¹وكان لما شاخ صموئيل انه جعل بنيه قضاة لاسرائيل.

¹And it cometh to pass, when Samuel [is] aged, that he maketh his sons judges over Israel.

²وكان اسم ابنه البكر يوئيل واسم ثانيه ابيا كانا قاضيين في بئر سبع.

²And the name of his first-born son is Joel, and the name of his second Abiah, judges in Beer-Sheba:

³ولم يسلك ابناه في طريقه بل مالا وراء المكسب واخذا رشوة وعوّجا القضاء.

³and his sons have not walked in his ways, and turn aside after the dishonest gain, and take a bribe, and turn aside judgment.

⁴فاجتمع كل شيوخ اسرائيل وجاءوا الى صموئيل الى الرامة

⁴And all the elders of Israel gather themselves together, and come in unto Samuel to Ramath,

⁵وقالوا له هوذا انت قد شخت وابناك لم يسيرا في طريقك. فالآن اجعل لنا ملكا يقضي لنا كسائر الشعوب.

⁵and 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.`

⁶فساء الأمر في عيني صموئيل اذ قالوا اعطنا ملكا يقضي لنا. وصلى صموئيل الى الرب.

⁶And 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.

⁷فقال الرب لصموئيل اسمع لصوت الشعب في كل ما يقولون لك. لانهم لم يرفضوك انت بل اياي رفضوا حتى لا املك عليهم.

⁷And 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.

⁸حسب كل اعمالهم التي عملوا من يوم اصعدتهم من مصر الى هذا اليوم وتركوني وعبدوا آلهة اخرى هكذا هم عاملون بك ايضا.

⁸According 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.

⁹فالآن اسمع لصوتهم. ولكن أشهدنّ عليهم واخبرهم بقضاء الملك الذي يملك عليهم

⁹And 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.`

¹⁰فكلم صموئيل الشعب الذين طلبوا منه ملكا بجميع كلام الرب

¹⁰And Samuel speaketh all the words of Jehovah unto the people who are asking from him a king,

¹¹وقال هذا يكون قضاء الملك الذي يملك عليكم. يأخذ بنيكم ويجعلهم لنفسه لمراكبه وفرسانه فيركضون امام مراكبه.

¹¹and 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;

¹²ويجعل لنفسه رؤساء الوف ورؤساء خماسين فيحرثون حراثته ويحصدون حصاده ويعملون عدّة حربه وأدوات مراكبه.

¹²also 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.

¹³ويأخذ بناتكم عطارات وطباخات وخبازات.

¹³`And your daughters he doth take for perfumers, and for cooks, and for bakers;

¹⁴ويأخذ حقولكم وكرومكم وزيتونكم اجودها ويعطيها لعبيده.

¹⁴and your fields, and your vineyards, and your olive-yards — the best — he doth take, and hath given to his servants.

¹⁵ويعشّر زروعكم وكرومكم ويعطي لخصيانه وعبيده.

¹⁵And your seed and your vineyards he doth tithe, and hath given to his eunuchs, and to his servants.

¹⁶ويأخذ عبيدكم وجواريكم وشبانكم الحسان وحميركم ويستعملهم لشغله.

¹⁶And 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;

¹⁷ويعشّر غنمكم وانتم تكونون له عبيدا.

¹⁷your flock he doth tithe, and ye are to him for servants.

¹⁸فتصرخون في ذلك اليوم من وجه ملككم الذي اخترتموه لانفسكم فلا يستجيب لكم الرب في ذلك اليوم.

¹⁸And 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.`

¹⁹فأبى الشعب ان يسمعوا لصوت صموئيل وقالوا لا بل يكون علينا ملك.

¹⁹And the people refuse to hearken to the voice of Samuel, and say, `Nay, but a king is over us,

²⁰فنكون نحن ايضا مثل سائر الشعوب ويقضي لنا ملكنا ويخرج امامنا ويحارب حروبنا.

²⁰and we have been, even we, like all the nations; and our king hath judged us, and gone out before us, and fought our battles.`

²¹فسمع صموئيل كل كلام الشعب وتكلم به في اذني الرب.

²¹And Samuel heareth all the words of the people, and speaketh them in the ears of Jehovah;

²²فقال الرب لصموئيل اسمع لصوتهم وملّك عليهم ملكا. فقال صموئيل لرجال اسرائيل اذهبوا كل واحد الى مدينته

²²and 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.`