1 Samuel 12 ISV HEB Parallel

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1Then Samuel told all Israel, "Take note! I've listened to you, to everything you have told me, and I've appointed a king over you.

1וַיֹּ֤אמֶר שְׁמוּאֵל֙ אֶל־ כָּל־ יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל הִנֵּה֙ שָׁמַ֣עְתִּי בְקֹֽלְכֶ֔ם לְכֹ֥ל אֲשֶׁר־ אֲמַרְתֶּ֖ם לִ֑י וָאַמְלִ֥יךְ עֲלֵיכֶ֖ם מֶֽלֶךְ׃

2Now here is the king walking before you, while I'm old and gray, and my sons are with you. I've walked before you from my youth until this day.

2וְעַתָּ֞ה הִנֵּ֥ה הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ ׀ מִתְהַלֵּ֣ךְ לִפְנֵיכֶ֗ם וַאֲנִי֙ זָקַ֣נְתִּי וָשַׂ֔בְתִּי וּבָנַ֖י הִנָּ֣ם אִתְּכֶ֑ם וַאֲנִי֙ הִתְהַלַּ֣כְתִּי לִפְנֵיכֶ֔ם מִנְּעֻרַ֖י עַד־ הַיּ֥וֹם הַזֶּֽה׃

3Here I am. Testify against me in the LORD's presence and before his anointed. Whose ox have I taken, or whose donkey have I taken? Who have I cheated? Who have I oppressed? Who bribed me to look the other way? I'll restore it to you."

3הִנְנִ֣י עֲנ֣וּ בִי֩ נֶ֨גֶד יְהוָ֜ה וְנֶ֣גֶד מְשִׁיח֗וֹ אֶת־ שׁוֹר֩ ׀ מִ֨י לָקַ֜חְתִּי וַחֲמ֧וֹר מִ֣י לָקַ֗חְתִּי וְאֶת־ מִ֤י עָשַׁ֙קְתִּי֙ אֶת־ מִ֣י רַצּ֔וֹתִי וּמִיַּד־ מִי֙ לָקַ֣חְתִּי כֹ֔פֶר וְאַעְלִ֥ים עֵינַ֖י בּ֑וֹ וְאָשִׁ֖יב לָכֶֽם׃

4They said, "You haven't cheated us or oppressed us, and you haven't taken anything from anyone's hand."

4וַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּ לֹ֥א עֲשַׁקְתָּ֖נוּ וְלֹ֣א רַצּוֹתָ֑נוּ וְלֹֽא־ לָקַ֥חְתָּ מִיַּד־ אִ֖ישׁ מְאֽוּמָה׃

5He told them, "Today the LORD is testifying, along with his anointed, that you haven't found any bribes in my possession." They said, "He's a witness."

5וַיֹּ֨אמֶר אֲלֵיהֶ֜ם עֵ֧ד יְהוָ֣ה בָּכֶ֗ם וְעֵ֤ד מְשִׁיחוֹ֙ הַיּ֣וֹם הַזֶּ֔ה כִּ֣י לֹ֧א מְצָאתֶ֛ם בְּיָדִ֖י מְא֑וּמָה וַיֹּ֖אמֶר עֵֽד׃ פ

6Then Samuel told the people, "It is the LORD who appointed Moses and Aaron and who brought your ancestors up out of the land of Egypt.

6וַיֹּ֥אמֶר שְׁמוּאֵ֖ל אֶל־ הָעָ֑ם יְהוָ֗ה אֲשֶׁ֤ר עָשָׂה֙ אֶת־ מֹשֶׁ֣ה וְאֶֽת־ אַהֲרֹ֔ן וַאֲשֶׁ֧ר הֶעֱלָ֛ה אֶת־ אֲבֹתֵיכֶ֖ם מֵאֶ֥רֶץ מִצְרָֽיִם׃

7Now stand up and I'll pass judgment on you in light of the LORD's righteous acts that he did for you and your ancestors.

7וְעַתָּ֗ה הִֽתְיַצְּב֛וּ וְאִשָּׁפְטָ֥ה אִתְּכֶ֖ם לִפְנֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה אֵ֚ת כָּל־ צִדְק֣וֹת יְהוָ֔ה אֲשֶׁר־ עָשָׂ֥ה אִתְּכֶ֖ם וְאֶת־ אֲבוֹתֵיכֶֽם׃

8After Jacob went to Egypt, and your ancestors cried out to the LORD, he sent Moses and Aaron, who brought your ancestors out of Egypt and settled them in this place.

8כַּֽאֲשֶׁר־ בָּ֥א יַעֲקֹ֖ב מִצְרָ֑יִם וַיִּזְעֲק֤וּ אֲבֽוֹתֵיכֶם֙ אֶל־ יְהוָ֔ה וַיִּשְׁלַ֨ח יְהוָ֜ה אֶת־ מֹשֶׁ֣ה וְאֶֽת־ אַהֲרֹ֗ן וַיּוֹצִ֤יאוּ אֶת־ אֲבֹֽתֵיכֶם֙ מִמִּצְרַ֔יִם וַיֹּשִׁב֖וּם בַּמָּק֥וֹם הַזֶּֽה׃

9But they forgot the LORD their God, so he handed them over to the domination of Sisera, the commander of the army of Hazor, and into domination by the Philistines and by the king of Moab, and Israel fought against them.

9וַֽיִּשְׁכְּח֖וּ אֶת־ יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֵיהֶ֑ם וַיִּמְכֹּ֣ר אֹתָ֡ם בְּיַ֣ד סִֽיסְרָא֩ שַׂר־ צְבָ֨א חָצ֜וֹר וּבְיַד־ פְּלִשְׁתִּ֗ים וּבְיַד֙ מֶ֣לֶךְ מוֹאָ֔ב וַיִּֽלָּחֲמ֖וּ בָּֽם׃

10"Then they cried out to the LORD: 'We have sinned because we have forsaken the LORD and have served the Baals and the Ashtaroth. Now deliver us from the hand of our enemies, and we will serve you.'

10וַיִּזְעֲק֤וּ אֶל־ יְהוָה֙ [ויאמר] (וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ‪‬) חָטָ֔אנוּ כִּ֤י עָזַ֙בְנוּ֙ אֶת־ יְהוָ֔ה וַנַּעֲבֹ֥ד אֶת־ הַבְּעָלִ֖ים וְאֶת־ הָעַשְׁתָּר֑וֹת וְעַתָּ֗ה הַצִּילֵ֛נוּ מִיַּ֥ד אֹיְבֵ֖ינוּ וְנַעַבְדֶֽךָּ׃

11Then the LORD sent Jerubbaal, Barak, Jephthah, and Samuel and he delivered you from the hand of your enemies on every side, so that you lived securely.

11וַיִּשְׁלַ֤ח יְהוָה֙ אֶת־ יְרֻבַּ֣עַל וְאֶת־ בְּדָ֔ן וְאֶת־ יִפְתָּ֖ח וְאֶת־ שְׁמוּאֵ֑ל וַיַּצֵּ֨ל אֶתְכֶ֜ם מִיַּ֤ד אֹֽיְבֵיכֶם֙ מִסָּבִ֔יב וַתֵּשְׁב֖וּ בֶּֽטַח׃

12But when you saw that Nahash, king of the Ammonites, was coming to fight you, you told me, 'No, let a king rule over us instead,' even though the LORD your God was your king.

12וַתִּרְא֗וּ כִּֽי־ נָחָ֞שׁ מֶ֣לֶךְ בְּנֵֽי־ עַמּוֹן֮ בָּ֣א עֲלֵיכֶם֒ וַתֹּ֣אמְרוּ לִ֔י לֹ֕א כִּי־ מֶ֖לֶךְ יִמְלֹ֣ךְ עָלֵ֑ינוּ וַיהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֵיכֶ֖ם מַלְכְּכֶֽם׃

13"Now, here is the king you have chosen, the one whom you asked for. See, the Lord has appointed a king over you.

13וְעַתָּ֗ה הִנֵּ֥ה הַמֶּ֛לֶךְ אֲשֶׁ֥ר בְּחַרְתֶּ֖ם אֲשֶׁ֣ר שְׁאֶלְתֶּ֑ם וְהִנֵּ֨ה נָתַ֧ן יְהוָ֛ה עֲלֵיכֶ֖ם מֶֽלֶךְ׃

14If you fear the LORD, serve him, obey him, and don't rebel against the commandment of the LORD, then both you and the king who rules over you will truly follow the LORD your God.

14אִם־ תִּֽירְא֣וּ אֶת־ יְהוָ֗ה וַעֲבַדְתֶּ֤ם אֹתוֹ֙ וּשְׁמַעְתֶּ֣ם בְּקֹל֔וֹ וְלֹ֥א תַמְר֖וּ אֶת־ פִּ֣י יְהוָ֑ה וִהְיִתֶ֣ם גַּם־ אַתֶּ֗ם וְגַם־ הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר מָלַ֣ךְ עֲלֵיכֶ֔ם אַחַ֖ר יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃

15But if you don't obey the LORD and rebel against the commandment of the LORD, then the LORD will turn against you as he did against your ancestors.

15וְאִם־ לֹ֤א תִשְׁמְעוּ֙ בְּק֣וֹל יְהוָ֔ה וּמְרִיתֶ֖ם אֶת־ פִּ֣י יְהוָ֑ה וְהָיְתָ֧ה יַד־ יְהוָ֛ה בָּכֶ֖ם וּבַאֲבֹתֵיכֶֽם׃

16"Now then, stand up and see this great thing that the LORD is about to do before your eyes.

16גַּם־ עַתָּה֙ הִתְיַצְּב֣וּ וּרְא֔וּ אֶת־ הַדָּבָ֥ר הַגָּד֖וֹל הַזֶּ֑ה אֲשֶׁ֣ר יְהוָ֔ה עֹשֶׂ֖ה לְעֵינֵיכֶֽם׃

17Is it not the wheat harvest today? I'll call upon the LORD, and he will send thunder and rain. Then you will know and understand that you have done a great evil in the sight of the LORD by asking for a king for yourselves."

17הֲל֤וֹא קְצִיר־ חִטִּים֙ הַיּ֔וֹם אֶקְרָא֙ אֶל־ יְהוָ֔ה וְיִתֵּ֥ן קֹל֖וֹת וּמָטָ֑ר וּדְע֣וּ וּרְא֗וּ כִּֽי־ רָעַתְכֶ֤ם רַבָּה֙ אֲשֶׁ֤ר עֲשִׂיתֶם֙ בְּעֵינֵ֣י יְהוָ֔ה לִשְׁא֥וֹל לָכֶ֖ם מֶֽלֶךְ׃ ס

18Samuel called upon the LORD that same day, and the LORD sent thunder and rain. So all the people greatly feared the LORD and Samuel.

18וַיִּקְרָ֤א שְׁמוּאֵל֙ אֶל־ יְהוָ֔ה וַיִּתֵּ֧ן יְהוָ֛ה קֹלֹ֥ת וּמָטָ֖ר בַּיּ֣וֹם הַה֑וּא וַיִּירָ֨א כָל־ הָעָ֥ם מְאֹ֛ד אֶת־ יְהוָ֖ה וְאֶת־ שְׁמוּאֵֽל׃

19Then all the people told Samuel, "Pray to the LORD your God for your servants, so that we don't die, because we made all our sins worse by asking for a king for ourselves."

19וַיֹּאמְר֨וּ כָל־ הָעָ֜ם אֶל־ שְׁמוּאֵ֗ל הִתְפַּלֵּ֧ל בְּעַד־ עֲבָדֶ֛יךָ אֶל־ יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ וְאַל־ נָמ֑וּת כִּֽי־ יָסַ֤פְנוּ עַל־ כָּל־ חַטֹּאתֵ֙ינוּ֙ רָעָ֔ה לִשְׁאֹ֥ל לָ֖נוּ מֶֽלֶךְ׃ ס

20Samuel told all the people, "Don't be afraid. You have done all this evil. Yet don't turn aside from following the LORD, but serve the LORD with all your heart.

20וַיֹּ֨אמֶר שְׁמוּאֵ֤ל אֶל־ הָעָם֙ אַל־ תִּירָ֔אוּ אַתֶּ֣ם עֲשִׂיתֶ֔ם אֵ֥ת כָּל־ הָרָעָ֖ה הַזֹּ֑את אַ֗ךְ אַל־ תָּס֙וּרוּ֙ מֵאַחֲרֵ֣י יְהוָ֔ה וַעֲבַדְתֶּ֥ם אֶת־ יְהוָ֖ה בְּכָל־ לְבַבְכֶֽם׃

21Don't turn aside after useless things that cannot profit or deliver because they're useless.

21וְלֹ֖א תָּס֑וּרוּ כִּ֣י ׀ אַחֲרֵ֣י הַתֹּ֗הוּ אֲשֶׁ֧ר לֹֽא־ יוֹעִ֛ילוּ וְלֹ֥א יַצִּ֖ילוּ כִּי־ תֹ֥הוּ הֵֽמָּה׃

22Indeed, the LORD won't abandon His people for the sake of His great name, for the LORD desires to make you a people for himself.

22כִּ֠י לֹֽא־ יִטֹּ֤שׁ יְהוָה֙ אֶת־ עַמּ֔וֹ בַּעֲב֖וּר שְׁמ֣וֹ הַגָּד֑וֹל כִּ֚י הוֹאִ֣יל יְהוָ֔ה לַעֲשׂ֥וֹת אֶתְכֶ֛ם ל֖וֹ לְעָֽם׃

23Now as for me, far be it from me that I should sin against the LORD by ceasing to pray for you. I'll also instruct you in the way that is good and right.

23גַּ֣ם אָנֹכִ֗י חָלִ֤ילָה לִּי֙ מֵחֲטֹ֣א לַֽיהוָ֔ה מֵחֲדֹ֖ל לְהִתְפַּלֵּ֣ל בַּעַדְכֶ֑ם וְהוֹרֵיתִ֣י אֶתְכֶ֔ם בְּדֶ֥רֶךְ הַטּוֹבָ֖ה וְהַיְשָׁרָֽה׃

24Only, fear the LORD and serve him faithfully with all your heart. Indeed, consider what great things he has done for you.

24אַ֣ךְ ׀ יְר֣אוּ אֶת־ יְהוָ֗ה וַעֲבַדְתֶּ֥ם אֹת֛וֹ בֶּאֱמֶ֖ת בְּכָל־ לְבַבְכֶ֑ם כִּ֣י רְא֔וּ אֵ֥ת אֲשֶׁר־ הִגְדִּ֖ל עִמָּכֶֽם׃

25But if you persist in doing evil, both you and your king will be swept away."

25וְאִם־ הָרֵ֖עַ תָּרֵ֑עוּ גַּם־ אַתֶּ֥ם גַּֽם־ מַלְכְּכֶ֖ם תִּסָּפֽוּ׃ פ

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