1Samuel 8

Os israelitas pedem um rei, e Deus concede-o

1 Tendo Samuel envelhecido, *Dt 16.18-19constituiu seus filhos por juízes sobre Israel. 2 Seu filho primogênito chamava-se Joel, e o segundo, Abias; foram juízes em *Gn 22.19;1Rs 19.3;Am 5.5Berseba. 3 Mas seus filhos não andaram nos caminhos dele; pelo contrário, se desviaram após o lucro, *Êx 13.6,8;Dt 16.19receberam peitas e perverteram a justiça.

4 Tendo-se congregado todos os anciãos de Israel, vieram ter com Samuel a *1Sm 7.17Ramá 5 e disseram-lhe: Eis que tu estás velho, e teus filhos não andam nos teus caminhos. *Dt 17.14-15Constitui-nos um rei, como o têm todas as nações, para que ele nos julgue. 6 Porém esta palavra pareceu *1Sm 12.17mal aos olhos de Samuel, quando disseram: Dá-nos um rei, para que nos julgue. Então, *1Sm 15.11Samuel orou a Jeová. 7 Disse Jeová a Samuel: Ouve a voz do povo em tudo o que eles te dizem, pois *1Sm 10.19;Êx 16.8não é a ti que eles rejeitaram, mas a mim, para eu não reinar sobre eles. 8 Segundo todas as obras que têm feito desde o dia em que os fiz subir do Egito até o dia de hoje, pois me abandonaram a mim e serviram a outros deuses, assim também te fazem a ti. 9 Agora, ouve a sua voz; *Ez 3.18contudo, lhes declararás solenemente e lhes farás ver *1Sm 8.11-18;10.25como se portará o rei que há de reinar sobre eles.

10 Referiu Samuel todas as palavras de Jeová *1Sm 8.4ao povo, que lhe havia pedido um rei, 11 e disse: *1Sm 10.25;Dt 17.14-20Assim se portará o rei que há de reinar sobre vós: *1Sm 14.52tomará vossos filhos e os porá nos seus carros e entre os seus cavaleiros, e eles *2Sm 15.1correrão adiante dos seus carros; 12 e *1Sm 22.7;Nm 31.14os constituirá capitães de mil e capitães de cinquenta, e lavradores dos seus campos, e segadores das suas messes, e fabricantes das suas armas e dos seus carros. 13 Tomará vossas filhas para perfumistas, cozinheiras e padeiras. 14 *1Rs 21.7;Ez 46.18Tomará o melhor dos vossos campos, e das vossas vinhas, e dos vossos olivais e dá-los-á aos seus servos. 15 Dizimará as vossas sementes e as vossas vinhas, para dar aos seus eunucos e aos seus servos. 16 Também tomará os vossos servos, e as vossas servas, e os vossos melhores mancebos, e os vossos jumentos e os empregará no seu trabalho. 17 Dizimará também os vossos rebanhos, e vós sereis seus servos. 18 Naquele dia, vós lamentareis por causa do vosso rei que *Is 8.21vós mesmos escolhestes; e *Pv 1.25,28;Mq 3.4Jeová não vos responderá naquele dia.

19 Mas o povo não quis escutar a voz de Samuel; e disseram: Não; mas queremos ter um rei sobre nós, 20 *1Sm 8.5para que sejamos também como todas as nações. O nosso rei nos julgará, marchará à nossa frente e pelejará as nossas batalhas. 21 Samuel ouviu todas as palavras do povo e *Jz 11.11as referiu aos ouvidos de Jeová. 22 Jeová disse a Samuel: *1Sm 8.7Escuta a sua voz e constitui-lhe um rei. Samuel disse aos homens de Israel: Volte cada um para a sua cidade.

1 And it came to pass, when Samuel was old, that he made his sons judges over Israel. 2 Now the name of his firstborn was Joel; and the name of his second, Abiah: they were judges in Beer-sheba. 3 And his sons walked not in his ways, but turned aside after lucre, and took bribes, and perverted judgment.

4 Then all the elders of Israel gathered themselves together, and came to Samuel unto Ramah, 5 And 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 7 And 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. 8 According 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. 9 Now 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, obey*8.9 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. 11 And 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. 12 And 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. 13 And he will take your daughters to be confectionaries, and to be cooks, and to be bakers. 14 And he will take your fields, and your vineyards, and your oliveyards, even the best of them, and give them to his servants. 15 And 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 16 And he will take your menservants, and your maidservants, and your goodliest young men, and your asses, and put them to his work. 17 He will take the tenth of your sheep: and ye shall be his servants. 18 And 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; 20 That we also may be like all the nations; and that our king may judge us, and go out before us, and fight our battles. 21 And Samuel heard all the words of the people, and he rehearsed them in the ears of the LORD. 22 And 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.