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 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 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 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 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 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 Depois de te saudarem, dar-te-ão dois pães e tu os receberás de suas mãos.	4 And when they will have greeted you, they will give you two loaves. And you shall accept these from 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 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 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 will spring up within you. And you shall prophesy with them, and you shall be changed into another man.
7 Quando vires acontecer todos esses sinais, faze o que a circunstância te ditar, porque Deus estará contigo.	7 Therefore, when these signs will have happened to you, do whatever your hand will find, for the Lord is with you.
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 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 Logo que Saul voltou as costas, despedindo-se de Samuel, Deus transformou-lhe o coração. Todos esses sinais se cumpriram no mesmo dia.	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 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 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 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 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 Dentre a multidão, alguém perguntou: Quem é o pai dele? De onde o provérbio: Porventura também Saul está entre os 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 Acabados esses cânticos proféticos, foi Saul para o lugar alto.	13 Then he ceased to prophesy, and he went 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 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 Conta-me, replicou o tio, o que vos disse Samuel.	15 And his uncle said to him, “Tell me what Samuel said to you.”
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 donkeys would be found.” But the word about the kingdom, which Samuel had spoken to him, he did not reveal to him.
17 Samuel convocou o povo diante do Senhor, em Masfa:	17 And Samuel called the people together, to the Lord at Mizpah.
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 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 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 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 mandou que se aproximassem todas as tribos de Israel, e a tribo de Benjamim foi designada {pela sorte}.	20 And Samuel brought near all the tribes of Israel, and the lot fell upon 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 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 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 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 Correram a buscá-lo e colocaram-no no meio da multidão, a qual ele excedia em altura do ombro para cima.	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 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: “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 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 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 Saul voltou também para sua casa, em Gabaa, acompanhado de homens valentes, cujos corações tinham sido tocados por Deus.	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 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 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.