Verse
BSB
Berean Standard Bible
YLT
Young's Literal Translation
Then
Samuel said
to
all Israel, “
I have listened
to your voice in
all that you
have
said to me, and I have
set
over you a king .
And
Samuel saith
unto
all Israel, `Lo,
I have hearkened
to your voice ,
to
all that ye
said to me, and I cause
to
reign
over you a king ,
Now here
is
the king walking before you, and I am
old
and gray, and my sons are here
with you .
I have walked before you from my youth until
this day.
and
now ,
lo,
the king is
walking habitually
before you, and I have
become
aged
and gray -headed
, and my sons ,
lo,
they
`
are '
with you ,
and
I have walked habitually
before you from my youth till
this day.
Here I
am .
Bear
witness
against me before
the
LORD
and before
His anointed :
Whose ox or
donkey
have I taken ?
Whom have I cheated
or
oppressed ?
From
whose hand have I accepted
a bribe
and closed
my
eyes? Tell
me,
and I will
restore it
to you. ”
`Lo,
here `
am '
I;
testify
against me ,
over-against
Jehovah,
and over-against
His anointed ;
whose ox have I taken ,
and
whose
ass
have
I
taken,
and
whom have I oppressed ;
whom
have
I
bruised,
and
of
whose hand have I taken
a ransom,
and hide
mine
eyes with
it
? --
and I restore to you. '
“You
have
not wronged
us
or
oppressed us, ”
they
replied
, “
nor have
you
taken anything
from the hand of man
. ”
And
they
say,
`Thou
hast
not oppressed us, nor
hast
thou
crushed
us
, nor hast
thou
taken from the hand of any
one
anything
. '
Samuel
said
to
them, “The
LORD
is
a witness against you ,
and His
anointed
is
a witness today
, that you
have not found anything in my hand .”
“He
is
a witness ,”
they
replied
.
And
he
saith
unto
them, `
A witness `is'
Jehovah
against you :
and a witness `is'
His
anointed
this
day
, that ye
have not found anything in my hand ;'
and
they
say,
`
A witness. '
Then
Samuel said
to
the people, “The
LORD
is
the
One
who appointed
Moses and Aaron, and who brought your fathers up
out of the land of Egypt .
And
Samuel saith
unto
the people, `Jehovah
--
He
who made
Moses and Aaron, and who brought up
your fathers out of the land of Egypt !
Now present
yourselves, so
that
I may
confront
you before the
LORD
with all the righteous acts He has
done
for
you and your fathers.
and,
now ,
station
yourselves, and
I judge
you before Jehovah,
with all the righteous acts of
Jehovah,
which
He did
with
you ,
and with
your fathers.
When Jacob went
to Egypt, your fathers cried
out
to
the
LORD
, and
He
sent
them
Moses and Aaron, who
brought
your fathers out
of
Egypt and settled
them in this place .
`
When Jacob hath
come
in
to Egypt, and
your fathers cry
unto
Jehovah
, then
Jehovah
sendeth
Moses and Aaron, and
they
bring
out
your fathers from
Egypt ,
and cause
them to
dwell
in this place ,
But
they forgot
the
LORD
their God, and He sold
them into the hand of Sisera the
commander
of the army
of Hazor, and into the hands
of the Philistines and the king of Moab, who
fought
against them .
and
they forget
Jehovah
their God, and He selleth
them into the hand of Sisera ,
head
of the host
of Hazor, and into the hand
of the Philistines ,
and into
the hand
of
the
king of Moab, and
they
fight
against them ,
Then
they cried
out
to
the
LORD
and said
, ‘
We have sinned, for
we have forsaken the
LORD
and served
the Baals
and Ashtoreths.
Now deliver us from
the hands
of our enemies, that
we may
serve You
. ’
and
they cry
unto
Jehovah,
and say
, We have sinned, because
we have forsaken Jehovah,
and serve
the Baalim,
and Ashtaroth,
and
now ,
deliver us out
of
the hand
of our enemies, and
we serve Thee
.
So
the
LORD
sent
Jerubbaal, Barak
, Jephthah, and Samuel, and He
delivered
you from
the hands
of your enemies on
every
side
, and you
dwelt
securely
.
`And
Jehovah
sendeth
Jerubbaal, and
Bedan
, and
Jephthah, and Samuel, and delivereth
you out
of
the hand
of your enemies round
about
, and ye
dwell
confidently
.
But
when
you
saw
that Nahash king of the Ammonites
was
moving
against you, you
said
to me, ‘No
, we
must
have
a king to
rule
over us ’—even
though
the
LORD
your God was
your king .
`And
ye
see
that Nahash king of the Bene-Ammon
hath
come
against you, and
ye
say
to me, Nay
, but
a king doth
reign
over us ;
and
Jehovah
your God `is'
your king !
Now here
is
the king you
have chosen ,
the
one
you
requested.
Behold
, the
LORD
has
placed a
king
over you.
And,
now ,
lo,
the king whom
ye
have chosen --
whom
ye
have
asked!
and
lo
, Jehovah
hath
placed over you a
king
.
If you
fear the
LORD
and serve
Him and obey
His voice, and
if
you
do not rebel
against
the command
of the
LORD
, and if
both you
and the king who reigns
over you follow
the
LORD
your God ,
then
all
will
be
well
.
`
If ye
fear Jehovah,
and have
served
Him ,
and hearkened
to
His voice, then
ye
do not provoke
the mouth
of Jehovah
, and ye
have
been
--
both ye
and the king who hath
reigned
over you --
after
Jehovah
your God.
But
if you
disobey
the LORD
and
rebel
against
His
command,
then the hand
of the LORD
will
be
against you as
it
was
against your fathers.
`And
if ye
do
not
hearken
to
the voice
of
Jehovah
--
then ye
have
provoked
the mouth
of Jehovah,
and
the hand
of
Jehovah
hath
been
against you ,
and
against your fathers.
Now, therefore,
stand
and see this great thing that
the
LORD
will
do
before your eyes .
`Also
now, station
yourselves
and see this great thing which
Jehovah
is
doing
before your eyes ;
Is it not the
wheat harvest today
? I will
call on
the
LORD
to
send
thunder
and rain ,
so
that
you
will
know and see what
a
great
evil you
have committed
in the sight
of the
LORD
by
asking
for a king. ”
is it not wheat -
harvest to-day
? I call unto
Jehovah,
and He
doth
give
voices
and
rain ;
and
know ye
and see that
your
evil is
great
which
ye
have done
in the eyes
of Jehovah,
to
ask
for you
a king. '
So
Samuel called
to
the
LORD
, and on that day the
LORD
sent
thunder
and
rain.
As
a
result
, all the people greatly feared
the
LORD
and Samuel .
And
Samuel calleth
unto
Jehovah
, and Jehovah
giveth
voices
and
rain,
on that day, and
all the people greatly fear
Jehovah
and Samuel ;
They
pleaded
with
Samuel, “
Pray to
the
LORD
your
God
for your
servants so
that
we will
not die !
For we have added to all our sins the
evil of
asking
for a king. ”
and
all
the
people
say
unto
Samuel, `
Pray for thy
servants unto
Jehovah
thy
God,
and
we do
not die ,
for we have added to all our sins evil to
ask
for us
a king. '
“Do
not
be
afraid,”
Samuel replied.
“Even
though
you
have committed
all this evil, do
not
turn aside from following
the
LORD,
but
serve
the
LORD
with all your heart .
And
Samuel saith
unto
the
people,
`Fear
not;
ye
have done
all this evil ;
only
, turn not
aside from after
Jehovah
--
and
ye
have
served
Jehovah
with all your heart ,
Do not turn aside after worthless
things that
cannot
profit you
or
deliver you
, for they are empty.
and
ye
do not turn aside after the
vain
things which
do
not
profit nor
deliver, for they `
are '
vain,
Indeed,
for the
sake
of
His
great
name,
the
LORD
will
not abandon
His people, because
He
was
pleased to make you His
own
.
for Jehovah
doth
not leave
His people, on
account
of
His
great
name;
for
Jehovah
hath
been
pleased to make you to
Him
for
a
people
.
As
for
me
, far be it from me that
I
should
sin against the
LORD
by ceasing to pray for you .
And I will
continue
to
teach
you the good and right
way .
`I
, also,
far be it from me to
sin against Jehovah,
by ceasing to pray for you ,
and I have
directed
you in
the good and upright
way ;
Above
all
, fear the
LORD
and serve
Him faithfully
with all your heart ;
consider
what
great
things
He
has
done
for you .
only
, fear ye
Jehovah,
and ye
have
served
Him in
truth
with all your heart ,
for see
that
which
He
hath
made
great
with
you ;
But
if you
persist
in
doing
evil, both you
and your king will
be
swept
away
. ”
and
if ye
really
do
evil, both ye
and your king are
consumed
. '
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