撒母耳記上 10
1 撒母耳拿瓶膏油倒在掃羅的頭上，與他親嘴，說：「這不是耶和華膏你作他產業的君嗎？
Then Samuel tooke a viole of oyle and powred it vpon his head, and kissed him, and saide, Hath not the Lord anointed thee to be gouernour ouer his inheritance?
2 你今日與我離別之後，在便雅憫境內的泄撒，靠近拉結的墳墓，要遇見兩個人。他們必對你說：『你去找的那幾頭驢已經找着了。現在你父親不為驢掛心，反為你擔憂，說：我為兒子怎麼才好呢？』
When thou shalt depart from me this day, thou shalt finde two men by Rahels sepulchre in the border of Beniamin, euen at Zelzah, and they will say vnto thee, The asses which thou wentest to seeke, are founde: and lo, thy father hath left the care of the asses, and soroweth for you, saying, What shall I doe for my sonne?
3 你從那裏往前行，到了他泊的橡樹那裏，必遇見三個往伯特利去拜上帝的人：一個帶着三隻山羊羔，一個帶着三個餅，一個帶着一皮袋酒。
Then shalt thou go forth from thence and shalt come to the plaine of Tabor, and there shall meete thee three men going vp to God to Bethel: one carying three kiddes, and an other carying three loaues of bread, and another carying a bottle of wine:
4 他們必問你安，給你兩個餅，你就從他們手中接過來。
And they will aske thee if all be well, and will giue thee the two loaues of bread, which thou shalt receiue of their handes.
5 此後你到上帝的山，在那裏有非利士人的防兵。你到了城的時候，必遇見一班先知從邱壇下來，前面有鼓瑟的、擊鼓的、吹笛的、彈琴的，他們都受感說話。
After that shalt thou come to the hill of God, where is the garisons of the Philistims: and when thou art come thither to the citie, thou shalt meete a companie of Prophets comming downe from the hie place with a viole, and a tymbrell, and a pipe, and an harpe before them, and they shall prophecie.
6 耶和華的靈必大大感動你，你就與他們一同受感說話；你要變為新人。
Then the Spirit of the Lord will come vpon thee, and thou shalt prophecie with them, and shalt be turned into another man.
7 這兆頭臨到你，你就可以趁時而做，因為上帝與你同在。
Therefore when these signes shall come vnto to thee, doe as occasion shall serue: for God is with thee.
8 你當在我以先下到吉甲，我也必下到那裏獻燔祭和平安祭。你要等候七日，等我到了那裏，指示你當行的事。」
And thou shalt goe downe before me to Gilgal: and I also will come downe vnto thee to offer burnt offerings, and to sacrifice sacrifices of peace. Tary for me seuen dayes, till I come to thee and shewe thee what thou shalt doe.
9 掃羅轉身離別撒母耳，上帝就賜他一個新心。當日這一切兆頭都應驗了。
And when he had turned his backe to goe from Samuel, God gaue him another heart: and all those tokens came to passe that same day.
10 掃羅到了那山，有一班先知遇見他，上帝的靈大大感動他，他就在先知中受感說話。
And when they came thither to the hill, beholde, the companie of Prophets meete him, and the Spirit of God came vpon him, and he prophecied among them.
11 素來認識掃羅的，看見他和先知一同受感說話，就彼此說：「基士的兒子遇見甚麼了？掃羅也列在先知中嗎？」
Therefore all the people that knewe him before, when they saw that he prophecied among the Prophets, saide eche to other, What is come vnto the sonne of Kish? is Saul also among the Prophets?
12 那地方有一個人說：「這些人的父親是誰呢？」此後有句俗語說：「掃羅也列在先知中嗎？」
And one of the same place answered, and said, But who is their father? Therefore it was a prouerbe, Is Saul also among the Prophets?
13 掃羅受感說話已畢，就上邱壇去了。
And when he had made an ende of prophecying, he came to the hie place.
14 掃羅的叔叔問掃羅和他僕人說：「你們往哪裏去了？」回答說：「找驢去了。我們見沒有驢，就到了撒母耳那裏。」
And Sauls vncle saide vnto him, and to his seruant, Whither went ye? And he saide, To seeke the asses: and when we sawe that they were no where, we came to Samuel.
15 掃羅的叔叔說：「請將撒母耳向你們所說的話告訴我。」
And Sauls vncle saide, Tell me, I pray thee, what Samuel said vnto you.
16 掃羅對他叔叔說：「他明明地告訴我們驢已經找着了。」至於撒母耳所說的國事，掃羅卻沒有告訴叔叔。
Then Saul saide to his vncle, He tolde vs plainely that the asses were founde: but concerning the kingdome whereof Samuel spake, tolde he him not.
17 撒母耳將百姓招聚到米斯巴耶和華那裏，
And Samuel assembled the people vnto the Lord in Mizpeh,
18 對他們說：「耶和華－以色列的上帝如此說：『我領你們以色列人出埃及，救你們脫離埃及人的手，又救你們脫離欺壓你們各國之人的手。』
And he saide vnto the children of Israel, Thus saith ye Lord God of Israel, I haue brought Israel out of Egypt, and deliuered you out of the hand of the Egyptians, and out of the handes of all kingdomes that troubled you.
19 你們今日卻厭棄了救你們脫離一切災難的上帝，說：『求你立一個王治理我們。』現在你們應當按着支派、宗族都站在耶和華面前。」
But ye haue this day cast away your God, who onely deliuereth you out of all your aduersities and tribulations: and ye said vnto him, No, but appoint a King ouer vs. Nowe therefore stand ye before the Lord according to your tribes, and according to your thousands.
20 於是，撒母耳使以色列眾支派近前來掣籤，就掣出便雅憫支派來；
And when Samuel had gathered together all the tribes of Israel, the tribe of Beniamin was taken.
21 又使便雅憫支派按着宗族近前來，就掣出瑪特利族，從其中又掣出基士的兒子掃羅。眾人尋找他卻尋不着，
Afterwarde he assembled the tribe of Beniamin according to their families, and the familie of Matri was taken. So Saul the sonne of Kish was taken, and when they sought him, he coulde not be found.
22 就問耶和華說：「那人到這裏來了沒有？」耶和華說：「他藏在器具中了。」
Therefore they asked the Lord againe, if that man should yet come thither. And the Lord answered, Beholde, he hath hid himselfe among the stuffe.
23 眾人就跑去從那裏領出他來。他站在百姓中間，身體比眾民高過一頭。
And they ranne, and brought him thence: and when he stoode among the people, he was hier then any of the people from the shoulders vpwarde.
24 撒母耳對眾民說：「你們看耶和華所揀選的人，眾民中有可比他的嗎？」眾民就大聲歡呼說：「願王萬歲！」
And Samuel saide to all the people, See ye not him, whom the Lord hath chosen, that there is none like him among all the people? and all the people shouted and saide, God saue the King.
25 撒母耳將國法對百姓說明，又記在書上，放在耶和華面前，然後遣散眾民，各回各家去了。
Then Samuel tolde the people the duetie of the kingdome, and wrote it in a booke, and laied it vp before the Lord, and Samuel sent all the people away euery man to his house.
26 掃羅往基比亞回家去，有上帝感動的一群人跟隨他。
Saul also went home to Gibeah, and there followed him a bande of men, whose heart God had touched,
27 但有些匪徒說：「這人怎能救我們呢？」就藐視他，沒有送他禮物；掃羅卻不理會。
But the wicked men saide, Howe shall hee saue vs? So they despised him, and brought him no presents: but he held his tongue.
