Berean Standard Bible

1 Samuel 12

1Then Samuelשְׁמוּאֵל֙she.mu.'ElH8050saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413allכָּל־kol-H3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל הִנֵּה֙Yis.ra.'El hi.NehH3478 H2009, “I have listenedשָׁמַ֣עְתִּיsha.Ma'.tiH8085to your voiceבְקֹֽלְכֶ֔םve.ko.le.KhemH6963in allלְכֹ֥לle.KholH3605אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834that you have saidאֲמַרְתֶּ֖ם'a.mar.TemH559to me,and I have setוָאַמְלִ֥יךְva.'am.LikhH4427over youעֲלֵיכֶ֖ם'a.lei.KhemH5921a kingמֶֽלֶךְ׃Me.lekhH4428.

2Nowוְעַתָּ֞הve.'a.TahH6258here isהִנֵּ֥הhi.NehH2009the kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְ׀ha.Me.lekhH4428walkingמִתְהַלֵּ֣ךְmit.ha.LekhH1980before youלִפְנֵיכֶ֗םlif.nei.KhemH6440,and Iוַאֲנִי֙va.'a.NiH589am oldזָקַ֣נְתִּיza.Kan.tiH2204and grayוָשַׂ֔בְתִּיva.Sav.tiH7867,and my sonsוּבָנַ֖יu.va.NaiH1121are hereהִנָּ֣םhi.NamH2009with youאִתְּכֶ֑ם'i.te.KhemH854.Iוַאֲנִי֙va.'a.NiH589have walkedהִתְהַלַּ֣כְתִּיhit.ha.Lakh.tiH1980before youלִפְנֵיכֶ֔םlif.nei.KhemH6440from my youthמִנְּעֻרַ֖יmi.ne.'u.RaiH5271untilעַד־'ad-H5704thisהַזֶּֽה׃ha.ZehH2088dayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117.

3Here I amהִנְנִ֣יhi.NiH2005.Bear witnessעֲנ֣וּ'a.NuH6030against mebeforeנֶ֨גֶדNe.gedH5048the LORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068and beforeוְנֶ֣גֶדve.Ne.gedH5048His anointedמְשִׁיח֗וֹme.shi.ChoH4899אֶת־'et-H853:Whoseמִ֨יmiH4310oxשׁוֹר֩׀shOrH7794or donkeyוַחֲמ֧וֹרva.cha.MorH2543have I takenלָקַ֜חְתִּיla.Kach.tiH3947?Whomמִ֣יmiH4310have I cheatedלָקַ֗חְתִּי וְאֶת־ עָשַׁ֙קְתִּי֙la.Kach.ti ve.'Et 'a.Shak.tiH3947 H853 H6231אֶת־'et-H853מִ֤יmiH4310or oppressedרַצּ֔וֹתִיra.Tzo.tiH7533?From whoseמִ֣יmiH4310handוּמִיַּד־ מִי֙u.mi.yad- miH3027 H4310have I acceptedלָקַ֣חְתִּיla.Kach.tiH3947a bribeכֹ֔פֶרKho.ferH3724and closedוְאַעְלִ֥יםve.'a'.LimH5956my eyesעֵינַ֖י'ei.NaiH5869? Tell me,and I will restoreוְאָשִׁ֖יבve.'a.ShivH7725it to you.”

4“You have notלֹ֥אlo'H3808cheated usעֲשַׁקְתָּ֖נוּ'a.shak.Ta.nuH6231orוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808oppressed usרַצּוֹתָ֑נוּra.tzo.Ta.nuH7533,”they repliedוַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559, “norוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808have you takenלָקַ֥חְתָּla.Kach.taH3947anythingמְאֽוּמָה׃me.'U.mahH3972from the handמִיַּד־mi.yad-H3027of manאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376.”

5Samuel saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to themאֲלֵיהֶ֜ם'a.lei.HemH413, “The LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068is a witnessעֵ֧ד'edH5707against you,and His anointedמְשִׁיחוֹ֙me.shi.ChoH4899is a witnessוְעֵ֤דve.'EdH5707todayהַיּ֣וֹם הַזֶּ֔הhai.Yom ha.ZehH3117 H2088,thatכִּ֣יkiH3588you have notלֹ֧אlo'H3808foundמְצָאתֶ֛םme.tza.TemH4672anythingמְא֑וּמָהme.'U.mahH3972in my handבְּיָדִ֖יbe.ya.DiH3027.” “He is a witnessעֵֽד׃ פ'EdH5707,”they repliedוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559.

6Then Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֖לshe.mu.'ElH8050saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413the peopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971, “The LORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068is the One whoאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834appointedעָשָׂה֙'a.SahH6213אֶת־'et-H853Mosesמֹשֶׁ֣הmo.ShehH4872וְאֶֽת־ve.'EtH853and Aaronאַהֲרֹ֔ן'a.ha.RonH175,and whoוַאֲשֶׁ֧רva.'a.SherH834broughtהֶעֱלָ֛הhe.'e.LahH5927your fathers upאֲבֹתֵיכֶ֖ם'a.vo.tei.KhemH1אֶת־'et-H853out of the landמֵאֶ֥רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

7Nowוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258present yourselvesהִֽתְיַצְּב֛וּhit.ya.tze.VuH3320,so that I may confrontוְאִשָּׁפְטָ֥הve.'i.sha.fe.TahH8199youאִתְּכֶ֖ם'i.te.KhemH854beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068אֵ֚ת'etH853with allכָּל־kol-H3605the righteous actsצִדְק֣וֹתtzid.KotH6666Heיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834has doneעָשָׂ֥ה'a.SahH6213for youאִתְּכֶ֖ם'i.te.KhemH854andוְאֶת־ve.'EtH854your fathersאֲבוֹתֵיכֶֽם׃'a.vo.tei.KhemH1.

8Whenכַּֽאֲשֶׁר־ka.'a.Sher-H834Jacobיַעֲקֹ֖בya.'a.KoH3290wentבָּ֥אba'H935to Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,your fathersאֲבֽוֹתֵיכֶם֙'a.vo.tei.KhemH1cried outוַיִּזְעֲק֤וּvai.yiz.'a.KuH2199toאֶל־'el-H413the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,and Heיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068אֶת־'et-H853sent themוַיִּשְׁלַ֨חvai.yish.LachH7971Mosesמֹשֶׁ֣הmo.ShehH4872וְאֶֽת־ve.'EtH853and Aaronאַהֲרֹ֗ן'a.ha.RonH175,who broughtוַיּוֹצִ֤יאוּvai.yo.Tzi.'uH3318אֶת־'et-H853your fathersאֲבֹֽתֵיכֶם֙'a.vo.tei.KhemH1out of Egyptמִמִּצְרַ֔יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714and settled themוַיֹּשִׁב֖וּםvai.yo.shi.VumH3427in thisהַזֶּֽה׃ha.ZehH2088placeבַּמָּק֥וֹםba.ma.KomH4725.

9But they forgotוַֽיִּשְׁכְּח֖וּvai.yish.ke.ChuH7911אֶת־'et-H853the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068their Godאֱלֹהֵיהֶ֑ם'e.lo.hei.HemH430,and He soldוַיִּמְכֹּ֣רvai.yim.KorH4376themאֹתָ֡ם'o.TamH853into the handבְּיַ֣דbe.YadH3027of Siseraסִֽיסְרָא֩si.se.Ra'H5516the commanderשַׂר־sar-H8269of the armyצְבָ֨אtze.Va'H6635of Hazorחָצ֜וֹרcha.TzorH2674,and into the handsוּבְיַד־u.ve.yad-H3027of the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֗ים וּבְיַד֙pe.lish.Tim u.ve.YadH6430 H3027and the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Moabמוֹאָ֔בmo.'AvH4124,who foughtוַיִּֽלָּחֲמ֖וּvai.yi.la.cha.MuH3898against them.

10Then they cried outוַיִּזְעֲק֤וּvai.yiz.'a.KuH2199toאֶל־'el-H413the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068and saidוַיֹּאמְר֣וּvai.yo.merH559, ‘We have sinnedחָטָ֔אנוּcha.Ta.nuH2398,forכִּ֤יkiH3588we have forsakenעָזַ֙בְנוּ֙'a.Zav.nuH5800אֶת־'et-H853the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068and servedוַנַּעֲבֹ֥דva.na.'a.VodH5647אֶת־'et-H853the Baalsהַבְּעָלִ֖יםha.be.'a.LimH1168andוְאֶת־ve.'EtH853Ashtorethsהָעַשְׁתָּר֑וֹתha.'ash.ta.RotH6252.Nowוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258deliver usהַצִּילֵ֛נוּha.tzi.Le.nuH5337from the handsמִיַּ֥דmi.YadH3027of our enemiesאֹיְבֵ֖ינוּ'o.ye.Vei.nuH341,that we may serve Youוְנַעַבְדֶֽךָּ׃ve.na.'av.De.kaH5647.’

11So the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068אֶת־'et-H853sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֤חvai.yish.LachH7971Jerubbaalיְרֻבַּ֣עַלye.ru.Ba.'alH3378,וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853Barakבְּדָ֔ןbe.DanH917,וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853Jephthahיִפְתָּ֖חyif.TachH3316וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853,and Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֑לshe.mu.'ElH8050,and He deliveredוַיַּצֵּ֨לvai.ya.TzelH5337youאֶתְכֶ֜ם'et.KhemH853from the handsמִיַּ֤דmi.YadH3027of your enemiesאֹֽיְבֵיכֶם֙'o.ye.vei.KhemH341on every sideמִסָּבִ֔יבmi.sa.VivH5439,and you dweltוַתֵּשְׁב֖וּva.te.she.VuH3427securelyבֶּֽטַח׃Be.tachH983.

12But when you sawוַתִּרְא֗וּva.tir.'UH7200thatכִּֽי־ki-H3588Nahashנָחָ֞שׁna.ChashH5176kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of the Ammonitesבְּנֵֽי־ עַמּוֹן֮be.nei- 'a.mOnH1121 H5983was movingבָּ֣אba'H935against youעֲלֵיכֶם֒'a.lei.KhemH5921,you saidוַתֹּ֣אמְרוּva.To.me.ruH559to me, ‘Noלֹ֕א כִּי־lo' ki-H3808 H3588,we must have a kingמֶ֖לֶךְMe.lekhH4428to ruleיִמְלֹ֣ךְyim.LokhH4427over usעָלֵ֑ינוּ'a.Lei.nuH5921’—even though the LORDוַיהוָ֥הva.Yah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֖ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430wasyour kingמַלְכְּכֶֽם׃mal.ke.KhemH4428.

13Nowוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258here isהִנֵּ֥הhi.NehH2009the kingהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428you have chosenבְּחַרְתֶּ֖םbe.char.TemH977אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834,the oneאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834you requestedשְׁאֶלְתֶּ֑םshe.'el.TemH7592.Beholdוְהִנֵּ֨הve.hi.NehH2009,the LORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068has placedנָתַ֧ןna.TanH5414a kingמֶֽלֶךְ׃Me.lekhH4428over youעֲלֵיכֶ֖ם'a.lei.KhemH5921.

14Ifאִם־'im-H518you fearתִּֽירְא֣וּti.re.'UH3372אֶת־'et-H853the LORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068and serveוַעֲבַדְתֶּ֤םva.'a.vad.TemH5647Himאֹתוֹ֙'o.ToH853and obeyוּשְׁמַעְתֶּ֣םu.she.ma'.TemH8085His voiceבְּקֹל֔וֹbe.ko.LoH6963,and if you do notוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808rebelתַמְר֖וּtam.RuH4784againstאֶת־'et-H853the commandפִּ֣יpiH6310of the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,and ifוִהְיִתֶ֣םvih.yi.TemH1961bothגַּם־gam-H1571youאַתֶּ֗ם'a.TemH859andוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571the kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428whoאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834rulesמָלַ֣ךְma.LakhH4427over youעֲלֵיכֶ֔ם'a.lei.KhemH5921followאַחַ֖ר'a.CharH310the LORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.KhemH430, then all will be well.

15But ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518you disobeyלֹ֤א תִשְׁמְעוּ֙ בְּק֣וֹלlo' tish.me.'U be.KolH3808 H8085 H6963the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068and rebelוּמְרִיתֶ֖םu.me.ri.TemH4784אֶת־'et-H853against Hisיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068commandפִּ֣יpiH6310,then the handיַד־yad-H3027of the LORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068will beוְהָיְתָ֧הve.ha.ye.TahH1961against youas it was against your fathersוּבַאֲבֹתֵיכֶֽם׃u.va.'a.vo.tei.KhemH1.

16Nowעַתָּה֙'a.TahH6258,thereforeגַּם־gam-H1571,present yourselvesהִתְיַצְּב֣וּhit.ya.tze.VuH3320and seeוּרְא֔וּu.re.'UH7200אֶת־'et-H853thisהַזֶּ֑הha.ZehH2088greatהַגָּד֖וֹלha.ga.DolH1419thingהַדָּבָ֥רha.da.VarH1697thatאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068will doעֹשֶׂ֖ה'o.SehH6213before your eyesלְעֵינֵיכֶֽם׃le.'ei.nei.KhemH5869.

17Is it notהֲל֤וֹאha.Lo'H3808the wheatחִטִּים֙chi.TimH2406harvestקְצִיר־ke.tzir-H7105todayהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117?I will callאֶקְרָא֙'ek.Ra'H7121onאֶל־'el-H413the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068to sendוְיִתֵּ֥ןve.yi.TenH5414thunderקֹל֖וֹתko.LotH6963and rainוּמָטָ֑רu.ma.TarH4306,so that you will knowוּדְע֣וּu.de.'UH3045and seeוּרְא֗וּ כִּֽי־u.re.'U ki-H7200 H3588what a greatרַבָּה֙ra.BahH7227אֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834evilרָעַתְכֶ֤םra.'at.KhemH7451you have committedעֲשִׂיתֶם֙'a.si.TemH6213in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068by askingלִשְׁא֥וֹלlish.'olH7592fora kingמֶֽלֶךְ׃ סMe.lekhH4428.”

18So Samuelשְׁמוּאֵל֙she.mu.'ElH8050calledוַיִּקְרָ֤אvai.yik.Ra'H7121toאֶל־'el-H413the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,and on thatהַה֑וּאha.Hu'H1931dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117the LORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068sentוַיִּתֵּ֧ןvai.yi.TenH5414thunderקֹלֹ֥תko.LotH6963and rainוּמָטָ֖רu.ma.TarH4306.As a result, allכָל־khol-H3605the peopleהָעָ֥םha.'AmH5971greatlyמְאֹ֛דme.'OdH3966אֶת־'et-H853fearedוַיִּירָ֨אvai.yi.Ra'H3372the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068andוְאֶת־ve.'EtH853Samuelשְׁמוּאֵֽל׃she.mu.'ElH8050.

19Theyכָל־ הָעָ֜םkhol- ha.'AmH3605 H5971pleadedוַיֹּאמְר֨וּvai.yo.me.RuH559withאֶל־'el-H413Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֗לshe.mu.'ElH8050, “Prayהִתְפַּלֵּ֧לhit.pa.LelH6419toאֶל־'el-H413the LORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430forבְּעַד־be.'ad-H1157your servantsעֲבָדֶ֛יךָ'a.va.Dei.khaH5650so that we will notוְאַל־ve.'al-H408dieנָמ֑וּתna.MutH4191!Forכִּֽי־ki-H3588we have addedיָסַ֤פְנוּya.Saf.nuH3254toעַל־'al-H5921allכָּל־kol-H3605our sinsחַטֹּאתֵ֙ינוּ֙cha.to.Tei.nuH2403the evilרָעָ֔הra.'AhH7451of askingלִשְׁאֹ֥לlish.'OlH7592fora kingמֶֽלֶךְ׃ סMe.lekhH4428.”

20“Do notאַל־'al-H408be afraidתִּירָ֔אוּti.Ra.'uH3372,”Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֤ל אֶל־ הָעָם֙she.mu.'El 'el- ha.'AmH8050 H413 H5971repliedוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559. “Even though youאַתֶּ֣ם'a.TemH859have committedעֲשִׂיתֶ֔ם'a.si.TemH6213אֵ֥ת'etH853allכָּל־kol-H3605thisהַזֹּ֑את אַ֗ךְha.Zot 'AkhH2063 H389evilהָרָעָ֖הha.ra.'AhH7451,do notאַל־'al-H408turn asideתָּס֙וּרוּ֙ta.Su.ruH5493from followingמֵאַחֲרֵ֣יme.'a.cha.ReiH310the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,but serveוַעֲבַדְתֶּ֥םva.'a.vad.TemH5647אֶת־'et-H853the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068with allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605your heartלְבַבְכֶֽם׃le.vav.KhemH3824.

21Do notוְלֹ֖אve.Lo'H3808turn asideתָּס֑וּרוּ כִּ֣י׀ta.Su.ru kiH5493 H3588afterאַחֲרֵ֣י'a.cha.ReiH310worthlessהַתֹּ֗הוּha.To.huH8414things thatאֲשֶׁ֧ר'a.SherH834cannotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808profitיוֹעִ֛ילוּ וְלֹ֥אyo.'I.lu ve.Lo'H3276 H3808youor deliverיַצִּ֖ילוּya.Tzi.luH5337you,forכִּי־ki-H3588theyהֵֽמָּה׃He.mahH1992areemptyתֹ֥הוּTo.huH8414.

22Indeedכִּ֠יkiH3588,for the sakeבַּעֲב֖וּרba.'a.VurH5668of His greatהַגָּד֑וֹלha.ga.DolH1419nameשְׁמ֣וֹshe.MoH8034,the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068אֶת־'et-H853will notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808abandonיִטֹּ֤שׁyi.ToshH5203His peopleעַמּ֔וֹa.MoH5971,becauseכִּ֚יkiH3588Heיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068was pleasedהוֹאִ֣ילho.'IlH2974to makeלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.SotH6213youאֶתְכֶ֛ם'et.KhemH853His ownלְעָֽם׃le.'AmH5971.

23As forגַּ֣םgamH1571meאָנֹכִ֗י'a.no.KhiH595,far be it from meחָלִ֤ילָהcha.Li.lahH2486that Ishould sinמֵחֲטֹ֣אme.cha.To'H2398against the LORDלַֽיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068by ceasingמֵחֲדֹ֖לme.cha.DolH2308to prayלְהִתְפַּלֵּ֣לle.hit.pa.LelH6419for youבַּעַדְכֶ֑םba.'ad.KhemH1157.And I will continue to teachוְהוֹרֵיתִ֣יve.ho.rei.TiH3384youאֶתְכֶ֔ם'et.KhemH853the goodהַטּוֹבָ֖הha.to.VahH2896and rightוְהַיְשָׁרָֽה׃ve.hay.sha.RahH3477wayבְּדֶ֥רֶךְbe.De.rekhH1870.

24Above allאַ֣ךְ׀'akhH389,fearיְר֣אוּye.R.'uH3372אֶת־'et-H853the LORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068and serveוַעֲבַדְתֶּ֥םva.'a.vad.TemH5647Himאֹת֛וֹ'o.ToH853faithfullyבֶּאֱמֶ֖תbe.'e.MetH571with allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605your heartלְבַבְכֶ֑ם כִּ֣יle.vav.Khem kiH3824 H3588;considerרְא֔וּre.'UH7200אֵ֥ת'etH853whatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834great things He has doneהִגְדִּ֖לhig.DilH1431for youעִמָּכֶֽם׃'i.ma.KhemH5973.

25But ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518you persist in doing evilH7489,bothגַּם־gam-H1571youאַתֶּ֥ם'a.TemH859andגַּֽם־gam-H1571your kingמַלְכְּכֶ֖םmal.ke.KhemH4428will be swept awayתִּסָּפֽוּ׃ פti.sa.FuH5595.”

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 12