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 sebuah kendi kecil berisi minyak zaitun dan menuangkannya ke atas kepala Saul dan memeluknya serta berkata, “TUHAN sudah memilihmu untuk memimpin umat-Nya, bangsa Israel, yang adalah milik-Nya yang khusus! Kamu akan memerintah atas umat TUHAN dan kamu akan membebaskan mereka dari kuasa musuh-musuh yang ada di sekeliling mereka. Inilah yang akan menjadi tanda bagimu bahwa TUHAN sudah memilih kamu sebagai pemimpin 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?’”
Sesudah kita berpisah hari ini, kamu akan bertemu dua orang laki-laki di dekat kuburan Rahel di Zelza, di perbatasan wilayah Benyamin. Mereka akan berkata kepadamu, ‘Keledai-keledaimu yang hilang sudah ditemukan. Bapakmu sudah tidak lagi kuatir tentang keledai-keledai itu, tetapi menjadi kuatir tentang dirimu! Dia terus bertanya, “Apa yang terjadi dengan anakku?!”’
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.
“Lalu dari situ kamu akan berjalan terus sampai di pohon yang dianggap keramat di dekat gunung Tabor. Di situ kalian akan berjumpa dengan tiga orang laki-laki yang sedang bepergian ke Betel untuk mempersembahkan kurban kepada Allah. Seorang akan membawa tiga ekor anak kambing, seorang lagi akan membawa tiga potong roti bundar, dan yang seorang lagi akan membawa kantong kulit yang berisi air anggur.
4 They will greet you, and they will offer you two of the loaves of bread. Accept them.
Mereka akan menanyakan kabarmu dan menawarkan untuk kamu mengambil dua dari roti bundar itu. Terimalah itu 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, kamu akan pergi ke bukit Gibea, di sana ada tempat penyembahan Allah, dan juga pos jaga Filistin. Saat kamu tiba di kota Gibea, kamu akan bertemu dengan sekelompok nabi yang baru saja turun dari tempat penyembahan itu. Mereka akan bernubuat sambil 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.
Lalu Roh TUHAN akan turun atasmu dan kamu akan bernubuat bersama dengan mereka. Sifat dan karaktermu akan berubah menjadi lain dari dirimu yang saat ini.
7 After those things occur, do whatever you think is right to do, and God will (be with/help) you.
Sesudah hal-hal yang saya katakan ini terjadi kepadamu, lakukanlah apa saja yang menurutmu 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.”
Kemudian kamu mendahului saya ke Gilgal. Kita akan bertemu di sana untuk mempersembahkan kurban yang dibakar habis dan kurban tanda damai. Kamu harus menunggu saya selama tujuh hari sampai saya tiba dan memberitahukan kepadamu apa yang harus kamu lakukan selanjutnya.”
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.
Ketika Saul berpaling dan meninggalkan Samuel, Allah mengubah karakter Saul seluruhnya. Semua tanda-tanda yang Samuel nubuatkan kepadanya terjadi pada hari itu.
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 budaknya tiba di Gibea, sekelompok nabi bertemu dengan dia. Lalu Roh Allah turun atas Saul dan dia juga turut bernubuat bersama dengan 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)?”
Orang-orang yang mengenal Saul dari dahulu heran melihat dia bernubuat dengan para nabi. Mereka saling bertanya, “Apa yang terjadi dengan anak Kis ini?! Bagaimana Saul bisa menjadi seorang 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 salah seorang penduduk Gibea berkata, “Bernubuat seperti mereka bukanlah soal dilahirkan dari keturunan nabi.” Walaupun begitu, karena peristiwa ini cukup mengherankan, maka pertanyaan tersebut sering disebut, “Bagaimana Saul bisa menjadi seorang nabi?!”
13 When Saul finished speaking the messages that God gave him, he went to the place where the people offered sacrifices.
Sesudah Saul selesai bernubuat, dia naik ke tempat penyembahan yang di atas bukit di dekat situ.
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].”
Bertanyalah paman Saul kepadanya dan budak itu, “Kalian berdua dari mana?” Saul menjawab, “Mencari keledai-keledai yang hilang, tetapi kami tidak menemukannya. Maka kami menemui Samuel untuk meminta petunjuk.”
15 Saul’s uncle replied, “What did Samuel tell you?”
Pamannya bertanya lagi, “Apa yang Samuel katakan kepadamu?”
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, “Samuel berkata bahwa keledai-keledai itu sudah ditemukan.” Tetapi Saul tidak memberitahukan bahwa dia akan menjadi raja bangsa Israel.
17 [Later] Samuel summoned the people of Israel to gather at Mizpah to [hear a message from] Yahweh.
Kemudian Samuel memanggil bangsa Israel supaya berkumpul di hadapan TUHAN di Mispa.
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.
Berkatalah Samuel kepada orang Israel, “Inilah yang dikatakan TUHAN Allah kita, ‘Aku sudah membawa Israel keluar dari Mesir dan membebaskan kalian dari tangan orang Mesir dan seluruh kerajaan lain yang menindas kalian.
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.’”
Akulah Allah yang sudah menyelamatkan kalian dari semua kesulitan dan kesukaran. Tetapi hari ini kalian sudah menolak-Ku dengan berkata, “Angkatlah seorang raja atas kami.” Baiklah, untuk memilih raja bagi kalian, perwakilan setiap suku akan maju di hadapan-Ku. Kemudian dari suku terpilih, perwakilan setiap keluarga akan maju.’”
20 When those representatives came near to Samuel, [God indicated that] he had chosen someone from the tribe descended from Benjamin.
Lalu Samuel mengajak semua perwakilan suku Israel maju mendekat ke depan, dan suku Benyamin yang terpilih.
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.
Lalu Samuel menyuruh perwakilan dari setiap keluarga suku Benyamin maju ke depan, dan terpilihlah keluarga Matri. Maka Samuel menyuruh keluarga Matri maju ke depan, dan Saul anak Kis yang terpilih. Tetapi ketika mereka mencari Saul, dia tidak ada.
22 So they asked Yahweh, “Where is Saul?” Yahweh replied, “He is hiding among the army equipment.”
Maka mereka meminta petunjuk kepada TUHAN, “Apakah Saul sudah ada di sini?” Dan TUHAN menjawab, “Saul bersembunyi di belakang tempat menyimpan perbekalan.”
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 mereka berlari menjemput Saul dan membawanya keluar dari sana. Ketika Saul berdiri di antara orang-orang itu, dia lebih tinggi dari mereka semua. Tinggi badan orang Israel pada umumnya hanya sebatas bahu Saul.
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!”
Berkatalah Samuel kepada semua orang di situ, “Inilah orang yang dipilih TUHAN. Sungguh, tidak ada seorang pun seperti dia dari semua orang sebangsa kita!” Seluruh rakyat berteriak, “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.
Lalu Samuel menjelaskan kepada masyarakat tentang hak dan kewajiban raja. Dia menuliskan semuanya itu pada sehelai perkamen. Kemudian Samuel menyuruh semua orang itu pulang ke rumah masing-masing. Sesudah itu Samuel menyimpan tulisan di perkamen itu di salah satu tempat penyembahan TUHAN.
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. Pada waktu itu ada beberapa orang gagah perkasa ikut bersamanya. Hati mereka digerakkan Allah untuk bergabung dengan Saul.
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, “Tidak mungkin orang ini mampu menyelamatkan kita!” Mereka meremehkan Saul dan tidak memberikan hadiah kepadanya. Tetapi Saul berpura-pura tidak mendengar mereka.
