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12 1And Samuel said to all Israel, "Behold, I have hearkened to your voice in all that you have said to me, and have made a king over you.Samuel lays down his office as Judge. 1Sm.12.1-25וַיֹּאמֶר שְׁמוּאֵל אֶל־כָּל־יִשְׂרָאֵל הִנֵּה שָׁמַעְתִּי בְקֹלְכֶם לְכֹל אֲשֶׁר־אֲמַרְתֶּם לִי וָאַמְלִיךְ עֲלֵיכֶם מֶלֶךְ׃
2And now, behold, the king walks before you; and I am old and gray, and behold, my sons are with you; and I have walked before you from my youth until this day. וְעַתָּה הִנֵּה הַמֶּלֶךְ מִתְהַלֵּךְ לִפְנֵיכֶם וַאֲנִי זָקַנְתִּי וָשַׂבְתִּי וּבָנַי הִנָּם אִתְּכֶם וַאֲנִי הִתְהַלַּכְתִּי לִפְנֵיכֶם מִנְּעֻרַי עַד־הַיֹּום הַזֶּה׃
3Here I am; testify against me before Yahweh 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 from whose hand have I taken a bribe to blind my eyes with it? Testify against me and I will restore it to you." הִנְנִי עֲנוּ בִי נֶגֶד יְהוָה וְנֶגֶד מְשִׁיחֹו אֶת־שֹׁור מִי לָקַחְתִּי וַחֲמֹור מִי לָקַחְתִּי וְאֶת־מִי עָשַׁקְתִּי אֶת־מִי רַצֹּותִי וּמִיַּד־מִי לָקַחְתִּי כֹפֶר וְאַעְלִים עֵינַי בֹּו וְאָשִׁיב לָכֶם׃
4They said, "You have not defrauded us or oppressed us or taken anything from any man's hand." וַיֹּאמְרוּ לֹא עֲשַׁקְתָּנוּ וְלֹא רַצֹּותָנוּ וְלֹא־לָקַחְתָּ מִיַּד־אִישׁ מְאוּמָה׃
5And he said to them, "Yahweh is witness against you, and his anointed is witness this day, that you have not found anything in my hand." And they said, "He is witness." וַיֹּאמֶר אֲלֵיהֶם עֵד יְהוָה בָּכֶם וְעֵד מְשִׁיחֹו הַיֹּום הַזֶּה כִּי לֹא מְצָאתֶם בְּיָדִי מְאוּמָה וַיֹּאמֶר עֵד׃ ף
6And Samuel said to the people, "Yahweh is witness, who appointed Moses and Aaron and brought your fathers up out of the land of Egypt. וַיֹּאמֶר שְׁמוּאֵל אֶל־הָעָם יְהוָה אֲשֶׁר עָשָׂה אֶת־מֹשֶׁה וְאֶת־אַהֲרֹן וַאֲשֶׁר הֶעֱלָה אֶת־אֲבֹתֵיכֶם מֵאֶרֶץ מִצְרָיִם׃
7Now therefore stand still, that I may plead with you before Yahweh concerning all the saving deeds of Yahweh which he performed for you and for your fathers. וְעַתָּה הִתְיַצְּבוּ וְאִשָּׁפְטָה אִתְּכֶם לִפְנֵי יְהוָה אֵת כָּל־צִדְקֹות יְהוָה אֲשֶׁר־עָשָׂה אִתְּכֶם וְאֶת־אֲבֹותֵיכֶם׃
8When Jacob went into Egypt and the Egyptians oppressed them, then your fathers cried to Yahweh and Yahweh sent Moses and Aaron, who brought forth your fathers out of Egypt, and made them dwell in this place. כַּאֲשֶׁר־בָּא יַעֲקֹב מִצְרָיִם וַיִּזְעֲקוּ אֲבֹותֵיכֶם אֶל־יְהוָה וַיִּשְׁלַח יְהוָה אֶת־מֹשֶׁה וְאֶת־אַהֲרֹן וַיֹּוצִיאוּ אֶת־אֲבֹתֵיכֶם מִמִּצְרַיִם וַיֹּשִׁבוּם בַּמָּקֹום הַזֶּה׃
9But they forgot Yahweh their God; and he sold them into the hand of Sisera, commander of the army of Jabin king of Hazor, and into the hand of the Philistines, and into the hand of the king of Moab; and they fought against them. וַיִּשְׁכְּחוּ אֶת־יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵיהֶם וַיִּמְכֹּר אֹתָם בְּיַד סִיסְרָא שַׂר־צְבָא חָצֹור וּבְיַד־פְּלִשְׁתִּים וּבְיַד מֶלֶךְ מֹואָב וַיִּלָּחֲמוּ בָּם׃
10And they cried to Yahweh, and said, 'We have sinned, because we have forsaken Yahweh, and have served the Baals and the Ashtaroth; but now deliver us out of the hand of our enemies, and we will serve you.' וַיִּזְעֲקוּ אֶל־יְהוָה כ= וַיֹּאמֶר ק= וַיֹּאמְרוּ חָטָאנוּ כִּי עָזַבְנוּ אֶת־יְהוָה וַנַּעֲבֹד אֶת־הַבְּעָלִים וְאֶת־הָעַשְׁתָּרֹות וְעַתָּה הַצִּילֵנוּ מִיַּד אֹיְבֵינוּ וְנַעַבְדֶךָּ׃
11And Yahweh sent Jerubbaal and Barak, and Jephthah, and Samuel, and delivered you out of the hand of your enemies on every side; and you dwelt in safety. וַיִּשְׁלַח יְהוָה אֶת־יְרֻבַּעַל וְאֶת־בְּדָן וְאֶת־יִפְתָּח וְאֶת־שְׁמוּאֵל וַיַּצֵּל אֶתְכֶם מִיַּד אֹיְבֵיכֶם מִסָּבִיב וַתֵּשְׁבוּ בֶּטַח׃
12And when you saw that Nahash the king of the Ammonites came against you, you said to me, 'No, but a king shall reign over us,' when Yahweh your God was your king. וַתִּרְאוּ כִּי־נָחָשׁ מֶלֶךְ בְּנֵי־עַמֹּון בָּא עֲלֵיכֶם וַתֹּאמְרוּ לִי לֹא כִּי־מֶלֶךְ יִמְלֹךְ עָלֵינוּ וַיהוָה אֱלֹהֵיכֶם מַלְכְּכֶם׃
13And now behold the king whom you have chosen, for whom you have asked; behold, Yahweh has set a king over you. וְעַתָּה הִנֵּה הַמֶּלֶךְ אֲשֶׁר בְּחַרְתֶּם אֲשֶׁר שְׁאֶלְתֶּם וְהִנֵּה נָתַן יְהוָה עֲלֵיכֶם מֶלֶךְ׃
14If you will fear Yahweh and serve him and hearken to his voice and not rebel against the commandment of Yahweh, and if both you and the king who reigns over you will follow Yahweh your God, it will be well; אִם־תִּירְאוּ אֶת־יְהוָה וַעֲבַדְתֶּם אֹתֹו וּשְׁמַעְתֶּם בְּקֹלֹו וְלֹא תַמְרוּ אֶת־פִּי יְהוָה וִהְיִתֶם גַּם־אַתֶּם וְגַם־הַמֶּלֶךְ אֲשֶׁר מָלַךְ עֲלֵיכֶם אַחַר יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵיכֶם׃
15but if you will not hearken to the voice of Yahweh, but rebel against the commandment of Yahweh, then the hand of Yahweh will be against you and your king. וְאִם־לֹא תִשְׁמְעוּ בְּקֹול יְהוָה וּמְרִיתֶם אֶת־פִּי יְהוָה וְהָיְתָה יַד־יְהוָה בָּכֶם וּבַאֲבֹתֵיכֶם׃
16Now therefore stand still and see this great thing, which Yahweh will do before your eyes. גַּם־עַתָּה הִתְיַצְּבוּ וּרְאוּ אֶת־הַדָּבָר הַגָּדֹול הַזֶּה אֲשֶׁר יְהוָה עֹשֶׂה לְעֵינֵיכֶם׃
17Is it not wheat harvest today? I will call upon Yahweh, that he may send thunder and rain; and you shall know and see that your wickedness is great, which you have done in the sight of Yahweh, in asking for yourselves a king." הֲלֹוא קְצִיר־חִטִּים הַיֹּום אֶקְרָא אֶל־יְהוָה וְיִתֵּן קֹלֹות וּמָטָר וּדְעוּ וּרְאוּ כִּי־רָעַתְכֶם רַבָּה אֲשֶׁר עֲשִׂיתֶם בְּעֵינֵי יְהוָה לִשְׁאֹול לָכֶם מֶלֶךְ׃ ס
18So Samuel called upon Yahweh, and Yahweh sent thunder and rain that day; and all the people greatly feared Yahweh and Samuel. וַיִּקְרָא שְׁמוּאֵל אֶל־יְהוָה וַיִּתֵּן יְהוָה קֹלֹת וּמָטָר בַּיֹּום הַהוּא וַיִּירָא כָל־הָעָם מְאֹד אֶת־יְהוָה וְאֶת־שְׁמוּאֵל׃
19And all the people said to Samuel, "Pray for your servants to Yahweh your God, that we may not die; for we have added to all our sins this evil, to ask for ourselves a king." וַיֹּאמְרוּ כָל־הָעָם אֶל־שְׁמוּאֵל הִתְפַּלֵּל בְּעַד־עֲבָדֶיךָ אֶל־יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ וְאַל־נָמוּת כִּי־יָסַפְנוּ עַל־כָּל־חַטֹּאתֵינוּ רָעָה לִשְׁאֹל לָנוּ מֶלֶךְ׃ ס
20And Samuel said to the people, "Fear not; you have done all this evil, yet do not turn aside from following Yahweh, but serve Yahweh with all your heart; וַיֹּאמֶר שְׁמוּאֵל אֶל־הָעָם אַל־תִּירָאוּ אַתֶּם עֲשִׂיתֶם אֵת כָּל־הָרָעָה הַזֹּאת אַךְ אַל־תָּסוּרוּ מֵאַחֲרֵי יְהוָה וַעֲבַדְתֶּם אֶת־יְהוָה בְּכָל־לְבַבְכֶם׃
21and do not turn aside after vain things which cannot profit or save, for they are vain. וְלֹא תָּסוּרוּ כִּי אַחֲרֵי הַתֹּהוּ אֲשֶׁר לֹא־יֹועִילוּ וְלֹא יַצִּילוּ כִּי־תֹהוּ הֵמָּה׃
22For Yahweh will not cast away his people, for his great name's sake, because it has pleased Yahweh to make you a people for himself. כִּי לֹא־יִטֹּשׁ יְהוָה אֶת־עַמֹּו בַּעֲבוּר שְׁמֹו הַגָּדֹול כִּי הֹואִיל יְהוָה לַעֲשֹׂות אֶתְכֶם לֹו לְעָם׃
23Moreover as for me, far be it from me that I should sin against Yahweh by ceasing to pray for you; and I will instruct you in the good and the right way. גַּם אָנֹכִי חָלִילָה לִּי מֵחֲטֹא לַיהוָה מֵחֲדֹל לְהִתְפַּלֵּל בַּעַדְכֶם וְהֹורֵיתִי אֶתְכֶם בְּדֶרֶךְ הַטֹּובָה וְהַיְשָׁרָה׃
24Only fear Yahweh, and serve him faithfully with all your heart; for consider what great things he has done for you. אַךְ יְראוּ אֶת־יְהוָה וַעֲבַדְתֶּם אֹתֹו בֶּאֱמֶת בְּכָל־לְבַבְכֶם כִּי רְאוּ אֵת אֲשֶׁר־הִגְדִּל עִםָּכֶם׃
25But if you still do wickedly, you shall be swept away, both you and your king." וְאִם־הָרֵעַ תָּרֵעוּ גַּם־אַתֶּם גַּם־מַלְכְּכֶם תִּסָּפוּ׃ ף

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(2) I have removed the quotation marks and hyphens that were used in so many names in the RSV as an aid to correct pronunciation. This now brings it in line with all other English versions, and makes any word-search more accurate.
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