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 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 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?”’
[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 “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.
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, que 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 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.
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 el Espíritu de Yahvé vendrá poderosamente sobre ti, entonces profetizarás con ellos y te convertirás 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 te lleguen estas señales, haz lo que sea apropiado para la ocasión, porque Dios está contigo.
After those things occur, do whatever you think is right to do, and God will (be with/help) 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”.
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 Fue así que cuando le dio la espalda a Samuel para irse, Dios le dio otro corazón; y todas esas señales sucedieron ese 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 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.
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 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?”
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 Uno del mismo lugar respondió: “¿Quién es su padre?” Por eso se convirtió en un proverbio: “¿También Saúl está 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 terminó de profetizar, llegó al lugar alto.
When Saul finished speaking the messages that God gave him, he went to the place where the people offered sacrifices.
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”.
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 El tío de Saúl le dijo: “Por favor, cuéntame lo que te dijo Samuel”.
Saul’s uncle replied, “What did Samuel tell 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.
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 Samuel convocó al pueblo ante Yahvé en Mizpa;
[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: “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’.
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 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”.
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 Entonces Samuel acercó a todas las tribus de Israel, y fue elegida 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 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.
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 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”.
So they asked Yahweh, “Where is Saul?” Yahweh replied, “He is hiding among the army equipment.”
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.
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 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!”
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 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 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 Saúl también se fue a su casa en Gabaa, y con él iba el ejército, cuyos corazones había tocado Dios.
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 algunos despreciables dijeron: “¿Cómo podría salvarnos este hombre?” Lo despreciaron, y no le trajeron ningún tributo. Pero él calló.
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].
