¹Then Samuel took a vial of oil, and poured it upon his head, and kissed him, and said, Is it not because the LORD hath anointed thee to be captain over his inheritance?

¹فاخذ صموئيل قنينة الدهن وصبّ على راسه وقبّله وقال أليس لان الرب قد مسحك على ميراثه رئيسا.

²When thou art departed from me to day, then thou shalt find two men by Rachel's sepulchre in the border of Benjamin at Zelzah; and they will say unto thee, The asses which thou wentest to seek are found: and, lo, thy father hath left the care of the asses, and sorroweth for you, saying, What shall I do for my son?

²في ذهابك اليوم من عندي تصادف رجلين عند قبر راحيل في تخم بنيامين في صلصح فيقولان لك قد وجدت الاتن التي ذهبت تفتش عليها وهوذا ابوك قد ترك امر الاتن واهتم بكما قائلا ماذا اصنع لابني.

³Then shalt thou go on forward from thence, and thou shalt come to the plain of Tabor, and there shall meet thee three men going up to God to Bethel, one carrying three kids, and another carrying three loaves of bread, and another carrying a bottle of wine:

³وتعدو من هناك ذاهبا حتى تأتي الى بلوطة تابور فيصادفك هناك ثلاثة رجال صاعدون الى الله الى بيت ايل واحد حامل ثلاثة جداء وواحد حامل ثلاثة ارغفة خبز وواحد حامل زق خمر.

⁴And they will salute thee, and give thee two loaves of bread; which thou shalt receive of their hands.

⁴فيسلمون عليك ويعطونك رغيفي خبز فتأخذ من يدهم.

⁵After that thou shalt come to the hill of God, where is the garrison of the Philistines: and it shall come to pass, when thou art come thither to the city, that thou shalt meet a company of prophets coming down from the high place with a psaltery, and a tabret, and a pipe, and a harp, before them; and they shall prophesy:

⁵بعد ذلك تأتي الى جبعة الله حيث انصاب الفلسطينيين ويكون عند مجيئك الى هناك الى المدينة انك تصادف زمرة من الانبياء نازلين من المرتفعة وامامهم رباب ودف وناي وعود وهم يتنبأون.

⁶And the Spirit of the LORD will come upon thee, and thou shalt prophesy with them, and shalt be turned into another man.

⁶فيحل عليك روح الرب فتتنبأ معهم وتتحول الى رجل آخر.

⁷And let it be, when these signs are come unto thee, that thou do as occasion serve thee; for God is with thee.

⁷واذا أتت هذه الآيات عليك فافعل ما وجدته يدك لان الله معك.

⁸And thou shalt go down before me to Gilgal; and, behold, I will come down unto thee, to offer burnt offerings, and to sacrifice sacrifices of peace offerings: seven days shalt thou tarry, till I come to thee, and show thee what thou shalt do.

⁸وتنزل قدامي الى الجلجال وهوذا انا انزل اليك لاصعد محرقات واذبح ذبائح سلامة. سبعة ايام تلبث حتى آتي اليك واعلمك ماذا تفعل

⁹And it was so, that when he had turned his back to go from Samuel, God gave him another heart: and all those signs came to pass that day.

⁹وكان عندما ادار كتفه لكي يذهب من عند صموئيل ان الله اعطاه قلبا آخر. وأتت جميع هذه الآيات في ذلك اليوم.

¹⁰And when they came thither to the hill, behold, a company of prophets met him; and the Spirit of God came upon him, and he prophesied among them.

¹⁰ولما جاءوا الى هناك الى جبعة اذا بزمرة من الانبياء لقيته فحل عليه روح الله فتنبأ في وسطهم.

¹¹And it came to pass, when all that knew him beforetime saw that, behold, he prophesied among the prophets, then the people said one to another, What is this that is come unto the son of Kish? Is Saul also among the prophets?

¹¹ولما رآه جميع الذين عرفوه منذ امس وما قبله انه يتنبّأ مع الانبياء قال الشعب الواحد لصاحبه ماذا صار لابن قيس. اشاول ايضا بين الانبياء.

¹²And one of the same place answered and said, But who is their father? Therefore it became a proverb, Is Saul also among the prophets?

¹²فاجاب رجل من هناك وقال ومن هو ابوهم. ولذلك ذهب مثلا أشاول ايضا بين الانبياء.

¹³And when he had made an end of prophesying, he came to the high place.

¹³ولما انتهى من التنبي جاء الى المرتفعة.

¹⁴And Saul's uncle said unto him and to his servant, Whither went ye? And he said, To seek the asses: and when we saw that they were no where, we came to Samuel.

¹⁴فقال عم شاول له ولغلامه الى اين ذهبتما. فقال لكي نفتش على الاتن. ولما رأينا انها لم توجد جئنا الى صموئيل.

¹⁵And Saul's uncle said, Tell me, I pray thee, what Samuel said unto you.

¹⁵فقال عم شاول اخبرني ماذا قال لكما صموئيل.

¹⁶And Saul said unto his uncle, He told us plainly that the asses were found. But of the matter of the kingdom, whereof Samuel spake, he told him not.

¹⁶فقال شاول لعمه. اخبرنا بان الاتن قد وجدت. ولكنه لم يخبره بامر المملكة الذي تكلم به صموئيل

¹⁷And Samuel called the people together unto the LORD to Mizpeh;

¹⁷واستدعى صموئيل الشعب الى الرب الى المصفاة.

¹⁸And said unto the children of Israel, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, I brought up Israel out of Egypt, and delivered you out of the hand of the Egyptians, and out of the hand of all kingdoms, and of them that oppressed you:

¹⁸وقال لبني اسرائيل هكذا يقول الرب اله اسرائيل. اني اصعدت اسرائيل من مصر وانقذتكم من يد المصريين ومن يد جميع الممالك التي ضايقتكم.

¹⁹And ye have this day rejected your God, who himself saved you out of all your adversities and your tribulations; and ye have said unto him, Nay, but set a king over us. Now therefore present yourselves before the LORD by your tribes, and by your thousands.

¹⁹وانتم قد رفضتم اليوم الهكم الذي هو مخلّصكم من جميع الذين يسيئون اليكم ويضايقونكم وقلتم له بل تجعل علينا ملكا. فالآن امثلوا امام الرب حسب اسباطكم والوفكم.

²⁰And when Samuel had caused all the tribes of Israel to come near, the tribe of Benjamin was taken.

²⁰فقدم صموئيل جميع اسباط اسرائيل فاخذ سبط بنيامين.

²¹When he had caused the tribe of Benjamin to come near by their families, the family of Matri was taken, and Saul the son of Kish was taken: and when they sought him, he could not be found.

²¹ثم قدم سبط بنيامين حسب عشائره فأخذت عشيرة مطري وأخذ شاول بن قيس. ففتشوا عليه فلم يوجد.

²²Therefore they inquired of the LORD further, if the man should yet come thither. And the LORD answered, Behold he hath hid himself among the stuff.

²²فسألوا ايضا من الرب هل يأتي الرجل ايضا الى هنا. فقال الرب هوذا قد اختبأ بين الامتعة.

²³And they ran and fetched him thence: and when he stood among the people, he was higher than any of the people from his shoulders and upward.

²³فركضوا واخذوه من هناك فوقف بين الشعب فكان اطول من كل الشعب من كتفه فما فوق.

²⁴And Samuel said to all the people, See ye him whom the LORD hath chosen, that there is none like him among all the people? And all the people shouted, and said, God save the king.

²⁴فقال صموئيل لجميع الشعب أرأيتم الذي اختاره الرب انه ليس مثله في جميع الشعب. فهتف كل الشعب وقالوا ليحي الملك.

²⁵Then Samuel told the people the manner of the kingdom, and wrote it in a book, and laid it up before the LORD. And Samuel sent all the people away, every man to his house.

²⁵فكلم صموئيل الشعب بقضاء المملكة وكتبه في السفر ووضعه امام الرب. ثم اطلق صموئيل جميع الشعب كل واحد الى بيته.

²⁶And Saul also went home to Gibeah; and there went with him a band of men, whose hearts God had touched.

²⁶وشاول ايضا ذهب الى بيته الى جبعة وذهب معه الجماعة التي مسّ الله قلبها.

²⁷But the children of Belial said, How shall this man save us? And they despised him, and brought no presents. But he held his peace.

²⁷واما بنو بليعال فقالوا كيف يخلّصنا هذا. فاحتقروه ولم يقدموا له هدية. فكان كاصمّ