¹ Yr oedd gu373?r blaenllaw yn Benjamin o'r enw Cis fab Abiel, fab Seror, fab Becorath, fab Affeia,

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

² a chanddo fab o'r enw Saul, gu373?r ifanc golygus nad oedd ei well ymysg yr Israeliaid, ac yn dalach o'i ysgwyddau i fyny na neb arall.

²And he had a son, whose name was Saul, a 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.

³ Aeth asennod Cis tad Saul ar goll, a dywedodd Cis wrth ei fab Saul, "Cymer un o'r gweision a dos i chwilio am yr asennod."

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.

⁴ Aethant drwy fynydd-dir Effraim a thrwy ardal Salisa, ond heb eu cael; yna mynd drwy ardal Saalim, ond nid oedd dim o'u hanes yno; ac yna drwy diriogaeth Benjamin, ond eto heb eu cael.

⁴And he passed through the hill-country of Ephraim, and passed through the land of Shalishah, but they found them not: then they passed through the land of Shaalim, and there they were not: and he passed through the land of the Benjamites, but they found them not.

⁵ Wedi iddynt ddod i ardal Suff, dywedodd Saul wrth y gwas oedd gydag ef, "Tyrd, awn yn �l, rhag i 'nhad anghofio'r asennod a dechrau poeni amdanom ni."

⁵When 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 off caring for the asses, and be anxious for us.

⁶ Ac meddai'r gwas wrtho, "Edrych, y mae yma u373?r Duw yn y dref hon sy'n uchel ei glod, a phopeth a ddywed yn sicr o ddigwydd. Gad inni fynd ato, ac efallai y dywed wrthym pa ffordd y dylem fynd."

⁶And he said unto him, Behold now, there is in this city a man of God, and he is a man that is held in honor; all that he saith cometh surely to pass: now let us go thither; peradventure he can tell us concerning our journey whereon we go.

⁷ Ond dywedodd Saul wrth ei was, "A bwrw'n bod ni'n mynd, beth a ddygwn ni i'r dyn? Y mae hyd yn oed y bara yn ein paciau wedi darfod; nid oes gennym unrhyw rodd i'w chynnig i u373?r Duw. Beth sydd gennym?"

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?

⁸ Atebodd y gwas eto a dweud wrth Saul, "Wel, y mae'n digwydd bod gennyf fi chwarter sicl; fe'i rhoddaf i u373?r Duw am ddweud y ffordd wrthym."

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

⁹ (Yn Israel gynt, fel hyn y dywedai rhywun wrth fynd i ymgynghori � Duw, "Dewch ac awn at y gweledydd." Oherwydd gynt "gweledydd" oedd yr enw ar broffwyd.)

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

¹⁰ Dywedodd Saul wrth ei was, "Awgrym da. Tyrd, fe awn." Ac aethant i'r dref lle'r oedd gu373?r Duw.

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

¹¹ Fel yr oeddent yn dringo'r allt at y dref, gwelsant ferched ar eu ffordd i dynnu du373?r, a dyna ofyn iddynt, "A yw'r gweledydd yma?"

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

¹² "Ydyw," meddent, "acw'n syth o'ch blaen; brysiwch, y mae newydd gyrraedd y dref, oherwydd y mae gan y bobl aberth heddiw yn yr uchelfa.

¹²And they answered them, and said, He is; behold, [he is] before thee: make haste now, for he is come to-day into the city; for the people have a sacrifice to-day in the high place:

¹³ Os ewch i'r dref, fe'i daliwch cyn iddo fynd i'r uchelfa i fwyta; oherwydd ni fydd y bobl yn dechrau bwyta nes iddo gyrraedd, gan mai ef sy'n bendithio'r aberth cyn i'r gwahoddedigion fwyta. Ewch i fyny, ac fe'i cewch ar unwaith."

¹³as soon as ye are come into the city, ye shall straightway find him, before he goeth 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 are bidden. Now therefore get you up; for at this time ye shall find him.

¹⁴ Aethant tua'r dref, ac fel yr oeddent yn mynd i mewn iddi, dyna Samuel yn dod i'w cyfarfod ar ei ffordd i'r uchelfa.

¹⁴And they went up to the city; [and] as they came within the city, behold, Samuel came out toward them, to go up to the high place.

¹⁵ Yr oedd yr ARGLWYDD wedi rhybuddio Samuel ryw ddiwrnod cyn i Saul gyrraedd, a dweud,

¹⁵Now Jehovah had revealed unto Samuel a day before Saul came, saying,

¹⁶ "Yr adeg yma yfory anfonaf atat ddyn o diriogaeth Benjamin, i'w eneinio'n dywysog ar fy mhobl Israel, ac fe wareda fy mhobl o law'r Philistiaid; oherwydd gwelais drueni fy mhobl, a daeth eu cri ataf."

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

¹⁷ Pan welodd Samuel Saul, dywedodd yr ARGLWYDD, "Dyma'r dyn y dywedais wrthyt amdano; hwn sydd i reoli fy mhobl."

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

¹⁸ Daeth Saul i fyny at Samuel yng nghanol y porth a dweud wrtho, "A fyddi mor garedig � dweud wrthyf ymhle y mae tu375?'r gweledydd?"

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

¹⁹ Atebodd Samuel, "Fi yw'r gweledydd; dos i fyny o'm blaen i'r uchelfa; cei fwyta gyda mi heddiw, a gollyngaf di ymaith yfory ar �l dweud wrthyt bopeth sydd yn dy galon.

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 in the morning I will let thee go, and will tell thee all that is in thy heart.

²⁰ Ac am yr asennod sydd ar goll gennyt ers tridiau, paid � phoeni amdanynt, oherwydd cafwyd hwy. I bwy y mae popeth dymunol yn Israel? Onid i ti a'th holl deulu?"

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

²¹ Atebodd Saul, "Onid un o Benjamin wyf fi, o'r lleiaf o lwythau Israel? A'm tylwyth i yw'r distatlaf o holl dylwythau llwyth Benjamin. Pam, felly, yr wyt yn siarad fel hyn � mi?"

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 to me after this manner?

²² Cymerodd Samuel Saul a'i was, a mynd � hwy i'r neuadd a rhoi iddynt y lle blaenaf ymysg y gwahoddedigion; yr oedd tua deg ar hugain ohonynt.

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

²³ Yna dywedodd Samuel wrth y cogydd, "Estyn y darn a roddais iti pan ddywedais wrthyt, 'Cadw hwn o'r neilltu'."

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

²⁴ Dygodd y cogydd y glun a'r hyn oedd arni, a'i gosod gerbron Saul a dweud, "Dyma'r hyn a gadwyd ar dy gyfer; bwyta, oherwydd fe'i cadwyd iti ar gyfer yr amser penodedig, i'w fwyta gyda'r gwahoddedigion." Bwytaodd Saul y diwrnod hwnnw gyda Samuel.

²⁴And the cook took up the thigh, and that which was upon it, and set it before Saul. And [Samuel] said, Behold, that which hath been reserved! set it before thee and eat; because unto the appointed time hath it been kept for thee, for I said, I have invited the people. So Saul did eat with Samuel that day.

²⁵ Wedi iddynt ddychwelyd o'r uchelfa i'r dref, gwnaethant wely i Saul ar ben y tu375?, a chysgodd yno.

²⁵And when they were come down from the high place into the city, he communed with Saul upon the housetop.

²⁶ Pan dorrodd y wawr, galwodd Samuel ar Saul, ac yntau ar y to, a dweud, "Cod, imi gael dy anfon ymaith." Ac wedi i Saul godi, aeth y ddau allan, Samuel ac yntau.

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

²⁷ Wedi iddynt ddod i gwr y dref, dywedodd Samuel wrth Saul, "Dywed wrth y gwas am fynd o'n blaen, ac wedyn aros di ennyd, imi fynegi gair Duw iti."

²⁷As they were going down at the end of the city, Samuel said to Saul, Bid the servant pass on before us (and he passed on), but stand thou still first, that I may cause thee to hear the word of God.