1 Samuel 10

1 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:

Then Samuel took the vial of oil and poured it on his head, and kissed him, and said, "Has not YHWH anointed you to be ruler over his people Israel? And you shall rule over the people of YHWH, and you shall save them out of the hand of their enemies all around. And this shall be the sign to you that YHWH has anointed you to be ruler over his inheritance.

2 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."

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?"'

3 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.

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.

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

And they will greet you and give you two wave offerings of bread, which you shall accept from their hand.

5 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.

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.

6 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.

And the Spirit of YHWH will come mightily on you, and you shall prophesy with them, and shall be transformed into a different person.

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

And let it be, when these signs have come to you, that you do as the occasion demands, for God is with you.

8 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."

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."

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

When he had turned his back to leave Samuel, God changed his heart, and all these signs came to pass that day.

10 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.

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.

11 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?"

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?"

12 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?"

One of the same place answered, "Who is their father?" Therefore it became a proverb, "Is Saul also among the prophets?"

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

And when he had finished prophesying, and went home,

14 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."

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."

15 "Dan apa yang dikatakannya kepadamu?" tanya pamannya.

Saul's uncle said, "Please tell me what Samuel said to you."

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

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.

17 Maka Samuel memanggil rakyat Israel supaya berkumpul di Mizpa,

Samuel called the people together to YHWH to Mizpah;

18 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.

and he said to the children of Israel, "Thus says YHWH, 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:'

19 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.'"

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 YHWH by your tribes, and by your thousands."

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

So Samuel brought all the tribes of Israel near, and the tribe of Benjamin was taken.

21 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.

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.

22 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."

Therefore they asked of YHWH further, "Is there a man yet to come here?" YHWH answered, "Look, he has hidden himself among the baggage."

23 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.

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.

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

Samuel said to all the people, "You see him whom YHWH has chosen, that there is none like him among all the people?" All the people shouted, and said, "Let the king live."

25 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.

Then Samuel told the people the regulations of the kingdom, and wrote it on a scroll, and laid it up before YHWH. Samuel sent all the people away, every man went to his place

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

Saul also went to his house to Gibeah; and there went with him the valient men, whose hearts YHWH had touched.

27 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.

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.