1 Samuel 9
1 And there is a man of Benjamin, and his name [is] Kish, son of Abiel, son of Zeror, son of Bechorath, son of Aphiah, a Benjamite, a mighty man of valor,
Ary nisy lehilahy avy amin’ ny Benjamina, atao hoe Kisy, zanak’ i Abiela, zanak’ i Zerora, zanak’ i Bekorata, zanak’ i Afia, Benjamita izy sy mpanjatobe.
2 and he has a son, and his name [is] Saul, a choice youth and handsome, and there is not a man among the sons of Israel more handsome than he—from his shoulder and upward, higher than any of the people.
Ary nanan-janakalahy atao hoe Saoly izy, izay mbola tanora sady tsara tarehy, ka tsy nisy tsara tarehy noho izy teo amin’ ny Zanak’ Isiraely, ary nanan-tombo noho ny olona rehetra hatramin’ ny sorony no ho miakatra ny halavany.
3 And the donkeys of Kish, father of Saul, are lost, and Kish says to his son Saul, “Now take one of the young men with you, and rise, go, seek the donkeys.”
Ary very ny borikivavin’ i Kisy, rain’ i Saoly. Dia hoy Kisy tamin’ i Saoly zanany: Mitondrà zatovo anankiray hanaraka anao, dia miaingà, ka mandehana hitady ny boriky.
4 And he passes over through the hill-country of Ephraim, and passes over through the land of Shalisha, and they have not found [them]; and they pass over through the land of Shaalim, and they are not; and he passes over through the land of Benjamin, and they have not found [them].
Dia nandeha namaky ny tany havoan’ i Efraima izy ka namaky ny tany Salisa, fa tsy nahita azy; dia nandeha namaky ny tany Salima indray izy, nefa tsy tany ireny; dia nandeha namaky ny tanin’ ny Benjamina izy, fa mbola tsy nahita azy ihany indray.
5 They have come to the land of Zuph, and Saul has said to his young man who [is] with him, “Come, and we return, lest my father leave off from the donkeys, and has been sorrowful for us.”
Ary nony tonga teo amin’ ny tany Zofa izy, dia hoy Saoly tamin’ ny zatovony nanaraka azy: Andeha isika hiverina, fandrao isika indray no ahin’ ikaky, fa tsy ny boriky intsony.
6 And he says to him, “Now behold, a man of God [is] in this city, and the man is honored; all that he speaks certainly comes; now, we go there, it may be he declares to us our way on which we have gone.”
Fa hoy ny mpanompony taminy: Indro, misy lehilahin’ Andriamanitra amin’ iroa tanàna iroa, ary lehilahy malaza izy, fa izay rehetra lazainy dia tanteraka tokoa; koa andeha isika hankany, fa angamba hatorony antsika izay lalana tokony halehantsika.
7 And Saul says to his young man, “And behold, we go, and what do we bring to the man? For the bread has gone from our vessels, and there is no present to bring to the man of God—what [is] with us?”
Dia hoy Saoly tamin’ ny zatovony: indro, raha mankany isika, inona moa no haterintsika ho an-dralehilahy? fa efa lany ny mofo rehetra tao amin’ ny fitondrantsika, ary tsy misy zavatra haterintsika ho an’ ny lehilahin’ Andriamanitra; ka inona moa no atỳ amintsika?
8 And the young man adds to answer Saul and says, “Behold, there is found a fourth of a shekel of silver with me: and I have given to the man of God, and he has declared our way to us.”
Dia namaly an’ i Saoly indray ilay zatovo ka nanao hoe: Indro, atỳ an-tanako misy vola ampahefatry ny sekely; koa homeko ny lehilahin’ Andriamanitra izany, mba hanoroany antsika izay lalana tokony halehantsika.
9 Formerly in Israel, thus said the man in his going to seek God: “Come and we go to the seer.” For the “prophet” of today is formerly called “the seer.”
(Fahiny teo amin’ ny Isiraely, raha nisy olona nandeha hanontany amin’ Andriamanitra, dia izao no fanaony: Andeha, aoka hankany amin’ ny mpahita isika; fa izay atao hoe mpaminany ankehitriny no natao hoe mpahita tany aloha.)
10 And Saul says to his young man, “Your word [is] good; come, we go”; and they go to the city where the man of God [is].
Dia hoy Saoly tamin’ ny mpanompony: Tsara izany, fa andeha isika hankany. Dia lasa izy roa lahy nankany amin’ ny tanàna nitoeran’ ilay lehilahin’ Andriamanitra.
11 They are going up in the ascent of the city, and have found young women going out to draw water, and say to them, “Is the seer in this [place]?”
Ary raha mbola niakatra teo amin’ ny fiakarana ho any an-tanàna izy roa lahy, dia nahita zazavavy mivoaka hantsaka, ka hoy izy taminy: Ao ihany va ny mpahita?
12 And they answer them and say, “He is; behold, before you! Hurry, now, for he has come to the city today, for the people [have] a sacrifice today in a high place.
Dia namaly azy ireo ka nanao hoe: Ao ihany izy; indro ao alohanao ao izy; mandehana faingana, fa efa tonga ao an-tanàna izy izao, satria misy fanatitra hataon’ ny vahoaka ao amin’ ny fitoerana avo anio;
13 At your going into the city so you find him, before he goes up to the high place to eat; for the people do not eat until his coming, for he blesses the sacrifice; afterward, they who are called eat, and now, go up, for you should find him at this time.”
ary raha vao miditra ao an-tanàna ianareo, dia ho hitanareo izy, raha tsy mbola miakatra hihinana ao amin’ ny fitoerana avo, fa tsy hihinana ny vahoaka mandra-pahatongany, fa izy no manao fisaorana amin’ ny fanatitra, ary rehefa afaka izany, dia vao mihinana izay nasaina; koa miakara ianareo ankehitriny, fa amin’ izao no hahitanareo azy.
14 And they go up to the city; they are coming into the midst of the city, and behold, Samuel is coming out to meet them, to go up to the high place;
Dia niakatra tao an-tanàna izy roa lahy; ary nony tonga tao izy, dia, indro, Samoela nivoaka niakatra ho any amin’ ny fitoerana avo ka nifanena taminy.
15 and YHWH had uncovered the ear of Samuel one day before the coming of Saul, saying,
Ary Jehovah efa nanambara tamin’ i Samoela omalin’ ny andro nahatongavan’ i Saoly ka nanao hoe:
16 “At this time tomorrow, I send to you a man out of the land of Benjamin—and you have anointed him for leader over My people Israel, and he has saved My people out of the hand of the Philistines; for I have seen My people, for its cry has come to Me.”
Rahampitso toy izao dia hampandehaniko ho atỳ aminao ny lehilahy anankiray avy amin’ ny tanin’ ny Benjamina, ary hohosoranao ho mpanapaka ny Isiraely oloko izy ka hamonjy azy amin’ ny tanan’ ny Filistina, fa efa nijery ny oloko Aho, satria efa mby etỳ amiko ny fitarainany.
17 When Samuel has seen Saul, then YHWH has answered him, “Behold, the man of whom I have spoken to you; this [one] restrains My people.”
Ary nony hitan’ i Samoela Saoly, dia hoy Jehovah taminy: Indro ny lehilahy voalazako taminao; io no hanjaka amin’ ny oloko.
18 And Saul draws near to Samuel in the midst of the gate and says, “Please declare to me where this seer’s house [is].”
Ary Saoly dia nanatona an’ i Samoela teo am-bavahady ka nanao hoe: Masìna ianao, atoroy ahy ny tranon’ ny mpahita.
19 And Samuel answers Saul and says, “I [am] the seer; go up before me into the high place, and you have eaten with me today, and I have sent you away in the morning, and all that [is] in your heart I declare to you.
Ary Samoela dia namaly an’ i Saoly hoe: Izaho no mpahita; miakara eo alohako ho any amin’ ny fitoerana avo; fa hiara-mihinana amiko ianareo anio, ary raha maraina dia halefako handeha ianao ka holazaiko aminao izay rehetra ao am-ponao.
20 And as for the donkeys which are lost from you [for] three days as of today, do not set your heart to them, for they have been found; and to whom [is] all the desire of Israel? Is it not to you and to all your father’s house?”
Ary aza malahelo ny amin’ ny borikinao izay efa very hateloana, fa efa hita ireny; ary ho an’ iza ny zavatra irina rehetra eo amin’ ny Isiraely? Tsy ho anao sy ny ankohonan-drainao va?
21 And Saul answers and says, “Am I not a Benjamite—of the smallest of the tribes of Israel? And my family the least of all the families of the tribe of Benjamin? And why have you spoken to me according to this word?”
Dia namaly Saoly ka nanao hoe: Tsy Benjamita va aho, avy amin’ ilay kely indrindra amin’ ny firenen’ Isiraely? ary tsy kely indrindra va ny mpianakaviko eo amin’ ny mpianakavin’ ny firenen’ i Benjamina rehetra? ka nahoana no miteny amiko toy izany ianao?
22 And Samuel takes Saul, and his young man, and brings them into the chamber, and gives a place to them at the head of those called; and they [are] about thirty men.
Ary Samoela dia nitondra an’ i Saoly sy ny zatovony ka nampiditra azy tao amin’ ny efi-trano, dia nanome azy toerana aloha teo amin’ izay nasaina; ary tokony ho olona telo-polo ireo.
23 And Samuel says to the cook, “Give the portion which I gave to you, of which I said to you, Set it by you.”
Ary hoy Samoela tamin’ ny mpanao nahandro: Ento ilay anjara nomeko anao, izay efa nolazaiko taminao hoe. Tehirizo ity.
24 (And the cook lifts up the leg, and that which [is] on it, and sets [it] before Saul), and he says, “Behold, that which is left; [it] is set before your face—eat, for it is kept for you for this appointed time, [at my] saying, I have called the people”; and Saul eats with Samuel on that day.
Dia nalain’ ny mpanao nahandro ny soro-kena mbamin’ ny eo aminy ka napetrany teo anoloan’ i Saoly, ary hoy Samoela: Indro, izay efa natokana dia voapetraka eto anoloanao, koa hano; fa ho amin’ izao fotoana izao no nitehirizana izany ho anao hatramin’ izay nanaovako hoe: Efa nanasa ny vahoaka aho. Ary Saoly dia niara-nihinana tamin’ i Samoela androtrizay.
25 And they come down from the high place to the city, and he speaks with Saul on the roof.
Ary izy roa lahy nidina avy tao amin’ ny fitoerana avo hankany an-tanàna, ary dia niresaka tamin’ i Saoly teo an-tampon-trano Samoela.
26 And they rise early, and it comes to pass, at the ascending of the dawn, that Samuel calls to Saul, on the roof, saying, “Rise, and I send you away”; and Saul rises, and they go out, both of them—he and Samuel, outside.
Ary nifoha maraina koa izy ireo; ary nony nazavaratsy ny andro, dia niantso an’ i Saoly teo an-tampon-trano Samoela ka nanao hoe: Mitsangàna ianao mba havoakako. Dia nitsangana Saoly, ka lasa nivoaka ho any ala-trano izy roa lahy, dia izy sy Samoela.
27 They are going down in the extremity of the city, and Samuel has said to Saul, “Say to the young man that he should pass on before us (and he passes on), and you, stand at this time, and I cause you to hear the word of God.”
Ary nony nidina teo amin’ ny faran’ ny tanàna izy, dia hoy Samoela tamin’ i Saoly: Ampandehano eo alohantsika ny zatovo (dia lasa nandeha izy), fa mijanòna kely ianao hilazako ny tenin’ Andriamanitra.
