Primo libro di Samuele 10

NOVA VULGATA	NEW JERUSALEM
1 Tulit autem Samuel lenticulam olei et effudit super caput eius et deosculatus eum ait: “ Ecce unxit te Dominus in principem super populum suum, super Israel. Et tu dominaberis populo Domini et tu liberabis eum de manu inimicorum eius, qui in circuitu eius sunt. Et hoc tibi signum quia unxit te Deus in principem super hereditatem suam:	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:
2 cum abieris hodie a me, invenies duos viros iuxta sepulcrum Rachel in finibus Beniamin, dicentque tibi: “Inventae sunt asinae, ad quas ieras perquirendas; et intermissis pater tuus asinis sollicitus est pro vobis et dicit: Quid faciam de filio meo?”.	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?"
3 Cumque abieris inde et ultra transieris et veneris ad quercum Thabor, invenient te ibi tres viri ascendentes ad Deum in Bethel: unus portans tres haedos et alius tres tortas panis et alius portans utrem vini.	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.
4 Cumque te salutaverint, dabunt tibi duos panes, et accipies de manu eorum.	4 They will greet you and give you two loaves of bread which you must accept from them.
5 Post haec venies in Gabaa Dei, ubi est statio Philisthinorum; et, cum ingressus fueris ibi urbem, obviam habebis gregem prophetarum descendentium de excelso et ante eos psalterium et tympanum et tibiam et citharam ipsosque prophetantes.	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.
6 Et insiliet in te spiritus Domini, et prophetabis cum eis et mutaberis in virum alium.	6 The spirit of Yahweh will then seize on you, and you wil go into ecstasy with them, and be changed into another man.
7 Quando ergo evenerint signa haec omnia tibi, fac, quaecumque invenerit manus tua, quia Dominus tecum est.	7 When these signs have occurred, act as occasion serves, for God is with you.
8 Et descendes ante me in Galgala. Ego quippe descendam ad te, ut offeram oblationem et immolem victimas pacificas. Septem diebus exspectabis, donec veniam ad te et ostendam tibi, quae facias ”.	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.'
9 Itaque, cum avertisset umerum suum, ut abiret a Samuele, immutavit ei Deus cor aliud, et venerunt omnia signa haec in die illa.	9 As soon as he had turned his back to leave Samuel, God changed his heart. And al these signsoccurred that very day . . .
10 Veneruntque inde in Gabaa, et ecce grex prophetarum obvius ei; et insiluit super eum spiritus Dei, et prophetavit in medio eorum.	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.
11 Videntes autem omnes, qui noverant eum heri et nudiustertius, quod esset cum prophetis et prophetaret, dixerunt ad invicem: “ Quaenam res accidit filio Cis? Num et Saul inter prophetas? ”.	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?'
12 Responditque vir loci illius dicens: “ Et quis pater eorum? ”. Propterea versum est in proverbium: “ Num et Saul inter prophetas? ”.	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?
13 Cessavit autem prophetare et venit in Gabaa;	13 When he came out of his ecstasy, he went into Gibeah.
14 dixitque patruus Saul ad eum et ad puerum eius: “ Quo abistis? ”. Qui respondit: “ Quaerere asinas; quas cum non repperissemus, venimus ad Samuelem”.	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.'
15 Et dixit ei patruus suus: “Indica mihi quid dixerit tibi Samuel”.	15 Saul's uncle said, 'Tel me please what Samuel said to you.'
16 Et ait Saul ad patruum suum: “ Indicavit nobis quia inventae essent asinae ”. De sermone autem regni non indicavit ei, quem locutus illi fuerat Samuel.	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.
17 Et convocavit Samuel populum ad Dominum in Maspha	17 Samuel summoned the people to Yahweh at Mizpah
18 et ait ad filios Israel: “ Haec dicit Dominus, Deus Israel: Ego eduxi Israel de Aegypto et erui vos de manu Aegyptiorum et de manu omnium regnorum, quae affligebant vos.	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."
19 Vos autem hodie proiecistis Deum vestrum, qui solus salvavit vos de universis malis et tribulationibus vestris, et dixistis: “Nequaquam, sed regem constitue super nos!”. Nunc ergo state coram Domino per tribus vestras et per familias ”.	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.'
20 Et applicuit Samuel omnes tribus Israel; et cecidit sors in tribum Beniamin.	20 Samuel then made al the tribes of Israel come forward, and the lot indicated the tribe of Benjamin.
21 Et applicuit tribum Beniamin et cognationes eius; et cecidit in cognationem Metri et pervenit usque ad Saul filium Cis. Quaesierunt ergo eum, et non est inventus.	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.
22 Et consuluerunt post haec Dominum, utrumnam venisset illuc vir. Responditque Dominus: “ Ecce absconditus est inter sarcinas ”.	22 Again they consulted Yahweh, 'Has the man come here?' Yahweh replied, 'There he is, hidingamong the baggage.'
23 Cucurrerunt itaque et tulerunt eum inde; stetitque in medio populi et altior fuit universo populo ab umero et sursum.	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.
24 Et ait Samuel ad omnem populum: “ Certe videtis, quem elegit Dominus, quoniam non sit similis ei in omni populo ”. Et clamavit cunctus populus et ait: “ Vivat rex! ”.	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!'
25 Locutus est autem Samuel ad populum legem regni et scripsit in libro et reposuit coram Domino; et dimisit Samuel omnem populum, singulos in domum suam.	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.
26 Sed et Saul abiit in domum suam in Gabaa; et abierunt cum eo viri fortes, quorum tetigerat Deus corda.	26 Saul too went home to Gibeah and with him went those strong men whose hearts God had touched.
27 Filii vero Belial dixerunt: “ Num salvare nos poterit iste? ”. Et despexerunt eum et non attulerunt ei munera; ille vero dissimulabat se audire.	27 But there were some scoundrels who said, 'How can this fellow save us?' These treated him withcontempt and offered him no present.