1And it came to pass, when Samuel was old, that he made his sons judges over Israel. 2Now the name of his firstborn was Joel; and the name of his second, Abiah: they were judges in Beer-sheba. 3And his sons walked not in his ways, but turned aside after lucre, and took bribes, and perverted judgment.
4Then all the elders of Israel gathered themselves together, and came to Samuel unto Ramah, 5And 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.
6¶ But the thing displeased Samuel, when they said, Give us a king to judge us. And Samuel prayed unto the LORD.8.6 displeased: Heb. was evil in the eyes of 7And 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. 8According 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. 9Now therefore hearken unto their voice: howbeit yet protest solemnly unto them, and shew them the manner of the king that shall reign over them.8.9 hearken…: or, obey8.9 howbeit…: or, notwithstanding when thou hast solemnly protested against them then thou shalt
10¶ And Samuel told all the words of the LORD unto the people that asked of him a king. 11And 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. 12And 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. 13And he will take your daughters to be confectionaries, and to be cooks, and to be bakers. 14And he will take your fields, and your vineyards, and your oliveyards, even the best of them, and give them to his servants. 15And he will take the tenth of your seed, and of your vineyards, and give to his officers, and to his servants.8.15 officers: Heb. eunuchs 16And he will take your menservants, and your maidservants, and your goodliest young men, and your asses, and put them to his work. 17He will take the tenth of your sheep: and ye shall be his servants. 18And 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.
19¶ Nevertheless the people refused to obey the voice of Samuel; and they said, Nay; but we will have a king over us; 20That we also may be like all the nations; and that our king may judge us, and go out before us, and fight our battles. 21And Samuel heard all the words of the people, and he rehearsed them in the ears of the LORD. 22And 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.
Israeli Waomba Mfalme
18:1 Kum 16:18-19; Amu 10:4; 12:14Samweli alipokuwa mzee, akaweka wanawe kuwa waamuzi wa Israeli. 28:2 1Nya 6:28; Mwa 22; 19; 1Fal 19:3; Amo 5:4-5Mzaliwa wa kwanza alikuwa Yoeli, na la wa pili lilikuwa Abiya, nao wakatumika huko Beer-Sheba. 38:3 1Sam 2:12; Neh 9:29; Ay 34:27; Za 14:3; 58:3; Isa 53:6; Kut 23:8; 1Sam 12:3; Mit 17:23; Kut 23:2; Kum 16:19Lakini wanawe hawakuenenda katika njia zake. Waliziacha wakageukia faida za udanganyifu nao wakapokea rushwa na kupotosha haki.
48:4 Amu 11:11; 1Sam 11:3; 7:17Basi wazee wote wa Israeli wakakusanyika pamoja na kumjia Samweli huko Rama. 58:5 Kum 17:14-20; 1Sam 10:19; 12:12-13; 3:20; 12:2; Hos 13:11Wakamwambia, “Wewe umekuwa mzee, nao wanao hawaenendi katika njia zako, sasa tuteulie mfalme wa kutuongoza, kama ilivyo kwa mataifa mengine yote.”
68:6 Hos 13:10; 1Sam 12:17; 15:11; 16:1Lakini wao waliposema, “Tupe mfalme wa kutuongoza,” hili lilimchukiza Samweli, hivyo akamwomba Bwana. 78:7 1Sam 12:1; Hes 11:20; Kut 16:8; Mt 10:24-25; Lk 10:16; Yn 13:16; 1Sam 10:19Naye Bwana akamwambia: “Sikiliza yale yote watu wanakuambia. Si wewe ambaye wamekukataa, bali wamenikataa mimi kuwa mfalme wao. 88:8 1Sam 12:10; 2Fal 21:22; Yer 2:17Kama vile walivyofanya tangu siku nilipowapandisha kutoka Misri mpaka siku hii ya leo; wakiniacha mimi na kutumikia miungu mingine, ndivyo wanavyokufanyia wewe. 98:9 Kum 17:14-20; 1Sam 8:11-18; 10:25Sasa wasikilize, lakini waonye kwa makini na uwafahamishe yale watakayotendewa na mfalme atakayewatawala.”
108:10 Kut 19:7Samweli akawaambia wale watu waliokuwa wakiomba wapewe mfalme maneno yote ya Bwana. 118:11 1Sam 10:25; 14:52; Mwa 41:46; Kum 17:16; 2Sam 15:1; 2Nya 1:14; 9:25; Wim 3:7; 1Nya 1:5Akasema, “Hivi ndivyo atakavyowatendea mfalme atakayewatawala. Atawachukua wana wenu na kuwafanya watumike kwa magari yake ya vita na farasi, nao watakimbia mbele ya magari yake. 128:12 Kum 1:15; 1Sam 22:7Baadhi yao atawaweka kuwa majemadari wa jeshi wa maelfu na majemadari wa jeshi wa hamsini, wengine kulima mashamba yake na kuvuna mavuno yake, pia na wengine kutengeneza silaha za vita na vifaa kwa ajili ya magari yake. 13Atawachukua binti zenu kuwa watengeneza manukato, wapishi na waokaji. 148:14 1Sam 28:6; Ay 27:9; 35:12-13; Za 18:41; 66:18; Mit 1:28; Isa 58:4; 59:2; Yer 14:12; Eze 8:18; Mik 3:4; 1Sam 10:25; 1Fal 12:4Atayachukua mashamba yenu yaliyo mazuri, mashamba ya mizabibu na mashamba yenu ya mizeituni na kuwapa watumishi wake. 158:15 Mwa 41:34; 1Sam 17:25Ataichukua sehemu ya kumi ya nafaka yenu na ya zabibu zenu na kuwapa maafisa wake na watumishi wake. 16Atawachukua watumishi wenu wa kiume na wa kike, na ngʼombe wenu walio wazuri sana na punda kwa matumizi yake mwenyewe. 17Atachukua sehemu ya kumi ya makundi yenu ya kondoo na mbuzi, na ninyi wenyewe mtakuwa watumwa wake. 188:18 1Sam 28:6; Ay 27:9; 35:12-13; Za 18:41; 66:18; Mit 1:28; Isa 58:4; 59:2; Yer 14:12; Eze 8:18; Mik 3:4; 1Sam 10:25; 1Fal 12:4Siku ile itakapowadia, mtalia kwa kutaka msaada kutokana na mfalme mliyemchagua, naye Bwana hatawajibu.”
198:19 Mit 1:24; Isa 50:2; 66:4; Yer 7:13; 8; 12; 13; 10; 44:16; Mdo 13:21Lakini watu wakakataa kumsikiliza Samweli wakasema, “Hapana! Tunataka mfalme wa kututawala. 20Kisha tutakuwa kama mataifa mengine yote, tukiwa na mfalme wa kutuongoza na kwenda mbele yetu na kutupigania vita vyetu.”
218:21 Amu 11:11Samweli aliposikia yote watu waliyosema, akarudia kuyasema mbele za Bwana. 228:22 Hos 13:11Bwana akamjibu, “Wasikilize na uwape mfalme.”
Kisha Samweli akawaambia watu wa Israeli, “Kila mmoja arudi mjini kwake.”
