¹ Kad je Samuel ostario, postavio je svoje sinove za suce u Izraelu.

² Njegov prvorođenac zvao se Joel, a drugi sin Abija; oni su bili suci u Beer Šebi.

³ Ali sinovi nisu išli stopama očevim: gledali su na svoj dobitak, primali mito i izvrtali pravicu.

⁴ Tada se skupiše sve starješine izraelske i dođoše k Samuelu u Ramu.

⁵ I rekoše mu: "Eto, ti si ostario, a tvoji sinovi ne idu tvojim stopama. Postavi nam, dakle, kralja da nam vlada, kao što je to kod svih naroda."

⁶ Ali Samuelu nije bilo drago što su rekli: "Daj nam kralja da nam vlada!" Zato se Samuel pomoli Jahvi.

⁷ A Jahve reče Samuelu: "Poslušaj glas naroda u svemu što od tebe traži, jer nisu odbacili tebe, nego su odbacili mene, ne želeći da ja kraljujem nad njima.

⁸ Sve što su činili meni od onoga dana kad sam ih izveo iz Egipta pa do današnjega dana - ostavili su mene i služili tuđim bogovima - tako oni čine i tebi.

⁹ Sada, dakle, poslušaj njihov zahtjev, ali ih svečano opomeni i pouči o pravima kralja koji će vladati nad njima."

¹⁰ Samuel ponovi sve Jahvine riječi narodu koji je od njega tražio kralja.

¹¹ I reče: "Ovo će biti pravo kralja koji će kraljevati nad vama: uzimat će vaše sinove da mu služe kod bojnih kola i kod konja i oni će trčati pred njegovim bojnim kolima.

¹² Postavljat će ih za tisućnike i pedesetnike; orat će oni njegovu zemlju, žeti njegovu žetvu, izrađivati mu bojno oružje i opremu za njegova bojna kola.

¹³ Uzimat će kralj vaše kćeri da mu priređuju mirisne pomasti, da mu kuhaju i peku.

¹⁴ Uzimat će najbolja vaša polja, vaše vinograde i vaše maslinike i poklanjat će ih svojim dvoranima.

¹⁵ Uzimat će desetinu od vaših usjeva i vaših vinograda i davat će je svojim dvoranima i svojim službenicima.

¹⁶ Uzimat će vaše sluge i vaše sluškinje, vaše najljepše volove i magarce i upotrebljavat će ih za svoj posao.

¹⁷ Uzimat će desetinu od vaše sitne stoke, a vi sami postat ćete mu robovi.

¹⁸ I kad jednoga dana budete vapili za pomoć zbog kralja koga ste sami izabrali, Jahve vas neće uslišati u onaj dan!"

¹⁹ Narod nije htio poslušati Samuelova glasa nego reče: "Ne! Hoćemo da kralj vlada nad nama!

²⁰ Tako ćemo i mi biti kao svi narodi: sudit će nam naš kralj, bit će nam vođa i vodit će naše ratove."

²¹ Kad je Samuel čuo što narod govori, kaza sve Jahvi.

²² A Jahve reče Samuelu: "Poslušaj njihovu želju i postavi im kralja!" Tada Samuel reče Izraelcima: "Vratite se svaki u svoj grad!"

¹ And Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, took either of them his censer, and put fire therein, and put incense thereon, and offered strange fire before the LORD, which he commanded them not.

² And there went out fire from the LORD, and devoured them, and they died before the LORD.

³ Then Moses said unto Aaron, This is it that the LORD spake, saying, I will be sanctified in them that come nigh me, and before all the people I will be glorified. And Aaron held his peace.

⁴ And Moses called Mishael and Elzaphan, the sons of Uzziel the uncle of Aaron, and said unto them, Come near, carry your brethren from before the sanctuary out of the camp.

⁵ So they went near, and carried them in their coats out of the camp; as Moses had said.

⁶ And Moses said unto Aaron, and unto Eleazar and unto Ithamar, his sons, Uncover not your heads, neither rend your clothes; lest ye die, and lest wrath come upon all the people: but let your brethren, the whole house of Israel, bewail the burning which the LORD hath kindled.

⁷ And ye shall not go out from the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, lest ye die: for the anointing oil of the LORD is upon you. And they did according to the word of Moses.

⁸ And the LORD spake unto Aaron, saying,

⁹ Do not drink wine nor strong drink, thou, nor thy sons with thee, when ye go into the tabernacle of the congregation, lest ye die: it shall be a statute for ever throughout your generations:

¹⁰ And that ye may put difference between holy and unholy, and between unclean and clean;

¹¹ And that ye may teach the children of Israel all the statutes which the LORD hath spoken unto them by the hand of Moses.

¹² And Moses spake unto Aaron, and unto Eleazar and unto Ithamar, his sons that were left, Take the meat offering that remaineth of the offerings of the LORD made by fire, and eat it without leaven beside the altar: for it is most holy:

¹³ And ye shall eat it in the holy place, because it is thy due, and thy sons' due, of the sacrifices of the LORD made by fire: for so I am commanded.

¹⁴ And the wave breast and heave shoulder shall ye eat in a clean place; thou, and thy sons, and thy daughters with thee: for they be thy due, and thy sons' due, which are given out of the sacrifices of peace offerings of the children of Israel.

¹⁵ The heave shoulder and the wave breast shall they bring with the offerings made by fire of the fat, to wave it for a wave offering before the LORD; and it shall be thine, and thy sons' with thee, by a statute for ever; as the LORD hath commanded.

¹⁶ And Moses diligently sought the goat of the sin offering, and, behold, it was burnt: and he was angry with Eleazar and Ithamar, the sons of Aaron which were left alive, saying,

¹⁷ Wherefore have ye not eaten the sin offering in the holy place, seeing it is most holy, and God hath given it you to bear the iniquity of the congregation, to make atonement for them before the LORD?

¹⁸ Behold, the blood of it was not brought in within the holy place: ye should indeed have eaten it in the holy place, as I commanded.

¹⁹ And Aaron said unto Moses, Behold, this day have they offered their sin offering and their burnt offering before the LORD; and such things have befallen me: and if I had eaten the sin offering to day, should it have been accepted in the sight of the LORD?

²⁰ And when Moses heard that, he was content.