1 Samuel 8
1 E sucedeu que, tendo Samuel envelhecido, constituiu a seus filhos por juízes sobre Israel.
And it came to pass when Samuel was old, that he appointed his sons to be judges over Israel.
2 E era o nome do seu filho primogênito Joel, e o nome do seu segundo Abia: e foram juízes em Berseba.
Now the name of his firstborn son was Joel: and the name of the second was Abia, judges in Bersabee.
3 Porém seus filhos não andaram pelos caminhos dele, antes se inclinaram à avareza, e tomaram presentes, e perverteram o juízo.
And his sons walked not in his ways: but they turned aside after lucre, and took bribes, and perverted judgment.
4 Então todos os anciãos de Israel se congregaram, e vieram a Samuel, a Rama,
Then all the ancients of Israel being assembled, came to Samuel to Ramatha.
5 E disseram-lhe: Eis que já estás velho, e teus filhos não andam pelos teus caminhos; constitui-nos pois agora um rei sobre nós, para que ele nos julgue, como o tem todas as nações.
And they said to him: Behold thou art old, and thy sons walk not in thy ways: make us a king, to judge us, as all nations have.
6 Porém esta palavra pareceu mal aos olhos de Samuel, quando disseram: Dá-nos um rei, para que nos julgue. E Samuel orou ao Senhor.
And the word was displeasing in the eyes of Samuel, that they should say: Give us a king, to judge us. And Samuel prayed to the Lord.
7 E disse o Senhor a Samuel: Ouve a voz do povo em tudo quanto te disserem, pois não te tem rejeitado a ti, antes a mim me tem rejeitado para eu não reinar sobre eles.
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 me, that I should not reign over them.
8 Conforme a todas as obras que fizeram desde o dia em que os tirei do Egito até ao dia de hoje, e a mim me deixaram, e a outros deuses serviram, assim também te fizeram a ti.
According to all their works, they have done from the day that I brought them out of Egypt until this day: as they have forsaken me, and served strange gods, so do they also unto thee.
9 Agora, pois, ouve a sua voz, porém protesta-lhes solenemente, e declara-lhes qual será o costume do rei que houver de reinar sobre eles.
Now therefore hearken to their voice: but yet testify to them, and foretell them the right of the king, that shall reign over them.
10 E falou Samuel todas as palavras do Senhor ao povo, que lhe pedia um rei.
Then Samuel told all the words of the Lord to the people that had desired a king of him,
11 E disse: Este será o costume do rei que houver de reinar sobre vós: ele tomará os vossos filhos, e os empregará para os seus carros, e para seus cavaleiros, para que corram adiante dos seus carros.
And said: This will be the right of the king, that shall reign over you: He will take your sons, and put them in his chariots, and will make them his horsemen, and his running footmen to run before his chariots,
12 E os porá por príncipes de milhares e por cincoentenários; e para que lavrem a sua lavoura, e seguem a sua sega, e façam as suas armas de guerra e os petrechos de seus carros.
And he will appoint of them to be his tribunes, and centurions, and to plough his fields, and to reap his corn, and to make him arms and chariots.
13 E tomará as vossas filhas para perfumistas, cozinheiras, e padeiras.
Your daughters also he will take to make him ointments, and to be his cooks, and bakers.
14 E tomará o melhor das vossas terras, e das vossas vinhas, e dos vossos olivais, e os dará aos seus criados.
And he will take your fields, and your vineyards, and your best oliveyards, and give them to his servants.
15 E as vossas, sementes, e as vossas vinhas dizimará, para dar aos seus eunucos, e aos seus criados.
Moreover he will take the tenth of your corn, and of the revenues of your vineyards, to give his eunuchs and servants.
16 Também os vossos criados, e as vossas criadas, e os vossos melhores mancebos, e os vossos jumentos tomará, e os empregará no seu trabalho.
Your servants also and handmaids, and your goodliest young men, and your asses he will take away, and put them to his work.
17 Dizimará o vosso rebanho, e vós lhe servireis de criados.
Your flocks also he will tithe, and you shall be his servants.
18 Então naquele dia clamareis por causa do vosso rei, que vós houverdes escolhido; mas o Senhor não vos ouvirá naquele dia
And you shall cry out in that day from the face of the king, whom you have chosen to yourselves. and the Lord will not hear you in that day, because you desired unto yourselves a king.
19 Porém o povo não quis ouvir a voz de Samuel; e disseram: Não, mas haverá sobre nós um rei.
But the people would not hear the voice of Samuel, and they said: Nay: but there shall be a king over us.
20 E nós também seremos como todas as outras nações; e o nosso rei nos julgará, e sairá adiante de nós, e fará as nossas guerras.
And we also will be like all nations: and our king shall judge us, and go out before us, and tight our battles for us.
21 Ouvindo pois Samuel todas as palavras do povo, as falou perante os ouvidos do Senhor.
And Samuel heard all the words of the people, and rehearsed them in the ears of the Lord.
22 Então o Senhor disse a Samuel: Dá ouvidos à sua voz, e constitui-lhes rei. Então Samuel disse aos filhos de Israel: Vá-se cada qual à sua cidade.
And the Lord said to Samuel: Hearken to their voice, and make them a king. And Samuel said to the men of Israel: Let every man go to his city.
