1 Samuel, 12

1. Then Samuel said to all of Israel: “Behold, I have listened to your voice, according to all that you have said to me, and I have appointed a king over you.

1. Tada Samuel reèe svemu Izraelu: "Evo, ispunio sam vašu želju u svemu što ste od mene tražili i postavih kralja nad vama.

2. And now the king advances before you. But I am old and have gray hair. Moreover, my sons are with you. And so, having conversed before you from my youth, even until this day, behold, I am here.

2. I od sada æe kralj iæi pred vama. A ja sam ostario i osijedio i moji sinovi eto su meðu vama. Ja sam išao pred vama od svoje mladosti pa do današnjega dana.

3. Speak about me before the Lord, and before his Christ, as to whether I have taken anyone’s ox or donkey, or whether I have falsely accused anyone, or whether I have oppressed anyone, or whether I have accepted a bribe from the hand of anyone, and I will repudiate the same, this day, and I will restore it to you.”

3. Evo me! Posvjedoèite protiv mene pred Jahvom i pred njegovim pomazanikom: kome sam oteo vola i kome sam oteo magarca? Koga sam prevario? Koga sam tlaèio? Od koga sam primio mito da bih zažmirio na jedno oko? Ja æu vam sve natrag vratiti."

4. And they said, “You have not falsely accused us, nor oppressed us, nor have you taken anything from the hand of anyone.”

4. A oni odgovoriše: "Nisi nas prevario, nisi nas tlaèio, nisi ni od koga primio ništa."

5. And he said to them, “The Lord is a witness against you, and his Christ is a witness this day, that you have not found anything in my hand.” And they said, “He is the witness.”

5. Još im reèe: "Svjedok je Jahve protiv vas i svjedok je njegov pomazanik u ovaj dan da niste našli ništa u mojoj ruci." A oni odgovoriše: "Tako je!"

6. And Samuel said to the people: “It is the Lord who appointed Moses and Aaron, and who led our fathers away from the land of Egypt.

6. Tada Samuel reèe narodu: "Jest, svjedok je Jahve koji je postavio Mojsija i Arona i koji je izveo vaše oce iz Egipta.

7. Now therefore, stand, so that I may contend in judgment against you before the Lord, about all the mercies of the Lord, which he has given to you and to your fathers:

7. Stanite sada ovamo da probesjedim s vama pred Jahvom i da vas podsjetim na sva velika djela koja je uèinio Jahve vama i vašim ocima.

8. How Jacob entered into Egypt, and your fathers cried out to the Lord. And the Lord sent Moses and Aaron, and he led your fathers away from Egypt, and he transferred them to this place.

8. Kad je Jakov došao u Egipat, Egipæani su ih pritisnuli, a vaši su oci vapili Jahvi za pomoæ. I Jahve posla Mojsija i Arona, koji izvedoše oce vaše iz Egipta i naseliše ih na ovome mjestu.

9. But they forgot the Lord their God, and so he delivered them into the hand of Sisera, master 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.

9. Ali oni zaboraviše Jahvu, Boga svoga, i on ih predade u ruke Siseri, vojvodi hasorske vojske, i u ruke Filistejaca, i u ruke moapskome kralju, koji su vojevali na njih.

10. But afterward, they cried out to the Lord, and they said: ‘We have sinned, because we have forsaken the Lord, and we have served the Baals and Ashtaroth. Now therefore, rescue us from the hand of our enemies, and we will serve you.’

10. I opet su vapili Jahvi za pomoæ govoreæi: 'Zgriješili smo jer smo ostavili Jahvu i uzeli služiti baalima i aštartama; izbavi nas sada iz ruku naših neprijatelja pa æemo ti služiti!'

11. And the Lord sent Jerubbaal, and Bedan, and Jephthah, and Samuel, and he rescued you from the hand of your enemies all around, and you lived in confidence.

11. I Jahve posla Jerubaala i Baraka, Jiftaha i Samuela te vas izbavi iz ruku vaših neprijatelja unaokolo, tako da ste mogli živjeti bez straha.

12. Then, seeing that Nahash, the king of the sons of Ammon, had arrived against you, you said to me, ‘By no means! Instead, a king shall reign over us,’ even though the Lord your God was reigning over you.

12. Ali kad vidjeste Nahaša, kralja amonskoga, kako ide na vas, rekoste mi: 'Ne, nego kralj neka vlada nad nama!' Pa ipak je vaš kralj Jahve, vaš Bog!

13. Now therefore, your king is present, whom you chose and requested. Behold, the Lord has given you a king.

13. I eto vam sada kralja koga ste izabrali! Eto, Jahve je postavio kralja nad vama.

14. If you will fear the Lord, and serve him, and listen to his voice, and not provoke the mouth of the Lord, then both you, and the king who rules over you, will be following the Lord your God.

14. Ako se budete bojali Jahve i njemu budete služili, ako budete slušali njegov glas i ne budete se protivili njegovim zapovijedima, slijedit æete Jahvu, Boga svoga, vi i kralj koji kraljuje nad vama.

15. But if you will not listen to the voice of the Lord, but instead you provoke his words, then the hand of the Lord will be over you and over your fathers.

15. Ako li ne budete slušali Jahvina glasa, ako se budete protivili njegovim zapovijedima, tada æe se ruka Jahvina spustiti na vas i na vašega kralja da vas uništi.

16. Therefore, stand now, and see this great thing, which the Lord will accomplish in your sight.

16. Sada još jednom pristupite i vidite veliki znak koji æe Jahve uèiniti pred vašim oèima.

17. Is it not the harvest of the wheat today? I will call upon the Lord, and he will send thunder and rain. And you will know and see that you have done a great evil in the sight of the Lord, by petitioning for a king over you.”

17. Nije li sada pšenièna žetva? Ali ja æu zazvati Jahvu i on æe poslati gromove i kišu. I jasno æete razabrati kako je veliko zlo koje ste uèinili pred Jahvom tražeæi sebi kralja."

18. And Samuel cried out to the Lord, and the Lord sent thunder and rain on that day.

18. Tada Samuel zazva Jahvu i Jahve posla gromove i kišu u onaj dan i sav se narod vrlo poboja Jahve i Samuela.

19. And all the people feared the Lord and Samuel exceedingly. And all the people said to Samuel: “Pray, on behalf of your servants, to the Lord your God, so that we may not die. For we have added to all our sins this evil, that we would petition for a king.”

19. I sav narod reèe Samuelu: "Moli se Jahvi, svome Bogu, za svoje sluge da ne pomremo, jer smo svim svojim grijesima dodali zlo tražeæi sebi kralja."

20. Then Samuel said to the people: “Do not be afraid. You have done all this evil. Yet truly, do not choose to withdraw from the back of the Lord. Instead, serve the Lord with all your heart.

20. Ali Samuel reèe narodu: "Ne bojte se! Vi ste, doduše, uèinili sve ovo zlo, ali sada ne ostavljajte više Jahvu, nego služite Jahvi svim svojim srcem.

21. And do not choose to turn aside after vanities, which will never benefit you, nor rescue you, since they are empty.

21. Ne priklanjajte se više ništavim idolima koji vam ništa ne koriste, ništa vam ne pomažu jer su samo ništavila.

22. And the Lord will not abandon his people, because of his great name. For the Lord has sworn to make you his people.

22. A Jahve neæe odbaciti svoga naroda, radi velikog imena svoga, jer se Jahve udostojao da vas uèini svojim narodom.

23. So then, far be it from me, this sin against the Lord, that I would cease to pray for you. And so, I will teach you the good and upright way.

23. A od mene neka je daleko da zgriješim Jahvi prestajuæi moliti za vas i upuæivati vas na dobar i pošten put.

24. Therefore, fear the Lord, and serve him in truth and from your whole heart. For you have seen the great works that he has done among you.

24. Samo se bojte Jahve i njemu iskreno služite svim svojim srcem; jer, pogledajte kako se velikim oèitovao meðu vama.

25. But if you persevere in wickedness, both you and your king will perish together.”

25. Ako li budete èinili zlo, propast æete vi i vaš kralj."