1 Samuel 10
1 Pagkatapos kumuha si Samuel ng isang bote ng langis at ibinuhos ito sa ulo ni Saul, at hinalikan siya. Sinabi niya, “Hindi ba pinahiran ka ng langis ni Yahweh para maging tagapamahala ng kanyang pamana?
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 Kapag iniwan mo ako ngayon, may matatagpuan kang dalawang lalaki sa puntod ni Raquel, sa nasasakupan ng Benjamin at Zelza. Sasabihin nila sa iyo, 'Natagpuan na ang hinahanap mong mga asno. Ngayon, tumigil ang iyong ama sa pag-aalala tungkol sa mga asno, at nababalisa na tungkol sa iyo, sinasabing, “Ano ang dapat kong gawin sa anak ko?'”
[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 Pagkatapos magpapatuloy ka mula roon, at makakarating ka sa owk ng Tabor. Sasalubungin ka roon ng tatlong lalaking papunta sa Diyos sa Bethel, ang isa ay may dalang tatlong batang kambing, ang isa ay may dalang tatlong pirasong tinapay at ang isa ay may dalang isang balat na sisidlan ng alak.
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 Babatiin ka nila at bibigyan ng dalawang pirasong tinapay, na kukunin mo mula sa kanilang mga kamay.
They will greet you, and they will offer you two of the loaves of bread. Accept them.
5 Matapos iyon, paroroon ka sa burol ng Diyos, kung saan naroon ang kuta ng mga Filisteo. Kapag nakarating ka sa lungsod, makakasalubong ka ng isang pangkat ng propetang pababa mula sa mataas na lugar na may alpa, panderetas, plauta, at lira sa harapan nila; magsisipanghula sila.
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 Agad na darating sa iyo ang Espiritu ni Yahweh at huhula ka kasama nila, at mababago ka sa isang kakaibang lalaki.
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 Ngayon, kapag dumating sa iyo ang mga palatandaang ito, gawin mo anumang masumpungang gawin ng iyong kamay, sapagkat kasama mo ang Diyos.
After those things occur, do whatever you think is right to do, and God will (be with/help) you.
8 Mauna ka sa aking bumaba sa Gilgal. Pagkatapos bababa ako sa iyo para maghandog ng mga sinunog na handog at mag-alay ng mga handog pangkapayapaan. Maghintay ng pitong araw hanggang sa dumating ako at ipakita sa iyo kung ano ang dapat mong gawin.”
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 Nang tumalikod si Saul para iwan si Samuel, binigyan siya ng Diyos ng panibagong puso. Pagkatapos lahat ng mga palatandaang ito ay nangyari sa araw na iyon.
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 Nang dumating sila sa burol, sinalubong siya ng isang pangkat ng mga propeta, at agad na dumating sa kanya ang Espiritu ng Diyos kaya nanghula siya kasama nila.
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 Nang makita siya ng lahat ng taong dating nakakakilala sa kanya na nanghuhula kasama ng mga propeta, sinabi ng mga tao sa isa't isa, “Anong nangyari sa anak ni Kish? Isa na ba ngayon si Saul sa mga propeta?”
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 Isang lalaki mula sa parehong lugar ang sumagot, “At sino ang kanilang ama?” Dahil dito, naging kasabihan, “Isa rin ba si Saul sa mga propeta?”
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 Nang matapos niyang manghula, pumaroon siya sa mataas na lugar.
When Saul finished speaking the messages that God gave him, he went to the place where the people offered sacrifices.
14 Pagkatapos sinabi ng tiyo ni Saul sa kanya at kanyang lingkod, “Saan kayo nagpunta?” At sumagot siya, “Para hanapin ang mga asno; nang hindi namin matagpuan ang mga iyon, pumunta kami kay 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 Sinabi ng tiyo ni Saul, “Pakiusap, sabihin sa akin kung anong sinabi sa iyo ni Samuel.”
Saul’s uncle replied, “What did Samuel tell you?”
16 Sumagot si Saul sa kanyang tiyo, “Sinabi niya sa amin nang tapatan na natagpuan na ang mga asno.” Ngunit hindi niya sinabi sa kanya ang bagay patungkol sa kaharian na sinabi ni Samuel.
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 Ngayon sama-samang tinawag ni Samuel ang mga tao sa harapan ni Yahweh sa Mizpa.
[Later] Samuel summoned the people of Israel to gather at Mizpah to [hear a message from] Yahweh.
18 Sinabi niya sa mga tao ng Israel, “Ito ang sinasabi ni Yahweh, na Diyos ng Israel: 'Dinala ko ang Israel palabas ng Ehipto, at iniligtas kayo mula sa kamay ng mga taga-Ehipto, at mula sa kamay ng lahat ng kahariang umapi sa inyo.'
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 Subalit ngayon tinanggihan ninyo ang inyong Diyos na nagliligtas sa inyo mula sa lahat ninyong kalamidad at dalamhati; at sinabi ninyo sa kanya, 'Maglagay ng hari sa amin.' Ngayon idulog ang inyong mga sarili sa harapan ni Yahweh ayon sa inyong mga lipi at angkan.”
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 Kaya dinala ni Samuel palapit ang lahat ng lipi ng Israel, at napili ang lipi ni Benjamin.
When those representatives came near to Samuel, [God indicated that] he had chosen someone from the tribe descended from Benjamin.
21 Pagkatapos dinala niya palapit ang lipi ni Benjamin ayon sa kanilang mga angkan; at napili ang angkan ng mga Matrites; at napili si Saul na anak ni Kish. Subalit nang siya ay hinahanap nila, hindi siya matagpuan.
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 Pagkatapos gustong magtanong ng mga tao sa Diyos ng karagdagang tanong, “May ibang lalaki pa bang darating?” Sumagot si Yahweh, “Itinago ni Saul ang kanyang sarili sa mga kargada.”
So they asked Yahweh, “Where is Saul?” Yahweh replied, “He is hiding among the army equipment.”
23 Pagkatapos tumakbo sila at kinuha si Saul mula roon. Nang tumayo siya kasama ng mga tao, mas matangkad siya kaysa sinumang tao mula sa kanyang balikat pataas.
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 Pagkatapos sinabi ni Samuel sa mga tao, “Nakikita ba ninyo ang lalaking pinili ni Yahweh?” Walang isa mang katulad niya sa lahat ng tao!” Sumigaw ang lahat ng tao, “Mabuhay ang hari!”
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 Pagkatapos sinabi ni Samuel sa mga tao ang mga kaugalian at panuntunan ng paghahari, isinulat ang mga iyon sa isang aklat at inilagay ito sa harapan ni Yahweh. Pagkatapos pinaalis ni Samuel ang mga tao, bawat lalaki sa kanyang bahay.
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 Umuwi rin si Saul sa tahanan niya sa Gibea, at sumama sa kanya ang ilang malalakas na tauhan na hinipo ng Diyos ang mga puso.
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 Subalit ilang walang kabuluhang lalaki ang nagsabi, “Paano tayo maililigtas ng lalaking ito?” Inalipusta ng mga taong ito si Saul at hindi siya dinalhan ng anumang regalo. Subalit nanahimik lang si Saul.
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].
