ΒΑΣΙΛΕΙΩΝ Α´ - 1 Samuele - Kings I 8

GREEK BIBLE	CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN
1 Και οτε εγηρασεν ο Σαμουηλ, κατεστησε τους υιους αυτου κριτας επι τον Ισραηλ.	1 And it happened that, when Samuel had become old, he appointed his sons as judges over Israel.
2 Ητο δε το ονομα του πρωτοτοκου υιου αυτου Ιωηλ και το ονομα του δευτερου αυτου Αβια? ουτοι ησαν κριται εν Βηρ-σαβεε.	2 Now the name of his firstborn son was Joel, and the name of the second was Abijah: judges at Beersheba.
3 Πλην δεν περιεπατησαν οι υιοι αυτου εις τας οδους αυτου, αλλ' εξεκλιναν οπισω του κερδους και εδωροδοκουντο και διεστρεφον την κρισιν.	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 Οθεν συνηθροισθησαν παντες οι πρεσβυτεροι του Ισραηλ και ηλθον προς τον Σαμουηλ εις Ραμα,	4 Therefore, all those greater by birth of Israel, having gathered together, went to Samuel at Ramah.
5 και ειπον προς αυτον, Ιδου, συ εγηρασας, και οι υιοι σου δεν περιπατουσιν εις τας οδους σου? καταστησον λοιπον εις ημας βασιλεα δια να κρινη ημας, καθως εχουσι παντα τα εθνη.	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 Το πραγμα ομως δεν ηρεσεν εις τον Σαμουηλ, οτι ειπον, Δος εις ημας βασιλεα δια να κρινη ημας. Και εδεηθη ο Σαμουηλ προς τον Κυριον.	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 Και ειπεν ο Κυριος προς τον Σαμουηλ, Ακουσον της φωνης του λαου, κατα παντα οσα λεγουσι προς σε? διοτι δεν απεβαλον σε, αλλ' εμε απεβαλον απο του να βασιλευω επ' αυτους?	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 κατα παντα τα εργα τα οποια επραξαν, αφ' ης ημερας ανεβιβασα αυτους εξ Αιγυπτου εως της ημερας ταυτης, εγκαταλιποντες με και λατρευσαντες αλλους θεους, ουτω καμνουσι και προς σε?	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 τωρα λοιπον ακουσον της φωνης αυτων? πλην διαμαρτυρηθητι παρρησια προς αυτους και δειξον εις αυτους τον τροπον του βασιλεως, οστις θελει βασιλευσει επ' αυτους.	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 Και ελαλησεν ο Σαμουηλ παντας τους λογους του Κυριου προς τον λαον, τον ζητουντα παρ' αυτου βασιλεα?	10 And so, Samuel told all the words of the Lord to the people, who had petitioned a king from him.
11 και ειπεν, Ουτος θελει εισθαι ο τροπος του βασιλεως, οστις θελει βασιλευσει εφ' υμας? τους υιους υμων θελει λαμβανει και διοριζει εις εαυτον, δια τας αμαξας αυτου και δια ιππεις αυτου και δια να προτρεχωσι των αμαξων αυτου.	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 Και θελει διοριζει εις εαυτον χιλιαρχους και πεντηκονταρχους? και εις το να εργαζωνται την γην αυτου και να θεριζωσι τον θερισμον αυτου, και να κατασκευαζωσι τα πολεμικα αυτου σκευη και την σκευην των αμαξων αυτου.	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 Και τας θυγατερας σας θελει λαμβανει δια μυρεψους και μαγειρισσας και αρτοποιους?	13 Likewise, your daughters he will take for himself as makers of ointments, and as cooks and bakers.
14 και τους αγρους σας και τους αμπελωνας σας και τους ελαιωνας σας τους καλητερους θελει λαβει και δωσει εις τους δουλους αυτου.	14 Also, he will take your fields, and your vineyards, and your best olive groves, and he will give them to his servants.
15 Και το δεκατον των σπαρτων σας και των αμπελωνων σας θελει λαμβανει και διδει εις τους ευνουχους αυτου και εις τους δουλους αυτου.	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 Και τους δουλους σας και τας δουλας σας και τους καλητερους νεους σας και τους ονους σας θελει λαμβανει και διοριζει εις τας εργασιας αυτου.	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 Τα ποιμνια σας θελει δεκατιζει? και σεις θελετε εισθαι δουλοι αυτου.	17 Also, he will take a tenth of your flocks. And you will be his servants.
18 Και θελετε βοα εν εκεινη τη ημερα ενεκα του βασιλεως σας, τον οποιον σεις εκλεξατε εις εαυτους? αλλ' ο Κυριος δεν θελει σας επακουσει εν εκεινη τη ημερα.	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 Ο λαος ομως δεν ηθελησε να υπακουση εις την φωνην του Σαμουηλ? και ειπον, Ουχι? αλλα βασιλευς θελει εισθαι εφ' ημας?	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 δια να ημεθα και ημεις ως παντα τα εθνη? και να κρινη ημας ο βασιλευς ημων και να εξερχηται εμπροσθεν ημων και να μαχηται τας μαχας ημων.	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 Και ηκουσεν ο Σαμουηλ παντας τους λογους του λαου και ανεφερεν αυτους εις τα ωτα του Κυριου.	21 And Samuel heard all the words of the people, and he spoke them to the ears of the Lord.
22 Και ειπεν ο Κυριος προς τον Σαμουηλ, Ακουσον της φωνης αυτων και καταστησον επ' αυτους βασιλεα. Και ειπεν ο Σαμουηλ προς τους ανδρας του Ισραηλ, Υπαγετε εκαστος εις την πολιν αυτου.	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.”