1 And 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. 2 And 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. 3 Behold, 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. 4 And they said, Thou hast not defrauded us, nor oppressed us, neither hast thou taken ought of any man’s hand. 5 And 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.
6 ¶ And 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. 7 Now 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. 8 When 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. 9 And 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. 10 And 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. 11 And 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. 12 And 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. 13 Now therefore behold the king whom ye have chosen, and whom ye have desired! and, behold, the LORD hath set a king over you. 14 If 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: 15 But 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.
16 ¶ Now therefore stand and see this great thing, which the LORD will do before your eyes. 17 Is 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. 18 So Samuel called unto the LORD; and the LORD sent thunder and rain that day: and all the people greatly feared the LORD and Samuel. 19 And 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.
20 ¶ And 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; 21 And turn ye not aside: for then should ye go after vain things , which cannot profit nor deliver; for they are vain. 22 For the LORD will not forsake his people for his great name’s sake: because it hath pleased the LORD to make you his people. 23 Moreover 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: 24 Only fear the LORD, and serve him in truth with all your heart: for consider how great things he hath done for you. 25 But if ye shall still do wickedly, ye shall be consumed, both ye and your king.
Samuēla atvadu runa
1 Samuēls teica visam Israēlam: “Redzi, es esmu jūs paklausījis – visam, ko jūs man teicāt, un esmu iecēlis jums ķēniņu. 2 Nu, redzi, šis ir ķēniņš, kas jūs vada! Bet es esmu vecs un sirms, un mani dēli ir te pie jums. Es esmu vadījis jūs kopš savas jaunības līdz šai dienai. 3 Te es! Atbildiet man Kunga un viņa svaidītā priekšā: kura vērsi es esmu ņēmis? Kura ēzeli es esmu ņēmis? Kam esmu ko izspiedis? Kuru esmu apspiedis? No kura esmu pieņēmis izlīguma maksu, lai pievērtu acis? – un es jums to atlīdzināšu!” 4 Un viņi sacīja: “Tu neesi mums izspiedis un neesi mūs apspiedis, un ne no viena neesi neko ņēmis.” 5 Tad viņš tiem teica: “Kungs ir liecinieks pret jums, un viņa svaidītais šodien ir liecinieks, ka jūs pie manis neko neesat atraduši.” Un viņi atbildēja: “Liecinieks!”
6 Samuēls teica ļaudīm: “Kungs ir tas, kurš iecēla Mozu un Āronu un paņēma jūsu tēvus no Ēģiptes zemes. 7 Tad nu stājieties, un es tiesāšos ar jums Kunga priekšā pēc visas Kunga taisnības, ko viņš darījis jums un jūsu tēviem. 8 Kad Jēkabs nonāca Ēģiptē un jūsu tēvi brēca uz Kungu, Kungs sūtīja Mozu un Āronu, kuri izveda jūsu tēvus no Ēģiptes un nomitināja šeit. 9 Bet tie aizmirsa Kungu, savu Dievu, un viņš tos pārdeva Sīsram, Hācoras karaspēka virspavēlniekam, un filistiešiem, un Moāba ķēniņam, un viņi karoja pret tiem. 10 Tad viņi brēca uz Kungu: mēs esam grēkojuši, jo Kungu mēs atstājām un kalpojām baāliem un aštartēm, bet nu atbrīvo mūs no mūsu ienaidniekiem un mēs kalposim tev. 11 Tad Kungs sūtīja Jerubaalu un Bedānu, un Jiftāhu, un Samuēlu un atbrīvoja jūs no ienaidniekiem, kas bija jums visapkārt, un jūs dzīvojāt drošībā. 12 Bet, kad jūs redzējāt, ka amoniešu ķēniņš Nāhāšs nāk pret jums, jūs man teicāt: nē, lai ķēniņš valda pār mums! Taču jūsu ķēniņš ir Kungs, jūsu Dievs! 13 Nu, redzi, šis ir ķēniņš, kuru jūs izvēlējāties, kuru prasījāt. Redzi, Kungs ir devis jums ķēniņu! 14 Ja jūs bīsieties Kunga, viņam kalposiet un viņu klausīsiet, nesacelsieties pret Kunga teikto, jūs būsiet sekojuši Kungam, savam Dievam, gan jūs, gan jūsu ķēniņš, kas pār jums valda. 15 Bet, ja jūs neklausīsiet Kungu, sacelsieties pret Kunga teikto, Kunga roka būs pret jums – tāpat kā pret jūsu tēviem. 16 Taču tagad stāviet un skatiet tās lielās lietas, ko Kungs dara, jums redzot! 17 Vai pašlaik nav kviešu pļauja? Bet es saukšu Kungu, un viņš dos pērkonu un lietu! Tad ziniet un redziet, ka Kungs par milzīgu ļaunumu uzskata to, ko jūs esat darījuši, prasīdami sev ķēniņu.”
18 Un Samuēls sauca Kungu, un Kungs tajā pašā dienā deva pērkonu un lietu, un visa tauta ļoti bijās Kunga un Samuēla. 19 Visa tauta teica Samuēlam: “Lūdz par saviem kalpiem Kungu, savu Dievu, ka nemirstam, jo visiem saviem grēkiem esam pievienojuši vēl lielāku ļaunumu, prasīdami sev ķēniņu.”
20 Samuēls teica tautai: “Nebīstieties! Jūs gan esat darījuši ļaunu, taču nenovērsieties no sekošanas Kungam un kalpojiet Kungam no visas sirds. 21 Nedzenieties pakaļ tukšībai, kas nedod labumu un neglābj, jo tā ir tukšība! 22 Kungs nepametīs savu tautu, jo liels ir viņa vārds, un Kungam labpaticis darīt jūs par savu tautu. 23 Bet es – pasargi, Dievs, ka es grēkotu pret Kungu un pārstātu lūgt par jums! Es jums mācīšu labo un taisno ceļu. 24 Tikai bīstieties Kunga un kalpojiet viņam uzticībā no visas sirds, jo, redzi, kādas varenas lietas viņš jums darījis! 25 Bet, ja jūs darīsiet ļaunu, jūs zudīsiet kopā ar savu ķēniņu!”
