¹撒母耳膏立扫罗为王

¹And Samuel taketh the vial of the oil, and poureth on his head, and kisseth him, and saith, `Is it not because Jehovah hath appointed thee over His inheritance for leader?

²今天你离开我以后，在便雅悯境内的泄撒，靠近拉结坟墓的旁边，必遇见两个人。他们会对你说：‘你去寻找的那几头母驴已经找到了。现在你父亲放下了母驴的事，反而为你担忧，说：我为我的儿子要怎么办呢？’

²In thy going to-day from me — then thou hast found two men by the grave of Rachel, in the border of Benjamin, at Zelzah, and they have said unto thee, The asses have been found which thou hast gone to seek; and lo, thy father hath left the matter of the asses, and hath sorrowed for you, saying, What do I do for my son?

³你要从那里再往前去，直到他泊的橡树那里，必遇见三个上伯特利去敬拜　神的人，一个带着三只山羊羔，一个带着三个饼，一个带着一皮袋酒。

³`And thou hast passed on thence, and beyond, and hast come in unto the oak of Tabor, and found thee there have three men going up unto God to Beth-El, one bearing three kids, and one bearing three cakes of bread, and one bearing a bottle of wine,

⁴他们必向你问安，并且给你两个饼，你要从他们手中接过来。

⁴and they have asked of thee of welfare, and given to thee two loaves, and thou hast received from their hand.

⁵然后，你要到　神的山去，那里有非利士人的驻军。你进城的时候，会遇见一班先知从邱坛上下来。在他们前面有鼓瑟的、打鼓的、吹笛的、弹琴的。他们都受感说话。

⁵`Afterwards thou dost come unto the hill of God, where the garrison of the Philistines [is], and it cometh to pass, at thy coming in thither to the city, that thou hast met a band of prophets coming down from the high place, and before them psaltery, and tabret, and pipe, and harp, and they are prophesying;

⁶耶和华的灵必大大感动你，你就要与他们一同受感说话，变成另一个人。

⁶and prospered over thee hath the Spirit of Jehovah, and thou hast prophesied with them, and hast been turned to another man;

⁷这些征兆临到你的时候，你就可以见机行事，因为　神与你同在。

⁷and it hath been, when these signs come to thee — do for thyself as thy hand findeth, for God [is] with thee.

⁸你要在我以先下到吉甲去，我也要下到你那里去献燔祭和平安祭。你要等候七天，等我到了你那里，指示你所当行的。”

⁸`And thou hast gone down before me to Gilgal, and lo, I am going down unto thee, to cause to ascend burnt-offerings, to sacrifice sacrifices of peace-offerings; seven days thou dost wait till my coming in unto thee, and I have made known to thee that which thou dost do.`

⁹扫罗受感说话扫罗转身离开撒母耳的时候，　神就改变了他，赐给他一颗新心。那一天，这一切征兆都实现了。

⁹And it hath been, at his turning his shoulder to go from Samuel, that God turneth to him another heart, and all these signs come on that day,

¹⁰扫罗到了那山，有一班先知迎面而来。　神的灵大大感动他，他就在他们中间受感说话。

¹⁰and they come in thither to the height, and lo, a band of prophets — to meet him, and prosper over him doth the Spirit of God, and he prophesieth in their midst.

¹¹所有以前认识扫罗的人，看见他和他们一起受感说话，就彼此说：“基士的儿子怎么啦！扫罗也列在先知中间吗？”

¹¹And it cometh to pass, all his acquaintance heretofore, see, and lo, with prophets he hath prophesied, and the people say one unto another, `What [is] this hath happened to the son of Kish? is Saul also among the prophets?`

¹²那里有一个人回答：“这些人的父亲是谁呢？”因此，后来有句俗语说：“扫罗也列在先知中间吗？”

¹²And a man thence answereth and saith, `And who [is] their father?` therefore it hath been for a simile, `Is Saul also among the prophets?`

¹³扫罗受感说话完了以后，就到邱坛去了。

¹³And he ceaseth from prophesying, and cometh in to the high place,

¹⁴扫罗的叔叔问扫罗和他的仆人说：“你们到哪里去了？”他回答：“找母驴去。我们找不到，就去见撒母耳。”

¹⁴and the uncle of Saul saith unto him, and unto his young man, `Whither went ye?` and he saith, `To seek the asses; and we see that they are not, and we come in unto Samuel.`

¹⁵扫罗的叔叔说：“你把撒母耳对你们所说的话告诉我。”

¹⁵And the uncle of Saul saith, `Declare, I pray thee, to me, what Samuel said to you?`

¹⁶扫罗对他叔叔说：“他清楚地告诉我们，母驴已经找到了。”至于撒母耳所说有关王国的事，扫罗却没有告诉他的叔叔。

¹⁶And Saul saith unto his uncle, `He certainly declared to us that the asses were found;` and of the matter of the kingdom he hath not declared to him that which Samuel said.

¹⁷扫罗被抽选为王撒母耳召集众民到米斯巴耶和华那里，

¹⁷And Samuel calleth the people unto Jehovah to Mizpeh,

¹⁸对他们说：“耶和华以色列的　神这样说：‘我把你们以色列人从埃及带上来，我救你们脱离埃及人的手，又救你们脱离所有欺压你们的列国人的手。’

¹⁸and saith unto the sons of Israel, `Thus said Jehovah, God of Israel, I have brought up Israel out of Egypt, and I deliver you out of the hand of the Egyptians, and out of the hand of all the kingdoms who are oppressing you;

¹⁹你们今天却离弃了那位拯救你们脱离一切灾难和困苦的　神，竟对他说：‘求你立一个王统治我们。’现在你们要按着你们的支派和家族，站在耶和华面前。”

¹⁹and ye to-day have rejected your God, who [is] Himself your saviour out of all your evils and your distresses, and ye say, `Nay, but — a king thou dost set over us; and now, station yourselves before Jehovah, by your tribes, and by your thousands.`

²⁰撒母耳使以色列众支派都近前来，抽签抽中了便雅悯支派；

²⁰And Samuel bringeth near the whole tribes of Israel, and the tribe of Benjamin is captured,

²¹他又使便雅悯支派按着家族近前来，抽签抽中了马特利；再抽签抽中了基士的儿子扫罗。众人寻找他，却找不到。

²¹and he bringeth near the tribe of Benjamin by its families, and the family of Matri is captured, and Saul son of Kish is captured, and they seek him, and he hath not been found.

²²于是他们求问耶和华：“那人到这里来了没有？”耶和华说：“他躲在那些物件中。”

²²And they ask again at Jehovah, `Hath the man yet come hither?` and Jehovah saith, `Lo, he hath been hidden near the vessels.`

²³他们就跑过去，把他从那里领出来；他站在众人中间，比众人都高出一个头。

²³And they run and bring him thence, and he stationed himself in the midst of the people, and he is higher than any of the people from his shoulder and upward.

²⁴撒母耳对众民说：“你们看见耶和华所拣选的人没有？在众人中没有一个可与他相比。”众人就大声欢呼：“愿王万岁！”

²⁴And Samuel saith unto all the people, `Have ye seen him on whom Jehovah hath fixed, for there is none like him among all the people?` And all the people shout, and say, `Let the king live!`

²⁵撒母耳把国法对众人述说了，又记在书上，存放在耶和华面前，然后遣散众人，各回自己的家去了。

²⁵And Samuel speaketh unto the people the right of the kingdom, and writeth in a book, and placeth before Jehovah; and Samuel sendeth all the people away, each to his house.

²⁶扫罗也回基比亚自己的家里去了，有一些勇士与他一起回去；他们的心都被　神感动。

²⁶And also Saul hath gone to his house, to Gibeah, and the force go with him whose heart God hath touched;

²⁷但是有些流氓说：“这人怎能拯救我们呢？”就藐视他，也没有送他礼物。扫罗却没有说什么。

²⁷and the sons of worthlessness have said, `What! this one doth save us!` and they despise him, and have not brought to him a present; and he is as one deaf.