speaketh all the words of Jehovah unto the people who are asking from him a king,
Samuel je ljudstvu, ki je od njega zahtevalo kralja, povedal vse Gospodove besede.
11 and saith, 'This is the custom of the king who doth reign over you: Your sons he doth take, and hath appointed for himself among his chariots, and among his horsemen, and they have run before his chariots;
Rekel je: »To bo navada kralja, ki bo kraljeval nad vami: ›Vzel bo vaše sinove in jih določil zase, za svoje bojne vozove in da bodo njegovi konjeniki in nekateri bodo tekli pred njegovimi bojnimi vozovi.
12 also to appoint for himself heads of thousands, and heads of fifties; also to plow his plowing, and to reap his reaping; and to make instruments of his war, and instruments of his charioteer.
Določil si bo tisočnike in poveljnike nad petdesetimi in postavil jih bo, da orjejo njegovo zemljo, da žanjejo njegovo žetev, da izdelajo njegova bojna orodja in orodja njegovih bojnih vozov.
13 'And your daughters he doth take for perfumers, and for cooks, and for bakers;
Vzel bo vaše hčere, da bodo izdelovalke dišečin in da bodo kuharice in pekarice.
14 and your fields, and your vineyards, and your olive-yards — the best — he doth take, and hath given to his servants.
Vzel bo vaša polja in vaše vinograde in vaše oljčne nasade, celó najboljše izmed njih in jih dal svojim služabnikom.
15 And your seed and your vineyards he doth tithe, and hath given to his eunuchs, and to his servants.
Vzel bo desetino od vašega semena in od vaših vinogradov in dal svojim častnikom in svojim služabnikom.
16 And your men-servants, and your maid-servants, and your young men — the best, and your asses, he doth take, and hath prepared for his own work;
Vzel bo vaše služabnike, vaše dekle, vaše najčednejše mladeniče, vaše osle in jih postavil k svojemu delu.
17 your flock he doth tithe, and ye are to him for servants.
Vzel bo desetino od vaših ovc in vi boste njegovi služabniki.
18 And ye have cried out in that day because of the king whom ye have chosen for yourselves, and Jehovah doth not answer you in that day.'
Vpili boste na ta dan zaradi svojega kralja, ki si ga boste izbrali, Gospod pa vas na ta dan ne bo slišal.‹«
19 And the people refuse to hearken to the voice of Samuel, and say, 'Nay, but a king is over us,
Kljub temu je ljudstvo odklonilo, da uboga Samuelov glas in rekli so: »Ne, temveč bomo imeli kralja nad seboj,
20 and we have been, even we, like all the nations; and our king hath judged us, and gone out before us, and fought our battles.'
da bomo tudi mi lahko podobni vsem narodom in da nam bo naš kralj lahko sodil in bo pred nami šel ven in bojeval naše boje.«
21 And Samuel heareth all the words of the people, and speaketh them in the ears of Jehovah;
Samuel je slišal vse besede ljudstva in jih ponovil v Gospodova ušesa.
22 and Jehovah saith unto Samuel, 'Hearken to their voice, and thou hast caused to reign over them a king.' And Samuel saith unto the men of Israel, 'Go ye each to his city.'
Gospod je Samuelu rekel: »Prisluhni njihovemu glasu in postavi jim kralja.« Samuel je rekel Izraelovim možem: »Pojdite vsak mož v svoje mesto.«
