1 Samuel 12:4-12
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4And they said, 'You have not exploited us or oppressed us, or taken anything from anyone’s hand.' 5So he said to them, 'The LORD is witness against you, and His anointed is witness this day that you have found nothing in my hand.' And they said, 'He is witness.'
6Then Samuel said to the people, 'It is the LORD who appointed Moses and Aaron and who brought your fathers up from the land of Egypt. 7Now then, take your stand, so that I may enter into judgment with you before the LORD concerning all the righteous acts of the LORD that He did for you and your fathers. 8When Jacob went into Egypt and your fathers cried out to the LORD, then the LORD sent Moses and Aaron who brought your fathers out of Egypt and settled them in this place. 9But they forgot the LORD their God, so He sold them into the hand of Sisera, commander 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. 10They cried out to the LORD and said, ‘We have sinned, because we have abandoned the LORD and have served the Baals and the Ashtaroth; but now save us from the hands of our enemies, and we will serve You.’ 11Then the LORD sent Jerubbaal, Bedan, Jephthah, and Samuel, and saved you from the hands of your enemies all around, so that you lived in security.
12But when you saw that Nahash the king of the sons of Ammon was coming against you, you said to me, ‘No, but a king shall reign over us!’ Yet the LORD your God was your king.
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4And they said, Thou hast not defrauded us, nor oppressed us, neither hast thou taken ought of any man's hand. 5And he said unto them, The LORD is witness against you, and his anointed is witness this day, that ye have not found ought in my hand. And they answered, He is witness.
6And Samuel said unto the people, It is the LORD that advanced Moses and Aaron, and that brought your fathers up out of the land of Egypt. 7Now therefore stand still, that I may reason with you before the LORD of all the righteous acts of the LORD, which he did to you and to your fathers. 8When Jacob was come into Egypt, and your fathers cried unto the LORD, then the LORD sent Moses and Aaron, which brought forth your fathers out of Egypt, and made them dwell in this place. 9And when they forgat the LORD their God, he sold them into the hand of Sisera, captain of the host of Hazor, and into the hand of the Philistines, and into the hand of the king of Moab, and they fought against them. 10And they cried unto the LORD, and said, We have sinned, because we have forsaken the LORD, and have served Baalim and Ashtaroth: but now deliver us out of the hand of our enemies, and we will serve thee. 11And the LORD sent Jerubbaal, and Bedan, and Jephthah, and Samuel, and delivered you out of the hand of your enemies on every side, and ye dwelled safe. 12And when ye saw that Nahash the king of the children of Ammon came against you, ye said unto me, Nay; but a king shall reign over us: when the LORD your God was your king.
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4"You haven't wronged us, you haven't mistreated us, and you haven't taken anything from anyone," they responded.
5He said to them, "The Lord is a witness against you, and his anointed is a witness today that you haven't found anything in my hand.""He is a witness," they said.
6Then Samuel said to the people, "The Lord, who appointed Moses and Aaron and who brought your ancestors up from the land of Egypt, is a witness. 7Now present yourselves, so I may confront you before the Lord about all the righteous acts he has done for you and your ancestors.
8"When Jacob went to Egypt, your ancestors cried out to the Lord, and he sent them Moses and Aaron, who led your ancestors out of Egypt and settled them in this place. 9But they forgot the Lord their God, so he handed them over to Sisera commander of the army of Hazor, to the Philistines, and to the king of Moab. These enemies fought against them. 10Then they cried out to the Lord and said, 'We have sinned, for we abandoned the Lord and worshiped the Baals and the Ashtoreths. Now rescue us from the power of our enemies, and we will serve you.' 11So the Lord sent Jerubbaal, Barak, Jephthah, and Samuel. He rescued you from the power of the enemies around you, and you lived securely. 12But when you saw that Nahash king of the Ammonites was coming against you, you said to me, 'No, we must have a king reign over us'--even though the Lord your God is your king.
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4'No,' they replied, 'you have never cheated or oppressed us, and you have never taken even a single bribe.'
5'The LORD and his anointed one are my witnesses today,' Samuel declared, 'that my hands are clean.' 'Yes, he is a witness,' they replied.
6'It was the LORD who appointed Moses and Aaron,' Samuel continued. 'He brought your ancestors out of the land of Egypt. 7Now stand here quietly before the LORD as I remind you of all the great things the LORD has done for you and your ancestors.
8'When the Israelites were in Egypt and cried out to the LORD, he sent Moses and Aaron to rescue them from Egypt and to bring them into this land. 9But the people soon forgot about the LORD their God, so he handed them over to Sisera, the commander of Hazor's army, and also to the Philistines and to the king of Moab, who fought against them.
10'Then they cried to the LORD again and confessed, 'We have sinned by turning away from the LORD and worshiping the images of Baal and Ashtoreth. But we will worship you and you alone if you will rescue us from our enemies.' 11Then the LORD sent Gideon, Bedan, Jephthah, and Samuel to save you, and you lived in safety.
12'But when you were afraid of Nahash, the king of Ammon, you came to me and said that you wanted a king to reign over you, even though the LORD your God was already your king.
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4They said, “You have not defrauded us or oppressed us or taken anything from any man’s hand.” 5And he said to them, “The LORD is witness against you, and his anointed is witness this day, that you have not found anything in my hand.” And they said, “He is witness.”
6And Samuel said to the people, “The LORD is witness, who appointed Moses and Aaron and brought your fathers up out of the land of Egypt. 7Now therefore stand still that I may plead with you before the LORD concerning all the righteous deeds of the LORD that he performed for you and for your fathers. 8When Jacob went into Egypt, and the Egyptians oppressed them, then your fathers cried out to the LORD and the LORD sent Moses and Aaron, who brought your fathers out of Egypt and made them dwell in this place. 9But they forgot the LORD their God. And he sold them into the hand of Sisera, commander 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. 10And they cried out to the LORD and said, ‘We have sinned, because we have forsaken the LORD and have served the Baals and the Ashtaroth. But now deliver us out of the hand of our enemies, that we may serve you.’ 11And the LORD sent Jerubbaal and Barak and Jephthah and Samuel and delivered you out of the hand of your enemies on every side, and you lived in safety. 12And when you saw that Nahash the king of the Ammonites came against you, you said to me, ‘No, but a king shall reign over us,’ when the LORD your God was your king.
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4You have not cheated or oppressed us,' they replied. 'You have not taken anything from anyone's hand.'
5Samuel said to them, 'The LORD is witness against you, and also his anointed is witness this day, that you have not found anything in my hand.' 'He is witness,' they said.
6Then Samuel said to the people, 'It is the LORD who appointed Moses and Aaron and brought your ancestors up out of Egypt. 7Now then, stand here, because I am going to confront you with evidence before the LORD as to all the righteous acts performed by the LORD for you and your ancestors.
8After Jacob entered Egypt, they cried to the LORD for help, and the LORD sent Moses and Aaron, who brought your ancestors out of Egypt and settled them in this place.
9But they forgot the LORD their God; so he sold them into the hand of Sisera, the commander of the army of Hazor, and into the hands of the Philistines and the king of Moab, who fought against them. 10They cried out to the LORD and said, 'We have sinned; we have forsaken the LORD and served the Baals and the Ashtoreths. But now deliver us from the hands of our enemies, and we will serve you.' 11Then the LORD sent Jerub-Baal, Barak, Jephthah and Samuel, and he delivered you from the hands of your enemies all around you, so that you lived in safety.
12But when you saw that Nahash king of the Ammonites was moving against you, you said to me, 'No, we want a king to rule over us'--even though the LORD your God was your king.
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4Y ellos dijeron: Tú no nos has defraudado ni oprimido, ni has tomado nada de mano de ningún hombre. 5Y él les respondió: El SEÑOR es testigo contra vosotros, y su ungido es testigo en este día que nada habéis hallado en mi mano. Y ellos dijeron: El es testigo.
6Entonces Samuel dijo al pueblo: El SEÑOR es el que designó a Moisés y a Aarón, y el que sacó a vuestros padres de la tierra de Egipto. 7Ahora pues, presentaos para que yo argumente con vosotros delante del SEÑOR acerca de todos los hechos de justicia del SEÑOR que El ha hecho por vosotros y por vuestros padres. 8Cuando Jacob fue a Egipto y vuestros padres clamaron al SEÑOR, el SEÑOR envió a Moisés y a Aarón, quienes sacaron a vuestros padres de Egipto y los establecieron en este lugar. 9Pero ellos olvidaron al SEÑOR su Dios, y El los vendió en manos de Sísara, jefe del ejército de Hazor, en manos de los filisteos y en manos del rey de Moab, los cuales pelearon contra ellos. 10Y clamaron al SEÑOR, y dijeron: “Hemos pecado porque hemos dejado al SEÑOR y hemos servido a los baales y a Astarot ; pero ahora, líbranos de la mano de nuestros enemigos, y te serviremos.” 11Entonces el SEÑOR envió a Jerobaal, a Bedán, a Jefté y a Samuel, y os libró de la mano de vuestros enemigos en derredor, de manera que habitasteis con seguridad. 12Cuando visteis que Nahas, rey de los hijos de Amón, venía contra vosotros, me dijisteis: “No, sino que un rey ha de reinar sobre nosotros ”, aunque el SEÑOR vuestro Dios era vuestro rey.
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4Ellos respondieron: “Tú no nos has defraudado, tampoco nos has oprimido, ni has tomado nada de mano de ningún hombre.” 5Y Samuel les dijo: “El SEÑOR es testigo contra ustedes, y Su ungido es testigo en este día que nada han hallado en mi mano.” “El es testigo,” contestaron ellos.
6Entonces Samuel dijo al pueblo: “El SEÑOR es el que designó a Moisés y a Aarón, y el que sacó a sus padres de la tierra de Egipto. 7Ahora pues, preséntense para que yo discuta con ustedes delante del SEÑOR acerca de todos los hechos de justicia del SEÑOR que El hizo por ustedes y por sus padres. 8Cuando Jacob fue a Egipto y sus padres clamaron al SEÑOR, el SEÑOR envió a Moisés y a Aarón, quienes sacaron a sus padres de Egipto y los establecieron en este lugar. 9Pero ellos olvidaron al SEÑOR su Dios, y El los vendió en manos de Sísara, jefe del ejército de Hazor, en manos de los Filisteos y en manos del rey de Moab, los cuales pelearon contra ellos. 10Entonces clamaron al SEÑOR, y dijeron: ‘Hemos pecado porque hemos dejado al SEÑOR y hemos servido a los Baales y a Astarot; pero ahora, líbranos de la mano de nuestros enemigos, y te serviremos.’
11Entonces el SEÑOR envió a Jerobaal, a Bedán, a Jefté y a Samuel, y los libró a ustedes de mano de sus enemigos en derredor, de manera que habitaron con seguridad. 12Cuando vieron que Nahas, rey de los Amonitas, venía contra ustedes, me dijeron: ‘No, sino que un rey ha de reinar sobre nosotros,’ aunque el SEÑOR su Dios era su rey.
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4?No nos has defraudado —respondieron—; tampoco nos has oprimido ni le has robado nada a nadie.
5Samuel insistió: ?¡Que el SEÑOR y su ungido sean hoy testigos de que ustedes no me han hallado culpable de nada! ?¡Que lo sean! —fue la respuesta del pueblo.
6Además Samuel les dijo: ?Testigo es el SEÑOR, que escogió a Moisés y a Aarón para sacar de Egipto a los antepasados de ustedes. 7Y ahora, préstenme atención. El SEÑOR los ha colmado de beneficios a ustedes y a sus antepasados, pero yo tengo una querella contra ustedes ante el SEÑOR.
8»Después de que Jacob entró en Egipto, sus descendientes clamaron al SEÑOR. Entonces el SEÑOR envió a Moisés y a Aarón para sacarlos de Egipto y establecerlos en este lugar. 9Pero, como se olvidaron de su SEÑOR y Dios, él los entregó al poder de Sísara, comandante del ejército de Jazor, y al poder de los filisteos y del rey de Moab, y ellos les hicieron la guerra. 10Por eso ustedes clamaron al SEÑOR: “Hemos pecado al abandonar al SEÑOR y adorar a los ídolos de Baal y a las imágenes de Astarté. Pero ahora, si nos libras del poder de nuestros enemigos, solo a ti te serviremos”. 11Entonces el SEÑOR envió a Yerubaal, Barac, Jefté y Samuel, y los libró a ustedes del poder de los enemigos que los rodeaban, para que vivieran seguros.
12»No obstante, cuando ustedes vieron que Najás, rey de los amonitas, los amenazaba, me dijeron: “¡No! ¡Queremos que nos gobierne un rey!” Y esto, a pesar de que el SEÑOR su Dios es el rey de ustedes.
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4Entonces dijeron: Nunca nos has calumniado ni agraviado, ni has tomado algo de mano de ningún hombre. 5Y él les dijo: Jehová es testigo contra vosotros, y su ungido también es testigo en este día, que no habéis hallado cosa alguna en mi mano. Y ellos respondieron: Así es.
6Entonces Samuel dijo al pueblo: Jehová que designó a Moisés y a Aarón, y sacó a vuestros padres de la tierra de Egipto, es testigo. 7Ahora, pues, aguardad, y contenderé con vosotros delante de Jehová acerca de todos los hechos de salvación que Jehová ha hecho con vosotros y con vuestros padres. 8Cuando Jacob hubo entrado en Egipto, y vuestros padres clamaron a Jehová, Jehová envió a Moisés y a Aarón, los cuales sacaron a vuestros padres de Egipto, y los hicieron habitar en este lugar. 9Y olvidaron a Jehová su Dios, y él los vendió en mano de Sísara jefe del ejército de Hazor, y en mano de los filisteos, y en mano del rey de Moab, los cuales les hicieron guerra. 10Y ellos clamaron a Jehová, y dijeron: Hemos pecado, porque hemos dejado a Jehová y hemos servido a los baales y a Astarot; líbranos, pues, ahora de mano de nuestros enemigos, y te serviremos. 11Entonces Jehová envió a Jerobaal, a Barac, a Jefté y a Samuel, y os libró de mano de vuestros enemigos en derredor, y habitasteis seguros. 12Y habiendo visto que Nahas rey de los hijos de Amón venía contra vosotros, me dijisteis: No, sino que ha de reinar sobre nosotros un rey; siendo así que Jehová vuestro Dios era vuestro rey.
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4Entonces dijeron: Nunca nos has calumniado, ni agraviado, ni has tomado algo de mano de ningún hombre. 5Y él les dijo: El SEÑOR es testigo contra vosotros, y su ungido también es testigo en este día, que no habéis hallado en mi mano cosa ninguna. Y ellos respondieron: Así es. 6Entonces Samuel dijo al pueblo: el SEÑOR es quien hizo a Moisés y a Aarón, y que sacó a vuestros padres de la tierra de Egipto. 7Ahora, pues, aguardad, y yo os pondré demanda delante del SEÑOR de todas las justicias del SEÑOR, que ha hecho con vosotros y con vuestros padres. 8Después que Jacob hubo entrado en Egipto y vuestros padres clamaron al SEÑOR, el SEÑOR envió a Moisés y a Aarón, los cuales sacaron a vuestros padres de Egipto, y los hicieron habitar en este lugar. 9Y olvidaron al SEÑOR su Dios, y él los vendió en la mano de Sísara capitán del ejército de Hazor, y en la mano de los filisteos, y en la mano del rey de Moab, los cuales les hicieron guerra. 10Y ellos clamaron al SEÑOR, y dijeron: Pecamos, que hemos dejado al SEÑOR, y hemos servido a los baales y a Astarot; líbranos, pues, ahora de la mano de nuestros enemigos, y te serviremos. 11Entonces el SEÑOR envió a Jerobaal, y a Bedán, y a Jefté, y a Samuel, y os libró de mano de vuestros enemigos alrededor, y habitasteis seguros. 12Y habiendo visto que Nahas rey de lo hijos de Amón venía contra vosotros, me dijisteis: No, sino rey reinará sobre nosotros; siendo vuestro Rey el SEÑOR vuestro Dios.
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