1 Samuel 10
1 Then Samuel took a vial of oil, and poured it upon his head, and kissed him, and said, Is it not because Yhwh hath anointed thee to be captain over his inheritance?
| וַיִּקַּח שְׁמוּאֵל אֶת־פַּךְ הַשֶּׁמֶן וַיִּצֹק עַל־רֹאשׁוֹ וַיִּשָּׁקֵהוּ וַיֹּאמֶר הֲלוֹא כִּֽי־מְשָׁחֲךָ יְהֹוָה עַל־נַחֲלָתוֹ לְנָגִֽיד׃ |
2 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 donkeys which thou wentest to seek are found: and, lo, thy father hath left the care of the donkeys, and sorroweth for you, saying, What shall I do for my son?
| בְּלֶכְתְּךָ הַיּוֹם מֵֽעִמָּדִי וּמָצָאתָ שְׁנֵי אֲנָשִׁים עִם־קְבֻרַת רָחֵל בִּגְבוּל בִּנְיָמִן בְּצֶלְצַח וְאָמְרוּ אֵלֶיךָ נִמְצְאוּ הָאֲתֹנוֹת אֲשֶׁר הָלַכְתָּ לְבַקֵּשׁ וְהִנֵּה נָטַשׁ אָבִיךָ אֶת־דִּבְרֵי הָאֲתֹנוֹת וְדָאַג לָכֶם לֵאמֹר מָה אֶעֱשֶׂה לִבְנִֽי׃ |
3 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:
| וְחָלַפְתָּ מִשָּׁם וָהָלְאָה וּבָאתָ עַד־אֵלוֹן תָּבוֹר וּמְצָאוּךָ שָּׁם שְׁלֹשָׁה אֲנָשִׁים עֹלִים אֶל־הָאֱלֹהִים בֵּֽית־אֵל אֶחָד נֹשֵׂא ׀ שְׁלֹשָׁה גְדָיִים וְאֶחָד נֹשֵׂא שְׁלֹשֶׁת כִּכְּרוֹת לֶחֶם וְאֶחָד נֹשֵׂא נֵֽבֶל־יָֽיִן׃ |
4 And they will salute thee, and give thee two loaves of bread; which thou shalt receive of their hands.
| וְשָׁאֲלוּ לְךָ לְשָׁלוֹם וְנָתְנוּ לְךָ שְׁתֵּי־לֶחֶם וְלָקַחְתָּ מִיָּדָֽם׃ |
5 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:
| אַחַר כֵּן תָּבוֹא גִּבְעַת הָאֱלֹהִים אֲשֶׁר־שָׁם נְצִבֵי פְלִשְׁתִּים וִיהִי כְבֹאֲךָ שָׁם הָעִיר וּפָגַעְתָּ חֶבֶל נְבִאִים יֹרְדִים מֵהַבָּמָה וְלִפְנֵיהֶם נֵבֶל וְתֹף וְחָלִיל וְכִנּוֹר וְהֵמָּה מִֽתְנַבְּאִֽים׃ |
6 And the Spirit of Yhwh will come upon thee, and thou shalt prophesy with them, and shalt be turned into another man.
| וְצָלְחָה עָלֶיךָ רוּחַ יְהֹוָה וְהִתְנַבִּיתָ עִמָּם וְנֶהְפַּכְתָּ לְאִישׁ אַחֵֽר׃ |
7 And let it be, when these signs are come unto thee, that thou do as occasion serve thee; for God is with thee.
| וְהָיָה כִּי (תבאינה) [תָבֹאנָה] הָאֹתוֹת הָאֵלֶּה לָךְ עֲשֵׂה לְךָ אֲשֶׁר תִּמְצָא יָדֶךָ כִּי הָאֱלֹהִים עִמָּֽךְ׃ |
8 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.
| וְיָרַדְתָּ לְפָנַי הַגִּלְגָּל וְהִנֵּה אָנֹכִי יֹרֵד אֵלֶיךָ לְהַעֲלוֹת עֹלוֹת לִזְבֹּחַ זִבְחֵי שְׁלָמִים שִׁבְעַת יָמִים תּוֹחֵל עַד־בּוֹאִי אֵלֶיךָ וְהוֹדַעְתִּי לְךָ אֵת אֲשֶׁר תַּעֲשֶֽׂה׃ |
9 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.
| וְהָיָה כְּהַפְנֹתוֹ שִׁכְמוֹ לָלֶכֶת מֵעִם שְׁמוּאֵל וַיַּהֲפׇךְ־לוֹ אֱלֹהִים לֵב אַחֵר וַיָּבֹאוּ כׇּל־הָאֹתוֹת הָאֵלֶּה בַּיּוֹם הַהֽוּא׃ |
10 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.
| וַיָּבֹאוּ שָׁם הַגִּבְעָתָה וְהִנֵּה חֶבֶל־נְבִאִים לִקְרָאתוֹ וַתִּצְלַח עָלָיו רוּחַ אֱלֹהִים וַיִּתְנַבֵּא בְּתוֹכָֽם׃ |
11 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?
| וַיְהִי כׇּל־יֽוֹדְעוֹ מֵאִתְּמוֹל שִׁלְשֹׁם וַיִּרְאוּ וְהִנֵּה עִם־נְבִאִים נִבָּא וַיֹּאמֶר הָעָם אִישׁ אֶל־רֵעֵהוּ מַה־זֶּה הָיָה לְבֶן־קִישׁ הֲגַם שָׁאוּל בַּנְּבִיאִֽים׃ |
12 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?
| וַיַּעַן אִישׁ מִשָּׁם וַיֹּאמֶר וּמִי אֲבִיהֶם עַל־כֵּן הָיְתָה לְמָשָׁל הֲגַם שָׁאוּל בַּנְּבִאִֽים׃ |
13 And when he had made an end of prophesying, he came to the high place.
| וַיְכַל מֵֽהִתְנַבּוֹת וַיָּבֹא הַבָּמָֽה׃ |
14 And Saul’s uncle said unto him and to his servant, Whither went ye? And he said, To seek the donkeys: and when we saw that they were no where, we came to Samuel.
| וַיֹּאמֶר דּוֹד שָׁאוּל אֵלָיו וְאֶֽל־נַעֲרוֹ אָן הֲלַכְתֶּם וַיֹּאמֶר לְבַקֵּשׁ אֶת־הָאֲתֹנוֹת וַנִּרְאֶה כִי־אַיִן וַנָּבוֹא אֶל־שְׁמוּאֵֽל׃ |
15 And Saul’s uncle said, Tell me, I pray thee, what Samuel said unto you.
| וַיֹּאמֶר דּוֹד שָׁאוּל הַגִּֽידָה־נָּא לִי מָה־אָמַר לָכֶם שְׁמוּאֵֽל׃ |
16 And Saul said unto his uncle, He told us plainly that the donkeys were found. But of the matter of the kingdom, whereof Samuel spake, he told him not.
| וַיֹּאמֶר שָׁאוּל אֶל־דּוֹדוֹ הַגֵּד הִגִּיד לָנוּ כִּי נִמְצְאוּ הָאֲתֹנוֹת וְאֶת־דְּבַר הַמְּלוּכָה לֹא־הִגִּיד לוֹ אֲשֶׁר אָמַר שְׁמוּאֵֽל׃ |
17 And Samuel called the people together unto Yhwh to Mizpeh;
| וַיַּצְעֵק שְׁמוּאֵל אֶת־הָעָם אֶל־יְהֹוָה הַמִּצְפָּֽה׃ |
18 And said unto the children of Israel, Thus saith Yhwh 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:
| וַיֹּאמֶר ׀ אֶל־בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל כֹּֽה־אָמַר יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל אָנֹכִי הֶעֱלֵיתִי אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵל מִמִּצְרָיִם וָאַצִּיל אֶתְכֶם מִיַּד מִצְרַיִם וּמִיַּד כׇּל־הַמַּמְלָכוֹת הַלֹּחֲצִים אֶתְכֶֽם׃ |
19 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 Yhwh by your tribes, and by your thousands.
| וְאַתֶּם הַיּוֹם מְאַסְתֶּם אֶת־אֱלֹהֵיכֶם אֲשֶׁר־הוּא מוֹשִׁיעַ לָכֶם מִכׇּל־רָעוֹתֵיכֶם וְצָרֹתֵיכֶם וַתֹּאמְרוּ לוֹ כִּי־מֶלֶךְ תָּשִׂים עָלֵינוּ וְעַתָּה הִֽתְיַצְּבוּ לִפְנֵי יְהֹוָה לְשִׁבְטֵיכֶם וּלְאַלְפֵיכֶֽם׃ |
20 And when Samuel had caused all the tribes of Israel to come near, the tribe of Benjamin was taken.
| וַיַּקְרֵב שְׁמוּאֵל אֵת כׇּל־שִׁבְטֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל וַיִּלָּכֵד שֵׁבֶט בִּנְיָמִֽן׃ |
21 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.
| וַיַּקְרֵב אֶת־שֵׁבֶט בִּנְיָמִן לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָו וַתִּלָּכֵד מִשְׁפַּחַת הַמַּטְרִי וַיִּלָּכֵד שָׁאוּל בֶּן־קִישׁ וַיְבַקְשֻׁהוּ וְלֹא נִמְצָֽא׃ |
22 Therefore they enquired of Yhwh further, if the man should yet come thither. And Yhwh answered, Behold, he hath hid himself among the stuff.
| וַיִּשְׁאֲלוּ־עוֹד בַּֽיהֹוָה הֲבָא עוֹד הֲלֹם אִישׁ וַיֹּאמֶר יְהֹוָה הִנֵּה־הוּא נֶחְבָּא אֶל־הַכֵּלִֽים׃ |
23 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.
| וַיָּרֻצוּ וַיִּקָּחֻהוּ מִשָּׁם וַיִּתְיַצֵּב בְּתוֹךְ הָעָם וַיִּגְבַּהּ מִכׇּל־הָעָם מִשִּׁכְמוֹ וָמָֽעְלָה׃ |
24 And Samuel said to all the people, See ye him whom Yhwh hath chosen, that there is none like him among all the people? And all the people shouted, and said, God save the king.
| וַיֹּאמֶר שְׁמוּאֵל אֶל־כׇּל־הָעָם הַרְּאִיתֶם אֲשֶׁר בָּחַר־בּוֹ יְהֹוָה כִּי אֵין כָּמֹהוּ בְּכׇל־הָעָם וַיָּרִעוּ כׇל־הָעָם וַיֹּאמְרוּ יְחִי הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ |
25 Then Samuel told the people the manner of the kingdom, and wrote it in a book, and laid it up before Yhwh. And Samuel sent all the people away, every man to his house.
| וַיְדַבֵּר שְׁמוּאֵל אֶל־הָעָם אֵת מִשְׁפַּט הַמְּלֻכָה וַיִּכְתֹּב בַּסֵּפֶר וַיַּנַּח לִפְנֵי יְהֹוָה וַיְשַׁלַּח שְׁמוּאֵל אֶת־כׇּל־הָעָם אִישׁ לְבֵיתֽוֹ׃ |
26 And Saul also went home to Gibeah; and there went with him a band of men, whose hearts God had touched.
| וְגַם־שָׁאוּל הָלַךְ לְבֵיתוֹ גִּבְעָתָה וַיֵּלְכוּ עִמּוֹ הַחַיִל אֲשֶׁר־נָגַע אֱלֹהִים בְּלִבָּֽם׃ |
27 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.
| וּבְנֵי בְלִיַּעַל אָמְרוּ מַה־יֹּשִׁעֵנוּ זֶה וַיִּבְזֻהוּ וְלֹא־הֵבִיאוּ לוֹ מִנְחָה וַיְהִי כְּמַחֲרִֽישׁ׃ |
