1 Samuela 10

1 Pea naʻe toʻo ʻe Samuela ʻae hina lolo, ʻo lingi ia ki hono fofonga, pea ʻuma kiate ia, ʻo ne pehē, “ʻIkai ko e meʻa ʻi he fakatapui koe ʻe Sihova ke ke ʻeiki koe ki hono tofiʻa?

Then Samuel took the vial of oil and poured it on his head, and kissed him, and said, "Has not the LORD anointed you to be ruler over his people Israel? And you shall rule over the people of the LORD, and you shall save them out of the hand of their enemies all around. And this shall be the sign to you that the LORD has anointed you to be ruler over his inheritance.

2 ‌ʻI hoʻo ʻalu ʻiate au he ʻaho ni, te ke toki ʻilo ʻae ongo tangata ofi ki he tanuʻanga ʻo Lesieli ʻi he potu ʻo Penisimani ʻi Selisa; pea te na pehē kiate koe, Ko e fanga ʻasi ne ke ʻalu ko hono kumi kuo ʻilo: pea ko eni kuo tuku ʻe hoʻo tamai ʻene tokanga ki he fanga ʻasi, ka ʻoku mamahi kiate koe, ʻo pehē, Ko e hā te u fai koeʻuhi ko hoku foha?

When you have departed from me today, then you shall find two men by Rachel's tomb, in the territory of Benjamin at Zelzah; and they will tell you, 'The donkeys which you went to seek have been found; and look, your father has stopped caring about the donkeys, and is anxious for you, saying, "What shall I do about my son?"'

3 Pea ke ʻalu ai pe mei ai, pea ke hoko ki he tafangafanga ʻo Tepoa, pea ʻe fakafetaulaki kiate koe ʻi ai ʻae tangata ʻe toko tolu ko ʻenau ʻalu ki he ʻOtua ʻi Peteli, ʻoku fua ʻe he tokotaha ʻae ʻuhikiʻi kosi ʻe tolu, pea fua ʻe he tokotaha ʻae foʻi mā ʻe tolu, pea toʻo ʻe he tokotaha ʻae hina uaine:

Then you will go on further from there and you will come to the oak of Tabor, and three men going up to God at Bethel will meet you. One will be carrying three young goats, and another carrying three containers of bread, and another carrying a container of wine.

4 Pea tenau fetapa kiate koe, ʻo tuku kiate koe ʻae foʻi mā ʻe ua; ʻaia te ke maʻu mei honau nima.

And they will greet you and give you two wave offerings of bread, which you shall accept from their hand.

5 Hili ia, te ke hoko atu ki he moʻunga ʻoe ʻOtua, ʻaia ʻoku tuʻu ʻi ai ʻae kolo tau ʻae kau Filisitia: pea ʻe hoko ʻo pehē, ʻi hoʻo hoko atu ki he kolo, te mo fetaulaki mo e kau kikite ʻoku ʻalu hifo mei he potu māʻolunga mo e meʻa faiva tatangi, mo e fangufangu, mo e haʻape, ʻi honau ʻao pea tenau kikite.

After that you shall come to Gibeath Elohim, where the Philistine garrison is. And it shall happen, when you have come there to the city, that you shall meet a band of prophets coming down from the high place with harps, and tambourines, and flutes, and lyres before them, and they will be prophesying.

6 Pea ʻe hoko ʻae Laumālie ʻo Sihova kiate koe, pea te ke kikite koe mo kinautolu, pea ke liliu koe ko e tangata foʻou.

And the Spirit of the LORD will come mightily on you, and you shall prophesy with them, and shall be transformed into a different person.

7 Pea tuku ke pehē, ʻoka hoko ʻae ngaahi fakaʻilonga ni kiate koe, te ke fai ʻe koe ʻaia ʻe matamatalelei ʻi ho ʻao; he ʻoku ʻiate koe ʻae ʻOtua.

And let it be, when these signs have come to you, that you do as the occasion demands, for God is with you.

8 Pea te ke ʻalu muʻomuʻa ʻiate au ki Kilikali; pea vakai, te u ʻalu hifo kiate koe ke ʻatu ʻae ngaahi feilaulau tutu, pea ke ʻatu ʻae ngaahi feilaulau fakalelei: te ke tatali kiate au ʻi he ʻaho ʻe fitu, ke ʻoua ke u hoko atu kiate koe, pea fakahā kiate koe ʻaia te ke fai.”

You shall go down before me to Gilgal; and look, I will come down to you, to offer burnt offerings, and to sacrifice sacrifices of peace offerings: you shall wait seven days, until I come to you, and show you what you shall do."

9 Pea naʻe pehē, hili ʻene tafoki hono tuʻa ke ʻalu ʻia Samuela, naʻe tuku ʻe he ʻOtua kiate ia ʻae loto foʻou: pea naʻe hoko ʻae ngaahi fakaʻilonga ni kotoa pē ʻi he ʻaho ko ia.

When he had turned his back to leave Samuel, God changed his heart, and all these signs came to pass that day.

10 Pea ʻi heʻenau hoko ki ai ki he moʻunga, vakai, ʻoku fakafetaulaki kiate ia ʻae kau kikite; pea naʻe hoko kiate ia ʻae Laumālie ʻoe ʻOtua, pea kikite ia mo kinautolu.

And he went from there to Gibeah, and look, a band of prophets met him; and the Spirit of God came mightily on him, and he prophesied among them.

11 Pea naʻe pehē, ʻi he mamata ʻekinautolu kotoa pē naʻe ʻilo ia ʻi muʻa, pea vakai, ʻoku kikite ia mo e kau kikite, naʻe fepehēʻaki ʻe he kakai, “Ko e hā eni kuo hoko ki he foha ʻo Kisi? ʻOku kau ʻa Saula foki ki he kau palōfita?”

It happened, when all who knew him before saw that, look, he prophesied with the prophets, then the people said one to another, "What is this that has come to the son of Kish? Is Saul also among the prophets?"

12 Pea naʻe tali leva ʻe he tokotaha ʻoe potu ko ia, ʻo pehē, “Ka ko hai ʻenau tamai? Ko ia naʻe hoko ia ko e lea fakaefonua, ʻOku ʻi he kau palōfita ʻa Saula foki?

One of the same place answered, "Who is their father?" Therefore it became a proverb, "Is Saul also among the prophets?"

13 Pea ʻi he fakaʻosi ʻene kikite, naʻe haʻu ia ki he potu māʻolunga.

And when he had finished prophesying, and went home,

14 Pea naʻe pehē ʻe he tuʻasina ʻo Saula kiate ia mo ʻene tamaioʻeiki, “Ne mo ō ki fē?” Pea naʻe pehē ʻe ia, “Ke kumi ʻae fanga ʻasi: pea ʻi heʻema vakai ʻoku ʻikai ia, ne ma hoko atu kia Samuela.”

then his uncle said to him and to his servant, "Where did you go?" And he said, "To seek the donkeys. When we saw that they were not found, we went to Samuel."

15 Pea pehē ʻe he tuʻasina ʻo Saula, “ʻOku ou kole kiate koe, tala mai ʻaia naʻe tala ʻe Samuela kiate kimoua.”

Saul's uncle said, "Please tell me what Samuel said to you."

16 Pea pehē ʻe Saula ki hono tuʻasina, naʻa ne tala totonu kiate kimaua kuo ʻiloa ʻae fanga ʻasi. Ka ko e meʻa ʻi he puleʻanga ʻaia naʻe lea ki ai ʻa Samuela, naʻe ʻikai te ne tala ia.

Saul said to his uncle, "He told us plainly that the donkeys were found." But concerning the matter of the kingdom he did not tell him.

17 Pea naʻe fekau ʻe Samuela ke kātoa fakataha ʻae kakai kia Sihova ki Misipa;

Samuel called the people together to the LORD to Mizpah;

18 ‌ʻO ne pehē ki he fānau ʻa ʻIsileli, “ʻOku pehē ʻe Sihova ko e ʻOtua ʻo ʻIsileli, ‘Ne u ʻomi ʻa ʻIsileli mei ʻIsipite, pea fakamoʻui ʻakimoutolu mei he nima ʻoe kakai ʻIsipite, pea mei he nima ʻoe ngaahi puleʻanga kotoa pē, mo kinautolu naʻe fakamoʻulaloaʻi ʻakimoutolu:

and he said to the children of Israel, "Thus says the LORD, the God of Israel, 'I brought up Israel out of Egypt, and I delivered you out of the hand of the Egyptians, and out of the hand of all the kingdoms that oppressed you:'

19 Pea kuo mou liʻaki he ʻaho ni ʻa homou ʻOtua, ʻaia naʻa ne fakamoʻui tonu ʻakimoutolu mei hoʻomou ngaahi kovi kotoa pē, mo hoʻomou ngaahi meʻa fakamamahi kotoa pē; pea kuo mou tala kiate ia, ʻIkai, ka ke fakanofo ha tuʻi kiate kimautolu. Pea ko eni fakakātoa ʻo fakahā ʻakimoutolu ʻi he ʻao ʻo Sihova ʻi homou ngaahi faʻahinga, pea ʻi homou ngaahi toko afe.’”

but you have this day rejected your God, who himself saves you out of all your calamities and your distresses; and you have said, 'No. Set a king over us.' Now therefore present yourselves before the LORD by your tribes, and by your thousands."

20 Pea ʻi he fakakātoa fakataha ʻe Samuela ʻae ngaahi faʻahinga ʻo ʻIsileli kenau haʻu ʻo ofi, pea naʻe fili ʻae faʻahinga ʻo Penisimani.

So Samuel brought all the tribes of Israel near, and the tribe of Benjamin was taken.

21 Pea ʻi heʻene fekau ke haʻu ʻo ofi ʻae faʻahinga ʻo Penisimani ʻi honau ngaahi fale, naʻe fili ʻae fale ʻo Matili, pea fili ʻa Saula ko e foha ʻo Kisi: pea ʻi heʻenau kumi ia, naʻe ʻikai ʻiloa ia.

He brought the tribe of Benjamin near by their families, and the family of the Matrites was taken. And he brought the family of the Matrites near man by man, and Saul the son of Kish was taken. But when they looked for him, he could not be found.

22 Ko ia naʻa nau toe fehuʻi ai kia Sihova, pe haʻu ki ai ʻae tangata pe ʻikai. Pea naʻe pehē ʻe Sihova, “Vakai, kuo fakafufū ʻe ia ia ʻi he tuʻunga ngaʻotoʻota.”

Therefore they asked of the LORD further, "Is there a man yet to come here?" The LORD answered, "Look, he has hidden himself among the baggage."

23 Pea naʻa nau lele ʻo ʻomi ia mei ai: pea ʻi heʻene tuʻu mo e kakai, naʻe māʻolunga ia ʻi he kakai kotoa pē mei hono uma ʻo fai ki ʻolunga.

They ran and fetched him there; and when he stood among the people, he was higher than any of the people from his shoulders and upward.

24 Pea naʻe pehē ʻe Samuela ki he kakai kotoa pē, “Mou vakai kiate ia ʻaia kuo fili ʻe Sihova, ʻoku ʻikai ha tokotaha ʻoku hangē ko ia ʻi he kakai kotoa pē!” Pea naʻe kalanga ʻae kakai kotoa pē, ʻo pehē, “Ke fakamoʻui ʻe he ʻOtua ʻae tuʻi.”

Samuel said to all the people, "You see him whom the LORD has chosen, that there is none like him among all the people?" All the people shouted, and said, "Let the king live."

25 Pea naʻe toki tala ʻe Samuela ki he kakai hono anga ʻoe puleʻanga, ʻo ne tohi ia ʻi he tohi, ʻo tuku ia ʻi he ʻao ʻo Sihova. Pea naʻe fekau ʻe Samuela ki he kakai kotoa pē kenau ʻalu taki taha ʻae tangata ki hono fale.

Then Samuel told the people the regulations of the kingdom, and wrote it on a scroll, and laid it up before the LORD. Samuel sent all the people away, every man went to his place

26 Pea naʻe ʻalu ʻa Saula ki hono ʻapi ʻi Kipea; pea naʻe ʻalu mo ia ʻae kau tangata, naʻe laveʻi honau loto ʻe he ʻOtua.

Saul also went to his house to Gibeah; and there went with him the valient men, whose hearts the LORD had touched.

27 Ka naʻe pehē ʻe he fānau ʻae angakovi, “ʻE fakamoʻui fēfē ʻe he tangata ni ʻakitautolu?” Pea naʻa nau manukiʻi ia, pea naʻe ʻikai ʻomi ha meʻaʻofa kiate ia. Ka naʻe longo pe ia.

But certain worthless fellows said, "How shall this man save us?" So they despised him, and brought him no present. Now Nahash, king of the Ammonites, was severely oppressing the Gadites and the Reubenites. He put out the right eye of all of them, and he would not allow anyone to rescue Israel. Not one was left of the children of Israel beyond the Jordan whose right eye Nahash, king of the Ammonites, did not put out, except for seven thousand men who had escaped from the Ammonites and went to Jabesh Gilead.