1 And Samuel took a little vessel of oil, and poured upon his head, and kissed him, and said: Behold, our Lord hath anointed thee upon his inheritance to be Prince, and thou shalt deliver his people out of the hands of their enemies, that are round about them. And this shall be a sign unto thee, that God hath anointed thee to be Prince.
1 And ¹Samuel took a little vial of oil, and poured it upon his head, and kissed him, and said: Behold, the Lord hath anointed thee to be prince over his inheritance, and thou shalt deliver his people out of the hands of their enemies, that are round about them. And this shall be a sign unto thee, that God hath anointed thee to be prince.
2 When thou shalt be departed from me this day, thou shalt find two men beside the sepulchre of Rachel in the borders of Benjamin, in the South, and they shall say to thee: The asses are found, which thou didst go to see: and thy father letting go the asses, is careful for you, and saith: What shall I do concerning my son?
2 When thou shalt depart from me this day, thou shalt find two men by the sepulcher of Rachel in the borders of Benjamin to the south, and they shall say to thee: The asses are found which thou wentest to seek: and thy father, thinking no more of the asses, is concerned for you, and saith: What shall I do for my son?
3 And when thou shalt depart thence, and pass farther, and shalt come to the oak Thabor, three men going up to God into Bethel shall find thee there, one carrying three kids, and another three manchets of bread, and another carrying a flagon of wine.
3 And when thou shalt depart from thence, and go farther on, and shalt come to the oak of Thabor, there shall meet thee three men going up to God to Bethel, one carrying three kids, and another three loaves of bread, and another carrying a bottle of wine.
4 And when they have saluted thee, they will give thee two loaves, and thou shalt take them of their hand.
4 And they will salute thee, and will give thee two loaves, and thou shalt take them at their hand.
5 After these things thou shalt come into the hill of God, where the garrison of the Philisthiims is: and when thou shalt be entered there into the city, thou shalt meet there a flock of Prophets coming down from the excelse, and before them psaltery and timbrel, and shalm, and harp, and themselves prophesying.
5 After that thou shalt come to the hill of God, where the garrison of the Philistines is: and when thou shalt be come there into the city, thou shalt meet a company of prophets coming down from the high place, with a psaltery, and a timbrel, and a pipe, and a harp before them, and they shall be prophesying.
6 And the Spirit of our Lord shall seize upon thee, and thou shalt prophesy with them, and shalt be changed into another man.
6 And the spirit of the Lord shall come upon thee, and thou shalt prophesy with them, and shalt be changed into another man.
7 Therefore when all these signs shall chance to thee, do whatsoever thy hand shall find, because our Lord is with thee.
7 When therefore these signs shall happen to thee, do whatsoever thy hand shall find, for the Lord is with thee.
8 And thou shalt go down before me into Galgala (for I will come down to thee) that thou mayest offer oblation, and immolate pacific victims: seven days shalt thou expect, till I come to thee, & I will shew thee what thou must do.
8 And thou shalt go down before me to Galgal (for I will come down to thee), that thou mayst offer an oblation, and sacrifice victims of peace: seven days shalt thou wait, ²till I come to thee, and I will show thee what thou art to do.
9 Therefore when he had turned away his shoulder to depart from Samuel, God changed unto him another heart, and all these things came in that day.
9 So when he had turned his back to go from Samuel, God gave unto him another heart, and all these things came to pass that day.
10 And they came to the foresaid hill, and behold a troop of Prophets meeting him: & the Spirit of our Lord seized upon him, and he prophesied in the midst of them.
10 And they came to the foresaid hill, and behold a company of prophets met him: and the spirit of the Lord came upon him, and he prophesied in the midst of them.
11 And all that had known him yesterday and the day before, seeing that he was with the prophets, & did prophesy, said to each other: What thing hath happened to the son of Cis? What is Saul also among the Prophets?
11 And all that had known him yesterday and the day before, seeing that he was with the prophets, and prophesied, said to each other: What is this that hath happened to the son of Cis? Is Saul also among the prophets?
12 And one answered another, saying: And who is their father? Therefore it was turned into a proverb: What is Saul also among the Prophets?
12 And one answered another, saying: And who is their father? Therefore it became a proverb: ³Is Saul also among the prophets?
13 And he ceased to prophesy, and came to the excelse.
13 And when he had made an end of prophesying, he came to the high place.
14 And Saul's uncle said to him, and to his servant: Whither went you? Who answered: To seek the asses: which when we had not found we came to Samuel.
14 And Saul’s uncle said to him, and to his servant: Whither went you? They answered: To seek the asses: and not finding them, we went to Samuel.
15 And his uncle said to him: Tell me what Samuel said to thee.
15 And his uncle said to him: Tell me what Samuel said to thee.
16 And Saul said to his uncle: He told us that the asses were found. But concerning the word of the Kingdom which Samuel had spoken to him, he told him not.
16 And Saul said to his uncle: He told us that the asses were found. But of the matter of the kingdom of which Samuel had spoken to him, he told him not.
17 And Samuel called together the people of our Lord in Maspha:
17 And Samuel called together the people to the Lord in Maspha:
18 And said to the children of Israel: Thus saith our Lord the God of Israel: I brought Israel out of Ægypt, and delivered you from the hand of the Ægyptians, and from the hand of all the kings which afflicted you.
18 And he said to the children of Israel: Thus saith the Lord the God of Israel: I brought up Israel out of Egypt, and delivered you from the hand of the Egyptians, and from the hand of all the kings who afflicted you.
19 But you this day have rejected your God, who only hath saved you out of all your evils and tribulations: and you have said: Not so: but appoint a king over us. Now therefore stand before our Lord by your tribes, and by your families.
19 But you this day have rejected your God, who only hath saved you out of all your evils and your tribulations: and you have said: ⁴Nay: but set a king over us. Now therefore stand before the Lord by your tribes, and by your families.
20 And Samuel brought all the tribes of Israel, and the lot fell on the tribe of Benjamin.
20 And Samuel brought to him all the tribes of Israel, and the lot fell on the tribe of Benjamin.
21 And he brought the tribe of Benjamin and the kindreds thereof, & it fell upon the kindred of Metri, and it came unto Saul the son of Cis. They therefore sought him, and he was not found.
21 And he brought the tribe of Benjamin and the kindreds thereof, and the lot fell upon the kindred of Metri, and it came to Saul the son of Cis. They sought him therefore, and he was not found.
22 And after these things they consulted our Lord whether he would come thither. And our Lord answered: Behold he is hid at home.
22 And after this they consulted the Lord whether he would come thither. And the Lord answered: Behold he is hidden at home.
23 They ran therefore and took him from thence: and he stood in the midst of the people, and he was higher than all the people from the shoulder and upward.
23 And they ran and fetched him thence: and he stood in the midst of the people, and he was higher than any of the people from the shoulders and upward.
24 And Samuel said to all the people: Certes you see whom our Lord hath chosen, that there is not the like to him in all the people. And all the people cried, and said: God save the king.
24 And Samuel said to all the people: Surely you see him whom the Lord hath chosen, that there is none like him among all the people. And all the people cried and said: God save the king.
25 And Samuel spake to the people the law of the Kingdom, and wrote it in a book, and laid it up before our Lord: and Samuel dismissed all the people, every one into his own house.
25 And Samuel told the people the law of the kingdom, and wrote it in a book, and laid it up before the Lord: and Samuel sent away all the people, everyone to his own house.
26 But Saul also departed into his house into Gabaa: & there went with him part of the army, they whose hearts God had touched.
26 Saul also departed to his own house in Gabaa: and there went with him a part of the army, whose hearts God had touched.
27 But the children of Belial said: What, shall this fellow be able to save us? And they despised him, & brought him not presents: but he dissembled as though he heard not.
27 But the children of Belial said: Shall this fellow be able to save us? And they despised him, and brought him no presents; but he dissembled as though he heard not.