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Mga Huling Pananalita ni Samuel

12 Sinabi ni Samuel sa lahat ng Israelita, “Sinunod ko ang mga hiniling ninyo sa akin; binigyan ko kayo ng hari na mamumuno sa inyo. Ngayon, may hari na kayo bilang inyong pinuno. Matanda na ako, at maputi na ang buhok. At kasama naman ninyo ang mga anak ko. Naging pinuno nʼyo na ako mula pa noong kabataan ko. Narito ako ngayon sa harapan ninyo. Kung may nagawa akong masama sa inyo sabihin ninyo sa akin sa presensya ng Panginoon at ng kanyang piniling hari. May kinuha ba akong baka o asno sa sinuman sa inyo? May dinaya o ginipit ba ako sa inyo? Tumanggap ba ako ng suhol para balewalain ang kasalanang nagawa nang sinuman? Kung mapapatunayan ninyo na nagawa ko ang isa man sa mga bagay na ito, pananagutan ko ito.”

Sumagot ang mga tao, “Hindi po ninyo kami dinaya o ginipit man. Wala rin po kayong kinuhang anuman sa kahit kanino sa amin.” Sinabi ni Samuel sa kanila, “Sa araw na ito, saksi ang Panginoon at ang kanyang piniling hari na wala kayong maisusumbat sa akin.” Sumagot ang mga tao, “Opo, saksi ang Panginoon.” Sinabi ni Samuel, “Ang Panginoon ang pumili kina Moises at Aaron na maging pinuno ng inyong mga ninuno, at siya rin ang naglabas sa kanila sa Egipto. Ngayon tumayo kayo sa presensya ng Panginoon dahil ipapaalala ko sa inyo ang mga kabutihang ginawa ng Panginoon sa inyo at sa inyong mga ninuno.

“Noong nasa Egipto pa ang lahi ni Jacob, humingi sila ng tulong sa Panginoon. Ipinadala ng Panginoon sina Moises at Aaron na naglabas sa kanila sa Egipto at nagdala sa kanila sa lupaing ito. Pero kinalimutan nila ang Panginoon na kanilang Dios kaya hinayaan ng Panginoon na matalo sila ni Sisera na kumander ng mga sundalo ng Hazor, ng mga Filisteo at ng hari ng Moab. 10 Humingi na naman sila ng tulong sa Panginoon at sinabi, ‘Nagkasala kami, Panginoon. Tinalikuran namin kayo at sumamba sa imahen ni Baal at Ashtoret. Pero ngayon, iligtas nʼyo po kami sa kamay ng mga kalaban namin at sasambahin namin kayo.’ 11 Pagkatapos, isinugo ng Panginoon sina Gideon,[a] Barak, Jefta at ako; at iniligtas namin kayo sa kamay ng mga kalaban ninyo na nasa paligid at namuhay kayo nang ligtas sa anumang kapahamakan. 12 Pero nang salakayin kayo ni Haring Nahash ng mga Ammonita, humingi kayo sa akin ng haring mamumuno sa inyo, kahit na ang Panginoon na inyong Dios ang siyang hari ninyo. 13 Narito na ngayon ang pinili ninyong hari. Tingnan ninyo! Hiningi ninyo siya at ibinigay siya sa inyo ng Panginoon. 14 Kung kayo at ang hari ninyo ay mamumuhay nang may takot sa Panginoon, susunod sa mga utos niya, at maglilingkod sa kanya, walang masamang mangyayari sa inyo. 15 Pero kung hindi kayo susunod sa Panginoon at sa mga utos niya, parurusahan niya kayo gaya ng ginawa niya sa inyong mga ninuno.

16 “Manatili kayo sa kinaroroonan ninyo at tingnan ninyo ang kamangha-manghang bagay na gagawin ng Panginoon sa inyong harapan. 17 Hindi baʼt panahon ngayon ng pag-aani ng trigo at hindi umuulan? Pero mananalangin ako sa Panginoon na magpakulog at magpaulan, at nang mapag-isip-isip ninyo kung gaano kasama ang ginawa ninyo sa paningin ng Panginoon nang humingi kayo ng hari.”

18 Nanalangin nga si Samuel, at nang araw na iyon, nagpakulog at nagpaulan ang Panginoon. Pinagharian ang lahat ng tao ng matinding takot sa Panginoon at kay Samuel. 19 Sinabi nila kay Samuel, “Ipanalangin nʼyo po kami sa Panginoon na iyong Dios upang hindi kami mamatay, dahil dinagdagan namin ang aming mga kasalanan nang humingi kami ng hari.” 20 Sumagot si Samuel, “Huwag kayong matakot. Kahit na nakagawa kayo ng masama, huwag ninyong talikuran ang Panginoon, kundi paglingkuran ninyo siya nang buong puso. 21 Huwag kayong susunod sa mga walang kwentang dios-diosan. Hindi sila makakatulong o makakapagligtas sa inyo. 22 Alang-alang sa kanyang pangalan, hindi kayo pababayaan ng Panginoon. Ikinalulugod niyang gawin kayong mga mamamayan niya.

23 “Tungkol naman sa akin, hindi ako titigil ng pananalangin sa Panginoon para sa inyo dahil kung magkaganoon, magkakasala ako sa Panginoon. Tuturuan ko rin kayong mamuhay nang tama at matuwid. 24 Pero dapat kayong magkaroon ng takot sa Panginoon at maglingkod sa kanya nang tapat at buong puso. Alalahanin ninyo ang mga kamangha-manghang bagay na ginawa niya sa inyo. 25 Pero kung magpapatuloy kayo sa kasalanan, kayo at ang hari ninyo ay lilipulin.”

Footnotes

  1. 12:11 Gideon: sa Hebreo, Jerubaal.

12 And Samuel saith unto all Israel, `Lo, I have hearkened to your voice, to all that ye said to me, and I cause to reign over you a king,

and now, lo, the king is walking habitually before you, and I have become aged and gray-headed, and my sons, lo, they [are] with you, and I have walked habitually before you from my youth till this day.

`Lo, here [am] I; testify against me, over-against Jehovah, and over-against His anointed; whose ox have I taken, and whose ass have I taken, and whom have I oppressed; whom have I bruised, and of whose hand have I taken a ransom, and hide mine eyes with it? -- and I restore to you.'

And they say, `Thou hast not oppressed us, nor hast thou crushed us, nor hast thou taken from the hand of any one anything.'

And he saith unto them, `A witness [is] Jehovah against you: and a witness [is] His anointed this day, that ye have not found anything in my hand;' and they say, `A witness.'

And Samuel saith unto the people, `Jehovah -- He who made Moses and Aaron, and who brought up your fathers out of the land of Egypt!

and, now, station yourselves, and I judge you before Jehovah, with all the righteous acts of Jehovah, which He did with you, and with your fathers.

`When Jacob hath come in to Egypt, and your fathers cry unto Jehovah, then Jehovah sendeth Moses and Aaron, and they bring out your fathers from Egypt, and cause them to dwell in this place,

and they forget Jehovah their God, and He selleth them into the hand of Sisera, head of the host of Hazor, and into the hand of the Philistines, and into the hand of the king of Moab, and they fight against them,

10 and they cry unto Jehovah, and say, We have sinned, because we have forsaken Jehovah, and serve the Baalim, and Ashtaroth, and now, deliver us out of the hand of our enemies, and we serve Thee.

11 `And Jehovah sendeth Jerubbaal, and Bedan, and Jephthah, and Samuel, and delivereth you out of the hand of your enemies round about, and ye dwell confidently.

12 `And ye see that Nahash king of the Bene-Ammon hath come against you, and ye say to me, Nay, but a king doth reign over us; and Jehovah your God [is] your king!

13 And, now, lo, the king whom ye have chosen -- whom ye have asked! and lo, Jehovah hath placed over you a king.

14 `If ye fear Jehovah, and have served Him, and hearkened to His voice, then ye do not provoke the mouth of Jehovah, and ye have been -- both ye and the king who hath reigned over you -- after Jehovah your God.

15 `And if ye do not hearken to the voice of Jehovah -- then ye have provoked the mouth of Jehovah, and the hand of Jehovah hath been against you, and against your fathers.

16 `Also now, station yourselves and see this great thing which Jehovah is doing before your eyes;

17 is it not wheat-harvest to-day? I call unto Jehovah, and He doth give voices and rain; and know ye and see that your evil is great which ye have done in the eyes of Jehovah, to ask for you a king.'

18 And Samuel calleth unto Jehovah, and Jehovah giveth voices and rain, on that day, and all the people greatly fear Jehovah and Samuel;

19 and all the people say unto Samuel, `Pray for thy servants unto Jehovah thy God, and we do not die, for we have added to all our sins evil to ask for us a king.'

20 And Samuel saith unto the people, `Fear not; ye have done all this evil; only, turn not aside from after Jehovah -- and ye have served Jehovah with all your heart,

21 and ye do not turn aside after the vain things which do not profit nor deliver, for they [are] vain,

22 for Jehovah doth not leave His people, on account of His great name; for Jehovah hath been pleased to make you to Him for a people.

23 `I, also, far be it from me to sin against Jehovah, by ceasing to pray for you, and I have directed you in the good and upright way;

24 only, fear ye Jehovah, and ye have served Him in truth with all your heart, for see that which He hath made great with you;

25 and if ye really do evil, both ye and your king are consumed.'

Samuel’s Farewell Speech

12 Samuel said to all Israel, “I have listened(A) to everything you said to me and have set a king(B) over you. Now you have a king as your leader.(C) As for me, I am old and gray, and my sons(D) are here with you. I have been your leader from my youth until this day. Here I stand. Testify against me in the presence of the Lord and his anointed.(E) Whose ox have I taken? Whose donkey(F) have I taken? Whom have I cheated? Whom have I oppressed? From whose hand have I accepted a bribe(G) to make me shut my eyes? If I have done(H) any of these things, I will make it right.”(I)

“You have not cheated or oppressed us,” they replied. “You have not taken anything from anyone’s hand.”

Samuel said to them, “The Lord is witness(J) against you, and also his anointed is witness this day, that you have not found anything(K) in my hand.(L)

“He is witness,” they said.

Then Samuel said to the people, “It is the Lord who appointed Moses and Aaron and brought(M) your ancestors up out of Egypt. Now then, stand(N) here, because I am going to confront(O) you with evidence before the Lord as to all the righteous acts(P) performed by the Lord for you and your ancestors.

“After Jacob(Q) entered Egypt, they cried(R) to the Lord for help, and the Lord sent(S) Moses and Aaron, who brought your ancestors out of Egypt and settled them in this place.

“But they forgot(T) the Lord their God; so he sold them(U) into the hand of Sisera,(V) the commander of the army of Hazor,(W) and into the hands of the Philistines(X) and the king of Moab,(Y) who fought against them. 10 They cried(Z) out to the Lord and said, ‘We have sinned; we have forsaken(AA) the Lord and served the Baals and the Ashtoreths.(AB) But now deliver us from the hands of our enemies, and we will serve you.’ 11 Then the Lord sent Jerub-Baal,[a](AC) Barak,[b](AD) Jephthah(AE) and Samuel,[c](AF) and he delivered you from the hands of your enemies all around you, so that you lived in safety.

12 “But when you saw that Nahash(AG) king(AH) of the Ammonites was moving against you, you said to me, ‘No, we want a king to rule(AI) over us’—even though the Lord your God was your king. 13 Now here is the king(AJ) you have chosen, the one you asked(AK) for; see, the Lord has set a king over you. 14 If you fear(AL) the Lord and serve and obey him and do not rebel(AM) against his commands, and if both you and the king who reigns over you follow the Lord your God—good! 15 But if you do not obey the Lord, and if you rebel against(AN) his commands, his hand will be against you, as it was against your ancestors.

16 “Now then, stand still(AO) and see(AP) this great thing the Lord is about to do before your eyes! 17 Is it not wheat harvest(AQ) now? I will call(AR) on the Lord to send thunder(AS) and rain.(AT) And you will realize what an evil(AU) thing you did in the eyes of the Lord when you asked for a king.”

18 Then Samuel called on the Lord,(AV) and that same day the Lord sent thunder and rain. So all the people stood in awe(AW) of the Lord and of Samuel.

19 The people all said to Samuel, “Pray(AX) to the Lord your God for your servants so that we will not die,(AY) for we have added to all our other sins the evil of asking for a king.”

20 “Do not be afraid,” Samuel replied. “You have done all this evil;(AZ) yet do not turn away from the Lord, but serve the Lord with all your heart. 21 Do not turn away after useless(BA) idols.(BB) They can do you no good, nor can they rescue you, because they are useless. 22 For the sake(BC) of his great name(BD) the Lord will not reject(BE) his people, because the Lord was pleased to make(BF) you his own. 23 As for me, far be it from me that I should sin against the Lord by failing to pray(BG) for you. And I will teach(BH) you the way that is good and right. 24 But be sure to fear(BI) the Lord and serve him faithfully with all your heart;(BJ) consider(BK) what great(BL) things he has done for you. 25 Yet if you persist(BM) in doing evil, both you and your king(BN) will perish.”(BO)

Footnotes

  1. 1 Samuel 12:11 Also called Gideon
  2. 1 Samuel 12:11 Some Septuagint manuscripts and Syriac; Hebrew Bedan
  3. 1 Samuel 12:11 Hebrew; some Septuagint manuscripts and Syriac Samson

Samuel’s Address at Saul’s Coronation

12 Now Samuel said to all Israel: “Indeed I have [a]heeded (A)your voice in all that you said to me, and (B)have made a king over you. And now here is the king, (C)walking before you; (D)and I am old and grayheaded, and look, my sons are with you. I have walked before you from my childhood to this day. Here I am. Witness against me before the Lord and before (E)His anointed: (F)Whose ox have I taken, or whose donkey have I taken, or whom have I cheated? Whom have I oppressed, or from whose hand have I received any (G)bribe with which to (H)blind my eyes? I will restore it to you.”

And they said, (I)“You have not cheated us or oppressed us, nor have you taken anything from any man’s hand.”

Then he said to them, “The Lord is witness against you, and His anointed is witness this day, (J)that you have not found anything (K)in my hand.”

And they answered, “He is witness.”

Then Samuel said to the people, (L)It is the Lord who raised up Moses and Aaron, and who brought your fathers up from the land of Egypt. Now therefore, stand still, that I may (M)reason with you before the Lord concerning all the (N)righteous acts of the Lord which He did to you and your fathers: (O)When Jacob had gone into [b]Egypt, and your fathers (P)cried out to the Lord, then the Lord (Q)sent Moses and Aaron, who brought your fathers out of Egypt and made them dwell in this place. And when they (R)forgot the Lord their God, He sold them into the hand of (S)Sisera, commander of the army of Hazor, into the hand of the (T)Philistines, and into the hand of the king of (U)Moab; and they fought against them. 10 Then they cried out to the Lord, and said, (V)‘We have sinned, because we have forsaken the Lord (W)and served the Baals and [c]Ashtoreths; but now deliver us from the hand of our enemies, and we will serve You.’ 11 And the Lord sent [d]Jerubbaal, [e]Bedan, (X)Jephthah, and (Y)Samuel,[f] and delivered you out of the hand of your enemies on every side; and you dwelt in safety. 12 And when you saw that (Z)Nahash king of the Ammonites came against you, (AA)you said to me, ‘No, but a king shall reign over us,’ when (AB)the Lord your God was your king.

13 “Now therefore, (AC)here is the king (AD)whom you have chosen and whom you have desired. And take note, (AE)the Lord has set a king over you. 14 If you (AF)fear the Lord and serve Him and obey His voice, and do not rebel against the commandment of the Lord, then both you and the king who reigns over you will continue following the Lord your God. 15 However, if you do (AG)not obey the voice of the Lord, but (AH)rebel against the commandment of the Lord, then the hand of the Lord will be against you, as it was against your fathers.

16 “Now therefore, (AI)stand and see this great thing which the Lord will do before your eyes: 17 Is today not the (AJ)wheat harvest? (AK)I will call to the Lord, and He will send thunder and (AL)rain, that you may perceive and see that (AM)your wickedness is great, which you have done in the sight of the Lord, in asking a king for yourselves.”

18 So Samuel called to the Lord, and the Lord sent thunder and rain that day; and (AN)all the people greatly feared the Lord and Samuel.

19 And all the people said to Samuel, (AO)“Pray for your servants to the Lord your God, that we may not die; for we have added to all our sins the evil of asking a king for ourselves.”

20 Then Samuel said to the people, “Do not fear. You have done all this wickedness; (AP)yet do not turn aside from following the Lord, but serve the Lord with all your heart. 21 And (AQ)do not turn aside; (AR)for then you would go after empty things which cannot profit or deliver, for they are nothing. 22 For (AS)the Lord will not forsake (AT)His people, (AU)for His great name’s sake, because (AV)it has pleased the Lord to make you His people. 23 Moreover, as for me, far be it from me that I should sin against the Lord (AW)in ceasing to pray for you; but (AX)I will teach you the (AY)good and the right way. 24 (AZ)Only fear the Lord, and serve Him in truth with all your heart; for (BA)consider what (BB)great things He has done for you. 25 But if you still do wickedly, (BC)you shall be swept away, (BD)both you and your king.”

Footnotes

  1. 1 Samuel 12:1 listened to
  2. 1 Samuel 12:8 So with MT, Tg., Vg.; LXX adds and the Egyptians afflicted them
  3. 1 Samuel 12:10 Images of Canaanite goddesses
  4. 1 Samuel 12:11 Gideon, cf. Judg. 6:25–32; Syr. Deborah; Tg. Gideon
  5. 1 Samuel 12:11 LXX, Syr. Barak; Tg. Simson
  6. 1 Samuel 12:11 Syr. Simson