Primo libro di Samuele 8

BIBBIA TINTORI	CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN
1 Samuele, invecchiato che fu, costituì i suoi figli come giudici in Israele,	1 And it happened that, when Samuel had become old, he appointed his sons as judges over Israel.
2 Il suo figlio primogenito si chiamava Ioel, il secondo Abia; essi giudicavano in Bersabee.	2 Now the name of his firstborn son was Joel, and the name of the second was Abijah: judges at Beersheba.
3 Ma i suoi figli invece di camminare nelle vie di lui, si dettero all'avarizia, ricevettero dei doni e pervertirono la giustizia.	3 But his sons did not walk in his ways. Instead, they turned aside, pursuing avarice. And they accepted bribes, and they perverted judgment.
4 Si adunaron per questo tutti gli anziani d'Israele, e, venuti da Samuele in Ramata,	4 Therefore, all those greater by birth of Israel, having gathered together, went to Samuel at Ramah.
5 gli dissero: « Ecco, tu sei diventato vecchio, e i tuoi figli non camminano nelle tue vie: a giudicarci costituisci sopra di noi un re come l'hanno tutte le nazioni ».	5 And they said to him: “Behold, you are elderly, and your sons do not walk in your ways. Appoint for us a king, so that he may judge us, just as all the nations have.”
6 Tali parole dispiacquero a Samuele: essi infatti avevan detto: « Dacci un re che ci giudichi ». Ma avendo Samuele pregato il Signore,	6 And the word was displeasing in the eyes of Samuel, for they had said, “Give us a king to judge us.” And Samuel prayed to the Lord.
7 il Signore gli disse: «Ascolta pure la voce del popolo in tutto quello che ti dicono; perchè non te han rigettato, ma me, affinchè non regni sopra di loro:	7 Then the Lord said to Samuel: “Listen to the voice of the people in all that they are saying to you. For they have not rejected you, but me, lest I reign over them.
8 cosi han fatto sempre dal dì in cui li trassi dall'Egitto fino a questo giorno, e come abbandonaron me per servire a dèi stranieri, così fanno anche a te.	8 In accord with all their works, which they have done from the day when I led them away from Egypt, even to this day: just as they have forsaken me, and served foreign gods, so now they also do to you.
9 Or dunque ascolta la loro voce, ma protestando annunziando loro il diritto del re che regnerà sopra di essi ».	9 Now therefore, hear their voice. Yet truly, testify to them and foretell to them the rights of the king who will reign over them.”
10 Samuele, dopo aver riferite tutte le parole del Signore al popolo che gli aveva chiesto un re,	10 And so, Samuel told all the words of the Lord to the people, who had petitioned a king from him.
11 disse: « Ecco i diritti del re che vi comanderà: egli prenderà i vostri figli, li metterà sopra i suoi carri ne farà dei cavalieri e lì farà correre davanti alle sue quadrighe,	11 And he said: “This will be the right of the king who will have authority over you: He will take your sons, and place them in his chariots. And he will make them his horsemen and his runners before his four-horse chariots.
12 ne farà dei tribuni e dei centurioni, loro farà arare i suoi campi, mieter le sue biade, fabbricare le sue armi e i suoi carri,	12 And he will appoint them to be his tribunes and centurions, and the plowmen of his fields, and the harvesters of the grain, and the makers of his weapons and chariots.
13 Egli si prederà anche le vostre figlie come profumiere e cuoche e panettiere.	13 Likewise, your daughters he will take for himself as makers of ointments, and as cooks and bakers.
14 Prenderà pure i vostri campi, le vostre vigne, i vostri migliori uliveti e li avrà ai suoi servi;	14 Also, he will take your fields, and your vineyards, and your best olive groves, and he will give them to his servants.
15 prenderà le decime delle vostre biade e del prodotto delle vostre vigne per darlo ai suoi eunuchi ed ai suoi servi;	15 Moreover, he will take one tenth of your grain and of the results of your vineyards, so that he may give these to his eunuchs and servants.
16 prenderà inoltre i vostri servi, le vostre serve, i migliori giovani e gli asini e li adopererà pel suo lavoro;	16 Then, too, he will take your servants, and handmaids, and your best young men, and your donkeys, and he will set them to his work.
17 decimera anche i vostri greggi, e voi sarete i suoi servi.	17 Also, he will take a tenth of your flocks. And you will be his servants.
18 E allora griderete a causa del vostro re che vi siete eletto; ma il Signore non vi esaudirà, perchè siete stati voi che avete chiesto un re ».	18 And you will cry out, in that day, from the face of the king, whom you have chosen for yourselves. And the Lord will not heed you, in that day. For you requested a king for yourselves.”
19 Ma il popolo, invece di dar retta alle parole di Samuele, disse: « Noi dobbiamo avere un re	19 But the people were not willing to listen to the voice of Samuel. Instead, they said: “By no means! For there shall be a king over us,
20 e dobbiamo essere come tutte le genti; e il nostro re ci giudicherà uscirà davanti a noi e combatterà per noi le nostre guerre ».	20 and we shall be just like all the Gentiles. And our king will judge us, and he will go out before us, and he will fight our wars for us.”
21 Samuele, ascoltate tutte le parole del popolo, le riferì al Signore; mi quale gli rispose: « Ascolta la loro voce e costituisci loro un re ». Allora Samuele disse agli uomini d'Israele: « Torni ciascuno alla sua città ».	21 And Samuel heard all the words of the people, and he spoke them to the ears of the Lord.
	22 Then the Lord said to Samuel, “Listen to their voice, and appoint a king over them.” And Samuel said to the men of Israel, “Let each one go to his own city.”