Chapter 8

And it came to pass, when Samuel was old, that he made his sons judges over Israel.

Ora, havendo Samuel envelhecido, constituiu a seus filhos por juízes sobre Israel.   

Now the name of his firstborn was Joel; and the name of his second, Abiah: they were judges in Beersheba.

O seu filho primogênito chamava-se Joel, e o segundo Abias; e julgavam em Berseba.   

And his sons walked not in his ways, but turned aside after lucre, and took bribes, and perverted judgment.

Seus filhos, porém, não andaram nos caminhos dele, mas desviaram-se após o lucro e, recebendo peitas, perverteram a justiça.   

Then all the elders of Israel gathered themselves together, and came to Samuel unto Ramah,

Então todos os anciãos de Israel se congregaram, e vieram ter com Samuel, a Ramá,   

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.

e lhe disseram: Eis que já estás velho, e teus filhos não andam nos teus caminhos. Constitui-nos, pois, agora um rei para nos julgar, como o têm todas as nações.   

But the thing displeased Samuel, when they said, Give us a king to judge us. And Samuel prayed unto the LORD.

Mas pareceu mal aos olhos de Samuel, quando disseram: Dá-nos um rei para nos julgar. Então Samuel orou ao Senhor.   

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.

Disse o Senhor a Samuel: Ouve a voz do povo em tudo quanto te dizem, pois não é a ti que têm rejeitado, porém a mim, para que eu não reine sobre eles.   

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.

Conforme todas as obras que fizeram desde o dia em que os tirei do Egito até o dia de hoje, deixando-me a mim e servindo a outros deuses, assim também fazem a ti.   

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.

Agora, pois, ouve a sua voz, contudo lhes protestarás solenemente, e lhes declararás qual será o modo de agir do rei que houver de reinar sobre eles.   

And Samuel told all the words of the LORD unto the people that asked of him a king.

Referiu, pois, Samuel todas as palavras do Senhor ao povo, que lhe havia pedido um rei,   

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.

e disse: Este será o modo de agir do rei que houver de reinar sobre vós: tomará os vossos filhos, e os porá sobre os seus carros, e para serem seus cavaleiros, e para correrem adiante dos seus carros;   

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.

e os porá por chefes de mil e chefes de cinqüenta, para lavrarem os seus campos, fazerem as suas colheitas e fabricarem as suas armas de guerra e os petrechos de seus carros.   

And he will take your daughters to be confectionaries, and to be cooks, and to be bakers.

Tomará as vossas filhas para perfumistas, cozinheiras e padeiras.   

And he will take your fields, and your vineyards, and your oliveyards, even the best of them, and give them to his servants.

Tomará o melhor das vossas terras, das vossas vinhas e dos vossos elivais, e o dará aos seus servos.   

And he will take the tenth of your seed, and of your vineyards, and give to his officers, and to his servants.

Tomará e dízimo das vossas sementes e das vossas vinhas, para dar aos seus oficiais e aos seus servos.   

And he will take your menservants, and your maidservants, and your goodliest young men, and your asses, and put them to his work.

Também os vossos servos e as vossas servas, e os vossos melhores mancebos, e os vossos jumentos tomará, e os empregará no seu trabalho.   

He will take the tenth of your sheep: and ye shall be his servants.

Tomará o dízimo do vosso rebanho; e vós lhe servireis de escravos.   

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.

Então naquele dia clamareis por causa de vosso rei, que vós mesmos houverdes escolhido; mas o Senhor não vos ouvira.   

Nevertheless the people refused to obey the voice of Samuel; and they said, Nay; but we will have a king over us;

O povo, porém, não quis ouvir a voz de Samuel; e disseram: Não, mas haverá sobre nós um rei,   

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.

para que nós também sejamos como todas as outras nações, e para que o nosso rei nos julgue, e saia adiante de nós, e peleje as nossas batalhas.   

And Samuel heard all the words of the people, and he rehearsed them in the ears of the LORD.

Ouviu, pois, Samuel todas as palavras do povo, e as repetiu aos ouvidos do Senhor.   

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.

Disse o Senhor a Samuel: Dá ouvidos à sua voz, e constitui-lhes rei. Então Samuel disse aos homens de Israel: Volte cada um para a sua cidade.