1 Samuel 10

NEW AMERICAN BIBLE	Peshitta
1 Then, from a flask he had with him, Samuel poured oil on Saul's head; he also kissed him, saying: "The LORD anoints you commander over his heritage. You are to govern the LORD'S people Israel, and to save them from the grasp of their enemies round about. "This will be the sign for you that the LORD has anointed you commander over his heritage:	1 ܘܢܣܒ ܫܡܘܐܝܠ ܩܪܢܐ ܕܡܫܚܐ ܘܢܣܟ ܒܪܝܫܗ ܘܢܫܩܗ ܘܐܡܪ ܠܗ ܗܐ ܡܫܚܟ ܡܪܝܐ ܥܠ ܝܪܬܘܬܗ ܠܡܕܒܪܢܐ
2 When you leave me today, you will meet two men near Rachel's tomb at Zelzah in the territory of Benjamin, who will say to you, 'The asses you went to look for have been found. Your father is no longer worried about the asses, but is anxious about you and says, What shall I do about my son?'	2 ܘܡܐ ܕܐܙܠܬ ܝܘܡܢܐ ܡܢ ܠܘܬܝ ܗܐ ܡܫܟܚ ܐܢܬ ܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܓܒܪ̈ܝܢ ܥܠ ܩܒܪܗ̇ ܕܪܚܝܠ ܒܬܚܘܡܐ ܕܒܢܝܡܝܢ ܒܨܠܨܚ ܘܢܐܡܪܘܢ ܠܟ ܐܫܬܟܚ ܐܬ̈ܢܐ ܕܐܙܠܬ ܠܡܒܥܐ ܘܗܐ ܫܒܩ ܐܒܘܟ ܪܢܝܐ ܕܐܬ̈ܢܐ ܘܕܚܠ ܥܠܝܟܘܢ ܘܐܡܪ ܡܢܐ ܐܥܒܕ ܠܒܪܝ
3 Farther on, when you arrive at the terebinth of Tabor, you will be met by three men going up to God at Bethel; one will be bringing three kids, another three loaves of bread, and the third a skin of wine.	3 ܘܡܐ ܕܥܒܪܬ ܬܘܒ ܠܗܠ ܘܡܛܝܬ ܒܛܡܬܐ ܕܬܒܘܪ ܗܐ ܡܫܟܚ ܐܢܬ ܬܡܢ ܬܠܬܐ ܓܒܪ̈ܝܢ ܣܠܩܝܢ ܠܘܬ ܐܠܗܐ ܠܒܝܬ ܐܝܠ ܚܕ ܫܩܝܠ ܬܠܬܐ ܓܕ̈ܝܢ ܘܚܕ ܫܩܝܠ ܬܠܬ ܓܪ̈ܝܨܢ ܕܠܚܡܐ ܘܚܕ ܫܩܝܠ ܓܪܒܐ ܕܚܡܪܐ
4 They will greet you and offer you two wave offerings of bread, which you will take from them.	4 ܘܢܫܐܠܘܢ ܒܫܠܡܟ ܘܢܬܠܘܢ ܠܟ ܬܪ̈ܬܝܢ ܕܠܚܡܐ ܘܬܣܒ ܡܢ ܐ̈ܝܕܝܗܘܢ
5 After that you will come to Gibeath-elohim, where there is a garrison of the Philistines. As you enter that city, you will meet a band of prophets, in a prophetic state, coming down from the high place preceded by lyres, tambourines, flutes and harps.	5 ܘܒܬܪܟܢ ܬܐܬܐ ܠܪܡܬܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܕܬܡܢ ܩܝܡܬܐ ܕܦܠܫ̈ܬܝܐ ܘܡܐ ܕܡܛܝܬ ܠܬܡܢ ܠܩܪܝܬܐ ܗܐ ܦܓܥ ܐܢܬ ܒܚܒܠܐ ܕܢܒ̈ܝܐ ܕܢܚܬܝܢ ܡܢ ܒܝܡ ܘܩܕܡܝܗܘܢ ܩܝܬܪ̈ܐ ܘܟܢܪ̈ܐ ܘ̈ܦܠܓܐ ܘܪ̈ܒܝܥܐ ܘܗܢܘܢ ܡܬܢܒܝܢ
6 The spirit of the LORD will rush upon you, and you will join them in their prophetic state and will be changed into another man.	6 ܘܬܨܠܚ ܥܠܝܟ ܪܘܚܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܘܬܬܢܒܐ ܥܡܗܘܢ ܘܬܫܬܓܢܐ ܐܝܟ ܓܒܪܐ ܐܚܪܢܐ
7 When you see these signs fulfilled, do whatever you judge feasible, because God is with you.	7 ܘܢܗܘܐ ܟܕ ܢܐܬܝܢ ܥܠܝܟ ܐ̈ܬܘܬܐ ܗܠܝܢ ܥܒܕ ܠܟ ܡܕܡ ܕܣܦܩܐ ܒܐ̈ܝܕܝܟ ܡܛܠ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܥܡܟ
8 Now go down ahead of me to Gilgal, for I shall come down to you, to offer holocausts and to sacrifice peace offerings. Wait seven days until I come to you; I shall then tell you what you must do."	8 ܘܚܘܬ ܩܕܡܝ ܠܓܠܓܠܐ ܘܗܐ ܐܢܐ ܢܚܬ ܐܢܐ ܠܘܬܟ ܠܡܣܩܘ ܥ̈ܠܘܬܐ ܠܡܕܒܚ ܕܒܚ̈ܐ ܫ̈ܠܡܐ ܫܒܥܐ ܝܘܡ̈ܝܢ ܬܟܬܪ ܥܕܡܐ ܕܐܬܐ ܐܢܐ ܠܘܬܟ ܘܐܘܕܥܟ ܡܕܡ ܕܬܥܒܕ
9 As Saul turned to leave Samuel, God gave him another heart. That very day all these signs came to pass. . . .	9 ܘܗܘܐ ܕܟܕ ܐܦܢܝ ܟܬܦܗ ܠܡܐܙܠ ܡܢ ܠܘܬ ܫܡܘܐܝܠ ܫܚܠܦ ܠܗ ܐܠܗܐ ܠܒܐ ܐܚܪܢܐ ܘܐܬ̈ܝ ܟܠܗܝܢ ܐ̈ܬܘܬܐ ܗܠܝܢ ܒܝܘܡܐ ܗ̇ܘ
10 When they were going from there to Gibeah, a band of prophets met him, and the spirit of God rushed upon him, so that he joined them in their prophetic state.	10 ܘܐܬܐ ܥܕܡܐ ܠܪܡܬܐ ܘܗܐ ܚܒܠܐ ܕܢܒ̈ܝܐ ܐܪܥܗ ܘܐܨܠܚܬ ܥܠܘܗܝ ܪܘܚܗ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܘܐܬܢܒܝ ܒܝܢܬܗܘܢ
11 When all who had known him previously saw him in a prophetic state among the prophets, they said to one another, "What has happened to the son of Kish? Is Saul also among the prophets?"	11 ܘܗܘܐ ܕܟܠ ܕܝܕܥ ܗܘܐ ܠܗ ܡܢ ܐܬܡܠܝ ܘܡܢ ܡܢܬܡܠܝ ܚܙܘ ܘܗܐ ܥܡ ܢܒ̈ܝܐ ܡܬܢܒܐ ܘܐܡܪܘ ܥܡܐ ܓܒܪ ܠܚܒܪܗ ܡܢܘ ܗܢܐ ܕܗܘܐ ܠܒܪ ܩܝܫ ܕܗܐ ܐܦ ܫܐܘܠ ܒܢ̈ܒܝܐ
12 And someone from that district added, "And who is their father?" Thus the proverb arose, "Is Saul also among the prophets?"	12 ܘܥܢܐ ܓܒܪܐ ܡܢ ܬܡܢ ܘܐܡܪ ܡܢܘ ܐܒܘܗܝ ܡܛܘܠ ܗܢܐ ܗܘܬ ܠܡܬܠܐ ܕܗܐ ܐܦ ܫܐܘܠ ܒܢ̈ܒܝܐ
13 When he came out of the prophetic state, he went home.	13 ܘܓܡܪܘ ܠܡܬܢܒܝܘ ܘܐܬܐ ܫܐܘܠ ܡܢ ܒܝܡ
14 Saul's uncle inquired of him and his servant, "Where have you been?" Saul replied, "To look for the asses. When we could not find them, we went to Samuel."	14 ܘܐܡܪ ܠܗ ܕܕܗ ܠܫܐܘܠ ܘܠܛܠܝܗ ܠܐܝܟܐ ܐܙܠܬܘܢ ܘܐܡܪ ܠܡܒܥܐ ܐ̈ܬܢܐ ܘܚܙܝܢ ܕܠܝܬ ܘܐܬܝܢ ܠܘܬ ܫܡܘܐܝܠ
15 Then Saul's uncle said, "Tell me, then, what Samuel said to you."	15 ܘܐܡܪ ܠܗ ܕܕܗ ܠܫܐܘܠ ܚܘܢܝ ܡܢܐ ܐܡܪ ܠܟܘܢ ܫܡܘܐܝܠ
16 Saul said to his uncle, "He assured us that the asses had been found." But he mentioned nothing to him of what Samuel had said about the kingship.	16 ܘܐܡܪ ܫܐܘܠ ܠܕܕܗ ܡܚܘܝܘ ܚܘܝܢܝ ܕܐܫܬܟܚ ܐ̈ܬܢܐ ܘܨܒܘܬܐ ܕܡܠܟܘܬܐ ܠܐ ܚܘܝܗ ܕܐܡܪ ܠܗ ܫܡܘܐܝܠ
17 Samuel called the people together to the LORD at Mizpah	17 ܘܟܢܫ ܫܡܘܐܝܠ ܠܥܡܐ ܩܕܡ ܡܪܝܐ ܠܡܨܦܝܐ
18 and addressed the Israelites: "Thus says the LORD, the God of Israel, 'It was I who brought Israel up from Egypt and delivered you from the power of the Egyptians and from the power of all the kingdoms that oppressed you.'	18 ܘܐܡܪ ܠܒ̈ܢܝ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܗܟܢܐ ܐܡܪ ܡܪܝܐ ܐܠܗܐ ܕܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܐܢܐ ܐܣܩܬ ܠܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܡܢ ܐܪܥܐ ܕܡܨܪܝܢ ܘܦܨܝܬܟܘܢ ܡܢ ܐܝܕܐ ܕܦܠܫ̈ܬܝܐ ܘܡܢ ܐܝܕܐ ܕܟܠܗܝܢ ܡ̈ܠܟܘܬܐ ܕܐ̈ܠܨܢ ܠܟܘܢ
19 But today you have rejected your God, who delivers you from all your evils and calamities, by saying to him, 'Not so, but you must appoint a king over us.' Now, therefore, take your stand before the LORD according to tribes and families."	19 ܘܐܢܬܘܢ ܝܘܡܢܐ ܐܣܠܝܬܘܢ ܠܐܠܗܟܘܢ ܕܗܘ ܦܪܩ ܠܟܘܢ ܡܢ ܟܠܗܝܢ ܒܝܫ̈ܬܟܘܢ ܘܥܩ̈ܬܟܘܢ ܘܐܡܪܬܘܢ ܠܐ ܗܟܢܐ ܐܠܐ ܡܠܟܐ ܐܩܝܡ ܥܠܝܢ ܗܫܐ ܢܩܘܡܘܢ ܩܕܡ ܡܪܝܐ ܫܒ̈ܛܝܟܘܢ ܘܐ̈ܠܦܝܟܘܢ
20 So Samuel had all the tribes of Israel come forward, and the tribe of Benjamin was chosen.	20 ܘܩܪܒ ܫܡܘܐܝܠ ܠܟܠܗܘܢ ܫܒ̈ܛܐ ܕܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܘܐܬܬܚܕ ܫܒܛܐ ܕܒܢܝܡܝܢ
21 Next he had the tribe of Benjamin come forward in clans, and the clan of Matri was chosen, and finally Saul, son of Kish, was chosen. But they looked for him in vain.	21 ܘܩܪܒ ܫܒܛܐ ܕܒܢܝܡܝܢ ܠܫܪ̈ܒܬܐ ܘܐܬܬܚܕܬ ܫܪܒܬܐ ܕܡܛܪܝ ܘܐܬܬܚܕ ܫܐܘܠ ܒܪ ܩܝܫ ܘܒܥܐܘܗܝ ܘܠܐ ܐܫܬܟܚ
22 Again they consulted the LORD, "Has he come here?" The LORD answered, "He is hiding among the baggage."	22 ܘܫܐܠ ܬܘܒ ܫܡܘܐܝܠ ܒܡܪܝܐ ܘܐܡܪ ܐܝܟܘ ܓܒܪܐ ܗܢܐ ܘܐܡܪ ܡܪܝܐ ܠܫܡܘܐܝܠ ܗܐ ܗܘ ܡܬܛܫܐ ܒܝܬ ܡܐ̈ܢܐ
23 They ran to bring him from there; and when he stood among the people, he was head and shoulders above all the crowd.	23 ܘܪܗܛܘ ܘܕܒܪܘܗܝ ܡܢ ܬܡܢ ܘܩܡ ܒܓܘ ܥܡܐ ܘܪܡ ܗܘܐ ܡܢ ܟܠܗ ܥܡܐ ܡܢ ܟܬܦܗ ܘܠܥܠ
24 Samuel said to all the people, "Do you see the man whom the LORD has chosen? There is none like him among all the people!" Then all the people shouted, "Long live the king!"	24 ܘܐܡܪ ܫܡܘܐܝܠ ܠܟܠܗ ܥܡܐ ܚܙܝܬܘܢ ܕܨܒܐ ܒܗ ܐܠܗܐ ܡܛܠ ܕܠܝܬ ܐܟܘܬܗ ܒܟܠܗ ܥܡܐ ܘܝܒܒܘ ܟܠܗ ܥܡܐ ܘܐܡܪܘ ܢܚܐ ܡܠܟܐ
25 Samuel next explained to the people the law of royalty and wrote it in a book, which he placed in the presence of the LORD. This done, Samuel dismissed the people, each to his own place.	25 ܘܐܡܪ ܫܡܘܐܝܠ ܠܥܡܐ ܢܡܘܣܗ ܕܡܠܟܐ ܘܟܬܒ ܒܣܦܪܐ ܘܣܡ ܩܕܡ ܡܪܝܐ ܘܫܕܪ ܫܡܘܐܝܠ ܠܟܠܗ ܥܡܐ ܘܐܙܠܘ ܐܢܫ ܠܒܝܬܗ
26 Saul also went home to Gibeah, accompanied by warriors whose hearts the LORD had touched.	26 ܘܐܦ ܫܐܘܠ ܐܙܠ ܠܒܝܬܗ ܠܪܡܬܐ ܘܐܙܠ ܥܡܗ ܚܝܠܐ ܕܐܬܩܪܒ ܐܠܗܐ ܒܠܒܗܘܢ
27 But certain worthless men said, "How can this fellow save us?" They despised him and brought him no present.	27 ܘܒܢ̈ܝ ܚܛܐ ܐܡܪܝܢ ܒܡܢܐ ܢܦܪܩܢ ܗܢܐ ܘܫܛܘܗܝ ܘܠܐ ܐܝܬܝܘ ܠܗ ܩܘܪ̈ܒܢܐ ܘܗܘ ܐܝܟ ܫܬܝܩ