Demand for a King
1 And it came to pass, when Samuel was old, that he made his sons judges over Israel.
Hata Samweli alipokuwa mzee, aliwafanya wanawe wawe waamuzi juu ya Israeli.
2 Now the name of his firstborn was Joel; and the name of his second, Abiah: they were judges in Beer-sheba.
Na jina la mwanawe mzaliwa wa kwanza aliitwa Yoeli; na jina la wa pili Abiya; walikuwa waamuzi katika Beer-sheba.
3 And his sons walked not in his ways, but turned aside after lucre, and took bribes, and perverted judgment.
Ila wanawe hawakuenda katika njia zake, bali waliziacha, ili wapate faida; wakapokea rushwa, na kupotosha hukumu.
4 Then all the elders of Israel gathered themselves together, and came to Samuel unto Ramah,
Ndipo wazee wote wa Israeli wakakutana pamoja, wakamwendea Samweli huko Rama;
5 and 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.
wakamwambia, Angalia, wewe umekuwa mzee, na wanao hawaendi katika njia zako; basi, tufanyie mfalme atuamue, mfano wa mataifa yote.
6 But the thing displeased Samuel, when they said, Give us a king to judge us. And Samuel prayed unto the LORD.
Lakini neno hilo likawa baya machoni pa Samweli, waliposema, Tupe mfalme atuamue. Naye Samweli akamwomba Bwana.
7 And the LORD 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 reign over them.
Bwana akamwambia Samweli, Isikilize sauti ya watu hawa katika kila neno watakalokuambia; kwa maana hawakukukataa wewe, bali wamenikataa mimi, ili nisiwe mfalme juu yao.
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, wherewith they have forsaken me, and served other gods, so do they also unto thee.
Kwa kadiri ya matendo yote waliyonitenda tokea siku ile nilipowatoa katika Misri hata leo, kwa kuniacha mimi, na kwa kutumikia miungu mingine, ndivyo wanavyokutenda wewe.
9 Now therefore hearken unto their voice: howbeit yet protest solemnly unto them, and shew them the manner of the king that shall reign over them.
Basi sasa, isikilize sauti yao; walakini, uwaonye sana, na kuwaonyesha desturi ya mfalme atakayewamiliki.
10 And Samuel told all the words of the LORD unto the people that asked of him a king.
Naye Samweli akawaambia wale watu waliotaka mfalme maneno yote ya Bwana.
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 for himself, for his chariots, and to be his horsemen; and some shall run before his chariots.
Akasema, Mfalme atakayewamiliki ninyi atakuwa na desturi hii; atatwaa wana wenu na kuwaweka kwake, kwa magari yake, na kuwa wapanda farasi wake; nao watapiga mbio mbele ya magari yake.
12 And he will appoint him captains over thousands, and captains over fifties; and will set them to ear his ground, and to reap his harvest, and to make his instruments of war, and instruments of his chariots.
Naye atawaweka kwake kuwa maakida juu ya elfu, na maakida juu ya hamsini; na wengine atawaweka walime shamba lake, na kuvuna mavuno yake, na kufanyiza zana zake za vita, na vyombo vya magari yake.
13 And he will take your daughters to be confectionaries, and to be cooks, and to be bakers.
Na binti zenu atawatwaa kuwa wafanyaji wa marhamu, na wapishi, na waokaji.
14 And he will take your fields, and your vineyards, and your oliveyards, even the best of them , and give them to his servants.
Atatwaa makonde yenu, na mashamba yenu ya mizabibu, na ya mizeituni, yale yaliyo mazuri sana, ili awape watumishi wake.
15 And he will take the tenth of your seed, and of your vineyards, and give to his officers, and to his servants.
Naye atawatoza ushuru wa mbegu zenu na wa mizabibu yenu, awape maakida wake, na watumishi Wake.
16 And he will take your menservants, and your maidservants, and your goodliest young men, and your asses, and put them to his work.
Atawatwaa watumishi wenu na wajakazi wenu, na ng'ombe zenu walio wazuri sana, na punda zenu, naye atawatia katika kazi zake mwenyewe.
17 He will take the tenth of your sheep: and ye shall be his servants.
Atawatoza fungu la kumi la makundi yenu; nanyi mtakuwa watumwa wake.
18 And ye shall cry out in that day because of your king which ye shall have chosen you; and the LORD will not hear you in that day.
Nanyi mtalia siku ile kwa sababu ya mfalme wenu mliyejichagulia; Bwana asiwajibu siku ile.
19 Nevertheless the people refused to obey the voice of Samuel; and they said, Nay; but we will have a king over us;
Walakini hao watu wakakataa kuisikiliza sauti ya Samweli; wakasema, Sivyo hivyo; lakini tunataka kuwa na mfalme juu yetu;
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.
ili sisi nasi tufanane na mataifa yote; tena ili mfalme wetu atuamue, tena atoke mbele yetu na kutupigia vita vyetu.
21 And Samuel heard all the words of the people, and he rehearsed them in the ears of the LORD.
Samweli akayasikia maneno yote ya watu, akayanena masikioni mwa Bwana.
22 And the LORD 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.
Bwana akamwambia Samweli, Isikilize sauti yao, ukawafanyie mfalme. Kisha Samweli akawaambia watu wa Israeli, Enendeni kila mtu mjini kwake.
