¹Siis Saamuel võttis õlikruusi ja valas temale pähe, suudles teda ning ütles: 'Eks ole nõnda, et Issand on võidnud sind vürstiks oma pärisosale?

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?

²Kui sa täna mu juurest ära lähed, siis sa leiad kaks meest Raaheli haua juures Benjamini maa-alal Selsahis, ja need ütlevad sulle: Emaeeslid, keda sa käisid otsimas, on leitud; vaata, su isa on emaeeslite asja jätnud ja on mures teie pärast, öeldes: Mida peaksin tegema oma poja heaks?

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?

³Ja kui sa sealt edasi lähed ja jõuad Taabori tamme juurde, siis tulevad seal sulle vastu kolm meest, kes lähevad Jumala juurde üles Peetelisse: üks kannab kolme sikutalle, üks kannab kolme leivakakku ja üks kannab veinikruusi.

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.

⁴Nemad küsivad sinult, kuidas su käsi käib, ja annavad sulle kaks leiba; võta need nende käest vastu!

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

⁵Ja selle järel tuled sa Jumala Gibeasse, kus asub vilistite linnavägi; ja kui sa jõuad sinna linna, siis sa kohtad ohvrikünkalt alla tulevat prohvetite salka, naablid, trummid, viled ja kandled ees, ja nad ise räägivad prohvetlikult.

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.

⁶Siis tuleb Issanda Vaim võimsasti su peale, sa hakkad koos nendega prohvetlikult rääkima ja muutud ise teiseks meheks.

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

⁷Kui need märgid täide lähevad, siis tee, mis sul tuleb teha, sest Jumal on sinuga!

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

⁸Mine siis minu ees alla Gilgalisse, ja vaata, ma tulen su juurde põletusohvreid ohverdama ja tänuohvreid tapma; oota seitse päeva, kuni ma tulen su juurde ja teen sulle teatavaks, mida sa pead tegema!'

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.

⁹Kui Saul pööras selja, et minna Saamueli juurest ära, sündiski, et Jumal muutis tema südame teiseks, ja kõik need märgid läksid täide selsamal päeval.

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.

¹⁰Ja kui nad jõudsid Gibeasse, vaata, siis tuli temale vastu salkkond prohveteid. Ja Jumala Vaim tuli võimsasti tema peale ja ta hakkas nende keskel prohvetlikult rääkima.

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.

¹¹Ja kui kõik, kes teda varem tundsid, nägid, ja vaata, ta rääkis prohvetlikult koos prohvetitega, siis ütles rahvas üksteisele: 'Mis Kiisi pojaga on juhtunud? Kas Saulgi on prohvetite seas?'

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?

¹²Ja keegi sealolijaist vastas ning ütles: 'Ja kes on nende isa?' Seepärast on saanud kõnekäänuks: 'Kas Saulgi on prohvetite seas?'

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?

¹³Ja kui ta oli lõpetanud prohvetliku rääkimise, siis tuli ta ohvrikünkale.

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

¹⁴Ja Sauli isa vend küsis temalt ja ta teenrilt: 'Kus te käisite?' Ta vastas: 'Emaeesleid otsimas. Aga kui me nägime, et neid ei olnud, siis läksime Saamueli juurde.'

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.

¹⁵Siis ütles Sauli isa vend: 'Jutusta ometi mulle, mida Saamuel teile rääkis!'

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

¹⁶Ja Saul vastas oma isa vennale: 'Ta teatas meile lihtsalt, et emaeeslid on leitud.' Aga kuningriigi asjast, millest Saamuel oli rääkinud, ei jutustanud ta temale midagi.

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.

¹⁷Siis Saamuel hüüdis rahva kokku Issanda juurde Mispasse.

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

¹⁸Ta ütles Iisraeli lastele: 'Nõnda ütleb Issand, Iisraeli Jumal: Mina tõin Iisraeli Egiptusest ära ja päästsin teid egiptlaste käest ja kõigi kuningriikide käest, kes teid rõhusid.

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;

¹⁹Aga te olete nüüd ära põlanud oma Jumala, kes teid on päästnud kõigist teie õnnetustest ja ahastustest, ja olete temale öelnud: Pane meile kuningas! Astuge siis nüüd Issanda ette oma suguharude ja tuhandete kaupa!'

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.

²⁰Ja Saamuel laskis kõik Iisraeli suguharud ette astuda, ja liisk langes Benjamini suguharule.

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

²¹Siis laskis ta Benjamini suguharu suguvõsade kaupa ette astuda, ja liisk langes Matri suguvõsale; seejärel langes liisk Saulile, Kiisi pojale. Aga kui teda otsiti, siis teda ei leitud.

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.

²²Siis nad küsisid veel kord Issandalt: 'Kas mees veel siia tuleb?' Ja Issand vastas: 'Vaata, ta on ennast peitnud varustuse sekka!'

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

²³Siis nad jooksid ja tõid ta sealt ära; ja kui ta seisis rahva keskel, siis oli ta peajagu pikem kui kõik muu rahvas.

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.

²⁴Ja Saamuel ütles kogu rahvale: 'Kas näete, kelle Issand on valinud? Sest tema sarnast ei ole kogu rahva seas.' Siis kogu rahvas hõiskas ja hüüdis: 'Elagu kuningas!'

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.

²⁵Ja Saamuel kõneles rahvale kuningriigi õigusest, kirjutas selle raamatusse ja pani Issanda ette. Siis laskis Saamuel kogu rahva ära minna, igaühe oma koju.

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.

²⁶Ja Saulgi läks koju Gibeasse ja koos temaga läks sõjavägi, need, kelle südant Jumal oli puudutanud.

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

²⁷Aga kõlvatud mehed ütlesid: 'Mis abi on meil temast?' Ja nad ei pannud Sauli millekski ega toonud temale andi. Aga tema oli otsekui kurt.

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.