1 Samuele 10
1 Allora Samuele prese un vasetto d’olio, lo versò sul capo di lui, baciò Saul e disse: “L’Eterno non t’ha egli unto perché tu sia il capo della sua eredità?
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.
2 Oggi, quando tu sarai partito da me, troverai due uomini presso al sepolcro di Rachele, ai confini di Beniamino, a Tseltsah, i quali ti diranno: Le asine delle quali andavi in cerca, sono trovate; ed ecco tuo padre non è più in pensiero per le asine, ma è in pena per voi, e va dicendo: Che farò io riguardo al mio figliuolo?
[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?’”
3 E quando sarai passato più innanzi e sarai giunto alla quercia di Tabor, t’incontrerai con tre uomini che salgono ad adorare Iddio a Bethel, portando l’uno tre capretti, l’altro tre pani, e il terzo un otre di vino.
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.
4 Essi ti saluteranno, e ti daranno due pani, che riceverai dalla loro mano.
They will greet you, and they will offer you two of the loaves of bread. Accept them.
5 Poi arriverai a Ghibea-Elohim, dov’è la guarnigione dei Filistei; e avverrà che, entrando in città, incontrerai una schiera di profeti che scenderanno dall’alto luogo, preceduti da saltèri, da timpani, da flauti, da cetre, e che profeteranno.
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.
6 E lo spirito dell’Eterno t’investirà e tu profeterai con loro, e sarai mutato in un altr’uomo.
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.
7 E quando questi segni ti saranno avvenuti, fa’ quello che avrai occasione di fare, poiché Dio è teco.
After those things occur, do whatever you think is right to do, and God will (be with/help) you.
8 Poi scenderai prima di me a Ghilgal; ed ecco io scenderò verso te per offrire olocausti e sacrifizi di azioni di grazie. Tu aspetterai sette giorni, finch’io giunga da te e ti faccia sapere quello che devi fare”.
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.”
9 E non appena egli ebbe voltate le spalle per partirsi da Samuele, Iddio gli mutò il cuore, e tutti quei segni si verificarono in quel medesimo giorno.
As Saul started to leave there, God changed Saul’s inner being. And all the things that Samuel had predicted happened on that day.
10 E come giunsero a Ghibea, ecco che una schiera di profeti si fece incontro a Saul; allora lo spirito di Dio lo investì, ed egli si mise a profetare in mezzo a loro.
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.
11 Tutti quelli che l’avean conosciuto prima, lo videro che profetava coi profeti, e dicevano l’uno all’altro: “Che è mai avvenuto al figliuolo di Kis? Saul è anch’egli tra i profeti?”
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)?”
12 E un uomo del luogo rispose, dicendo: “E chi è il loro padre?” Di qui venne il proverbio: “Saul e anch’egli tra i profeti?”
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.”
13 E come Saul ebbe finito di profetare, si recò all’alto luogo.
When Saul finished speaking the messages that God gave him, he went to the place where the people offered sacrifices.
14 E lo zio di Saul disse a lui e al suo servo: “Dove siete andati?” Saul rispose: “A cercare le asine; ma vedendo che non le potevamo trovare, siamo andati da Samuele”.
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].”
15 E lo zio di Saul disse: “Raccontami, ti prego, quello che vi ha detto Samuele”.
Saul’s uncle replied, “What did Samuel tell you?”
16 E Saul a suo zio: “Egli ci ha dichiarato positivamente che le asine erano trovate”. Ma di quel che Samuele avea detto riguardo al regno non gli riferì nulla.
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].
17 Poi Samuele convocò il popolo dinanzi all’Eterno a Mitspa,
[Later] Samuel summoned the people of Israel to gather at Mizpah to [hear a message from] Yahweh.
18 e disse ai figliuoli d’Israele: “Così dice l’Eterno, l’Iddio d’Israele: Io trassi Israele dall’Egitto, e vi liberai dalle mani degli Egiziani e dalle mani di tutti i regni che vi opprimevano.
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.
19 Ma oggi voi rigettate l’Iddio vostro che vi salvò da tutti i vostri mali e da tutte le vostre tribolazioni, e gli dite: Stabilisci su di noi un re! Or dunque presentatevi nel cospetto dell’Eterno per tribù e per migliaia”.
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.’”
20 Poi Samuele fece accostare tutte le tribù d’Israele, e la tribù di Beniamino fu designata dalla sorte.
When those representatives came near to Samuel, [God indicated that] he had chosen someone from the tribe descended from Benjamin.
21 Fece quindi accostare la tribù di Beniamino per famiglie, e la famiglia di Matri fu designata dalla sorte. Poi fu designato Saul, figliuolo di Kis; e lo cercarono, ma non fu trovato.
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.
22 Allora consultarono di nuovo l’Eterno: “Quell’uomo è egli già venuto qua?” L’Eterno rispose: “Guardate, ei s’è nascosto fra i bagagli”.
So they asked Yahweh, “Where is Saul?” Yahweh replied, “He is hiding among the army equipment.”
23 Corsero a trarlo di là; e quand’egli si presentò in mezzo ai popolo, era più alto di tutta la gente dalle spalle in su.
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.
24 E Samuele disse a tutto il popolo: “Vedete colui che l’Eterno si è scelto? Non v’è alcuno in tutto il popolo che sia pari a lui”. E tutto il popolo diè in esclamazioni di gioia, gridando: “Viva il re!”
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!”
25 Allora Samuele espose al popolo la legge del regno, e la scrisse in un libro, che depose nel cospetto dell’Eterno. Poi Samuele rimandò tutto il popolo, ciascuno a casa sua.
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.
26 Saul se ne andò anch’egli a casa sua a Ghibea, e con lui andarono gli uomini valorosi a cui Dio avea toccato il cuore.
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.
27 Nondimeno, ci furono degli uomini da nulla che dissero: “Come ci salverebbe costui?” E lo disprezzarono e non gli portarono alcun dono. Ma egli fece vista di non udire.
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].
