你们今天却离弃了那位拯救你们脱离一切灾难和困苦的神，竟对他说：‘求你立一个王统治我们。’现在你们要按着你们的支派和家族，站在耶和华面前。”

你们今日却厌弃了救你们脱离一切灾难的神，说：‘求你立一个王治理我们。’现在你们应当按着支派、宗族都站在耶和华面前。”

你们今日却厌弃救你们脱离一切灾祸和患难的上帝，对他说：‘求你立一个王治理我们。’现在你们应当按支派和宗族站在耶和华面前。”

你们今日却厌弃救你们脱离一切灾祸和患难的神，对他说：‘求你立一个王治理我们。’现在你们应当按支派和宗族站在耶和华面前。”

但你们现在却背弃了拯救你们脱离一切灾难和困苦的上帝，竟然对祂说，‘我们要你立一位王来统治我们。’所以你们现在就按着支派宗族站在耶和华面前吧！”

今天你们却厌弃你们的神，就是使你们脱离一切灾祸和患难的拯救者；你们对他说：‘求你立一个王统治我们。’现在，你们要按着自己的支派和宗族，站在耶和华面前。”

你們今日卻厭棄了救你們脫離一切災難的神，說：『求你立一個王治理我們。』現在你們應當按着支派、宗族都站在耶和華面前。」

你們今日卻厭棄救你們脫離一切災禍和患難的上帝，對他說：『求你立一個王治理我們。』現在你們應當按支派和宗族站在耶和華面前。」

你們今日卻厭棄救你們脫離一切災禍和患難的神，對他說：『求你立一個王治理我們。』現在你們應當按支派和宗族站在耶和華面前。」

但你們現在卻背棄了拯救你們脫離一切災難和困苦的上帝，竟然對祂說，『我們要你立一位王來統治我們。』所以你們現在就按著支派宗族站在耶和華面前吧！」

你們今天卻離棄了那位拯救你們脫離一切災難和困苦的神，竟對他說：‘求你立一個王統治我們。’現在你們要按著你們的支派和家族，站在耶和華面前。”

你們今日卻棄絕了你們的上帝、就是那曾拯救你們脫離一切災禍、跟患難的，而你們卻對他說：「求你立一個王來管理我們。」現在你們要按族派族系都站立在永恆主面前。』

今天你們卻厭棄你們的神，就是使你們脫離一切災禍和患難的拯救者；你們對他說：『求你立一個王統治我們。』現在，你們要按著自己的支派和宗族，站在耶和華面前。」

爾之上帝、救爾出諸災禍艱苦者、爾今日棄之、謂曰、立王治我、今當循爾支派億兆、進於耶和華前、

爾之上帝、救爾出諸患難艱苦者、爾遺棄之、求立一王、今日爾當至此、循爾支派億兆、立於耶和華前。

爾之天主、救爾於諸患難艱苦者、爾曹竟棄之、曰、求爾立一王治理我、今當至此、循爾支派宗族、立於主前、

But you have now rejected your God, who saves you out of all your disasters and calamities. And you have said,‘ No, appoint a king over us.’ So now present yourselves before the Lord by your tribes and clans.”

But now you have turned your backs on your God. He saves you out of all your trouble and suffering. In spite of that, you have said,‘ We refuse to listen. Place a king over us.’ So now gather together to meet with the Lord. Do it tribe by tribe and family group by family group.”

But today you have rejected your God, who saves you from all your calamities and your distresses, and you have said to him,‘ Set a king over us.’ Now therefore present yourselves before the Lord by your tribes and by your thousands.”

But though I have rescued you from your misery and distress, you have rejected your God today and have said,‘ No, we want a king instead!’ Now, therefore, present yourselves before the Lord by tribes and clans.”

But today you have rejected your God, who saves you from all your troubles and afflictions. You said to him,‘ You must set a king over us.’ Now therefore present yourselves before the LORD by your tribes and clans.”

But today you have rejected your God, who saves you from all your catastrophes and your distresses; yet you have said,‘ No, but put a king over us!’ Now then, present yourselves before the Lord by your tribes and by your groups of thousands.”

But you have today rejected your God, who Himself saved you from all your adversities and your tribulations; and you have said to Him,‘ No, set a king over us!’ Now therefore, present yourselves before the Lord by your tribes and by your clans.”

but ye have this day rejected your God, who himself saveth you out of all your calamities and your distresses; and ye have said unto him, Nay, but set a king over us. Now therefore present yourselves before Jehovah by your tribes, and by your thousands.

But today you have rejected your God, who saves you from all your troubles and afflictions. You said to Him,‘ You must set a king over us.’ Now therefore present yourselves before the Lord by your tribes and clans.”

And ye have this day rejected your God, who himself saved you out of all your adversities and your tribulations; and ye have said unto him,[ Nay], but set a king over us. Now therefore present yourselves before the LORD by your tribes, and by your thousands.

But today you have rejected your God who saves you from all your trouble and distress. You have said,“ No! Appoint a king over us.” Now take your positions before the LORD by your tribes and by your clans.’”

But you have today rejected your God, who himself saves you out of all your calamities and your distresses; and you have said to him,‘ No! Set a king over us.’ Now therefore present yourselves before Yahweh by your tribes, and by your thousands.”

可是，你们看到亚扪王拿辖来攻击你们，就对我说：‘不行，我们要有一个王来统治我们。’其实，耶和华你们的神是你们的王。

约书亚在示剑召集以色列各支派，又把以色列的长老、首领、审判官和官长都召了来，他们就站在神面前。

众民竟不肯听从撒母耳的话，说：“不，我们要一个王治理我们，

到了早晨，你们要按着支派前来，耶和华抽签抽中的支派，要按着宗族前来；耶和华抽签抽中的宗族，要按着家庭前来；耶和华抽签抽中的家庭，男丁要一个一个前来。如果那藏有当毁灭的物的人被抽签抽中了，他和他所有的一切都要用火焚烧；因为他违背了耶和华的约，又因为他在以色列中作了愚昧的事。’”约书亚清早起来，要以色列人按着支派前来；结果，犹大支派被抽签抽中了；他要犹大宗族前来，结果，谢拉的家族被抽签抽中了；他要谢拉家族的男丁一个一个前来，结果，撒底被抽签抽中了；他要撒底家中的男丁一个一个前来，结果，亚干被抽签抽中了，亚干是迦米的儿子、撒底的孙子、谢拉的曾孙，是属于犹大支派的。约书亚对亚干说：“我儿，我劝你把荣耀归给耶和华以色列的神，向他认罪，告诉我你作了什么事，不可向我隐瞒。”亚干回答约书亚，说：“我实在得罪了耶和华以色列的神；我作过的事是这样的。我在战利品中，看见了一件美丽的示拿衣服、二千二百八十克银子，和一条重五百七十克的金条；我因贪爱这些物件，就把它们拿去了；现在埋藏在我帐棚的地里，银子在底下。”约书亚就派人跑到亚干的帐棚里，果然见到东西埋藏在那里，银子在底下。他们就把东西从帐棚中拿出来，带到约书亚和以色列人那里，摆在耶和华面前。约书亚和全体以色列人一起把谢拉的曾孙亚干和那银子、那件衣服、那金条，以及亚干的儿女、牛、驴、羊、帐棚和他所有的一切，都带上亚割谷去。约书亚说：“你为什么给我们招惹灾祸呢？今天耶和华必使你遭受灾祸。”于是全体以色列人用石头把他打死。他们用石头打死他们以后，就把一切用火烧了。众人又在亚干身上堆起了一大堆石头，这堆石头一直存到今日；于是耶和华就回心转意，不发烈怒。因此那地方名叫亚割谷，直到今日。

他们说“求你为我们立一个王治理我们”这件事，使撒母耳很不高兴，他就祷告耶和华。耶和华对撒母耳说：“众民对你所说的一切，你只管听从，因为他们不是厌弃你，而是厌弃我，不要我作他们的王。自从我把他们从埃及领上来的那天起，直到现在，他们怎样离开我，事奉别的神，他们对我所行的一切，也照样对你行。现在你只管听从他们的话，但必须郑重警告他们，告诉他们那要统治他们的王要怎样治理他们。”

伯利恒以法他啊！你在犹大诸城中虽然细小（“伯利恒……细小”有古卷作“以法他家啊，你在犹大诸族中虽然细小”），必有一位从你那里出来，为我作以色列的统治者；他的根源从太初，从亘古就有了。（本节在《马索拉文本》为5:1）

现今不是收割麦子的时候吗？我要向耶和华呼求，他就会打雷降雨，你们就可以知道，又可以看见，你们为自己要求立王的事，在耶和华看来，是行了极大的恶事。”于是撒母耳向耶和华呼求，耶和华就在那天打雷降雨，众民就非常惧怕耶和华和撒母耳。众民对撒母耳说：“求你为仆人向耶和华你的神祷告，免得我们死亡，因为我们为自己要求立王的事，是在我们的一切罪上又增加了这一件恶事。”

“你要吩咐以色列人，要从他们手中取杖，按着父家每支派一根，从他们所有的领袖，按着他们的父家，共取十二根杖，你要把各人的名字写在各人的杖上；