¹Then Samuel took the vial of oil, and poured it upon his head, and kissed him, and said, Is it not because Jehovah has anointed thee prince over his inheritance?

¹Ary Samoela nitondra tavoara feno diloilo ka nanidina ny diloilo teo an-dohan'i Saoly, dia nanoroka azy ka nanao hoe: Tsy nanosotra anao va Jehovah mba ho mpanapaka ny lovany?

²When thou goest from me to-day, thou shalt meet two men by Rachel's sepulchre in the border of Benjamin at Zelzah; and they will say to thee, The asses are found which thou wentest to seek, and behold, thy father has dismissed the matter of the asses, and is anxious about you, saying, What shall I do for my son?

²Rehefa misaraka amiko ianao anio, dia hahita olona roa lahy eo anilan'ny fasan-dRahely, ao amin'ny fari-tanin'ny Benjamina, ao Zelza, ary izy ireo hilaza aminao hoe: Efa hita ny boriky izay notadiavinao; ary, indro, tsy ny boriky intsony no heverin'ny rainao, fa ianareo kosa indray no ahiny, ka hoy izy: Ahoana re no hataoko ny amin'ny zanako?

³And thou shalt go on forward from thence, and shalt come to the oak of Tabor, and there shall meet thee three men going up to God, to Bethel, one carrying three kids, and another carrying three cakes of bread, and another carrying a flask of wine.

³Dia handroso hiala ao ianao ka ho tonga ao amin'ny hazo terebinta any Tabara, dia hifanena amin'ny olona telo lahy miakatra ho any amin'Andriamanitra any Betela, ny anankiray mitondra zanak'osy telo, ny anankiray mitondra mofo telo, ary ny anankiray mitondra divay iray tavoara; [Na: siny hoditra]

⁴And they will ask after thy welfare, and give thee two loaves, which thou shalt receive of their hands.

⁴ary hiarahaba anao ireo sy hanome anao mofo roa, dia horaisinao amin'ny tànany izany.

⁵After that thou shalt come to the hill of God, where are the outposts of the Philistines; and it shall come to pass, when thou comest thither, into the city, that thou shalt meet a company of prophets coming down from the high place with lute and tambour and pipe and harp before them; and they themselves prophesying.

⁵Rehefa afaka izany, dia ho tonga any Gibean'Andriamanitra ianao, izay misy miaramilan'ny Filistina; ary rehefa tonga ao an-tanàna ianao, dia hifanena amin'ny mpaminany maro irai-dia midina avy ao amin'ny fitoerana avo mitondra lokanga sy ampongatapaka sy sodina ary valiha eo alohany, dia haminany ireo.

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

⁶Ary hilatsaka aminao ny Fanahin'i Jehovah, ka hiara-maminany aminy ianao, dia ho voaova ho olom-baovao.

⁷And it shall be, when these signs shall come to thee, thou shalt do as thy hand shall find; for God is with thee.

⁷Ary rehefa tonga aminao ireo famantarana ireo, dia ataovy izay azon'ny tananao atao, fa Andriamanitra no momba anao.

⁸And thou shalt go down before me to Gilgal; and behold, I will come down to thee, to offer up burnt-offerings, [and] to sacrifice sacrifices of peace-offerings: seven days shalt thou wait, until I come to thee and inform thee what thou shalt do.

⁸Ary ianao hidina eo alohako ho any Gilgala, ary indro aho hidina ho any aminao mba hanatitra fanatitra dorana sy fanati-pihavanana; ka hafitoana no hitoeranao mandra-pahatongako aminao, dia holazaiko aminao izay hataonao.

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

⁹Ary raha vao nihodina niala tamin'i Samoela izy, dia nomen'Andriamanitra fo vaovao; ary tonga avokoa androtrizay ihany ireo famantarana rehetra ireo.

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.

¹⁰Ary rehefa tonga tany Gibea, izy indro, ny mpaminany maro irai-dia nifanena taminy; dia nilatsaka tamin'i Saoly ny Fanahin'Andriamanitra, ka naminany teo aminy izy.

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

¹¹Ary nony hitan'izay rehetra nahalala azy hatramin'ny taloha fa, indro, maminany eo amin'ny mpaminany izy, dia nifampilaza ny olona ka nanao hoe: Inona izao tonga amin'ny zanak'i Kisy izao? Saoly koa va mba isan'ny mpaminany?

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

¹²Ary ny anankiray teo namaly hoe: Fa iza moa no rain'ireny? Ary izany no nisehoan'ny fitenenana hoe: Saoly koa va mba isan'ny mpaminany?

¹³And when he had ended prophesying, he came to the high place.

¹³Ary rehefa nitsahatra naminany Saoly, dia nankeo amin'ny fitoerana avo.

¹⁴And Saul's uncle said to him and to his servant, Whither went ye? And he said, To seek the asses; and when we saw that they were nowhere, we went to Samuel.

¹⁴Ary hoy ny rahalahin-drain'i Saoly taminy sy tamin'ny mpanompony: Taiza no alehanareo? Ary hoy izy: Nitady ny boriky izahay; ka nony tsy hitanay izy, dia nankany amin'i Samoela izahay.

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

¹⁵Ary hoy ny rahalahin-drain'i Saoly: Masìna ianao, lazao amiko izay nolazain'i Samoela taminao.

¹⁶And Saul said to his uncle, He told us for certain that the asses were found. But of the matter of the kingdom, of which Samuel had spoken, he told him not.

¹⁶Dia hoy Saoly tamin'ny rahalahin-drainy: Nolazainy marimarina taminay fa efa hita ny boriky. Fa ilay nolazain'i Samoela ny amin'ny fanjakana tsy mba nambarany taminy.

¹⁷And Samuel called the people together to Jehovah to Mizpah.

¹⁷Ary Samoela namory ny vahoaka ho any Mizpa ho any amin'i Jehovah

¹⁸And he said to the children of Israel, Thus saith Jehovah, the 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 the kingdoms that oppressed you;

¹⁸ka nanao tamin'ny Zanak'Isiraely hoe: Izao no lazain'i Jehovah, Andriamanitry ny Isiraely: Izaho nitondra ny Isiraely niakatra avy tany Egypta ka namonjy anareo tamin'ny tanan'ny Egyptiana sy tamin'ny tanan'ny fanjakana rehetra izay nampahory anareo.

¹⁹but *ye* have this day rejected your God, who himself saved you out of all your adversities and your troubles, and have said unto him, [Nay,] but a king shalt thou set over us. Now therefore present yourselves before Jehovah by your tribes, and by your thousands.

¹⁹Nefa ianareo kosa efa nandà an'Andriamanitrareo androany, Izay mamonjy anareo amin'ny zavatra manjo anareo sy ny fahorianareo rehetra; fa hoy ianareo taminy: Tsia, fa manendre mpanjaka ho anay. Koa ankehitriny, mijanòna eo anatrehan'i Jehovah araka ny firenenareo sy ny arivonareo avy.

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

²⁰Dia nampanatona ny firenen'Isiraely rehetra Samoela, ka ny firenen'i Benjamina no voafidy.

²¹And he caused the tribe of Benjamin to come near by their families, and the family of Matri was taken; and Saul the son of Kish was taken. And they sought him, but he was not to be found.

²¹Dia nampanatona ny firenen'i Benjamina araka ny fokony avy izy, ary ny fokon'ny Matrita no voafidy. Dia voafidy Saoly, zanak'i Kisy; ary raha nitady azy ny olona, dia tsy nahita azy.

²²Therefore they inquired of Jehovah further, Will the man yet come hither? And Jehovah answered, Behold, he hath hid himself among the baggage.

²²Dia nanontany tamin'i Jehovah indray ny olona, na mba efa tonga ao ralehilahy, na tsia. Ary hoy Jehovah: Indro, miery ao amin'ny entana izy.

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.

²³Dia nihazakazaka ny olona ka naka azy tao; ary rehefa nitsangana teo afovoan'ny olona izy, dia nanan-tombo noho ny olona rehetra hatramin'ny sorony no ho miakatra ny halavany.

²⁴And Samuel said to all the people, See ye him whom Jehovah has chosen, that there is none like him among all the people? And all the people shouted and said, May the king live.

²⁴Ary hoy Samoela tamin'ny vahoaka rehetra: Hitanareo va izay nofidin'i Jehovah, fa tsy misy tahaka azy eo amin'ny vahoaka rehetra? Dia nihoby ny vahoaka rehetra ka nanao hoe: Ho ela velona anie ny mpanjaka.

²⁵And Samuel told the people the right of the kingdom, and wrote it in the book, and laid it before Jehovah. And Samuel sent all the people away, every man to his house.

²⁵Ary Samoela nilaza tamin'ny olona izay mety ho fitondrana ny fanjakana, dia nosoratany tamin'ny taratasy izany ka napetrany teo anatrehan'i Jehovah. Ary ny vahoaka rehetra samy nampodin'i Samoela ho any an-tranony avy.

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

²⁶Fa Saoly kosa nandeha nody tany Gibea, ary nomba azy ny olona maro, izay voatendrin'ny tànan'Andriamanitra ny fony.Fa nisy kosa olona tena ratsy fanahy nanao hoe: Hataon'io lehilahy io ahoana no famonjy antsika? Dia nanazimba an'i Saoly ireo ka tsy nitondra fanomezana ho azy. Nefa Saoly dia tahaka ny marenina.

²⁷But the children of Belial said, How should this man save us? And they despised him, and brought him no gifts. But he was as one deaf.

²⁷Fa nisy kosa olona tena ratsy fanahy nanao hoe: Hataon'io lehilahy io ahoana no famonjy antsika? Dia nanazimba an'i Saoly ireo ka tsy nitondra fanomezana ho azy. Nefa Saoly dia tahaka ny marenina.