In spite of what Samuel said, the people refused to listen to him.“ No!” they said.“ We want a king to rule over us.

百姓竟不肯听撒母耳的话，说：“不然！我们定要一个王治理我们，

百姓却不肯听撒母耳的话，说：“不！我们一定要一个王治理我们，

百姓却不肯听撒母耳的话，说：“不！我们一定要一个王治理我们，

民众却不肯听从撒母耳的话。他们说：“不，我们想要一个王治理我们，

众民竟不肯听从撒母耳的话，说：“不，我们要一个王治理我们，

然而，民众不肯听从撒母耳的话，他们说：“不，必须有一个王来统治我们！

百姓竟不肯聽撒母耳的話，說：「不然！我們定要一個王治理我們，

百姓卻不肯聽撒母耳的話，說：「不！我們一定要一個王治理我們，

百姓卻不肯聽撒母耳的話，說：「不！我們一定要一個王治理我們，

民眾卻不肯聽從撒母耳的話。他們說：「不，我們想要一個王治理我們，

眾民竟不肯聽從撒母耳的話，說：“不，我們要一個王治理我們，

人民竟不肯聽撒母耳的話；他們說：『不，我們要有一個王來管理我們，

然而，民眾不肯聽從撒母耳的話，他們說：「不，必須有一個王來統治我們！

民不聽撒母耳言、曰、不然、我欲得王治我、

民不聽從撒母耳言、曰、我欲得王、

民不聽從撒母耳之言、曰、不然、我必欲得王治理我、

But the people refused to listen to Samuel.“ No!” they said.“ We want a king over us.

But the people refused to obey the voice of Samuel. And they said,“ No! But there shall be a king over us,

But the people refused to listen to Samuel’s warning.“ Even so, we still want a king,” they said.

The people refused to listen to Samuel.“ No!” they said.“ We must have a king over us.

Yet the people refused to listen to the voice of Samuel, and they said,“ No, but there shall be a king over us,

Nevertheless the people refused to obey the voice of Samuel; and they said,“ No, but we will have a king over us,

But the people refused to hearken unto the voice of Samuel; and they said, Nay: but we will have a king over us,

The people refused to listen to Samuel.“ No!” they said.“ We must have a king over us.

Nevertheless the people refused to obey the voice of Samuel; and they said, Nay; but we will have a king over us;

But the people refused to heed Samuel’s warning. Instead they said,“ No! There will be a king over us!

But the people refused to listen to the voice of Samuel; and they said,“ No; but we will have a king over us,

“ We won’t listen to the message you have spoken to us in the Lord’ s name!

My people come to you, just as they usually do. They sit in front of you. They hear what you say. But they do not put it into practice. With their mouths they say they love me. But in their hearts they want what belongs to others. They try to get rich by cheating them.

“ But my people wouldn’t listen to me. Israel wouldn’t obey me.

I spoke to you again and again,” announces the Lord.“ I warned you while you were doing all these things. But you did not listen. I called out to you. But you did not answer.

So I have also made a choice. I will make them suffer greatly. I will bring on them what they are afraid of. When I called out to them, no one answered me. When I spoke to them, no one listened. They did what is evil in my sight. They chose to do what displeases me.”