Premier livre de Samuel 10

JERUSALEM	CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN
	1 Then Samuel took a little vial of oil, and poured it on his head. And he kissed him, and said: “Behold, the Lord has anointed you as first ruler over his inheritance. And you shall free his people from the hands of their enemies, who are all around them. And this shall be a sign for you that God has anointed you as ruler:
2 Quand tu m'auras quitté aujourd'hui, tu rencontreras deux hommes près du tombeau de Rachel,sur la frontière de Benjamin... et ils te diront: Les ânesses que tu étais parti chercher sont retrouvées. Voici queton père a oublié l'affaire des ânesses et s'inquiète de vous, se disant: Que faut-il faire pour mon fils?	2 When you will have departed from me this day, you will find two men beside the sepulcher of Rachel, in the parts of Benjamin to the south. And they will say to you: ‘The donkeys have been found, which you had been seeking as you traveled. And your father, forgetting about the donkeys, has been anxious for you, and he says, “What shall I do about my son?” ’
3 Passant outre, tu arriveras au Chêne de Tabor et tu y rencontreras trois hommes montant versDieu à Béthel, l'un portant trois chevreaux, l'autre portant trois miches de pain, le dernier portant une outre devin.	3 And when you will have departed from there, and will have traveled farther, and will have arrived at the oak of Tabor, in that place three men, who are going up to God at Bethel, will find you. One will be bringing three young goats, and another three loaves of bread, and another will be carrying a bottle of wine.
4 Ils te salueront et te donneront deux pains, que tu accepteras de leur main.	4 And when they will have greeted you, they will give you two loaves. And you shall accept these from their hand.
5 Ensuite, tu arriveras à Gibéa de Dieu (où se trouve le préfet des Philistins) et, à l'entrée de laville, tu te heurteras à une troupe de prophètes descendant du haut lieu, précédés de la harpe, du tambourin, de laflûte et de la cithare, et ils seront en délire.	5 After these things, you shall arrive at the hill of God, where the garrison of the Philistines is. And when you will have entered the city there, you will meet a company of prophets, descending from the high place, with a psaltery, and a timbrel, and a pipe, and a harp before them, and they will be prophesying.
6 Alors l'esprit de Yahvé fondra sur toi, tu entreras en délire avec eux et tu seras changé en un autrehomme.	6 And the Spirit of the Lord will spring up within you. And you shall prophesy with them, and you shall be changed into another man.
7 Lorsque ces signes se seront réalisés pour toi, agis comme l'occasion se présentera, car Dieu estavec toi.	7 Therefore, when these signs will have happened to you, do whatever your hand will find, for the Lord is with you.
8 Tu descendras avant moi à Gilgal et je t'y rejoindrai pour offrir des holocaustes et immoler dessacrifices de communion. Tu attendras sept jours que je vienne vers toi et je t'apprendrai ce que tu dois faire."	8 And you shall descend before me into Gilgal, (for I will descend to you), so that you may offer an oblation, and may immolate victims of peace. For seven days, you shall wait, until I come to you, and reveal to you what you should do.”
9 Dès qu'il eut tourné le dos pour quitter Samuel, Dieu lui changea le coeur et tous ces signess'accomplirent le jour même.	9 And so, when he had turned his shoulder, so that he might go away from Samuel, God changed him to another heart. And all these signs occurred on that day.
10 De là ils arrivèrent à Gibéa et voici qu'une troupe de prophètes venait à sa rencontre; l'esprit deDieu fondit sur lui et il entra en délire au milieu d'eux.	10 And they arrived at the above-stated hill, and behold, a group of prophets met him. And the Spirit of the Lord leapt up within him, and he prophesied in their midst.
11 Lorsque ceux qui le connaissaient de longue date virent qu'il prophétisait avec les prophètes, lesgens se dirent l'un à l'autre: "Qu'est-il arrivé au fils de Qish? Saül est-il aussi parmi les prophètes?"	11 Then all those who had known him yesterday and the day before, seeing that he was with the prophets, and that he was prophesying, said to one other: “What is this thing that has happened to the son of Kish? Could Saul also be among the prophets?”
12 Un homme du groupe reprit: "Et qui est leur père?" C'est pourquoi il est passé en proverbe dedire: "Saül est-il aussi parmi les prophètes?"	12 And one would respond to the other, saying, “And who is their father?” Because of this, it turned into a proverb, “Could Saul also be among the prophets?”
13 Lorsqu'il fut sorti de transe, il rentra à Gibéa.	13 Then he ceased to prophesy, and he went to the high place.
14 L'oncle de Saül lui demanda ainsi qu'à son serviteur: "Où êtes-vous allés" -- "A la recherche desânesses, répondit-il. Nous n'avons rien vu et nous sommes allés chez Samuel."	14 And the uncle of Saul said to him, and to his servant, “Where did you go?” And they responded: “To seek the donkeys. But when we did not find them, we went to Samuel.”
15 L'oncle de Saül lui dit: "Raconte-moi donc ce que Samuel vous a dit."	15 And his uncle said to him, “Tell me what Samuel said to you.”
16 Saül répondit à son oncle: "Il nous a seulement annoncé que les ânesses étaient retrouvées",mais il ne lui raconta pas l'affaire de la royauté, que Samuel avait dite.	16 And Saul said to his uncle, “He told us that the donkeys would be found.” But the word about the kingdom, which Samuel had spoken to him, he did not reveal to him.
17 Samuel convoqua le peuple auprès de Yahvé à Miçpa	17 And Samuel called the people together, to the Lord at Mizpah.
18 et il dit aux Israélites: "Ainsi parle Yahvé, le Dieu d'Israël: Moi, j'ai fait monter Israël d'Egypteet vous ai délivrés de l'emprise de l'Egypte et de tous les royaumes qui vous opprimaient.	18 And he said to the sons of Israel: “Thus says the Lord God of Israel: I led Israel away from Egypt, and I rescued you from the hand of the Egyptians, and from the hand of all the kings who were afflicting you.
19 Mais vous, aujourd'hui, vous avez rejeté votre Dieu, celui qui vous sauvait de tous vos maux etde toutes vos angoisses, et vous avez dit: Non, mais établis sur nous un roi!" Maintenant, comparaissez devantYahvé par tribus et par clans."	19 But today you have rejected your God, who alone saved you from all your evils and tribulations. And you have said: ‘By no means! Instead, appoint a king over us.’ Now therefore, stand in the sight of the Lord, by your tribes and by your families.”
20 Samuel fit approcher toutes les tribus d'Israël et la tribu de Benjamin fut désignée par le sort.	20 And Samuel brought near all the tribes of Israel, and the lot fell upon the tribe of Benjamin.
21 Il fit approcher la tribu de Benjamin par clans, et le clan de Matri fut désigné. Il fit approcher leclan de Matri homme par homme, et Saül, fils de Qish, fut désigné; on le chercha, mais on ne le trouva pas.	21 And he brought near the tribe of Benjamin, with its families, and the lot fell upon the family of Matri. And then it went to Saul, the son of Kish. Therefore, they sought him, but he was not found.
22 On consulta encore Yahvé: "L'homme est-il venu ici?" Et Yahvé répondit: "Le voilà cachéparmi les bagages."	22 And after these things, they consulted the Lord as to whether he would soon arrive there. And the Lord responded, “Behold, he is hidden at home.”
23 On courut l'y prendre et il se présenta au milieu du peuple: de l'épaule et au-dessus, il dépassaittout le monde.	23 And so they ran and brought him there. And he stood in the midst of the people, and he was taller than the entire people, from the shoulders upward.
24 Samuel dit à tout le peuple: "Avez-vous vu celui qu'a choisi Yahvé? Il n'a pas son pareil danstout le peuple." Et tous poussèrent des acclamations et crièrent: "Vive le roi!"	24 And Samuel said to all the people: “Certainly, you see the one whom the Lord has chosen, that there is not anyone like him among all the people.” And all the people cried out and said, “Long live the king!”
25 Samuel exposa au peuple le droit du roi et il l'écrivit dans un livre qu'il déposa devant Yahvé.Puis Samuel renvoya le peuple chacun chez soi.	25 Then Samuel spoke to the people the law of the kingdom, and he wrote it in a book, and he stored it in the sight of the Lord. And Samuel dismissed all the people, each one to his own house.
26 Saül aussi rentra chez lui à Gibéa, et partirent avec lui les vaillants dont Dieu avait touché lecoeur.	26 And then Saul went away to his own house at Gibeah. And a portion of the army, whose hearts had been touched by God, went away with him.
27 Mais des vauriens dirent: "Comment celui-là nous sauverait-il?" Ils le méprisèrent et ne luioffrirent pas de présent. Environ un mois après,	27 Yet the sons of Belial said, “How could this one be able to save us?” And they despised him, and they brought him no presents. But he pretended not to hear them.