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1 Samuel 12
Legacy Standard Bible

Samuel Speaks to Israel

12 Then Samuel said to all Israel, “Behold, (A)I have listened to your voice in all that you said to me, and I (B)have [a]appointed a king over you. 2 So now, (C)here is the king walking before you, but (D)I am old and gray, and behold, (E)my sons are with you. And (F)I have walked before you from my youth even to this day. 3 Here I am; bear witness against me before Yahweh and (G)His anointed. (H)Whose ox have I taken, or whose donkey have I taken, or whom have I defrauded? Whom have I oppressed, or (I)from whose hand have I taken a bribe to blind my eyes with it? I will restore it to you.” 4 And they said, “You have not extorted us or oppressed us or taken anything from any man’s hand.” 5 So he said to them, “Yahweh is witness against you, and His anointed is witness this day that (J)you have found nothing (K)in my hand.” And they said, “He is witness.”

6 Then Samuel said to the people, “It is Yahweh who [b](L)appointed Moses and Aaron and who brought your fathers up from the land of Egypt. 7 So now, take your stand, (M)that I may judge you before Yahweh concerning all the righteous acts of Yahweh which He did for you and your fathers. 8 (N)When Jacob went into Egypt and (O)your fathers cried out to Yahweh, then (P)Yahweh sent Moses and Aaron [c](Q)who brought your fathers out of Egypt and settled them in this place. 9 But (R)they forgot Yahweh their God, so (S)He sold them into the hand of Sisera, commander of the army of Hazor, and (T)into the hand of the Philistines and (U)into the hand of the king of Moab, and they fought against them. 10 (V)And they cried out to Yahweh and said, ‘We have sinned because we have forsaken Yahweh and have served (W)the Baals and the Ashtaroth; but (X)now deliver us from the hands of our enemies, and we will serve You.’ 11 Then Yahweh sent (Y)Jerubbaal and [d](Z)Bedan and (AA)Jephthah and (AB)Samuel, and He delivered you from the hands of your enemies all around, so that you lived in security. 12 But you saw (AC)that Nahash the king of the sons of Ammon came against you, and you said to me, ‘(AD)No, but a king shall reign over us,’ (AE)although Yahweh your God was your king. 13 So now, (AF)behold, the king whom you have chosen, (AG)whom you have asked for, and behold, Yahweh has set a king over you. 14 (AH)If you will fear Yahweh and serve Him and listen to His voice and not rebel against the [e]command of Yahweh, then both you and also the king who reigns over you will follow Yahweh your God. 15 (AI)But if you will not listen to the voice of Yahweh, but rebel against the [f]command of Yahweh, then (AJ)the hand of Yahweh will be against you, (AK)as it was against your fathers. 16 Even now, (AL)take your stand and see this great thing which Yahweh will do before your eyes. 17 (AM)Is it not the wheat harvest today? (AN)I will call to Yahweh, that He may send [g]thunder and rain. Then you will know and see that (AO)your wickedness is great which you have done in the eyes of Yahweh by asking for yourselves a king.” 18 So Samuel called to Yahweh, and Yahweh sent [h]thunder and rain that day; and (AP)all the people greatly feared Yahweh and Samuel.

19 Then all the people said to Samuel, “(AQ)Pray for your servants to Yahweh your God, so that we may not die, for we have added to all our sins (AR)this evil by asking for ourselves a king.” 20 And Samuel said to the people, “Do not fear. You have committed all this evil, yet (AS)do not turn aside from following Yahweh, but serve Yahweh with all your heart. 21 And you must not turn aside, for then you would go after (AT)meaningless things which cannot profit and cannot deliver, because they are meaningless. 22 For (AU)Yahweh will not abandon His people (AV)on account of His great name, because Yahweh (AW)has been pleased to make you a people for Himself. 23 Moreover, as for me, (AX)far be it from me that I should sin against Yahweh by ceasing to pray for you; but (AY)I will instruct you in the good and upright way. 24 (AZ)Only [i]fear Yahweh and serve Him in truth with all your heart; for see (BA)what great things He has done for you. 25 (BB)But if you still do wickedly, (BC)both you and your king (BD)will be swept away.”

Footnotes

  1. 1 Samuel 12:1 Lit made
  2. 1 Samuel 12:6 Lit made
  3. 1 Samuel 12:8 Lit and they brought
  4. 1 Samuel 12:11 Gr and Syr Barak
  5. 1 Samuel 12:14 Lit mouth
  6. 1 Samuel 12:15 Lit mouth
  7. 1 Samuel 12:17 Lit sounds
  8. 1 Samuel 12:18 Lit sounds
  9. 1 Samuel 12:24 Or reverence
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1 Samuel 12
Magandang Balita Biblia

Ang Talumpati ni Samuel

12 Sinabi ni Samuel sa sambayanang Israel, “Ngayon, nasunod ko na ang gusto ninyo, nabigyan ko na kayo ng hari. 2 Narito na siya upang mamuno sa inyo. Ako nama'y matanda na at ang aking mga anak ay kasa-kasama ninyo. Mula sa aking kabataan hanggang ngayon ay ako ang namuno sa inyo. 3 Kung(A) mayroon kayong anumang reklamo laban sa akin, sabihin ninyo sa harapan ni Yahweh at sa hinirang niyang hari. Mayroon ba akong kinuha sa inyo kahit isang baka o asno? Mayroon ba akong dinaya o inapi? Nasuhulan ba ako ng sinuman para ipikit ko ang aking mga mata sa kamalian? Sabihin ninyo ngayon at pananagutan ko kung mayroon.”

4 “Hindi mo kami dinaya o inapi. Wala kang kinuhang anuman sa amin,” sagot nila.

5 Sinabi ni Samuel, “Kung gayon, si Yahweh ang saksi ko. Saksi ko rin ang kanyang hinirang na ako'y walang ginawang masama sa inyo.”

Sumagot sila, “Iyan ay alam ni Yahweh.”

6 Sinabi(B) ni Samuel, “Siya nga ang saksi,[a] si Yahweh na pumili kina Moises at Aaron, at siya rin ang nagligtas sa inyong mga ninuno mula sa kamay ng mga Egipcio. 7 Kaya nga, tumayo kayong lahat sa harapan niya at iisa-isahin ko ang mga kabutihan niyang ginawa sa inyo at sa inyong mga ninuno. 8 Nang(C) si Jacob at ang buo niyang sambahayan ay manirahan sa Egipto, sila'y inalipin ng mga Egipcio.[b] Humingi ng tulong kay Yahweh ang inyong mga magulang at ibinigay sa kanila sina Moises at Aaron. Sa pangunguna ng mga ito, sila'y inilabas niya sa Egipto at dinala sa lupaing ito. 9 Ngunit(D) si Yahweh ay tinalikuran ng sambayanan. Kaya't sila'y ipinalupig niya kay Sisera, ang pinuno ng hukbo ni Jabin na hari ng Hazor, gayundin sa mga Filisteo at sa mga Moabita. 10 Pagkatapos(E) ay dumaing sila kay Yahweh at kanilang sinabi, ‘Nagkasala kami sapagkat tinalikuran ka namin. Naglingkod kami kay Baal at kay Astarot. Iligtas mo kami ngayon sa aming mga kaaway at maglilingkod kami sa iyo.’ 11 At(F) ipinadala sa kanila ni Yahweh sina Gideon,[c] Barak,[d] Jefte, at Samuel; iniligtas nila kayo at pinangalagaan laban sa inyong mga kaaway kaya't mapayapa kayong nakapamuhay. 12 Ngunit(G) nang kayo'y sasalakayin ni Nahas na hari ng mga Ammonita, ipinagpilitan ninyong, “Basta, gusto naming isang hari ang mamuno sa amin,” bagama't alam ninyong si Yahweh na inyong Diyos ang inyong hari.

13 “Narito ngayon ang haring hiningi ninyo, ibinigay na sa inyo ni Yahweh. 14 Kung mamumuhay kayong may takot kay Yahweh, kung maglilingkod kayo sa kanya at susundin ang kanyang kalooban, kung hindi kayo susuway sa kanyang mga utos, at kung kayo at ang inyong hari ay susunod kay Yahweh na inyong Diyos, magiging maayos ang inyong pamumuhay. 15 Ngunit kapag hindi kayo sumunod sa kanya, sa halip ay lumabag sa kanyang utos, paparusahan niya kayo. 16 Ngayon, tingnan ninyo ang kababalaghang gagawin ni Yahweh. 17 Ngayon ay anihan ng trigo. Idadalangin ko sa kanya na kumulog at umulan para makita ninyo kung gaano kalaki ang pagkakasalang ginawa ninyo kay Yahweh nang humingi kayo ng hari.”

18 Nanalangin nga si Samuel. Noon di'y kumulog at umulan. Silang lahat ay napuno ng matinding takot kay Yahweh, at kay Samuel. 19 Sinabi nila kay Samuel, “Ipanalangin mo kay Yahweh na huwag kaming mamatay dahil sa paghingi namin ng hari. Malaking kasalanan ang idinagdag namin sa marami na naming pagkakasala.”

20 “Huwag kayong matakot,” sabi ni Samuel. “Kahit malaki ang pagkakasala ninyo kay Yahweh, huwag kayong lalayo sa kanya. Ang kailangan ay paglingkuran ninyo siya nang buong puso. Huwag ninyo siyang tatalikuran. 21 Lumayo kayo sa mga diyus-diyosan. Hindi kayo maililigtas ni matutulungan ng mga iyan sapagkat hindi sila tunay na Diyos. 22 Hindi kayo pababayaan ni Yahweh, sapagkat iyon ang kanyang pangako. Kayo'y pinili niya bilang kanyang bayan. 23 Ipapanalangin ko kayo at tuturuan ng dapat ninyong gawin. 24 Subalit matakot kayo kay Yahweh. Manatili kayong tapat sa kanya, paglingkuran ninyo siya nang buong puso at lagi ninyong alalahanin ang mga kabutihang ginawa niya sa inyo. 25 Ngunit kung mananatili kayo sa inyong kasamaan, malilipol kayong lahat, pati ang inyong hari.”

Footnotes

  1. 1 Samuel 12:6 Siya nga ang saksi: Sa ibang manuskrito'y hindi nakasulat ang mga salitang ito.
  2. 1 Samuel 12:8 sila'y inalipin ng mga Egipcio: Sa ibang manuskrito'y hindi nakasulat ang mga salitang ito.
  3. 1 Samuel 12:11 Gideon: o kaya'y Jerubaal .
  4. 1 Samuel 12:11 Barak: o kaya'y Bedan .
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