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1 And Samuel said to all Israel, I have listened to your voice in all that you said to me, and have made a king over you.
2 And now, the king walks before you: and I am old and gray headed; and, my sons are with you: and I have walked before you from my childhood to this day.
3 here I am: witness against me before Jehovah, and before his anointed: whose ox have I taken? Or whose donkey have I taken? Or whom have I defrauded? Whom have I oppressed? Or of whose hand have I received any bribe to blind my eyes ? And I will restore it you.
4 And they said, You have not defrauded us, nor oppressed us, neither have you taken ought of any man's hand.
5 And he said to them, Jehovah is witness against you, and his anointed is witness this day, that you have not found ought in my hand. And they answered, He is witness.
6 And Samuel said to the people, It is Jehovah 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 Jehovah of all the righteous acts of Jehovah, which he did to you and to your fathers.
8 When Jacob had come into Egypt, and your fathers cried to Jehovah, then Jehovah sent Moses and Aaron, which brought forth your fathers out of Egypt, and made them dwell in this place.
9 And when they forgot Jehovah 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 to Jehovah, and said, We have sinned, because we have forsaken Jehovah, and have served Baalim and Ashtaroth: but now deliver us out of the hand of our enemies, and we will serve you.
11 And Jehovah sent Jerubbaal, and Bedan, and Jephthah, and Samuel, and delivered you out of the hand of your enemies on every side, and you dwelled safe.
12 And when you saw that Nahash the king of the children of Ammon came against you, you said to me, no; but a king shall reign over us: when Jehovah your God was your king.
13 The king whom you have chosen, and whom you have desired! Jehovah has set a king over you.
14 If you will reverence Jehovah, and serve Him, and obey his voice, and not rebel against the commandment of Jehovah, then shall both you and also the king that reigns over you continue following Jehovah your God:
15 But if you will not obey the voice of Jehovah, but rebel against the commandment of Jehovah, then shall the hand of Jehovah be against you, as it was against your fathers.
16 Now therefore stand and see this great thing, which Jehovah will do before your eyes.
17 Is it not wheat harvest today? I will call to Jehovah, and he shall send thunder and rain; that you may perceive and see that your wickedness is great, which you have done in the sight of Jehovah, in asking you a king.
18 So Samuel called to Jehovah; and Jehovah sent thunder and rain that day: and all the people greatly reverenced Jehovah and Samuel.
19 And all the people said to Samuel, Pray for your servants to Jehovah your God, that we die not: for we have added to all our sins this evil, to ask us a king.
20 And Samuel said to the people, Fear not: you have done all this wickedness: yet turn not aside from following Jehovah, but serve Jehovah with all your mind;
21 And turn you not aside: for then should you go after vain things, which cannot profit nor deliver; for they are vain.
22 For Jehovah will not forsake His people for His great name's sake: because it has pleased Jehovah to make you His people.
23 As for me, God forbid that I should sin against Jehovah in ceasing to pray for you: but I will teach you the good and the right way:
24 Only reverence Jehovah, and serve Him in truth with all your mind: for consider how great things he has done for you.
25 But if you shall still do wickedly, you shall be consumed, both you and your king.