1 And Samuel said unto all Israel, Behold, I have hearkened unto your voice in all that ye said unto me, and have made a king over you. 2 And now, behold, the king walketh before you: and I am old and grayheaded; and, behold, my sons are with you: and I have walked before you from my childhood unto this day. 3 Behold, here I am: witness against me before the LORD, and before his anointed: whose ox have I taken? or whose ass have I taken? or whom have I defrauded? whom have I oppressed? or of whose hand have I received any bribe to blind mine eyes therewith? and I will restore it you. 4 And they said, Thou hast not defrauded us, nor oppressed us, neither hast thou taken ought of any man’s hand. 5 And he said unto them, The LORD is witness against you, and his anointed is witness this day, that ye have not found ought in my hand. And they answered, He is witness.
6 ¶ And Samuel said unto the people, It is the LORD that advanced Moses and Aaron, and that brought your fathers up out of the land of Egypt. 7 Now therefore stand still, that I may reason with you before the LORD of all the righteous acts of the LORD, which he did to you and to your fathers. 8 When Jacob was come into Egypt, and your fathers cried unto the LORD, then the LORD sent Moses and Aaron, which brought forth your fathers out of Egypt, and made them dwell in this place. 9 And when they forgat the LORD their God, he sold them into the hand of Sisera, captain of the host of Hazor, and into the hand of the Philistines, and into the hand of the king of Moab, and they fought against them. 10 And they cried unto the LORD, and said, We have sinned, because we have forsaken the LORD, and have served Baalim and Ashtaroth: but now deliver us out of the hand of our enemies, and we will serve thee. 11 And the LORD sent Jerubbaal, and Bedan, and Jephthah, and Samuel, and delivered you out of the hand of your enemies on every side, and ye dwelled safe. 12 And when ye saw that Nahash the king of the children of Ammon came against you, ye said unto me, Nay; but a king shall reign over us: when the LORD your God was your king. 13 Now therefore behold the king whom ye have chosen, and whom ye have desired! and, behold, the LORD hath set a king over you. 14 If ye will fear the LORD, and serve him, and obey his voice, and not rebel against the commandment of the LORD, then shall both ye and also the king that reigneth over you continue following the LORD your God: 15 But if ye will not obey the voice of the LORD, but rebel against the commandment of the LORD, then shall the hand of the LORD be against you, as it was against your fathers.
16 ¶ Now therefore stand and see this great thing, which the LORD will do before your eyes. 17 Is it not wheat harvest to day? I will call unto the LORD, and he shall send thunder and rain; that ye may perceive and see that your wickedness is great, which ye have done in the sight of the LORD, in asking you a king. 18 So Samuel called unto the LORD; and the LORD sent thunder and rain that day: and all the people greatly feared the LORD and Samuel. 19 And all the people said unto Samuel, Pray for thy servants unto the LORD thy God, that we die not: for we have added unto all our sins this evil, to ask us a king.
20 ¶ And Samuel said unto the people, Fear not: ye have done all this wickedness: yet turn not aside from following the LORD, but serve the LORD with all your heart; 21 And turn ye not aside: for then should ye go after vain things , which cannot profit nor deliver; for they are vain. 22 For the LORD will not forsake his people for his great name’s sake: because it hath pleased the LORD to make you his people. 23 Moreover as for me, God forbid that I should sin against the LORD in ceasing to pray for you: but I will teach you the good and the right way: 24 Only fear the LORD, and serve him in truth with all your heart: for consider how great things he hath done for you. 25 But if ye shall still do wickedly, ye shall be consumed, both ye and your king.
12–BOB
Shomuilning ayrilish nutqi
1 Shundan keyin Shomuil butun Isroil xalqiga dedi:
— Menga nima gapirgan boʻlsangiz, hammasiga quloq soldim. Sizlarning ustingizdan bir shoh tayinladim. 2 Endi u sizlarga rahnamolik qiladi. Men esa keksaydim, sochim oqardi. Mana, oʻgʻillarim ham sizlar bilan birga. Yoshligimdan buyon shu kungacha sizlarga yoʻlboshchilik qildim. 3 Qani, aytinglar–chi, qaysi biringizning hoʻkizingizni oldim? Kimning eshagini tortib oldim? Kimni tovladim? Kimga zulm qildim? Kimdan pora olib, uning ayblarini koʻrib–koʻrmaslikka oldim? Egamizning va U moy surtib tanlagan shohning oldida men haqimda guvohlik bering, sizlardan biror narsa olgan boʻlsam, qaytarib beray.
4 — Bizni tovlamadingiz, bizga zulm qilmadingiz, biror kimsaning qoʻlidan biron narsa olmadingiz, — dedi xalq.
5 — Mendan biror nuqson topmaganingizga bugun Egamiz hamda U moy surtib tanlagan shoh guvohdir, — dedi Shomuil.
— Ha, ular guvoh boʻlib turibdi, — dedi xalq. 6 Shomuil gapini davom ettirdi:
— Muso bilan Horunni tayin qilgan, ota–bobolaringizni Misr yurtidan olib chiqqan — Egamizdir. 7 Endi shu yerda turinglar, Egamizning sizlarga va ota–bobolaringizga najot berish uchun qilgan hamma ajoyibotlarining isbotini Uning huzurida sizlarga koʻrsataman. 8 Yoqub Misrga kelgandan keyin, ota–bobolaringiz Egamizga yolvordi, U esa Muso bilan Horunni yubordi. Ular ota–bobolaringizni Misrdan olib chiqib, bu yerga joylashtirdi. 9 Ammo ota–bobolaringiz oʻzlarining Egasi Xudoni unutishdi. Shuning uchun Egamiz ularni Xazor shohining lashkarboshisi Sisaroning, Filistlarning va Moʻab shohining qoʻliga topshirdi. Ular ota–bobolaringiz bilan urishishdi. 10 Ota–bobolaringiz Egamizga: “Gunoh ishlar qildik, Sendan yuz oʻgirib, Baal bilan Ashtaretga xizmat qildik, endi bizni gʻanimlarimizning qoʻlidan ozod et, Senga xizmat qilamiz”, deb yolvorishdi. 11 Egamiz esa Gidoʻn , Baraq , Yiftox , Shimshoʻn singari hakamlarni yubordi. Bexavotir yashanglar deb, sizlarni boʻysundirgan gʻanimlaringiz qoʻlidan ozod etdi. 12 Soʻngra Ommon shohi Naxosh sizlarga hujum qilmoqchi boʻlganini koʻrib, qoʻrqib ketdingiz. Oʻz Egangiz Xudo sizlarning shohingiz boʻlsa ham, menga: “Yoʻq, bizni oddiy shoh boshqarsin”, deb turib oldingiz. 13 Mana, tanlab, tilab olgan shohingiz! Ha, Egamiz ustingizdan hukmronlik qiladigan bir shohni berdi. 14 Egamizdan qoʻrqib, Unga xizmat qilinglar, Uning soʻzlariga quloq solib, amrlaridan boʻyin tovlamanglar. Sizlarga hukmronlik qiladigan shohingiz bilan birga Egangiz Xudoga ergashinglar. Agar shunday qilsangizlar, hammasi yaxshi boʻladi. 15 Egamizning soʻzlariga itoat etmasdan, Uning amrlariga qarshi chiqsangiz, Egamiz ota–bobolaringizni jazolaganiday, sizlarni ham jazolaydi. 16 Endi turgan yeringizda turavering, koʻz oʻngingizda Egamizning ajoyibotini koʻringlar. 17 Hozir bugʻdoy oʻrimi payti, qurgʻoqchilik boshlandi. Men Egamizga iltijo qilaman, U momaqaldiroq guldiratib, yomgʻir yogʻdiradi. Shunday qilib, sizlar bir shoh soʻrash bilan Egamiz oldida qanchalik qabihlik qilganingizni yaxshilab tushunib olasiz.
18 Shomuil Egamizga iltijo qilgan edi, Egamiz oʻsha kuni momaqaldiroq gumburlatib, yomgʻir yogʻdirdi. Jamiki xalq Egamizdan ham, Shomuildan ham juda qoʻrqib ketdi. 19 Ular Shomuilga:
— Nobud boʻlmaylik. Biz — qullaringiz uchun oʻz Egangiz Xudoga iltijo qiling, — deyishdi. — Endi bildik, biz bir shoh soʻrab, butun gunohlarimiz ustiga yana gunoh qilibmiz.
20 Shomuil xalqqa dedi:
— Sizlar bu qilmishlaringiz bilan qabihlik qildilaringiz, lekin endi qoʻrqmanglar, Egamizdan yuz oʻgirmasdan Unga ergashinglar. Unga butun qalbingiz bilan xizmat qilinglar. 21 Biror kimsaga najot berolmaydigan yaroqsiz butlarning orqasidan ergashmanglar, ular befoyda narsalar–ku, axir. 22 Egamiz sizlarni Oʻzining xalqi qildi. U Oʻzi tanlagan xalqdan yuz oʻgirmaydi. Aks holda, Oʻzining ulugʻ ismini badnom qilgan boʻladi. 23 Endi menga kelsak, albatta Egamizga sizlar uchun ibodat qilaman. Aks holda, Unga qarshi gunoh qilgan boʻlaman. Bundan Xudo saqlasin! Sizlarga faqat toʻgʻri va yaxshi yoʻlni koʻrsataman. 24 Faqat Egamizdan qoʻrqinglar, Unga butun qalbingiz bilan ishonib xizmatda boʻlinglar. Qarang, U sizlar uchun qanday ajoyib ishlar qilgan! 25 Agarda qabihlik qilaversangizlar, Egamiz sizlarni ham, shohingizni ham yoʻq qiladi.
