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[1] And it came to pass, when Samuel was old, that he made his sons judges over Israel.
[2] Now the name of his first-born was Joel; and the name of his second, Abijah; they were judges in Beer-sheba.
[3] And his sons walked not in his ways, but turned aside after lucre, and took bribes, and perverted justice.
[4] Then all the elders of Israel gathered themselves together, and came to Samuel unto Ramah.
[5] And they 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.'
[6] But the thing displeased Samuel, when they said: 'Give us a king to judge us.' And Samuel prayed unto 𐤉𐤇𐤅𐤇.
[7] And 𐤉𐤇𐤅𐤇 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 be king over them.
[8] According to all the works which they have done since the day that I brought them up out of Egypt even unto this day, in that they have forsaken Me, and served other gods, so do they also unto thee.
[9] Now therefore hearken unto their voice; howbeit thou shalt earnestly forewarn them, and shalt declare unto them the manner of the king that shall reign over them.'
[10] And Samuel told all the words of 𐤉𐤇𐤅𐤇 unto the people that asked of him a king.
[11] And he said: 'This will be the manner of the king that shall reign over you: he will take your sons, and appoint them unto him, for his chariots, and to be his horsemen; and they shall run before his chariots.
[12] And he will appoint them unto him for captains of thousands, and captains of fifties; and to plow his ground, and to reap his harvest, and to make his instruments of war, and the instruments of his chariots.
[13] And he will take your daughters to be perfumers, and to be cooks, and to be bakers.
[14] And he will take your fields, and your vineyards, and your oliveyards, even the best of them, and give them to his servants.
[15] And he will take the tenth of your seed, and of your vineyards, and give to his officers, and to his servants.
[16] And he will take your men-servants, and your maid-servants, and your goodliest young men, and your asses, and put them to his work.
[17] He will take the tenth of your flocks; and ye shall be his servants.
[18] And ye shall cry out in that day because of your king whom ye shall have chosen you; and 𐤉𐤇𐤅𐤇 will not answer you in that day.'
[19] But the people refused to hearken unto the voice of Samuel; and they said: 'Nay; but there shall be a king over us;
[20] 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.'
[21] And Samuel heard all the words of the people, and he spoke them in the ears of 𐤉𐤇𐤅𐤇.
[22] And 𐤉𐤇𐤅𐤇 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.'
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