¹ Wedi i Samuel heneiddio, penododd ei feibion yn farnwyr ar yr Israeliaid.

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

² Joel oedd ei fab hynaf, ac Abeia ei ail fab; ac yr oeddent yn barnu yn Beerseba.

²And the name of his firstborn was Joel; and the name of his second, Abijah; they judged in Beer-sheba.

³ Eto nid oedd y meibion yn cerdded yn llwybrau eu tad, ond yn ceisio elw, yn derbyn cil-dwrn ac yn gwyro barn.

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

⁴ Felly cyfarfu holl henuriaid Israel, a mynd at Samuel i Rama,

⁴Then all the elders of Israel gathered themselves together, and came to Samuel to Ramah,

⁵ a dweud wrtho, "Yr wyt ti wedi mynd yn hen, ac nid yw dy feibion yn cerdded yn dy lwybrau di; rho inni'n awr frenin i'n barnu, yr un fath �'r holl genhedloedd."

⁵and said to him, Behold, thou art become old, and thy sons walk not in thy ways: now appoint us a king to judge us, like all the nations.

⁶ Gofidiodd Samuel eu bod yn dweud, "Rho inni frenin i'n barnu", a gwedd�odd Samuel ar yr ARGLWYDD.

⁶And the thing displeased Samuel, when they said, Give us a king to judge us. And Samuel prayed to Jehovah.

⁷ Dywedodd yr ARGLWYDD wrth Samuel, "Gwrando ar y bobl ym mhopeth y maent yn ei ddweud wrthyt, oherwydd nid ti ond myfi y maent yn ei wrthod rhag bod yn frenin arnynt.

⁷And Jehovah said to 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.

⁸ Yn union fel y gwnaethant � mi o'r dydd y dygais hwy i fyny o'r Aifft hyd heddiw, sef fy ngadael a gwasanaethu duwiau eraill, felly hefyd y gwn�nt � thithau.

⁸According to all the deeds that they have done since the day that I brought them up out of Egypt even unto this day, in that they have forsaken me and served other gods, so do they also unto thee.

⁹ Gwrando'n awr ar eu cais, ond gofala hefyd dy fod yn eu rhybuddio'n ddifrifol ac yn dangos iddynt ddull y brenin a fydd yn teyrnasu arnynt."

⁹And now hearken unto their voice; only, testify solemnly unto them, and declare unto them the manner of the king that shall reign over them.

¹⁰ Mynegodd Samuel holl eiriau'r ARGLWYDD wrth y bobl oedd yn gofyn am frenin ganddo,

¹⁰And Samuel spoke all the words of Jehovah to the people that asked of him a king.

¹¹ a dweud, "Dyma ddull y brenin a fydd yn teyrnasu arnoch: fe gymer eich meibion a'u gwneud yn gerbydwyr ac yn farchogion i fynd o flaen ei gerbyd.

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, on his chariot and among his horsemen, and they shall run before his chariots;

¹² Gwna rai ohonynt yn gapteiniaid mil a chapteiniaid hanner cant, eraill i aredig ei dir ac i fedi ei gynhaeaf, ac eraill i wneud ei arfau rhyfel ac offer ei gerbydau.

¹²and [he will take them] that he may appoint for himself captains over thousands, and captains over fifties, and that they may plough his ground, and reap his harvest, and make his instruments of war and instruments of his chariots.

¹³ Fe gymer eich merched yn bersawresau, yn gogyddesau ac yn bobyddesau;

¹³And he will take your daughters for perfumers, and cooks, and bakers.

¹⁴ cymer hefyd eich meysydd, eich gwinllannoedd a'ch gerddi olewydd gorau a'u rhoi i'w weision;

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

¹⁵ bydd yn degymu'ch u375?d a'ch gwinllannoedd ac yn ei rannu i'w swyddogion a'i weision;

¹⁵And he will take the tenth of your seed and of your vineyards, and give to his chamberlains and to his servants.

¹⁶ ac yn cymryd eich llafurwyr a'ch morynion, eich bustych gorau a'ch asynnod, ar gyfer ei waith ei hun.

¹⁶And he will take your bondmen, and your bondwomen, and your comeliest young men, and your asses, and use them for his work.

¹⁷ Fe ddegyma'ch defaid, a byddwch chwithau'n gaethweision iddo.

¹⁷He will take the tenth of your sheep. And ye shall be his servants.

¹⁸ A'r dydd hwnnw byddwch yn protestio oherwydd y brenin y byddwch wedi ei ddewis; ond ni fydd yr ARGLWYDD yn eich ateb y diwrnod hwnnw."

¹⁸And ye shall cry out in that day because of your king whom ye have chosen; and Jehovah will not answer you in that day.

¹⁹ Gwrthododd y bobl wrando ar Samuel. "Na," meddent, "y mae'n rhaid inni gael brenin,

¹⁹And the people refused to hearken to the voice of Samuel; and they said, No, but there shall be a king over us,

²⁰ i ni fod yr un fath �'r holl genhedloedd, gyda brenin i'n barnu a'n harwain i ryfel ac ymladd ein brwydrau."

²⁰that we also may be like all the nations; and our king shall judge us, and go out before us, and conduct our wars.

²¹ Gwrandawodd Samuel ar y cwbl a ddywedodd y bobl, a'i adrodd wrth yr ARGLWYDD.

²¹And Samuel heard all the words of the people, and he repeated them in the ears of Jehovah.

²² Dywedodd yr ARGLWYDD wrth Samuel, "Gwrando ar eu cais, a rho frenin iddynt." A dywedodd Samuel wrth yr Israeliaid, "Ewch adref bob un."

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