Sh'muel (שמואל) - 1 Samuele 10

STUTTGARTENSIA-DELITZSCH	NEW AMERICAN BIBLE
1 וַיִּקַּח שְׁמוּאֵל אֶת־פַּךְ הַשֶּׁמֶן וַיִּצֹק עַל־רֹאשֹׁו וַיִּשָּׁקֵהוּ וַיֹּאמֶר הֲלֹוא כִּי־מְשָׁחֲךָ יְהוָה עַל־נַחֲלָתֹו לְנָגִיד	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:
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	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?'
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	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.
4 וְשָׁאֲלוּ לְךָ לְשָׁלֹום וְנָתְנוּ לְךָ שְׁתֵּי־לֶחֶם וְלָקַחְתָּ מִיָּדָם	4 They will greet you and offer you two wave offerings of bread, which you will take from them.
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	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.
6 וְצָלְחָה עָלֶיךָ רוּחַ יְהוָה וְהִתְנַבִּיתָ עִמָּם וְנֶהְפַּכְתָּ לְאִישׁ אַחֵר	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.
7 וְהָיָה כִּי [תְבֹאֶינָה כ] (תָבֹאנָה ק) הָאֹתֹות הָאֵלֶּה לָךְ עֲשֵׂה לְךָ אֲשֶׁר תִּמְצָא יָדֶךָ כִּי הָאֱלֹהִים עִמָּךְ	7 When you see these signs fulfilled, do whatever you judge feasible, because God is with you.
8 וְיָרַדְתָּ לְפָנַי הַגִּלְגָּל וְהִנֵּה אָנֹכִי יֹרֵד אֵלֶיךָ לְהַעֲלֹות עֹלֹות לִזְבֹּחַ זִבְחֵי שְׁלָמִים שִׁבְעַת יָמִים תֹּוחֵל עַד־בֹּואִי אֵלֶיךָ וְהֹודַעְתִּי לְךָ אֵת אֲשֶׁר תַּעֲשֶׂה	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."
9 וְהָיָה כְּהַפְנֹתֹו שִׁכְמֹו לָלֶכֶת מֵעִם שְׁמוּאֵל וַיַּהֲפָךְ־לֹו אֱלֹהִים לֵב אַחֵר וַיָּבֹאוּ כָּל־הָאֹתֹות הָאֵלֶּה בַּיֹּום הַהוּא׃ ס	9 As Saul turned to leave Samuel, God gave him another heart. That very day all these signs came to pass. . . .
10 וַיָּבֹאוּ שָׁם הַגִּבְעָתָה וְהִנֵּה חֶבֶל־נְבִאִים לִקְרָאתֹו וַתִּצְלַח עָלָיו רוּחַ אֱלֹהִים וַיִּתְנַבֵּא בְּתֹוכָם	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.
11 וַיְהִי כָּל־יֹודְעֹו מֵאִתְּמֹול שִׁלְשֹׁום וַיִּרְאוּ וְהִנֵּה עִם־נְבִאִים נִבָּא וַיֹּאמֶר הָעָם אִישׁ אֶל־רֵעֵהוּ מַה־זֶּה הָיָה לְבֶן־קִישׁ הֲגַם שָׁאוּל בַּנְּבִיאִים	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?"
12 וַיַּעַן אִישׁ מִשָּׁם וַיֹּאמֶר וּמִי אֲבִיהֶם עַל־כֵּן הָיְתָה לְמָשָׁל הֲגַם שָׁאוּל בַּנְּבִאִים	12 And someone from that district added, "And who is their father?" Thus the proverb arose, "Is Saul also among the prophets?"
13 וַיְכַל מֵהִתְנַבֹּות וַיָּבֹא הַבָּמָה	13 When he came out of the prophetic state, he went home.
14 וַיֹּאמֶר דֹּוד שָׁאוּל אֵלָיו וְאֶל־נַעֲרֹו אָן הֲלַכְתֶּם וַיֹּאמֶר לְבַקֵּשׁ אֶת־הָאֲתֹנֹות וַנִּרְאֶה כִי־אַיִן וַנָּבֹוא אֶל־שְׁמוּאֵל	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."
15 וַיֹּאמֶר דֹּוד שָׁאוּל הַגִּידָה־נָּא לִי מָה־אָמַר לָכֶם שְׁמוּאֵל	15 Then Saul's uncle said, "Tell me, then, what Samuel said to you."
16 וַיֹּאמֶר שָׁאוּל אֶל־דֹּודֹו הַגֵּד הִגִּיד לָנוּ כִּי נִמְצְאוּ הָאֲתֹנֹות וְאֶת־דְּבַר הַמְּלוּכָה לֹא־הִגִּיד לֹו אֲשֶׁר אָמַר שְׁמוּאֵל׃ פ	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.
17 וַיַּצְעֵק שְׁמוּאֵל אֶת־הָעָם אֶל־יְהוָה הַמִּצְפָּה	17 Samuel called the people together to the LORD at Mizpah
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	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.'
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	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."
20 וַיַּקְרֵב שְׁמוּאֵל אֵת כָּל־שִׁבְטֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל וַיִּלָּכֵד שֵׁבֶט בִּנְיָמִן	20 So Samuel had all the tribes of Israel come forward, and the tribe of Benjamin was chosen.
21 וַיַּקְרֵב אֶת־שֵׁבֶט בִּנְיָמִן [לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתֹו כ] (לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָיו ק) וַתִּלָּכֵד מִשְׁפַּחַת הַמַּטְרִי וַיִּלָּכֵד שָׁאוּל בֶּן־קִישׁ וַיְבַקְשֻׁהוּ וְלֹא נִמְצָא	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.
22 וַיִּשְׁאֲלוּ־עֹוד בַּיהוָה הֲבָא עֹוד הֲלֹם אִישׁ ס וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוָה הִנֵּה־הוּא נֶחְבָּא אֶל־הַכֵּלִים	22 Again they consulted the LORD, "Has he come here?" The LORD answered, "He is hiding among the baggage."
23 וַיָּרֻצוּ וַיִּקָּחֻהוּ מִשָּׁם וַיִּתְיַצֵּב בְּתֹוךְ הָעָם וַיִּגְבַּהּ מִכָּל־הָעָם מִשִּׁכְמֹו וָמָעְלָה	23 They ran to bring him from there; and when he stood among the people, he was head and shoulders above all the crowd.
24 וַיֹּאמֶר שְׁמוּאֵל אֶל־כָּל־הָעָם הַרְּאִיתֶם אֲשֶׁר בָּחַר־בֹּו יְהוָה כִּי אֵין כָּמֹהוּ בְּכָל־הָעָם וַיָּרִעוּ כָל־הָעָם וַיֹּאמְרוּ יְחִי הַמֶּלֶךְ׃ פ	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!"
25 וַיְדַבֵּר שְׁמוּאֵל אֶל־הָעָם אֵת מִשְׁפַּט הַמְּלֻכָה וַיִּכְתֹּב בַּסֵּפֶר וַיַּנַּח לִפְנֵי יְהוָה וַיְשַׁלַּח שְׁמוּאֵל אֶת־כָּל־הָעָם אִישׁ לְבֵיתֹו	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.
26 וְגַם־שָׁאוּל הָלַךְ לְבֵיתֹו גִּבְעָתָה וַיֵּלְכוּ עִמֹּו הַחַיִל אֲשֶׁר־נָגַע אֱלֹהִים בְּלִבָּם	26 Saul also went home to Gibeah, accompanied by warriors whose hearts the LORD had touched.
27 וּבְנֵי בְלִיַּעַל אָמְרוּ מַה־יֹּשִׁעֵנוּ זֶה וַיִּבְזֻהוּ וְלֹא־הֵבִיאוּ לֹו מִנְחָה וַיְהִי כְּמַחֲרִישׁ׃ פ	27 But certain worthless men said, "How can this fellow save us?" They despised him and brought him no present.