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OET (OET-RV) Now, isn’t it the time of the wheat harvest right now? I’ll call to Yahweh, and he’ll send unseasonal thunder and rain, and then you’ll all see and realise that in Yahweh’s view, asking for a king was very evil.”
OET-LV Am_not [is]_the_harvest of_wheat(s) the_day I_will_call_out to YHWH and_send thunder_claps and_rain and_know and_see if/because_that wickedness_your_all’s [is]_great which you_all_have_done in/on_both_eyes_of of_YHWH by_asking to/for_you_all a_king.
UHB הֲל֤וֹא קְצִיר־חִטִּים֙ הַיּ֔וֹם אֶקְרָא֙ אֶל־יְהוָ֔ה וְיִתֵּ֥ן קֹל֖וֹת וּמָטָ֑ר וּדְע֣וּ וּרְא֗וּ כִּֽי־רָעַתְכֶ֤ם רַבָּה֙ אֲשֶׁ֤ר עֲשִׂיתֶם֙ בְּעֵינֵ֣י יְהוָ֔ה לִשְׁא֥וֹל לָכֶ֖ם מֶֽלֶךְ׃ס ‡
(hₐlōʼ qəʦīr-ḩiţţīm hayyōm ʼeqrāʼ ʼel-yhwh vəyittēn qolōt ūmāţār ūdəˊū ūrəʼū kiy-rāˊatkem rabāh ʼₐsher ˊₐsītem bəˊēynēy yhwh lishəʼōl lākem melek.ş)
Key: khaki:verbs, red:negative, 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 Οὐχὶ θερισμὸς πυρῶν σήμερον; ἐπικαλέσομαι Κύριον, καὶ δώσει φωνὰς καὶ ὑετόν· καὶ γνῶτε καὶ ἴδετε, ὅτι ἡ κακία ὑμῶν μεγάλη, ἣν ἐποίησατε ἐνώπιον Κυρίου, αἰτήσαντες ἑαυτοῖς βασιλέα.
(Ouⱪi therismos purōn saʸmeron; epikalesomai Kurion, kai dōsei fōnas kai hueton; kai gnōte kai idete, hoti haʸ kakia humōn megalaʸ, haʸn epoiaʸsate enōpion Kuriou, aitaʸsantes heautois basilea. )
BrTr Is it not wheat-harvest to-day? I will call upon the Lord, and he shall send thunder and rain; and know ye and see, that your wickedness is great which ye have wrought before the Lord, having asked for yourselves a king.
ULT Is it not the harvest of wheat today? I will call to Yahweh, and he will give thunder and rain. And know and see that your evil is great, which you have done in the eyes of Yahweh, by requesting a king for yourselves.”
UST You know that it does not rain at this time of the year, during the time when you harvest wheat. But I will ask Yahweh to send thunder and lightning and rain today. When he does that, you will realize that Yahweh considers that you have done a very wicked thing by requesting a king.”
BSB Is it not the wheat harvest today? I will call on the LORD to send thunder and rain, so that you will know and see what a great evil you have committed in the sight of the LORD by asking for a king.”
OEB Is it not wheat harvest today? I will call upon the Lord to send thunder and rain. You will know and see that your wickedness is great, which you have done in the sight of the Lord in asking for a king.’
WEBBE Isn’t it wheat harvest today? I will call to the LORD, that he may send thunder and rain; and you will know and see that your wickedness is great, which you have done in the LORD’s sight, in asking for a king.”
WMBB (Same as above)
NET Is this not the time of the wheat harvest? I will call on the Lord so that he makes it thunder and rain. Realize and see what a great sin you have committed before the Lord by asking for a king for yourselves.”
LSV is it not wheat-harvest today? I call to YHWH, and He gives voices and rain; and know and see that your evil is great which you have done in the eyes of YHWH, to ask [for] a king for yourselves.”
FBV Isn't it the time of wheat harvest?[fn] Well, I will ask the Lord to send thunder and rain. Then you will realize how very evil you were in the Lord's sight when you demanded your own king.”
12:17 Rain did not usually occur at this time.
T4T You know that [RHQ] it does not rain at this time of the year, during the time when you harvest wheat. But I will ask Yahweh to send thunder and lightning and rain today. When he does that, you will realize that Yahweh considers that you have done a very wicked thing by requesting a king.”
LEB Is the wheat harvest not today? I will call out to Yahweh so that he still sends thunder and rain, so that you will know and will see that your wickedness is great that you have done in the eyes of Yahweh by asking for a king for yourselves.”
BBE Is it not now the time of the grain cutting? My cry will go up to the Lord and he will send thunder and rain: so that you may see and be conscious of your great sin which you have done in the eyes of the Lord in desiring a king for yourselves.
Moff No Moff 1SA book available
JPS Is it not wheat harvest to-day? I will call unto the LORD, that He may send thunder and rain; and ye shall know and see that your wickedness is great, which ye have done in the sight of the LORD, in asking you a king.'
ASV Is it not wheat harvest to-day? I will call unto Jehovah, that he may send thunder and rain; and ye shall know and see that your wickedness is great, which ye have done in the sight of Jehovah, in asking you a king.
DRA Is it not wheat harvest today? I will call upon the Lord, and he shall send thunder and rain: and you shall know and see that you yourselves have done a great evil in the sight of the Lord, in desiring a king over you.
YLT is it not wheat-harvest to-day? I call unto Jehovah, and He doth give voices and rain; and know ye and see that your evil is great which ye have done in the eyes of Jehovah, to ask for you a king.'
Drby Is it not wheat-harvest to-day? I will call unto Jehovah, and he will send thunder and rain; and ye shall perceive and see that your wickedness is great which ye have done in the sight of Jehovah in asking for yourselves a king.
RV Is it not wheat harvest today? I will call unto the LORD, that he may send thunder and rain; and ye shall know and see that your wickedness is great, which ye have done in the sight of the LORD, in asking you a king.
Wbstr Is it not wheat-harvest to-day? I will call to the LORD, and he will send thunder and rain; that ye may perceive and see that your wickedness is great, which ye have done in the sight of the LORD, in asking you a king.
KJB-1769 Is it not wheat harvest to day? I will call unto the LORD, and he shall send thunder and rain; that ye may perceive and see that your wickedness is great, which ye have done in the sight of the LORD, in asking you a king.
(Is it not wheat harvest to day? I will call unto the LORD, and he shall send thunder and rain; that ye/you_all may perceive and see that your wickedness is great, which ye/you_all have done in the sight of the LORD, in asking you a king. )
KJB-1611 Is it not wheat haruest to day? I will call vnto the LORD, and hee shall send thunder and raine, that ye may perceiue and see that your wickednesse is great, which ye haue done in the sight of the LORD, in asking you a King.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from capitalisation and punctuation)
Bshps Is it not nowe wheate hearuest? I will call vnto the Lorde, & he shal sende thunder & rayne, that ye may perceaue and see howe that your wickednes is great which ye haue done in the sight of the Lord in asking you a king.
(Is it not now wheat hearuest? I will call unto the Lord, and he shall send thunder and rayne, that ye/you_all may perceaue and see how that your wickedness is great which ye/you_all have done in the sight of the Lord in asking you a king.)
Gnva Is it not nowe wheat haruest? I wil call vnto the Lord, and he shall send thunder and raine, that yee may perceiue and see, howe that your wickednesse is great, which ye haue done in the sight of the Lord in asking you a King.
(Is it not now wheat harvest? I will call unto the Lord, and he shall send thunder and rain, that ye/you_all may perceive and see, how that your wickedness is great, which ye/you_all have done in the sight of the Lord in asking you a King. )
Cvdl Is not now the wheate haruest? Yet wyll I call vpo the LORDE, so that he shal cause it thonder and rayne, that ye shall knowe and se the greate euell, which ye haue done in the sight of the LORDE, in that ye haue desyred to haue a kynge.
(Is not now the wheat harvest? Yet will I call upo the LORD, so that he shall cause it thunder and rayne, that ye/you_all shall know and see the great evil, which ye/you_all have done in the sight of the LORD, in that ye/you_all have desired to have a king.)
Wycl Whether heruest of whete is not `to dai? I schal inwardli clepe the Lord, and he schal yyue voices, `that is, thundris, and reynes; and ye schulen wite, and schulen se, for ye axynge a kyng on you han do greuouse yuel to you in the siyt of the Lord.
(Whether harvest of whete is not `to dai? I shall inwardli clepe the Lord, and he shall give voices, `that is, thunderings, and reynes; and ye/you_all should wite, and should se, for ye/you_all axynge a king on you have do greuouse evil to you in the sight of the Lord.)
Luth Ist nicht jetzt die Weizenernte? Ich will aber den HErr’s anrufen, daß er soll donnern und regnen lassen, daß ihr inne werdet und sehen sollt das große Übel, das ihr vor des HErr’s Augen getan habt, daß ihr euch einen König gebeten habt.
(Is not jetzt the Weizenernte? I will but the LORD’s anrufen, that he should donnern and regnen lassen, that you/their/her inne becomet and see sollt the large Übel, the you/their/her before/in_front_of the LORD’s Augen did have, that you/their/her you a king requested have.)
ClVg Numquid non messis tritici est hodie? invocabo Dominum, et dabit voces et pluvias: et scietis, et videbitis, quia grande malum feceritis vobis in conspectu Domini, petentes super vos regem.[fn]
(Numquid not/no messis tritici it_is hodie? invocabo Dominum, and dabit voices and pluvias: and scietis, and videbitis, because grande evil feceritis to_you in in_sight Master, petentes over you regem. )
12.17 Messis tritici. RAB. Collectio scilicet gentilis populi ad fidem. Voces. Id est, tonitrua et pluvias. Non est consuetudo Judææ in tempore æstatis pluere.
12.17 Messis tritici. RAB. Collectio scilicet gentilis of_the_people to fidem. Voces. That it_is, tonitrua and pluvias. Non it_is consuetudo Yudææ in tempore æstatis pluere.
12:17 The wheat harvest occurred in late spring or early summer, when little or no rain fell in Israel. Thunder and rain would thus demonstrate God’s power as a sign of the people’s wickedness in asking for a king.
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion
(Occurrence 0) Is it not the wheat harvest today?
(Some words not found in UHB: am=not harvest wheat the=day call to/towards YHWH and,send thunder and,rain and,know and,see that/for/because/then/when wickedness,your_all's enough/great(fs) which/who done in/on=both_eyes_of YHWH by,asking to/for=you_all king )
Samuel knows it is harvest time. He is using a rhetorical question to emphasize that it does not usually rain at this time so the people will know that the rain that will ruin their harvest is a judgment from Yahweh. Alternate translation: “It is harvest time and does not usually rain at this time”
(Occurrence 0) he may send thunder and rain
(Some words not found in UHB: am=not harvest wheat the=day call to/towards YHWH and,send thunder and,rain and,know and,see that/for/because/then/when wickedness,your_all's enough/great(fs) which/who done in/on=both_eyes_of YHWH by,asking to/for=you_all king )
Samuel is asking Yahweh to punish Israel for asking for a king by sending a rainstorm during the harvest which will ruin the grain.