1 Samuel 12
Diodati 1885
1ALLORA Samuele disse a tutto Israele: Ecco, io ho acconsentito alla vostra voce, in tutto ciò che voi mi avete detto; e ho costituito un re sopra voi.
2E ora ecco, esso re cammina davanti a voi, ed io son diventato vecchio e canuto; ecco, ancora i miei figliuoli son con voi. Or io son camminato davanti a voi, dalla mia giovanezza fino a questo giorno.
3Eccomi; testificate contro a me, in presenza del Signore, e in presenza del suo Unto; di cui ho io preso il bue? di cui ho io preso l'asino? e chi ho io oppressato? a cui ho io fatto storsione? dalle cui mani ho io preso alcun prezzo di riscatto per nasconder gli occhi miei da lui? Ed io ve ne farò restituzione.
4Ma essi dissero: Tu non ci hai oppressati, e non ci hai fatta storsione alcuna, e non hai preso nulla dalle mani d'alcuno.
5Ed egli disse loro: Il Signore è testimonio contro a voi, il suo Unto è anche esso oggi testimonio, che voi non avete trovato nulla nelle mie mani. E il popolo disse: Sì, egli n'è testimonio.
6Allora Samuele disse al popolo: Il Signore è quello che ordinò Mosè ed Aaronne, e che trasse i padri vostri fuor del paese di Egitto.
7Ma ora comparite qua, ed io contenderò in giudicio con voi, nel cospetto del Signore, intorno a tutte le opere giuste che il Signore ha fatte inverso voi, e inverso i vostri padri.
8Dopo che Giacobbe fu venuto in Egitto, i padri vostri gridarono al Signore; e il Signore mandò Mosè ed Aaronne, i quali trassero i padri vostri fuor di Egitto, e li fecero abitare in questo luogo.
9Ma essi, dimenticando il Signore Iddio loro, egli li vendè in mano di Sisera, capitano dell'esercito d'Hasor, e in mano de' Filistei, e in mano del re di Moab, i quali guerreggiarono contro a loro.
10Allora gridarono al Signore, e dissero: Noi abbiam peccato; conciossiachè abbiamo abbandonato il Signore, e abbiam servito a' Baali e ad Astarot; ma ora riscuotici di mano de' nostri nemici, e noi ti serviremo.
11E il Signore mandò Ierubbaal, e Bedan, e Iefte, e Samuele, e vi liberò di mano de' vostri nemici di ogn'intorno, e voi abitaste in sicurtà.
12Or voi, avendo veduto che Nahas, re dei figliuoli di Ammon, veniva contro a voi, mi avete detto: No; anzi un re regnerà sopra noi; benchè il Signore Iddio vostro fosse vostro re.
13Ora dunque, ecco il re che voi avete scelto, il quale avete chiesto; ed ecco, il Signore ha costituito un re sopra voi.
14Se voi temete il Signore e gli servite, e ubbidite alla sua voce, e non siete ribelli alla bocca del Signore; e voi, e il vostro re, che regna sopra voi, sarete dietro al Signore Iddio vostro.
15Ma, se voi non ubbidite alla voce del Signore, e siete ribelli alla sua bocca, la mano del Signore sarà contro a voi, come è stata contro a' vostri padri.
16Fermatevi pure al presente ancora, e vedete questa gran cosa che il Signore farà davanti agli occhi vostri.
17Non è egli oggi la ricolta de' grani? io griderò al Signore, ed egli farà tonare e piovere; acciocchè sappiate, e veggiate che il male, il qual voi avete commesso davanti al Signore, chiedendovi un re, è grande.
18Samuele adunque gridò al Signore; e il Signore fece tonare e piovere in quel giorno; laonde tutto il popolo temette grandemente il Signore e Samuele.
19E tutto il popolo disse a Samuele: Prega il Signore Iddio tuo per li tuoi servitori, che noi non muoiamo; perciocchè noi abbiamo sopraggiunto a tutti i nostri peccati questo male, d'averci chiesto un re.
20E Samuele disse al popolo: Non temiate; voi avete commesso tutto questo male; ma pur non vi rivolgete indietro dal Signore, anzi servite al Signore con tutto il cuor vostro.
21Non vi rivolgete pure indietro; perciocchè voi andreste dietro a cose vane, le quali non possono giovare, nè liberare; perciocchè son cose vane.
22Imperocchè il Signore, per amor del suo gran Nome, non abbandonerà il suo popolo; conciossiachè sia piaciuto al Signore farvi suo popolo.
23Tolga anche da me Iddio, che io pecchi contro al Signore, e che io resti di pregar per voi; anzi, io vi ammaestrerò nella buona e diritta via.
24Sol temete il Signore, e servitegli in verità, con tutto il cuor vostro; perciocchè, guardate le gran cose ch'egli ha operate inverso voi.
25Ma, se pur voi vi portate malvagiamente, e voi e il vostro re perirete.
Reina-Valera 1909
1Y DIJO Samuel á todo Israel: He aquí, yo he oído vuestra voz en todas las cosas que me habéis dicho, y os he puesto rey.
2Ahora pues, he aquí vuestro rey va delante de vosotros. Yo soy ya viejo y cano: mas mis hijos están con vosotros, y yo he andado delante de vosotros desde mi mocedad hasta este día.
3Aquí estoy; atestiguad contra mí delante de Jehová y delante de su ungido, si he tomado el buey de alguno, ó si he tomado el asno de alguno, ó si he calumniado á alguien, ó si he agraviado á alguno, ó si de alguien he tomado cohecho por el cual haya cubierto mis ojos: y os satisfaré.
4Entonces dijeron: Nunca nos has calumniado, ni agraviado, ni has tomado algo de mano de ningún hombre.
5Y él les dijo: Jehová es testigo contra vosotros, y su ungido también es testigo en este día, que no habéis hallado en mi mano cosa ninguna. Y ellos respondieron: Así es.
6Entonces Samuel dijo al pueblo: Jehová es quien hizo á Moisés y á Aarón, y que sacó á vuestros padres de la tierra de Egipto.
7Ahora pues, aguardad, y yo os haré cargo delante de Jehová de todas las justicias de Jehová, que ha hecho con vosotros y con vuestros padres.
8Después que Jacob hubo entrado en Egipto y vuestros padres clamaron á Jehová, Jehová envió á Moisés y á Aarón, los cuales sacaron á vuestros padres de Egipto, y los hicieron habitar en este lugar.
9Y olvidaron á Jehová su Dios, y él los vendió en la mano de Sísara capitán del ejército de Asor, y en la mano de los Filisteos, y en la mano del rey de Moab, los cuales les hicieron guerra.
10Y ellos clamaron á Jehová, y dijeron: Pecamos, que hemos dejado á Jehová, y hemos servido á los Baales y á Astaroth: líbranos pues ahora de la mano de nuestros enemigos, y te serviremos.
11Entonces Jehová envió á Jerobaal, y á Bedán, y á Jephté, y á Samuel, y os libró de mano de vuestros enemigos alrededor, y habitasteis seguros.
12Y habiendo visto que Naas rey de lo hijos de Ammón venía contra vosotros, me dijisteis: No, sino rey reinará sobre nosotros; siendo vuestro rey Jehová vuestro Dios.
13Ahora pues, ved aquí vuestro rey que habéis elegido, el cual pedisteis; ya veis que Jehová ha puesto sobre vosotros rey.
14Si temiereis á Jehová y le sirviereis, y oyereis su voz, y no fuereis rebeldes á la palabra de Jehová, así vosotros como el rey que reina sobre vosotros, seréis en pos de Jehová vuestro Dios.
15Mas si no oyereis la voz de Jehová, y si fuereis rebeldes á las palabras de Jehová, la mano de Jehová será contra vosotros como contra vuestros padres.
16Esperad aún ahora, y mirad esta gran cosa que Jehová hará delante de vuestros ojos.
17¿No es ahora la siega de los trigos? Yo clamaré á Jehová, y él dará truenos y aguas; para que conozcáis y veáis que es grande vuestra maldad que habéis hecho en los ojos de Jehová, pidiéndoos rey.
18Y Samuel clamó á Jehová; y Jehová dió truenos y aguas en aquel día; y todo el pueblo temió en gran manera á Jehová y á Samuel.
19Entonces dijo todo el pueblo á Samuel: Ruega por tus siervos á Jehová tu Dios, que no muramos: porque á todos nuestros pecados hemos añadido este mal de pedir rey para nosotros.
20Y Samuel respondió al pueblo: No temáis: vosotros habéis cometido todo este mal; mas con todo eso no os apartéis de en pos de Jehová, sino servid á Jehová con todo vuestro corazón:
21No os apartéis en pos de las vanidades, que no aprovechan ni libran, porque son vanidades.
22Pues Jehová no desamparará á su pueblo por su grande nombre; porque Jehová ha querido haceros pueblo suyo.
23Así que, lejos sea de mí que peque yo contra Jehová cesando de rogar por vosotros; antes yo os enseñaré por el camino bueno y derecho.
24Solamente temed á Jehová, y servidle de verdad con todo vuestro corazón, porque considerad cuán grandes cosas ha hecho con vosotros.
25Mas si perseverareis en hacer mal, vosotros y vuestro rey pereceréis.
King James Version
1And Samuel said unto all Israel, Behold, I have hearkened unto your voice in all that ye said unto me, and have made a king over you.
2And now, behold, the king walketh before you: and I am old and grayheaded; and, behold, my sons are with you: and I have walked before you from my childhood unto this day.
3Behold, here I am: witness against me before the LORD, and before his anointed: whose ox have I taken? or whose ass have I taken? or whom have I defrauded? whom have I oppressed? or of whose hand have I received any bribe to blind mine eyes therewith? and I will restore it you.
4And they said, Thou hast not defrauded us, nor oppressed us, neither hast thou taken ought of any man’s hand.
5And he said unto them, The LORD is witness against you, and his anointed is witness this day, that ye have not found ought in my hand. And they answered, He is witness.
6And Samuel said unto the people, It is the LORD that advanced Moses and Aaron, and that brought your fathers up out of the land of Egypt.
7Now therefore stand still, that I may reason with you before the LORD of all the righteous acts of the LORD, which he did to you and to your fathers.
8When Jacob was come into Egypt, and your fathers cried unto the LORD, then the LORD sent Moses and Aaron, which brought forth your fathers out of Egypt, and made them dwell in this place.
9And when they forgat the LORD their God, he sold them into the hand of Sisera, captain of the host of Hazor, and into the hand of the Philistines, and into the hand of the king of Moab, and they fought against them.
10And they cried unto the LORD, and said, We have sinned, because we have forsaken the LORD, and have served Baalim and Ashtaroth: but now deliver us out of the hand of our enemies, and we will serve thee.
11And the LORD sent Jerubbaal, and Bedan, and Jephthah, and Samuel, and delivered you out of the hand of your enemies on every side, and ye dwelled safe.
12And when ye saw that Nahash the king of the children of Ammon came against you, ye said unto me, Nay; but a king shall reign over us: when the LORD your God was your king.
13Now therefore behold the king whom ye have chosen, and whom ye have desired! and, behold, the LORD hath set a king over you.
14If ye will fear the LORD, and serve him, and obey his voice, and not rebel against the commandment of the LORD, then shall both ye and also the king that reigneth over you continue following the LORD your God:
15But if ye will not obey the voice of the LORD, but rebel against the commandment of the LORD, then shall the hand of the LORD be against you, as it was against your fathers.
16Now therefore stand and see this great thing, which the LORD will do before your eyes.
17Is it not wheat harvest to day? I will call unto the LORD, and he shall send thunder and rain; that ye may perceive and see that your wickedness is great, which ye have done in the sight of the LORD, in asking you a king.
18So Samuel called unto the LORD; and the LORD sent thunder and rain that day: and all the people greatly feared the LORD and Samuel.
19And all the people said unto Samuel, Pray for thy servants unto the LORD thy God, that we die not: for we have added unto all our sins this evil, to ask us a king.
20And Samuel said unto the people, Fear not: ye have done all this wickedness: yet turn not aside from following the LORD, but serve the LORD with all your heart;
21And turn ye not aside: for then should ye go after vain things, which cannot profit nor deliver; for they are vain.
22For the LORD will not forsake his people for his great name’s sake: because it hath pleased the LORD to make you his people.
23Moreover as for me, God forbid that I should sin against the LORD in ceasing to pray for you: but I will teach you the good and the right way:
24Only fear the LORD, and serve him in truth with all your heart: for consider how great things he hath done for you.
25But if ye shall still do wickedly, ye shall be consumed, both ye and your king.
World English Bible
1Samuel said to all Israel, “Behold, I have listened to your voice in all that you said to me, and have made a king over you.
2Now, behold, the king walks before you. I am old and gray-headed. Behold, my sons are with you. I have walked before you from my youth to this day.
3Here I am. Witness against me before the LORD and before his anointed. Whose ox have I taken? Whose donkey have I taken? Whom have I defrauded? Whom have I oppressed? Of whose hand have I taken a bribe to make me blind my eyes? I will restore it to you.”
4They said, “You have not defrauded us, nor oppressed us, neither have you taken anything from anyone’s hand.”
5He said to them, “The LORD is witness against you, and his anointed is witness today, that you have not found anything in my hand.” They said, “He is witness.”
6Samuel said to the people, “It is the LORD who appointed Moses and Aaron, and that brought your fathers up out of the land of Egypt.
7Now therefore stand still, that I may plead with you before the LORD concerning all the righteous acts of the LORD, which he did to you and to your fathers.
8“When Jacob had come into Egypt, and your fathers cried to the LORD, then the LORD sent Moses and Aaron, who brought your fathers out of Egypt, and made them to dwell in this place.
9But they forgot the LORD their God; and he sold them into the hand of Sisera, captain of the army of Hazor, and into the hand of the Philistines, and into the hand of the king of Moab; and they fought against them.
10They cried to the LORD, and said, ‘We have sinned, because we have forsaken the LORD and have served the Baals and the Ashtaroth; but now deliver us out of the hand of our enemies, and we will serve you.’
11The LORD sent Jerubbaal, Bedan, Jephthah, and Samuel, and delivered you out of the hand of your enemies on every side; and you lived in safety.
12“When you saw that Nahash the king of the children of Ammon came against you, you said to me, ‘No, but a king shall reign over us,’ when the LORD your God was your king.
13Now therefore see the king whom you have chosen and whom you have asked for. Behold, the LORD has set a king over you.
14If you will fear the LORD, and serve him, and listen to his voice, and not rebel against the commandment of the LORD, then both you and also the king who reigns over you are followers of the LORD your God.
15But if you will not listen to the LORD’s voice, but rebel against the commandment of the LORD, then the LORD’s hand will be against you, as it was against your fathers.
16“Now therefore stand still and see this great thing, which the LORD will do before your eyes.
17Isn’t it wheat harvest today? I will call to the LORD, that he may send thunder and rain; and you will know and see that your wickedness is great, which you have done in the LORD’s sight, in asking for a king.”
18So Samuel called to the LORD, and the LORD sent thunder and rain that day. Then all the people greatly feared the LORD and Samuel.
19All the people said to Samuel, “Pray for your servants to the LORD your God, that we not die; for we have added to all our sins this evil, to ask for a king.”
20Samuel said to the people, “Don’t be afraid. You have indeed done all this evil; yet don’t turn away from following the LORD, but serve the LORD with all your heart.
21Don’t turn away to go after vain things which can’t profit or deliver, for they are vain.
22For the LORD will not forsake his people for his great name’s sake, because it has pleased the LORD to make you a people for himself.
23Moreover, as for me, far be it from me that I should sin against the LORD in ceasing to pray for you; but I will instruct you in the good and the right way.
24Only fear the LORD, and serve him in truth with all your heart; for consider what great things he has done for you.
25But if you keep doing evil, you will be consumed, both you and your king.”