¹Now there was a man of Benjamin, whose name was Kish, the son of Abiel, the son of Zeror, the son of Bechorath, the son of Aphiah, a Benjamite, a mighty man of power.

¹Bil pa je mož iz Benjamina, po imenu Kis, sin Abiela, sina Zerorja, sina Bekorata, sina Afija, sina enega Benjamincev, vrl junak.

²And he had a son, whose name was Saul, a choice young man, and a goodly: and there was not among the children of Israel a goodlier person than he: from his shoulders and upward he was higher than any of the people.

²In imel je sina z imenom Savla, mladega in lepega, in ni ga bilo med sinovi Izraelovimi lepšega od njega; za glavo je bil višji nego kdorkoli iz ljudstva.

³And the asses of Kish Saul's father were lost. And Kish said to Saul his son, Take now one of the servants with thee, and arise, go seek the asses.

³Izgubile so se pa oslice Kisu, očetu Savlovemu. In Kis veli Savlu, sinu svojemu: Vzemi s sabo iz hlapcev enega ter vstani in pojdi iskat oslice.

⁴And he passed through mount Ephraim, and passed through the land of Shalisha, but they found them not: then they passed through the land of Shalim, and there they were not: and he passed through the land of the Benjamites, but they found them not.

⁴In prehodi Efraimovo gorovje in gre dalje skozi pokrajino Saliso, a jih ne najdeta; nato prehodita pokrajino Salim, in ni jih bilo ondi, in potem prehodita deželo Benjamincev, a jih ne najdeta.

⁵And when they were come to the land of Zuph, Saul said to his servant that was with him, Come, and let us return; lest my father leave caring for the asses, and take thought for us.

⁵Ko prideta v Zufsko pokrajino, reče Savel hlapcu svojemu, ki je bil ž njim: Pojdi, vrniva se domov, ker pusti oče moj iz misli oslice in bo skrbel za naju.

⁶And he said unto him, Behold now, there is in this city a man of God, and he is an honorable man; all that he saith cometh surely to pass: now let us go thither; peradventure he can show us our way that we should go.

⁶On pa mu reče: Poglej, prosim, v tem mestu je mož Božji, in njega čislajo visoko; vse, kar on pravi, se gotovo zgodi. Pojdiva torej tja; lahko nama pove pot, po kateri naj greva.

⁷Then said Saul to his servant, But, behold, if we go, what shall we bring the man? for the bread is spent in our vessels, and there is not a present to bring to the man of God: what have we?

⁷Nato reče Savel hlapcu svojemu: Ali, glej, če pojdeva, kaj prineseva tistemu možu? Kruh nama je pošel v torbah, in nimava daru, ki bi ga prinesla možu Božjemu. Kaj imava?

⁸And the servant answered Saul again, and said, Behold, I have here at hand the fourth part of a shekel of silver: that will I give to the man of God, to tell us our way.

⁸Hlapec spet odgovori Savlu in reče: Glej, imam četrtino srebrnega sekla pri sebi, to hočem dati možu Božjemu, da nama pove najino pot.

⁹(Beforetime in Israel, when a man went to inquire of God, thus he spake, Come, and let us go to the seer: for he that is now called a Prophet was beforetime called a Seer.)

⁹(Nekdaj so dejali v Izraelu, ko so šli Boga vprašat: Pojdite, naj gremo k vidcu! Kdor se zdaj imenuje prorok, se je namreč nekdaj imenoval videc.)

¹⁰Then said Saul to his servant, Well said; come, let us go. So they went unto the city where the man of God was.

¹⁰Tedaj veli Savel hlapcu svojemu: Prav si govoril. Na noge, da greva! In šla sta v mesto, kjer je bil mož Božji.

¹¹And as they went up the hill to the city, they found young maidens going out to draw water, and said unto them, Is the seer here?

¹¹Ko gresta gori po strmini proti mestu, srečata dekleta, ki so šla ven vodo zajemat, in jih vprašata: Je li videc tukaj?

¹²And they answered them, and said, He is; behold, he is before you: make haste now, for he came to day to the city; for there is a sacrifice of the people to day in the high place:

¹²One jima odgovore in reko: Da, glej, pred teboj je; le híti, zakaj danes je prišel v mesto, ker ljudstvu je danes daritev opraviti na višavi.

¹³As soon as ye be come into the city, ye shall straightway find him, before he go up to the high place to eat: for the people will not eat until he come, because he doth bless the sacrifice; and afterwards they eat that be bidden. Now therefore get you up; for about this time ye shall find him.

¹³Ko prideta v mesto, ga precej najdeta, preden pojde na višavo jest; zakaj ljudstvo ne bo jedlo, dokler on ne pride, ker on blagoslovi daritev; potem jedo, kateri so povabljeni. Pojdita torej tja gori, kajti prav zdaj se bosta na njega namerila.

¹⁴And they went up into the city: and when they were come into the city, behold, Samuel came out against them, for to go up to the high place.

¹⁴Šla sta torej gori v mesto. In ko stopita v sredo mesta, glej, Samuel izide, njima na proti, in hoče iti na višavo.

¹⁵Now the LORD had told Samuel in his ear a day before Saul came, saying,

¹⁵GOSPOD pa je dan poprej, preden je bil prišel Savel, razodel Samuelu, rekoč:

¹⁶To morrow about this time I will send thee a man out of the land of Benjamin, and thou shalt anoint him to be captain over my people Israel, that he may save my people out of the hand of the Philistines: for I have looked upon my people, because their cry is come unto me.

¹⁶Jutri ob tem času ti pošljem moža iz Benjaminove dežele, in njega pomazili za vojvodo ljudstvu mojemu Izraelu, da reši ljudstvo moje iz roke Filistejcev; kajti pogledal sem na ljudstvo svoje, ker njegovo vpitje je prišlo do mene.

¹⁷And when Samuel saw Saul, the LORD said unto him, Behold the man whom I spake to thee of! this same shall reign over my people.

¹⁷In ko Samuel ugleda Savla, mu odgovori GOSPOD: Glej, to je mož, ki ti sem o njem povedal! Ta bo gospodoval ljudstvu mojemu.

¹⁸Then Saul drew near to Samuel in the gate, and said, Tell me, I pray thee, where the seer's house is.

¹⁸V tem pristopi Savel k Samuelu med vrati in vpraša: Povej mi, prosim, kje je tu vidčeva hiša?

¹⁹And Samuel answered Saul, and said, I am the seer: go up before me unto the high place; for ye shall eat with me to day, and to morrow I will let thee go, and will tell thee all that is in thine heart.

¹⁹Samuel odgovori in reče: Jaz sem videc. Pojdi pred menoj na višavo, zakaj danes bosta jedla z mano, in zjutraj te odpustim, in karkoli je v tvojem srcu, ti povem.

²⁰And as for thine asses that were lost three days ago, set not thy mind on them; for they are found. And on whom is all the desire of Israel? Is it not on thee, and on all thy father's house?

²⁰A za oslice, ki so se ti izgubile pred tremi dnevi, nič zdaj ne skrbi, kajti našli so jih. A na koga meri vsa želja Izraelova? Ne li nate in na tvojega očeta vso hišo?

²¹And Saul answered and said, Am not I a Benjamite, of the smallest of the tribes of Israel? and my family the least of all the families of the tribe of Benjamin? wherefore then speakest thou so to me?

²¹Savel odgovori in reče: Nisem li jaz Benjaminec, iz najmanjšega rodu v Izraelu? in rodovina moja je najmanjša vseh rodovin Benjaminovega rodu. Zakaj mi takole govoriš?

²²And Samuel took Saul and his servant, and brought them into the parlor, and made them sit in the chiefest place among them that were bidden, which were about thirty persons.

²²Samuel pa vzame Savla in hlapca njegovega ju pelje v dvorano in ju posadi odzgoraj med povabljence, katerih je bilo okoli trideset mož.

²³And Samuel said unto the cook, Bring the portion which I gave thee, of which I said unto thee, Set it by thee.

²³In Samuel veli kuharju: Daj sem tisti kos, ki sem ti ga dal in velel, da ga pri sebi ohraniš.

²⁴And the cook took up the shoulder, and that which was upon it, and set it before Saul. And Samuel said, Behold that which is left! set it before thee, and eat: for unto this time hath it been kept for thee since I said, I have invited the people. So Saul did eat with Samuel that day.

²⁴Tedaj prinese kuhar stegno in kar se ga je držalo ter položi to pred Savla. In Samuel reče: Glej, to smo prihranili, vzemi predse in jej; kajti za določeni čas se je ohranilo zate, ker sem rekel: Ljudstva sem povabil. In Savel je jedel s Samuelom tisti dan.

²⁵And when they were come down from the high place into the city, Samuel communed with Saul upon the top of the house.

²⁵In ko so prišli doli z višave v mesto, je govoril s Savlom na strehi.

²⁶And they arose early: and it came to pass about the spring of the day, that Samuel called Saul to the top of the house, saying, Up, that I may send thee away. And Saul arose, and they went out both of them, he and Samuel, abroad.

²⁶In zjutraj zgodaj vstaneta. In ko zora vzhaja, pokliče Samuel Savla na strehi, rekoč: Vstani, da te spremim. In Savel vstane, in gresta ven obadva skupaj, on in Samuel.In ko sta prišla na konec mesta, veli Samuel Savlu: Reci hlapcu, naj pred nama gre naprej. In on gre naprej. Ti pa zdaj mirno stoj, da ti oznanim, kar je Bog govoril.

²⁷And as they were going down to the end of the city, Samuel said to Saul, Bid the servant pass on before us, (and he passed on), but stand thou still a while, that I may show thee the word of God.

²⁷In ko sta prišla na konec mesta, veli Samuel Savlu: Reci hlapcu, naj pred nama gre naprej. In on gre naprej. Ti pa zdaj mirno stoj, da ti oznanim, kar je Bog govoril.