1 Samuel 12

Samuel's farewell to the people

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1 Rg 12:1Dīxit autem Samuēl ad ūniversum Isrāël: Ecce audīvī vōcem vestram jūxtā omnia quae locūtī estis ad mē, et cōnstituī super vōs rēgem.And Samuel said to all Israel: "Look, I have listened to your voice according to all the things which you have spoken to me, and I have appointed a king over you. 1 Rg 12:2Et nunc rēx graditur ante vōs: ego autem senuī, et incānuī: porrō fīliī meī vōbīscum sunt: itaque conversātus cōram vōbīs ab adolēscentia meā ūsque ad hanc diem, ecce praestō sum.And now the king walks before you: but I have grown old, and grey: and my sons are with you: and so, having lived before you from my youth until this day, look, I am here. 1 Rg 12:3Loquiminī dē mē cōram Dominō, et cōram chrīstō ejus, utrum bovem cujusquam tulerim, aut asinum: sī quempiam calumniātus sum, sī oppressī aliquem, sī dē manū cujusquam mūnus accēpī: et contemnam illud hodiē, restituamque vōbīs.Speak about me before the Lord, and before his anointed, whether I have taken anyone's ox, or ass: if I have falsely accused anyone, if I have oppressed anyone, if from anyone's hand I have accepted a gift: and I will despise it today, and restore it to you."

1 Rg 12:4Et dīxērunt: Nōn es calumniātus nōs, neque oppressistī, neque tulistī dē manū alicujus quippiam.And they said: "You have not falsely accused us, nor oppressed us, nor taken anything from the hand of anyone." 1 Rg 12:5Dīxitque ad eōs: Testis est Dominus adversum vōs, et testis chrīstus ejus in diē hāc, quia nōn invēnerītis in manū meā quippiam.And he said to them: "The Lord is witness against you, and his anointed is witness on this day, that you have not found anything in my hand." 1 Rg 12:5Et dīxērunt: Testis.And they said: "He is witness." 1 Rg 12:6Et ait Samuēl ad populum: Dominus, quī fēcit Moysēn et Aarōn, et ēdūxit patrēs nostrōs dē terrā Aegyptī.And Samuel said to the people: "It is the Lord, who made Moses and Aaron, and led our fathers out of the land of Egypt. 1 Rg 12:7Nunc ergō stāte, ut jūdiciō contendam adversum vōs cōram Dominō dē omnibus misericordiīs Dominī quās fēcit vōbīscum et cum patribus vestrīs: quōmodo Jacob ingressus est in Aegyptum, et clāmāvērunt patrēs vestrī ad Dominum: et mīsit Dominus Moysēn et Aarōn, et ēdūxit patrēs vestrōs dē Aegyptō, et collocāvit eōs in locō hōc.Now therefore stand, so that I may contend in judgment against you before the Lord about all the mercies of the Lord which he has done with you and with your fathers: how Jacob entered into Egypt, and your fathers cried out to the Lord: and the Lord sent Moses and Aaron, and led your fathers out of Egypt, and settled them in this place.

1 Rg 12:9Quī oblītī sunt Dominī Deī suī, et trādidit eōs in manū Sisarae magistrī mīlitiae Hasor, et in manū Philisthinōrum, et in manū rēgis Moab: et pugnāvērunt adversum eōs.They forgot the Lord their God, and he handed them over into the hand of Sisera, master 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. 1 Rg 12:10Posteā autem clāmāvērunt ad Dominum, et dīxērunt: Peccāvimus, quia dērelīquimus Dominum, et servīvimus Baalim et Astaroth: nunc ergō ērue nōs dē manū inimīcōrum nostrōrum, et serviēmus tibi.But afterwards they cried out to the Lord, and said: We have sinned, because we have forsaken the Lord, and served the Baals and the Ashtaroth: now therefore rescue us from the hand of our enemies, and we will serve you. 1 Rg 12:11Et mīsit Dominus Jerobaal, et Badan, et Jephte, et Samuēl, et ēruit vōs dē manū inimīcōrum vestrōrum per circuitum, et habitāstis cōnfīdenter.And the Lord sent Jerubbaal, and Bedan, and Jephthah, and Samuel, and rescued you from the hand of your enemies round about, and you dwelt in confidence.

1 Rg 12:12Videntēs autem quod Naas rēx fīliōrum Ammōn vēnisset adversum vōs, dīxistis mihi: Nēquāquam, sed rēx imperābit nōbīs: cum Dominus Deus vester regnāret in vōbīs.But seeing that Nahash, king of the sons of Ammon, had come against you, you said to me: By no means, but a king shall rule us: when the Lord your God was reigning among you. 1 Rg 12:13Nunc ergō praestō est rēx vester, quem ēlēgistis et petīstis: ecce dedit vōbīs Dominus rēgem.Now therefore here is your king, whom you have chosen and asked for: look, the Lord has given you a king. 1 Rg 12:14Sī timueritis Dominum, et servieritis eī, et audieritis vōcem ejus, et nōn exasperāveritis ōs Dominī, eritis et vōs, et rēx quī imperat vōbīs, sequentēs Dominum Deum vestrum: sī autem nōn audieritis vōcem Dominī, sed exasperāveritis sermōnēs ejus, erit manus Dominī super vōs, et super patrēs vestrōs.If you fear the Lord, and serve him, and listen to his voice, and do not provoke the mouth of the Lord, both you and the king who rules you will be followers of the Lord your God: but if you do not listen to the voice of the Lord, but provoke his words, the hand of the Lord will be upon you, and upon your fathers.

1 Rg 12:16Sed et nunc stāte, et vidēte rem istam grandem quam factūrus est Dominus in cōnspectū vestrō.But even now stand, and see this great thing which the Lord is going to do in your sight. 1 Rg 12:17Numquid nōn messis trīticī est hodiē?Is it not the wheat harvest today? 1 Rg 12:17Invocābō Dominum, et dabit vōcēs et pluviās: et sciētis, et vidēbitis, quia grande malum fēcerītis vōbīs in cōnspectū Dominī, petentēs super vōs rēgem.I will call upon the Lord, and he will give voices and rains: and you will know, and see, that you have done a great evil for yourselves in the sight of the Lord, asking for a king over you." 1 Rg 12:18Et clāmāvit Samuēl ad Dominum, et dedit Dominus vōcēs et pluviās in illā diē.And Samuel cried out to the Lord, and the Lord gave voices and rains on that day. 1 Rg 12:19Et timuit omnis populus nimis Dominum et Samuelem, et dīxit ūniversus populus ad Samuelem: Ōrā prō servīs tuīs ad Dominum Deum tuum, ut nōn moriāmur: addidimus enim ūniversīs peccātīs nostrīs malum, ut peterēmus nōbīs rēgem.And all the people feared the Lord and Samuel exceedingly, and the whole people said to Samuel: "Pray for your servants to the Lord your God, so that we may not die: for we have added to all our sins an evil, that we asked for ourselves a king."

1 Rg 12:20Dīxit autem Samuēl ad populum: Nōlīte timēre: vōs fēcistis ūniversum malum hoc, vērumtamen nōlīte recēdere ā tergō Dominī, sed servīte Dominō in omnī corde vestrō.And Samuel said to the people: "Do not fear: you have done all this evil, nevertheless do not depart from behind the Lord, but serve the Lord with all your heart. 1 Rg 12:21Et nōlīte dēclīnāre post vāna, quae nōn prōderunt vōbīs, neque ēruent vōs, quia vāna sunt.And do not turn aside after vain things, which will not profit you, nor rescue you, because they are vain. 1 Rg 12:22Et nōn dērelinquet Dominus populum suum propter nōmen suum magnum: quia jūrāvit Dominus facere vōs sibi populum.And the Lord will not forsake his people for the sake of his great name: because the Lord has sworn to make you a people for himself. 1 Rg 12:23Absit autem ā mē hoc peccātum in Dominum, ut cessem ōrāre prō vōbīs, et docēbō vōs viam bonam et rēctam.And far be from me this sin against the Lord, that I should cease to pray for you, and I will teach you the good and right way. 1 Rg 12:24Igitur timēte Dominum, et servīte eī in vēritāte, et ex tōtō corde vestrō: vīdistis enim magnifica quae in vōbīs gesserit.Therefore fear the Lord, and serve him in truth, and with all your heart: for you have seen the great things which he has done among you.

1 Rg 12:25Quod sī persevērāveritis in malitiā, et vōs et rēx vester pariter perībitis.But if you persist in wickedness, both you and your king will perish together."

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Latin vocabulary for this passage (170 words)

dīcō, dīcere, dīxī, dictus	say, speak; diem dīcere, to appoint or set a day
autem, conj.	moreover; but, however; now
ad, prep. with acc.	to, toward; at, near; for
ūniversus, -a, -um	all together, whole, entire, all
ecce (interj.)	look! see! here is
audiō, -īre, -īvī, -ītus	hear; listen or attend to
vōx, vōcis, f.	voice; word
vester, -tra, -trum	your
iūxtā (adv. and prep. + acc.)	nearby; next to
omnis, -e	all, every
quī, quae, quod, rel. pron.	who, which
loquor, loquī, locūtus	speak
sum, esse, fuī, futūrus	be
ego, meī, pers. pron.	I
et, conj.	and; et ... et, both ... and
cōnstituō, -stituere, -stituī, -stitūtus	set together or up; appoint; determine
super (prep. + acc. or abl.; also adv.)	over, above, on top of; upon; about, concerning
vōs	plur. of tū
rēx, rēgis, m.	king
nunc, adv.	now
gradior, gradī, gressus sum	step, walk, go
ante, prep, with acc. and adv.	before
senēscō, -ere, senuī	grow old
incānēscō, -ere, -cānuī	become white or grey
porrō (adv.)	further on; moreover
fīlius, -ī, m.	son
meus, -a, -um	my, mine
itaque, adv.	and so, accordingly, therefore
conversor, -ārī, -ātus sum	live, spend time (with), associate; conduct oneself
cōram (adv.)	face to face, in person
ā, ab (prep. + abl.)	away from, from; by (ā only before consonants)
adulēscentia, -ae, f.	youth
ūsque, adv.	all the time; ūsque ad, as far as, until; quō ūsque, see quō
hic, haec, hoc, dem. pron.	this; ille ... hīc, that ... this, the former ... the latter
diēs, -ēī, m. and f.	day
praestō (adv.)	at hand, ready (praestō esse, to be on hand)
dē, prep, with abl.	down from, from, out of; about, concerning, of
dominus, -ī m.	master, owner
is, ea, id, dem. pron.	this, that; he, she, it, they
utrum (conj.)	whether (utrum … an: whether … or)
bōs, bovis, gen. plur. boum, dat. and abl. plur. bōbus, m. and f.	ox, bull, cow
quisquam, quicquam, indef. pron.	any one, anything
ferō, ferre, tulī, lātus	bear, bring
aut, conj.	or; aut ... aut, either ... or
asinus, -ī m.	ass, donkey; (as an insult) dolt
sī, conj.	if
quispiam, quaepiam, quodpiam	someone, something; any
calumnior, -ārī, -ātus sum	accuse falsely, slander, mistreat
opprimō, -primere, -pressī, -pressus	press against, overpower, crush
aliquis, -quid, indef. pron.	someone, any one, something, anything, some, any
manus, -ūs, f.	hand
mūnus, mūneris, n.	service, office, duty; present, gift
accipiō, -cipere, -cēpī, -ceptus	take to oneself, receive, accept; hear; suffer
contemnō, -ere, -tempsī, -temptus	despise, scorn, think little of
ille, illa, illud, dem. pron.	that; he, she, it, they; ille ... hīc, see hīc
hodiē (adv.)	today
restituō, -stituere, -stituī, -stitūtus	set up again, put back, restore
que, enclitic conj.	and
nōn, adv.	not
nōs	plur. of ego
neque or nec, conj.	and not, nor; neque ... neque, neither ... nor; neque enim, for ... not
testis, -is m./f.	witness
adversum (prep. + acc.; also adversus)	against, opposite
in, prep. with acc. and abl.	with acc.: into, onto, against; with abl.: in, on
quia (conj.)	because
inveniō, -venīre, -vēnī, -ventus	come upon, find
āiō (defective)	say, affirm; ut aiunt: as they say
populus, -ī m.	people, nation
faciō, facere, fēcī, factus	make, do; iter facere, see iter
ēdūcō, -dūcere, -dūxī, -ductus	lead out, draw
pater, patris, m.	father
noster, -tra, -trum	our
terra, -ae, f.	land, earth
ergō (adv.)	therefore, then; quid ergō? what then?
stō, stāre, stetī, status	stand
ut, conj.	as; when; that; ita ut, as
iūdicium, -ī n.	trial, court; judgment
contendō, -tendere, -tendī, -tentus	stretch, hasten
misericordia, -ae, f;	pity, compassion
cum, prep, with abl.	with
quōmodo (adv.)	how; in what way
ingredior, -ī, ingressus sum	go into, enter
clāmō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus	shout, cry out; proclaim
mittō, mittere, mīsī, missus	send
collocō (conlocō), -āre, -āvī, -ātum	place, station; give in marriage
locus, -ī, m., plur. loca, -orum, n.	place, situation
oblīvīscor, -līvīscī, -lītus	forget
deus, -ī, m.	god
suus, -a, -um	his, her, its, or their own; his, her, its, their
trādō, -dere, -didī, -ditus	give across, over, or up, deliver; hand down, relate, report
magister, -trī, m.	master
mīlitia, -ae f.	military service
pugnō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus	fight
posteā, adv.	after this, afterwards
peccō, -āre, -āvī, -ātum	do wrong
dērelinquō, -linquere, -līquī, -lictus	abandon, forsake completely
serviō, -ire, -īvī, -ītus	be subject to, serve
ēruō, -ere, -ruī, -rutus	dig out; overthrow, destroy
inimīcus, -a, -um	unfriendly, hostile
tū, tuī, pers. pron.	thou, you
per, prep, with ace.	through, by means of
circuitus, -ūs m.	way around, circuit
habitō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus	dwell, inhabit
cōnfīdenter (adv.)	boldly, confidently; too boldly, impudently
videō, vidēre, vīdī, vīsus	see; pass., seem
quod, conj.	that, in that, because
veniō, venīre, vēnī, ventus	come
nēquāquam (adv.)	by no means, not at all
sed, conj.	but
imperō, -perāre, -perāvī, -perātus	command, order, enjoin
cum, conj.	when, while, after; since; although
regnō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus	reign, rule
ēligō, -ere, ēlēgī, ēlēctum	pick out, choose
petō, -ere, -īvī or -iī, -ītus	seek, ask; attack
dō, dare, dedī, datus	give
timeō, -ēre, -uī	fear
exasperō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus	roughen; irritate, aggravate, provoke
ōs, ōris, n.	mouth
sequor, sequī, secūtus	follow
sermō, -ōnis, m.	conversation, talk, speech
rēs, reī, f.	thing, matter, affair, circumstance, situation; rē vērā, in truth, in fact, really
iste, ista, istud, dem. pron.	that of yours, that
grandis, -e	large, big
cōnspectus, -ūs, m.	sight
numquid (interrog. particle)	surely not? can it be that ...? (expects 'no'); in later Latin also a simple question
messis, -is f.	harvest, harvest time
trīticum, -ī n.	wheat
invocō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus	call upon, invoke
pluvia, -ae f.	rain
sciō, -īre, -īvī, -ītus	know
malum, -ī, n.	evil, mischief
nimis (adv.)	too much, too
ōrō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus	speak; beg, pray
prō, prep. with abl.	before, in front of; for, in behalf of; for, as; in return for, for
servus, -ī, m.	slave, servant
tuus, -a, -um	thy, thine, your
morior, morī, mortuus	die
addō, -ere, -didī, -ditus	add, put to
enim, conj.	for
peccātum, -ī n.	fault, sin
nōlō, nōlle, nōluī	not wish, be unwilling
vērumtamen (adv.)	but yet, nevertheless
recēdō, -ere, -cessī, -cessum	go back, withdraw, retire
tergum, -ī, n.	back
cor, cordis n.	heart
dēclīnō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus	turn aside, slip away; avoid
post, adv.	after, later; prep. with acc., after, behind
vānus, -a, -um	empty, idle, vain; in vanum: in vain
prōsum, prōdesse, prōfuī	be of advantage, profit, avail, assist
propter, prep. with acc.	on account of, because of
nōmen, -minis, n.	name (that by which one is known)
magnus, -a, -um	large, big, great, mighty; loud
iūrō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus	swear; iūs iūrandum, oath
suī, sibi, sē or sēsē, reflexive pron.	himself, herself, itself, themselves
absum, abesse, āfuī, āfutūrus	be away, be absent, be distant; be wanting
cessō, -āre, -āvī, -ātum	stop, cease, rest; be idle
doceo, -ēre, -uī, -tus	teach, explain
via, -ae, f.	road, way
bonus, -a, -um	good
rēctus, -a, -um	direct, straight
igitur, conj.	therefore
vēritās, -ātis f.	truth
ex, ē (prep. + abl.)	out of, from; of (ē only before consonants)
tōtus, -a, -um	all the, the whole or entire
magnificus, -a, -um	splendid, magnificent
gerō, gerere, gessī, gestus	carry, wear; carry on, do
persevērō, -āre, -āvī, -ātum	persist
malitia, -ae f.	wickedness, malice
pariter (adv.)	equally, alike; at the same time
pereō, -īre, -ii, -itūrus	pass away, perish

Vulgate, 1 Samuel 1–15. Latin text: the Clementine Vulgate (1592), as transcribed by the Clementine Vulgate Project, public domain. Word analysis: drafted by our own tagger (trained on the hand-checked texts on this site), with every doubtful word checked by hand. English (a literal learner's translation) and section titles: written for this app, each checked against the Latin by a second reader.