1 Sama’ila 8
1 Da Sama’ila ya tsufa, sai ya naɗa’ya’yansa maza su zama alƙalan Isra’ila.
And it came to pass when Samuel was old, that he made his sons judges over Israel.
2 Sunan ɗansa na fari Yowel, na biyu kuwa Abiya. Suka yi alƙalanci a Beyersheba.
And these [are] the names of his sons; Joel the firstborn, and the name of the second Abia, judges in Bersabee.
3 Amma’ya’yansa ba su bi hanyar mahaifinsu ba. Suka mai da hankalinsu ga neman kuɗi da cin hanci, suna kuma danne gaskiya.
And his sons did not walk in his way; and they turned aside after gain, and took gifts, and perverted judgments.
4 Sai dukan shugabannin Isra’ila suka taru suka zo wurin Sama’ila a Rama.
And the men of Israel gather themselves together, and come to Armathaim to Samuel,
5 Suka ce masa, “Ka tsufa,’ya’yanka kuma ba sa bin hanyarka, saboda haka sai ka naɗa sarkin da zai bi da mu kamar yadda sauran ƙasashe suke da su.”
and they said to him, Behold, you are grown old, and your sons walk not in your way; and now set over us a king to judge us, as also the other nations [have].
6 Amma Sama’ila bai ji daɗi sa’ad da suka ce, “Ka ba mu sarki da zai bi da mu.” Sai ya yi addu’a ga Ubangiji.
And the thing [was] evil in the eyes of Samuel, when they said, Give us a king to judge us: and Samuel prayed to the Lord.
7 Ubangiji kuwa ya ce masa, “Ka saurari dukan maganganun da mutanen suke gaya maka. Ai, ba kai ba ne suka ƙi, ni ne suka ƙi in zama sarkinsu.
And the Lord said to Samuel, Hear the voice of the people, in whatever they shall say to you; for they have not rejected you, but they have rejected me from reigning over them.
8 Haka suka yi daga tun daga ranar da na fitar da su daga Masar har zuwa yau, suka ƙi ni, suka bauta wa waɗansu alloli, haka ma suke yi maka.
According to all their doings which they have done to me, from the day that I brought them out of Egypt until this day, even [as] they have deserted me, and served other gods, so they do also to you.
9 Yanzu ka saurare su amma ka yi musu kashedi sosai, ka sa su san abin da sarkin da zai bi da su zai yi.”
And now listen to their voice; only you shall solemnly testify to them, and you shall describe to them the manner of the king who shall reign over them.
10 Sama’ila kuwa ya ce wa mutanen da suke roƙo yă naɗa musu sarki dukan abin da Ubangiji ya faɗa.
And Samuel spoke every word of the Lord to the people who asked of him a king.
11 Ya ce musu, “Ga abin da sarkin da zai yi mulkinku zai yi. Zai kwashe’ya’yanku yă sa su yi aiki da kekunan yaƙi da dawakansa, waɗansu za su riƙa gudu a gaban keken yaƙinsa.
And he said, This shall be the manner of the king that shall rule over you: he shall take your sons, and put them in his chariots, and among his horsemen, and running before his chariots,
12 Zai sa waɗansu su zama shugabannin mutum dubu-dubu da kuma na hamsin-hamsin. Waɗansu za su yi masa noma da girbi. Waɗansu za su ƙera masa makaman yaƙi da kayayyaki don keken yaƙinsa.
and [his manner shall be] to make them to himself captains of hundreds and captains of thousands; and to reap his harvest, and gather his vintage, and prepare his instruments of war, and the implements of his chariots.
13 Zai sa’ya’yanku mata yin aikin turare da dafe-dafe da kuma toye-toye.
And he will take your daughters to be perfumers, and cooks, and bakers.
14 Zai karɓi gonakinku mafi kyau da gonakin inabinku da gonakin zaitunku yă ba wa ma’aikatansa.
And he will take your fields, and your vineyards, and your good olive yards, and give them to his servants.
15 Zai kuma karɓi zakan hatsinku da na inabinku yă ba shugabannin fadarsa da sauran masu hidimarsa.
And he will take the tithe of your seeds and your vineyards, and give [it] to his eunuchs, and to his servants.
16 Zai ƙwace bayinku maza da mata, da shanunku, da jakunanku mafi kyau domin su yi masa aiki.
And he will take your servants, and your handmaids, and your good herds and your asses, and will take the tenth of them for his works.
17 Zai karɓi zakan dabbobinku, ku kanku za ku zama bayinsa.
And he will tithe your flocks; and you shall be his servants.
18 Sa’ad da ranar ta zo, za ku yi kuka ku nemi a fishe ku daga sarkin da kuka zaɓa, Ubangiji kuwa ba zai ji ku ba.”
And you shall cry out in that day because of your king whom you have chosen to yourselves, and the Lord shall not hear you in those days, because you have chosen to yourselves a king.
19 Amma mutanen suka ƙi jin Sama’ila, sai suka ce, “A’a, mu dai, muna son sarki yă bi da mu.”
But the people would not listen to Samuel; and they said to him, Nay, but there shall be a king over us.
20 Ta haka za mu zama kamar sauran ƙasashe, mu kasance da sarkin da zai bi da mu, yă tafi tare da mu zuwa yaƙe-yaƙe.
An we also will be like all the nations; and our king shall judge us, and shall go out before us, and fight our battles.
21 Da Sama’ila ya ji duk maganganun da mutanen suka faɗa, sai ya mayar wa Ubangiji.
And Samuel heard all the words of the people, and spoke them in the ears of the Lord.
22 Ubangiji kuwa ya ce, “Ka saurare su, ka naɗa masu sarki.” Sa’an nan Sama’ila ya ce wa mutanen Isra’ila, “Kowa yă koma garinsa.”
And the Lord said to Samuel, Listen to their voice, and appoint them a king. And Samuel said to the men of Israel, Let each man depart to his city.
