1 Samuel 10

1 Then Samuel took a small jar of olive oil and poured [some of] it on Saul’s head. Then he kissed Saul [on the cheek], and told him, “I am doing this because Yahweh has chosen you to be the leader of his Israeli people.

Kemudian Samuel mengambil kendi berisi minyak zaitun, lalu minyak itu dituangkannya ke atas kepala Saul, dan diciumnya Saul sambil berkata, "TUHAN telah melantikmu menjadi raja atas Israel umat-Nya. Engkau akan memerintah umat-Nya dan melindungi mereka dari musuh-musuh mereka. Inilah tanda bagimu bahwa TUHAN telah memilih engkau menjadi raja atas umat-Nya:

2 [And this will prove it to you]: When you leave me today, when you arrive near Rachel’s tomb at Zelzah, in the area where the descendants of Benjamin live, you will meet two men. They will say to you, ‘The donkeys have been found, but now your father is worrying about you, and he is asking people, “Have you seen my son?’”

Setelah engkau meninggalkan aku pada hari ini, engkau akan bertemu dengan dua orang laki-laki di dekat kuburan Rahel di Zelzah di wilayah Benyamin. Mereka akan berkata kepadamu, begini: Keledai-keledai yang kaucari itu telah ditemukan. Sekarang ayahmu tidak khawatir lagi mengenai binatang-binatang itu, tetapi terus-menerus bertanya apa yang harus dilakukannya untuk menemukan engkau."

3 When you arrive at the [large] oak tree at Tabor [town], you will see three men coming toward you. They will be on their way to [worship] God at Bethel [town]. One of them will be leading three young goats, one will be carrying three loaves of bread, and one will be carrying a container of wine.

Samuel berkata lagi, "Dari situ engkau berjalan terus sampai ke pohon tempat ibadat di Tabor. Di sana engkau akan bertemu dengan tiga orang laki-laki yang sedang menuju ke Betel untuk mempersembahkan kurban kepada Allah. Seorang menggiring tiga ekor anak kambing, seorang lagi membawa tiga buah roti, dan seorang lagi membawa kantong kulit berisi anggur.

4 They will greet you, and they will offer you two of the loaves of bread. Accept them.

Mereka akan memberi salam kepadamu dan engkau akan diberinya dua buah roti yang harus kauterima.

5 When you arrive at the hill [where people worship] God near Gibeah [town], where there is the camp where the Philistine soldiers stay, you will meet a group of prophets who will be coming down from the altar on top of the hill. There will be people in front of them who will be playing [various musical instruments]: a harp, a tambourine, a flute, and a lyre. And all of them will be speaking messages that come directly from God.

Sesudah itu engkau harus pergi ke bukit Allah di Gibea, tempat perkemahan orang Filistin. Di pintu masuk ke kota, engkau akan berpapasan dengan serombongan nabi yang turun dari bukit pengurbanan. Mereka menari-nari dan berteriak-teriak, bermain gambus, rebana, seruling dan kecapi.

6 At that time the Spirit of Yahweh will come upon you, and you also will speak messages that come directly from God. (You will be changed/The Spirit of Yahweh will change you), so that you will become like a different person.

Pada saat itu juga engkau akan dikuasai oleh Roh TUHAN dan engkau akan mengikuti tari-tarian dan teriakan mereka itu, lalu engkau diberi sifat baru sehingga menjadi manusia lain.

7 After those things occur, do whatever you think is right to do, and God will (be with/help) you.

Bilamana semuanya itu terjadi, lakukanlah apa saja yang kaurasa baik, karena Allah menyertaimu.

8 Then go ahead of me, down to Gilgal [city], and wait for me there, for seven days. Then I will join you there, to burn sacrifices and offer other sacrifices to enable you to maintain fellowship with God. When I arrive there, I will tell you what [other] things you should do.”

Setelah itu engkau harus pergi ke Gilgal dan menunggu di sana tujuh hari. Nanti aku datang untuk mempersembahkan kurban bakaran dan kurban perdamaian, serta memberitahukan kepadamu apa yang harus engkau lakukan."

9 As Saul started to leave there, God changed Saul’s inner being. And all the things that Samuel had predicted happened on that day.

Segera setelah Saul meninggalkan Samuel, Saul menerima sifat baru dari Allah. Dan segala hal yang diberitahukan Samuel kepadanya pun terjadi pada hari itu juga.

10 When Saul and his servant arrived at Gibeah, they saw some prophets who were [speaking messages that came directly from God. As the prophets were] approaching Saul and his servant, God’s Spirit came upon Saul powerfully, and he also began to speak messages from God.

Ketika Saul dan pelayannya sampai di Gibea, mereka bertemu dengan serombongan nabi. Pada saat itu juga Saul dikuasai oleh Roh Allah, dan ia mengikuti tari-tarian dan teriakan nabi-nabi itu.

11 When people who had known Saul previously heard him speaking messages from God as the prophets were doing, they said to each other, “What has happened to this son of Kish? Is he now really one of the (prophets/men who speak messages from God)?”

Orang-orang yang mengenalnya dari dahulu, melihat kelakuannya itu, lalu bertanya seorang kepada yang lain, "Apakah yang telah terjadi dengan anak Kish itu? Apakah Saul juga menjadi nabi?"

12 One of the men who lived there replied, “[Saul cannot be a prophet, because] all prophets receive their power to speak messages from God, not from their parents.” And that is why, [when people hear about a report of someone prophesying, they think about what happened to Saul and] say, “[We are surprised about that person becoming a prophet, like] we were surprised to hear that Saul had really become one of the prophets.”

Lalu seorang yang tinggal di situ bertanya, "Bagaimana dengan nabi-nabi yang lain itu--menurut kalian siapakah ayah mereka?" Itulah asal mulanya peribahasa ini, "Apakah Saul juga menjadi nabi?"

13 When Saul finished speaking the messages that God gave him, he went to the place where the people offered sacrifices.

Setelah Saul selesai menari-nari dan berteriak-teriak, pergilah ia ke mezbah di atas bukit.

14 Later, Saul’s uncle [saw him there, and] asked him, “Where did you go?” Saul replied, “We went to look for the donkeys. When we could not find them, we came here to ask Samuel [if he could tell us where they were].”

Paman Saul melihat dia dan pelayannya, lalu bertanya kepada mereka, "Dari mana kamu?" jawab Saul, "Mencari keledai yang hilang itu, dan ketika kami tidak menemukannya, kami pergi menemui Samuel."

15 Saul’s uncle replied, “What did Samuel tell you?”

"Dan apa yang dikatakannya kepadamu?" tanya pamannya.

16 Saul replied, “He assured us that the donkeys had been found.” But he did not tell his uncle what Samuel had said about him becoming the king [of Israel].

Saul menjawab, "Dia memberitahukan bahwa binatang-binatang itu telah ditemukan." Tetapi Saul tidak menceritakan kepada pamannya bahwa ia sudah dilantik menjadi raja oleh Samuel.

17 [Later] Samuel summoned the people of Israel to gather at Mizpah to [hear a message from] Yahweh.

Maka Samuel memanggil rakyat Israel supaya berkumpul di Mizpa,

18 After they arrived, he said to them, “This is what Yahweh, the God we Israeli people [worship], says: I brought you Israeli people out of Egypt. I rescued your [ancestors] from the power of the rulers of Egypt and from all the other kings who oppressed them.

dan ia berkata kepada mereka, "Inilah yang dikatakan TUHAN, Allah Israel, 'Aku telah membawa kamu keluar dari Mesir dan membebaskan kamu dari kuasa orang Mesir dan segala bangsa lain yang menindas kamu.

19 I am the one who saves you from all your troubles and difficulties. But today you have rejected me, your God, and you have said, ‘We don’t care! Give us a king!’ So [I will do what you want]. Now have [representatives of] your tribes and [of] your clans stand here in the presence of Yahweh.’”

Aku telah melepaskan kamu dari segala sengsara dan penderitaan, tetapi sekarang kamu telah menolak Aku, Allahmu, karena kamu minta supaya Aku menunjuk seorang raja bagimu. Nah, baiklah, berkumpullah di hadapan-Ku, Tuhanmu, menurut suku dan margamu.'"

20 When those representatives came near to Samuel, [God indicated that] he had chosen someone from the tribe descended from Benjamin.

Lalu Samuel menyuruh semua suku maju ke muka dan suku Benyamin yang kena pilih.

21 Then Samuel told representatives of the tribe of Benjamin to come forward, and God indicated that [from that tribe] he had chosen someone from the family of Matri, and then God indicated that [from the family of Matri] he had chosen Saul, the son of Kish. But when they looked for Saul, they could not find him.

Ketika keluarga-keluarga dalam suku Benyamin itu disuruh maju ke muka, maka keluarga Matri yang kena pilih. Akhirnya majulah para pria dalam keluarga Matri, dan Saul anak Kish yang kena pilih. Lalu mereka mencari Saul, tetapi ia tidak ada.

22 So they asked Yahweh, “Where is Saul?” Yahweh replied, “He is hiding among the army equipment.”

Sebab itu orang-orang bertanya kepada TUHAN, "Ya TUHAN, apakah orang itu sudah ada di sini?" Jawab TUHAN, "Saul bersembunyi di belakang barang-barang perlengkapan."

23 So they quickly went there [and found him, ] and brought him [in front of all the people]. They could see that [truly] he was a head taller than anyone else.

Lalu dengan segera mereka menjemput Saul dari situ, dan membawanya ke tengah-tengah rakyat. Maka berdirilah Saul di antara mereka dan dialah yang paling tinggi; orang lain hanya sampai pundaknya.

24 Then Samuel said to all the people there, “This is the man whom Yahweh has chosen to be your king. Among all us Israeli people, there is no one like him!” Then all the people shouted, “We hope that this king will live a long time!”

Kemudian Samuel berkata kepada rakyat, "Inilah orang yang dipilih TUHAN, tak ada bandingnya di antara kita semua." Seluruh bangsa itu bersorak, "Hiduplah raja!"

25 Then Samuel told the people what things the king would force them to do, and all the things the king was required to do. He wrote all those things on a scroll, and then he put it in a sacred place in the temple. Then Samuel sent all the people home.

Kemudian Samuel menerangkan kepada bangsa itu tentang hak dan kewajiban raja, lalu ditulisnya di dalam buku yang disimpan di tempat yang suci. Sesudah itu Samuel menyuruh seluruh bangsa itu pulang ke rumahnya masing-masing.

26 When Saul returned to his home in Gibeah [town], a group of men decided to continually accompany Saul. They did that because God (motivated them/put it in their minds) to do that.

Saul juga pulang ke rumahnya di Gibea, disertai oleh beberapa orang yang gagah berani yang telah digerakkan hatinya oleh TUHAN.

27 But some worthless men said, “(How can this man save us [from our enemies]?/This man will not be able to save us [from our enemies].)” [RHQ] They despised him, and refused to give him any gifts [to show that they would be loyal to him]. But Saul did not say anything [to rebuke them].

Tetapi beberapa orang jahat berkata, "Mana mungkin orang ini akan berguna bagi kita?" Mereka meremehkan Saul dan tidak memberikan hadiah kepadanya. Tetapi ia pura-pura tidak tahu.