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?

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?

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?

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?”’

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]

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:

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

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

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.

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:

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

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

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

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

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.

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.”

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

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.

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.

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.

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?

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?”

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?

¹²One of the same place answered, “Who is their father?” Therefore it became a proverb, “Is Saul also among the prophets?”

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

¹³When he had made an end of prophesying, he came to the high place.

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.

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.”

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

¹⁵Saul’s uncle said, “Please tell me what Samuel said to you.”

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.

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.

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

¹⁷Samuel called the people together to Yahweh to Mizpah;

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.

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:’

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.

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.”

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

²⁰So Samuel brought all the tribes of Israel near, and the tribe of Benjamin was taken.

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.

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.

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.

²²Therefore they asked of Yahweh further, “Is there yet a man to come here?” Yahweh answered, “Behold, he has hidden himself among the baggage.”

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.

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.

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.

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!”

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.

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.

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.

²⁶Saul also went to his house to Gibeah; and there went with him the army, whose hearts God had touched.

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.

²⁷But certain worthless fellows said, “How shall this man save us?” They despised him, and brought him no present. But he held his peace.