Then they asked for a king, and God gave them Saul son of Kish, a man from the tribe of Benjamin, who ruled forty years.

后来他们求一个王，神就将便雅悯支派中基士的儿子扫罗，给他们作王四十年。

从那时起，他们要求立一个王，上帝就将便雅悯支派中基士的儿子扫罗给他们作王，共四十年。

从那时起，他们要求立一个王，神就将便雅悯支派中基士的儿子扫罗给他们作王，共四十年。

“后来，他们求上帝为他们立一位王，上帝就选立便雅悯支派中基士的儿子扫罗为王，执政四十年。

那时，他们要求立一个王，神就把便雅悯支派中一个人，基士的儿子扫罗，赐给他们作王，共四十年之久。

此后，他们要求立一个王，神就把便雅悯支派的一个人，基士的儿子扫罗给他们为王，共四十年。

後來他們求一個王，神就將便雅憫支派中基士的兒子掃羅，給他們作王四十年。

從那時起，他們要求立一個王，上帝就將便雅憫支派中基士的兒子掃羅給他們作王，共四十年。

從那時起，他們要求立一個王，神就將便雅憫支派中基士的兒子掃羅給他們作王，共四十年。

「後來，他們求上帝為他們立一位王，上帝就選立便雅憫支派中基士的兒子掃羅為王，執政四十年。

那時，他們要求立一個王，神就把便雅憫支派中一個人，基士的兒子掃羅，賜給他們作王，共四十年之久。

此後、他們便求要一個王；上帝就將便雅憫支派中一個人、基士的兒子掃羅、給了他們、四十年。

此後，他們要求立一個王，神就把便雅憫支派的一個人，基士的兒子掃羅給他們為王，共四十年。

民求王、上帝賜之便雅憫支基士之子掃羅、歷四十年、

民欲得王、上帝賜之便雅憫支派人、基士子掃羅、歷四十年、

自是民欲得王、天主以便雅憫支派人、基士子掃羅賜之、為王四十年、

民乞立王以戴、天主選便雅民支系基士子掃羅、王之者四十年。

Then the people asked for a king, and he gave them Saul son of Kish, of the tribe of Benjamin, who ruled forty years.

Then the people asked for a king. He gave them Saul, son of Kish. Saul was from the tribe of Benjamin. He ruled for 40 years.

Then they asked for a king, and God gave them Saul the son of Kish, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, for forty years.

Then the people begged for a king, and God gave them Saul son of Kish, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, who reigned for forty years.

Then they asked for a king, and God gave them Saul the son of Kish, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, for forty years.

Then they asked for a king, and God gave them Saul the son of Kish, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, for forty years.

And afterward they asked for a king; so God gave them Saul the son of Kish, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, for forty years.

And afterward they asked for a king: and God gave unto them Saul the son of Kish, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, for the space of forty years.

Then they asked for a king, so God gave them Saul the son of Kish, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, for 40 years.

And afterward they desired a king: and God gave unto them Saul the son of Cis, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, by the space of forty years.

Afterward they asked for a king, and God gave to them Saul the son of Kish, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, for forty years.

Then Samuel took a small container of olive oil and poured it on Saul’s head. Samuel kissed him and said,“ The LORD has chosen you to lead his people Israel! You will rule over the LORD’s people and you will deliver them from the power of the enemies who surround them. This will be your sign that the LORD has chosen you as leader over his inheritance.

Then Samuel said to Saul,“ I was the one the LORD sent to anoint you as king over his people Israel. Now listen to what the LORD says.

“ When you saw that King Nahash of the Ammonites was advancing against you, you said to me,‘ No! A king will rule over us’– even though the LORD your God is your king!Now look! Here is the king you have chosen– the one that you asked for! Look, the LORD has given you a king!If you fear the LORD, serving him and obeying him and not rebelling against what he says, and if both you and the king who rules over you follow the LORD your God, all will be well.But if you don’t obey the LORD and rebel against what the LORD says, the hand of the LORD will be against both you and your king.“ So now, take your positions and watch this great thing that the LORD is about to do in your sight.Is this not the time of the wheat harvest? I will call on the LORD so that he makes it thunder and rain. Realize and see what a great sin you have committed before the LORD by asking for a king for yourselves.”So Samuel called to the LORD, and the LORD made it thunder and rain that day. All the people were very afraid of both the LORD and Samuel.All the people said to Samuel,“ Pray to the LORD your God on behalf of us– your servants– so we won’t die, for we have added to all our sins by asking for a king.”

They said to him,“ Look, you are old, and your sons don’t follow your ways. So now appoint over us a king to lead us, just like all the other nations have.”But this request displeased Samuel, for they said,“ Give us a king to lead us.” So Samuel prayed to the LORD.The LORD said to Samuel,“ Do everything the people request of you. For it is not you that they have rejected, but it is me that they have rejected as their king.Just as they have done from the day that I brought them up from Egypt until this very day, they have rejected me and have served other gods. This is what they are also doing to you.So now do as they say. But seriously warn them and make them aware of the policies of the king who will rule over them.”So Samuel spoke all the words of the LORD to the people who were asking him for a king.He said,“ Here are the policies of the king who will rule over you: He will conscript your sons and put them in his chariot forces and in his cavalry; they will run in front of his chariot.He will appoint for himself leaders of thousands and leaders of fifties, as well as those who plow his ground, reap his harvest, and make his weapons of war and his chariot equipment.He will take your daughters to be ointment makers, cooks, and bakers.He will take your best fields and vineyards and give them to his own servants.He will demand a tenth of your seed and of the produce of your vineyards and give it to his administrators and his servants.He will take your male and female servants, as well as your best cattle and your donkeys, and assign them for his own use.He will demand a tenth of your flocks, and you yourselves will be his servants.In that day you will cry out because of your king whom you have chosen for yourselves, but the LORD won’t answer you in that day.”But the people refused to heed Samuel’s warning. Instead they said,“ No! There will be a king over us!We will be like all the other nations. Our king will judge us and lead us and fight our battles.”So Samuel listened to everything the people said and then reported it to the LORD.The LORD said to Samuel,“ Do as they say and install a king over them.” Then Samuel said to the men of Israel,“ Each of you go back to his own city.”There was a Benjaminite man named Kish son of Abiel, the son of Zeror, the son of Becorath, the son of Aphiah of Benjamin. He was a prominent person.He had a son named Saul, a handsome young man. There was no one among the Israelites more handsome than he was; he stood head and shoulders above all the people.

So all the people went to Gilgal, where they established Saul as king in the LORD’s presence. They offered up peace offerings there in the LORD’s presence. Saul and all the Israelites were very happy.

Then he brought the tribe of Benjamin near by its families, and the family of Matri was chosen by lot. At last Saul son of Kish was chosen by lot. But when they looked for him, he was nowhere to be found.So they inquired again of the LORD,“ Has the man arrived here yet?” The LORD said,“ He has hidden himself among the equipment.”So they ran and brought him from there. When he took his position among the people, he stood head and shoulders above them all.Then Samuel said to all the people,“ Do you see the one whom the LORD has chosen? Indeed, there is no one like him among all the people!” All the people shouted out,“ Long live the king!”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.Even Saul went to his home in Gibeah. With him went some brave men whose hearts God had touched.