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.

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 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.

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.

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 bottle of olive oil. He poured it on Saul’s head and kissed him. He said,“ The Lord has anointed you to be the king of his people.

Samuel said to Saul,“ The Lord sent me to anoint you as king over his people Israel. So listen now to a message from him.

“ But then you saw that Nahash, the king of Ammon, was about to attack you. So you said to me,‘ No! We want a king to rule over us.’ You said it even though the Lord your God was your king.Now here is the king you have chosen. He’s the one you asked for. The Lord has placed a king over you.But you must have respect for the Lord. You must serve him and obey him. You must not say no to his commands. Both you and the king who rules over you must obey the Lord your God. If you do, that’s good.But you must not disobey him. You must not say no to his commands. If you do, his power will be against you. That’s what happened to your people who lived before you.“ So stand still. Watch the great thing the Lord is about to do right here in front of you!It’s time to gather in the wheat, isn’t it? I’ll call out to the Lord to send thunder and rain. Then you will realize what an evil thing you did in the sight of the Lord. You shouldn’t have asked for a king.”Samuel called out to the Lord. That same day the Lord sent thunder and rain. So all the people had great respect for the Lord and for Samuel.They said to Samuel,“ Pray to the Lord your God for us. Pray that we won’t die because we asked for a king. That was an evil thing to do. We added it to all our other sins.”

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.”Samuel wasn’t pleased when they said,“ Give us a king to lead us.” So he prayed to the Lord.The Lord told him,“ Listen to everything the people are saying to you. You are not the one they have turned their backs on. I am the one they do not want as their king.They are doing just as they have always done. They have deserted me and served other gods. They have done that from the time I brought them up out of Egypt until this day. Now they are deserting you too.Let them have what they want. But give them a strong warning. Let them know what the king who rules over them will expect to be done for him.”Samuel told the people who were asking him for a king everything the Lord had said.Samuel told them,“ Here’s what the king who rules over you will expect to be done for him. He will take your sons. He’ll make them serve with his chariots and horses. They will run in front of his chariots.He’ll choose some of your sons to be commanders of thousands of men. Some will be commanders of fifties. Others will have to plow his fields and gather his crops. Still others will have to make weapons of war and parts for his chariots.He’ll also take your daughters. Some will have to make perfume. Others will be forced to cook and bake.He will take away your best fields and vineyards and olive groves. He’ll give them to his attendants.He will take a tenth of your grain and a tenth of your grapes. He’ll give it to his officials and attendants.He will also take your male and female servants. He’ll take your best cattle and donkeys. He’ll use all of them any way he wants to.He will take a tenth of your sheep and goats. You yourselves will become his slaves.When that time comes, you will cry out for help because of the king you have chosen. But the Lord won’t answer you at that time.”In spite of what Samuel said, the people refused to listen to him.“ No!” they said.“ We want a king to rule over us.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.”Samuel heard everything the people said. He told the Lord about it.The Lord answered,“ Listen to them. Give them a king.” Then Samuel said to the Israelites,“ Each of you go back to your own town.”There was a man named Kish from the tribe of Benjamin. Kish was a very important person. He was the son of Abiel, the son of Zeror. Zeror was the son of Bekorath, the son of Aphiah from the tribe of Benjamin.Kish had a son named Saul. Saul was a handsome young man. He was more handsome than anyone in Israel. And he was a head taller than anyone else.

So all the people went to Gilgal. There, with the Lord as witness, they made Saul their king. There they sacrificed friendship offerings to the Lord. And there Saul and all the Israelites celebrated with great joy.

Next he had the tribe of Benjamin come forward, family group by family group. Matri’s group was chosen. Finally Saul, the son of Kish, was chosen. But when people looked for him, they realized he wasn’t there.They needed more help from the Lord. So they asked him,“ Has the man come here yet?” The Lord said,“ Yes. He has hidden himself among the supplies.”So they ran over there and brought him out. When he stood up, the people saw that he was a head taller than any of them.Samuel spoke to all the people. He said,“ Look at the man the Lord has chosen! There isn’t anyone like him among all the people.” Then the people shouted,“ May the king live a long time!”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.Saul also went to his home in Gibeah. Some brave men whose hearts God had touched went with Saul.