1 Samuel 10

NEW JERUSALEM	GREEK BIBLE
1 Samuel took a phial of oil and poured it on Saul's head; he then kissed him and said, 'Has not Yahwehanointed you as leader of his people Israel? You are the man who is to govern Yahweh's people and save themfrom the power of the enemies surrounding them. The sign for you that Yahweh has anointed you as prince ofhis heritage is this:	1 Τοτε ελαβεν ο Σαμουηλ την φιαλην του ελαιου, και εχυσεν επι την κεφαλην αυτου, και εφιλησεν αυτον και ειπε, Δεν σε εχρισε Κυριος αρχοντα επι της κληρονομιας αυτου;
2 after leaving me today, you will meet two men near the tomb of Rachel, on the frontier of Benjamin . . .and they wil say to you, "The donkeys which you went looking for have been found, and your father has lostinterest in the matter of the donkeys and is worrying about you and wondering, What am I to do about my son?"	2 Αφου αναχωρησης απ' εμου σημερον, θελεις ευρει δυο ανθρωπους πλησιον του ταφου της Ραχηλ, κατα το οριον του Βενιαμιν εν Σελσα? και θελουσιν ειπει προς σε, Ευρεθησαν αι ονοι, τας οποιας υπηγες να ζητησης? και ιδου, ο πατηρ σου, αφησας την φροντιδα των ονων, υπερλυπειται δια σας, λεγων, Τι να καμω περι του υιου μου;
3 Going on from there, you wil come to the Oak of Tabor, where you will meet three men going up toGod at Bethel; one wil be carrying three kids, one three loaves of bread and the third a skin of wine.	3 Και προχωρησας εκειθεν, θελεις ελθει εως της δρυος του Θαβωρ, και εκει θελουσι σε ευρει τρεις ανθρωποι αναβαινοντες προς τον Θεον εις Βαιθηλ, ο εις φερων τρια εριφια, και ο αλλος φερων τρεις αρτους, και ο αλλος φερων ασκον οινου?
4 They will greet you and give you two loaves of bread which you must accept from them.	4 και θελουσι σε χαιρετησει και σοι δωσει δυο αρτους, τους οποιους θελεις δεχθη εκ των χειρων αυτων.
5 After this, you wil come to Gibeah of God (where the Philistine garrison is) and, when you are justoutside the town, you wil meet a group of prophets coming down from the high place, headed by lyre,tambourine, pipe and harp; they wil be in a state of ecstasy.	5 Μετα ταυτα θελεις υπαγει εις το βουνον του Θεου, οπου ειναι η φρουρα των Φιλισταιων? και οταν υπαγης εκει εις την πολιν, θελεις απαντησει αθροισμα προφητων καταβαινοντων απο του υψηλου τοπου εν ψαλτηριω και τυμπανω και αυλω και κιθαρα εμπροσθεν αυτων, και προφητευοντων.
6 The spirit of Yahweh will then seize on you, and you wil go into ecstasy with them, and be changed into another man.	6 Και θελει επελθει επι σε πνευμα Κυριου, και θελεις προφητευσει μετ' αυτων και θελεις μεταβληθη εις αλλον ανθρωπον.
7 When these signs have occurred, act as occasion serves, for God is with you.	7 Και οταν τα σημεια ταυτα ελθωσιν επι σε, καμνε ο, τι δυνασαι διοτι ο Θεος ειναι μετα σου.
8 You wil then go down, ahead of me, to Gilgal, and I shall join you there to make burnt offerings and tooffer communion sacrifices. You must wait seven days for me to come to you, and I shal then reveal to you whatyou must do.'	8 Και θελεις καταβη προ εμου εις Γαλγαλα? και ιδου, εγω θελω καταβη προς σε, δια να προσφερω ολοκαυτωματα, να θυσιασω θυσιας ειρηνικας? προσμενε επτα ημερας, εωσου ελθω προς σε και σοι αναγγειλω τι εχεις να καμης.
9 As soon as he had turned his back to leave Samuel, God changed his heart. And al these signsoccurred that very day . . .	9 Και οτε εστρεψε τα νωτα αυτου δια να αναχωρηση απο του Σαμουηλ, ο Θεος εδωκεν εις αυτον αλλην καρδιαν? και ηλθον παντα εκεινα τα σημεια εν τη ημερα εκεινη.
10 From there, they came to Gibeah: and there was a group of prophets coming to meet him! The spiritof God seized on him and he fell into ecstasy with them.	10 Και οτε ηλθον εκει εις το βουνον, ιδου, αθροισμα προφητων συνηντησεν αυτον? και επηλθεν επ' αυτον Πνευμα Θεου, και επροφητευσε μεταξυ αυτων.
11 Seeing him prophesying with the prophets, al the people who had known him previously said to oneanother, 'What has come over the son of Kish? Is Saul one of the prophets too?'	11 Και ως ειδον οι γνωριζοντες αυτον προτερον, και ιδου, προεφητευε μετα των προφητων, τοτε ελεγεν ο λαος, εκαστος προς τον πλησιον αυτου, Τι ειναι τουτο, το οποιον εγεινεν εις τον υιον του Κεις; και Σαουλ εν προφηταις;
12 And one of the local people retorted, 'But who is their father?' Hence the origin of the proverb: Is Saulone of the prophets too?	12 Εις δε εκ των εκει απεκριθη και ειπεν, Και τις ειναι ο πατηρ αυτων; Δια τουτο εγεινε παροιμια, Και Σαουλ εν προφηταις;
13 When he came out of his ecstasy, he went into Gibeah.	13 Και αφου ετελειωσε προφητευων, ηλθεν εις τον υψηλον τοπον.
14 Saul's uncle asked him and his servant, 'Where have you been?' 'Looking for the donkeys,' hereplied, 'and when we could not find them anywhere, we went to Samuel.'	14 Και ειπεν ο θειος του Σαουλ προς αυτον και προς τον υπηρετην αυτου, Που υπηγετε; Και ειπε, να ζητησωμεν τας ονους. και οτε ειδομεν οτι δεν ησαν, ηλθομεν προς τον Σαμουηλ.
15 Saul's uncle said, 'Tel me please what Samuel said to you.'	15 Και ειπεν ο θειος του Σαουλ, Αναγγειλον μοι, σε παρακαλω, τι σας ειπεν ο Σαμουηλ.
16 Saul said to his uncle, 'He merely told us that the donkeys were already found,' but did not mentionanything that Samuel had said about the kingship.	16 Και ειπεν ο Σαουλ προς τον θειον αυτου, Μας ειπε μετα βεβαιοτητος οτι ευρεθησαν αι ονοι? τον λογον ομως περι της βασιλειας, τον οποιον ο Σαμουηλ ειπε, δεν εφανερωσεν εις αυτον.
17 Samuel summoned the people to Yahweh at Mizpah	17 Και συνηγαγεν ο Σαμουηλ τον λαον προς τον Κυριον εις Μισπα?
18 and said to the Israelites, 'Yahweh, God of Israel, says this, "I brought Israel out of Egypt anddelivered you from the power of the Egyptians and of al the kingdoms that were oppressing you."	18 και ειπε προς τους υιους Ισραηλ, Ουτω λεγει Κυριος ο Θεος του Ισραηλ? Εγω ανεβιβασα τον Ισραηλ εξ Αιγυπτου, και σας ηλευθερωσα εκ χειρος των Αιγυπτιων και εκ χειρος πασων των βασιλειων, αιτινες σας κατεθλιβον?
19 But today you have rejected your God, him who saves you from al your difficulties and troubles; andyou have said, "No, you must set a king over us." Very well, take your positions before Yahweh, tribe by tribeand clan by clan.'	19 και σεις την ημεραν ταυτην απεβαλετε τον Θεον σας, οστις σας εσωσεν απο παντων των κακων σας και των θλιψεων σας, και ειπετε προς αυτον, Ουχι, αλλα καταστησον βασιλεα εφ' ημας. Τωρα λοιπον παρουσιασθητε ενωπιον του Κυριου, κατα τας φυλας σας και κατα τας χιλιαδας σας.
20 Samuel then made al the tribes of Israel come forward, and the lot indicated the tribe of Benjamin.	20 Και οτε εκαμεν ο Σαμουηλ πασας τας φυλας του Ισραηλ να πλησιασωσιν, επιασθη η φυλη του Βενιαμιν.
21 He then made the tribe of Benjamin come forward clan by clan, and the lot indicated the clan ofMatri; he then made the clan of Matri come forward one by one, and the lot indicated Saul son of Kish, but whenthey looked for him, he was not to be found.	21 Και αφου εκαμε την φυλην του Βενιαμιν να πλησιαση κατα τας οικογενειας αυτων, επιασθη η οικογενεια του Ματρει, και επιασθη ο Σαουλ ο υιος του Κεις? εζητησαν δε αυτον και δεν ευρεθη.
22 Again they consulted Yahweh, 'Has the man come here?' Yahweh replied, 'There he is, hidingamong the baggage.'	22 Οθεν εζητησαν ετι παρα του Κυριου, αν ο ανθρωπος ερχηται ετι εκει. Και ειπε Κυριος, Ιδου, αυτος ειναι κεκρυμμενος μεταξυ της αποσκευης.
23 So they ran and fetched him out and, as he stood among the people, he was head and shoulderstal er than any of them.	23 Τοτε εδραμον και ελαβον αυτον εκειθεν? και οτε εσταθη μεταξυ του λαου, εξειχεν υπερ παντα τον λαον, απο τους ωμους αυτου και επανω.
24 Samuel then said to all the people, 'You have seen the man whom Yahweh has chosen, and thatamong the whole people he has no equal.' And all the people acclaimed him, shouting, 'Long live the king!'	24 Και ειπεν ο Σαμουηλ προς παντα τον λαον, Βλεπετε εκεινον, τον οποιον εξελεξεν ο Κυριος, οτι δεν ειναι ομοιος αυτου μεταξυ παντος του λαου; Και πας ο λαος ηλαλαξε και ειπε, Ζητω ο βασιλευς.
25 Samuel then explained the king's constitutional position to the people and inscribed this in a bookwhich he placed before Yahweh. Samuel then sent al the people away, everyone back to his home.	25 Και ειπεν ο Σαμουηλ προς τον λαον τον τροπον της βασιλειας, και εγραψεν αυτον εν βιβλιω και εθεσεν εμπροσθεν του Κυριου. Και απελυσεν ο Σαμουηλ παντα τον λαον, εκαστον εις τον οικον αυτου.
26 Saul too went home to Gibeah and with him went those strong men whose hearts God had touched.	26 Και ο Σαουλ ομοιως ανεχωρησεν εις τον οικον αυτου εις Γαβαα? και υπηγε μετ' αυτου εκει ταγμα πολεμιστων, των οποιων τας καρδιας ειχε διαθεσει ο Θεος.
27 But there were some scoundrels who said, 'How can this fellow save us?' These treated him withcontempt and offered him no present.	27 Ανθρωποι ομως κακοι ειπον, Πως θελει σωσει ημας ουτος; Και κατεφρονησαν αυτον και δεν προσεφεραν προς αυτον δωρα? εκεινος ομως εκαμνε τον κωφον.