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OET (OET-RV) But then you all saw Ammonite King Nahash coming against you, and you demanded that you all wanted a king to reign over you rather than having your God Yahweh as your king.[ref]
OET-LV And_saw if/because_that Nāḩāsh the_king_of the_people_of ˊAmmōn was_coming against_you_all and_said to_me no if/because a_king he_will_reign over_us and_LORD god_of_your_all’s king_of_your_all’s.
UHB וַתִּרְא֗וּ כִּֽי־נָחָ֞שׁ מֶ֣לֶךְ בְּנֵֽי־עַמּוֹן֮ בָּ֣א עֲלֵיכֶם֒ וַתֹּ֣אמְרוּ לִ֔י לֹ֕א כִּי־מֶ֖לֶךְ יִמְלֹ֣ךְ עָלֵ֑ינוּ וַיהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֵיכֶ֖ם מַלְכְּכֶֽם׃ ‡
(vattirʼū kiy-nāḩāsh melek bənēy-ˊammōn bāʼ ˊₐlēykem vattoʼmərū liy loʼ kī-melek yimlok ˊālēynū vayhvāh ʼₑlohēykem malkəkem.)
Key: khaki:verbs, red:negative, blue:Elohim, green:YHWH.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).
BrLXX Καὶ ἴδετε ὅτι Νάας βασιλεὺς υἱῶν ʼΑμμὼν ἦλθεν ἐφʼ ὑμᾶς, καὶ εἴπατε, οὐχί, ἀλλʼ ἢ ὅτι βασιλεὺς βασιλεύσει ἐφʼ ἡμῶν· καὶ Κύριος ὁ Θεὸς ἡμῶν βασιλεὺς ἡμῶν.
(Kai idete hoti Naas basileus huiōn ʼAmmōn aʸlthen efʼ humas, kai eipate, ouⱪi, allʼ aʸ hoti basileus basileusei efʼ haʸmōn; kai Kurios ho Theos haʸmōn basileus haʸmōn. )
BrTr And ye saw that Naas king of the children of Ammon came against you, and ye said, Nay, none but a king shall reign over us; whereas the Lord our God is our king.
ULT But you saw that Nahash, the king of the sons of Ammon, was coming against you, and you said to me, ‘No, but a king shall reign over us,’ though Yahweh your God was your king.
UST But when you saw that King Nahash of Ammon had come with his army to attack you, you were afraid. So you came to me and said, ‘Now we want a warrior king to lead us.’ You said that even though Yahweh your God was already your king!
BSB But when you saw that Nahash king of the Ammonites was moving against you, you said to me, ‘No, we must have a king to rule over us’—even though the LORD your God [was] your king.
MSB (Same as above)
OEB But when you saw that Nahash the king of the Ammonites came against you, you said to me, “No, but a king must reign over us,” although the Lord your God was your king.
WEBBE “When you saw that Nahash the king of the children of Ammon came against you, you said to me, ‘No, but a king shall reign over us,’ when the LORD your God was your king.
WMBB (Same as above)
NET “When you saw that King Nahash of the Ammonites was advancing against you, you said to me, ‘No! A king will rule over us’ – even though the Lord your God is your king!
LSV And you see that Nahash king of the sons of Ammon has come against you, and you say to me, No, but a king reigns over us; and your God YHWH [is] your king!
FBV But when you saw that Nahash, king of the Ammonites, was coming to attack you, you told me, ‘No, we want our own king,’ even though the Lord your God was your king.
T4T “But now, when king Nahash of Ammon came with his army to attack you, you were afraid. So, you came to me, and said, ‘We want a king to rule us,’ even though Yahweh was already your king!
LEB No LEB 1 SAM book available
BBE And when you saw that Nahash, the king of the Ammonites, was coming against you, you said to me, No more of this; we will have a king for our ruler: when the Lord your God was your king.
Moff No Moff 1 SAM book available
JPS And when ye saw that Nahash the king of the children of Ammon came against you, ye said unto me: Nay, but a king shall reign over us; when the LORD your God was your king.
ASV And when ye saw that Nahash the king of the children of Ammon came against you, ye said unto me, Nay, but a king shall reign over us; when Jehovah your God was your king.
DRA But seeing that Naas king of the children of Ammon was come against you, you said to me: Nay, but a king shall reign over us: whereas the Lord your God was your king.
YLT 'And ye see that Nahash king of the Bene-Ammon hath come against you, and ye say to me, Nay, but a king doth reign over us; and Jehovah your God [is] your king!
Drby But when ye saw that Nahash the king of the children of Ammon came against you, ye said to me, Nay, but a king shall reign over us; when Jehovah your [fn]God was your king.
12.12 Elohim
RV And when ye saw that Nahash the king of the children of Ammon came against you, ye said unto me, Nay, but a king shall reign over us: when the LORD your God was your king.
(And when ye/you_all saw that Nahash the king of the children of Ammon came against you, ye/you_all said unto me, Nay, but a king shall reign over us: when the LORD your God was your king. )
SLT And ye will see that Nahash, king of the sons of Ammon, came against you, and ye will say to me, Nay; but a king shall reign over us: and Jehovah your God your king.
Wbstr And when ye saw that Nahash the king of the children of Ammon came against you, ye said to me, No; but a king shall reign over us: when the LORD your God was your king.
KJB-1769 And when ye saw that Nahash the king of the children of Ammon came against you, ye said unto me, Nay; but a king shall reign over us: when the LORD your God was your king.
(And when ye/you_all saw that Nahash the king of the children of Ammon came against you, ye/you_all said unto me, Nay; but a king shall reign over us: when the LORD your God was your king. )
KJB-1611 And when ye saw that Nahash the king of the children of Ammon came against you, ye said vnto me, Nay, but a King shall reigne ouer vs, when the LORD your God was your King.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from capitalisation and punctuation)
Bshps No Bshps 1 SAM book available
Gnva Notwithstanding when you sawe, that Nahash the King of the children of Ammon came against you, ye sayde vnto me, No, but a King shall reigne ouer vs: when yet the Lord your God was your King.
(Notwithstanding when you saw, that Nahash the King of the children of Ammon came against you, ye/you_all said unto me, No, but a King shall reign over us: when yet the Lord your God was your King. )
Cvdl No Cvdl 1 SAM book available
Wycl No Wycl 1 SAM book available
Luth No Luth 1 SAM book available
ClVg Videntes autem quod Naas rex filiorum Ammon venisset adversum vos, dixistis mihi: Nequaquam, sed rex imperabit nobis: cum Dominus Deus vester regnaret in vobis.
(Seentes however that Naas king of_children Ammon had_come against you, you_said to_me: Nequaquam, but king imperabit us: when/with Master God your reign in/into/on vobis. )
RP-GNT No RP-GNT 1 SAM book available
12:12 you were afraid of Nahash: Israel’s trouble with Nahash apparently preceded 11:1-11 (cp. 8:5, 20; 10:27).
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor
בְּנֵֽי־עַמּוֹן֮
sons_of ˊAmmōn
See how you translated the similar expression in [2:28](../02/28.md). Alternate translation: [the Ammonites]
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / infostructure
וַתֹּ֣אמְרוּ לִ֔י לֹ֕א כִּי־מֶ֖לֶךְ יִמְלֹ֣ךְ עָלֵ֑ינוּ וַיהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֵיכֶ֖ם מַלְכְּכֶֽם
and,said to=me not that/for/because/then/when king reign over,us and,LORD God_of,your_all's king_of,your_all's
It may be more natural in your language to put the information about Yahweh being their king before the information about their request for a human king. Alternate translation: [and even though Yahweh your God was your king, you said to me, ‘No, but a king shall reign over us’]
Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / quotesinquotes
וַתֹּ֣אמְרוּ לִ֔י לֹ֕א כִּי־מֶ֖לֶךְ יִמְלֹ֣ךְ עָלֵ֑ינוּ
and,said to=me not that/for/because/then/when king reign over,us
If it would be clearer in your language, you could translate this so that there is not a quotation within a quotation. Alternate translation: [and you told me that you wanted a king to reign over you instead]
Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / exclusive
עָלֵ֑ינוּ
over,us
If your language marks a distinction between exclusive and inclusive forms of “us,” see which form you decided to use in the comparable expression in [8:5](../08/05.md), to which Samuel is referring here.