I Samuelis 8

1 Factum est autem cum senuisset Samuel, posuit filios suos iudices Israel.

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

2 Fuitque nomen filii eius primogeniti Ioel: et nomen secundi Abia, iudicum in Bersabee.

And these [are] the names of his sons; Joel the first-born, and the name of the second Abia, judges in Bersabee.

3 Et non ambulaverunt filii illius in viis eius: sed declinaverunt post avaritiam, acceperuntque munera, et perverterunt iudicium.

And his sons did not walk in his way; and they turned aside after gain, and took gifts, and perverted judgments.

4 Congregati ergo universi maiores natu Israel, venerunt ad Samuelem in Ramatha.

And the men of Israel gather themselves together, and come to Armathaim to Samuel,

5 Dixeruntque ei: Ecce tu senuisti, et filii tui non ambulant in viis tuis: constitue nobis regem, ut iudicet nos, sicut et universæ habent nationes.

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 Displicuit sermo in oculis Samuelis, eo quod dixissent: Da nobis regem, ut iudicet nos. Et oravit Samuel ad Dominum.

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 Dixit autem Dominus ad Samuelem: Audi vocem populi in omnibus quæ loquuntur tibi. non enim te abiecerunt, sed me, ne regnem super eos.

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 Iuxta omnia opera sua, quæ fecerunt a die qua eduxi eos de Ægypto usque ad diem hanc: sicut dereliquerunt me, et servierunt diis alienis, sic faciunt etiam tibi.

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 Nunc ergo vocem eorum audi: verumtamen contestare eos, et prædic eis ius regis, qui regnaturus est super eos.

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 Dixit itaque Samuel omnia verba Domini ad populum, qui petierat a se regem,

And Samuel spoke every word of the Lord to the people who asked of him a king.

11 et ait: Hoc erit ius regis, qui imperaturus est vobis: filios vestros tollet, et ponet in curribus suis, facietque sibi equites et præcursores quadrigarum suarum,

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 et constituet sibi tribunos, et centuriones, et aratores agrorum suorum, et messores segetum, et fabros armorum et curruum suorum.

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 Filias quoque vestras faciet sibi unguentarias, et focarias, et panificas.

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

14 Agros quoque vestros, et vineas, et oliveta optima tollet, et dabit servis suis.

And he will take your fields, and your vineyards, and your good oliveyards, and give them to his servants.

15 Sed et segetes vestras, et vinearum reditus addecimabit, ut det eunuchis et famulis suis.

And he will take the tithe of your seeds and your vineyards, and give [it] to his eunuchs, and to his servants.

16 Servos etiam vestros, et ancillas, et iuvenes optimos, et asinos, auferet, et ponet in opere suo.

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 Greges quoque vestros addecimabit, vosque eritis ei servi.

And he will tithe your flocks; and ye shall be his servants.

18 Et clamabitis in die illa a facie regis vestri, quem elegistis vobis: et non exaudiet vos Dominus in die illa, quia petistis vobis regem.

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 Noluit autem populus audire vocem Samuelis, sed dixerunt: Nequaquam: rex enim erit super nos,

But the people would not hearken to Samuel; and they said to him, Nay, but there shall be a king over us.

20 et erimus nos quoque sicut omnes gentes: et iudicabit nos rex noster, et egredietur ante nos, et pugnabit bella nostra pro nobis.

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 Et audivit Samuel omnia verba populi, et locutus est ea in auribus Domini.

And Samuel heard all the words of the people, and spoke them in the ears of the Lord.

22 Dixit autem Dominus ad Samuelem: Audi vocem eorum, et constitue super eos regem. Et ait Samuel ad viros Israel: Vadat unusquisque in civitatem suam.

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.