1 Samuel 8

DOUAI-RHEIMS	Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
1 And it came to pass when Samuel was old, that he appointed his sons to be judges over Israel.	1 When Samuel became old, he made his sons judges over Israel.
2 Now the name of his firstborn son was Joel: and the name of the second was Abia, judges in Bersabee.	2 The name of his first-born son was Joel, and the name of his second, Abijah; they were judges in Beer-sheba.
3 And his sons walked not in his ways: but they turned aside after lucre, and took bribes, and perverted judgment.	3 Yet his sons did not walk in his ways, but turned aside after gain; they took bribes and perverted justice.
4 Then all the ancients of Israel being assembled, came to Samuel to Ramatha.	4 Then all the elders of Israel gathered together and came to Samuel at Ramah,
5 And they said to him: Behold thou art old, and thy sons walk not in thy ways: make us a king, to judge us, as all nations have.	5 and said to him, "Behold, you are old and your sons do not walk in your ways; now appoint for us a king to govern us like all the nations."
6 And the word was displeasing in the eyes of Samuel, that they should say: Give us a king, to judge us. And Samuel prayed to the Lord.	6 But the thing displeased Samuel when they said, "Give us a king to govern us." And Samuel prayed to the LORD.
7 And the Lord said to Samuel: Hearken to the voice of the people in all that they say to thee. For they have not rejected thee, but me, that I should not reign over them.	7 And the LORD said to Samuel, "Hearken to the voice of the people in all that they say to you; for they have not rejected you, but they have rejected me from being king over them.
8 According to all their works, they have done from the day that I brought them out of Egypt until this day: as they have forsaken me, and served strange gods, so do they also unto thee.	8 According to all the deeds which they have done to me, from the day I brought them up out of Egypt even to this day, forsaking me and serving other gods, so they are also doing to you.
9 Now therefore hearken to their voice: but yet testify to them, and foretell them the right of the king, that shall reign over them.	9 Now then, hearken to their voice; only, you shall solemnly warn them, and show them the ways of the king who shall reign over them."
10 Then Samuel told all the words of the Lord to the people that had desired a king of him,	10 So Samuel told all the words of the LORD to the people who were asking a king from him.
11 And said: This will be the right of the king, that shall reign over you: He will take your sons, and put them in his chariots, and will make them his horsemen, and his running footmen to run before his chariots,	11 He said, "These will be the ways of the king who will reign over you: he will take your sons and appoint them to his chariots and to be his horsemen, and to run before his chariots;
12 And he will appoint of them to be his tribunes, and centurions, and to plough his fields, and to reap his corn, and to make him arms and chariots.	12 and he will appoint for himself commanders of thousands and commanders of fifties, and some to plow his ground and to reap his harvest, and to make his implements of war and the equipment of his chariots.
13 Your daughters also he will take to make him ointments, and to be his cooks, and bakers.	13 He will take your daughters to be perfumers and cooks and bakers.
14 And he will take your fields, and your vineyards, and your best oliveyards, and give them to his servants.	14 He will take the best of your fields and vineyards and olive orchards and give them to his servants.
15 Moreover he will take the tenth of your corn, and of the revenues of your vineyards, to give his eunuchs and servants.	15 He will take the tenth of your grain and of your vineyards and give it to his officers and to his servants.
16 Your servants also and handmaids, and your goodliest young men, and your asses he will take away, and put them to his work.	16 He will take your menservants and maidservants, and the best of your cattle and your asses, and put them to his work.
17 Your flocks also he will tithe, and you shall be his servants.	17 He will take the tenth of your flocks, and you shall be his slaves.
18 And you shall cry out in that day from the face of the king, whom you have chosen to yourselves. and the Lord will not hear you in that day, because you desired unto yourselves a king.	18 And in that day you will cry out because of your king, whom you have chosen for yourselves; but the LORD will not answer you in that day."
19 But the people would not hear the voice of Samuel, and they said: Nay: but there shall be a king over us.	19 But the people refused to listen to the voice of Samuel; and they said, "No! but we will have a king over us,
20 And we also will be like all nations: and our king shall judge us, and go out before us, and tight our battles for us.	20 that we also may be like all the nations, and that our king may govern us and go out before us and fight our battles."
21 And Samuel heard all the words of the people, and rehearsed them in the ears of the Lord.	21 And when Samuel had heard all the words of the people, he repeated them in the ears of the LORD.
22 And the Lord said to Samuel: Hearken to their voice, and make them a king. And Samuel said to the men of Israel: Let every man go to his city.	22 And the LORD said to Samuel, "Hearken to their voice, and make them a king." Samuel then said to the men of Israel, "Go every man to his city."