1 Kingdoms 12

Old Testament · Brenton Septuagint with Greek parallel

1 Kingdoms 12

1And Samuel said to all Israel, Behold, I have listened to your voice in all things that you have said to me, and I have set a king over you.Καὶ εἶπε Σαμουὴλ πρὸς πάντα Ἰσραὴλ, ἰδοὺ ἤκουσα φωνῆς ὑμῶν εἰς πάντα ὅσα εἴπατέ μοι, καὶ ἐβασίλευσα ἐφʼ ὑμᾶς βασιλέα,

2And now, behold, the king goes before you; and I am grown old and shall rest; and, behold, my sons are among you; and, behold, I have gone about before you from my youth to this day.καὶ νῦν ἰδοὺ ὁ βασιλεὺς διαπορεύεται ἐνώπιον ὑμῶν· κἀγὼ γεγήρακα καὶ καθήσομαι, καὶ οἱ υἱοί μου ἰδοὺ ἐν ὑμῖν· κᾀγὼ ἰδοὺ διελήλυθα ἐνώπιον ὑμῶν ἐκ νεότητος καὶ ἕως τῆς ἡμέρας ταύτης.

3Behold, here am I, answer against me before the Lord and before his anointed: whose calf have I taken? or whose ass have I taken? or whom of you have I oppressed? or from whose hand have I taken a * bribe, even to a sandal? bear witness against me, and I will make restitution to you.Ἰδοὺ ἐγώ, ἀποκρίθητε κατʼ ἐμοῦ ἐνώπιον Κυρίου καὶ ἐνώπιον χριστοῦ αὐτοῦ· μόσχον τίνος εἴληφα, ἢ ὄνον τίνος εἴληφα, ἢ τίνα κατεδυνάστευσα ὑμῶν, ἢ τίνα ἐξεπίεσα, ἢ ἐκ χειρὸς τίνος εἴληφα ἐξίλασμα καὶ ὑπόδημα; ἀποκρίθητε κατʼ ἐμοῦ, καὶ ἀποδώσω ὑμῖν.

4And they said to Samuel, You have not injured us, and you have not oppressed us; and you have not afflicted us, and you have not taken anything from any one's hand.Καὶ εἶπαν πρὸς Σαμουὴλ οὐκ ἠδίκησας ἡμᾶς, καὶ οὐ κατεδυνάστευσας ἡμᾶς, καὶ οὐκ ἔθλασας ἡμᾶς, καὶ οὐκ εἴληφας ἐκ χειρὸς οὐδενὸς οὐδέν.

5And Samuel said to the people, The Lord is witness among you, and his anointed is witness this day, that you have not found anything in my hand: and they said, He is witness.Καὶ εἶπε Σαμουὴλ πρὸς τὸν λαὸν, μάρτυς Κύριος ἐν ὑμῖν, καὶ μάρτυς χριστὸς αὐτοῦ σήμερον ἐν ταύτῃ τῇ ἡμέρᾳ, ὅτι οὐχ εὑρήκατε ἐν χειρί μου οὐδέν· καὶ εἶπαν, μάρτυς.

6And Samuel spoke to the people, saying, The Lord who appointed Moses and Aaron is witness, who brought our fathers up out of Egypt.Καὶ εἶπε Σαμουὴλ πρὸς τὸν λαὸν, λέγων, μάρτυς Κύριος ὁ ποιήσας τὸν Μωυσῆν καὶ τὸν ʼΑαρὼν, ὁ ἀναγαγὼν τοὺς πατέρας ἡμῶν ἐξ Αἰγύπτου.

7And now stand still, and I will judge you before the Lord; and I will relate to you all the righteousness of the Lord, the things which he has wrought among you and your fathers.Καὶ νῦν κατάστητε, καὶ δικάσω ὑμᾶς ἐνώπιον Κυρίου, καὶ ἀπαγγελῶ ὑμῖν τὴν πᾶσαν δικαιοσύνην Κυρίου, ἃ ἐποίησεν ἐν ὑμῖν καὶ ἐν τοῖς πατράσιν ὑμῶν·

8When Jacob and his sons went into Egypt, and Egypt humbled them, then our fathers cried to the Lord, and the Lord sent Moses and Aaron; and they brought our fathers out of Egypt, and he made them to dwell in this place.Ὡς εἰσῆλθεν Ἰακὼβ καὶ οἱ υἱοὶ αὐτοῦ εἰς Αἴγυπτον, καὶ ἐταπείνωσεν αὐτοὺς Αἴγυπτος· καὶ ἐβόησαν οἱ πατέρες ἡμῶν πρὸς Κύριον, καὶ ἀπέστειλε Κύριος τὸν Μωυσῆν καὶ τὸν ʼΑαρών, καὶ ἐξήγαγον τοὺς πατέρας ἡμῶν ἐξ Αἰγύπτου, καὶ κατῴκισεν αὐτοὺς ἐν τῷ τόπῳ τούτῳ.

9And they forgot the Lord their God, and he sold them into the hands of Sisara captain of the host of Jabis king of Asor, and into the hands of the Philistines, and into the hands of the king of Moab; and he fought with them.Καὶ ἐπελάθοντο Κυρίου τοῦ Θεοῦ αὐτῶν, καὶ ἀπέδοτο αὐτοὺς εἰς χεῖρας Σισαρά ἀρχιστρατήγῳ Ἰαβὶς βασιλέως ʼΑσὼρ, καὶ εἰς χεῖρας ἀλλοφύλων, καὶ εἰς χεῖρας βασιλέως Μωὰβ, καὶ ἐπολέμησεν ἐν αὐτοῖς.

10And they cried to the Lord, and said, We have sinned, for we have forsaken the Lord, and have served Baalim and the groves: and now deliver us out of the hand of our enemies, and we will serve you.Καὶ ἐβόησαν πρὸς Κύριον, καὶ ἔλεγον, ἡμάρτομεν, ὅτι ἐγκατελίπομεν τὸν Κύριον, καὶ ἐδουλεύσαμεν τοῖς Βααλὶμ καὶ τοῖς ἄλσεσι· καὶ νῦν ἐξελοῦ ἡμᾶς ἐκ χειρὸς ἐχθρῶν ἡμῶν, καὶ δουλεύσομέν σοι.

11And he sent Jerobaal, and Barac, and Jephthae, and Samuel, and rescued us out of the hand of our enemies round about, and you lived in security.Καὶ ἀπέστειλε τὸν Ἰεροβάαλ, καὶ τὸν Βαρὰκ, καὶ τὸν Ἰεφθάε, καὶ τὸν Σαμουὴλ, καὶ ἐξείλατο ἡμᾶς ἐκ χειρὸς ἐχθρῶν ἡμῶν τῶν κυκλόθεν, καὶ κατῳκεῖτε πεποιθότες.

12And you saw that Naas king of the children of Ammon came against you, and you said, Nay, none but a king shall reign over us; whereas the Lord our God is our king.Καὶ ἴδετε ὅτι Νάας βασιλεὺς υἱῶν ʼΑμμὼν ἦλθεν ἐφʼ ὑμᾶς, καὶ εἴπατε, οὐχί, ἀλλʼ ἢ ὅτι βασιλεὺς βασιλεύσει ἐφʼ ἡμῶν· καὶ Κύριος ὁ Θεὸς ἡμῶν βασιλεὺς ἡμῶν.

13And now behold the king † whom you have chosen; and behold, the Lord has set a king over you.Καὶ νῦν ἰδοὺ ὁ βασιλεὺς ὃν ἐξελέξασθε· καὶ ἰδοὺ δέδωκε Κύριος ἐφʼ ὑμᾶς βασιλέα.

14If you should fear the Lord, and serve him, and listen to his voice, and not resist the mouth of the Lord, and you and your king that reigns over you should follow the Lord, well.Ἐὰν φοβηθῆτε τὸν Κύριον, καὶ δουλεύσητε αὐτῷ, καὶ ἀκούσητε τῆς φωνῆς αὐτοῦ, καὶ μὴ ἐρίσητε τῷ στόματι Κυρίου, καὶ ἦτε καὶ ὑμεῖς καὶ ὁ βασιλεὺς ὁ βασιλεύων ἐφʼ ὑμῶν ὀπίσω Κυρίου πορευόμενοι·

15But if you should not listen to the voice of the Lord, and you should resist the mouth of the Lord, then shall the hand of the Lord be upon you and upon your king.Ἐὰν δὲ μὴ ἀκούσητε τῆς φωνῆς Κυρίου, καὶ ἐρίσητε τῷ στόματι Κυρίου, καὶ ἔσται χεὶρ Κυρίου ἐφʼ ὑμᾶς καὶ ἐπὶ τὸν βασιλέα ὑμῶν.

16And now stand still, and see this great thing, which the Lord will do before your eyes.Καὶ νῦν κατάστητε, καὶ ἴδετε τὸ ῥῆμα τὸ μέγα τοῦτο ὃ ὁ κύριος ποιήσει ἐν ὀφθαλμοῖς ὑμῶν.

17Is it not wheat harvest today? I will call upon the Lord, and he shall send thunder and rain; and know you and see, that your wickedness is great which you have wrought before the Lord, having asked for yourselves a king.Οὐχὶ θερισμὸς πυρῶν σήμερον; ἐπικαλέσομαι Κύριον, καὶ δώσει φωνὰς καὶ ὑετόν· καὶ γνῶτε καὶ ἴδετε, ὅτι ἡ κακία ὑμῶν μεγάλη, ἣν ἐποίησατε ἐνώπιον Κυρίου, αἰτήσαντες ἑαυτοῖς βασιλέα.

18And Samuel called upon the Lord, and the Lord sent thunders and rain in that day; and all the people feared greatly the Lord and Samuel.Καὶ ἐπεκαλέσατο Σαμουὴλ τὸν Κύριον· καὶ ἔδωκε Κύριος φωνὰς καὶ ὑετὸν ἐν τῇ ἡμέρᾳ ἐκείνῃ· καὶ ἐφοβήθησαν πᾶς ὁ λαὸς τὸν Κύριον σφόδρα καὶ τὸν Σαμουήλ.

19And all the people said to Samuel, Pray for your servants to the Lord your God, and let us not die; for we have added to all our sins this iniquity, in asking for us a king.Καὶ εἶπαν πᾶς ὁ λαὸς πρὸς Σαμουὴλ, πρόσευξαι ὑπὲρ τῶν δούλων σου πρὸς Κύριον Θεόν σου, καὶ οὐ μὴ ἀποθάνωμεν, ὅτι προστεθείκαμεν πρὸς πάσας τὰς ἁμαρτίας ἡμῶν κακίαν, αἰτήσαντες ἑαυτοῖς βασιλέα.

20And Samuel said to the people, Fear not: you have indeed wrought all this iniquity; only turn not from following the Lord, and serve the Lord with all your heart.Καὶ εἶπε Σαμουὴλ πρὸς τὸν λαὸν, μὴ φοβεῖσθε· ὑμεῖς πεποιήκατε τὴν πᾶσαν κακίαν ταύτην· πλὴν μὴ ἐκκλίνητε ἀπὸ ὄπισθεν Κυρίου, καὶ δουλεύσατε τῷ κυρίῳ ἐν ὅλῃ καρδίᾳ ὑμῶν·

21And turn not aside after the gods that are nothing, who will do nothing, and will not deliver you, because they are nothing.Καὶ μὴ παραβῆτε ὀπίσω τῶν μηθὲν ὄντων, οἳ οὐ περανοῦσιν οὐθὲν, καὶ οἳ οὐκ ἐξελοῦνται, ὅτι οὐθέν εἰσιν.

22For the Lord will not cast off his people for his great name's sake, because the Lord graciously took you to himself for a people.Ὅτι οὐκ ἀπώσεται Κύριος τὸν λαὸν αὐτοῦ διὰ τὸ ὄνομα αὐτοῦ τὸ μέγα, ὅτι ἐπιεικῶς Κύριος προσελάβετο ὑμᾶς ἑαυτῷ εἰς λαόν.

23And far be it from me to sin against the Lord in ceasing to pray for you: but I will serve the Lord, and show you the good and the right way.Καὶ ἐμοὶ μηδαμῶς τοῦ ἁμαρτεῖν τῷ Κυρίῳ ἀνιέναι τοῦ προσεύχεσθαι περὶ ὑμῶν· καὶ δουλεύσω τῷ Κυρίῳ, καὶ δείξω ὑμῖν τὴν ὁδὸν τὴν ἀγαθὴν καὶ τὴν εὐθεῖαν·

24Only fear the Lord, and serve him in truth and with all your heart, for you see what great things he has wrought with you.Πλὴν φοβεῖσθε τὸν κύριον, καὶ δουλεύσατε αὐτῷ ἐν ἀληθείᾳ καὶ ἐν ὅλῃ καρδίᾳ ὑμῶν, ὅτι ἴδετε ἃ ἐμεγάλυνε μεθʼ ὑμῶν.

25But if you continue to do evil, then shall you and your king be ‡ consumed.Καὶ ἐὰν κακίᾳ κακοποιήσητε, καὶ ὑμεῖς καὶ ὁ βασιλεὺς ὑμῶν προστεθήσεσθε.

Translator's Notes

These notes come from the printed edition of Sir Lancelot Brenton's classic English translation of the Septuagint (LXX), and record where the Greek differs from the English rendering or admits more than one reading.

• v. 3*Gr. propitiation.
• v. 13†Alex.+ 'whom you asked for,' nearer the Heb.
• v. 25‡Gr. added; a reading occasioned by the different readings of אסף and יסף.