1Samuel 12

Samuel resigna o seu cargo

1 Disse Samuel a todo o Israel: *1Sm 8.7,9,22Escutei a vossa voz em tudo o que me dissestes e *1Sm 10.24;11.14-15constitui um rei sobre vós. 2 Agora, eis que *1Sm 8.20o rei vai adiante de vós. *1Sm 8.1,5Eu sou velho e cheio de cãs, *1Sm 8.3,5e meus filhos estão convosco; *1Sm 3.10,19-20eu tenho andado adiante de vós desde a minha mocidade até hoje. 3 Eis-me aqui! Testemunhai contra mim perante Jeová e *1Sm 10.1;24.6;2Sm 1.14perante o seu ungido: de quem tomei o boi? Ou *Êx 20.17;Nm 16.15;At 20.33de quem tomei o jumento? Ou a quem defraudei? Ou a quem maltratei? Ou *Êx 23.8;Dt 16.19da mão de quem recebi uma peita para encobrir com ela os meus olhos? E vô-lo restituirei. 4 Responderam eles: Não nos defraudaste, nem nos maltrataste, nem tomaste coisa alguma da mão de ninguém. 5 Ele lhes disse: Jeová é testemunha contra vós, e o seu ungido é hoje testemunha de que *At 23.9;21.20não achastes coisa alguma *Êx 22.4na minha mão. Eles responderam: Ele é testemunha.

6 Samuel disse ao povo: Jeová é quem *Êx 6.26designou a Moisés e a Arão e fez subir a vossos pais da terra do Egito. 7 Agora, ponde-vos aqui, *Ez 20.35;Mq 6.1-5para que eu pleiteie convosco perante Jeová, relativamente a todos os atos de justiça que ele vos fez a vós e a vossos pais. 8 Quando Jacó entrou no Egito, e *Êx 2.23-25vossos pais clamaram a Jeová, *Êx 3.10;4.14-16enviou ele a Moisés e a Arão, *1Sm 10.18para que tirassem a vossos pais do Egito, e fê-los habitar neste lugar. 9 Mas *Dt 32.18;Jz 3.7esqueceram-se de Jeová, seu Deus, e *Jz 4.2ele os entregou nas mãos de Sísera, capitão do exército de Hazor, *Jz 3.31;10.7;13.1nas mãos dos filisteus e *Jz 3.12-30nas mãos de Moabe, os quais pelejaram contra eles. 10 *Jz 10.10Clamaram a Jeová e disseram: Pecamos, porque deixamos a Jeová e servimos aos *Jz 2.13;3.7Baalins e aos Astarotes; mas, *Jz 10.15-16agora, livra-nos das mãos dos nossos inimigos, e te serviremos. 11 Jeová enviou a *Jz 6.31-32Jerubaal, e a *Jz 4.6;11.1Bedã, e a Jefté, e a Samuel e livrou-vos da mão dos vossos inimigos ao redor, e habitastes em segurança. 12 Quando vistes *1Sm 11.1-2que Naás, rei dos filhos de Amom, vinha contra vós, dissestes-me: *1Sm 8.6,19Não; mas um rei dominará sobre nós, *1Sm 8.7;Jz 8.23quando Jeová, vosso Deus, era vosso rei. 13 Agora, eis o *1Sm 10.24rei que escolhestes e *1Sm 12.17,19;8.5;Os 13.11pedistes; e eis que Jeová pôs sobre vós um rei. 14 *Js 24.14Se temerdes a Jeová, e o servirdes, e derdes ouvidos à sua voz, e não fordes rebeldes às suas ordens, e tanto vós como o rei que vos domina fordes seguidores de Jeová, vosso Deus, bem está; 15 mas, *Js 24.20;Is 1.20se não derdes ouvidos a voz de Jeová, e fordes rebeldes às suas ordens, *1Sm 5.9será a mão de Jeová contra vós *1Sm 12.9como o era contra vossos pais. 16 Agora, *Êx 14.13,31ficai aqui e vede esta grande coisa que Jeová vai fazer diante dos vossos olhos. 17 *Pv 26.1Não é, hoje, a sega do trigo? *1Sm 7.9-10Invocarei a Jeová, e ele enviará trovões e chuva. Sabereis e vereis que *1Sm 8.7é grande a vossa maldade que fizestes perante Jeová, pedindo um rei sobre vós. 18 Invocou Samuel a Jeová, que enviou, naquele dia, trovões e chuva. *Êx 14.31Todo o povo temeu muito a Jeová e a Samuel.

19 Todo o povo disse a Samuel: *1Sm 12.23;Êx 9.28;Jr 15.1Roga a Jeová, teu Deus, pelos teus servos, para que não morramos, porque a todos os nossos pecados ajuntamos *1Sm 12.17,20o mal de pedirmos um rei. 20 Então, disse Samuel ao povo: Não temais; vos fizestes todo este mal; *Dt 11.16não vos desvieis de seguir a Jeová, mas servi-o de todo o vosso coração. 21 Não vos desvieis, pois seguiríeis *Is 41.29;Hc 2.18coisas vãs, que não vos podem aproveitar, nem livrar, porque são vãs. 22 *Dt 31.6;1Rs 6.13Jeová, por *Êx 32.12;Nm 14.13causa do seu grande nome, não desamparará ao seu povo, porque *Dt 7.6-11;1Pe 2.9aprouve a Jeová fazer de vós o seu povo. 23 Quanto a mim, *Rm 1.9;Cl 1.9;1Ts 3.10;2Tm 1.3longe de mim o pecar eu contra Jeová, deixando de orar por vós. Eu *1Rs 8.36;Pv 4.11vos instruirei no caminho bom e direito. 24 *Ec 12.13Tão somente temei a Jeová e servi-o fielmente de todo o vosso coração, pois vede *Dt 10.21quão grande coisa acaba de fazer na vossa presença. 25 *Is 1.20;3.11Se, porém, perseverardes em fazer o mal, *Js 24.20perecereis *1Sm 31.1-5;Os 10.3tanto vós como o vosso rei.

1 And Samuel said unto all Israel, Behold, I have hearkened unto your voice in all that ye said unto me, and have made a king over you. 2 And now, behold, the king walketh before you: and I am old and grayheaded; and, behold, my sons are with you: and I have walked before you from my childhood unto this day. 3 Behold, here I am: witness against me before the LORD, and before his anointed: whose ox have I taken? or whose ass have I taken? or whom have I defrauded? whom have I oppressed? or of whose hand have I received any bribe to blind mine eyes therewith? and I will restore it you.*12.3 bribe: Heb. ransom*12.3 to blind…: or, that I should hide mine eyes at him 4 And they said, Thou hast not defrauded us, nor oppressed us, neither hast thou taken ought of any man’s hand. 5 And he said unto them, The LORD is witness against you, and his anointed is witness this day, that ye have not found ought in my hand. And they answered, He is witness.

6 And Samuel said unto the people, It is the LORD that advanced Moses and Aaron, and that brought your fathers up out of the land of Egypt.*12.6 advanced: or, made 7 Now therefore stand still, that I may reason with you before the LORD of all the righteous acts of the LORD, which he did to you and to your fathers.*12.7 righteous…: Heb. righteousnesses, or, benefits*12.7 to: Heb. with 8 When Jacob was come into Egypt, and your fathers cried unto the LORD, then the LORD sent Moses and Aaron, which brought forth your fathers out of Egypt, and made them dwell in this place. 9 And when they forgat the LORD their God, he sold them into the hand of Sisera, captain of the host of Hazor, and into the hand of the Philistines, and into the hand of the king of Moab, and they fought against them. 10 And they cried unto the LORD, and said, We have sinned, because we have forsaken the LORD, and have served Baalim and Ashtaroth: but now deliver us out of the hand of our enemies, and we will serve thee. 11 And the LORD sent Jerubbaal, and Bedan, and Jephthah, and Samuel, and delivered you out of the hand of your enemies on every side, and ye dwelled safe. 12 And when ye saw that Nahash the king of the children of Ammon came against you, ye said unto me, Nay; but a king shall reign over us: when the LORD your God was your king. 13 Now therefore behold the king whom ye have chosen, and whom ye have desired! and, behold, the LORD hath set a king over you. 14 If ye will fear the LORD, and serve him, and obey his voice, and not rebel against the commandment of the LORD, then shall both ye and also the king that reigneth over you continue following the LORD your God:*12.14 commandment: Heb. mouth*12.14 continue…: Heb. be after 15 But if ye will not obey the voice of the LORD, but rebel against the commandment of the LORD, then shall the hand of the LORD be against you, as it was against your fathers.

16 Now therefore stand and see this great thing, which the LORD will do before your eyes. 17 Is it not wheat harvest to day? I will call unto the LORD, and he shall send thunder and rain; that ye may perceive and see that your wickedness is great, which ye have done in the sight of the LORD, in asking you a king. 18 So Samuel called unto the LORD; and the LORD sent thunder and rain that day: and all the people greatly feared the LORD and Samuel. 19 And all the people said unto Samuel, Pray for thy servants unto the LORD thy God, that we die not: for we have added unto all our sins this evil, to ask us a king.

20 And Samuel said unto the people, Fear not: ye have done all this wickedness: yet turn not aside from following the LORD, but serve the LORD with all your heart; 21 And turn ye not aside: for then should ye go after vain things, which cannot profit nor deliver; for they are vain. 22 For the LORD will not forsake his people for his great name’s sake: because it hath pleased the LORD to make you his people. 23 Moreover as for me, God forbid that I should sin against the LORD in ceasing to pray for you: but I will teach you the good and the right way:*12.23 in: Heb. from 24 Only fear the LORD, and serve him in truth with all your heart: for consider how great things he hath done for you.*12.24 how…: or, what a great thing 25 But if ye shall still do wickedly, ye shall be consumed, both ye and your king.