“你们进入并占领你们的上帝耶和华将要赐给你们的土地，安顿下来后，就会想立自己的王，像周围的国家一样。

“到了耶和华你神所赐你的地，得了那地居住的时候，若说：‘我要立王治理我，像四围的国一样。’

“你到了耶和华—你上帝所赐你的地，得了那地居住在其中的时候，若说：‘我要立王治理我，像我四围所有的国家一样’，

“你到了耶和华—你神所赐你的地，得了那地居住在其中的时候，若说：‘我要立王治理我，像我四围所有的国家一样’，

“你进了耶和华你的神赐给你的地，占领了那地，居住在那里的时候，如果你说：‘我要立一位君王治理我，像我四围的列国一样。’

「到了耶和華－你神所賜你的地，得了那地居住的時候，若說：『我要立王治理我，像四圍的國一樣。』

「你到了耶和華－你上帝所賜你的地，得了那地居住在其中的時候，若說：『我要立王治理我，像我四圍所有的國家一樣』，

「你到了耶和華－你神所賜你的地，得了那地居住在其中的時候，若說：『我要立王治理我，像我四圍所有的國家一樣』，

「你們進入並佔領你們的上帝耶和華將要賜給你們的土地，安頓下來後，就會想立自己的王，像周圍的國家一樣。

“你進了耶和華你的神賜給你的地，佔領了那地，居住在那裡的時候，如果你說：‘我要立一位君王治理我，像我四圍的列國一樣。’

『你進了永恆主你的上帝所賜給你去取得而居住的地那時候，若說：「我要立王管理我、像我四圍的列國一樣」；

既至爾上帝耶和華所錫之地、據而居之、意謂必立王以治我、如四周之國然、

爾既至爾上帝耶和華所錫之地、據而居之、意謂必立王、如列邦之民然、

爾既至主爾天主所賜爾之地、得而居之、意謂不如立王以治我、如我四周列國之民然、

When you enter the land the Lord your God is giving you and have taken possession of it and settled in it, and you say,“ Let us set a king over us like all the nations around us,”

You will enter the land the Lord your God is giving you. You will take it as your own. You will make your homes in it. When you do, you will say,“ Let’s appoint a king over us, just like all the nations around us.”

“ When you come to the land that the Lord your God is giving you, and you possess it and dwell in it and then say,‘ I will set a king over me, like all the nations that are around me,’

“ You are about to enter the land the Lord your God is giving you. When you take it over and settle there, you may think,‘ We should select a king to rule over us like the other nations around us.’

“ When you enter the land the LORD your God is giving you, take possession of it, live in it, and say,‘ I will set a king over me like all the nations around me,’

“ When you enter the land which the Lord your God is giving you, and you take possession of it and live in it, and you say,‘ I will appoint a king over me like all the nations who are around me,’

“ When you come to the land which the Lord your God is giving 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,’

When thou art come unto the land which Jehovah thy God giveth thee, and shalt possess it, and shalt dwell therein, and shalt say, I will set a king over me, like all the nations that are round about me;

“ When you enter the land the Lord your God is giving you, take possession of it, live in it, and say,‘ I will set a king over me like all the nations around me,’

When thou art come unto the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee, and shalt possess it, and shalt dwell therein, and shalt say, I will set a king over me, like as all the nations that[ are] about me;

When you come to the land the LORD your God is giving you and take it over and live in it and then say,“ I will select a king like all the nations surrounding me,”

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,”

民众却不肯听从撒母耳的话。他们说：“不，我们想要一个王治理我们，这样我们就会像其他国家一样，有王来统治我们，率领我们，为我们作战。”

“你们进入你们的上帝耶和华将要赐给你们的土地后，不可仿效当地民族的可憎行径。

因为到如今你们还没有进入你们的上帝耶和华赐给你们作产业的安歇之地。但不久你们将渡过约旦河，定居在那片土地上。耶和华将使你们四境太平，安然居住，

祂带领我们来到这个地方，把这奶蜜之乡赐给我们。

“你们到了我赐给你们作产业的迦南以后，如果我使那里的房屋中有发霉现象，

“你们要牢记耶和华的仆人摩西吩咐你们的话，他说你们的上帝耶和华要把约旦河东面的土地赐给你们，让你们安居。

你们穿过约旦河，占领耶和华赐给你们的土地，定居下来以后，

说：“你年纪大了，你的儿子不效法你。现在求你为我们立一个王治理我们，像其他国家一样。”撒母耳听到他们要求立一个王治理他们，心中不悦，就向耶和华祷告。耶和华对撒母耳说：“你照他们所说的去做吧，因为他们不是拒绝你，而是拒绝我做他们的王。

“你们进入你们的上帝耶和华将要赐给你们作产业的土地，征服那里，安居下来以后，

他们求撒母耳，说：“求你为仆人们向你的上帝耶和华祈祷，免得我们死亡！因为我们要求立王是罪上加罪。”

“你们的上帝耶和华带领你们进入将要占领的土地时，会为你们赶走赫人、革迦撒人、亚摩利人、迦南人、比利洗人、希未人和耶布斯人这七个比你们强大的民族。