< 1 Samuel 10 >

1 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.
Ary Samoela nitondra tavoara feno diloilo ka nanidina ny diloilo teo an-dohan’ i Saoly, dia nanoroka azy ka nanao hoe: Tsy nanosotra anao va Jehovah mba ho mpanapaka ny lovany?
2 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?
Rehefa misaraka amiko ianao anio, dia hahita olona roa lahy eo anilan’ ny fasan-dRahely, ao amin’ ny fari-tanin’ ny Benjamina, ao Zelza, ary izy ireo hilaza aminao hoe: Efa hita ny boriky izay notadiavinao; ary, indro, tsy ny boriky intsony no heverin’ ny rainao, fa ianareo kosa indray no ahiny, ka hoy izy: Ahoana re no hataoko ny amin’ ny zanako?
3 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.
Dia handroso hiala ao ianao ka ho tonga ao amin’ ny hazo terebinta any Tabara, dia hifanena amin’ ny olona telo lahy miakatra ho any amin’ Andriamanitra any Betela, ny anankiray mitondra zanak’ osy telo, ny anankiray mitondra mofo telo, ary ny anankiray mitondra divay iray tavoara;
4 And they will salute thee, and will give thee two loaves, and thou shalt take them at their hand.
ary hiarahaba anao ireo sy hanome anao mofo roa, dia horaisinao amin’ ny tànany izany.
5 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.
Rehefa afaka izany, dia ho tonga any Gibean’ Andriamanitra ianao, izay misy miaramilan’ ny Filistina; ary rehefa tonga ao an-tanàna ianao, dia hifanena amin’ ny mpaminany maro irai-dia midìna avy ao amin’ ny fitoerana avo mitondra lokanga sy ampongatapaka sy sodina ary valiha eo alohany, dia haminany ireo.
6 And the spirit of the Lord shall come upon thee, and thou shalt prophesy with them, and shalt be changed into another man.
Ary hilatsaka aminao ny Fanahin’ i Jehovah, ka hiara-maminany aminy ianao, dia ho voaova ho olom-baovao.
7 When therefore these signs shall happen to thee, do whatsoever thy hand shall find, for the Lord is with thee.
Ary rehefa tonga aminao ireo famantarana ireo, dia ataovy izay azon’ ny tananao atao, fa Andriamanitra no momba anao.
8 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.
Ary ianao hidina eo alohako ho any Gilgala, ary indro aho hidina ho any aminao mba hanatitra fanatitra dorana sy fanati-pihavanana; ka hafitoana no hitoeranao mandra-pahatongako aminao, dia holazaiko aminao izay hataonao.
9 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.
Ary raha vao nihodina niala tamin’ i Samoela izy, dia nomen’ Andriamanitra fo vaovao; ary tonga avokoa androtrizay ihany ireo famantarana rehetra ireo.
10 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.
Ary rehefa tonga tany Gibea, izy indro, ny mpaminany maro irai-dia nifanena taminy; dia nilatsaka tamin’ i Saoly ny Fanahin’ Andriamanitra, ka naminany teo aminy izy.
11 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?
Ary nony hitan’ izay rehetra nahalala azy hatramin’ ny taloha fa, indro, maminany eo amin’ ny mpaminany izy, dia nifampilaza ny olona ka nanao hoe: Inona izao tonga amin’ ny zanak’ i Kisy izao? Saoly koa va mba isan’ ny mpaminany?
12 And one answered another, saying: And who is their father? therefore it became a proverb: Is Saul also among the prophets?
Ary ny anankiray teo namaly hoe: Fa iza moa no rain’ ireny? Ary izany no nisehoan’ ny fitenenana hoe: Saoly koa va mba isan’ ny mpaminany?
13 And when he had made an end of prophesying, he came to the high place.
Ary rehefa nitsahatra naminany Saoly, dia nankeo amin’ ny fitoerana avo.
14 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.
Ary hoy ny rahalahin-drain’ i Saoly taminy sy tamin’ ny mpanompony: Taiza no alehanareo? Ary hoy izy: Nitady ny boriky izahay; ka nony tsy hitanay izy, dia nankany amin’ i Samoela izahay.
15 And his uncle said to him: Tell me what Samuel said to thee.
Ary hoy ny rahalahin-drain’ i Saoly: Masìna ianao, lazao amiko izay nolazain’ i Samoela taminao.
16 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.
Dia hoy Saoly tamin’ ny rahalahin-drainy: Nolazainy marimarina taminay fa efa hita ny boriky. Fa ilay nolazain’ i Samoela ny amin’ ny fanjakana tsy mba nambarany taminy.
17 And Samuel called together the people to the Lord in Maspha:
Ary Samoela namory ny vahoaka ho any Mizpa ho any amin’ i Jehovah
18 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.
ka nanao tamin’ ny Zanak’ Isiraely hoe: Izao no lazain’ i Jehovah, Andriamanitry ny Isiraely: Izaho nitondra ny Isiraely niakatra avy tany Egypta ka namonjy anareo tamin’ ny tanan’ ny Egyptiana sy tamin’ ny tanan’ ny fanjakana rehetra izay nampahory anareo.
19 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.
Nefa ianareo kosa efa nandà an’ Andriamanitrareo androany, Izay mamonjy anareo amin’ ny zavatra manjo anareo sy ny fahorianareo rehetra; fa hoy ianareo taminy: Tsia, fa manendre mpanjaka ho anay. Koa ankehitriny, mijanòna eo anatrehan’ i Jehovah araka ny firenenareo sy ny arivonareo avy.
20 And Samuel brought to him all the tribes of Israel, and the lot fell on the tribe of Benjamin.
Dia nampanatona ny firenen’ Isiraely rehetra Samoela, ka ny firenen’ i Benjamina no voafidy.
21 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.
Dia nampanatona ny firenen’ i Benjamina araka ny fokony avy izy, ary ny fokon’ ny Matrita no voafidy. Dia voafidy Saoly, zanak’ i Kisy; ary raha nitady azy ny olona, dia tsy nahita azy.
22 And after this they consulted the Lord whether he would come thither. And the Lord answered: Behold he is hidden at home.
Dia nanontany tamin’ i Jehovah indray ny olona, na mba efa tonga ao ralehilahy, na tsia. Ary hoy Jehovah: Indro, miery ao amin’ ny entana izy.
23 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.
Dia nihazakazaka ny olona ka naka azy tao; ary rehefa nitsangana teo afovoan’ ny olona izy, dia nanan-tombo noho ny olona rehetra hatramin’ ny sorony no ho miakatra ny halavany.
24 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.
Ary hoy Samoela tamin’ ny vahoaka rehetra: Hitanareo va izay nofidin’ i Jehovah, fa tsy misy tahaka azy eo amin’ ny vahoaka rehetra? Dia nihoby ny vahoaka rehetra ka nanao hoe: Ho ela velona anie ny mpanjaka.
25 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.
Ary Samoela nilaza tamin’ ny olona izay mety ho fitondrana ny fanjakana, dia nosoratany tamin’ ny taratasy izany ka napetrany teo anatrehan’ i Jehovah. Ary ny vahoaka rehetra samy nampodin’ i Samoela ho any an-tranony avy.
26 Saul also departed to his own house in Gabaa: and there went with him a part of the army, whose hearts God had touched.
Fa Saoly kosa nandeha nody tany Gibea, ary nomba azy ny olona maro, izay voatendrin’ ny tànan’ Andriamanitra ny fony.
27 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.
Fa nisy kosa olona tena ratsy fanahy nanao hoe: Hataon’ io lehilahy io ahoana no famonjy antsika? Dia nanazimba an’ i Saoly ireo ka tsy nitondra fanomezana ho azy. Nefa Saoly dia tahaka ny marenina.

< 1 Samuel 10 >