1 Samuel 10
1 Entonces Samuel tomó la vasija de aceite y la derramó sobre su cabeza; luego lo besó y le dijo: “¿No te ha ungido Yahvé para que seas príncipe sobre su heredad?
Then Samuel took a little vial of oil, and poured it on his head. And he kissed him, and said: “Behold, the Lord has anointed you as first ruler over his inheritance. And you shall free his people from the hands of their enemies, who are all around them. And this shall be a sign for you that God has anointed you as ruler:
2 Cuando hoy te hayas alejado de mí, encontrarás a dos hombres junto a la tumba de Raquel, en la frontera de Benjamín, en Zelza. Ellos te dirán: ‘Los asnos que fuiste a buscar han sido encontrados; y he aquí que tu padre ha dejado de preocuparse por los asnos y está ansioso por ti, diciendo: “¿Qué haré por mi hijo?”’
When you will have departed from me this day, you will find two men beside the sepulcher of Rachel, in the parts of Benjamin to the south. And they will say to you: ‘The donkeys have been found, which you had been seeking as you traveled. And your father, forgetting about the donkeys, has been anxious for you, and he says, “What shall I do about my son?”’
3 “Luego seguirás adelante desde allí, y llegarás a la encina de Tabor. Allí te saldrán al encuentro tres hombres que suben a Dios a Betel: uno que llevará tres cabritos, otro que llevará tres panes y otro que llevará un recipiente de vino.
And when you will have departed from there, and will have traveled farther, and will have arrived at the oak of Tabor, in that place three men, who are going up to God at Bethel, will find you. One will be bringing three young goats, and another three loaves of bread, and another will be carrying a bottle of wine.
4 Ellos te saludarán y te darán dos panes, que recibirás de su mano.
And when they will have greeted you, they will give you two loaves. And you shall accept these from their hand.
5 “Después llegarás a la colina de Dios, donde está la guarnición de los filisteos; y sucederá que cuando hayas llegado allí a la ciudad, te encontrarás con una banda de profetas que bajarán del lugar alto con un laúd, un pandero, una flauta y un arpa delante de ellos; y estarán profetizando.
After these things, you shall arrive at the hill of God, where the garrison of the Philistines is. And when you will have entered the city there, you will meet a company of prophets, descending from the high place, with a psaltery, and a timbrel, and a pipe, and a harp before them, and they will be prophesying.
6 Entonces el Espíritu de Yahvé vendrá poderosamente sobre ti, entonces profetizarás con ellos y te convertirás en otro hombre.
And the Spirit of the Lord will spring up within you. And you shall prophesy with them, and you shall be changed into another man.
7 Cuando te lleguen estas señales, haz lo que sea apropiado para la ocasión, porque Dios está contigo.
Therefore, when these signs will have happened to you, do whatever your hand will find, for the Lord is with you.
8 “Desciende delante de mí a Gilgal; y he aquí que yo bajaré a ti para ofrecer holocaustos y sacrificar ofrendas de paz. Espera siete días, hasta que venga a ti y te muestre lo que debes hacer”.
And you shall descend before me into Gilgal, (for I will descend to you), so that you may offer an oblation, and may immolate victims of peace. For seven days, you shall wait, until I come to you, and reveal to you what you should do.”
9 Fue así que cuando le dio la espalda a Samuel para irse, Dios le dio otro corazón; y todas esas señales sucedieron ese día.
And so, when he had turned his shoulder, so that he might go away from Samuel, God changed him to another heart. And all these signs occurred on that day.
10 Cuando llegaron al monte, he aquí que un grupo de profetas le salió al encuentro; y el Espíritu de Dios vino poderosamente sobre él, y profetizó entre ellos.
And they arrived at the above-stated hill, and behold, a group of prophets met him. And the Spirit of the Lord leapt up within him, and he prophesied in their midst.
11 Cuando todos los que le conocían de antes vieron que profetizaba con los profetas, el pueblo se dijo: “¿Qué es esto que le ha sucedido al hijo de Cis? ¿Está Saúl también entre los profetas?”
Then all those who had known him yesterday and the day before, seeing that he was with the prophets, and that he was prophesying, said to one other: “What is this thing that has happened to the son of Kish? Could Saul also be among the prophets?”
12 Uno del mismo lugar respondió: “¿Quién es su padre?” Por eso se convirtió en un proverbio: “¿También Saúl está entre los profetas?”
And one would respond to the other, saying, “And who is their father?” Because of this, it turned into a proverb, “Could Saul also be among the prophets?”
13 Cuando terminó de profetizar, llegó al lugar alto.
Then he ceased to prophesy, and he went to the high place.
14 El tío de Saúl les dijo a él y a su criado: “¿Adónde habéis ido?” Dijo: “Para buscar los burros. Cuando vimos que no se encontraban, vinimos a Samuel”.
And the uncle of Saul said to him, and to his servant, “Where did you go?” And they responded: “To seek the donkeys. But when we did not find them, we went to Samuel.”
15 El tío de Saúl le dijo: “Por favor, cuéntame lo que te dijo Samuel”.
And his uncle said to him, “Tell me what Samuel said to you.”
16 Saúl dijo a su tío: “Nos dijo claramente que los asnos habían sido encontrados”. Pero en cuanto al asunto del reino, del que habló Samuel, no se lo dijo.
And Saul said to his uncle, “He told us that the donkeys would be found.” But the word about the kingdom, which Samuel had spoken to him, he did not reveal to him.
17 Samuel convocó al pueblo ante Yahvé en Mizpa;
And Samuel called the people together, to the Lord at Mizpah.
18 y dijo a los hijos de Israel: “Yahvé, el Dios de Israel, dice: ‘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’.
And he said to the sons of Israel: “Thus says the Lord God of Israel: I led Israel away from Egypt, and I rescued you from the hand of the Egyptians, and from the hand of all the kings who were afflicting you.
19 Pero hoy habéis rechazado a vuestro Dios, que os salva de todas vuestras calamidades y angustias, y le habéis dicho: “¡No, poned un rey sobre nosotros!”. Ahora, pues, preséntense ante Yahvé por sus tribus y por sus miles”.
But today you have rejected your God, who alone saved you from all your evils and tribulations. And you have said: ‘By no means! Instead, appoint a king over us.’ Now therefore, stand in the sight of the Lord, by your tribes and by your families.”
20 Entonces Samuel acercó a todas las tribus de Israel, y fue elegida la tribu de Benjamín.
And Samuel brought near all the tribes of Israel, and the lot fell upon the tribe of Benjamin.
21 Hizo acercar a la tribu de Benjamín por sus familias, y fue elegida la familia de los matritenses. Luego se eligió a Saúl, hijo de Cis, pero cuando lo buscaron, no lo encontraron.
And he brought near the tribe of Benjamin, with its families, and the lot fell upon the family of Matri. And then it went to Saul, the son of Kish. Therefore, they sought him, but he was not found.
22 Por lo tanto, preguntaron más a Yahvé: “¿Hay todavía un hombre que venga aquí?” Yahvé respondió: “He aquí que se ha escondido entre el equipaje”.
And after these things, they consulted the Lord as to whether he would soon arrive there. And the Lord responded, “Behold, he is hidden at home.”
23 Corrieron y lo llevaron allí. Cuando se puso de pie en medio del pueblo, era más alto que cualquiera de ellos desde los hombros hacia arriba.
And so they ran and brought him there. And he stood in the midst of the people, and he was taller than the entire people, from the shoulders upward.
24 Samuel dijo a todo el pueblo: “¿Ven al que Yahvé ha elegido, que no hay nadie como él en todo el pueblo?” Todo el pueblo gritó y dijo: “¡Viva el rey!”
And Samuel said to all the people: “Certainly, you see the one whom the Lord has chosen, that there is not anyone like him among all the people.” And all the people cried out and said, “Long live the king!”
25 Entonces Samuel comunicó al pueblo el reglamento del reino, lo escribió en un libro y lo puso delante de Yahvé. Samuel despidió a todo el pueblo, cada uno a su casa.
Then Samuel spoke to the people the law of the kingdom, and he wrote it in a book, and he stored it in the sight of the Lord. And Samuel dismissed all the people, each one to his own house.
26 Saúl también se fue a su casa en Gabaa, y con él iba el ejército, cuyos corazones había tocado Dios.
And then Saul went away to his own house at Gibeah. And a portion of the army, whose hearts had been touched by God, went away with him.
27 Pero algunos despreciables dijeron: “¿Cómo podría salvarnos este hombre?” Lo despreciaron, y no le trajeron ningún tributo. Pero él calló.
Yet the sons of Belial said, “How could this one be able to save us?” And they despised him, and they brought him no presents. But he pretended not to hear them.
