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 a vial of oil, and poured it upon his head, and kissed him, and said, Is it not because the Lord hath anointed thee to be captain 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 thou art departed from me to day, then thou shalt find two men by Rachel’s sepulchre in the border of Benjamin at Zelzah; and they will say unto thee, The asses which thou wentest to seek are found: and, lo, thy father hath left the care of the asses, and sorroweth 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 shalt thou go on forward from thence, and thou shalt come to the plain of Tabor, and there shall meet thee three men going up to God to Beth-el, one carrying three kids, and another carrying 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 give thee two loaves of bread; which thou shalt receive of their hands.

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 is the garrison of the Philistines: and it shall come to pass, when thou art come thither to the city, that thou shalt meet a company of prophets coming down from the high place with a psaltery, and a tabret, and a pipe, and a harp, before them; and they shall prophesy:

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 will come upon thee, and thou shalt prophesy with them, and shalt 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.

And let it be, when these signs are come unto thee, that thou do as occasion serve thee; for God 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 Gilgal; and, behold, I will come down unto thee, to offer burnt offerings, and to sacrifice sacrifices of peace offerings: seven days shalt thou tarry, till I come to thee, and shew thee what thou shalt 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.

And it was so, that when he had turned his back to go from Samuel, God gave him another heart: and all those signs 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 when they came thither to the hill, behold, a company of prophets met him; and the Spirit of God came upon 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?«

And it came to pass, when all that knew him beforetime saw that, behold, he prophesied among the prophets, then the people said one to another, What is this that is come unto 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?«

And one of the same place answered and said, But 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 unto him and to his servant, Whither went ye? And he said, To seek the asses: and when we saw that they were no where, we came to Samuel.

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

And Saul’s uncle said, Tell me, I pray thee, what Samuel said unto you.

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

And Saul said unto his uncle, He told us plainly that the asses were found. But of the matter of the kingdom, whereof Samuel spake, he told him not.

17 Derpaa stævnede Samuel Folket sammen hos HERREN i Mizpa;

And Samuel called the people together unto the Lord to Mizpeh;

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 said unto the children of Israel, Thus saith the Lord God of Israel, I brought up Israel out of Egypt, and delivered you out of the hand of the Egyptians, and out of the hand of all kingdoms, and of them 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!«

And ye have this day rejected your God, who himself saved you out of all your adversities and your tribulations; and ye have said unto him, Nay, but 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.

And when Samuel had caused all the tribes of Israel to come near, the tribe of Benjamin was taken.

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.

When he had caused the tribe of Benjamin to come near by their families, the family of Matri was taken, and Saul the son of Kish was taken: and when they sought 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 inquired of the Lord further, if the man should yet come thither. And the Lord answered, Behold, he hath hid himself among the stuff.

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 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!«

And Samuel said to all the people, See ye him whom the Lord hath chosen, that there is none like him among all the people? And all the people shouted, 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:

Then Samuel told the people the manner of the kingdom, and wrote it in a book, and laid it up before the Lord. And 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.

And Saul also went home to Gibeah; and there went with him a band of men, 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, How shall this man save us? And they despised him, and brought him no presents. But he held his peace.