1 Samuel 8

KING JAMES BIBLE	NEW JERUSALEM
1 And it came to pass, when Samuel was old, that he made his sons judges over Israel.	1 When Samuel grew old, he appointed his sons as judges of Israel.
2 Now the name of his firstborn was Joel; and the name of his second, Abiah: they were judges in Beer-sheba.	2 His eldest son was cal ed Joel and his second one, Abijah; they were judges at Beersheba.
3 And his sons walked not in his ways, but turned aside after lucre, and took bribes, and perverted judgment.	3 His sons did not fol ow his example but, seduced by the love of money, took bribes and gave biasedverdicts.
4 Then all the elders of Israel gathered themselves together, and came to Samuel unto Ramah,	4 The elders of Israel all assembled, went back to Samuel at Ramah, and said,
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.	5 'Look, you are old, and your sons are not fol owing your example. So give us a king to judge us, like theother nations.'
6 But the thing displeased Samuel, when they said, Give us a king to judge us. And Samuel prayed unto the LORD.	6 Samuel thought that it was wrong of them to say, 'Let us have a king to judge us,' so he prayed toYahweh.
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.	7 But Yahweh said to Samuel, 'Obey the voice of the people in al that they say to you: it is not you theyhave rejected
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.	8 but me, not wishing me to reign over them any more. They are now doing to you exactly what they havedone to me since the day I brought them out of Egypt until now, deserting me and serving other gods.
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.	9 So, do what they ask; only, you must give them a solemn warning, and must tell them what the kingwho is to reign over them will do.'
10 And Samuel told all the words of the LORD unto the people that asked of him a king.	10 Everything that Yahweh had said, Samuel then repeated to the people who were asking him for aking.
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.	11 He said, 'This is what the king who is to reign over you wil do. He wil take your sons and direct themto his chariotry and cavalry, and they wil run in front of his chariot.
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.	12 He wil use them as leaders of a thousand and leaders of fifty; he wil make them plough his fields andgather in his harvest and make his weapons of war and the gear for his chariots.
13 And he will take your daughters to be confectionaries, and to be cooks, and to be bakers.	13 He wil take your daughters as perfumers, cooks and 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.	14 He wil take the best of your fields, your vineyards and your olive groves and give them to his officials.
15 And he will take the tenth of your seed, and of your vineyards, and give to his officers, and to his servants.	15 He wil tithe your crops and vineyards to provide for his courtiers and his officials.
16 And he will take your menservants, and your maidservants, and your goodliest young men, and your asses, and put them to his work.	16 He wil take the best of your servants, men and women, of your oxen and your donkeys, and makethem work for him.
17 He will take the tenth of your sheep: and ye shall be his servants.	17 He wil tithe your flocks, and you yourselves wil become his slaves.
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.	18 When that day comes, you wil cry aloud because of the king you have chosen for yourselves, but onthat day Yahweh wil not hear you.'
19 Nevertheless the people refused to obey the voice of Samuel; and they said, Nay; but we will have a king over us;	19 The people, however, refused to listen to Samuel. They said, 'No! We are determined to have a king,
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.	20 so that we can be like the other nations, with our own king to rule us and lead 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.	21 Samuel listened to al that the people had to say and repeated it in Yahweh's ear.
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.	22 Yahweh then said to Samuel, 'Do as they ask and give them a king.' Samuel then said to theIsraelites, 'Go home, each of you, to his own town.'