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

2Now the name of his firstborn son was Joel: and the name of the second was Abia, judges in Bersabee.

3And his sons walked not in his ways: but they turned aside after lucre, and took bribes, and perverted judgment.

4Then all the ancients of Israel being assembled, came to Samuel to Ramatha.

5And they said to him: Behold thou art old, and thy sons walk not in thy ways: make us a king, to judge us, as all nations have.

6And the word was displeasing in the eyes of Samuel, that they should say: Give us a king, to judge us. And Samuel prayed to the Lord.

7And the Lord said to Samuel: Hearken to the voice of the people in all that they say to thee. For they have not rejected thee, but me, that I should not reign over them.

8According to all their works, they have done from the day that I brought them out of Egypt until this day: as they have forsaken me, and served strange gods, so do they also unto thee.

9Now therefore hearken to their voice: but yet testify to them, and foretell them the right of the king, that shall reign over them.

10Then Samuel told all the words of the Lord to the people that had desired a king of him,

11And said: This will be the right of the king, that shall reign over you: He will take your sons, and put them in his chariots, and will make them his horsemen, and his running footmen to run before his chariots,

12And he will appoint of them to be his tribunes, and centurions, and to plough his fields, and to reap his corn, and to make him arms and chariots.

13Your daughters also he will take to make him ointments, and to be his cooks, and bakers.

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

15Moreover he will take the tenth of your corn, and of the revenues of your vineyards, to give his eunuchs and servants.

16Your servants also and handmaids, and your goodliest young men, and your asses he will take away, and put them to his work.

17Your flocks also he will tithe, and you shall be his servants.

18And you shall cry out in that day from the face of the king, whom you have chosen to yourselves. and the Lord will not hear you in that day, because you desired unto yourselves a king.

19But the people would not hear the voice of Samuel, and they said: Nay: but there shall be a king over us.

20And we also will be like all nations: and our king shall judge us, and go out before us, and tight our battles for us.

21And Samuel heard all the words of the people, and rehearsed them in the ears of the Lord.

22And the Lord said to Samuel: Hearken to their voice, and make them a king. And Samuel said to the men of Israel: Let every man go to his city.

1Factum est autem cum senuisset Samuel, posuit filios suos judices Israël.

2Fuitque nomen filii ejus primogeniti Joël: et nomen secundi Abia, judicum in Bersabee.

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

4Congregati ergo universi majores natu Israël, venerunt ad Samuelem in Ramatha.

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

6Displicuit sermo in oculis Samuelis, eo quod dixissent: Da nobis regem, ut judicet nos. Et oravit Samuel ad Dominum.

7Dixit autem Dominus ad Samuelem: Audi vocem populi in omnibus quæ loquuntur tibi: non enim te abjecerunt, sed me, ne regnem super eos.

8Juxta 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.

9Nunc ergo vocem eorum audi: verumtamen contestare eos, et prædic eis jus regis, qui regnaturus est super eos.

10Dixit itaque Samuel omnia verba Domini ad populum, qui petierat a se regem.

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

12et constituet sibi tribunos, et centuriones, et aratores agrorum suorum, et messores segetum, et fabros armorum et curruum suorum.

13Filias quoque vestras faciet sibi unguentarias, et focarias, et panificas.

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

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

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

17Greges quoque vestros addecimabit, vosque eritis ei servi.

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

19Noluit autem populus audire vocem Samuelis, sed dixerunt: Nequaquam: rex enim erit super nos,

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

21Et audivit Samuel omnia verba populi, et locutus est ea in auribus Domini.

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

1And it happened that, when Samuel had become old, he appointed his sons as judges over Israel.

2Now the name of his firstborn son was Joel, and the name of the second was Abijah: judges at Beersheba.

3But his sons did not walk in his ways. Instead, they turned aside, pursuing avarice. And they accepted bribes, and they perverted judgment.

4Therefore, all those greater by birth of Israel, having gathered together, went to Samuel at Ramah.

5And they said to him: “Behold, you are elderly, and your sons do not walk in your ways. Appoint for us a king, so that he may judge us, just as all the nations have.”

6And the word was displeasing in the eyes of Samuel, for they had said, “Give us a king to judge us.” And Samuel prayed to the Lord.

7Then the Lord said to Samuel: “Listen to the voice of the people in all that they are saying to you. For they have not rejected you, but me, lest I reign over them.

8In accord with all their works, which they have done from the day when I led them away from Egypt, even to this day: just as they have forsaken me, and served foreign gods, so now they also do to you.

9Now therefore, hear their voice. Yet truly, testify to them and foretell to them the rights of the king who will reign over them.”

10And so, Samuel told all the words of the Lord to the people, who had petitioned a king from him.

11And he said: “This will be the right of the king who will have authority over you: He will take your sons, and place them in his chariots. And he will make them his horsemen and his runners before his four-horse chariots.

12And he will appoint them to be his tribunes and centurions, and the plowmen of his fields, and the harvesters of the grain, and the makers of his weapons and chariots.

13Likewise, your daughters he will take for himself as makers of ointments, and as cooks and bakers.

14Also, he will take your fields, and your vineyards, and your best olive groves, and he will give them to his servants.

15Moreover, he will take one tenth of your grain and of the results of your vineyards, so that he may give these to his eunuchs and servants.

16Then, too, he will take your servants, and handmaids, and your best young men, and your donkeys, and he will set them to his work.

17Also, he will take a tenth of your flocks. And you will be his servants.

18And you will cry out, in that day, from the face of the king, whom you have chosen for yourselves. And the Lord will not heed you, in that day. For you requested a king for yourselves.”

19But the people were not willing to listen to the voice of Samuel. Instead, they said: “By no means! For there shall be a king over us,

20and we shall be just like all the Gentiles. And our king will judge us, and he will go out before us, and he will fight our wars for us.”

21And Samuel heard all the words of the people, and he spoke them to the ears of the Lord.

22Then the Lord said to Samuel, “Listen to their voice, and appoint a king over them.” And Samuel said to the men of Israel, “Let each one go to his own city.”