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 flask of oil, and poured it upon his head, and kissed him, and said, Behold, it is because the Lord hath anointed thee over his inheritance as chief.

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 goest this day away from me, thou wilt find two men who are now by Rachel's sepulchre, on the boundary of Benjamin at Zelzach; and they will say unto thee, The asses which thou wentest to seek are found: and, lo, thy father hath given up the matter of the asses, 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 shalt thou go on forward from there, and thou shalt come as far as the grove 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 ask thee after thy welfare, and give thee two loaves of bread, which thou must take 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 shalt thou come to the hill of God, where the outposts of the Philistines are; and it shall come to pass, when thou art come thither to the city, that thou wilt meet a company of prophets coming down from the high-place, having before them a psaltery, and a tambourine, and a pipe, and a harp; 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.

And the Spirit of the Lord will suddenly come over thee, and thou shalt prophesy with them, and thou 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.

And it shall be, that, when these signs are come unto thee, then do thou what thy hand may be able to effect; 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 then will I tell 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 happened, that, as he turned his back to go away from Samuel, God changed his heart into another; and all these signs came to pass on that same 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 suddenly over 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 it came to pass, when all that knew him before saw, that, behold, he prophesied with the prophets, then said the people one to another, What is this that hath happened 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?«

And one of that place answered and said, 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 unto him and to his servant, Whither were ye gone? And he said, To seek the asses; and when we saw that they were nowhere, we went to Samuel.

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

And Saul's uncle said, Do tell me, I pray thee, what did Samuel say 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 had been found. But of the matter of the kingdom, whereof Samuel had spoken, he told him not.

17 Derpaa stævnede Samuel Folket sammen hos HERREN i Mizpa;

And Samuel called the people together unto 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 unto the children of Israel, Thus hath said the Lord the God of Israel, I brought up Israel from Egypt, and 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!«

And ye for your part have this day rejected your God, he who hath saved you out of all your misfortunes and your tribulations; and ye have said unto him, Nevertheless, thou must set a king over us: and now present yourselves before the Lord according to your tribes, and according to your thousands.

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

And Samuel caused all the tribes of Israel to come near; and the tribe of Benjamin was seized.

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 caused the tribe of Benjamin to come near according to its families, and the family of Matri was seized, and then was seized Saul the son of Kish: and they sought him, but 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.«

And they inquired again of the Lord, Is the man yet come hither? And the Lord said, Behold, he hath hidden himself among the vessels.

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 placed himself erect in the midst of the people, and 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, Have ye seen him whom the Lord hath made choice of, that there is none like him among all the people? And 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 did Samuel speak to the people the rights of the kingdom, and wrote it in a book, and laid it down before the Lord. And Samuel sent away all the people, 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 to his home to Gib'ah; and there went with him a large crowd, whose heart 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 worthless men said, In what can this help us? And they despised him, and brought him no present. But he acted as though he were deaf.