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8:1
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撒母耳年纪老迈，就立他儿子作以色列的士师。
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And it came to pass, when Samuel was old, that he made his sons judges over Israel.
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8:2
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长子名叫约珥，次子名叫亚比亚；他们在别是巴作士师。
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Now the name of his first-born was Joel; and the name of his second, Abijah: they were judges in Beer-sheba.
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8:3
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他儿子不行他的道，贪图财利，收受贿赂，屈枉正直。
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And his sons walked not in his ways, but turned aside after lucre, and took bribes, and perverted justice.
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8:4
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以色列的长老都聚集，来到拉玛见撒母耳，
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Then all the elders of Israel gathered themselves together, and came to Samuel unto Ramah;
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8:5
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对他说：「你年纪老迈了，你儿子不行你的道。现在求你为我们立一个王治理我们，像列国一样。」
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and they said unto him, Behold, thou art old, and thy sons walk not in thy ways: now make us a king to judge us like all the nations.
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8:6
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撒母耳不喜悦他们说「立一个王治理我们」，他就祷告耶和华。
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But the thing displeased Samuel, when they said, Give us a king to judge us. And Samuel prayed unto Jehovah.
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8:7
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耶和华对撒母耳说：「百姓向你说的一切话，你只管依从；因为他们不是厌弃你，乃是厌弃我，不要我作他们的王。
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And Jehovah said unto Samuel, Hearken unto the voice of the people in all that they say unto thee; for they have not rejected thee, but they have rejected me, that I should not be king over them.
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8:8
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自从我领他们出埃及到如今，他们常常离弃我，事奉别神。现在他们向你所行的，是照他们素来所行的。
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According to all the works which they have done since the day that I brought them up out of Egypt even unto this day, in that they have forsaken me, and served other gods, so do they also unto thee.
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8:9
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故此你要依从他们的话，只是当警戒他们，告诉他们将来那王怎样管辖他们。」
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Now therefore hearken unto their voice: howbeit thou shalt protest solemnly unto them, and shalt show them the manner of the king that shall reign over them.
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8:10
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撒母耳将耶和华的话都传给求他立王的百姓，说：
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And Samuel told all the words of Jehovah unto the people that asked of him a king.
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8:11
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「管辖你们的王必这样行：他必派你们的儿子为他赶车、跟马，奔走在车前；
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And he said, This will be the manner of the king that shall reign over you: he will take your sons, and appoint them unto him, for his chariots, and to be his horsemen; and they shall run before his chariots;
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8:12
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又派他们作千夫长、五十夫长，为他耕种田地，收割庄稼，打造军器和车上的器械；
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and he will appoint them unto him for captains of thousands, and captains of fifties; and [he will set some] to plow his ground, and to reap his harvest, and to make his instruments of war, and the instruments of his chariots.
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8:13
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必取你们的女儿为他制造香膏，做饭烤饼；
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And he will take your daughters to be perfumers, and to be cooks, and to be bakers.
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8:14
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也必取你们最好的田地、葡萄园、橄榄园赐给他的臣仆。
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And he will take your fields, and your vineyards, and your oliveyards, even the best of them, and give them to his servants.
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8:15
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你们的粮食和葡萄园所出的，他必取十分之一给他的太监和臣仆；
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And he will take the tenth of your seed, and of your vineyards, and give to his officers, and to his servants.
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8:16
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又必取你们的仆人婢女，健壮的少年人和你们的驴，供他的差役。
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And he will take your men-servants, and your maid-servants, and your goodliest young men, and your asses, and put them to his work.
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8:17
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你们的羊群，他必取十分之一，你们也必作他的仆人。
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He will take the tenth of your flocks: and ye shall be his servants.
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8:18
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那时你们必因所选的王哀求耶和华，耶和华却不应允你们。」
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And ye shall cry out in that day because of your king whom ye shall have chosen you; and Jehovah will not answer you in that day.
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8:19
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百姓竟不肯听撒母耳的话，说：「不然！我们定要一个王治理我们，
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But the people refused to hearken unto the voice of Samuel; and they said, Nay: but we will have a king over us,
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8:20
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使我们像列国一样，有王治理我们，统领我们，为我们争战。」
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that we also may be like all the nations, and that our king may judge us, and go out before us, and fight our battles.
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8:21
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撒母耳听见百姓这一切话，就将这话陈明在耶和华面前。
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And Samuel heard all the words of the people, and he rehearsed them in the ears of Jehovah.
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8:22
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耶和华对撒母耳说：「你只管依从他们的话，为他们立王。」撒母耳对以色列人说：「你们各归各城去吧！」
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And Jehovah said to Samuel, Hearken unto their voice, and make them a king. And Samuel said unto the men of Israel, Go ye every man unto his city.
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