1 Samuel 10
1 Tomó entonces Samuel una redoma de óleo, que derramó sobre la cabeza de (Saúl), y besándole, dijo: “Yahvé te ha ungido por príncipe sobre su herencia.
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 Cuando te marches hoy de mi casa, encontrarás dos hombres cerca del sepulcro de Raquel, en la frontera de Benjamín, en Selsah; estos te dirán: «Han sido halladas las asnas que fuiste a buscar; y he aquí que tu padre ya no piensa en las asnas, sino que se preocupa por vosotros, diciendo: ¿Qué haré para (encontrar) a mi hijo?»
[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 Pasando de allí adelante, llegarás a la encina de Tabor, allí te encontrarán tres hombres subiendo a Dios, a Betel, llevando uno tres cabritos, el otro tres tortas de pan, y el tercero un odre de 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 Ellos te saludarán, y te darán dos panes, los cuales recibirás de su mano.
They will greet you, and they will offer you two of the loaves of bread. Accept them.
5 Después llegarás a Gabaá de Dios, donde hay una guarnición de filisteos. Entrando allí en la ciudad encontrarás un grupo de profetas, precedidos de salterios, tambores, flautas y cítaras y profetizando.
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 Entonces vendrá sobre ti el Espíritu de Yahvé, y profetizarás con ellos, y serás transformado en otro hombre.
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 Cuando se te hayan cumplido estas señales, haz lo que te venga a mano, porque Dios está contigo.
After those things occur, do whatever you think is right to do, and God will (be with/help) you.
8 Después bajarás, antes que yo, a Gálgala y he aquí que yo iré a encontrarte, para ofrecer holocaustos y sacrificar víctimas pacíficas. Me aguardarás siete días, hasta que yo llegue a ti y te enseñe lo que has de hacer.”
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 En realidad, cuando (Saúl) volvió las espaldas para irse de la presencia de Samuel, Dios le dio otro corazón, y se cumplieron todas estas señales aquel mismo día.
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 Cuando llegaron allá, a Gabaá, he aquí que se encontró con un grupo de profetas, y se apoderó de él el Espíritu de Dios, de manera que profetizó en medio de ellos.
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 Y todos los que le conocían antes, como le vieron profetizando en medio de los profetas, todos ellos decían el uno al otro: “¿Qué le ha sucedido al hijo de Kis? ¡También Saúl entre los profetas!”
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 Y tomó uno de los de allí la palabra y dijo: “¿Y quién es el padre de ellos?” Por donde pasó a proverbio: “¡También Saúl entre los profetas!”
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 Cuando hubo acabado de profetizar, fue al lugar alto.
When Saul finished speaking the messages that God gave him, he went to the place where the people offered sacrifices.
14 Un tío de Saúl preguntó a este y a su criado: “¿Adónde habéis ido?” Respondió él: “A buscar las asnas, pero no hallándolas nos dirigimos a Samuel.”
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 Dijo entonces el tío de Saúl: “Te ruego me digas lo que os ha dicho Samuel.”
Saul’s uncle replied, “What did Samuel tell you?”
16 Respondió Saúl a su tío: “Nos comunicó que las asnas habían sido halladas”; pero no le manifestó nada de lo que Samuel le había dicho del reino.
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 Convocó Samuel al pueblo ante Yahvé en Masfá,
[Later] Samuel summoned the people of Israel to gather at Mizpah to [hear a message from] Yahweh.
18 y dijo a los hijos de Israel: “Así dice Yahvé, el Dios de Israel: Yo saqué a Israel de Egipto, y os libré de la mano de los egipcios, y de la mano de todos los reinos que os oprimían.
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 Mas vosotros desecháis hoy a vuestro Dios, que os ha salvado de todos vuestros males y de todas vuestras tribulaciones; pues le habéis dicho: «Pon rey sobre nosotros». Ahora bien, presentaos ante Yahvé según vuestras tribus y vuestros millares.”
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 Ordenó Samuel que se acercasen todas las tribus de Israel, y fue sorteada la tribu de Benjamín.
When those representatives came near to Samuel, [God indicated that] he had chosen someone from the tribe descended from Benjamin.
21 Luego ordenó que se acercase la tribu de Benjamín por sus familias, y fue sorteada la familia de Matrí, y después fue sorteado Saúl, el hijo de Kis. Le buscaron, pero no fue hallado.
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 Preguntaron, pues, otra vez a Yahvé: “¿Ha venido aquí ese hombre?” Respondió Yahvé: “Está allí escondido entre el bagaje.”
So they asked Yahweh, “Where is Saul?” Yahweh replied, “He is hiding among the army equipment.”
23 Fueron, pues, corriendo y lo sacaron de allí, y cuando estuvo en medio del pueblo, descollaba entre todo el pueblo de los hombros arriba.
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 Entonces dijo Samuel a todo el pueblo: “¿Veis al que ha escogido Yahvé? No hay ninguno semejante a él entre todo el pueblo.” Y gritó todo el pueblo, diciendo; “¡Viva el rey!”
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 Luego Samuel promulgó al pueblo los estatutos del reino y los escribió en un libro, que depositó ante Yahvé. Después despidió Samuel a todo el pueblo, cada uno a su casa.
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 También Saúl se fue a su casa, a Gabaá; y fue con él una tropa de hombres a quienes Dios había tocado el corazón.
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 Pero los hijos de Belial decían: “¿Cómo nos ha de salvar este?” Y le despreciaron, no haciéndole presentes, mas él no decía nada.
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].
