AND Shemu'el said unto all Yashar'el, Behold, I have hearkened unto your voice in all that ye said unto me, and have made a king over you.
And now, behold, the king walks before you: and I am old and grayheaded; and, behold, my sons are with you: and I have walked before you from my childhood unto this day.
Behold, here I am: witness against me before Yahuah, and before his anointed: whose ox have I taken? or whose ass have I taken? or whom have I defrauded? whom have I oppressed? or of whose hand have I received any bribe to blind my eyes therewith? and I will restore it you.
And they said, You have not defrauded us, nor oppressed us, neither have you taken ought of any man's hand.
And he said unto them, Yahuah 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.
And Shemu'el said unto the people, It is Yahuah that advanced Mosheh and Aharon, and that brought your fathers up out of the land of Mitsrayim.
Now therefore stand still, that I may reason with you before Yahuah את of all the righteous acts of Yahuah, which he did to you and to your fathers.
When Ya`aqov was come into Mitsrayim, and your fathers cried unto El-Yahuah, then Yahuah sent Mosheh and Aharon, which brought forth your fathers out of Mitsrayim, and made them dwell in this place.
And when they forgot Yahuah Elohayhem, he sold them into the hand of Ciycera, captain of the host of Chatsor, and into the hand of the Pelishtiym, and into the hand of the king of Mo'av, and they fought against them.
And they cried unto El-Yahuah, and said, We have sinned, because we have forsaken Yahuah, and have served Ba`aliym and Ashtaroth: but now deliver us out of the hand of our enemies, and we will serve you.
And Yahuah sent Yerubba`al, and Bedan, and Yiphtach, and Shemu'el, and delivered you out of the hand of your enemies on every side, and ye dwelled safe.
And when ye saw that Nachash the king of the children of Ammon came against you, ye said unto me, Nay; but a king shall reign over us: when Yahuah Elohaykem was your king.
Now therefore behold the king whom ye have chosen, and whom ye have desired! and, behold, Yahuah has set a king over you.
If ye will fear Yahuah, and serve him, and obey his voice, and not rebel against the commandment of Yahuah, then shall both ye and also the king that reigns over you continue following Yahuah Elohaykem:
But if ye will not obey the voice of Yahuah, but rebel against the commandment of Yahuah, then shall the hand of Yahuah be against you, as it was against your fathers.
Now therefore stand and see this great thing, which Yahuah will do before your eyes.
Is it not wheat harvest today? I will call unto El-Yahuah, and he shall send thunder and rain; that ye may perceive and see that your wickedness is great, which ye have done in the sight of Yahuah, in asking you a king.
So Shemu'el called unto El-Yahuah; and Yahuah sent thunder and rain that day: and all the people greatly feared Yahuah and Shemu'el.
And all the people said unto El-Shemu'el, Pray for your servants unto EL-Yahuah Elohayka, that we die not: for we have added unto all our sins this evil, to ask us a king.
And Shemu'el said unto the people, Fear not: ye have done את all this wickedness: yet turn not aside from following Yahuah, but serve Yahuah with all your heart;
And turn ye not aside: for then should ye go after vain things, which cannot profit nor deliver; for they are vain.
For Yahuah will not forsake his people for his great name's sake: because it has pleased Yahuah to make you his people.
Moreover as for me, Far be it that I should sin against Yahuah in ceasing to pray for you: but I will teach you the good and the right way:
Only fear Yahuah, and serve him in truth with all your heart: for consider את how great things he has done for you.
But if ye shall still do wickedly, ye shall be consumed, both ye and your king.