1 Samuel 10
1 Y tomando Samuel una ampolla de aceite, derramóla sobre su cabeza, y besóle, y díjole: ¿No te ha ungido Jehová por capitán 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 Hoy luego que te hayas apartado de mí, hallarás dos varones junto al sepulcro de Raquel, en el término de Ben-jamín en Salesa, los cuales te dirán: Las asnas, que habías ido a buscar, son halladas: y tu padre, había ya dejado el negocio de las asnas, y congojábase por vosotros, diciendo: ¿Qué haré de 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 Y como de allí te fueres más adelante, y llegares a la campaña de Tabor, salirte han al encuentro tres varones, que suben a Dios en Bet-el: llevando el uno tres cabritos, y el otro tres tortas de pan, y el tercero, un cuero 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 Los cuales, luego que te hayan saludado, te darán dos panes, y tú los tomarás de mano de ellos.
They will greet you, and they will offer you two of the loaves of bread. Accept them.
5 De allí vendrás al collado de Dios, donde está la guarnición de los Filisteos, y como entrares allá en la ciudad, encontrarás una compañía de profetas, que descienden del alto, y delante de ellos salterio, y adufe, y flauta, y arpa, y ellos 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 Y el Espíritu de Jehová te arrebatará, y profetizarás con ellos; y serás mudado en otro varón.
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 Y cuando te hubieren venido estas señales hazte lo que te viniere a la mano: porque Dios es contigo.
After those things occur, do whatever you think is right to do, and God will (be with/help) you.
8 Y descenderás delante de mí en Galgal; y luego yo descenderé a ti a sacrificar holocaustos, y a matar víctimas pacíficas. Tú me esperarás siete días hasta que yo venga 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 Y aconteció que como él tornó su hombro para partirse de Samuel, Dios le trocó su corazón: y todas estas señales vinieron en aquel 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 Y como llegaron allá al collado, he aquí la compañía de los profetas que venía a encontrarse con él, y él Espíritu de Dios le arrebató, 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 Y aconteció que todos los que le conocían de ayer y de anteayer, miraban como profetizaba con los profetas. Y el pueblo decía el uno al otro. ¿Qué ha acontecido al hijo de Cis? ¿Saul 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 Y alguno de allí respondió, y dijo: ¿Y quién es el padre de ellos? Por esta causa se tornó en proverbio, ¿También Saul 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 Y cesó de profetizar, y llegó al alto.
When Saul finished speaking the messages that God gave him, he went to the place where the people offered sacrifices.
14 Y un tio de Saul dijo a él y a su criado: ¿Dónde fuisteis? Y él respondió: A buscar las asnas. Y como vimos que no parecían, fuimos 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 Y dijo el tio de Saul: Yo te ruego que me declares, ¿qué os dijo Samuel?
Saul’s uncle replied, “What did Samuel tell you?”
16 Y Saul respondió a su tio, declarando nos declaró que las asnas habían parecido. Mas del negocio del reino, de que Samuel le habló, no le descubrió nada.
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 Y Samuel convocó el pueblo a Jehová en Maspa.
[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 dijo Jehová el Dios de Israel: Yo saqué a Israel de Egipto, y os libré de mano de los Egipcios, y de mano de todos los reinos que os afligieron;
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 habéis desechado hoy a vuestro Dios, que os guarda de todas vuestras aflicciones y angustias, diciendo: No, sino pon rey sobre nosotros. Ahora pues ponéos delante de Jehová por vuestras tribus, y por 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 Y haciendo allegar Samuel todas las tribus de Israel, fue tomada la tribu de Ben-jamín.
When those representatives came near to Samuel, [God indicated that] he had chosen someone from the tribe descended from Benjamin.
21 E hizo llegar la tribu de Ben-jamín por sus linajes, y fue tomada la familia de Metri, y de ella fue tomado Saul hijo de Cis: y como le buscaron, 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 Y preguntaron otra vez a Jehová, si había aun de venir allí aquel varón: y Jehová respondió: He aquí que él está escondido entre el bagaje.
So they asked Yahweh, “Where is Saul?” Yahweh replied, “He is hiding among the army equipment.”
23 Entonces corrieron allá, y tomáronle de allí; y puesto en medio del pueblo, desde el hombro arriba era más alto que todo el pueblo.
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 Y Samuel dijo a todo el pueblo: ¿Habéis visto al que ha elegido Jehová, que no hay semejante a él en todo el pueblo? Entonces el pueblo clamó con alegría, 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 Entonces Samuel recitó al pueblo el derecho del reino, y escribiólo en un libro, el cual guardó delante de Jehová.
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 Y envió Samuel a todo el pueblo cada uno a su casa: y Saul también se fue a su casa en Gabaa, y fueron con él algunos del ejército, el corazón de los cuales Dios había tocado.
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 Mas los impíos dijeron: ¿Cómo nos ha este de salvar? Y tuviéronle en poco, y no le trajeron presente: mas él disimuló.
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].
