1 Samuel 10
1 Then Samuel took the vial of oil and poured it on his head, and kissed him, and said, "Has not the LORD anointed you to be ruler over his people Israel? And you shall rule over the people of the LORD, and you shall save them out of the hand of their enemies all around. And this shall be the sign to you that the LORD has anointed you to be ruler over his inheritance.
Alors Samuel prit la fiole d'huile, et la répandit sur sa tête, et il l'embrassa et dit: Voici, par l'onction l'Éternel te sacre Prince de son héritage.
2 When you have departed from me today, then you shall find two men by Rachel's tomb, in the territory of Benjamin at Zelzah; and they will tell you, 'The donkeys which you went to seek have been found; and look, your father has stopped caring about the donkeys, and is anxious for you, saying, "What shall I do about my son?"'
Aujourd'hui après m'avoir quitté tu trouveras deux hommes près du tombeau de Rachel sur la frontière de Benjamin à Tseltsah, et ils te diront: Les ânesses que tu es allé chercher, sont retrouvées; et voici, ton père ne songe plus à l'affaire des ânesses, mais il est inquiet de vous et dit: Que dois-je faire à l'égard de mon fils?
3 Then you will go on further from there and you will come to the oak of Tabor, and three men going up to God at Bethel will meet you. One will be carrying three young goats, and another carrying three containers of bread, and another carrying a container of wine.
Et de là passant plus loin tu atteindras le chêne de Thabor, où tu seras rencontré par trois hommes se rendant auprès de Dieu à Béthel et portant, l'un trois chevreaux, l'autre trois galettes de pain, l'autre une jarre de vin.
4 And they will greet you and give you two wave offerings of bread, which you shall accept from their hand.
Et ils te salueront et te donneront deux pains que tu recevras de leur main.
5 After that you shall come to Gibeath Elohim, where the Philistine garrison is. And it shall happen, when you have come there to the city, that you shall meet a band of prophets coming down from the high place with harps, and tambourines, and flutes, and lyres before them, and they will be prophesying.
Ensuite tu arriveras à Gibea-Elohim où sont les postes des Philistins, et là, près d'arriver à la ville tu rencontreras un chœur de prophètes descendant du tertre, précédés de harpes, de tambourins, de flûtes et de luths, et prophétisant.
6 And the Spirit of the LORD will come mightily on you, and you shall prophesy with them, and shall be transformed into a different person.
Et l'Esprit de l'Éternel s'emparera de toi et tu prophétiseras avec eux, et seras transformé en un autre homme.
7 And let it be, when these signs have come to you, that you do as the occasion demands, for God is with you.
Et lorsque ces signes auront eu lieu pour toi, entreprends tout ce que tu trouveras à faire, car Dieu est avec toi.
8 You shall go down before me to Gilgal; and look, I will come down to you, to offer burnt offerings, and to sacrifice sacrifices of peace offerings: you shall wait seven days, until I come to you, and show you what you shall do."
Et devance-moi à Guilgal, et voici, je te rejoindrai pour offrir des holocaustes et des sacrifices pacifiques: tu attendras sept jours jusqu'à ce que je t'aie rejoint; alors, je t'instruirai de ce que tu dois faire.
9 When he had turned his back to leave Samuel, God changed his heart, and all these signs came to pass that day.
Et lorsqu'il eut tourné le dos pour se séparer de Samuel, alors Dieu lui changea le cœur, et le jour même tous ces signes s'accomplirent.
10 And he went from there to Gibeah, and look, a band of prophets met him; and the Spirit of God came mightily on him, and he prophesied among them.
Et ils arrivaient là, à Gibea, et voilà qu'un chœur de prophètes venait à sa rencontre, et l'Esprit de Dieu s'empara de lui, et il prophétisa au milieu d'eux.
11 It happened, when all who knew him before saw that, look, he prophesied with the prophets, then the people said one to another, "What is this that has come to the son of Kish? Is Saul also among the prophets?"
Et lorsque tous ceux qui le connaissaient d'ancienne date, le virent prophétiser avec les prophètes, dans tout le peuple on se disait mutuellement: Qu'est-il donc survenu au fils de Kis? Saül est-il aussi au nombre des prophètes?
12 One of the same place answered, "Who is their father?" Therefore it became a proverb, "Is Saul also among the prophets?"
Et un homme de là prit la parole et dit: Et qui est leur père? De là le proverbe: Saül est-il aussi au nombre des prophètes?
13 And when he had finished prophesying, and went home,
Et ayant fini de prophétiser, il vint au tertre.
14 then his uncle said to him and to his servant, "Where did you go?" And he said, "To seek the donkeys. When we saw that they were not found, we went to Samuel."
Alors l'oncle de Saül dit à lui et à son valet: Où êtes-vous allés? Et il répondit: Chercher les ânesses, et ne les découvrant nulle part, nous nous sommes rendus auprès de Samuel.
15 Saul's uncle said, "Please tell me what Samuel said to you."
Et l'oncle de Saül dit: Raconte-moi donc ce que Samuel vous a dit!
16 Saul said to his uncle, "He told us plainly that the donkeys were found." But concerning the matter of the kingdom he did not tell him.
Et Saül répondit à son oncle: Il nous a annoncé que les ânesses sont retrouvées. Mais quant à l'affaire de la royauté il ne lui communiqua point ce qu'avait dit Samuel.
17 Samuel called the people together to the LORD to Mizpah;
Et Samuel convoqua le peuple devant l'Éternel à Mitspa.
18 and he said to the children of Israel, "Thus says the LORD, the God of Israel, 'I brought up Israel out of Egypt, and I delivered you out of the hand of the Egyptians, and out of the hand of all the kingdoms that oppressed you:'
Et il dit aux enfants d'Israël: Ainsi parle l'Éternel, Dieu d'Israël: J'ai retiré Israël de l'Egypte, et je vous ai arrachés des mains des Egyptiens, et de l'empire de tous les royaumes de vos oppresseurs,
19 but you have this day rejected your God, who himself saves you out of all your calamities and your distresses; and you have said, 'No. Set a king over us.' Now therefore present yourselves before the LORD by your tribes, and by your thousands."
mais aujourd'hui vous rejetez votre Dieu qui vous a délivrés de toutes vos tribulations et de vos détresses, et vous lui dites: Etablis un roi sur nous. Eh bien donc! présentez-vous devant l'Éternel rangés selon vos Tribus et vos milliers.
20 So Samuel brought all the tribes of Israel near, and the tribe of Benjamin was taken.
Puis Samuel fit approcher toutes les Tribus d'Israël, et le sort désigna la Tribu de Benjamin.
21 He brought the tribe of Benjamin near by their families, and the family of the Matrites was taken. And he brought the family of the Matrites near man by man, and Saul the son of Kish was taken. But when they looked for him, he could not be found.
Et il fit approcher la Tribu de Benjamin par familles, et le sort désigna la famille de Matri, puis Saül, fils de Kis. Et on le chercha, mais il ne se trouvait pas.
22 Therefore they asked of the LORD further, "Is there a man yet to come here?" The LORD answered, "Look, he has hidden himself among the baggage."
Alors ils consultèrent encore l'Éternel: Est-il encore venu un homme ici? Et l'Éternel dit: Voici il est caché vers les bagages.
23 They ran and fetched him there; and when he stood among the people, he was higher than any of the people from his shoulders and upward.
Alors ils coururent l'y chercher. Il parut au milieu du peuple, et il dépassait tout le peuple des épaules en haut.
24 Samuel said to all the people, "You see him whom the LORD has chosen, that there is none like him among all the people?" All the people shouted, and said, "Let the king live."
Et Samuel dit à tout le peuple: Voyez-vous celui qu'a élu l'Éternel? Car il n'a pas son pareil dans tout le peuple. Alors tout le peuple acclama et dit: Vive le Roi!
25 Then Samuel told the people the regulations of the kingdom, and wrote it on a scroll, and laid it up before the LORD. Samuel sent all the people away, every man went to his place
Et Samuel développa au peuple le statut de la royauté et l'inscrivit dans un volume qu'il déposa devant l'Éternel.
26 Saul also went to his house to Gibeah; and there went with him the valient men, whose hearts the LORD had touched.
Et Samuel fit retirer tout le peuple, chacun chez soi. Saül aussi se rendit chez lui à Gibea, accompagné du cortège de ceux dont Dieu avait touché le cœur.
27 But certain worthless fellows said, "How shall this man save us?" So they despised him, and brought him no present. Now Nahash, king of the Ammonites, was severely oppressing the Gadites and the Reubenites. He put out the right eye of all of them, and he would not allow anyone to rescue Israel. Not one was left of the children of Israel beyond the Jordan whose right eye Nahash, king of the Ammonites, did not put out, except for seven thousand men who had escaped from the Ammonites and went to Jabesh Gilead.
Mais des gens de bas aloi dirent: En quoi celui-là nous aidera-t-il? Et ils lui montrèrent du mépris, et ne lui apportèrent point de présents; mais il fut comme sourd.
