Первая книга Царств 12

1 И рече Самуил ко всем мужем Израилевым: се, послушах гласа вашего о всех, елика ми ресте, и поставих над вами царя:

Samuel said to all Israel, "Look, I have listened to your voice in all that you said to me, and have made a king over you.

2 и се, ныне царь предходит пред вами, аз же состарехся и седети буду, и сынове мои се с вами: и аз се, ходих пред вами от юности моея и даже до днешняго дне:

Now, look, the king walks before you; and I am old and gray-headed; and look, my sons are with you: and I have walked before you from my youth to this day.

3 се, аз, отвещайте на мя пред Господем и пред христом Его, еда у кого телца взях, или осля, или кого от вас насилствовах, или кого утесних, или от руку некоего приях мзду, или обущу? Извещайте на мя, и возвращу вам.

Here I am. Testify against me before the LORD, and before his anointed. Whose ox have I taken, or whose donkey have I taken, or whom have I defrauded? Whom have I oppressed, or from whose hand have I taken a bribe, or a shoe? Testify against me, and I will restore it to you."

4 И реша к Самуилу: не обидел еси нас, ниже насилствовал еси нам, ниже утеснил еси нас, ниже взял еси от руки чиея что.

They said, "You have not defrauded us, nor oppressed us, neither have you taken anything of any man's hand."

5 И рече Самуил к людем: свидетель есть Господь в вас, и свидетель христос Его днесь в сей день, яко ничтоже обретосте в руку моею. И реша людие: свидетель.

He said to them, "The LORD is witness against you, and his anointed is witness this day, that you have not found anything in my hand." They said, "He is witness."

6 И рече Самуил к людем, глаголя: свидетель Господь сотворивый Моисеа и Аарона и изведый от земли Египетския отцы нашя:

Samuel said to the people, "It is the LORD who appointed Moses and Aaron, and that brought your fathers up out of Egypt.

7 и ныне предстаните, и разсуждуся с вами пред Господем и возвещу вам вся оправдания Господня, яже сотвори вам и отцем вашым:

Now therefore stand still, that I may plead with you before the LORD and will recount for you all the righteous acts of the LORD, which he did to you and to your fathers.

8 егда вниде Иаков и сынове его во Египет, и смириша их Египтяне: и возопиша отцы наши ко Господу, и посла Господь Моисеа и Аарона, и изведе отцы нашя из Египта и всели их на месте сем:

"When Jacob went into Egypt, and the Egyptians oppressed them, and your fathers cried to the LORD, then the LORD sent Moses and Aaron, who brought your fathers out of Egypt, and made them to dwell in this place.

9 и забыша Господа Бога своего, и вдаде я в руце Сисаре архистратигу Иавина царя Асорска, и в руки иноплеменничи, и в руки царя Моавска, и воеваша их:

"But they forgot the LORD their God; and he sold them into the hand of Sisera, captain of the army of Hazor, and into the hand of the Philistines, and into the hand of the king of Moab; and they fought against them.

10 и возопиша ко Господу и реша: согрешихом, яко оставихом Господа и поработахом Ваалиму и Дубравам, и ныне изми ны от рук враг наших, и поработаем Тебе:

And they cried to the LORD, and they said, 'We have sinned, because we have forsaken the LORD, and have served the Baals and the Ashtaroth: but now deliver us out of the hand of our enemies, and we will serve you.'

11 и посла Господь Иероваала и Варака и Иеффая и Самуила, и изят вы из рук враг ваших окрестных, и обитасте уповающе:

The LORD sent Jerubbaal, and Barak, and Jephthah, and Samuel, and delivered you out of the hand of your enemies on every side; and you lived in safety.

12 и весте, яко Наас царь сынов Аммоних прииде на вы, и ресте: ни, но царь да царствует над нами: егда Господь Бог царствова над вами:

"When you saw that Nahash the king of the people of Ammon came against you, you said to me, 'No, but a king shall reign over us;' when the LORD your God was your king.

13 и се, ныне царь, егоже избрасте и егоже просисте: и се, даде Господь над вами царя:

Now therefore see the king whom you have chosen, and whom you have asked for: and look, the LORD has set a king over you.

14 аще убоитеся Господа и поработаете Ему, и послушаете гласа Его и не воспротивитеся устом Господним, и будете и вы и царь царствуяй над вами вслед Господа ходяще: то рука Господня не будет на вас:

If you will fear the LORD, and serve him, and listen to his voice, and not rebel against the commandment of the LORD, and both you and also the king who reigns over you are followers of the LORD your God, then he will rescue you.

15 аще же не послушаете гласа Господня и воспротивитеся устом Господним, будет рука Господня на вас и на царя вашего:

But if you will not listen to the voice of the LORD, but rebel against the commandment of the LORD, then the hand of the LORD will be against you, and against your king to destroy you.

16 и ныне станите и видите глаголгол сей великий, егоже сотворит Господь пред очима вашима:

"Now therefore stand still and see this great thing, which the LORD will do before your eyes.

17 несть ли жатва пшеницы днесь? Призову Господа, и даст громы и дождь, и уразумеете и увидите, яко злоба ваша велика, юже сотвористе пред Господем, испросивше себе царя.

Isn't it wheat harvest today? I will call to the LORD, that he may send thunder and rain; and you shall know and see that your wickedness is great, which you have done in the sight of the LORD, in asking for a king."

18 И призва Самуил Господа, и даде Господь гром и дождь в той день: и убояшася вси людие зело Господа и Самуила,

So Samuel called to the LORD; and the LORD sent thunder and rain that day: and all the people greatly feared the LORD and Samuel.

19 и реша вси людие к Самуилу: помолися о рабех твоих ко Господу Богу твоему, да не умрем: яко приложихом ко всем грехом нашым злобу, просяще себе царя.

All the people said to Samuel, "Pray for your servants to the LORD your God, that we not die; for we have added to all our sins this evil, to ask us a king."

20 И рече Самуил к людем: не бойтеся: вы сотвористе всю злобу сию: токмо не уклонитеся от последования Господня и поработайте Господу всем сердцем вашим,

Samuel said to the people, "Do not be afraid. You have indeed done all this evil; yet do not turn aside from following the LORD, but serve the LORD with all your heart.

21 и не преступите вслед ничтоже сущих, иже не пособствуют и не изимут, яко ничтоже суть:

Do not turn aside to go after vain things which can't profit nor deliver, for they are vain.

22 понеже не отринет Господь людий Своих имене ради Своего великаго, яко кротце Господь прият вас Себе в люди:

For the LORD will not forsake his people for his great name's sake, because it has pleased the LORD to make you a people to himself.

23 и да никакоже ми согрешити Господу, оставити еже молитися о вас ко Господу, и поработаю Господеви и покажу вам путь благ и прав,

Moreover as for me, far be it from me that I should sin against the LORD in ceasing to pray for you: but I will instruct you in the good and the right way.

24 токмо бойтеся Господа и работайте Ему во истине и всем сердцем вашим, яко видите яже великая сотвори Господь с вами:

Only fear the LORD, and serve him in truth with all your heart; for consider what great things he has done for you.

25 и аще злобою зло сотворите, то вы и царь ваш погибнете.

But if you shall still do wickedly, you shall be swept away, both you and your king."