| Chapter 8 |
1 | [] Kai ote eghrasen o Samouhl, katesthse touV uiouV autou kritaV epi ton Israhl. |
2 | Hto de to onoma tou prwtotokou uiou autou Iwhl kai to onoma tou deuterou autou Abia× outoi hsan kritai en Bhr-sabee. |
3 | Plhn den periepathsan oi uioi autou eiV taV odouV autou, all' exeklinan opisw tou kerdouV kai edwrodokounto kai diestrefon thn krisin. |
4 | [] Oqen sunhqroisqhsan panteV oi presbuteroi tou Israhl kai hlqon proV ton Samouhl eiV Rama, |
5 | kai eipon proV auton, Idou, su eghrasaV, kai oi uioi sou den peripatousin eiV taV odouV sou× katasthson loipon eiV hmaV basilea dia na krinh hmaV, kaqwV ecousi panta ta eqnh. |
6 | To pragma omwV den hresen eiV ton Samouhl, oti eipon, DoV eiV hmaV basilea dia na krinh hmaV. Kai edehqh o Samouhl proV ton Kurion. |
7 | Kai eipen o KurioV proV ton Samouhl, Akouson thV fwnhV tou laou, kata panta osa legousi proV se× dioti den apebalon se, all' eme apebalon apo tou na basileuw ep' autouV× |
8 | kata panta ta erga ta opoia epraxan, af' hV hmeraV anebibasa autouV ex Aiguptou ewV thV hmeraV tauthV, egkataliponteV me kai latreusanteV allouV qeouV, outw kamnousi kai proV se× |
9 | twra loipon akouson thV fwnhV autwn× plhn diamarturhqhti parrhsia proV autouV kai deixon eiV autouV ton tropon tou basilewV, ostiV qelei basileusei ep' autouV. |
10 | Kai elalhsen o Samouhl pantaV touV logouV tou Kuriou proV ton laon, ton zhtounta par' autou basilea× |
11 | kai eipen, OutoV qelei eisqai o tropoV tou basilewV, ostiV qelei basileusei ef' umaV× touV uiouV umwn qelei lambanei kai diorizei eiV eauton, dia taV amaxaV autou kai dia ippeiV autou kai dia na protrecwsi twn amaxwn autou. |
12 | Kai qelei diorizei eiV eauton ciliarcouV kai penthkontarcouV× kai eiV to na ergazwntai thn ghn autou kai na qerizwsi ton qerismon autou, kai na kataskeuazwsi ta polemika autou skeuh kai thn skeuhn twn amaxwn autou. |
13 | Kai taV qugateraV saV qelei lambanei dia mureyouV kai mageirissaV kai artopoiouV× |
14 | kai touV agrouV saV kai touV ampelwnaV saV kai touV elaiwnaV saV touV kalhterouV qelei labei kai dwsei eiV touV doulouV autou. |
15 | Kai to dekaton twn spartwn saV kai twn ampelwnwn saV qelei lambanei kai didei eiV touV eunoucouV autou kai eiV touV doulouV autou. |
16 | Kai touV doulouV saV kai taV doulaV saV kai touV kalhterouV neouV saV kai touV onouV saV qelei lambanei kai diorizei eiV taV ergasiaV autou. |
17 | Ta poimnia saV qelei dekatizei× kai seiV qelete eisqai douloi autou. |
18 | Kai qelete boa en ekeinh th hmera eneka tou basilewV saV, ton opoion seiV eklexate eiV eautouV× all' o KurioV den qelei saV epakousei en ekeinh th hmera. |
19 | O laoV omwV den hqelhse na upakoush eiV thn fwnhn tou Samouhl× kai eipon, Ouci× alla basileuV qelei eisqai ef' hmaV× |
20 | dia na hmeqa kai hmeiV wV panta ta eqnh× kai na krinh hmaV o basileuV hmwn kai na exerchtai emprosqen hmwn kai na machtai taV macaV hmwn. |
21 | Kai hkousen o Samouhl pantaV touV logouV tou laou kai aneferen autouV eiV ta wta tou Kuriou. |
22 | Kai eipen o KurioV proV ton Samouhl, Akouson thV fwnhV autwn kai katasthson ep' autouV basilea. Kai eipen o Samouhl proV touV andraV tou Israhl, Upagete ekastoV eiV thn polin autou. |