Now you have a king as your leader. But I’m old. My hair is gray. My sons are here with you. I’ve been your leader from the time I was young until this day.

现在有这王在你们前面行。我已年老发白，我的儿子都在你们这里。我从幼年直到今日都在你们前面行。

现在，看哪，有这王行走在你们前面。我已年老发白，看哪，我的儿子都在你们这里。我从幼年直到今日都行走在你们前面。

现在，看哪，有这王行走在你们前面。我已年老发白，看哪，我的儿子都在你们这里。我从幼年直到今日都行走在你们前面。

你们已经有君王了。我自幼带领你们，现在已年老发白，我的儿子也都在你们这里。

现在，有这王领导你们。至于我，我已经年老发白，我的儿子也都在你们那里；我自幼年直到今日都领导你们。

看哪，现在有这王带领你们了。至于我，我已经年老发白；而我的儿子们在这里与你们在一起。我从年轻时到今天一直带领你们。

現在有這王在你們前面行。我已年老髮白，我的兒子都在你們這裏。我從幼年直到今日都在你們前面行。

現在，看哪，有這王行走在你們前面。我已年老髮白，看哪，我的兒子都在你們這裏。我從幼年直到今日都行走在你們前面。

現在，看哪，有這王行走在你們前面。我已年老髮白，看哪，我的兒子都在你們這裏。我從幼年直到今日都行走在你們前面。

你們已經有君王了。我自幼帶領你們，現在已年老髮白，我的兒子也都在你們這裡。

現在，有這王領導你們。至於我，我已經年老髮白，我的兒子也都在你們那裡；我自幼年直到今日都領導你們。

看哪，現在有這一位王在你們面前往來了；我，我年老髮白了；看吧，我的兒子都和你們在一起；我，我自幼年到今日、都在你們面前往來。

看哪，現在有這王帶領你們了。至於我，我已經年老髮白；而我的兒子們在這裡與你們在一起。我從年輕時到今天一直帶領你們。

今有王出入於爾前、我已年邁皓首、我子與爾相處、我自幼出入於爾前、至於今日、

我今年邁、首已皓然、我子與爾雜處、所治爾者、惟此人也。我自幼迄今、治理爾曹、

今有此王率爾、率爾原文作行於爾前我今年邁、髮已皓然、我子與爾偕矣、我自幼率爾率爾原文作行於爾前至於今日、

Now you have a king as your leader. As for me, I am old and gray, and my sons are here with you. I have been your leader from my youth until this day.

And now, behold, the king walks before you, and I am old and gray; and behold, my sons are with you. I have walked before you from my youth until this day.

Your king is now your leader. I stand here before you— an old, gray haired man— and my sons serve you. I have served as your leader from the time I was a boy to this very day.

Now you can see that the king is leading you. As for me, I’m old and gray, and my sons are here with you. I have led you from my youth until now.

Now, here is the king walking before you, but as for me, I am old and gray, and my sons are here with you. And I have walked before you since my youth to this day.

And now here is the king, walking before you; and I am old and grayheaded, and look, my sons are with you. I have walked before you from my childhood to this day.

And now, behold, the king walketh before you; and I am old and grayheaded; and, behold, my sons are with you: and I have walked before you from my youth unto this day.

Now you can see that the king is leading you. As for me, I’m old and gray, and my sons are here with you. I have led you from my youth until today.

And now, behold, the king walketh before you: and I am old and grayheaded; and, behold, my sons[ are] with you: and I have walked before you from my childhood unto this day.

Now look! This king walks before you. As for me, I am old and gray, though my sons are here with you. I have walked before you from the time of my youth till the present day.

Now, behold, the king walks before you. I am old and gray- headed. Behold, my sons are with you. I have walked before you from my youth to this day.

They said to him,“ You are old. Your sons don’t live as you do. So appoint a king to lead us. We want a king just like the kings all the other nations have.”

Then we’ll be like all the other nations. We’ll have a king to lead us. He’ll go out at the head of our armies and fight our battles.”

When Samuel became old, he appointed his sons as Israel’s leaders.

Have that person lead them and take care of them. Then your people won’t be like sheep without a shepherd.”

But his sons didn’t live as he did. They were only interested in making money. They accepted money from people who wanted special favors. They made things that were wrong appear to be right.

As Samuel grew up, the Lord was with him. He made everything Samuel said come true.So all the Israelites recognized that Samuel really was a prophet of the Lord. Everyone from Dan all the way to Beersheba knew it.

But Eli called out to him. He said,“ Samuel, my son.” Samuel answered,“ Here I am.”

God, don’t leave me even when I’m old and have gray hair. Let me live to tell my children about your power. Let me tell all of them about your mighty acts.

I know my tent will soon be removed. Our Lord Jesus Christ has made that clear to me.

Eli was very old. He kept hearing about everything his sons were doing to all the Israelites. He also heard how his sons were sleeping with the women who served at the entrance to the tent of meeting.

The Lord says,“ Family of Jacob, listen to me. Pay attention, you people of Israel who are left alive. I have taken good care of you since your life began. I have carried you since you were born as a nation.I will continue to carry you even when you are old. I will take good care of you even when your hair is gray. I have made you, and I will carry you. I will take care of you, and I will save you. I am the Lord.

I told Eli I would punish his family forever. He knew his sons were sinning. He knew they were saying bad things about me. In spite of that, he did not stop them.

I am already being poured out like a drink offering. The time when I will leave is near.

Why don’t you treat my sacrifices and offerings with respect? I require them to be brought to the house where I live. Why do you honor your sons more than me? Why do you fatten yourselves on the best parts of every offering that is made by my people Israel?’