1耶和華ê約櫃tòa tī腓利士人ê地七月日久。Iâ-hô-hoa ê iok-kūi tòa tī Hui-lī-sū lâng ê tōe chhit-ge̍h-ji̍t kú.

2腓利士人叫hiah-ê祭司kap術士講，耶和華ê約櫃咱tio̍h怎樣設法？請指示阮tio̍h怎樣送伊tò去本所在。Hui-lī-sū lâng kiò hiah ê chè-si kap su̍t-sū kóng, Iâ-hô-hoa ê iok-kūi lán tio̍h cháiⁿ-iūⁿ siat-hoat? chhiáⁿ chí-sī goán tio̍h cháiⁿ-iūⁿ sàng i tò-khì pún só͘-chāi.

3In講，Lín若送以色列上帝ê約櫃去，m̄-thang hō͘伊空空去，的確tio̍h用補過失ê祭還伊；lín chiah會得tio̍h好，也會知伊ê手啥事無離開lín。In kóng, Lín nā sàng Í-sek-lia̍t Siōng-tè ê iok-kūi khì, m̄-thang hō͘ i khang-khang khì, tek-khak tio̍h ēng pó͘-kè-sit ê chè hêng i; lín chiah ōe tit-tio̍h hó, iā ōe chai I ê chhiú siáⁿ-sū bô lī-khui lín.

4In講，阮tio̍h用甚麼做補過失ê祭來還伊ah？應講，tio̍h用金粒á五個，金老鼠五隻，照腓利士首領ê數額；因為lín kap lín ê首領所tú-tio̍h ê災厄一樣。In kóng, Goán tio̍h ēng sím-mi̍h chòe pó͘-kè-sit ê chè lâi hêng I ah? Ìn kóng, Tio̍h ēng kim lia̍p-á gō͘-ê, kim niáu-chhú gō͘-chiah, chiàu Hui-lī-sū siú-léng ê siàu-gia̍h; in-ūi lín kap lín ê siú-léng só͘ tú-tio̍h ê chai-ē chi̍t-iūⁿ.

5所以lín tio̍h做lín ê粒á ê像，kap毀傷lín ê地老鼠ê像；koh tio̍h歸榮光hō͘以色列ê上帝；kiám-chhái伊對tī lín，kap lín ê上帝，kap lín ê地，會放輕伊ê手。Só͘-í lín tio̍h chòe lín ê lia̍p-á ê siōng, kap húi-siong lín ê tōe niáu-chhú ê siōng; koh tio̍h kui êng-kng hō͘ Í-sek-lia̍t ê Siōng-tè; kiám-chhái I tùi-tī lín, kap lín ê siōng-tè, kap lín ê tōe, ōe pàng khin I ê chhiú.

6Lín啥事硬lín ê心，親像埃及人kap法老硬in ê心ah？上帝tī in中間行神跡，in kiám無放百姓去，百姓就去mah？Lín siáⁿ-sū ngī lín ê sim, chhin-chhiūⁿ Ai-ki̍p lâng kap Hoat-ló ngī in ê sim ah? Siōng-tè tī in tiong-kan kiâⁿ sîn-jiah, in kiám bô pàng peh-sìⁿ khì, peh-sìⁿ chiū khì mah?

7Taⁿ lín tio̍h備辦一張新ê車，kap兩隻有奶ê牛母，bē-bat掛擔ê，將chiah-ê牛縛tī車裡，也hō͘牛á-kiáⁿ離開伊，tò去in厝。Taⁿ lín tio̍h pī-pān chi̍t-tiuⁿ sin ê chhia, kap nn̄g-chiah ū-lin ê gû-bú, bē-bat kòa taⁿ ê, chiong chiah ê gû pa̍k tī chhia-nih, iā hō͘ gû-á-kiáⁿ lī-khui i, tò-khì in chhù.

8用耶和華ê約櫃hē tī車裡，也用你所還金ê寶物做補過失ê祭ê，lok tī箱內，hē tī櫃邊，送伊去。Ēng Iâ-hô-hoa ê iok-kūi hē tī chhia-nih, iā ēng lí só͘ hêng kim ê pó-mi̍h chòe pó͘-kè-sit ê chè ê, lok tī siuⁿ-lāi, hē tī kūi-piⁿ, sàng i khì.

9Lín tio̍h看，伊若對伊交界ê路上到Pek-sī-be̍k，就降chit-ê大災厄hō͘咱ê實在是伊；若無，就thang知phah咱ê m̄是伊ê手，是咱偶然tú-tio̍h-ê。Lín tio̍h khòaⁿ, i nā tùi i kau-kài ê lō͘ chiūⁿ kàu Pek-sī-be̍k, chiū kàng chit ê tōa chai-ē hō͘ lán-ê si̍t-chāi sī I; nā bô, chiū thang chai phah-lán-ê m̄-sī I ê chhiú, sī lán ngó͘-jiân tú-tio̍h-ê.

10Hiah-ê人就án-ni行，將兩隻有奶ê牛母縛tī車裡，koh關牛á-kiáⁿ tī厝內。Hiah ê lâng chiū án-ni kiâⁿ, chiong nn̄g-chiah ū-lin ê gû-bú pa̍k tī chhia-nih, koh koaiⁿ gû-á-kiáⁿ tī chhù-lāi.

11Koh用耶和華ê約櫃，以及khǹg金老鼠kap粒á像ê箱，lóng hē tī車裡；Koh ēng Iâ-hô-hoa ê iok-kūi, í-ki̍p khǹg kim niáu-chhú kap lia̍p-á-siōng ê siuⁿ, lóng hē tī chhia-nih;

12牛母直直ǹg Pek-sī-be̍k ê路去，tùi大路行，ná行ná哮，無偏左右；腓利士hiah-ê首領tè後面去，到Pek-sī-be̍k ê境界。gû-bú ti̍t-ti̍t ǹg Pek-sī-be̍k ê lō͘ khì, tùi tōa-lō͘ kiâⁿ, ná-kiâⁿ ná-háu, bô phian chó-iū; Hui-lī-sū hiah ê siú-léng tè āu-bīn khì, kàu Pek-sī-be̍k ê kéng-kài.

13Tú-tú Pek-sī-be̍k人tī山谷割麥，kia̍h目看見約櫃，看見就歡喜。Tú-tú Pek-sī-be̍k lâng tī soaⁿ-kok koah be̍h, kia̍h-ba̍k khòaⁿ-kìⁿ iok-kūi, khòaⁿ-kìⁿ chiū hoaⁿ-hí.

14車到Pek-sī-be̍k人約書亞ê園，就停teh；tī-hia有一塊大塊石磐；in破車ê柴獻兩隻牛母做燒祭hō͘耶和華。Chhia kàu Pek-sī-be̍k lâng Iok-su-a ê hn̂g, chiū thêng-teh; tī-hia ū chi̍t-tè tōa-tè chio̍h-pôaⁿ; in phòa chhia ê chhâ hiàn nn̄g chiah gû-bú chòe sio-chè hō͘ Iâ-hô-hoa.

15利未人將耶和華ê約櫃，kap伊邊á貯金ê寶物ê箱，the̍h落來，hē tī hit塊大石磐ê頂面。Pek-sī-be̍k人tī hit日獻燒祭kap祭祀，hō͘耶和華。Lī-bī lâng chiong Iâ-hô-hoa ê iok-kūi, kap i piⁿ-á tóe kim ê pó-mi̍h ê siuⁿ, the̍h-lo̍h-lâi, hē tī hit tè tōa chio̍h-pôaⁿ ê téng-bīn. Pek-sī-be̍k lâng tī hit-ji̍t hiàn sio-chè kap chè-sū, hō͘ Iâ-hô-hoa.

16腓利士人五個首領看見，siâng hit日就tò去Í-kek-lûn。Hui-lī-sū lâng gō͘ ê siú-léng khòaⁿ-kìⁿ, siâng hit-ji̍t chiū tò-khì Í-kek-lûn.

17腓利士人還hō͘耶和華做補過失ê祭ê金粒á，就是chiah-ê；一粒為tio̍h A-si̍t-tu̍t，一粒為tio̍h Ka-sat，一粒為tio̍h A-si̍t-ki-lûn，一粒為tio̍h Ka-te̍k，一粒為tio̍h Í-kek-lûn；Hui-lī-sū lâng hêng hō͘ Iâ-hô-hoa chòe pó͘-kè-sit ê chè ê kim lia̍p-á, chiū-sī chiah-ê; chi̍t-lia̍p ūi-tio̍h A-si̍t-tu̍t, chi̍t-lia̍p ūi-tio̍h Ka-sat, chi̍t-lia̍p ūi-tio̍h A-si̍t-ki-lûn, chi̍t-lia̍p ūi-tio̍h Ka-te̍k, chi̍t-lia̍p ūi-tio̍h Í-kek-lûn;

18金老鼠ê數額，是照腓利士ê首領所管ê城，就是堅固ê城kap鄉社；也續到大塊石磐，就是hē耶和華ê約櫃ê；chit塊石磐到今á日iáu tī Pek-sī-be̍k人約書亞ê園。kim niáu-chhú ê siàu-gia̍h, sī chiàu Hui-lī-sū ê siú-léng só͘ koán ê siâⁿ, chiū-sī kian-kò͘ ê siâⁿ kap hiuⁿ-siā; iā sòa kàu tōa tè chio̍h-pôaⁿ, chiū-sī hē Iâ-hô-hoa ê iok-kūi ê; chit tè chio̍h-pôaⁿ kàu kin-á-ji̍t iáu tī Pek-sī-be̍k lâng Iok-su-a ê hn̂g.

19耶和華phah死Pek-sī-be̍k人，因為in看伊ê約櫃內，就phah死in七十人；五萬人百姓哀哭，因為耶和華大大phah死百姓。Iâ-hô-hoa phah-sí Pek-sī-be̍k lâng, in-ūi in khòaⁿ I ê iok-kūi-lāi, chiū phah-sí in chhit-cha̍p lâng; gō͘-bān lâng peh-sìⁿ ai-khàu, in-ūi Iâ-hô-hoa tōa-tōa phah-sí peh-sìⁿ.

20Pek-sī-be̍k人講，Chī-chūi能khiā tī耶和華，chit-ê聖ê上帝，ê面前ah？伊beh上去甚麼人hia，來離開咱ah？Pek-sī-be̍k lâng kóng, Chī-chūi ōe khiā tī Iâ-hô-hoa, chit ê sèng ê Siōng-tè, ê bīn-chêng ah? I beh chiūⁿ-khì sím-mi̍h lâng hia, lâi lī-khui lán ah?

21Tùi án-ni，差人去見Ki-lia̍t-iâ-lîm khiā起ê百姓，講，腓利士人將耶和華ê約櫃送tò來；lín落來，扛上去lín hia。Tùi án-ni chhe lâng khì kìⁿ Ki-lia̍t-iâ-lîm khiā-khí ê peh-sìⁿ, kóng, Hui-lī-sū lâng chiong Iâ-hô-hoa ê iok-kūi sàng tò-lâi; lín lo̍h-lâi, kng chiūⁿ-khì lín hia.

1Ki-lia̍t-iâ-lîm人來，帶耶和華ê約櫃上去，到tī山頂A-pí-ná-ta̍t ê厝，分別伊ê kiáⁿ Í-lī-a-sat，顧守耶和華ê約櫃。Ki-lia̍t-iâ-lîm lâng lâi, tòa Iâ-hô-hoa ê iok-kūi chiūⁿ-khì, kàu tī soaⁿ-téng A-pí-ná-ta̍t ê chhù, hun-piat i ê kiáⁿ Í-lī-a-sat, kò͘-siú Iâ-hô-hoa ê iok-kūi.

2約櫃tī Ki-lia̍t-iâ-lîm日子久久，歷過二十年；以色列全家追念耶和華。Iok-kūi tī Ki-lia̍t-iâ-lîm ji̍t-chí kú-kú, le̍k-kè jī-cha̍p nî; Í-sek-lia̍t choân-ke tui-liām Iâ-hô-hoa.

3撒母耳kā以色列全家講，Lín若一心歸順耶和華，就tio̍h tùi lín中間除去外邦ê上帝kap A-su-tha-lio̍k，堅心歸向耶和華，單單服事伊，伊beh救lín脫離腓利士人ê手。Sat-bó͘-jíⁿ kā Í-sek-lia̍t choân-ke kóng, Lín nā chi̍t-sim kui-sūn Iâ-hô-hoa, chiū tio̍h tùi lín tiong-kan tû-khì gōa-pang ê siōng-tè kap A-su-tha-lio̍k, kian-sim kui-ǹg Iâ-hô-hoa, toaⁿ-toaⁿ ho̍k-sāi I, I beh kiù lín thoat-lī Hui-lī-sū lâng ê chhiú.

4以色列人就除去chiah-ê Pa-le̍k kap A-su-tha-lio̍k，單單服事耶和華。Í-sek-lia̍t lâng chiū tû-khì chiah ê Pa-le̍k kap A-su-tha-lio̍k, toaⁿ-toaⁿ ho̍k-sāi Iâ-hô-hoa.

5撒母耳講，Tio̍h聚集以色列眾人tī Bí-su-pa，我beh替lín祈禱耶和華。Sat-bó͘-jíⁿ kóng, Tio̍h chū-chi̍p Í-sek-lia̍t chèng-lâng tī Bí-su-pa, góa beh thòe lín kî-tó Iâ-hô-hoa.

6In就聚集tī Bí-su-pa，鎗7水piàⁿ tī耶和華ê面前，tī hit日禁食，tī-hia講，阮有得罪耶和華。撒母耳就tī Bí-su-pa判斷以色列人。In chiū chū-chi̍p tī Bí-su-pa, chhiūⁿ-chúi piàⁿ tī Iâ-hô-hoa ê bīn-chêng, tī hit-ji̍t kìm-chia̍h, tī-hia kóng, Goán ū tek-chōe Iâ-hô-hoa. Sat-bó͘-jíⁿ chiū tī Bí-su-pa phòaⁿ-toàn Í-sek-lia̍t lâng.

7腓利士人聽見以色列人聚集tī Bí-su-pa。腓利士ê首領就上來beh攻擊以色列人；以色列人聽見就驚腓利士人。Hui-lī-sū lâng thiaⁿ-kìⁿ Í-sek-lia̍t lâng chū-chi̍p tī Bí-su-pa. Hui-lī-sū ê siú-léng chiū chiūⁿ-lâi beh kong-kek Í-sek-lia̍t lâng; Í-sek-lia̍t lâng thiaⁿ-kìⁿ chiū kiaⁿ Hui-lī-sū lâng.

8以色列人kā撒母耳講，願你替阮求叫耶和華咱ê上帝無soah，hō͘伊救咱脫離腓利士人ê手。Í-sek-lia̍t lâng kā Sat-bó͘-jíⁿ kóng, Goān lí thòe goán kiû-kiò Iâ-hô-hoa lán ê Siōng-tè bô soah, hō͘ I kiù lán thoat-lī Hui-lī-sū lâng ê chhiú.

9撒母耳就用一隻食奶 ê羊á，kui隻燒獻hō͘耶和華做燒祭；撒母耳替以色列人求叫耶和華；耶和華應伊。Sat-bó͘-jíⁿ chiū ēng chi̍t chiah chia̍h-lin ê iûⁿ-á, kui-chiah sio hiàn-hō͘ Iâ-hô-hoa chòe sio-chè; Sat-bó͘-jíⁿ thòe Í-sek-lia̍t lâng kiû-kiò Iâ-hô-hoa; Iâ-hô-hoa ìn i.

10撒母耳teh獻燒祭ê時，腓利士人進前來，beh kap以色列人交戰；tī hit日耶和華起大聲ê雷攻擊腓利士人，phah亂in；in就thâi輸tī以色列人ê面前。Sat-bó͘-jíⁿ teh hiàn sio-chè ê sî, Hui-lī-sū lâng chìn-chêng lâi, beh kap Í-sek-lia̍t lâng kau-chiàn; tī hit-ji̍t Iâ-hô-hoa khí tōa-siaⁿ ê lûi kong-kek Hui-lī-sū lâng, phah-loān in; in chiū thâi-su tī Í-sek-lia̍t lâng ê bīn-chêng.

11以色列人tùi Bí-su-pa出來，追趕腓利士人，phah in直到Pek-kah ê下面。Í-sek-lia̍t lâng tùi Bí-su-pa chhut-lâi, tui-kóaⁿ Hui-lī-sū lâng, phah in ti̍t-kàu Pek-kah ê ē-bīn.

12撒母耳用一塊石khiā tī Bí-su-pa kap Siān ê中間，叫伊ê名Í-piān-í-siā，講，到chit-tia̍p耶和華幫贊咱。Sat-bó͘-jíⁿ ēng chi̍t tè chio̍h khiā tī Bí-su-pa kap Siān ê tiong-kan, kiò i ê miâ Í-piān-í-siā, kóng, Kàu chit-tia̍p Iâ-hô-hoa pang-chān lán.

13Tùi chit-tia̍p，腓利士人就屈服，m̄敢koh入以色列人ê境內；撒母耳一生ê日，耶和華ê手攻擊腓利士人。Tùi chit-tia̍p Hui-lī-sū lâng chiū khut-ho̍k, m̄-káⁿ koh ji̍p Í-sek-lia̍t lâng ê kéng-lāi; Sat-bó͘-jíⁿ it-seng ê ji̍t, Iâ-hô-hoa ê chhiú kong-kek Hui-lī-sū lâng.

14腓利士人所有取以色列人ê城，tùi Í-kek-lûn到Ka-te̍k，lóng還以色列人；in hiah-ê境界以色列人也tùi腓利士人ê手收倒tńg；hit時以色列人kap A-mô͘-lī人和好。Hui-lī-sū lâng só͘ ū chhú Í-sek-lia̍t lâng ê siâⁿ, tùi Í-kek-lûn kàu Ka-te̍k, lóng hêng Í-sek-lia̍t lâng; in hiah ê kéng-kài Í-sek-lia̍t lâng iā tùi Hui-lī-sū lâng ê chhiú siu tò-tńg; hit-sî Í-sek-lia̍t lâng kap A-mô͘-lī lâng hô-hó.

15撒母耳一生做以色列ê士師。Sat-bó͘-jíⁿ it-seng chòe Í-sek-lia̍t ê sū-su.

16伊ta̍k年巡視Pek-te̍k-lī、Kiat-kah、Bí-su-pa chiah-ê所在判斷以色列人；I ta̍k-nî sûn-sī Pek-te̍k-lī, Kiat-kah, Bí-su-pa chiah ê só͘-chāi phòaⁿ-toàn Í-sek-lia̍t lâng;

17就倒tńg去，到La̍h-má，因為伊ê家tī-hia；也tī hia判斷以色列人；也tī-hia kā耶和華起一座壇。chiū tò-tńg-khì, kàu La̍h-má, in-ūi i ê ke tī-hia; iā tī hia phòaⁿ-toàn Í-sek-lia̍t lâng; iā tī-hia kā Iâ-hô-hoa khí chi̍t chō tôaⁿ.

1撒母耳已經老，就設立伊ê kiáⁿ做以色列ê士師。Sat-bó͘-jíⁿ í-keng lāu, chiū siat-li̍p i ê kiáⁿ chòe Í-sek-lia̍t ê sū-su.

2伊ê大kiáⁿ名叫約珥，第二kiáⁿ名叫A-pí-a；in tī別是巴做士師。I ê tōa-kiáⁿ miâ-kiò Iok-jíⁿ, tē-jī-kiáⁿ miâ-kiò A-pí-a; in tī Pia̍t-sī-pa chòe sū-su.

3總是伊ê kiáⁿ無行伊ê路，偏私貪財，受pò͘賂，無照直判斷。Chóng-sī i ê kiáⁿ bô kiâⁿ i ê lō͘, phian-su tham-châi, siū pò͘-lō͘, bô chiàu-ti̍t phòaⁿ-toàn.

4以色列ê長老lóng聚集，到La̍h-má見撒母耳；Í-sek-lia̍t ê tiúⁿ-ló lóng chū-chi̍p, kàu La̍h-má kìⁿ Sat-bó͘-jíⁿ;

5kā伊講，看ah，你已經老，你ê kiáⁿ無行你ê路；taⁿ求你kā阮設立一個王判斷阮，親像列國一樣。kā i kóng, Khòaⁿ ah, lí í-keng lāu, lí ê kiáⁿ bô kiâⁿ lí ê lō͘; taⁿ kiû lí kā goán siat-li̍p chi̍t ê ông phòaⁿ-toàn goán, chhin-chhiūⁿ lia̍t-kok chi̍t-iūⁿ.

6In講，求你kā阮設立一個王判斷阮，hit-ê事撒母耳無歡喜。撒母耳就祈禱耶和華。In kóng, Kiû lí kā goán siat-li̍p chi̍t ê ông phòaⁿ-toàn goán, hit ê sū Sat-bó͘-jíⁿ bô hoaⁿ-hí. Sat-bó͘-jíⁿ chiū kî-tó Iâ-hô-hoa.

7耶和華對撒母耳講，百姓對你所講一切ê話，你tio̍h thàn；因為in m̄是棄sak你，是棄sak我，無hō͘我做in ê王。Iâ-hô-hoa tùi Sat-bó͘-jíⁿ kóng, Peh-sìⁿ tùi lí só͘ kóng it-chhè ê ōe, lí tio̍h thàn; in-ūi in m̄-sī khì-sak lí, sī khì-sak Góa, bô hō͘ Góa chòe in ê ông.

8Tùi我chhōa in出埃及到今á日，in一切ê所行離開我，去服事別ê上帝，taⁿ也照án-ni款待你；Tùi Góa chhōa in chhut Ai-ki̍p kàu kin-á-ji̍t, in it-chhè ê só͘-kiâⁿ lī-khui Góa, khì ho̍k-sāi pa̍t ê siōng-tè, taⁿ iā chiàu án-ni khoán-thāi lí;

9所以你tio̍h thàn in ê話；總是tio̍h嚴嚴警戒in，hō͘ in知將來管理in ê王ê制度是怎樣。só͘-í lí tio̍h thàn in ê ōe; chóng-sī tio̍h giâm-giâm kéng-kài in, hō͘ in chai chiong-lâi koán-lí in ê ông ê chè-tō͘ sī cháiⁿ-iūⁿ.

10撒母耳用耶和華ê話lóng kā百姓講，就是hiah-ê對伊討一個王ê，講，Sat-bó͘-jíⁿ ēng Iâ-hô-hoa ê ōe lóng kā peh-sìⁿ kóng, chiū-sī hiah ê tùi i thó chi̍t ê ông ê, kóng,

11將來管理lín ê王ê制度就是án-ni，伊beh取lín ê kiáⁿ，為家己設立伊kā伊管車，做伊ê馬兵，走tī車ê頭前；Chiong-lâi koán-lí lín ê ông ê chè-tō͘ chiū-sī án-ni, i beh chhú lín ê kiáⁿ, ūi ka-kī siat-li̍p i kā i koán-chhia, chòe i ê bé-peng, cháu tī chhia ê thâu-chêng;

12koh beh為家己設立in做千總，五十夫長；也beh設立人kā伊作園，收五穀，製造軍器，kap車裡ê器具；koh beh ūi ka-kī siat-li̍p in chòe chhian-chóng, ngó͘-si̍p-hu-tióng; iā beh siat-li̍p lâng kā i choh-hn̂g, siu gō͘-kak, chè-chō kun-khì, kap chhia-nih ê khì-kū;

13beh取lín ê cha-bó͘-kiáⁿ kā伊製造芳油，做煮食ê，做pek餅ê；beh chhú lín ê cha-bó͘-kiáⁿ kā i chè-chō phang-iû, chòe chú-chia̍h-ê, chòe pek-piáⁿ-ê;

14lín ê田園、葡萄園、橄欖-園，hit-ê siōng好ê，伊beh取伊來hō͘伊ê奴僕；lín ê chhân-hn̂g, phû-tô-hn̂g, kaⁿ-ná-hn̂g, hit ê siōng-hó-ê, i beh chhú i lâi hō͘ i ê lô͘-po̍k;

15lín所種作ê，kap lín ê葡萄園，伊beh取十份一，hō͘伊ê太監kap奴僕。lín só͘ chèng-choh-ê, kap lín ê phû-tô-hn̂g, i beh chhú cha̍p-hūn-chi̍t, hō͘ i ê thài-kàm kap lô͘-po̍k.

16Koh beh取lín ê奴僕、女婢、勇健ê少年人，kap lín ê驢，來做伊ê差用；Koh beh chhú lín ê lô͘-po̍k, lú-pī, ióng-kiāⁿ ê siàu-liân lâng, kap lín ê lû, lâi chòe i ê chhe-ēng;

17lín ê羊群，伊beh取十份ê一份；lín也beh做伊ê奴僕；lín ê iûⁿ-kûn, i beh chhú cha̍p-hūn ê chi̍t-hūn; lín iā beh chòe i ê lô͘-po̍k;

18Hit時lín beh因為所揀ê王來喉叫；總是耶和華tī hit時m̄聽lín。hit-sî lín beh in-ūi só͘ kéng ê ông lâi âu-kiò; chóng-sī Iâ-hô-hoa tī hit-sî m̄-thiaⁿ lín.

19總是百姓m̄肯聽撒母耳ê話，講，M̄-ah，阮的確beh一個王治理阮；Chóng-sī peh-sìⁿ m̄-khéng thiaⁿ Sat-bó͘-jíⁿ ê ōe, kóng, M̄-ah, goán tek-khak beh chi̍t ê ông tī-lí goán;

20Hō͘阮親像列國一樣，阮ê王判斷阮，做頭chhōa阮，替阮交戰。hō͘ goán chhin-chhiūⁿ lia̍t-kok chi̍t-iūⁿ, goán ê ông phòaⁿ-toàn goán, chòe-thâu chhōa goán, thòe goán kau-chiàn.

21撒母耳已經聽見百姓lóng總ê話，就講hiah-ê話hō͘耶和華聽。Sat-bó͘-jíⁿ í-keng thiaⁿ-kìⁿ peh-sìⁿ lóng-chóng ê ōe, chiū kóng hiah ê ōe hō͘ Iâ-hô-hoa thiaⁿ.

22耶和華對撒母耳講，你tio̍h聽in ê話，kā in設立一個王。撒母耳kā以色列人講，Lín ta̍k-ê tò去家己ê城。Iâ-hô-hoa tùi Sat-bó͘-jíⁿ kóng, Lí tio̍h thiaⁿ in ê ōe, kā in siat-li̍p chi̍t ê ông. Sat-bó͘-jíⁿ kā Í-sek-lia̍t lâng kóng, Lín ta̍k-ê tò-khì ka-kī ê siâⁿ.