1 Samuel 8
1 Da Samuel var blevet gammel, satte han sine Sønner til Dommere over Israel;
And it came to pass when Samuel was old, that he made his sons judges over Israel.
2 hans førstefødte Søn hed Joel og hans anden Søn Abija; de dømte i Be'ersjeba.
And these [are] the names of his sons; Joel the first-born, and the name of the second Abia, judges in Bersabee.
3 Men hans Sønner vandrede ikke i hans Spor; de lod sig lede af egen Fordel, tog imod Bestikkelse og bøjede Retten.
And his sons did not walk in his way; and they turned aside after gain, and took gifts, and perverted judgments.
4 Da kom alle Israels Ældste sammen og begav sig til Samuel i Rama
And the men of Israel gather themselves together, and come to Armathaim to Samuel,
5 og sagde til ham: "Se, du er blevet gammel, og dine Sønner vandrer ikke i dit Spor. Sæt derfor en Konge over os til at dømme os, ligesom alle de andre Folk har det!"
and they said to him, Behold, thou art grown old, and thy sons walk not in thy way; and now set over us a king to judge us, as also the other nations [have].
6 Men det vakte Samuels Mishag, at de sagde: "Giv os en Konge, som kan dømme os!" Og Samuel bad til HERREN.
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 Da sagde HERREN til Samuel: "Ret dig i et og alt efter, hvad Folket siger, thi det er ikke dig, de vrager, men det er mig, de vrager som deres Konge.
And the Lord said to Samuel, Hear the voice of the people, in whatever they shall say to thee; for they have not rejected thee, but they have rejected me from reigning over them.
8 Ganske som de har handlet imod mig, lige siden jeg førte dem ud af Ægypten og indtil denne Dag, idet de forlod mig og dyrkede andre Guder, således handler de også imod dig.
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 thee.
9 Men ret dig nu efter dem; dog skal du indtrængende advare dem og lade dem vide, hvad Ret den Konge skal have, som skal herske over dem!"
And now hearken to their voice; only thou shalt solemnly testify to them, and thou shalt describe to them the manner of the king who shall reign over them.
10 Så forebragte Samuel Folket, som krævede en Konge af ham, alle HERRENs Ord
And Samuel spoke every word of the Lord to the people who asked of him a king.
11 og sagde: "Denne Ret skal den Konge have, som skal herske over eder: Eders Sønner skal han tage og sætte ved sin Vogn og sine Heste, så de må løbe foran hans Vogn,
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 og sætte dem til Tusindførere og Halvhundredførere og til at pløje og høste for ham og lave hans Krigsredskaber og Vogntøj.
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 Eders Døtre skal han tage til at blande Salver, koge og bage.
And he will take your daughters to be perfumers, and cooks, and bakers.
14 De bedste af eders Marker, Vingårde og Oliventræer skal han tage og give sine Folk.
And he will take your fields, and your vineyards, and your good oliveyards, and give them to his servants.
15 Af eders Sæd og Vinhøst skal han tage Tiende og give sine Hofmænd og Tjenere.
And he will take the tithe of your seeds and your vineyards, and give [it] to his eunuchs, and to his servants.
16 De bedste af eders Trælle og Trælkvinder, det bedste af eders Hornkvæg og Æsler skal han tage og bruge til sit eget Arbejde.
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 Af eders Småkvæg skal han tage Tiende; og I selv skal blive hans Trælle.
And he will tithe your flocks; and ye shall be his servants.
18 Og når l da til den Tid klager over eders Konge, som I har valgt eder, så vil HERREN ikke bønhøre eder!"
And ye shall cry out in that day because of your king whom ye have chosen to yourselves, and the Lord shall not hear you in those days, because ye have chosen to yourselves a king.
19 Folket vilde dog ikke rette sig efter Samuel, men sagde: "Nej, en Konge vil vi have over os,
But the people would not hearken to Samuel; and they said to him, Nay, but there shall be a king over us.
20 vi vil have det som alle de andre Folk; vor Konge skal dømme os og drage ud i Spidsen for os og føre vore Krige!"
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 Samuel havde hørt alle Folkets Ord. forebragte han HERREN dem;
And Samuel heard all the words of the people, and spoke them in the ears of the Lord.
22 og HERREN sagde til Samuel: "Ret dig efter dem og sæt en Konge over dem!" Da sagde Samuel til Israels Mænd: "Gå hjem, hver til sin By!"
And the Lord said to Samuel, Hearken to their voice, and appoint them a king. And Samuel said to the men of Israel, Let each man depart to his city.
