1 Samuel 8
1 Lorsque Samuel devint vieux, il établit ses fils juges sur Israël.
It happened, when Samuel was old, that he made his sons judges over Israel.
2 Son fils premier-né se nommait Joël, et le second Abija; ils étaient juges à Beer-Schéba.
Now the name of his firstborn was Joel; and the name of his second, Abijah: they were judges in Beersheba.
3 Les fils de Samuel ne marchèrent point sur ses traces; ils se livraient à la cupidité, recevaient des présents, et violaient la justice.
His sons did not walk in his ways, but turned aside toward dishonest gain, and took bribes, and perverted justice.
4 Tous les anciens d’Israël s’assemblèrent, et vinrent auprès de Samuel à Rama.
Then all the elders of Israel gathered themselves together, and came to Samuel to Ramah;
5 Ils lui dirent: Voici, tu es vieux, et tes fils ne marchent point sur tes traces; maintenant, établis sur nous un roi pour nous juger, comme il y en a chez toutes les nations.
and they said to him, "Look, you are old, and your sons do not walk in your ways: now make us a king to judge us like all the nations."
6 Samuel vit avec déplaisir qu’ils disaient: Donne-nous un roi pour nous juger. Et Samuel pria l’Éternel.
But the thing displeased Samuel, when they said, "Give us a king to judge us." Samuel prayed to the LORD.
7 L’Éternel dit à Samuel: Écoute la voix du peuple dans tout ce qu’il te dira; car ce n’est pas toi qu’ils rejettent, c’est moi qu’ils rejettent, afin que je ne règne plus sur eux.
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, that I should not be king over them.
8 Ils agissent à ton égard comme ils ont toujours agi depuis que je les ai fait monter d’Égypte jusqu’à ce jour; ils m’ont abandonné, pour servir d’autres dieux.
According to all the works which they have done to me 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 do they also to you.
9 Écoute donc leur voix; mais donne-leur des avertissements, et fais-leur connaître le droit du roi qui régnera sur eux.
Now therefore listen to their voice: however you shall protest solemnly to them, and shall show them the way of the king who shall reign over them."
10 Samuel rapporta toutes les paroles de l’Éternel au peuple qui lui demandait un roi.
Samuel told all the words of the LORD to the people who asked of him a king.
11 Il dit: Voici quel sera le droit du roi qui régnera sur vous. Il prendra vos fils, et il les mettra sur ses chars et parmi ses cavaliers, afin qu’ils courent devant son char;
He said, "This will be the way of the king who shall reign over you: he will take your sons, and appoint them to him, for his chariots, and to be his horsemen; and they shall run before his chariots.
12 il s’en fera des chefs de mille et des chefs de cinquante, et il les emploiera à labourer ses terres, à récolter ses moissons, à fabriquer ses armes de guerre et l’attirail de ses chars.
And he will appoint for himself commanders of thousands, and commanders of fifties; and he will assign some to plow his ground, and to reap his harvest, and gather his vintage, and to make his implements of war, and the equipment of his chariots.
13 Il prendra vos filles, pour en faire des parfumeuses, des cuisinières et des boulangères.
He will take your daughters to be perfumers, and to be cooks, and to be bakers.
14 Il prendra la meilleure partie de vos champs, de vos vignes et de vos oliviers, et la donnera à ses serviteurs.
He will take your fields, and your vineyards, and your olive groves, even their best, and give them to his servants.
15 Il prendra la dîme du produit de vos semences et de vos vignes, et la donnera à ses serviteurs.
He will take the tenth of your seed, and of your vineyards, and give to his officers, and to his servants.
16 Il prendra vos serviteurs et vos servantes, vos meilleurs bœufs et vos ânes, et s’en servira pour ses travaux.
He will take your male servants, and your female servants, and your best cattle, and your donkeys, and put them to his work.
17 Il prendra la dîme de vos troupeaux, et vous-mêmes serez ses esclaves.
He will take the tenth of your flocks: and you shall be his servants.
18 Et alors vous crierez contre votre roi que vous vous serez choisi, mais l’Éternel ne vous exaucera point.
You shall cry out in that day because of your king whom you shall have chosen for yourselves, and the LORD will not answer you in that day."
19 Le peuple refusa d’écouter la voix de Samuel. Non! Dirent-ils, mais il y aura un roi sur nous,
But the people refused to listen to the voice of Samuel; and they said, "No; but we will have a king over us,
20 et nous aussi nous serons comme toutes les nations; notre roi nous jugera il marchera à notre tête et conduira nos guerres.
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."
21 Samuel, après avoir entendu toutes les paroles du peuple, les redit aux oreilles de l’Éternel.
Samuel heard all the words of the people, and he repeated them in the hearing of the LORD.
22 Et l’Éternel dit à Samuel: Écoute leur voix, et établis un roi sur eux. Et Samuel dit aux hommes d’Israël: Allez-vous-en chacun dans sa ville.
The LORD said to Samuel, "Listen to their voice, and make them a king." Samuel said to the men of Israel, "Every man go to his city."
