1 T hen Samuel said to all Israel, “See, I have listened to all you have said to me. I have chosen a king to rule over you.

Na ka mea a Hamuera ki a Iharaira katoa, Nana, kua rongo nei ahau ki to koutou reo, ki nga mea katoa i kiia mai ki ahau, kua whakakingi hoki i tetahi kingi mo koutou.

2 N ow see, the king walks in front of you. But I am old. My hair is growing white. See, my sons are with you. I have walked in front of you since I was young, until this day.

Ina, te kingi na, e haereere na i to koutou aroaro: ko ahau hoki, kua koroheketia ahau, kua hina; a ko aku tama kei a koutou ena: no toku tamarikitanga hoki toku haereere i to koutou aroaro a tae noa mai ki tenei ra.

3 H ere I am. Speak against me to the Lord and Saul His chosen one. Whose bull have I taken? Whose donkey have I taken? To whom have I not been honest? For whom have I made it hard? From whose hand have I taken pay for closing my eyes to the truth? I will return it to you.”

Tenei ahau: whakaaturia mai toku he i te aroaro o Ihowa, i te aroaro ano hoki o tana tangata i whakawahi ai: i tango ranei ahau i te kau a tetahi? i tango ranei ahau i te kaihe a tetahi? i riro mai ranei i ahau nga taonga o tetahi? i tukinotia ra nei e ahau tetahi? i tango ranei ahau i te utu whakapati a tetahi hei mea kia huna oku kanohi? a ka whakahokia e ahau ki a koutou.

4 T hey said, “You have always been honest with us. You have not made it hard for us, or taken anything from any man’s hand.”

Ano ra ko ratou, Kihai tetahi mea a matou i riro he i a koe, kihai hoki koe i tukino i a matou, kihai ano hoki i tangohia e koe tetahi mea a te tangata.

5 S amuel said to them, “The Lord has heard you. And His chosen one has heard this day that you have found nothing in my hand.” And they said, “The Lord has heard.”

Na ka mea ia ki a ratou, Ko Ihowa hei kaiwhakaatu mo ta koutou; hei kaiwhakaatu ano hoki inaianei tana tangata i whakawahi ai, kihai i mau i a koutou tetahi mea a toku ringa. A ka mea ratou, Hei kaiwhakaatu ano ia.

6 S amuel said to the people, “The Lord is the One Who chose Moses and Aaron and brought your fathers out of the land of Egypt.

Na ka mea a Hamuera ki te iwi, Na Ihowa i whakatu a Mohi raua ko Arona, nana hoki o koutou matua i kawe mai i te whenua o Ihipa.

7 N ow stand where you are, that I may argue with you before the Lord about all His saving acts which He did for you and your fathers.

Na, tu tonu koutou, a ka whakahaerea e ahau ki a koutou ki te aroaro o Ihowa nga mahi tika katoa a Ihowa i mahia e ia ki a koutou, ki o koutou matua hoki.

8 W hen Jacob went into Egypt and the Egyptians made it hard for them, your fathers cried to the Lord. And the Lord sent Moses and Aaron. They brought your fathers out of Egypt, and had them live in this place.

I te haerenga atu o Hakopa ki Ihipa, a ka tangi o koutou matua ki a Ihowa, na ka tonoa e Ihowa a Mohi raua ko Arona hei whakaputa mai i o koutou matua i Ihipa, hei whakanoho hoki i a ratou ki tenei wahi.

9 B ut they forgot the Lord their God. So He sold them into the hand of Sisera, captain of the army of Hazor, and into the hand of the Philistines, and into the hand of the king of Moab. And they fought against them.

A ka wareware ratou ki a Ihowa, ki to ratou Atua, na hokona ana ratou e ia ki te ringa o Hihera, rangatira o te ope a Hatoro, ki te ringa hoki o nga Pirihitini, ki te ringa hoki o te kingi o Moapa, a whawhai ana ratou ki a ratou.

10 T hen they cried out to the Lord and said, ‘We have sinned because we have turned away from the Lord. We have worshiped the false gods, the Baals and the Ashtaroth. But now save us from the power of those who hate us, and we will worship You.’

A ka tangi atu ratou ki a Ihowa, ka mea, Kua hara matou, i a matou i whakarere nei i a Ihowa, i mahi ki nga Paara, ki a Ahataroto; otiia whakaorangia matou i te ringa o o matou hoariri, a ka mahi matou ki a koe.

11 T he Lord sent Jerubbaal, Bedan, Jephthah and Samuel, and saved you from the power of those all around who hated you. So you were safe.

Na ka unga mai e Ihowa a Ierupaara, a Perana, a Iepeta, a Hamuera, a whakaorangia ana koutou i roto i nga ringa o o koutou hoariri i tetahi taha, i tetahi taha, a noho wehikore noa iho ana koutou.

12 B ut then you saw that Nahash the king of the Ammonites came against you. So you said to me, ‘No! A king must rule over us,’ when the Lord your God was your King.

A, no to koutou kitenga e haere mai ana a Nahaha kingi o nga tama a Amona ki a koutou, ka mea koutou ki ahau, Kahore, engari me whai kingi ano matou; i te mea ko Ihowa, ko to koutou Atua to koutou kingi.

13 N ow see the king you have chosen, the king you have asked for. See, the Lord has given you a king.

Ina ra te kingi i whiriwhiria nei e koutou, i tonoa nei e koutou! Nana, kua hoatu e Ihowa he kingi mo koutou.

14 F ear the Lord and worship Him. Listen to His voice and do not go against the Word of the Lord. If both you and the king who rules over you will follow the Lord your God, it will be well.

Ki te wehi koutou i a Ihowa, ki te mahi ki a ia, ki te whakarongo ki tona reo, ki te kore hoki e tutu ki te kupu a Ihowa, katahi koutou ko te kingi e kingi ana i a koutou ka whai tonu i a Ihowa, i to koutou Atua.

15 B ut if you will not listen to the voice of the Lord, and go against the Lord’s Word, then the hand of the Lord will be against you, as it was against your fathers.

Engari ki te kore koutou e rongo ki te reo o Ihowa, a ka tutu ano ki te kupu a Ihowa, katahi ka anga mai ki a koutou te ringa o Ihowa, ka rite ki tana ki o koutou matua.

16 N ow stand still and see this great thing which the Lord will do in front of your eyes.

Tena, tu tonu koutou, kia kite koutou i tenei mea nui ka meatia nei e Ihowa ki to koutou aroaro.

17 I s it not the time to gather grain today? I will call to the Lord, and He will send thunder and rain. Then you will know and see that you have done a bad sin in the eyes of the Lord by asking for a king.”

Ehara ianei tenei i te kotinga witi inaianei? Ka karanga ahau ki a Ihowa, a ka homai he whatitiri, he ua, kia mohio ai koutou, kia kite ai, he nui to koutou he i meatia nei e koutou i te aroaro o Ihowa i a koutou i tono kingi nei mo koutou.

18 S o Samuel called to the Lord, and the Lord sent thunder and rain that day. And all the people were very much afraid of the Lord and Samuel.

Na ka karanga a Hamuera ki a Ihowa, a homai ana e Ihowa he whatitiri, he ua, i taua rangi ano. Na nui noa atu te wehi o te iwi katoa ki a Ihowa, ki a Hamuera.

19 T hen all the people said to Samuel, “Pray to the Lord your God for your servants, so we will not die. For we have added to all our sins this bad thing, to ask for a king.”

Na ka mea te iwi katoa ki a Hamuera, Inoi atu mo au pononga ki a Ihowa, ki tou Atua, kei mate matou; kua tapiritia hoki o matou hara katoa ki tenei kino, ki ta matou tono i te kingi mo matou.

20 S amuel said to the people, “Do not be afraid. You have done all these sins. But do not turn aside from following the Lord. Worship the Lord with all your heart.

Ano ra ko Hamuera ki te iwi, Kaua e wehi: kua oti tenei kino katoa te mea e koutou, kaua ia e peka atu i te whai a Ihowa; engari me whakapau o koutou ngakau ki te mahi ki a Ihowa.

21 D o not turn aside after things that have no worth and cannot save you, for they are nothing.

Kaua ano hoki e peka atu: ko reira hoki koutou whai ai i nga mea tekateka noa, e kore e mana, e kore ano hoki e whakaora; he mea tekateka noa hoki.

22 T he Lord will not leave His people alone, because of His great name. The Lord has been pleased to make you His people.

E kore hoki a Ihowa e whakarere i tana iwi, ka mahara ia ki tona ingoa nui; kua pai nei hoki a Ihowa ki te mea i a koutou hei iwi mana.

23 A nd as for me, far be it from me that I should sin against the Lord by not praying for you. But I will teach you the good and the right way.

Ko ahau hoki! E! kia hara ahau ki a Ihowa! kia mutu taku inoi mo koutou! Tena ko tenei, me whakaako koutou e ahau ki te ara pai, ki te ara tika.

24 O nly fear the Lord and be faithful to worship Him with all your heart. Think of the great things He has done for you.

Engari kia wehi i a Ihowa; whakapaua hoki o koutou ngakau ki te mahi ki a ia i runga i te pono; whakaaroa hoki nga mea nunui i mea ai ia ki a koutou.

25 B ut if you still sin, both you and your king will be destroyed.”

Na, ki te mahi tonu koutou i te he, ka ngaro ngatahi koutou ko to koutou kingi.