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 on his head, and kissed him, and said, “Isn’t it that Yahweh has anointed you to be 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 you have departed from me today, then you shall find two men by Rachel’s tomb, in the border of Benjamin at Zelzah; and they will tell you, ‘The donkeys which you went to seek have been found; and behold, your father has stopped caring about the donkeys, and is anxious for 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.

³“Then you shall go on forward from there, and you shall come to the oak of Tabor; and three men shall meet you there going up to God to Bethel, one carrying three young goats, and another carrying three loaves of bread, and another carrying a bottle of wine:

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

⁴and they will greet you, and give you two loaves of bread, which you shall receive of their hand.

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.

⁵“After that you shall come to the hill of God, where is the garrison of the Philistines: and it shall happen, when you have come there to the city, that you shall meet a band of prophets coming down from the high place with a psaltery, and a tambourine, and a pipe, and a harp, before them; and they will be prophesying:

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

⁶and the Spirit of Yahweh will come mightily on you, and you shall prophesy with them, and shall be turned into another man.

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

⁷Let it be, when these signs have come to you, that you do as occasion shall serve you; for God is with you.

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!'

⁸“You shall go down before me to Gilgal; and behold, I will come down to you, to offer burnt offerings, and to sacrifice sacrifices of peace offerings: you shall wait seven days, until I come to you, and show you what you shall 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.

⁹It was so, that when he had turned his back to go from Samuel, God gave him another heart: and all those signs happened 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.

¹⁰When they came there to the hill, behold, a band of prophets met him; and the Spirit of God came mightily on 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?'

¹¹It happened, when all who knew him before saw that, behold, he prophesied with the prophets, then the people said one to another, “What is this that has come 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?'

¹²One of the same place answered, “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.

¹³When he had made an end of 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.'

¹⁴Saul’s uncle said to him and to his servant, “Where did you go?” He said, “To seek the donkeys. When we saw that they were not found, we came to Samuel.”

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

¹⁵Saul’s uncle said, “Please tell me 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.

¹⁶Saul said to his uncle, “He told us plainly that the donkeys were found.” But concerning the matter of the kingdom, of which Samuel spoke, he didn’t tell him.

¹⁷Siis Saamuel hüüdis rahva kokku Issanda juurde Mispasse.

¹⁷Samuel called the people together to Yahweh 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 says Yahweh, the God of Israel, ‘I brought up Israel out of Egypt, and I 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 you have this day rejected your God, who himself saves you out of all your calamities and your distresses; and you have said to him, ‘No! Set a king over us.’ Now therefore present yourselves before Yahweh by your tribes, and by your thousands.”

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

²⁰So Samuel brought all the tribes of Israel 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.

²¹He brought the tribe of Benjamin near by their families; and the family of the Matrites was taken; and Saul the son of Kish was taken: but when they sought him, he could not 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 asked of Yahweh further, “Is there yet a man to come here?” Yahweh answered, “Behold, he has hidden 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.

²³They ran and fetched him there; 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!'

²⁴Samuel said to all the people, “You see him whom Yahweh has chosen, that there is none like him among all the people?” All the people shouted, and said, “Let 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.

²⁵Then Samuel told the people the regulations of the kingdom, and wrote it in a book, and laid it up before Yahweh. 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.

²⁶Saul also went to his house to Gibeah; and there went with him the army, 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 certain worthless fellows said, “How shall this man save us?” They despised him, and brought him no present. But he held his peace.