1 Samuel 10

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1 Tomó Samuel el cuerno de aceite y lo derramó sobre la cabeza de Saúl, y después le besó diciendo: «¿No es Yahveh quien te ha ungido como jefe de su pueblo Israel? Tú regirás al pueblo de Yahveh y le librarás de la mano de los enemigos que le rodean. Y ésta será para ti la señal de que Yahveh te ha ungido como caudillo de su heredad.	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 En cuanto te separes hoy de mí, encontrarás dos hombres junto a la tumba de Raquel, sobre la frontera de Benjamín... y ellos te dirán: “Las asnas que has ido a buscar ya han aparecido. Ahora tu padre ha olvidado el asunto de las asnas y está preocupado por vosotros, diciendo: ¿Qué debo hacer por mi hijo?”	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 Pasando más allá, y en llegando a la Encina del Tabor, encontrarás tres hombres que suben hacia Dios, a Betel, uno llevará tres cabritos, otro llevará tres tortas de pan, y el tercero llevará un odre de vino.	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 Te saludarán y te darán dos panes, que tú tomarás de su mano.	4 And when they will have greeted you, they will give you two loaves. And you shall accept these from their hand.
5 Llegarás después a Guibeá de Dios (donde se encuentra el gobernador de los filisteos) y a la entrada de la ciudad tropezarás con un grupo de profetas que bajan del alto, precedidos del añafil, el adufe, la flauta y la cítara, en trance profético.	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 Te invadirá entonces el espíritu de Yahveh, entrarás en trance con ellos y quedarás cambiado en otro hombre.	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 Cuando se te hayan cumplido estas señales, haz lo que te viniere a mano, porque Dios está contigo.	7 Therefore, when these signs will have happened to you, do whatever your hand will find, for the Lord is with you.
8 Bajarás delante de mí a Guilgal, y yo me reuniré allí contigo para ofrecer holocaustos y sacrificios de comunión. Esperarás siete días a que yo vaya a tu encuentro y te diré lo que debes hacer».	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 Apenas volvió las espaldas para dejar a Samuel, le cambió Dios el corazón y todas las señales se realizaron aquel mismo día.	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 Desde allí fueron a Guibeá, y he aquí que venía frente a él un grupo de profetas; le invadió el espíritu de Dios y se puso en trance en medio de ellos.	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 Los que le conocían de toda la vida le vieron profetizando con los profetas, y todos los del pueblo se decían entre sí: «¿Qué le ha pasado al hijo de Quis? ¿Conque también Saúl anda entre los profetas?»	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 Replicó uno de allá: «Y ¿quién es su padre?» Y así pasó a proverbio: «¿Conque también Saúl entre los profetas?».	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 Y cuando salió del trance se fue a casa.	13 Then he ceased to prophesy, and he went to the high place.
14 El tío de Saúl le dijo a él y a su criado: «¿A dónde habéis ido?» Contestó: «A buscar las asnas. Y como no vimos nada, acudimos a 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 Dijo el tío de Saúl: Vamos, cuéntame qué os ha dicho Samuel».	15 And his uncle said to him, “Tell me what Samuel said to you.”
16 Saúl dijo a su tío: «Sencillamente, nos avisó que las asnas habían aparecido». Pero no le dijo ni palabra de lo que le había dicho Samuel acerca del reino.	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 convocó al pueblo en Mispá junto a Yahveh.	17 And Samuel called the people together, to the Lord at Mizpah.
18 Y dijo a los israelitas: Así ha dicho Yahveh, el Dios de Israel: Yo hice subir a Israel de Egipto y os libré de los egipcios y de todos los reinos que os tenían oprimidos.	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 Pero vosotros ahora habéis rechazado a vuestro Dios, a aquel mismo que os salvó de todos vuestros males y aprietos, y le habéis dicho: “No: tú ponnos un rey.” Ahora, pues, compareced delante de Yahveh distribuidos por tribus y familias».	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 hizo acercarse a todas las tribus de Israel y fue designada la tribu de Benjamín.	20 And Samuel brought near all the tribes of Israel, and the lot fell upon the tribe of Benjamin.
21 Hizo que se acercara la tribu de Benjamín por familias y fue designada la familia de Matrí, y luego mandó acercarse a la familia de Matrí por inviduos y quedó finalmente Saúl, hijo de Quis, y le buscaron, pero no le encontraron.	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 Entonces volvieron a interrogar a Yahveh: «¿Ha venido ése?» Dijo Yahveh: «Aquí le tenéis escondido entre la impedimenta».	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 Corrieron y lo sacaron de allí y, puesto en medio del pueblo, les llevaba a todos la cabeza.	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 Dijo Samuel a todo el pueblo: «¿Veis al que ha elegido Yahveh? No hay como él en todo el pueblo». Y todo el pueblo gritó: «¡Viva el rey!».	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 dictó al pueblo el fuero real y lo puso por escrito, depositándolo delante de Yahveh, y despidió Samuel a cada cual a su casa.	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 También Saúl se fue a su casa, a Guibeá; le acompañaron algunos valientes a quienes Dios tocó el corazón.	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 Pero algunos malvados dijeron: «Qué nos va a salvar ése!» Y le despreciaron y no le llevaron regalos. Cosa de un mes más tarde,	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.