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:

And Samuel took a little vial of oil and poured it upon his head, and kissed him, and said: Behold, the Lord hath anointed thee to be prince over his inheritance, and thou shalt deliver his people out of the hands of their enemies, that are round about them. And this shall be a sign unto thee, that God hath anointed thee to be prince.

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 thou shalt depart from me this day, thou shalt find two men by the sepulchre of Rachel in the borders of Benjamin to the south, and they shall say to thee: The asses are found which thou wentest to seek: and thy father thinking no more of the asses is concerned for you, and saith: 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;

And when thou shalt depart from thence, and go farther on, and shalt come to the oak of Thabor, there shall meet thee three men going up to God to Bethel, one carrying three kids, and another three loaves of bread, and another carrying a bottle of wine.

4 de skal hilse paa dig og give dig to Brødkager, som du skal tage imod.

And they will salute thee, and will give thee two loaves, and thou shalt take them at 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 thou shalt come to the hill of God, where the garrison of the Philistines is: and when thou shalt be come there into the city, thou shalt meet a company of prophets coming down from the high place, with a psaltery and a timbrel, and a pipe, and a harp before them, and they shall 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.

And the spirit of the Lord shall come upon thee, and thou shalt prophesy with them, and shalt be changed into another man.

7 Naar disse Tegn indtræffer for dig, kan du trygt gøre, hvad der falder for; thi Gud er med dig.

When therefore these signs shall happen to thee, do whatsoever thy hand shall find, for the Lord is with thee.

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!«

And thou shalt go down before me to Galgal, (for I will come down to thee, ) that thou mayest offer an oblation, and sacrifice victims of peace: seven days shalt thou wait, O till I come to thee, and I will shew thee what thou art 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.

So when he had turned his back to go from Samuel, God gave unto him another heart, and all these things came to pass 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.

And they came to the foresaid hill, and behold a company of prophets met him: and the spirit of the Lord came upon him, and he prophesied in the midst of 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?«

And all that had known him yesterday and the day before, seeing that he was with the prophets, and prophesied, said to each other: What is this that hath happened to the son of Cis? 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?«

And one answered another, saying: And 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.

And when he had made an end of 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.«

And Saul’s uncle said to him, and to his servant: Whither went you? They answered: To seek the asses: and not finding them we went to Samuel.

15 Da sagde Sauls Farbroder: »Fortæl mig, hvad Samuel sagde til eder!«

And his uncle said to him: Tell me what Samuel said to thee.

16 Saul svarede: »Han fortalte os, at Æslerne var fundet!« Men hvad Samuel havde sagt om Kongedømmet, fortalte han ham ikke.

And Saul said to his uncle: He told us that the asses were found. But of the matter of the kingdom of which Samuel had spoken to him, he told him not.

17 Derpaa stævnede Samuel Folket sammen hos HERREN i Mizpa;

And Samuel called together the people to the Lord in Maspha:

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: Thus saith the Lord the God of Israel: I brought up Israel out of Egypt, and delivered you from the hand of the Egyptians, and from the hand of all the kings who afflicted 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 this day have rejected your God, who only hath saved you out of all your evils and your tribulations: and you have said: Nay: but set a king over us. Now therefore stand before the Lord by your tribes, and by your families.

20 Derpaa lod Samuel alle Israels Stammer træde frem, og Loddet ramte Benjamins Stamme.

And Samuel brought to him all the tribes of Israel, and the lot fell on the tribe of Benjamin.

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.

And he brought the tribe of Benjamin and the kindreds thereof, and the lot fell Upon the kindred of Metri, and it came to Saul the son of Cis. They sought him therefore and he was not found.

22 Da adspurgte de paa ny HERREN: »Er Manden her?« Og HERREN svarede: »Se, han holder sig skjult ved Trosset.«

And after this they consulted the Lord whether he would come thither. And the Lord answered: Behold he is hidden at home.

23 Saa løb de hen og hentede ham der; og da han traadte ind imellem Folket, var han et Hoved højere end alt Folket.

And they ran and fetched him thence: and he stood in the midst of the people, and he was higher than any of the people from the 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!«

And Samuel said to all the people: Surely you see him whom the Lord hath chosen, that there is none like him among all the people. And all the people cried and said: God save 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:

And Samuel told the people the law of the kingdom, and wrote it in a book, and laid it up before the Lord: and Samuel sent away all the people, every one to his own house.

26 ogsaa Saul gik til sit Hjem i Gibea, og de tapre Mænd, hvis Hjerte Gud rørte, gik med ham.

Saul also departed to his own house in Gabaa: and there went with him a part of the army, 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 the children of Belial said: Shall this fellow be able to save us? And they despised him, and brought him no presents, but he dissembled as though he heard not.