1 Samuel 8

1 Pripetilo se je, ko je bil Samuel star, da je svoja sinova postavil za sodnika nad Izraelom.

And it came to pass when Samuel was old, that he made his sons judges over Israel.

2 Torej ime njegovega prvorojenca je bilo Joél in ime njegovega drugega Abíja. Bila sta sodnika v Beeršébi.

And the name of his firstborn was Joel; and the name of his second, Abijah; they judged in Beer-sheba.

3 Njegova sinova pa nista hodila po njegovih poteh, temveč sta se obrnila stran za dobičkom in jemala podkupnine in izkrivljala sodbo.

And his sons walked not in his ways, but turned aside after lucre, and took bribes, and perverted justice.

4 Potem so se vse starešine Izraela zbrali skupaj in prišli k Samuelu v Ramo

Then all the elders of Israel gathered themselves together, and came to Samuel to Ramah,

5 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.«

and said to him, Behold, thou art become old, and thy sons walk not in thy ways: now appoint us a king to judge us, like all the nations.

6 Toda stvar je razžalila Samuela, ko so rekli: »Daj nam kralja, da nas sodi.« Samuel je molil h Gospodu.

And the thing displeased Samuel, when they said, Give us a king to judge us. And Samuel prayed to Jehovah.

7 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.

And Jehovah said to Samuel, Hearken unto the voice of the people in all that they say unto thee: for they have not rejected thee, but they have rejected me, that I should not reign over them.

8 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.

According to all the deeds that they have done since the day that I brought them up out of Egypt even unto this day, in that they have forsaken me and served other gods, so do they also unto thee.

9 Zdaj torej prisluhni njihovemu glasu, vendar jih slovesno posvari in jim pokaži navade kralja, ki bo kraljeval nad njimi.«

And now hearken unto their voice; only, testify solemnly unto them, and declare unto them the manner of the king that shall reign over them.

10 Samuel je ljudstvu, ki je od njega zahtevalo kralja, povedal vse Gospodove besede.

And Samuel spoke all the words of Jehovah to the people that asked of him a king.

11 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.

And he said, This will be the manner of the king that shall reign over you: he will take your sons, and appoint them for himself, on his chariot and among his horsemen, and they shall run before his chariots;

12 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.

and [he will take them] that he may appoint for himself captains over thousands, and captains over fifties, and that they may plough his ground, and reap his harvest, and make his instruments of war and instruments of his chariots.

13 Vzel bo vaše hčere, da bodo izdelovalke dišečin in da bodo kuharice in pekarice.

And he will take your daughters for perfumers, and cooks, and bakers.

14 Vzel bo vaša polja in vaše vinograde in vaše oljčne nasade, celó najboljše izmed njih in jih dal svojim služabnikom.

And your fields, and your vineyards, and your oliveyards, the best, will he take and give to his servants.

15 Vzel bo desetino od vašega semena in od vaših vinogradov in dal svojim častnikom in svojim služabnikom.

And he will take the tenth of your seed and of your vineyards, and give to his chamberlains and to his servants.

16 Vzel bo vaše služabnike, vaše dekle, vaše najčednejše mladeniče, vaše osle in jih postavil k svojemu delu.

And he will take your bondmen, and your bondwomen, and your comeliest young men, and your asses, and use them for his work.

17 Vzel bo desetino od vaših ovc in vi boste njegovi služabniki.

He will take the tenth of your sheep. And ye shall be his servants.

18 Vpili boste na ta dan zaradi svojega kralja, ki si ga boste izbrali, Gospod pa vas na ta dan ne bo slišal.‹«

And ye shall cry out in that day because of your king whom ye have chosen; and Jehovah will not answer you in that day.

19 Kljub temu je ljudstvo odklonilo, da uboga Samuelov glas in rekli so: »Ne, temveč bomo imeli kralja nad seboj,

And the people refused to hearken to the voice of Samuel; and they said, No, but there shall be a king over us,

20 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.«

that we also may be like all the nations; and our king shall judge us, and go out before us, and conduct our wars.

21 Samuel je slišal vse besede ljudstva in jih ponovil v Gospodova ušesa.

And Samuel heard all the words of the people, and he repeated them in the ears of Jehovah.

22 Gospod je Samuelu rekel: »Prisluhni njihovemu glasu in postavi jim kralja.« Samuel je rekel Izraelovim možem: »Pojdite vsak mož v svoje mesto.«

And Jehovah said to Samuel, Hearken unto their voice, and make them a king. And Samuel said to the men of Israel, Go ye every man to his city.