¹Benjaminist oli jõukas mees Kiis, kes oli Abieli poeg, kes oli Serori poeg, kes oli Bekorati poeg, kes oli benjaminlase Afiahi poeg.

¹And 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, the son of a Benjaminite, a mighty man of wealth.

²Ja temal oli poeg Saul, kes oli noor ja ilus. Ei olnud Iisraeli lastest ükski temast ilusam, ta oli peajagu pikem kui kõik muu rahvas.

²And he had a son whose name was Saul, choice and comely; and there was not among the children of Israel a comelier person than he; from his shoulders and upward he was higher than any of the people.

³Kord olid Kiisi, Sauli isa emaeeslid kadunud ja Kiis ütles oma pojale Saulile: 'Võta nüüd üks teenritest enesega kaasa ja võta kätte, mine otsi emaeeslid üles!'

³And the asses of Kish Saul's father were lost; and Kish said to Saul his son, Take, I pray, one of the young men with thee, and arise, go seek the asses.

⁴Nad käisid siis läbi Efraimi mäestiku ja käisid läbi Saalisa maa, aga nad ei leidnud; ja nad käisid läbi Saalimi maa, kuid eesleid ei olnud; siis nad käisid läbi Benjamini maa, aga nad ei leidnud.

⁴And he passed through mount Ephraim, and passed through the land of Shalishah, but they found [them] not; and they passed through the land of Shaalim, and they were not there; and they passed through the land of Benjamin, and they found [them] not.

⁵Kui nad jõudsid Suufi maale, ütles Saul oma teenrile, kes oli koos temaga: 'Tule, lähme tagasi, viimaks mu isa ei hooligi enam emaeeslitest, vaid on mures meie pärast!'

⁵They had come to the land of Zuph when Saul said to his servant that was with him, Come and let us return; lest my father give up the asses, and be anxious about us.

⁶Aga see vastas temale: 'Vaata nüüd, selles linnas on üks jumalamees, ja ta on auväärt mees: kõik, mis ta räägib, läheb tõesti täide. Lähme nüüd sinna, vahest ta juhatab meile tee, mida peame käima!'

⁶And he said to him, Behold now, a man of God is in this city, and the man is held in honour; all that he says comes surely to pass. Let us now go thither: perhaps he will shew us the way that we should go.

⁷Siis ütles Saul oma teenrile: 'Vaata, me läheme küll, aga mida me mehele viime? Sest leib on meie kottidest lõppenud ja andi ei ole meil jumalamehele viia. Mis meil veel on?'

⁷And Saul said to his servant, But if we go, what shall we bring the man? for the bread is spent in our vessels, and we have no present to give to the man of God: what have we?

⁸Ja teener vastas taas Saulile ning ütles: 'Vaata, minu käes leidub veel veerand hõbeseeklist; ma annan selle jumalamehele, et ta meile teed juhataks!'

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.

⁹Muiste ütles Iisraelis igaüks nõnda, kui ta läks Jumalat küsitlema: 'Tulge, lähme nägija juurde!' Sest keda nüüd hüütakse prohvetiks, hüüti muiste nägijaks.

⁹(In former time in Israel, when a man went to ask counsel of God, he said, Come and let us go to the seer; for he that is now called a Prophet was in former time called a Seer.)

¹⁰Ja Saul ütles oma teenrile: 'Su kõne on hea, tule, lähme!' Ja nad läksid linna, kus oli jumalamees.

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

¹¹Kui nad läksid nõlva mööda üles linna, siis nad kohtasid tüdrukuid, kes tulid välja, et vett viia, ja nad küsisid neilt: 'Kas nägija on siin?'

¹¹As they went up the ascent to the city, they met maidens going forth to draw water; and they said to them, Is the seer here?

¹²Ja nemad kostsid neile ning ütlesid: 'On, vaata, otse sinu ees! Rutta nüüd, sest ta tuli just praegu linna, sest täna on rahval tapaohver ohvrikünkal!

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

¹³Kui te jõuate linna, siis leiate tema, enne kui ta läheb üles ohvrikünkale sööma; sest rahvas ei söö enne, kui ta tuleb, sest tema peab tapaohvrit õnnistama; pärast seda söövad kutsutud. Aga nüüd minge üles, sest just praegu te leiate tema!'

¹³As soon as ye come into the city, ye shall straightway find him, before he goes up to the high place to eat; for the people eat not until he has come, because he blesses the sacrifice; afterwards they eat that are invited. And now go up; for this very day shall ye find him.

¹⁴Ja nad läksid üles linna; kui nad jõudsid keset linna, vaata, siis tuli Saamuel neile vastu, teel üles ohvrikünkale.

¹⁴And they went up into the city. As they were coming into the midst of the city, behold, Samuel was coming out towards them, to go up to the high place.

¹⁵Aga Issand oli päev enne Sauli tulekut Saamueli kõrvale ilmutanud, öeldes:

¹⁵Now Jehovah had apprised Samuel one day before Saul came, saying,

¹⁶'Homme sel ajal läkitan ma sinu juurde mehe Benjamini maalt. Võia ta vürstiks mu rahvale, Iisraelile, tema peab mu rahva päästma vilistite käest, sest ma olen vaadanud oma rahva peale, sest ta hädakisa on jõudnud minuni!'

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

¹⁷Ja kui Saamuel nägi Sauli, siis Issand andis temale mõista: 'Vaata, see ongi mees, kellest ma sulle rääkisin: tema peab valitsema mu rahva üle!'

¹⁷And as Samuel saw Saul, Jehovah answered him, Behold the man of whom I spoke to thee! this man shall rule over my people.

¹⁸Ja Saul ligines Saamuelile värava suus ning ütles: 'Juhata mulle, kus on see nägija koda!'

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

¹⁹Aga Saamuel kostis Saulile ning ütles: 'Mina olen see nägija. Mine mu ees üles ohvrikünkale ja sööge täna koos minuga; hommikul ma saadan sind, ja ma seletan sulle kõik, mis sul südame peal on!

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

²⁰Ja mis puutub emaeeslitesse, kes sul nüüd kolmandat päeva on olnud kadunud, siis nende pärast ära muretse, sest need on leitud. Ja kellele kuulubki kõik, mis Iisraelis on väärtuslikku, kui mitte sinule ja kogu su isakojale?'

²⁰And as for the asses that thou didst lose three days ago, set not thy heart on them; for they are found. And on whom is all the desire of Israel [set]? Is it not on thee, and on all thy father's house?

²¹Aga Saul kostis ning ütles: 'Eks ma ole benjaminlane, Iisraeli vähimast suguharust, ja mu suguvõsa on kõige vähem tähtis kõigist Benjamini suguharu suguvõsadest! Miks sa räägid minuga nõnda?'

²¹And Saul answered and said, Am not I a Benjaminite, of the smallest of the tribes of Israel, and my family the least of all the families of the tribe of Benjamin? and why dost thou speak such words to me?

²²Kuid Saamuel võttis Sauli ja tema teenri ning viis nad söögituppa ja andis neile ülema paiga kutsutute hulgas - ja neid oli ligi kolmkümmend meest.

²²And Samuel took Saul and his servant, and brought them into the chamber, and gave them a place at the head of them that were invited; and they were about thirty persons.

²³Ja Saamuel ütles keetjale: 'Anna siia see tükk, mis ma sulle andsin ja mille kohta ma sulle ütlesin: Pane see kõrvale!'

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

²⁴Siis keetja tõstis reieluu ning mis seal küljes oli ja pani Sauli ette. Ja Saamuel ütles: 'Vaata, ülejääk on pandud su ette, söö, sest see on hoitud sulle selleks ajaks, kui ma ütlesin: Ma olen rahvast kutsunud.' Ja Saul sõi sel päeval koos Saamueliga.

²⁴And the cook took up the shoulder, and what was on it, and set [it] before Saul. And he said, Behold that which has been reserved! set it before thee, eat; for against the set time has it been kept for thee, since I said, I will invite the people. So Saul ate with Samuel that day.

²⁵Siis nad läksid ohvrikünkalt alla linna ja ta kõneles Sauliga katusel.

²⁵And they came down from the high place into the city, and he spoke with Saul upon the roof.

²⁶Ja nad tõusid vara üles. Kui hakkas koitma, hüüdis Saamuel Saulile katusel ja ütles: 'Tõuse üles, ma saadan sind!' Ja Saul tõusis ning nad mõlemad läksid välja, tema ja Saamuel.

²⁶And they arose early; and when it was about the dawning of the day, Samuel called to Saul on the roof, saying, Arise, that I may send thee away. And Saul arose, and they went out both of them, he and Samuel, into the street.

²⁷Kui nad tulid alla linna serva, ütles Saamuel Saulile: 'Ütle teenrile, et ta läheks meie ees!' Ja poiss läks. 'Aga sina jää nüüd paigale ja mina kuulutan sulle Jumala sõna!'

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