1 Samuel 8

NEW JERUSALEM	Peshitta
1 When Samuel grew old, he appointed his sons as judges of Israel.	1 ܘܗܘܐ ܕܟܕ ܣܐܒ ܫܡܘܐܝܠ ܥܒܕ ܠܒܢ̈ܘܗܝ ܕܝܢ̈ܐ ܥܠ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ
2 His eldest son was cal ed Joel and his second one, Abijah; they were judges at Beersheba.	2 ܘܗܘܐ ܫܡ ܒܪܗ ܒܘܟܪܗ ܝܘܐܝܠ ܘܫܡ ܬܢܝܢܗ ܐܒܝܐ ܕܝܢ̈ܐ ܒܒܪܫܒܥ
3 His sons did not fol ow his example but, seduced by the love of money, took bribes and gave biasedverdicts.	3 ܘܠܐ ܗܠܟܘ ܒ̈ܢܘܗܝ ܒܐܘܪ̈ܚܬܗ ܘܐܨܛܠܝܘ ܒܬܪ ܢܟܠܐ ܘܢܣܒܘ ܫܘܚܕܐ ܘܨܠܘ ܕܝܢܐ
4 The elders of Israel all assembled, went back to Samuel at Ramah, and said,	4 ܘܐܬܟܢܫܘ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܣ̈ܒܐ ܕܒܢ̈ܝ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܘܐܬܘ ܠܘܬ ܫܡܘܐܝܠ ܠܪܡܬܐ
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.'	5 ܘܐܡܪܘ ܠܗ ܗܐ ܐܢܬ ܣܐܒܬ ܘܒܢܝ̈ܟ ܠܐ ܡܗܠܟܝܢ ܒܐܘܪ̈ܚܬܟ ܗܫܐ ܗܒ ܠܢ ܡܠܟܐ ܕܢܕܘܢܢ ܐܝܟ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܥܡ̈ܡܐ
6 Samuel thought that it was wrong of them to say, 'Let us have a king to judge us,' so he prayed toYahweh.	6 ܘܐܬܒܐܫ ܦܬܓܡܐ ܒܥܝܢ̈ܘܗܝ ܕܫܡܘܐܝܠ ܟܕ ܐܡܪܘ ܠܗ ܗܒ ܠܢ ܡܠܟܐ ܕܢܕܘܢܢ ܐܝܟ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܥܡ̈ܡܐ ܘܨܠܝ ܫܡܘܐܝܠ ܩܕܡ ܡܪܝܐ
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	7 ܘܐܡܪ ܡܪܝܐ ܠܫܡܘܐܝܠ ܫܡܥ ܒܩܠܗ ܕܥܡܐ ܠܟܠ ܕܐܡܪܝܢ ܠܟ ܡܛܠ ܕܠܐ ܗܘܐ ܠܟ ܐܣܠܝܘ ܐܠܐ ܠܝ ܐܣܠܝܘ ܕܠܐ ܐܡܠܟ ܥܠܝܗܘܢ
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.	8 ܐܝܟ ܟܠ ܥܒ̈ܕܐ ܕܥܒܕܘ ܡܢ ܝܘܡܐ ܕܐܣܩܬ ܐܢܘܢ ܡܢ ܐܪܥܐ ܕܡܨܪܝܢ ܘܥܕܡܐ ܠܝܘܡܢܐ ܘܫܒܩܘܢܝ ܘܦܠܚܘ ܠܐ̈ܠܗܐ ܐܚܪ̈ܢܐ ܗܟܢܐ ܗܢܘܢ ܥܒܕܝܢ ܘܐܦ ܠܟ
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.'	9 ܘܗܫܐ ܫܡܥ ܒܩܠܗܘܢ ܒܪܡ ܡܣܗܕܘ ܣܗܕ ܒܗܘܢ ܘܚܘܐ ܐܢܘܢ ܢܡܘܣܗ ܕܡܠܟܐ ܕܡܡܠܟ ܥܠܝܗܘܢ
10 Everything that Yahweh had said, Samuel then repeated to the people who were asking him for aking.	10 ܘܐܡܪ ܫܡܘܐܝܠ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܦܬܓܡ̈ܘܗܝ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܠܥܡܐ ܕܫܐܠܘ ܡܢܗ ܡܠܟܐ
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.	11 ܘܐܡܪ ܗܢܐ ܢܗܘܐ ܢܡܘܣܗ ܕܡܠܟܐ ܕܡܡܠܟ ܥܠܝܟܘܢ ܒܢܝ̈ܟܘܢ ܢܕܒܪ ܘܢܥܒܕ ܠܗ ܒܡܪ̈ܟܒܬܗ ܘܒܦܪ̈ܫܘܗܝ ܘܢܪܗܛܘܢ ܩܕܡ ܡܪ̈ܟܒܬܗ
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.	12 ܘܢܥܒܕ ܠܗ ܪ̈ܒܝ ܐ̈ܠܦܐ ܘܪ̈ܒܝ ܡܐ̈ܘܬܐ ܘܪ̈ܒܝ ܚܡܫܝܢ ܘܪ̈ܒܝ ܥܣܪܐ ܘܢܕܒܪܘܢ ܕܒܪܗ ܘܢܚܨܕܘܢ ܚܨܕܗ ܘܢܥܒܕܘܢ ܡܐ̈ܢܝ ܩܪܒܗ ܘܡܐ̈ܢܝ ܡܪ̈ܟܒܬܗ
13 He wil take your daughters as perfumers, cooks and bakers.	13 ܘܒܢ̈ܬܟܘܢ ܢܕܒܪ ܠܙܩܪ̈ܬܐ ܘܠܛܚ̈ܢܬܐ ܘܠܐ̈ܦܝܬܐ
14 He wil take the best of your fields, your vineyards and your olive groves and give them to his officials.	14 ܘܚ̈ܩܠܬܟܘܢ ܘܟܪ̈ܡܝܟܘܢ ܘܙܝ̈ܬܝܟܘܢ ܛܒ̈ܐ ܢܣܒ ܘܢܬܠ ܠܥܒ̈ܕܘܗܝ
15 He wil tithe your crops and vineyards to provide for his courtiers and his officials.	15 ܘܙܪܥܟܘܢ ܘܟܪ̈ܡܝܟܘܢ ܢܥܣܪ ܘܢܬܠ ܠܡܗܝ̈ܡܢܘܗܝ ܘܠܥܒ̈ܕܘܗܝ
16 He wil take the best of your servants, men and women, of your oxen and your donkeys, and makethem work for him.	16 ܘܥܒ̈ܕܝܟܘܢ ܘܐܡ̈ܗܬܟܘܢ ܘܓܕܘ̈ܕܝܟܘܢ ܫܦܝܪ̈ܐ ܘܚܡܪܟܘܢ ܢܕܒܪ ܘܢܥܒܕ ܥܒܕܗ
17 He wil tithe your flocks, and you yourselves wil become his slaves.	17 ܘܥܢܟܘܢ ܢܥܣܪ ܘܐܢܬܘܢ ܬܗܘܘܢ ܠܗ ܥܒ̈ܕܐ
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.'	18 ܘܬܝܠܠܘܢ ܒܝܘܡܐ ܗ̇ܘ ܡܢ ܩܕܡ ܡܠܟܟܘܢ ܕܓܒܝܬܘܢ ܠܟܘܢ ܘܠܐ ܢܥܢܝܟܘܢ ܡܪܝܐ ܒܝܘܡܐ ܗ̇ܘ
19 The people, however, refused to listen to Samuel. They said, 'No! We are determined to have a king,	19 ܘܠܐ ܨܒܘ ܥܡܐ ܠܡܫܡܥ ܒܩܠܗ ܕܫܡܘܐܝܠ ܘܐܡܪܘ ܠܗ ܠܐ ܗܟܢܐ ܐܠܐ ܡܠܟܐ ܢܗܘܐ ܥܠܝܢ
20 so that we can be like the other nations, with our own king to rule us and lead us and fight our battles.'	20 ܘܢܗܘܐ ܐܦ ܚܢܢ ܐܝܟ ܟܘܠܗܘܢ ܥܡ̈ܡܐ ܘܢܕܘܢܢ ܡܠܟܢ ܘܢܦܘܩ ܩܕܡܝܢ ܘܢܬܟܬܫ ܬܟܬܘܫܢ
21 Samuel listened to al that the people had to say and repeated it in Yahweh's ear.	21 ܘܫܡܥ ܫܡܘܐܝܠ ܟܠܗܝܢ ܡ̈ܠܘܗܝ ܕܥܡܐ ܘܡܠܠ ܐ̈ܢܝܢ ܩܕܡ ܡܪܝܐ
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.'	22 ܘܐܡܪ ܡܪܝܐ ܠܫܡܘܐܝܠ ܫܡܥ ܒܩܠܗܘܢ ܘܐܡܠܟ ܠܗܘܢ ܡܠܟܐ ܘܐܡܪ ܫܡܘܐܝܠ ܠܐܢܫܐ ܕܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܙܠܘ ܐܢܫ ܠܩܪܝܬܗ