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 på, at HERREN har salvet dig til Fyrste over sin Arv:
Then Samuel took a flask of oil, poured it on Saul's head, and kissed him. He said, “Has not Yahweh anointed you to be a ruler over his inheritance?
2 Når du i Dag går 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 slået af Tanke, men nu er han urolig for eder og siger: Hvad skal jeg gøre for min Søn?
When you leave me today, you will find two men near Rachel's tomb, in the territory of Benjamin at Zelzah. They will say to you, 'The donkeys that you were looking for have been found. Now your father has stopped caring about the donkeys and is worried about you, saying, “What should I do about my son?”'
3 Og når du er gået et Stykke længere frem og kommer til Taboregen, skal du træffe tre Mænd, som er på 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 further from there, and you will come to the oak of Tabor. Three men going to God at Bethel will meet you there, one carrying three young goats, another carrying three loaves of bread, and another carrying a skin of wine.
4 de skal hilse på dig og give dig to Brødkager, som du skal tage imod.
They will greet you and give you two loaves of bread, which you will take from their hands.
5 Derefter kommer du til Guds Gibea, hvor Filisternes Foged bor; og når du kommer hen til Byen, vil du støde på 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. When you arrive at the city, you will meet a group of prophets coming down from the high place with a harp, a tambourine, a flute, and a lyre before them; they will be prophesying.
6 så vil HERRENs Ånd overvælde dig, så du falder i profetisk Henrykkelse sammen med dem, og du skal blive til et andet Menneske.
The Spirit of Yahweh will rush upon you, and you will prophesy with them, and you will be changed into a different man.
7 Når disse Tegn indtræffer for dig, kan du trygt gøre, hvad der falder for; thi Gud er med dig.
Now, when these signs come to you, do whatever your hand finds to do, for God is with you.
8 Og du skal gå i Forvejen ned til Gilgal; så 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 before me to Gilgal. Then I will come down to you to offer burnt offerings and to sacrifice peace offerings. Wait seven days until I come to you and show you what you must do.”
9 Da han derpå vendte sig for at gå bort fra Samuel, gav Gud ham et helt andet Hjerte, og alle disse Tegn indtraf samme Dag.
When Saul turned his back to leave Samuel, God gave him another heart. Then all these signs came to pass that day.
10 Da han kom hen til Gibea, se, da kom en Flok Profeter ham i Møde, og Guds Ånd overvældede ham, og han faldt i profetisk Henrykkelse midt iblandt dem.
When they came to the hill, a group of prophets met him, and the Spirit of God rushed upon him so that he prophesied with them.
11 Og da alle, som kendte ham fra tidligere Tid, så ham i profetisk Henrykkelse sammen med Profeterne, sagde de til hverandre: "Hvad går der af Kisjs Søn? Er også Saul iblandt Profeterne?"
When everyone who knew him before saw him prophesying with the prophets, the people said to each other, “What has happened to the son of Kish? Is Saul one of the prophets now?”
12 Så sagde en der fra Stedet: "Hvem er vel deres Fader?" Derfor blev det et Mundheld: "Er også Saul iblandt Profeterne?"
A man who was from that same place answered, “Then who is their father?” Because of this, it became a saying, “Is Saul also one of the prophets?”
13 Da hans profetiske Henrykkelse var ovre, gik han til Gibea.
When he 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."
Then Saul's uncle said to him and his servant, “Where did you go?” He replied, “To look for the donkeys. When we saw that we could not find them, we went 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 replied to his uncle, “He told us plainly that the donkeys had been found.” But he did not tell him about the matter of the kingdom, of which Samuel had spoken.
17 Derpå stævnede Samuel Folket sammen hos HERREN i Mizpa;
Now Samuel called the people together before Yahweh at Mizpah.
18 og han sagde til Israeliterne: "Så siger HERREN, Israels Gud: Jeg førte Israel op fra Ægypten og frelste eder af Ægypternes Hånd og fra alle de Riger, som plagede eder.
He said to the people of Israel, “This is what Yahweh, the God of Israel says: 'I brought up Israel out of Egypt, and I rescued you from the hand of the Egyptians, and from 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! Så træd nu frem for HERRENs Åsyn Stamme for Stamme og Slægt for Slægt!"
But today you have rejected your God, who saves you from all of your calamities and your distresses; and you have said to him, 'Set a king over us.' Now present yourselves before Yahweh by your tribes and by your clans.”
20 Derpå 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 Så lod han Benjamins Stamme træde frem Slægt for Slægt, og Matris Slægt ramtes. Så lod han Matris Slægt træde frem Mand for Mand, og Saul, Kisjs Søn, ramtes. Men da man ledte efter ham, var han ikke til at finde.
Then he brought the tribe of Benjamin near by their clans; and the clan of the Matrites was chosen; and Saul son of Kish was chosen. But when they went looking for him, he could not be found.
22 Da adspurgte de på ny HERREN: "Er Manden her?" Og HERREN svarede: "Se, han holder sig skjult ved Trosset."
Then the people wanted to ask God more questions, “Is there still another man to come?” Yahweh answered, “He has hidden himself among the baggage.”
23 Så løb de hen og hentede ham der; og da han trådte ind imellem Folket, var han et Hoved højere end alt Folket.
Then they ran and retrieved Saul from there. When he stood among the people, he was taller than any of the people from his shoulders 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 råbte: "Kongen leve!"
Then Samuel said to the people, “Do you see the man whom Yahweh has chosen? There is no one like him among all the people!” All the people shouted, “Long live the king!”
25 Derpå fremsagde Samuel Kongedømmets Ret for Folket og optegnede den i en Bog, som han lagde hen for HERRENs Åsyn. Så lod Samuel hele Folket gå hver til sit:
Then Samuel told the people the customs and rules of kingship, wrote them down in a book, and placed it before Yahweh. Samuel then sent all the people away, each man to his own house.
26 også Saul gik til sit Hjem i Gibea, og de tapre Mænd, hvis Hjerte Gud rørte, gik med ham.
Saul also went to his home at Gibeah, and with him went some strong 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 some worthless men said, “How can this man save us?” These people despised Saul and did not bring him any gifts. But Saul kept silent.
