¹ Cymerodd Samuel ffiol o olew a'i dywallt dros ei ben, a'i gusanu a dweud, "Onid yw'r ARGLWYDD yn d'eneinio'n dywysog ar ei bobl Israel, ac onid ti fydd yn rheoli pobl yr ARGLWYDD, ac yn eu gwaredu o law eu gelynion oddi amgylch? A dyma'r arwydd fod yr ARGLWYDD wedi d'eneinio'n dywysog ar ei etifeddiaeth:

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 pan ei oddi wrthyf heddiw, cei ddau ddyn wrth fedd Rachel yn Selsach ar ffin Benjamin, a dywedant wrthyt fod yr asennod yr aethost i'w ceisio wedi eu cael, a bod dy dad wedi rhoi heibio fater yr asennod, ac yn poeni amdanoch chwi ac yn dweud, 'Beth a wnaf am fy mab?'

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 Wedi iti fynd ymlaen oddi yno, fe ddoi at dderwen Tabor a chael yno dri dyn yn mynd i fyny at Dduw i Fethel, un yn cario tri myn, un arall yn cario tair torth, a'r llall yn cario costrel o win.

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 Wedi iddynt dy gyfarch, rhoddant iti ddwy dorth; cymer dithau hwy ganddynt.

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

⁵ Wedi hynny doi at Gibea Duw, lle y mae rhaglaw y Philistiaid. Wedi iti gyrraedd y dref, byddi'n taro ar fintai o broffwydi yn dod i lawr o'r uchelfa gyda nabl, tympan, ffliwt a thelyn o'u blaen, a hwythau'n proffwydo.

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 A bydd ysbryd yr ARGLWYDD yn disgyn arnat, a byddi dithau'n proffwydo gyda hwy ac yn cael dy droi'n ddyn gwahanol.

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

⁷ Pan ddigwydd yr arwyddion hyn i ti, gwna yn �l dy gyfle, oherwydd y mae Duw gyda thi.

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

⁸ Dos i lawr o'm blaen i Gilgal, a dof finnau atat i offrymu poethoffrymau a heddoffrymau. Aros wythnos amdanaf, ac yna dangosaf iti beth i'w wneud."

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 Wedi i Saul droi a gadael Samuel, newidiodd Duw ei galon ef, a digwyddodd yr holl arwyddion hyn yr un diwrnod.

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 Pan ddaethant i Gibea, yr oedd y fintai o broffwydi yno yn dod i'w gyfarfod; disgynnodd ysbryd Duw arno, a dechreuodd broffwydo yn eu plith.

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 Pan welodd y bobl oedd yn ei adnabod gynt ei fod yn proffwydo gyda'r proffwydi, dywedasant wrth ei gilydd, "Beth yw hyn sydd wedi digwydd i fab Cis? A yw Saul hefyd ymysg y proffwydi?"

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 Ac ychwanegodd un oedd yno, "A phwy yw eu tad?" Dyna sut y daeth y ddihareb, "A yw Saul hefyd ymysg y proffwydi?"

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 Pan orffennodd broffwydo, aeth i'r uchelfa.

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

¹⁴ Gofynnodd ewythr Saul iddo ef a'i was, "Ymhle y buoch?" Atebodd, "Yn chwilio am yr asennod; ac wedi inni fethu eu gweld, aethom at Samuel."

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 Ac meddai ewythr Saul, "Dywed wrthyf, ynteu, beth a ddywedodd Samuel wrthych."

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

¹⁶ Dywedodd Saul wrth ei ewythr, "Sicrhaodd ni fod yr asennod wedi eu cael." Ond ni soniodd ddim wrtho am yr hyn a ddywedodd Samuel ynglu375?n �'r frenhiniaeth.

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 Galwodd Samuel y bobl at yr ARGLWYDD i Mispa,

¹⁷And Samuel calleth the people unto Jehovah to Mizpeh,

¹⁸ a dywedodd wrth yr Israeliaid, "Fel hyn y dywed yr ARGLWYDD, Duw Israel: 'Myfi a ddaeth ag Israel i fyny o'r Aifft, a'ch achub o law yr Eifftiaid a'r holl deyrnasoedd a fu'n eich gorthrymu.

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 Ond heddiw yr ydych yn gwrthod eich Duw, a fu'n eich gwaredu o'ch holl drueni a'ch cyfyngderau, ac yn dweud wrtho, "Rho inni frenin." Yn awr, felly, safwch yn rhengoedd o flaen yr ARGLWYDD yn �l eich llwythau a'ch tylwythau.'"

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 Wedi i Samuel gyflwyno pob un o lwythau Israel gerbron yr ARGLWYDD, dewiswyd llwyth Benjamin.

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

²¹ Yna cyflwynodd lwyth Benjamin fesul tylwythau, a dewiswyd tylwyth Matri; wedyn dewiswyd Saul fab Cis, ond wedi chwilio amdano, nid oedd i'w gael.

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 Gofynasant eto i'r ARGLWYDD, "A ddaeth y gu373?r yma?" A dywedodd yr ARGLWYDD, "Do, y mae'n cuddio ymysg yr offer."

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

²³ Wedi iddynt redeg a'i gymryd oddi yno a'i osod i sefyll yng nghanol y bobl, yr oedd yn dalach na phawb, o'i ysgwyddau i fyny.

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 Dywedodd Samuel, "A welwch chwi'r un a ddewisodd yr ARGLWYDD? Yn wir nid oes neb o'r holl bobl yn debyg iddo." Bloeddiodd yr holl bobl a dweud, "Hir oes i'r brenin!"

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 Yna mynegodd Samuel wrth y bobl ddull y frenhiniaeth, a'i ysgrifennu mewn llyfr a'i osod ynghadw gerbron yr ARGLWYDD; yna gollyngodd yr holl bobl, i bob un fynd adref.

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 Aeth Saul yntau adref i Gibea, ac aeth gydag ef fyddin o rai y cyffyrddodd Duw �'u calon.

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

²⁷ Ond meddai'r dihirod, "Sut y gall hwn ein hachub?" Yr oeddent yn ei ddirmygu, ac ni ddaethant ag anrheg iddo.

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.