1 Samuel 9
1 Og der var en Mand af Benjamin, og hans Navn var Kis, en Søn af Abiel, der var en Søn af Zeror, der var en Søn af Bekorath, en Søn af Afla, en benjaminitisk Mands Søn, — en vældig Stridsmand.
And there was a man of Benjamin whose name was Kish, the son of Abiel, the son of Zeror, the son of Bechorath, the son of Aphiah, the son of a Benjaminite, a mighty man of wealth.
2 Og han havde en Søn, hvis Navn var Saul, udvalgt og skøn, og der var ingen af Israels Børn skønnere end han; fra sin Skulder og opad var han højere end alt Folket.
And he had a son whose name was Saul, choice and comely; and there was not among the children of Israel a comelier person than he; from his shoulders and upward he was higher than any of the people.
3 Og Kis', Sauls Faders, Aseninder vare blevne borte; da sagde Kis til Saul, sin Søn: Kære, tag en af Drengene med dig og gør dig rede, gak hen, led Aseninderne op!
And the asses of Kish Saul's father were lost; and Kish said to Saul his son, Take, I pray, one of the young men with thee, and arise, go seek the asses.
4 Og han gik over Efraims Bjerg og gik over Salisas Land, og de fandt dem ikke; siden gik de over Saalims Land, men de vare ikke der; derefter gik han igennem det benjaminitiske Land, og de fandt dem ikke.
And he passed through mount Ephraim, and passed through the land of Shalishah, but they found [them] not; and they passed through the land of Shaalim, and they were not there; and they passed through the land of Benjamin, and they found [them] not.
5 Der de kom i Zufs Land, da sagde Saul til sin Dreng, som var med ham: Kom, lader os vende tilbage; maaske min Fader lader af med at tænke paa Aseninderne og bliver bekymret for os.
They had come to the land of Zuph when Saul said to his servant that was with him, Come and let us return; lest my father give up the asses, and be anxious about us.
6 Men han sagde til ham: Kære, se, der er en Guds Mand i denne Stad, og han er en æret Mand, alt det han siger, det kommer visseligen; lader os nu gaa derhen, maaske han kundgør os noget om vor Vej, som vi gaa paa.
And he said to him, Behold now, a man of God is in this city, and the man is held in honour; all that he says comes surely to pass. Let us now go thither: perhaps he will shew us the way that we should go.
7 Da sagde Saul til sin Dreng: Men se, om vi gaa, hvad skulle vi give Manden? thi Brødet er borte af vore Poser, og vi have ingen Skænk at bringe den Guds Mand; hvad have vi med os?
And Saul said to his servant, But if we go, what shall we bring the man? for the bread is spent in our vessels, and we have no present to give to the man of God: what have we?
8 Og Drengen blev ved at svare Saul og sagde: Se, der findes hos mig en Fjerdepart af en Sekel Sølv; den ville vi give den Guds Mand, at han kundgør os vor Vej.
And the servant answered Saul again and said, Behold, I have here at hand the fourth part of a shekel of silver; that will I give to the man of God, to tell us our way.
9 Fordum i Israel sagde hver Mand saaledes, naar han gik at adspørge Gud: Kommer og lader os gaa til Seeren; thi den, der nu kaldes Profeten, kaldtes fordum Seeren.
(In former time in Israel, when a man went to ask counsel of God, he said, Come and let us go to the seer; for he that is now called a Prophet was in former time called a Seer.)
10 Da sagde Saul til sin Dreng: Dit Ord er godt, kom, lader os gaa; og de gik til Staden, hvor den Guds Mand var.
And Saul said to his servant, Well said: come, let us go. So they went to the city where the man of God was.
11 Da de gik op ad Opgangen til Staden, da fandt de nogle unge Piger, som gik ud at drage Vand op, og de sagde til dem: Er Seeren her?
As they went up the ascent to the city, they met maidens going forth to draw water; and they said to them, Is the seer here?
12 Og de svarede dem og sagde: Ja, se, der for dit Ansigt; skynd dig nu, thi i Dag er han kommen i Staden, efterdi Folket har Slagtoffer i Dag paa Højen.
And they answered them and said, He is; behold, he is before thee: make haste now, for he came to-day to the city; for the people have a sacrifice to-day in the high place.
13 Naar I komme i Staden, da skulle I lige finde ham, førend han gaar op paa Højen at æde, thi Folket maa ikke æde, førend han kommer; thi han skal velsigne Slagtofret, derefter skulle de æde, som ere budne; derfor gaar nu op, thi i Dag skulle I finde ham.
As soon as ye come into the city, ye shall straightway find him, before he goes up to the high place to eat; for the people eat not until he has come, because he blesses the sacrifice; afterwards they eat that are invited. And now go up; for this very day shall ye find him.
14 Og de gik op til Staden; der de vare komne midt i Staden, se, da kom Samuel dem i Møde for at gaa op paa Højen.
And they went up into the city. As they were coming into the midst of the city, behold, Samuel was coming out towards them, to go up to the high place.
15 Men Herren havde aabenbaret for Samuels Øre den Dag, førend Saul kom, og sagt:
Now Jehovah had apprised Samuel one day before Saul came, saying,
16 Ved denne Tid i Morgen vil jeg sende dig til en Mand af Benjamins Land, og ham skal du salve til en Fyrste over mit Folk Israel, og han skal frelse mit Folk af Filisternes Haand; thi jeg har set til mit Folk, efterdi dets Skrig er kommet for mig.
To-morrow about this time I will send thee a man out of the land of Benjamin, and thou shalt anoint him prince over my people Israel; and he will save my people out of the hand of the Philistines; for I have looked upon my people, because their cry is come unto me.
17 Der Samuel saa Saul, da svarede Herren ham: Se, det er Manden, om hvem jeg sagde dig: Denne skal styre mit Folk.
And as Samuel saw Saul, Jehovah answered him, Behold the man of whom I spoke to thee! this man shall rule over my people.
18 Og Saul kom frem til Samuel midt i Porten og sagde: Kære, kundgør mig, hvor er Seerens Hus?
And Saul drew near to Samuel in the midst of the gate, and said, Tell me, I pray thee, where the seer's house is.
19 Da svarede Samuel Saul og sagde: Jeg er Seeren, gak op foran mig paa Højen, og I skulle æde med mig i Dag; og i Morgen vil jeg lade dig fare, og alt det, der er i dit Hjerte, vil jeg kundgøre dig.
And Samuel answered Saul and said, I am the seer: go up before me to the high place, and ye shall eat with me to-day; and to-morrow I will let thee go, and will tell thee all that is in thy heart.
20 Og de Aseninder, som bleve borte for dig i Dag for tre Dage siden, dem skal du ikke lægge dig paa Hjerte, thi de ere fundne; og til hvem er al Israels Længsel? mon ikke til dig og din Faders ganske Hus?
And as for the asses that thou didst lose three days ago, set not thy heart on them; for they are found. And on whom is all the desire of Israel [set]? Is it not on thee, and on all thy father's house?
21 Og Saul svarede og sagde: Er jeg ikke en Benjaminit, af de mindste af Israels Stammer? og min Slægt er mindre end alle Benjamins Stammes Slægter, og hvorfor har du talet til mig paa denne Maade?
And Saul answered and said, Am not I a Benjaminite, of the smallest of the tribes of Israel, and my family the least of all the families of the tribe of Benjamin? and why dost thou speak such words to me?
22 Saa tog Samuel Saul og hans Dreng og ledte dem ind i Kammeret, og han gav dem Sted øverst iblandt de budne, og de vare ved tredive Mænd.
And Samuel took Saul and his servant, and brought them into the chamber, and gave them a place at the head of them that were invited; and they were about thirty persons.
23 Da sagde Samuel til Kokken: Giv hid det Stykke, som jeg gav dig, om hvilket jeg sagde til dig: Læg det hos dig.
And Samuel said to the cook, Bring the portion that I gave thee, of which I said to thee, Set it by thee.
24 Saa frembar Kokken en Bov, og det, som var derpaa, og han lagde det for Saul og sagde: Se, dette er blevet tilovers, læg det for dig, æd; thi til den bestemte Tid er det forvaret til dig, der jeg sagde: Jeg har indbudet Folket; saa aad Saul med Samuel paa den samme Dag.
And the cook took up the shoulder, and what was on it, and set [it] before Saul. And he said, Behold that which has been reserved! set it before thee, eat; for against the set time has it been kept for thee, since I said, I will invite the people. So Saul ate with Samuel that day.
25 Og de gik ned fra Højen til Staden, og han talede med Saul paa Taget.
And they came down from the high place into the city, and he spoke with Saul upon the roof.
26 Og de stode tidlig op, og det skete, der Morgenrøden gik op, da kaldte Samuel Saul op paa Taget og sagde: Staa op, saa vil jeg lade dig fare; og Saul stod op, og de gik begge ud, han og Samuel, udenfor.
And they arose early; and when it was about the dawning of the day, Samuel called to Saul on the roof, saying, Arise, that I may send thee away. And Saul arose, and they went out both of them, he and Samuel, into the street.
27 Der de kom ned til Enden af Staden, da sagde Samuel til Saul: Sig til Drengen, at han skal gaa frem foran os; og han gik hen; men staa du nu stille, saa vil jeg lade dig høre Guds Ord.
As they were going down to the end of the city, Samuel said to Saul, Tell the servant to pass on before us (and he passed on), but stand thou still now, that I may cause thee to hear the word of God.
