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1 Samuel 12
Magandang Balita Biblia

Ang Talumpati ni Samuel

12 Sinabi ni Samuel sa sambayanang Israel, “Ngayon, nasunod ko na ang gusto ninyo, nabigyan ko na kayo ng hari. 2 Narito na siya upang mamuno sa inyo. Ako nama'y matanda na at ang aking mga anak ay kasa-kasama ninyo. Mula sa aking kabataan hanggang ngayon ay ako ang namuno sa inyo. 3 Kung(A) mayroon kayong anumang reklamo laban sa akin, sabihin ninyo sa harapan ni Yahweh at sa hinirang niyang hari. Mayroon ba akong kinuha sa inyo kahit isang baka o asno? Mayroon ba akong dinaya o inapi? Nasuhulan ba ako ng sinuman para ipikit ko ang aking mga mata sa kamalian? Sabihin ninyo ngayon at pananagutan ko kung mayroon.”

4 “Hindi mo kami dinaya o inapi. Wala kang kinuhang anuman sa amin,” sagot nila.

5 Sinabi ni Samuel, “Kung gayon, si Yahweh ang saksi ko. Saksi ko rin ang kanyang hinirang na ako'y walang ginawang masama sa inyo.”

Sumagot sila, “Iyan ay alam ni Yahweh.”

6 Sinabi(B) ni Samuel, “Siya nga ang saksi,[a] si Yahweh na pumili kina Moises at Aaron, at siya rin ang nagligtas sa inyong mga ninuno mula sa kamay ng mga Egipcio. 7 Kaya nga, tumayo kayong lahat sa harapan niya at iisa-isahin ko ang mga kabutihan niyang ginawa sa inyo at sa inyong mga ninuno. 8 Nang(C) si Jacob at ang buo niyang sambahayan ay manirahan sa Egipto, sila'y inalipin ng mga Egipcio.[b] Humingi ng tulong kay Yahweh ang inyong mga magulang at ibinigay sa kanila sina Moises at Aaron. Sa pangunguna ng mga ito, sila'y inilabas niya sa Egipto at dinala sa lupaing ito. 9 Ngunit(D) si Yahweh ay tinalikuran ng sambayanan. Kaya't sila'y ipinalupig niya kay Sisera, ang pinuno ng hukbo ni Jabin na hari ng Hazor, gayundin sa mga Filisteo at sa mga Moabita. 10 Pagkatapos(E) ay dumaing sila kay Yahweh at kanilang sinabi, ‘Nagkasala kami sapagkat tinalikuran ka namin. Naglingkod kami kay Baal at kay Astarot. Iligtas mo kami ngayon sa aming mga kaaway at maglilingkod kami sa iyo.’ 11 At(F) ipinadala sa kanila ni Yahweh sina Gideon,[c] Barak,[d] Jefte, at Samuel; iniligtas nila kayo at pinangalagaan laban sa inyong mga kaaway kaya't mapayapa kayong nakapamuhay. 12 Ngunit(G) nang kayo'y sasalakayin ni Nahas na hari ng mga Ammonita, ipinagpilitan ninyong, “Basta, gusto naming isang hari ang mamuno sa amin,” bagama't alam ninyong si Yahweh na inyong Diyos ang inyong hari.

13 “Narito ngayon ang haring hiningi ninyo, ibinigay na sa inyo ni Yahweh. 14 Kung mamumuhay kayong may takot kay Yahweh, kung maglilingkod kayo sa kanya at susundin ang kanyang kalooban, kung hindi kayo susuway sa kanyang mga utos, at kung kayo at ang inyong hari ay susunod kay Yahweh na inyong Diyos, magiging maayos ang inyong pamumuhay. 15 Ngunit kapag hindi kayo sumunod sa kanya, sa halip ay lumabag sa kanyang utos, paparusahan niya kayo. 16 Ngayon, tingnan ninyo ang kababalaghang gagawin ni Yahweh. 17 Ngayon ay anihan ng trigo. Idadalangin ko sa kanya na kumulog at umulan para makita ninyo kung gaano kalaki ang pagkakasalang ginawa ninyo kay Yahweh nang humingi kayo ng hari.”

18 Nanalangin nga si Samuel. Noon di'y kumulog at umulan. Silang lahat ay napuno ng matinding takot kay Yahweh, at kay Samuel. 19 Sinabi nila kay Samuel, “Ipanalangin mo kay Yahweh na huwag kaming mamatay dahil sa paghingi namin ng hari. Malaking kasalanan ang idinagdag namin sa marami na naming pagkakasala.”

20 “Huwag kayong matakot,” sabi ni Samuel. “Kahit malaki ang pagkakasala ninyo kay Yahweh, huwag kayong lalayo sa kanya. Ang kailangan ay paglingkuran ninyo siya nang buong puso. Huwag ninyo siyang tatalikuran. 21 Lumayo kayo sa mga diyus-diyosan. Hindi kayo maililigtas ni matutulungan ng mga iyan sapagkat hindi sila tunay na Diyos. 22 Hindi kayo pababayaan ni Yahweh, sapagkat iyon ang kanyang pangako. Kayo'y pinili niya bilang kanyang bayan. 23 Ipapanalangin ko kayo at tuturuan ng dapat ninyong gawin. 24 Subalit matakot kayo kay Yahweh. Manatili kayong tapat sa kanya, paglingkuran ninyo siya nang buong puso at lagi ninyong alalahanin ang mga kabutihang ginawa niya sa inyo. 25 Ngunit kung mananatili kayo sa inyong kasamaan, malilipol kayong lahat, pati ang inyong hari.”

Footnotes

  1. 1 Samuel 12:6 Siya nga ang saksi: Sa ibang manuskrito'y hindi nakasulat ang mga salitang ito.
  2. 1 Samuel 12:8 sila'y inalipin ng mga Egipcio: Sa ibang manuskrito'y hindi nakasulat ang mga salitang ito.
  3. 1 Samuel 12:11 Gideon: o kaya'y Jerubaal .
  4. 1 Samuel 12:11 Barak: o kaya'y Bedan .
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1 Samuel 12
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Samuel's Farewell Address

12 And Samuel said to all Israel, “Behold, I have obeyed (A)your voice in all that you have said to me (B)and have made a king over you. 2 And now, behold, the king (C)walks before you, (D)and I am old and gray; and behold, my sons are with you. I have walked before you from my youth until this day. 3 Here I am; testify against me before the Lord and before (E)his anointed. (F)Whose ox have I taken? Or whose donkey have I taken? Or whom have I defrauded? Whom have I oppressed? Or from whose hand have I taken a bribe to blind my eyes with it? Testify against me[a] and I will restore it to you.” 4 They said, “You have not defrauded us or oppressed us or taken anything from any man's hand.” 5 And he said to them, “The Lord is witness against you, and (G)his anointed is witness this day, that you have not found anything (H)in my hand.” And they said, “He is witness.”

6 And Samuel said to the people, (I)“The Lord is witness,[b] who appointed Moses and Aaron and brought your fathers up out of the land of Egypt. 7 Now 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. 8 (J)When Jacob went into Egypt, and the Egyptians oppressed them,[c] (K)then your fathers cried out to the Lord and (L)the Lord sent Moses and Aaron, (M)who brought your fathers out of Egypt and made them dwell in this place. 9 But (N)they forgot the Lord their God. (O)And he sold them into the hand of Sisera, commander of the army of Hazor,[d] (P)and into the hand of the Philistines, (Q)and into the hand of the king of Moab. And they fought against them. 10 (R)And they cried out to the Lord and said, ‘We have sinned, because we have forsaken the Lord (S)and have served the Baals and the Ashtaroth. But now (T)deliver us out of the hand of our enemies, that we may serve you.’ 11 And the Lord sent (U)Jerubbaal (V)and Barak[e] (W)and Jephthah and (X)Samuel and delivered you out of the hand of your enemies on every side, and you lived in safety. 12 And when you saw that (Y)Nahash the king of the Ammonites came against you, (Z)you said to me, ‘No, but a king shall reign over us,’ (AA)when the Lord your God was your king. 13 And now (AB)behold the king whom you have chosen, for whom you have asked; behold, (AC)the Lord has set a king over you. 14 If you will (AD)fear the Lord and serve him and obey his voice and not rebel against the commandment of the Lord, and if both you and the king who reigns over you will follow the Lord your God, it will be well. 15 But (AE)if you will not obey the voice of the Lord, but rebel against the commandment of the Lord, then (AF)the hand of the Lord will be against you and (AG)your king.[f] 16 Now therefore (AH)stand still and see this great thing that the Lord will do before your eyes. 17 (AI)Is it not wheat harvest today? (AJ)I will call upon the Lord, that he may send thunder and rain. And you shall know and see that (AK)your wickedness is great, which you have done in the sight of the Lord, in asking for yourselves a king.” 18 So Samuel called upon the Lord, and the Lord sent thunder and rain that day, (AL)and all the people greatly feared the Lord and Samuel.

19 And all the people said to Samuel, (AM)“Pray for your servants to the Lord your God, that we may not die, for we have added to all our sins this evil, to ask for ourselves a king.” 20 And Samuel said to the people, “Do not be afraid; you have done all this evil. Yet (AN)do not turn aside from following the Lord, but serve the Lord with all your heart. 21 And (AO)do not turn aside after (AP)empty things that cannot profit or deliver, for they are empty. 22 (AQ)For the Lord will not forsake his people, (AR)for his great name's sake, because (AS)it has pleased the Lord to make you a people for himself. 23 Moreover, as for me, far be it from me that I should sin against the Lord by ceasing (AT)to pray for you, (AU)and I will instruct you in the good and the right way. 24 (AV)Only fear the Lord and serve him faithfully with all your heart. For consider (AW)what great things he has done for you. 25 But if you still do wickedly, (AX)you shall be swept away, (AY)both you and your king.”

Footnotes

  1. 1 Samuel 12:3 Septuagint; Hebrew lacks Testify against me
  2. 1 Samuel 12:6 Septuagint; Hebrew lacks is witness
  3. 1 Samuel 12:8 Septuagint; Hebrew lacks and the Egyptians oppressed them
  4. 1 Samuel 12:9 Septuagint the army of Jabin king of Hazor
  5. 1 Samuel 12:11 Septuagint, Syriac; Hebrew Bedan
  6. 1 Samuel 12:15 Septuagint; Hebrew fathers
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