1 Samuel 10
1 Da tog Samuel Olieflasken og udgød Olien over hans Hoved, kyssede ham og sagde: »Har HERREN ikke salvet dig til Fyrste over sit Folk Israel? Du skal herske over HERRENS Folk og frelse det fra dets Fjender. Og dette skal være dig Tegnet paa, at HERREN har salvet dig til Fyrste over sin Arv:
Then Samuel took the vial of oil and poured it on his head, then kissed him and said, “Has not the LORD anointed you to be prince over his inheritance?
2 Naar du i Dag gaar fra mig, skal du træffe to Mænd ved Rakels Grav ved Benjamins Grænse i Zelza, og de skal sige til dig: Æslerne, du gik ud at lede efter, er fundet; dem har din Fader slaaet af Tanke, men nu er han urolig for eder og siger: Hvad skal jeg gøre for min Søn?
When you have departed from me today, then you will find two men by Rachel’s tomb, on the border of Benjamin at Zelzah. They will tell you, ‘The donkeys which you went to look for have been found; and behold, your father has stopped caring about the donkeys and is anxious for you, saying, “What shall I do for my son?”’
3 Og naar du er gaaet et Stykke længere frem og kommer til Taboregen, skal du træffe tre Mænd, som er paa Vej op til Gud i Betel; den ene bærer tre Kid, den anden tre Brødkager og den tredje en Dunk Vin;
“Then you will go on forward from there, and you will come to the oak of Tabor. Three men will meet you there going up to God to Bethel: one carrying three young goats, and another carrying three loaves of bread, and another carrying a container of wine.
4 de skal hilse paa dig og give dig to Brødkager, som du skal tage imod.
They will greet you and give you two loaves of bread, which you shall receive from their hand.
5 Derefter kommer du til Guds Gibea, hvor Filisternes Foged bor; og naar du kommer hen til Byen, vil du støde paa en Flok Profeter, som kommer ned fra Offerhøjen i profetisk Henrykkelse til Harpers, Paukers, Fløjters og Citres Klang;
“After that you will come to the hill of God, where the garrison of the Philistines is; and it will happen, when you have come there to the city, that you will meet a band of prophets coming down from the high place with a lute, a tambourine, a pipe, and a harp before them; and they will be prophesying.
6 saa vil HERRENS Aand overvælde dig, saa du falder i profetisk Henrykkelse sammen med dem, og du skal blive til et andet Menneske.
Then the LORD’s Spirit will come mightily on you, then you will prophesy with them and will be turned into another man.
7 Naar disse Tegn indtræffer for dig, kan du trygt gøre, hvad der falder for; thi Gud er med dig.
Let it be, when these signs have come to you, that you do what is appropriate for the occasion; for God is with you.
8 Og du skal gaa i Forvejen ned til Gilgal; saa kommer jeg ned til dig for at bringe Brændofre og ofre Takofre. Syv Dage skal du vente, til jeg kommer og kundgør dig, hvad du skal gøre!«
“Go down ahead of me to Gilgal; and behold, I will come down to you to offer burnt offerings and to sacrifice sacrifices of peace offerings. Wait seven days, until I come to you and show you what you are to do.”
9 Da han derpaa vendte sig for at gaa bort fra Samuel, gav Gud ham et helt andet Hjerte, og alle disse Tegn indtraf samme Dag.
It was so, that when he had turned his back to go from Samuel, God gave him another heart; and all those signs happened that day.
10 Da han kom hen til Gibea, se, da kom en Flok Profeter ham i Møde, og Guds Aand overvældede ham, og han faldt i profetisk Henrykkelse midt iblandt dem.
When they came there to the hill, behold, a band of prophets met him; and the Spirit of God came mightily on him, and he prophesied among them.
11 Og da alle, som kendte ham fra tidligere Tid, saa ham i profetisk Henrykkelse sammen med Profeterne, sagde de til hverandre: »Hvad gaar der af Kisj's Søn? Er ogsaa Saul iblandt Profeterne?«
When all who knew him before saw that, behold, he prophesied with the prophets, then the people said to one another, “What is this that has come to the son of Kish? Is Saul also among the prophets?”
12 Saa sagde en der fra Stedet: »Hvem er vel deres Fader?« Derfor blev det et Mundheld: »Er ogsaa Saul iblandt Profeterne?«
One from the same place answered, “Who is their father?” Therefore it became a proverb, “Is Saul also among the prophets?”
13 Da hans profetiske Henrykkelse var ovre, gik han til Gibea.
When he had finished prophesying, he came to the high place.
14 Sauls Farbroder spurgte da ham og Karlen: »Hvor har I været henne?« Han svarede: »Ude at lede efter Æslerne; og da vi ikke fandt dem, gik vi hen til Samuel.«
Saul’s uncle said to him and to his servant, “Where did you go?” He said, “To seek the donkeys. When we saw that they were not found, we came to Samuel.”
15 Da sagde Sauls Farbroder: »Fortæl mig, hvad Samuel sagde til eder!«
Saul’s uncle said, “Please tell me what Samuel said to you.”
16 Saul svarede: »Han fortalte os, at Æslerne var fundet!« Men hvad Samuel havde sagt om Kongedømmet, fortalte han ham ikke.
Saul said to his uncle, “He told us plainly that the donkeys were found.” But concerning the matter of the kingdom, of which Samuel spoke, he did not tell him.
17 Derpaa stævnede Samuel Folket sammen hos HERREN i Mizpa;
Samuel called the people together to the LORD to Mizpah;
18 og han sagde til Israeliterne: »Saa siger HERREN, Israels Gud: Jeg førte Israel op fra Ægypten og frelste eder af Ægypternes Haand og fra alle de Riger, som plagede eder.
and he said to the children of Israel, “The LORD, the God of Israel, says ‘I brought Israel up out of Egypt and I delivered you out of the hand of the Egyptians, and out of the hand of all the kingdoms that oppressed you.’
19 Men nu vrager I eders Gud, som var eders Frelser i alle eders Ulykker og Trængsler, og siger: Nej, en Konge skal du sætte over os! Saa træd nu frem for HERRENS Aasyn Stamme for Stamme og Slægt for Slægt!«
But you have today rejected your God, who himself saves you out of all your calamities and your distresses; and you have said to him, ‘No! Set a king over us!’ Now therefore present yourselves before the LORD by your tribes and by your thousands.”
20 Derpaa lod Samuel alle Israels Stammer træde frem, og Loddet ramte Benjamins Stamme.
So Samuel brought all the tribes of Israel near, and the tribe of Benjamin was chosen.
21 Saa lod han Benjamins Stamme træde frem Slægt for Slægt, og Matris Slægt ramtes. Saa lod han Matris Slægt træde frem Mand for Mand, og Saul, Kisj's Søn, ramtes. Men da man ledte efter ham, var han ikke til at finde.
He brought the tribe of Benjamin near by their families and the family of the Matrites was chosen. Then Saul the son of Kish was chosen; but when they looked for him, he could not be found.
22 Da adspurgte de paa ny HERREN: »Er Manden her?« Og HERREN svarede: »Se, han holder sig skjult ved Trosset.«
Therefore they asked of the LORD further, “Is there yet a man to come here?” The LORD answered, “Behold, he has hidden himself among the baggage.”
23 Saa løb de hen og hentede ham der; og da han traadte ind imellem Folket, var han et Hoved højere end alt Folket.
They ran and got him there. When he stood among the people, he was higher than any of the people from his shoulders and upward.
24 Da sagde Samuel til hele Folket: »Ser I ham, HERREN har udvalgt? Hans Lige findes ikke i alt Folket!« Og hele Folket brød ud i Jubelskrig og raabte: »Kongen leve!«
Samuel said to all the people, “Do you see him whom the LORD has chosen, that there is no one like him among all the people?” All the people shouted and said, “Long live the king!”
25 Derpaa fremsagde Samuel Kongedømmets Ret for Folket og optegnede den i en Bog, som han lagde hen for HERRENS Aasyn. Saa lod Samuel hele Folket gaa hver til sit:
Then Samuel told the people the regulations of the kingdom, and wrote it in a book and laid it up before the LORD. Samuel sent all the people away, every man to his house.
26 ogsaa Saul gik til sit Hjem i Gibea, og de tapre Mænd, hvis Hjerte Gud rørte, gik med ham.
Saul also went to his house in Gibeah; and the army went with him, whose hearts God had touched.
27 Men nogle Niddinger sagde: »Hvor skulde denne kunne hjælpe os?« Og de ringeagtede ham og bragte ham ingen Hyldingsgave. Men han var, som han var døv.
But certain worthless fellows said, “How could this man save us?” They despised him, and brought him no tribute. But he held his peace.
