1 Samuel 8

1 And it came to pass, when Samuel was old, that he appointed his sons judges to Israel;

And it was when he was old Samuel and he made sons his judges for Israel.

2 and the name of his firstborn son was, Joel, and the name of his second, Abijah, —they were judges in Beer-sheba.

And it was [the] name of son his the firstborn Joel and [the] name of second his [was] Abijah judges in Beer Sheba.

3 Howbeit his sons walked not in his ways, but stooped to extortion, —and took bribes, and perverted judgment.

And not they walked sons his (in ways his *QK) and they turned aside after unjust gain and they took a bribe and they turned aside justice.

4 So then all the elders of Israel gathered themselves together, —and came unto Samuel, to Ramah;

And they gathered together all [the] elders of Israel and they came to Samuel Ramah towards.

5 and said unto him—Lo! thou, art old, and, thy sons, walk not in thy ways: Now, appoint for us a king to judge us, like all the nations.

And they said to him here! you you have become old and sons your not they have walked in ways your now appoint! for us a king to judge us like all the nations.

6 But the thing was displeasing in the eyes of Samuel, when they said, Give unto us a king to judge us. So Samuel prayed unto Yahweh.

And it was displeasing the matter in [the] eyes of Samuel just when they said give! to us a king to judge us and he prayed Samuel to Yahweh.

7 And Yahweh said unto Samuel, Hearken unto the voice of the people, in all that they shall say unto thee, —for, not thee, have they rejected, but, me, have they rejected, from being king over them.

And he said Yahweh to Samuel listen to [the] voice of the people to all what they will say to you for not you they have rejected for me they have rejected from reigning over them.

8 According to all the doings which they have done, from the day I brought them up out of Egypt, even until this day, in that they have forsaken me, and served other gods, so, are they doing even unto thee.

According to all the deeds which they have done from [the] day brought up I them from Egypt and until the day this and they have forsaken me and they have served gods other so they [are] doing also to you.

9 Now, therefore, hearken to their voice, —save that thou, enter protest, against them, and tell them the manner of the king who will reign over them.

And now listen to voice their nevertheless for certainly you will warn them and you will tell to them [the] right[s] of the king who he will reign over them.

10 So then Samuel spake all the words of Yahweh unto the people, who were asking of him, a king.

And he spoke Samuel all [the] words of Yahweh to the people who were asking from with him a king.

11 And he said, This, will be the manner of the king who will reign over you, —Your sons, will he take and appoint for himself, as his charioteers and as his horsemen, and they shall run before his chariots;

And he said this it will be [the] right[s] of the king who he will reign over you sons your he will take and he will appoint [them] for himself in chariot[s] his and among horsemen his and they will run before chariot his.

12 and he will appoint for himself, princes of thousands, and princes of fifties, —and to plough his fields, and to reap his harvest, and to make his weapons of war, and the instruments of his chariots;

And to appoint [them] for himself commanders of thousands and commanders of fifties and to plow plowing his and to harvest harvest his and to make [the] weapons of warfare his and [the] equipment of chariotry his.

13 And, your daughters, will he take, —as perfumers and as cooks, and as bakers;

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

14 And, your fields, and your vineyards, and your oliveyards, the best of them, will he take, and give to his servants;

And fields your and vineyards your and olive groves your good he will take and he will give [them] to servants his.

15 And, your seed, and your vineyards, will he tithe, and give to his courtiers and to his servants;

And seed your and vineyards your he will take a tenth and he will give [them] to officials his and to servants his.

16 And, your men-servants, and your maidservants, and your oxen, even the goodliest, and your asses, will he take, —and put them to his work;

And [male] servants your and female servants your and young men your good and donkeys your he will take and he will use [them] for work his.

17 Your flocks, will he tithe, —and, ye yourselves, shall become his servants.

Flock[s] your he will take a tenth and you you will become of him servants.

18 Then will ye make outcry, in that day, because of your king whom ye have chosen for yourselves, —and Yahweh will not answer you, in that day.

And you will cry out in the day that because of king your whom you have chosen for yourselves and not he will answer Yahweh you in the day that.

19 But the people refused to hearken unto the voice of Samuel, —and they said—Nay! but, a king, shall be over us:

And they refused the people to listen to [the] voice of Samuel and they said No! for except a king he will be over us.

20 so shall, even we, become like all the nations, —and our king shall judge us, and go forth before us, and fight our battles.

And we will be also we like all the nations and he will judge us king our and he will go out before us and he will fight battles our.

21 And Samuel heard all the words of the people, —and spake them in the ears of Yahweh.

And he heard Samuel all [the] words of the people and he spoke them in [the] ears of Yahweh.

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

And he said Yahweh to Samuel listen to voice their and you will make king for them a king and he said Samuel to [the] people of Israel go each man to own city his.