1 Samuel 8
1 Pripetilo se je, ko je bil Samuel star, da je svoja sinova postavil za sodnika nad Izraelom.
When Samuel grew old, he made his sons leaders over Israel.
2 Torej ime njegovega prvorojenca je bilo Joél in ime njegovega drugega Abíja. Bila sta sodnika v Beeršébi.
His first son was named Joel, and his second son was named Abijah. They were rulers in Beersheba.
3 Njegova sinova pa nista hodila po njegovih poteh, temveč sta se obrnila stran za dobičkom in jemala podkupnine in izkrivljala sodbo.
However, his sons did not follow his ways. They were corrupt, making money by accepting bribes and perverting justice.
4 Potem so se vse starešine Izraela zbrali skupaj in prišli k Samuelu v Ramo
So the elders of Israel all joined together and came to meet Samuel at 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.«
“Look here,” they told him, “you are old, and your sons do not follow your ways. Choose a king to rule over us like all the other nations.”
6 Toda stvar je razžalila Samuela, ko so rekli: »Daj nam kralja, da nas sodi.« Samuel je molil h Gospodu.
Samuel thought this was a bad idea when they said, “Give us a king to rule over us,” so he prayed to the Lord about it.
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.
“Do what the people tell you,” the Lord said to Samuel, “because it's not you they're rejecting, but me as their king.
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.
They're doing just as they have always done since I led them out of Egypt right up to now. They have abandoned me and worshiped other gods, and they're doing just the same to you.
9 Zdaj torej prisluhni njihovemu glasu, vendar jih slovesno posvari in jim pokaži navade kralja, ki bo kraljeval nad njimi.«
So do what they want, but give them a solemn warning—explain to them what a king will do when he rules over them.”
10 Samuel je ljudstvu, ki je od njega zahtevalo kralja, povedal vse Gospodove besede.
Samuel repeated all that the Lord had said to the people asking him to give them 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.
“This is what a king will do when he rules over you,” he told them. “He will take your sons and make them serve as charioteers and horsemen, and to run as a guard in front of his chariot.
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.
Some of them he will make commanders of thousands and commanders of fifties, and some will have to plow his fields and reap his harvest. Some will be assigned to making weapons of war and chariot equipment.
13 Vzel bo vaše hčere, da bodo izdelovalke dišečin in da bodo kuharice in pekarice.
He will take your daughters and have them work as perfume-makers, cooks, and bakers.
14 Vzel bo vaša polja in vaše vinograde in vaše oljčne nasade, celó najboljše izmed njih in jih dal svojim služabnikom.
He will take your best fields, vineyards, and olive groves and give them to his officials.
15 Vzel bo desetino od vašega semena in od vaših vinogradov in dal svojim častnikom in svojim služabnikom.
He will take a tenth of your grain harvest and the produce of your vineyards and allocate it to his chief officers and officials.
16 Vzel bo vaše služabnike, vaše dekle, vaše najčednejše mladeniče, vaše osle in jih postavil k svojemu delu.
He will take your male servants and your female servants, and your best young men and your donkeys, and make them work for him.
17 Vzel bo desetino od vaših ovc in vi boste njegovi služabniki.
He will take a tenth of your flocks, and you yourselves will be his slaves.
18 Vpili boste na ta dan zaradi svojega kralja, ki si ga boste izbrali, Gospod pa vas na ta dan ne bo slišal.‹«
On that day you will plead to be rescued from the king you have chosen, but the Lord won't answer you then.”
19 Kljub temu je ljudstvo odklonilo, da uboga Samuelov glas in rekli so: »Ne, temveč bomo imeli kralja nad seboj,
But the people refused to listen to what Samuel said. “No!” they insisted. “We want our own king!
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 way we can be like all the other nations. Our king will rule us, and will lead us when we go out to fight our battles.”
21 Samuel je slišal vse besede ljudstva in jih ponovil v Gospodova ušesa.
Samuel listened to everything the people said and repeated it to the Lord.
22 Gospod je Samuelu rekel: »Prisluhni njihovemu glasu in postavi jim kralja.« Samuel je rekel Izraelovim možem: »Pojdite vsak mož v svoje mesto.«
The Lord told Samuel, “Do what they say and give them a king.” Then Samuel told the Israelites, “Go back to your homes.”
