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1 Samuel 12
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1 Samuel 12
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Discurso de Samuel al pueblo
12 Samuel reunió a todos los israelitas, y les dijo:
«He oído atentamente todo lo que me han dicho, y les he puesto un rey. 2 Aquí lo tienen, ante su ojos. Yo ya estoy viejo y lleno de canas, y he convivido entre ustedes desde mi juventud. Pero mis hijos viven entre ustedes. 3 Aquí me tienen. Acúsenme de algo ante el Señor y ante su rey; díganme si acaso he robado el buey o el asno de alguien, o si he hablado mal de alguien, si lo he ofendido, o si alguien me ha sobornado para cometer injusticia a su favor. Hablen, y yo haré la restitución.»
4 Todos dijeron:
«Nunca nos has calumniado ni ofendido; tampoco has robado nada de nadie.»
5 Y Samuel respondió:
«El Señor y su ungido son testigos de que han declarado no haber hallado en mí ninguna falta.»
Y ellos respondieron:
«Somos testigos de eso.»
6 Entonces Samuel dijo al pueblo:
«Testigo es también el Señor, quien eligió a Moisés y a Aarón,(A) y que sacó de Egipto a los antepasados de ustedes. 7 Ahora, les pido que me escuchen con atención, porque les voy a relatar lo que el Señor ha hecho para librarlos a ustedes y a sus padres de todos los peligros. 8 Después de que Jacob entró en Egipto, los antepasados de ustedes eran oprimidos y clamaron al Señor,(B) y él les envió a Moisés y a Aarón, y ellos los sacaron de Egipto y los hicieron habitar en este lugar. 9 Pero ellos se olvidaron del Señor su Dios, y él los dejó caer en manos de Sísara,(C) jefe del ejército de Jazor, y en manos de los filisteos(D) y del rey de Moab.(E) Todos ellos pelearon contra los israelitas. 10 Pero ellos se arrepintieron y clamaron al Señor. Le dijeron: “Señor, hemos pecado. Perdónanos, pues te hemos dejado por servir a los baales y a Astarot. Ahora, líbranos del poder de nuestros enemigos, y te serviremos.”(F) 11 Entonces el Señor envió a Yerubaal,(G) a Barac,(H) a Jefté(I) y a mí, Samuel,(J) y los libró del poder de todos los enemigos que los rodeaban, para que vivieran tranquilos. 12 Pero cuando ustedes vieron que Najás, el rey de los amonitas, venía a pelear contra ustedes, me dijeron: “Queremos que nos gobierne un rey”,(K) cuando en realidad el rey de ustedes es Dios el Señor. 13 Pero aquí está el rey que han elegido; el rey que ustedes pidieron. El Señor les ha puesto un rey. 14 Si ustedes aman y obedecen al Señor, y le sirven; si no son rebeldes a su palabra, y si tanto ustedes como su rey sirven al Señor su Dios, harán bien. 15 Pero si no lo obedecen, sino que son rebeldes a las palabras del Señor, él se pondrá en contra de ustedes, como se volvió en contra de sus padres. 16 Esperen un poco y podrán ver las grandes cosas que el Señor hará entre ustedes. 17 Estamos en el tiempo de la cosecha, cuando no llueve. Pero yo clamaré al Señor, y él enviará truenos y lluvias, para que vean y comprueben la gran maldad que han cometido a los ojos del Señor, al pedir un rey.»
18 Y ese mismo día Samuel clamó al Señor, y el Señor envió truenos y lluvias, y todo el pueblo sintió temor ante el Señor y ante Samuel. 19 Entonces todo el pueblo le dijo a Samuel:
«Ruega al Señor tu Dios por nosotros, tus siervos, para que no muramos. Reconocemos que a todos los pecados que hemos cometido, hemos añadido este otro de pedir que un rey nos gobierne».
20 Y Samuel respondió al pueblo:
«No tengan miedo. Es verdad que ya cometieron esta maldad. Pero a pesar de eso, no se aparten del Señor, sino síganlo y sírvanle de todo corazón. 21 No vayan tras los dioses falsos, porque no les servirán de nada ni podrán salvarlos, porque no son nada. 22 El Señor no desamparará a su pueblo, porque grande es su nombre, y él los escogió para que fueran su pueblo. 23 Lejos estará de mí pecar contra el Señor dejando de rogar por ustedes; al contrario, me comprometo a instruirlos en el camino bueno y recto, 24 con tal de que ustedes teman al Señor y en verdad le sirvan de todo corazón. Recuerden todo lo que él ha hecho en favor de ustedes. 25 Pero si insisten en hacer lo malo, tanto ustedes como su rey perecerán.»
1 Samuel 12
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1 Samuel 12
New King James Version
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. 2 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. 3 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.”
4 And they said, (I)“You have not cheated us or oppressed us, nor have you taken anything from any man’s hand.”
5 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.”
6 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. 7 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: 8 (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. 9 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 Samuel 12:1 listened to
- 1 Samuel 12:8 So with MT, Tg., Vg.; LXX adds and the Egyptians afflicted them
- 1 Samuel 12:10 Images of Canaanite goddesses
- 1 Samuel 12:11 Gideon, cf. Judg. 6:25–32; Syr. Deborah; Tg. Gideon
- 1 Samuel 12:11 LXX, Syr. Barak; Tg. Simson
- 1 Samuel 12:11 Syr. Simson
1 Samuel 12
New International Version
1 Samuel 12
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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. 2 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. 3 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)
4 “You have not cheated or oppressed us,” they replied. “You have not taken anything from anyone’s hand.”
5 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.
6 Then Samuel said to the people, “It is the Lord who appointed Moses and Aaron and brought(M) your ancestors up out of Egypt. 7 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.
8 “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.
9 “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 Samuel 12:11 Also called Gideon
- 1 Samuel 12:11 Some Septuagint manuscripts and Syriac; Hebrew Bedan
- 1 Samuel 12:11 Hebrew; some Septuagint manuscripts and Syriac Samson
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