1 Samuel 12 Parallel Bible Translations

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1 Then Samuel said to all Israel, |I have listened to everything you have said to me and appointed a king over you. And Samuel said to all Israel, “Behold, I have obeyed your voice in all that you have said to me and have made a king over you. Samuel said to all Israel, “I have listened to everything you said to me and have set a king over you.
2 And now, here is the king who will lead you. I am old and gray, but my sons are with you. I have led you from my youth until this day. And now, behold, the king walks before you, and I am old and gray; and behold, my sons are with you. I have walked before you from my youth until this day. Now you have a king as your leader. As for me, I am old and gray, and my sons are here with you. I have been your leader from my youth until this day.
3 Here I am. Testify against me in front of the LORD and in front of his anointed king. Did I take anyone's ox? Did I take anyone's donkey? Did I cheat or oppress anyone? Did I take a bribe from anyone to look the other way? [If so,] I will give it all back.| Here I am; testify against me before the LORD and before his anointed. Whose ox have I taken? Or whose donkey 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.” Here I stand. Testify against me in the presence of the LORD and his anointed. Whose ox have I taken? Whose donkey have I taken? Whom have I cheated? Whom have I oppressed? From whose hand have I accepted a bribe to make me shut my eyes? If I have done any of these things, I will make it right.”
4 They answered, |You didn't cheat us, oppress us, or take anything from anyone.| They said, “You have not defrauded us or oppressed us or taken anything from any man’s hand.” “You have not cheated or oppressed us,” they replied. “You have not taken anything from anyone’s hand.”
5 Samuel told them, |The LORD is a witness to what you've said, and his anointed king is a witness today that you've found nothing in my hands.| |He is a witness,| they answered. And he said to them, “The LORD 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.” Samuel said to them, “The LORD is witness against you, and also his anointed is witness this day, that you have not found anything in my hand.” “He is witness,” they said.
6 Samuel told the people, |The LORD appointed Moses and Aaron and brought your ancestors out of Egypt. And Samuel said to the people, “The LORD is witness, who appointed Moses and Aaron and brought your fathers up out of the land of Egypt. Then Samuel said to the people, “It is the LORD who appointed Moses and Aaron and brought your ancestors up out of Egypt.
7 Now, stand up while I put you on trial in front of the LORD and cite all the righteous things the LORD did for you and your ancestors. Now therefore stand still that I may plead with you before the LORD concerning all the righteous deeds of the LORD that he performed for you and for your fathers. Now then, stand here, because I am going to confront you with evidence before the LORD as to all the righteous acts performed by the LORD for you and your ancestors.
8 When your ancestors went with Jacob to Egypt [and were oppressed], they cried out to the LORD, who sent Moses and Aaron to bring them out of Egypt. The LORD settled them in this place. When Jacob went into Egypt, and the Egyptians oppressed them, then your fathers cried out to the LORD and the LORD sent Moses and Aaron, who brought your fathers out of Egypt and made them dwell in this place. “After Jacob entered Egypt, they cried to the LORD for help, and the LORD sent Moses and Aaron, who brought your ancestors out of Egypt and settled them in this place.
9 But they forgot the LORD their God. So he handed them over to Sisera, who was the commander of the army of Hazor, to the Philistines, and to the king of Moab. All of them fought against your ancestors. But they forgot the LORD their God. And he sold them into the hand of Sisera, commander of the army of Hazor, and into the hand of the Philistines, and into the hand of the king of Moab. And they fought against them. “But they forgot the LORD their God; so he sold them into the hand of Sisera, the commander of the army of Hazor, and into the hands of the Philistines and the king of Moab, who fought against them.
10 Then they cried out to the LORD and said, 'We have sinned. We have abandoned the LORD and served other gods and goddesses-the Baals and the Astartes. But rescue us from our enemies now, and we will serve you.' And they cried out to the LORD and said, ‘We have sinned, because we have forsaken the LORD and have served the Baals and the Ashtaroth. But now deliver us out of the hand of our enemies, that we may serve you.’ They cried out to the LORD and said, ‘We have sinned; we have forsaken the LORD and served the Baals and the Ashtoreths. But now deliver us from the hands of our enemies, and we will serve you.’
11 |Then the LORD sent Jerubbaal, Bedan, Jephthah, and Samuel and rescued you from your enemies on every side so that you could live securely. And the LORD sent Jerubbaal and Barak and Jephthah and Samuel and delivered you out of the hand of your enemies on every side, and you lived in safety. Then the LORD sent Jerub-Baal, Barak, Jephthah and Samuel, and he delivered you from the hands of your enemies all around you, so that you lived in safety.
12 But when you saw King Nahash of Ammon coming to attack you, you told me, 'No, a king should rule over us,' though the LORD your God was your king. And 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 the LORD your God was your king. “But when you saw that Nahash king of the Ammonites was moving against you, you said to me, ‘No, we want a king to rule over us’—even though the LORD your God was your king.
13 |Now, here is the king you have chosen, the one you asked for. See, the LORD has put a king over you. And now behold the king whom you have chosen, for whom you have asked; behold, the LORD has set a king over you. Now here is the king you have chosen, the one you asked for; see, the LORD has set a king over you.
14 If you fear the LORD, serve him, obey him, and don't rebel against what he says, then you and your king will follow the LORD your God. If you will fear the LORD and serve him and obey his voice and not rebel against the commandment of the LORD, and if both you and the king who reigns over you will follow the LORD your God, it will be well. If you fear the LORD and serve and obey him and do not rebel against his commands, and if both you and the king who reigns over you follow the LORD your God—good!
15 But if you don't obey the LORD, if you rebel against what he says, then the LORD will be against you as he was against your ancestors. But if you will not obey the voice of the LORD, but rebel against the commandment of the LORD, then the hand of the LORD will be against you and your king. But if you do not obey the LORD, and if you rebel against his commands, his hand will be against you, as it was against your ancestors.
16 Now then, stand still and watch this great thing the LORD is going to do right before your eyes. Now therefore stand still and see this great thing that the LORD will do before your eyes. “Now then, stand still and see this great thing the LORD is about to do before your eyes!
17 Isn't the wheat being harvested today? I will call on the LORD, and he'll send thunder and rain. Then you will realize what a wicked thing you did in the LORD's presence when you asked for a king.| Is it not wheat harvest today? I will call upon the LORD, 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 the LORD, in asking for yourselves a king.” Is it not wheat harvest now? I will call on the LORD to send thunder and rain. And you will realize what an evil thing you did in the eyes of the LORD when you asked for a king.”
18 Then Samuel called on the LORD. That day the LORD sent thunder and rain so that all the people feared the LORD and Samuel very much. So Samuel called upon the LORD, and the LORD sent thunder and rain that day, and all the people greatly feared the LORD and Samuel. Then Samuel called on the LORD, and that same day the LORD sent thunder and rain. So all the people stood in awe of the LORD and of Samuel.
19 All the people pleaded with Samuel, |Pray to the LORD your God for us so that we will not die. We have added [another] evil thing to all our other sins by asking for a king.| And all the people said to Samuel, “Pray for your servants to the LORD your God, that we may not die, for we have added to all our sins this evil, to ask for ourselves a king.” The people all said to Samuel, “Pray to the LORD your God for your servants so that we will not die, for we have added to all our other sins the evil of asking for a king.”
20 |Don't be afraid,| Samuel told the people. |You did do all these evil things. But don't turn away from the LORD. Instead, serve the LORD wholeheartedly. And Samuel said to the people, “Do not be afraid; you have done all this evil. Yet do not turn aside from following the LORD, but serve the LORD with all your heart. “Do not be afraid,” Samuel replied. “You have done all this evil; yet do not turn away from the LORD, but serve the LORD with all your heart.
21 Don't turn away to follow other gods. They can't help or rescue you, because they don't exist. And do not turn aside after empty things that cannot profit or deliver, for they are empty. Do not turn away after useless idols. They can do you no good, nor can they rescue you, because they are useless.
22 For the sake of his great name, the LORD will not abandon his people, because the LORD wants to make you his people. For the LORD will not forsake his people, for his great name’s sake, because it has pleased the LORD to make you a people for himself. For the sake of his great name the LORD will not reject his people, because the LORD was pleased to make you his own.
23 It would be unthinkable for me to sin against the LORD by failing to pray for you. I will go on teaching you the way that is good and right. Moreover, as for me, far be it from me that I should sin against the LORD by ceasing to pray for you, and I will instruct you in the good and the right way. As for me, far be it from me that I should sin against the LORD by failing to pray for you. And I will teach you the way that is good and right.
24 Fear the LORD, and serve him sincerely. Consider the great things he did for you. Only fear the LORD and serve him faithfully with all your heart. For consider what great things he has done for you. But be sure to fear the LORD and serve him faithfully with all your heart; consider what great things he has done for you.
25 But if you go on doing what is evil, you and your king will be wiped out.| But if you still do wickedly, you shall be swept away, both you and your king.” Yet if you persist in doing evil, both you and your king will perish.”
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