¹A stalo sa, keď sa už bol Samuel zostarel, že ustanovil svojich synov za sudcov v Izraelovi.

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

²A meno jeho prvorodeného syna bolo Joel, a meno jeho druhého syna Abijaš, ktorí boli sudcami v Béršebe.

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

³No, jeho synovia nechodili po jeho cestách, ale sa podali za ziskom a brali úplatok a krivili súd.

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

⁴Vtedy sa shromaždili všetci starší Izraelovi a prišli k Samuelovi do Rámy.

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

⁵A povedali mu: Hľa, ty si už starý, a tvoji synovia nechodia po tvojich cestách; ustanov nám teraz kráľa, aby nás súdil, ako je to u všetkých národov.

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.`

⁶No, tá vec bola zlá v očiach Samuelových, keď hovorili: Daj nám kráľa, aby nás súdil. A Samuel sa modlil Hospodinovi.

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.

⁷Ale Hospodin riekol Samuelovi: Poslúchni na hlas ľudu vo všetkom, čo ti povedali, lebo nie teba zavrhli, ale mňa zavrhli, aby som nekraľoval nad nimi,

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.

⁸podľa všetkých skutkov, ktoré robili od toho dňa, ktorého som ich vyviedol hore z Egypta, až do tohoto dňa, že ma opúšťali a slúžili iným bohom; tak robia oni i tebe.

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.

⁹A tak teraz poslúchni na ich hlas, len že budeš dôrazne svedčiť proti nim a oznámiš im spôsob a právo kráľa, ktorý bude kraľovať nad nimi.

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.`

¹⁰A Samuel povedal všetky slová Hospodinove ľudu, ktorý si žiadal od neho kráľa.

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

¹¹Povedal: Toto bude právo kráľa, ktorý bude kraľovať nad vami: bude brať vašich synov a postaví ich sebe ku svojim vozom a urobí ich svojimi jazdcami, a budú behať pred jeho vozom,

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;

¹²a učiní to nato, aby si narobil veliteľov nad tisícami a veliteľov nad päťdesiatimi, a nato, aby mu orali jeho role, žali jeho žnivo a robili jeho vojenné nástroje a výstroj pre jeho vozy.

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.

¹³Vezme aj vaše dcéry, aby mu pripravovaly masti, aby mu varily a piekly.

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

¹⁴Poberie i vaše najlepšie polia, vaše najlepšie vinice a vaše najlepšie olivnice a dá ich svojim sluhom.

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

¹⁵A bude brať desatinu vášho semena a úrody vašich viníc a dá svojim dvoranínom a svojim sluhom.

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

¹⁶A taktiež vezme vašich najschopnejších sluhov a vaše najspôsobnejšie dievky a vašich najvýbornejších mládencov i vašich oslov a upotrebí ich pre svoju prácu.

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;

¹⁷Desiatky bude brať z vášho stáda, a vy mu budete sluhami.

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

¹⁸A budete kričať toho dňa pre svojho kráľa, ktorého si zvolíte, ale neohlási sa vám Hospodin toho dňa.

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.`

¹⁹Avšak ľud nechcel počuť na hlas Samuelov, ale povedali: Nie, ale kráľ bude nad nami.

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

²⁰A budeme aj my jako všetky iné národy, a bude nás súdiť náš kráľ a vyjde pred nami a bude bojovať naše boje.

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.`

²¹A Samuel vypočujúc všetky slová ľudu rozpovedal ich Hospodinovi.

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

²²A Hospodin riekol Samuelovi: Poslúchni na ich hlas a ustanovíš im kráľa. A Samuel povedal mužom Izraelovým: Iďte každý do svojho mesta.

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.`