Then Samuel told the people the regulations of the kingdom, and wrote it in a book, and laid it up before Yahweh. Samuel sent all the people away, every man to his house.

撒母耳将国法对百姓说明，又记在书上，放在耶和华面前，然后遣散众民，各回各家去了。

撒母耳将君王的典章对百姓说明，又记在书上，放在耶和华面前，然后撒母耳遣散众百姓，各回自己的家去了。

撒母耳将君王的典章对百姓说明，又记在书上，放在耶和华面前，然后撒母耳遣散众百姓，各回自己的家去了。

撒母耳向百姓说明做君王的权利和责任，又把这些都记在册子上，放在耶和华面前，然后让百姓各自回家。

撒母耳把国法对众人述说了，又记在书上，存放在耶和华面前，然后遣散众人，各回自己的家去了。

于是撒母耳把王国的法规向民众宣告了，又写在书卷上，放在耶和华面前。然后撒母耳遣散全体民众，让各人回自己的家去。

撒母耳將國法對百姓說明，又記在書上，放在耶和華面前，然後遣散眾民，各回各家去了。

撒母耳將君王的典章對百姓說明，又記在書上，放在耶和華面前，然後撒母耳遣散眾百姓，各回自己的家去了。

撒母耳將君王的典章對百姓說明，又記在書上，放在耶和華面前，然後撒母耳遣散眾百姓，各回自己的家去了。

撒母耳向百姓說明做君王的權利和責任，又把這些都記在冊子上，放在耶和華面前，然後讓百姓各自回家。

撒母耳把國法對眾人述說了，又記在書上，存放在耶和華面前，然後遣散眾人，各回自己的家去了。

撒母耳將君王國事向人民說明，又寫在卷冊上，安放在永恆主面前；然後打發眾民各回各家而去。

於是撒母耳把王國的法規向民眾宣告了，又寫在書卷上，放在耶和華面前。然後撒母耳遣散全體民眾，讓各人回自己的家去。

撒母耳以國之制度示民、錄之於書、置於耶和華前、遣民各歸其家、

撒母耳以國之典章示民、錄之於書、藏於耶和華室、然後使民各歸故土。

撒母耳以國之法度、宣講於民、錄之於書、置於主前、然後撒母耳遣散民眾、各歸其家、

Samuel explained to the people the rights and duties of kingship. He wrote them down on a scroll and deposited it before the Lord. Then Samuel dismissed the people to go to their own homes.

Samuel explained to the people the rights and duties of the king who ruled over them. He wrote them down in a book. He placed it in front of the Lord in the holy tent. Then he sent the people away. He sent each of them to their own homes.

Then Samuel told the people the rights and duties of the kingship, and he wrote them in a book and laid it up before the Lord. Then Samuel sent all the people away, each one to his home.

Then Samuel told the people what the rights and duties of a king were. He wrote them down on a scroll and placed it before the Lord. Then Samuel sent the people home again.

Samuel proclaimed to the people the rights of kingship. He wrote them on a scroll, which he placed in the presence of the LORD. Then Samuel sent all the people home.

Then Samuel told the people the ordinances of the kingdom, and wrote them in the book, and placed it before the Lord. And Samuel sent all the people away, each one to his house.

Then Samuel explained to the people the behavior of royalty, and wrote it in a book and laid it up before the Lord. And Samuel sent all the people away, every man to his house.

Then Samuel told the people the manner of the kingdom, and wrote it in a book, and laid it up before Jehovah. And Samuel sent all the people away, every man to his house.

Samuel proclaimed to the people the rights of kingship. He wrote them on a scroll, which he placed in the presence of the Lord. Then Samuel sent all the people away, each to his home.

Then Samuel told the people the manner of the kingdom, and wrote[ it] in a book, and laid[ it] up before the LORD. And Samuel sent all the people away, every man to his house.

Then Samuel talked to the people about how the kingship would work. He wrote it all down on a scroll and set it before the LORD. Then Samuel sent all the people away to their homes.

He said,“ This will be the way of the king who shall reign over you: he will take your sons, and appoint them as his servants, for his chariots, and to be his horsemen; and they will run before his chariots.He will appoint them to him for captains of thousands, and captains of fifties; and he will assign some to plow his ground, and to reap his harvest, and to make his instruments of war, and the instruments of his chariots.He will take your daughters to be perfumers, to be cooks, and to be bakers.He will take your fields, your vineyards, and your olive groves, even their best, and give them to his servants.He will take one tenth of your seed, and of your vineyards, and give it to his officers, and to his servants.He will take your male servants, your female servants, your best young men, and your donkeys, and assign them to his own work.He will take one tenth of your flocks; and you will be his servants.You will cry out in that day because of your king whom you will have chosen for yourselves; and Yahweh will not answer you in that day.”

When you have come to the land which Yahweh your God gives you, and possess it and dwell in it, and say,“ I will set a king over me, like all the nations that are around me,”you shall surely set him whom Yahweh your God chooses as king over yourselves. You shall set as king over you one from among your brothers. You may not put a foreigner over you, who is not your brother.Only he shall not multiply horses to himself, nor cause the people to return to Egypt, to the end that he may multiply horses; because Yahweh has said to you,“ You shall not go back that way again.”He shall not multiply wives to himself, that his heart not turn away. He shall not greatly multiply to himself silver and gold.It shall be, when he sits on the throne of his kingdom, that he shall write himself a copy of this law in a book, out of that which is before the Levitical priests.It shall be with him, and he shall read from it all the days of his life, that he may learn to fear Yahweh his God, to keep all the words of this law and these statutes, to do them;that his heart not be lifted up above his brothers, and that he not turn away from the commandment to the right hand, or to the left, to the end that he may prolong his days in his kingdom, he and his children, in the middle of Israel.

Remind them to be in subjection to rulers and to authorities, to be obedient, to be ready for every good work,

“‘ The Lord Yahweh says:“ If the prince gives a gift to any of his sons, it is his inheritance. It shall belong to his sons. It is their possession by inheritance.But if he gives of his inheritance a gift to one of his servants, it shall be his to the year of liberty; then it shall return to the prince; but as for his inheritance, it shall be for his sons.Moreover the prince shall not take of the people’s inheritance, to thrust them out of their possession. He shall give inheritance to his sons out of his own possession, that my people not each be scattered from his possession.”’”

Let every soul be in subjection to the higher authorities, for there is no authority except from God, and those who exist are ordained by God.Therefore he who resists the authority withstands the ordinance of God; and those who withstand will receive to themselves judgment.For rulers are not a terror to the good work, but to the evil. Do you desire to have no fear of the authority? Do that which is good, and you will have praise from the authority,for he is a servant of God to you for good. But if you do that which is evil, be afraid, for he doesn’t bear the sword in vain; for he is a servant of God, an avenger for wrath to him who does evil.Therefore you need to be in subjection, not only because of the wrath, but also for conscience’ sake.For this reason you also pay taxes, for they are servants of God’s service, continually doing this very thing.Therefore give everyone what you owe: if you owe taxes, pay taxes; if customs, then customs; if respect, then respect; if honor, then honor.

Therefore subject yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord’s sake: whether to the king, as supreme;or to governors, as sent by him for vengeance on evildoers and for praise to those who do well.

for kings and all who are in high places, that we may lead a tranquil and quiet life in all godliness and reverence.

“‘ The Lord Yahweh says:“ Let it suffice you, princes of Israel: remove violence and plunder, and execute justice and righteousness; dispossessing my people,” says the Lord Yahweh.“ You shall have just balances, a just ephah, and a just bath.