1 Samuel 8

1 Y ACONTECIÓ que habiendo Samuel envejecido, puso sus hijos por jueces sobre Israel.

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

2 Y el nombre de su hijo primogénito fué Joel, y el nombre del segundo, Abia: fueron jueces en Beer-sebah.

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

3 Mas no anduvieron los hijos por los caminos de su padre, antes se ladearon tras la avaricia, recibiendo cohecho y pervirtiendo el derecho.

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

4 Entonces todos los ancianos de Israel se juntaron, y vinieron á Samuel en Rama,

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

5 Y dijéronle: He aquí tú has envejecido, y tus hijos no van por tus caminos: por tanto, constitúyenos ahora un rey que nos juzgue, como todas las gentes.

and they said to him, Behold, you are grown old, and your sons walk not in your way; and now set over us a king to judge us, as also the other nations [have].

6 Y descontentó á Samuel esta palabra que dijeron: Danos rey que nos juzgue. Y Samuel oró á Jehová.

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 Y dijo Jehová á Samuel: Oye la voz del pueblo en todo lo que te dijeren: porque no te han desechado á ti, sino á mí me han desechado, para que no reine sobre ellos.

And the Lord said to Samuel, Hear the voice of the people, in whatever they shall say to you; for they have not rejected you, but they have rejected me from reigning over them.

8 Conforme á todas las obras que han hecho desde el día que los saqué de Egipto hasta hoy, que me han dejado y han servido á dioses ajenos, así hacen también contigo.

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 you.

9 Ahora pues, oye su voz: mas protesta contra ellos declarándoles el derecho del rey que ha de reinar sobre ellos.

And now listen to their voice; only you shall solemnly testify to them, and you shall describe to them the manner of the king who shall reign over them.

10 Y dijo Samuel todas las palabras de Jehová al pueblo que le había pedido rey.

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

11 Dijo pues: Este será el derecho del rey que hubiere de reinar sobre vosotros: tomará vuestros hijos, y pondrálos en sus carros, y en su gente de á caballo, para que corran delante de su carro:

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 Y se elegirá capitanes de mil, y capitanes de cincuenta: [pondrálos] asimismo á que aren sus campos, y sieguen sus mieses, y á que hagan sus armas de guerra, y los pertrechos de sus carros:

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 Tomará también vuestras hijas para que sean perfumadoras, cocineras, y amasadoras.

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

14 Asimismo tomará vuestras tierras, vuestras viñas, y vuestros buenos olivares, y los dará á sus siervos.

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

15 El diezmará vuestras simientes y vuestras viñas, para dar á sus eunucos y á sus siervos.

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

16 El tomará vuestros siervos, y vuestras siervas, y vuestros buenos mancebos, y vuestros asnos, y con ellos hará sus obras.

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 Diezmará también vuestro rebaño, y seréis sus siervos.

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

18 Y clamaréis aquel día á causa de vuestro rey que os habréis elegido, mas Jehová no os oirá en aquel día.

And you shall cry out in that day because of your king whom you have chosen to yourselves, and the Lord shall not hear you in those days, because you have chosen to yourselves a king.

19 Empero el pueblo no quiso oir la voz de Samuel; antes dijeron: No, sino que habrá rey sobre nosotros:

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

20 Y nosotros seremos también como todas las gentes, y nuestro rey nos gobernará, y saldrá delante de nosotros, y hará nuestras guerras.

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 Y oyó Samuel todas las palabras del pueblo, y refiriólas en oídos de Jehová.

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

22 Y Jehová dijo á Samuel: Oye su voz, y pon rey sobre ellos. Entonces dijo Samuel á los varones de Israel: Idos cada uno á su ciudad.

And the Lord said to Samuel, Listen to their voice, and appoint them a king. And Samuel said to the men of Israel, Let each man depart to his city.