Verse
YLT
Young's Literal Translation
KJV
King James Version
And it cometh
to pass, when Samuel `is'
aged
, that he maketh
his sons judges over Israel.
And it came
to pass, when Samuel was
old
, that he made
his sons judges over Israel.
And
the name of his first-born
son
is
Joel ,
and the name of his second Abiah
, judges in Beer-Sheba:
Now
the name of his firstborn
was
Joel ;
and the name of his second, Abiah:
they
were
judges in Beersheba.
and his sons have
not
walked in his ways, and
turn
aside after the
dishonest
gain
, and take
a
bribe
, and turn
aside
judgment.
And his sons walked not
in his ways, but
turned
aside after lucre
, and took
bribes
, and perverted
judgment.
And
all the elders of Israel gather
themselves together, and come
in
unto
Samuel
to Ramath
,
Then
all the elders of Israel gathered
themselves together, and came
to Samuel
unto
Ramah
,
and say
unto him, `Lo
, thou hast
become
aged
, and thy sons have
not walked
in thy ways ;
now ,
appoint
to
us a king ,
to judge us ,
like all the nations. '
And said
unto him, Behold
, thou art
old
, and thy sons walk
not in thy ways :
now make
us a king to judge us like all the nations.
And
the thing is
evil
in
the
eyes
of
Samuel, when they have
said, `
Give to
us a king to judge us ;'
and Samuel prayeth
unto Jehovah
.
But
the thing displeased
Samuel, when they said, Give us a king to judge us .
And Samuel prayed
unto the
LORD
.
And Jehovah
saith
unto Samuel, `
Hearken to
the voice of the people ,
to
all that they say unto thee ,
for thee
they have not rejected, but Me
they have rejected, from
reigning
over them.
And the
LORD
said
unto Samuel, Hearken unto
the voice of the people in
all that they say unto thee :
for they have not rejected thee
, but they have rejected me
, that
I
should
not
reign
over them.
According to all the works that
they have done from
the day of
My
bringing
them up out of Egypt ,
even unto this day, when
they forsake
Me, and serve
other gods --
so they are
doing
also to
thee.
According to all the works which
they have done since
the day that
I
brought
them up out of Egypt even unto this day, wherewith
they have
forsaken
me, and served
other gods ,
so do
they also unto
thee.
And
now ,
hearken to
their voice ;
only,
surely
thou
dost
certainly
protest to
them, and hast
declared
to
them the custom
of the king who
doth
reign over them. '
Now therefore
hearken unto
their voice :
howbeit
yet
protest solemnly
unto
them, and show
them the manner
of the king that
shall
reign over them.
And Samuel speaketh
all the words of Jehovah
unto the people who
are
asking
from
him a king ,
And Samuel told
all the words of the
LORD
unto the people that
asked
of
him a king .
and saith
, `
This is
the custom
of the king who
doth
reign over you: Your
sons
he doth
take, and hath
appointed
for himself among
his chariots, and among
his horsemen ,
and they
have
run before his chariots ;
And he
said
, This will
be
the manner
of the king that
shall
reign over you: He will
take your
sons
, and appoint
them
for himself ,
for
his chariots, and to
be
his horsemen ;
and some
shall
run before his chariots .
also
to
appoint for
himself
heads
of
thousands, and heads
of
fifties; also
to plow
his plowing
, and to reap his reaping;
and to make instruments of his
war, and instruments of his charioteer
.
And
he
will
appoint him
captains
over
thousands, and captains
over
fifties; and
will
set
them
to ear
his ground
, and to reap his harvest,
and to make his
instruments of war, and instruments of his chariots
.
`
And your
daughters
he doth
take for
perfumers
, and for
cooks, and for
bakers ;
And he will
take your
daughters
to
be
confectionaries
, and to
be
cooks, and to
be
bakers .
and your fields, and your vineyards, and your olive-yards
--
the best --
he
doth
take
, and hath
given
to his servants.
And he
will
take
your fields, and your vineyards, and your oliveyards,
even
the best of
them
, and give
them
to his servants.
And your seed and your vineyards he
doth
tithe
, and hath
given
to his eunuchs
, and to his servants.
And he
will
take
the
tenth
of
your seed ,
and of
your vineyards, and give
to his officers
, and to his servants.
And your men-servants
, and your maid-servants
, and your young men --
the
best
, and your asses, he
doth
take,
and hath
prepared
for
his own
work ;
And he
will
take
your menservants
, and your maidservants
, and your goodliest
young men, and your asses, and put
them
to
his work .
your
flock
he doth
tithe,
and ye are
to
him
for
servants.
He will
take
the
tenth
of
your
sheep:
and ye shall
be
his
servants.
And ye have
cried
out in that day because of the
king whom
ye have chosen for
yourselves,
and Jehovah
doth
not answer
you in that day. '
And ye shall
cry
out in that day because of your
king which
ye shall
have chosen you;
and the
LORD
will
not hear
you in that day.
And
the people refuse
to
hearken
to the voice of Samuel ,
and say
, `
Nay ,
but a king is
over us ,
Nevertheless
the people refused
to obey
the voice of Samuel ;
and they
said
, Nay ;
but we
will
have
a king over us ;
and
we
have
been,
even
we ,
like all the nations; and our king hath
judged
us, and gone
out before us, and fought
our battles. '
That
we also
may
be
like all the nations; and that
our king may
judge
us, and go
out before us, and fight
our battles.
And Samuel heareth
all the words of the people, and speaketh
them in the ears of Jehovah;
And Samuel heard
all the words of the people, and he
rehearsed
them in the ears of the
LORD.
and Jehovah
saith
unto
Samuel, `
Hearken to
their voice, and thou
hast
caused
to
reign
over
them a king. '
And Samuel saith
unto the men of Israel, `
Go ye each
to
his city. '
And the
LORD
said
to
Samuel, Hearken unto
their voice, and make
them a king. And Samuel said
unto the men of Israel, Go ye every
man
unto
his city.
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