1 Samuels 10
1 So tok Samuel oljeflaska og slo olje på hovudet hans, kysste honom og sagde: «No hev Herren salva deg til fyrste yver arvluten sin.
Then Samuel took a vial of oil, and poured it upon his head, and kissed him, and said, Is it not because the LORD has anointed you to be captain over his inheritance?
2 Når du gjeng frå meg, kjem du til å møta tvo menner attmed Rakel-gravi, ved landskilet mot Benjamin ved Selsah. Dei skal segja med deg: «Asnorne du leita etter, er attfunne; far din kjem difor ikkje i hug asnorne meir; men han er illhuga for dykk og segjer: «Kva skal eg gjera for son min?»»
When you are departed from me to day, then you shall find two men by Rachel's tomb in the border of Benjamin at Zelzah; and they will say unto you, The asses which you went to seek are found: and, lo, your father has left the care of the asses, and sorrows for you, saying, What shall I do for my son?
3 Når du heldt fram derifrå og kjem til Taboreiki, vil du der møta tri menner som er på veg upp til Gud i Betel; ein med tri kid, ein med tri brødleivar og ein med ei vinhit.
Then shall you go on forward from thence, and you shall come to the plain of Tabor, and there shall meet you three men going up to God to Bethel, one carrying three kids, and another carrying three loaves of bread, and another carrying a bottle of wine:
4 Dei helsar deg heil og sæl og gjev deg tvo brød, og du skal taka imot det dei gjev deg.
And they will salute you, and give you two loaves of bread; which you shall receive of their hands.
5 Deretter kjem du til Guds Gibea, der som filistarvakti held seg. Og når du kjem inn der i byen, råkar du på ein profetflokk som kjem ned frå offerhaugen i profetisk eldhug med harpa, trumma, fløyta og cither.
After that you shall come to the hill of God, where is the garrison of the Philistines: and it shall come to pass, when you are come thither to the city, that you shall meet a company of prophets coming down from the high place with a psaltery, and a timbrel, and a pipe, and a harp, before them; and they shall prophesy:
6 Og Herrens ande skal koma yver deg, so du og kjem i profetisk uppgløding liksom dei. Og du skal verta ein annan mann.
And the Spirit of the LORD will come upon you, and you shall prophesy with them, and shall be turned into another man.
7 Når du ser desse jarteigner ovra seg, so må du gjera det som fyre fell; for Gud er med deg.
And let it be, when these signs are come unto you, that you do as occasion serve you; for God is with you.
8 So må du ganga ned fyre meg til Gilgal; og der skal eg koma ned til deg og ofra brennoffer og takkoffer. Sju dagar skal du drygja, til dess eg kjem og segjer deg kva du skal gjera.»
And you shall go down before me to Gilgal; and, behold, I will come down unto you, to offer burnt offerings, and to sacrifice sacrifices of peace offerings: seven days shall you tarry, till I come to you, and show you what you shall do.
9 Då han no vende seg og gjekk frå Samuel; let Gud honom få ein annan hug. Og alle desse jartegnerne kom, same dagen.
And it was so, that when he had turned his back to go from Samuel, God gave him another heart: and all those signs came to pass that day.
10 Då dei kom til Gibea, møtte han ein profetflokk, og Guds ande kom yver honom, so han kom i profetisk eldhug midt imillom deim.
And when they came thither to the hill, behold, a company of prophets met him; and the Spirit of God came upon him, and he prophesied among them.
11 Då no alle som kjende honom frå fyrr, fekk sjå honom i profetisk eldhug liksom profetarne, sagde dei seg imillom: «Kva er det som kjem åt son til Kis? Er Saul og millom profetarne?»
And it came to pass, when all that knew him in time past saw that, behold, he prophesied among the prophets, then the people said one to another, What is this that has come unto the son of Kish? Is Saul also among the prophets?
12 Ein mann der i grendi svara: «Kven er då deira far?» Av dette kom det ordtaket: «Er Saul og millom profetarne?»
And one of the same place answered and said, But who is their father? Therefore it became a proverb, Is Saul also among the prophets?
13 Då eldhugen seig av honom, gjekk han upp på offerhaugen.
And when he had made an end of prophesying, he came to the high place.
14 Då spurde farbror åt Saul honom og drengen hans: «Kvar hev de vore?» Han svara: «På leit etter asnorne. Då me såg dei ingen stad var å finna, kom me til Samuel.»
And Saul's uncle said unto him and to his servant, Where went all of you? And he said, To seek the asses: and when we saw that they were no where, we came to Samuel.
15 Farbroren sagde: «Fortel meg kva Samuel sagde med dykk!»
And Saul's uncle said, Tell me, I pray you, what Samuel said unto you.
16 Saul svara: «Han sagde med oss at asnorne var attfunne.» Men det Samuel hadde sagt um kongedømet, nemnde han ikkje med honom.
And Saul said unto his uncle, He told us plainly that the asses were found. But of the matter of the kingdom, whereof Samuel spoke, he told him not.
17 Samuel stemnde folket saman til Herren i Mispa.
And Samuel called the people together unto the LORD to Mizpeh;
18 Og han sagde til Israels-borni: «So segjer Herren, Israels Gud: «Eg hev ført Israel upp frå Egyptarland, eg frelste dykk frå egyptarmagti og frå alle dei kongeriki som trengde dykk.
And said unto the children of Israel, Thus says the LORD God of Israel, I brought up Israel out of Egypt, and delivered you out of the hand of the Egyptians, and out of the hand of all kingdoms, and of them that oppressed you:
19 Men no hev de vanda dykkar Gud, som frelste dykk ut or alle ulukkor og trengslor, og det segjer til honom: «Set ein konge yver oss!» So stig då fram for Herren etter dykkar ættar og ættgreiner.»»
And all of you have this day rejected your God, who himself saved you out of all your adversities and your tribulations; and all of you have said unto him, Nay, but set a king over us. Now therefore present yourselves before the LORD by your tribes, and by your thousands.
20 So let Samuel alle Israels ætter stiga fram. Luten fall på Benjamins-ætti.
And when Samuel had caused all the tribes of Israel to come near, the tribe of Benjamin was taken.
21 Då so Benjamins-ætti gjekk fram etter ættgreinerne sine, fall luten på Matri-greini; so fall han på Saul, Kis-sonen. Men då dei leita etter honom, var han ikkje å finna.
When he had caused the tribe of Benjamin to come near by their families, the family of Matri was taken, and Saul the son of Kish was taken: and when they sought him, he could not be found.
22 Dei spurde då Herren ei venda til: «Er det endå ein mann her?» Herren svara: «Han hev løynt seg millom ferdagodset.»
Therefore they enquired of the LORD further, if the man should yet come thither. And the LORD answered, Behold he has hid himself among the stuff.
23 Dei sprang dit og henta honom. Og då han steig fram millom folket, var han hovudet høgre enn alle dei hine.
And they ran and fetched him thence: and when he stood among the people, he was higher than any of the people from his shoulders and upward.
24 Samuel sagde til folket: «Her ser de den som Herren hev valt ut; det finst ingen maken hans i heile folket.» Då sette heile folket i med fagnadrop: «Live kongen!»
And Samuel said to all the people, See all of you him whom the LORD has chosen, that there is none like him among all the people? And all the people shouted, and said, God save the king.
25 Samuel kunngjorde folket kongelovi, og rita henne i ei bok, som han lagde ned framfor Herren. So let Samuel heile folket fara heim att.
Then Samuel told the people the manner of the kingdom, and wrote it in a book, and laid it up before the LORD. And Samuel sent all the people away, every man to his house.
26 Saul gjekk ogso heim til Gibea. Og med honom fylgde ein flokk djerve karar, som var gripne i hjarta av Gud.
And Saul also went home to Gibeah; and there went with him a band of men, whose hearts God had touched.
27 Men nokre illmenne sagde: «Kva hjelp kann denne mannen gjeva oss?» Dei vanvyrde honom og bar ingi hyllingsgåva til honom. Men han læst som han inkje gådde.
But the children of Belial said, How shall this man save us? And they despised him, and brought no presents. But he held his peace.
