1 Samuel 12

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וַיֹּ֤אמֶרand he said שְׁמוּאֵל֙Samuel אֶל־to כָּל־all יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לIsrael הִנֵּה֙here!שָׁמַ֣עְתִּיI have listened בְקֹֽלְכֶ֔םto voice your לְכֹ֥לto all אֲשֶׁר־that אֲמַרְתֶּ֖םyou have saidלִ֑יto the meוָאַמְלִ֥יךְand I have made king עֲלֵיכֶ֖םover you מֶֽלֶךְ׃a king

וְעַתָּ֞הand now הִנֵּ֥הhere!הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ׀the king מִתְהַלֵּ֣ךְis walking about לִפְנֵיכֶ֗םto before you וַאֲנִי֙and I זָקַ֣נְתִּיI am old וָשַׂ֔בְתִּיand I am gray haired וּבָנַ֖יand sons my הִנָּ֣םhere they אִתְּכֶ֑םare with you וַאֲנִי֙and I הִתְהַלַּ֣כְתִּיI have walked about לִפְנֵיכֶ֔םto before you מִנְּעֻרַ֖יsince youths my עַד־until הַיּ֥וֹםthe day הַזֶּֽה׃the this

וַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּand they said לֹ֥אnot עֲשַׁקְתָּ֖נוּyou have oppressed us וְלֹ֣אand not רַצּוֹתָ֑נוּyou have crushed us וְלֹֽא־and not לָקַ֥חְתָּyou have taken מִיַּד־from the hand of אִ֖ישׁanyone מְאֽוּמָה׃anything

וַיֹּ֨אמֶרand he said אֲלֵיהֶ֜םto them עֵ֧דis a witness יְהוָ֣הYahwehבָּכֶ֗םon the youוְעֵ֤דand is a witness מְשִׁיחוֹ֙anointed his הַיּ֣וֹםthe day הַזֶּ֔הthe this כִּ֣יthat לֹ֧אnot מְצָאתֶ֛םyou have found בְּיָדִ֖יin hand my מְא֑וּמָהanything וַיֹּ֖אמֶרand someone said עֵֽד׃ פhe is a witness

וַיֹּ֥אמֶרand he said שְׁמוּאֵ֖לSamuel אֶל־to הָעָ֑םthe people יְהוָ֗הYahweh אֲשֶׁ֤רwho עָשָׂה֙he appointed אֶת־obj.מֹשֶׁ֣הMoses וְאֶֽת־and obj.אַהֲרֹ֔ןAaron וַאֲשֶׁ֧רand who הֶעֱלָ֛הhe brought up אֶת־obj.אֲבֹתֵיכֶ֖םancestors your מֵאֶ֥רֶץfrom the land of מִצְרָֽיִם׃Egypt

וְעַתָּ֗הand therefore הִֽתְיַצְּב֛וּpresent yourselves וְאִשָּׁפְטָ֥הso let me enter into judgment אִתְּכֶ֖םwith you לִפְנֵ֣יto before יְהוָ֑הYahweh אֵ֚תobj.כָּל־all צִדְק֣וֹתthe righteousnesses of יְהוָ֔הYahweh אֲשֶׁר־which עָשָׂ֥הhe did אִתְּכֶ֖םwith you וְאֶת־and with אֲבוֹתֵיכֶֽם׃ancestors your

וַֽיִּשְׁכְּח֖וּand they forgot אֶת־obj.יְהוָ֣הYahweh אֱלֹהֵיהֶ֑םGod their וַיִּמְכֹּ֣רand he sold אֹתָ֡םobj. them בְּיַ֣דin the hand of סִֽיסְרָא֩Sisera שַׂר־the commander of צְבָ֨אthe army of חָצ֜וֹרHazor וּבְיַד־and in the hand of פְּלִשְׁתִּ֗יםthe Philistines וּבְיַד֙and in the hand of מֶ֣לֶךְthe king of מוֹאָ֔בMoab וַיִּֽלָּחֲמ֖וּand they foughtבָּֽם׃against the them

וַיִּזְעֲק֤וּand they cried out אֶל־to יְהוָה֙Yahweh וַיֹּאמְר֣וּand they said חָטָ֔אנוּwe have sinned כִּ֤יfor עָזַ֙בְנוּ֙we have forsaken אֶת־obj.יְהוָ֔הYahweh וַנַּעֲבֹ֥דand we have served אֶת־obj.הַבְּעָלִ֖יםthe Baals וְאֶת־and obj.הָעַשְׁתָּר֑וֹתthe Ashtaroth וְעַתָּ֗הand now הַצִּילֵ֛נוּdeliver us מִיַּ֥דfrom the hand of אֹיְבֵ֖ינוּenemies our וְנַעַבְדֶֽךָּ׃so we may serve you

וַיִּשְׁלַ֤חand he sent יְהוָה֙Yahweh אֶת־obj.יְרֻבַּ֣עַלJerub-Baal וְאֶת־and obj.בְּדָ֔ןBedan וְאֶת־and obj.יִפְתָּ֖חJephthah וְאֶת־and obj.שְׁמוּאֵ֑לSamuel וַיַּצֵּ֨לand he delivered אֶתְכֶ֜םobj. you מִיַּ֤דfrom the hand of אֹֽיְבֵיכֶם֙enemies your מִסָּבִ֔יבfrom round about וַתֵּשְׁב֖וּand you dwelt בֶּֽטַח׃security

וַתִּרְא֗וּand you saw כִּֽי־that נָחָ֞שׁNahash מֶ֣לֶךְthe king of בְּנֵֽי־the people of עַמּוֹן֮Ammon בָּ֣אwas coming עֲלֵיכֶם֒on you וַתֹּ֣אמְרוּand you saidלִ֔יto the meלֹ֕אIn-כִּי־deed מֶ֖לֶךְa king יִמְלֹ֣ךְhe will reign עָלֵ֑ינוּover us וַיהוָ֥הand Yahweh אֱלֹהֵיכֶ֖םGod your מַלְכְּכֶֽם׃was king your

וְעַתָּ֗הand now הִנֵּ֥הhere!הַמֶּ֛לֶךְthe king אֲשֶׁ֥רwhom בְּחַרְתֶּ֖םyou have chosen אֲשֶׁ֣רwhom שְׁאֶלְתֶּ֑םyou asked for וְהִנֵּ֨הand here!נָתַ֧ןhe has set יְהוָ֛הYahweh עֲלֵיכֶ֖םover you מֶֽלֶךְ׃a king

וְאִם־and if לֹ֤אnot תִשְׁמְעוּ֙you will listen בְּק֣וֹלto the voice of יְהוָ֔הYahweh וּמְרִיתֶ֖םand you will rebel against אֶת־obj.פִּ֣יthe mouth of יְהוָ֑הYahweh וְהָיְתָ֧הand it will be יַד־the hand of יְהוָ֛הYahwehבָּכֶ֖םon youוּבַאֲבֹתֵיכֶֽם׃and on ancestors your

גַּם־also עַתָּה֙now הִתְיַצְּב֣וּstand וּרְא֔וּand see אֶת־obj.הַדָּבָ֥רthe thing הַגָּד֖וֹלthe great הַזֶּ֑הthe this אֲשֶׁ֣רwhich יְהוָ֔הYahweh עֹשֶׂ֖הis about to do לְעֵינֵיכֶֽם׃to eyes your

וַיִּקְרָ֤אand he called out שְׁמוּאֵל֙Samuel אֶל־to יְהוָ֔הYahweh וַיִּתֵּ֧ןand he gave יְהוָ֛הYahweh קֹלֹ֥תthunder claps וּמָטָ֖רand rain בַּיּ֣וֹםon the day הַה֑וּאthe that וַיִּירָ֨אand it feared כָל־all הָעָ֥םthe people מְאֹ֛דexceedingly אֶת־obj.יְהוָ֖הYahweh וְאֶת־and obj.שְׁמוּאֵֽל׃Samuel

וְלֹ֖אand not תָּס֑וּרוּyou must turn aside כִּ֣י׀for אַחֲרֵ֣יafter הַתֹּ֗הוּthe emptiness אֲשֶׁ֧רwhich לֹֽא־not יוֹעִ֛ילוּthey will benefit וְלֹ֥אand not יַצִּ֖ילוּthey will rescue כִּי־for תֹ֥הוּare emptiness הֵֽמָּה׃they

כִּ֠יfor לֹֽא־not יִטֹּ֤שׁhe will abandon יְהוָה֙Yahweh אֶת־obj.עַמּ֔וֹpeople his בַּעֲב֖וּרforsake of שְׁמ֣וֹname his הַגָּד֑וֹלthe great כִּ֚יfor הוֹאִ֣ילhe was determined יְהוָ֔הYahweh לַעֲשׂ֥וֹתto make אֶתְכֶ֛םobj. youל֖וֹfor the himselfלְעָֽם׃into a people

גַּ֣םalso אָנֹכִ֗יI חָלִ֤ילָהfar be itלִּי֙to the meמֵחֲטֹ֣אfrom sinning לַֽיהוָ֔הto Yahweh מֵחֲדֹ֖לfrom ceasing לְהִתְפַּלֵּ֣לto pray בַּעַדְכֶ֑םfor you וְהוֹרֵיתִ֣יand I will teach אֶתְכֶ֔םobj. you בְּדֶ֥רֶךְin the way of הַטּוֹבָ֖הthe good וְהַיְשָׁרָֽה׃and the upright

אַ֣ךְ׀only יְר֣אוּfear אֶת־obj.יְהוָ֗הYahweh וַעֲבַדְתֶּ֥םand you will serve אֹת֛וֹobj. him בֶּאֱמֶ֖תin faithfulness בְּכָל־with all לְבַבְכֶ֑םheart your כִּ֣יfor רְא֔וּconsider אֵ֥תobj.אֲשֶׁר־this:הִגְדִּ֖לhe has done great things עִמָּכֶֽם׃with you

וְאִם־and if הָרֵ֖עַstill do evil תָּרֵ֑עוּyou will do evil גַּם־both אַתֶּ֥םyou גַּֽם־as well as מַלְכְּכֶ֖םking your תִּסָּפֽוּ׃ פyou will be swept away

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