1 Samuel 10

NEW JERUSALEM	STUTTGARTENSIA-DELITZSCH
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 וַיִּקַּח שְׁמוּאֵל אֶת־פַּךְ הַשֶּׁמֶן וַיִּצֹק עַל־רֹאשֹׁו וַיִּשָּׁקֵהוּ וַיֹּאמֶר הֲלֹוא כִּי־מְשָׁחֲךָ יְהוָה עַל־נַחֲלָתֹו לְנָגִיד
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 בְּלֶכְתְּךָ הַיֹּום מֵעִמָּדִי וּמָצָאתָ שְׁנֵי אֲנָשִׁים עִם־קְבֻרַת רָחֵל בִּגְבוּל בִּנְיָמִן בְּצֶלְצַח וְאָמְרוּ אֵלֶיךָ נִמְצְאוּ הָאֲתֹנֹות אֲשֶׁר הָלַכְתָּ לְבַקֵּשׁ וְהִנֵּה נָטַשׁ אָבִיךָ אֶת־דִּבְרֵי הָאֲתֹנֹות וְדָאַג לָכֶם לֵאמֹר מָה אֶעֱשֶׂה לִבְנִי
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 וְחָלַפְתָּ מִשָּׁם וָהָלְאָה וּבָאתָ עַד־אֵלֹון תָּבֹור וּמְצָאוּךָ שָּׁם שְׁלֹשָׁה אֲנָשִׁים עֹלִים אֶל־הָאֱלֹהִים בֵּית־אֵל אֶחָד נֹשֵׂא ׀ שְׁלֹשָׁה גְדָיִים וְאֶחָד נֹשֵׂא שְׁלֹשֶׁת כִּכְּרֹות לֶחֶם וְאֶחָד נֹשֵׂא נֵבֶל־יָיִן
4 They will greet you and give you two loaves of bread which you must accept from them.	4 וְשָׁאֲלוּ לְךָ לְשָׁלֹום וְנָתְנוּ לְךָ שְׁתֵּי־לֶחֶם וְלָקַחְתָּ מִיָּדָם
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 אַחַר כֵּן תָּבֹוא גִּבְעַת הָאֱלֹהִים אֲשֶׁר־שָׁם נְצִבֵי פְלִשְׁתִּים וִיהִי כְבֹאֲךָ שָׁם הָעִיר וּפָגַעְתָּ חֶבֶל נְבִיאִים יֹרְדִים מֵהַבָּמָה וְלִפְנֵיהֶם נֵבֶל וְתֹף וְחָלִיל וְכִנֹּור וְהֵמָּה מִתְנַבְּאִים
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 וְצָלְחָה עָלֶיךָ רוּחַ יְהוָה וְהִתְנַבִּיתָ עִמָּם וְנֶהְפַּכְתָּ לְאִישׁ אַחֵר
7 When these signs have occurred, act as occasion serves, for God is with you.	7 וְהָיָה כִּי [תְבֹאֶינָה כ] (תָבֹאנָה ק) הָאֹתֹות הָאֵלֶּה לָךְ עֲשֵׂה לְךָ אֲשֶׁר תִּמְצָא יָדֶךָ כִּי הָאֱלֹהִים עִמָּךְ
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 וְיָרַדְתָּ לְפָנַי הַגִּלְגָּל וְהִנֵּה אָנֹכִי יֹרֵד אֵלֶיךָ לְהַעֲלֹות עֹלֹות לִזְבֹּחַ זִבְחֵי שְׁלָמִים שִׁבְעַת יָמִים תֹּוחֵל עַד־בֹּואִי אֵלֶיךָ וְהֹודַעְתִּי לְךָ אֵת אֲשֶׁר תַּעֲשֶׂה
9 As soon as he had turned his back to leave Samuel, God changed his heart. And al these signsoccurred that very day . . .	9 וְהָיָה כְּהַפְנֹתֹו שִׁכְמֹו לָלֶכֶת מֵעִם שְׁמוּאֵל וַיַּהֲפָךְ־לֹו אֱלֹהִים לֵב אַחֵר וַיָּבֹאוּ כָּל־הָאֹתֹות הָאֵלֶּה בַּיֹּום הַהוּא׃ ס
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 וַיָּבֹאוּ שָׁם הַגִּבְעָתָה וְהִנֵּה חֶבֶל־נְבִאִים לִקְרָאתֹו וַתִּצְלַח עָלָיו רוּחַ אֱלֹהִים וַיִּתְנַבֵּא בְּתֹוכָם
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 וַיְהִי כָּל־יֹודְעֹו מֵאִתְּמֹול שִׁלְשֹׁום וַיִּרְאוּ וְהִנֵּה עִם־נְבִאִים נִבָּא וַיֹּאמֶר הָעָם אִישׁ אֶל־רֵעֵהוּ מַה־זֶּה הָיָה לְבֶן־קִישׁ הֲגַם שָׁאוּל בַּנְּבִיאִים
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 וַיַּעַן אִישׁ מִשָּׁם וַיֹּאמֶר וּמִי אֲבִיהֶם עַל־כֵּן הָיְתָה לְמָשָׁל הֲגַם שָׁאוּל בַּנְּבִאִים
13 When he came out of his ecstasy, he went into Gibeah.	13 וַיְכַל מֵהִתְנַבֹּות וַיָּבֹא הַבָּמָה
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 וַיֹּאמֶר דֹּוד שָׁאוּל אֵלָיו וְאֶל־נַעֲרֹו אָן הֲלַכְתֶּם וַיֹּאמֶר לְבַקֵּשׁ אֶת־הָאֲתֹנֹות וַנִּרְאֶה כִי־אַיִן וַנָּבֹוא אֶל־שְׁמוּאֵל
15 Saul's uncle said, 'Tel me please what Samuel said to you.'	15 וַיֹּאמֶר דֹּוד שָׁאוּל הַגִּידָה־נָּא לִי מָה־אָמַר לָכֶם שְׁמוּאֵל
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 וַיֹּאמֶר שָׁאוּל אֶל־דֹּודֹו הַגֵּד הִגִּיד לָנוּ כִּי נִמְצְאוּ הָאֲתֹנֹות וְאֶת־דְּבַר הַמְּלוּכָה לֹא־הִגִּיד לֹו אֲשֶׁר אָמַר שְׁמוּאֵל׃ פ
17 Samuel summoned the people to Yahweh at Mizpah	17 וַיַּצְעֵק שְׁמוּאֵל אֶת־הָעָם אֶל־יְהוָה הַמִּצְפָּה
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 וַיֹּאמֶר ׀ אֶל־בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל פ כֹּה־אָמַר יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל אָנֹכִי הֶעֱלֵיתִי אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵל מִמִּצְרָיִם וָאַצִּיל אֶתְכֶם מִיַּד מִצְרַיִם וּמִיַּד כָּל־הַמַּמְלָכֹות הַלֹּחֲצִים אֶתְכֶם
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 וְאַתֶּם הַיֹּום מְאַסְתֶּם אֶת־אֱלֹהֵיכֶם אֲשֶׁר־הוּא מֹושִׁיעַ לָכֶם מִכָּל־רָעֹותֵיכֶם וְצָרֹתֵיכֶם וַתֹּאמְרוּ לֹו כִּי־מֶלֶךְ תָּשִׂים עָלֵינוּ וְעַתָּה הִתְיַצְּבוּ לִפְנֵי יְהוָה לְשִׁבְטֵיכֶם וּלְאַלְפֵיכֶם
20 Samuel then made al the tribes of Israel come forward, and the lot indicated the tribe of Benjamin.	20 וַיַּקְרֵב שְׁמוּאֵל אֵת כָּל־שִׁבְטֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל וַיִּלָּכֵד שֵׁבֶט בִּנְיָמִן
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 וַיַּקְרֵב אֶת־שֵׁבֶט בִּנְיָמִן [לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתֹו כ] (לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָיו ק) וַתִּלָּכֵד מִשְׁפַּחַת הַמַּטְרִי וַיִּלָּכֵד שָׁאוּל בֶּן־קִישׁ וַיְבַקְשֻׁהוּ וְלֹא נִמְצָא
22 Again they consulted Yahweh, 'Has the man come here?' Yahweh replied, 'There he is, hidingamong the baggage.'	22 וַיִּשְׁאֲלוּ־עֹוד בַּיהוָה הֲבָא עֹוד הֲלֹם אִישׁ ס וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוָה הִנֵּה־הוּא נֶחְבָּא אֶל־הַכֵּלִים
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 וַיָּרֻצוּ וַיִּקָּחֻהוּ מִשָּׁם וַיִּתְיַצֵּב בְּתֹוךְ הָעָם וַיִּגְבַּהּ מִכָּל־הָעָם מִשִּׁכְמֹו וָמָעְלָה
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 וַיֹּאמֶר שְׁמוּאֵל אֶל־כָּל־הָעָם הַרְּאִיתֶם אֲשֶׁר בָּחַר־בֹּו יְהוָה כִּי אֵין כָּמֹהוּ בְּכָל־הָעָם וַיָּרִעוּ כָל־הָעָם וַיֹּאמְרוּ יְחִי הַמֶּלֶךְ׃ פ
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 וַיְדַבֵּר שְׁמוּאֵל אֶל־הָעָם אֵת מִשְׁפַּט הַמְּלֻכָה וַיִּכְתֹּב בַּסֵּפֶר וַיַּנַּח לִפְנֵי יְהוָה וַיְשַׁלַּח שְׁמוּאֵל אֶת־כָּל־הָעָם אִישׁ לְבֵיתֹו
26 Saul too went home to Gibeah and with him went those strong men whose hearts God had touched.	26 וְגַם־שָׁאוּל הָלַךְ לְבֵיתֹו גִּבְעָתָה וַיֵּלְכוּ עִמֹּו הַחַיִל אֲשֶׁר־נָגַע אֱלֹהִים בְּלִבָּם
27 But there were some scoundrels who said, 'How can this fellow save us?' These treated him withcontempt and offered him no present.	27 וּבְנֵי בְלִיַּעַל אָמְרוּ מַה־יֹּשִׁעֵנוּ זֶה וַיִּבְזֻהוּ וְלֹא־הֵבִיאוּ לֹו מִנְחָה וַיְהִי כְּמַחֲרִישׁ׃ פ