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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?
Forsothe Samuel took `a vessel of oyle, and schedde out on the heed of Saul, and kisside hym, and seide, Lo! the Lord hath anoyntid thee in to prince on hys eritage; and thou schalt delyuere his puple fro the hond of his enemyes, that ben `in his cumpas. And this a tokene to thee, that the Lord hath anoyntid thee in to prince;
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?』
whanne thou schalt go fro me to day, thou schalt fynde twei men bisidis `the sepulcre of Rachel, in `the endis of Beniamyn, in myddai, clensynge grete dichis; and thei schulen seie to thee, The femel assis ben foundun, whiche thou yedist to seke; and while the assis ben lefte, thi fadir is bisy for you, and seith, What schal Y do of my sone?
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。
And whanne thou hast go fro thennus, and hast passid ferthere, and hast come to the ook of Tabor, thre men, stiynge to God in to Bethel, schulen fynde thee there, o man berynge thre kydis, and another man berynge thre kakis of breed, and an other man berynge a galoun of wyn.
4 他們必問你安,給你兩個餅,你就從他們手中接過來。
And whanne thei han gret thee, thei schulen yyue to thee twei loues, and thou schalt take of `the hond of hem.
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 these thingis thou schalt come in to the `hil of the Lord, where is the stondyng, that is, forselet, of Filisteis; and whanne thou schalt entre in to the citee, there thou schalt haue metynge thee the flok of prophetis comynge doun fro the hiy place, and a sautree, and tympane, and pipe, and harpe bifor hem, and hem prophesiynge.
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。
And the Spirit of the Lord schal skippe in to thee, and thou schalt prophecie with hem, and thou schalt be chaungid in to 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。
Therfor whanne alle thesse signes bifallen to thee, do thou, what euer thingis thin hond fyndith, `that is, dispose thee to regne comelili and myytily, for the Lord 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 schalt go doun bifor me in to Galgala; for Y schal come doun to thee, that thou offre an offryng, and offre pesible sacrifices; bi seuene daies thou schalt abide, til I come to thee, and shewe to thee what thou schal do.
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。
Therfor whanne Saul hadde turnede awei his schuldre to go fro Samuel, God chaungide another herte to Saul, and alle these signes camen in that dai.
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 thei camen to the forseid hil, and lo! a cumpeny of prophetis metynge hym; and the Spirit of the Lord `scippide on hym, and he propheciede in the myddis of hem.
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?」
Sotheli alle men, that knewen hym yisterdai and the thrid dai ago, sien that he was with the prophetis, and that he prophesiede, and thei seiden togidere, What thing bifelde to the sone of Cys? Whether also Saul is among prophetis?
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 o man answeride to another man, and seide, And who is `his fadir? Therfor it was turned in to a prouerbe, Whether also Saul is among prophetis?
Forsothe Saul ceside to prophesie, and he cam to an hiy 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 the brothir of `the fadir of Saul seide to hym, and to his child, Whidur yeden ye? And thei answeriden, To seke the femal assis; and whanne we founden `not thoo, we camen 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 the brother of his fadir seide to hym, Schewe thou to me what Samuel seide to thee.
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。
And Saul seide to `the brother of hys fadir, He schewide to vs, that the femal assis weren foundun. Sotheli Saul schewide not to hym of the word of rewme, `which word Samuel spak to hym.
And Samuel clepide togidere the puple to the Lord in Masphat;
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 seide to the sones of Israel, The Lord God of Israel seith these thingis, Y ledde Israel out of the lond of Egipt, and Y delyuerede you fro the hond of Egipcians, and fro the hond of alle kyngis that turmentiden 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。」
Forsothe to day ye han caste awei youre Lord God, which aloone sauyde you fro alle youre yuelis and tribulaciouns; and ye seiden, Nay, but ordeyne thou a kyng on vs. Now therfor stonde ye bifor the Lord bi youre lynagis, and bi meynees.
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 Samuel settide to gidere alle the lynages of Israel, and lot felde on the lynage of Beniamyn.
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,
And he settide togidere the lynage of Beniamyn, and the meynees therof; and lot felde on the meynees of Mathri, and it cam `til to Saul, the son of Cys. Therfor thei souyten hym, and he was not foundun there.
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。」
And aftir these thingis thei counseliden the Lord, whether Saul schulde come thidur. And the Lord answeride, Lo! he is hid at hoom.
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。
Therfor thei runnen, and token hym fro thennus; and he stood in the myddil of the puple, and was hiyere than al the puple fro the schulder and `aboue.
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 seide to al the puple, Certis ye seen whom the Lord hath chose; for noon in al the puple is lijk hym. And al the puple cryede, and seide, Lyue the kyng!
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。
Forsothe Samuel spak to the puple the lawe of rewme, and wroot in a book, and puttide vp bifor the Lord. And Samuel dilyuerede al the puple, ech man in to his hows;
26 掃羅往基比亞回家去,有上帝感動的一群人跟隨他。
but also Saul yede in to his hous in to Gabaath; and the part of the oost yede with hym, whose hertis God hadde touchid.
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。
Forsothe the sones of Belyal seiden, Whether this man may saue vs? And thei dispisiden hym, and brouyten not yiftis, `that is, preisyngis, to him; forsothe he `dissymelide hym to here.