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.

Lalu Samuel mengambil buli-buli berisi minyak, dituangnyalah ke atas kepala Saul, diciumnyalah dia sambil berkata: "Bukankah TUHAN telah mengurapi engkau menjadi raja atas umat-Nya Israel? Engkau akan memegang tampuk pemerintahan atas umat TUHAN, dan engkau akan menyelamatkannya dari tangan musuh-musuh di sekitarnya. Inilah tandanya bagimu, bahwa TUHAN telah mengurapi engkau menjadi raja atas milik-Nya sendiri:

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?’”

Apabila engkau pada hari ini pergi meninggalkan aku, maka engkau akan bertemu dengan dua orang laki-laki di dekat kubur Rahel, di daerah Benyamin, di Zelzah. Mereka akan berkata kepadamu: Keledai-keledai yang engkau cari itu telah diketemukan; dan ayahmu tidak memikirkan keledai-keledai itu lagi, tetapi ia kuatir mengenai kamu, katanya: Apakah yang akan kuperbuat untuk anakku itu?

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.

Dari sana engkau akan berjalan terus lagi dan sampai ke pohon tarbantin Tabor, maka di sana engkau akan ditemui oleh tiga orang laki-laki yang naik menghadap Allah di Betel; seorang membawa tiga ekor anak kambing, seorang membawa tiga ketul roti dan yang lain lagi sebuyung 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 memberikan kepadamu dua ketul roti yang akan kauterima dari mereka.

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 akan sampai ke Gibea Allah, tempat kedudukan pasukan orang Filistin. Dan apabila engkau masuk kota, engkau akan berjumpa di sana dengan serombongan nabi, yang turun dari bukit pengorbanan dengan gambus, rebana, suling dan kecapi di depan mereka; mereka sendiri akan kepenuhan seperti nabi.

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.

Maka Roh TUHAN akan berkuasa atasmu; engkau akan kepenuhan bersama-sama dengan mereka dan berubah menjadi manusia lain.

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

Apabila tanda-tanda ini terjadi kepadamu, lakukanlah apa saja yang didapat oleh tanganmu, sebab Allah menyertai engkau.

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.”

Engkau harus pergi ke Gilgal mendahului aku, dan camkanlah, aku akan datang kepadamu untuk mempersembahkan korban bakaran dan korban keselamatan. Engkau harus menunggu tujuh hari lamanya, sampai aku datang kepadamu dan memberitahukan kepadamu apa yang harus kaulakukan."

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.

Sedang ia berpaling untuk pergi meninggalkan Samuel, maka Allah mengubah hatinya menjadi lain. Dan segala tanda-tanda yang tersebut itu 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 mereka sampai di Gibea dari sana, maka bertemulah ia dengan serombongan nabi; Roh Allah berkuasa atasnya dan Saul turut kepenuhan seperti nabi di tengah-tengah mereka.

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)?”

Dan semua orang yang mengenalnya dari dahulu melihat dengan heran, bahwa ia bernubuat bersama-sama dengan nabi-nabi itu; lalu berkatalah orang banyak yang satu kepada yang lain: "Apakah gerangan yang terjadi dengan anak Kish itu? Apa Saul juga termasuk golongan 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 dari tempat itu menjawab: "Siapakah bapa mereka?" --Itulah sebabnya menjadi peribahasa: Apa Saul juga termasuk golongan nabi?

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

Setelah habis ia kepenuhan seperti nabi, pulanglah ia.

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].”

Dan paman Saul berkata kepadanya dan bujangnya: "Dari mana kamu?" Jawabnya: "Mencari keledai-keledai itu, tetapi ketika tidak terlihat, maka kami pergi kepada Samuel."

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

Kemudian paman Saul itu berkata: "Coba ceritakan kepadaku apa yang dikatakan Samuel kepada kamu."

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].

Kata Saul kepada pamannya itu: "Terus saja diberitahukannya kepada kami, bahwa keledai-keledai itu telah diketemukan." Tetapi perihal menjadi raja yang telah dikatakan Samuel kepadanya, tidak diceritakan kepadanya.

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

Kemudian Samuel mengerahkan bangsa itu ke hadapan TUHAN 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 orang Israel itu: "Beginilah firman TUHAN, Allah Israel: Aku telah menuntun orang Israel keluar dari Mesir dan telah melepaskan kamu dari tangan orang Mesir dan dari tangan segala kerajaan 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.’”

Tetapi sekarang kamu menolak Allahmu yang menyelamatkan kamu dari segala malapetaka dan kesusahanmu, dengan berkata: Tidak, angkatlah seorang raja atas kami. Maka sebab itu, berdirilah kamu di hadapan TUHAN, menurut sukumu dan menurut kaummu."

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

Lalu Samuel menyuruh segala suku Israel tampil ke muka, maka didapati suku Benyamin.

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.

Sesudah itu disuruhnyalah suku Benyamin tampil ke muka menurut kaum keluarganya, maka didapati kaum keluarga Matri. Akhirnya disuruhnyalah kaum keluarga Matri tampil ke muka seorang demi seorang, maka didapati Saul bin Kish. Tetapi ketika ia dicari, ia tidak diketemukan.

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

Sebab itu ditanyakan pulalah kepada TUHAN: "Apa orang itu juga datang ke mari?" TUHAN menjawab: "Sesungguhnya ia bersembunyi di antara barang-barang."

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.

Berlarilah orang ke sana dan mengambilnya dari sana, dan ketika ia berdiri di tengah-tengah orang-orang sebangsanya, ternyata ia dari bahu ke atas lebih tinggi dari pada setiap orang sebangsanya.

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!”

Dan Samuel berkata kepada seluruh bangsa itu: "Kamu lihatkah orang yang dipilih TUHAN itu? Sebab tidak ada seorangpun yang sama seperti dia di antara seluruh bangsa itu." Lalu bersoraklah seluruh bangsa itu, demikian: "Hidup 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 menguraikan kepada bangsa itu tentang hak-hak kerajaan, menuliskannya pada suatu piagam dan meletakkannya di hadapan TUHAN; sesudah itu Samuel menyuruh seluruh bangsa itu pulang, masing-masing ke rumahnya.

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.

Saulpun pulang ke rumahnya, ke Gibea, dan bersama-sama dengan dia ikut pergi orang-orang gagah perkasa yang hatinya telah digerakkan Allah.

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 orang-orang dursila berkata: "Masakan orang ini dapat menyelamatkan kita!" Mereka menghina dia dan tidak membawa persembahan kepadanya. Tetapi ia pura-pura tuli.