I Livro de Samuel 10

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1 Samuel tomou um pequeno frasco de óleo e derramou-o na cabeça de Saul; beijou-o e disse: O Senhor te confere esta unção para que sejas chefe da sua herança.	1 And Samuel took a little vial of oil and poured it upon his head, and kissed him, and said: Behold, the Lord hath anointed thee to be prince over his inheritance, and thou shalt deliver his people out of the hands of their enemies, that are round about them. And this shall be a sign unto thee, that God hath anointed thee to be prince.
2 Quando te apartares hoje de mim, encontrarás dois homens junto do túmulo de Raquel, na terra de Benjamim, em Selsac. Eles te dirão: As jumentas que foste procurar foram encontradas. Teu pai não se inquieta mais por elas, mas tem cuidado por vós, e aflige-se perguntando o que poderá fazer por vós.	2 When thou shalt depart from me this day, thou shalt find two men by the sepulchre of Rachel in the borders of Benjamin to the south, and they shall say to thee: The asses are found which thou wentest to seek: and thy father thinking no more of the asses is concerned for you, and saith: What shall I do for my son?
3 Seguirás o teu caminho até o carvalho de Tabor, onde se apresentarão a ti três homens que sobem a adorar a Deus em Betel, levando um três cabritos, outro três fatias de pão, e o terceiro um odre de vinho.	3 And when thou shalt depart from thence, and go farther on, and shalt come to the oak of Thabor, there shall meet thee three men going up to God to Bethel, one carrying three kids, and another three loaves of bread, and another carrying a bottle of wine.
4 Depois de te saudarem, dar-te-ão dois pães e tu os receberás de suas mãos.	4 And they will salute thee, and will give thee two loaves, and thou shalt take them at their hand.
5 Depois disso, chegarás a Gabaa-Eloim onde se encontra o governador dos filisteus. À entrada da cidade encontrarás um grupo de profetas descendo do lugar alto, precedidos de saltérios, de tímpanos, de flautas e de cítaras, profetizando.	5 After that thou shalt come to the hill of God, where the garrison of the Philistines is: and when thou shalt be come there into the city, thou shalt meet a company of prophets coming down from the high place, with a psaltery and a timbrel, and a pipe, and a harp before them, and they shall be prophesying.
6 O Espírito do Senhor virá também sobre ti, profetizarás com eles e tornar-te-ás um outro homem.	6 And the spirit of the Lord shall come upon thee, and thou shalt prophesy with them, and shalt be changed into another man.
7 Quando vires acontecer todos esses sinais, faze o que a circunstância te ditar, porque Deus estará contigo.	7 When therefore these signs shall happen to thee, do whatsoever thy hand shall find, for the Lord is with thee.
8 Descerás antes de mim a Gálgala; irei ter contigo ali, para oferecer holocaustos e sacrifícios pacíficos. Esperarás sete dias até que eu chegue; então instruir-te-ei sobre o que deverás fazer.	8 And thou shalt go down before me to Galgal, (for I will come down to thee,) that thou mayest offer an oblation, and sacrifice victims of peace: seven days shalt thou wait, O till I come to thee, and I will shew thee what thou art to do.
9 Logo que Saul voltou as costas, despedindo-se de Samuel, Deus transformou-lhe o coração. Todos esses sinais se cumpriram no mesmo dia.	9 So when he had turned his back to go from Samuel, God gave unto him another heart, and all these things came to pass that day.
10 Chegando ele a Gabaa, veio-lhe ao encontro um grupo de profetas; o Espírito de Deus apoderou-se de Saul e ele pôs-se a profetizar no meio deles.	10 And they came to the foresaid hill, and behold a company of prophets met him: and the spirit of the Lord came upon him, and he prophesied in the midst of them.
11 Todos os que o tinham conhecido antes, vendo-o cantar com os profetas, perguntavam uns aos outros: Que aconteceu ao filho de Cis? Porventura também Saul está entre os profetas?	11 And all that had known him yesterday and the day before, seeing that he was with the prophets, and prophesied, said to each other: What is this that hath happened to the son of Cis? Is Saul also among the prophets?
12 Dentre a multidão, alguém perguntou: Quem é o pai dele? De onde o provérbio: Porventura também Saul está entre os profetas?	12 And one answered another, saying: And who is their father? therefore it became a proverb: Is Saul also among the prophets?
13 Acabados esses cânticos proféticos, foi Saul para o lugar alto.	13 And when he had made an end of prophesying, he came to the high place.
14 Seu tio disse-lhe então, e ao seu servo: Aonde fostes? Saul respondeu: À procura das jumentas; mas não as encontramos e, por isso, fomos ter com Samuel.	14 And Saul's uncle said to him, and to his servant: Whither went you? They answered: To seek the asses: and not finding them we went to Samuel.
15 Conta-me, replicou o tio, o que vos disse Samuel.	15 And his uncle said to him: Tell me what Samuel said to thee.
16 Saul disse-lhe: Declarou-nos que as jumentas tinham já sido encontradas; mas nada lhe contou do que tinha dito o vidente relativamente ao reino.	16 And Saul said to his uncle: He told us that the asses were found. But of the matter of the kingdom of which Samuel had spoken to him, he told him not.
17 Samuel convocou o povo diante do Senhor, em Masfa:	17 And Samuel called together the people to the Lord in Maspha:
18 Assim, disse ele aos israelitas, fala o Senhor, Deus de Israel: Eu vos tirei do Egito, livrei-vos das mãos dos egípcios e de todos os reis que vos oprimiam.	18 And he said to the children of Israel: Thus saith the Lord the God of Israel: I brought up Israel out of Egypt, and delivered you from the hand of the Egyptians, and from the hand of all the kings who afflicted you.
19 Vós, porém, rejeitastes hoje o vosso Deus que vos salvou de todos os males e de todas as tribulações, e dissestes: Estabelecei um rei sobre nós. Pois bem: ponde-vos por ordem de tribos e de milhares e apresentai-vos diante do Senhor.	19 But you this day have rejected your God, who only hath saved you out of all your evils and your tribulations: and you have said: Nay: but set a king over us. Now therefore stand before the Lord by your tribes, and by your families.
20 Samuel mandou que se aproximassem todas as tribos de Israel, e a tribo de Benjamim foi designada {pela sorte}.	20 And Samuel brought to him all the tribes of Israel, and the lot fell on the tribe of Benjamin.
21 Mandou vir a tribo de Benjamim por famílias, e a família de Metri foi designada. E a escolha caiu, enfim, sobre Saul, filho de Cis. Procuraram-no, mas não o encontraram.	21 And he brought the tribe of Benjamin and the kindreds thereof, and the lot fell Upon the kindred of Metri, and it came to Saul the son of Cis. They sought him therefore and he was not found.
22 Consultaram então de novo o Senhor: Haverá ainda alguém que tenha vindo aqui? O Senhor respondeu: Ele escondeu-se no meio das bagagens.	22 And after this they consulted the Lord whether he would come thither. And the Lord answered: Behold he is hidden at home.
23 Correram a buscá-lo e colocaram-no no meio da multidão, a qual ele excedia em altura do ombro para cima.	23 And they ran and fetched him thence: and he stood in the midst of the people, and he was higher than any of the people from the shoulders and upward.
24 Samuel disse ao povo: Vedes aquele que o Senhor escolheu? Não há em todo o povo quem lhe seja semelhante. E todos o aclamaram, dizendo: Viva o rei!	24 And Samuel said to all the people: Surely you see him whom the Lord hath chosen, that there is none like him among all the people. And all the people cried and said: God save the king.
25 Samuel expôs em seguida ao povo os direitos do rei, consignou-os em um livro que depositou diante do Senhor, e despediu todo o povo, cada um para a sua casa.	25 And Samuel told the people the law of the kingdom, and wrote it in a book, and laid it up before the Lord: and Samuel sent away all the people, every one to his own house.
26 Saul voltou também para sua casa, em Gabaa, acompanhado de homens valentes, cujos corações tinham sido tocados por Deus.	26 Saul also departed to his own house in Gabaa: and there went with him a part of the army, whose hearts God had touched.
27 Houve, porém, alguns homens maus que disseram: Que poderá este fazer por nós? Por isso desprezaram-no e não lhe levaram presente algum. Mas Saul não fez caso disso.	27 But the children of Belial said: Shall this fellow be able to save us? And they despised him, and brought him no presents, but he dissembled as though he heard not.