¹Vtedy vzal Samuel nádobku oleja, vylial na jeho hlavu a bozkal ho a riekol: Či nie je tak, že ťa Hospodin pomazal za vojvodcu nad svojím dedičstvom?

¹And Samuel taketh the vial of the oil, and poureth on his head, and kisseth him, and saith, `Is it not because Jehovah hath appointed thee over His inheritance for leader?

²Keď pojdeš dnes odo mňa, najdeš dvoch mužov pri hrobe Ráchelinom na území Benjaminovom, v Celcachu, ktorí ti povedia: Našly sa oslice, ktoré si chodil hľadať. A hľa, tvoj otec už nedbá o oslice, ale sa strachuje o vás a hovorí: Čo urobím za svojho syna?

²In thy going to-day from me — then thou hast found two men by the grave of Rachel, in the border of Benjamin, at Zelzah, and they have said unto thee, The asses have been found which thou hast gone to seek; and lo, thy father hath left the matter of the asses, and hath sorrowed for you, saying, What do I do for my son?

³A keď odídeš odtiaľ ďalej, prijdeš k dubu Tábora, a tam sa stretnú s tebou traja mužovia, ktorí pojdú hore k Bohu do Bét-ela. Jeden z nich ponesie troje kozliat, druhý ponesie tri pecne chleba, a tretí ponesie kožicu vína.

³`And thou hast passed on thence, and beyond, and hast come in unto the oak of Tabor, and found thee there have three men going up unto God to Beth-El, one bearing three kids, and one bearing three cakes of bread, and one bearing a bottle of wine,

⁴Tí, keď ťa pozdravia, dajú ti dva chleby, a prijmeš z ich ruky.

⁴and they have asked of thee of welfare, and given to thee two loaves, and thou hast received from their hand.

⁵Potom prijdeš na vŕšok Boží, kde je posádka Filištínov. A stane sa, keď prijdeš ta, do mesta, že stretneš družinu prorokov, ktorí pojdú s výšiny, a pred nimi pojde harfa, bubon, píšťala a citara, a budú prorokovať.

⁵`Afterwards thou dost come unto the hill of God, where the garrison of the Philistines [is], and it cometh to pass, at thy coming in thither to the city, that thou hast met a band of prophets coming down from the high place, and before them psaltery, and tabret, and pipe, and harp, and they are prophesying;

⁶A prijde na teba Duch Hospodinov, a budeš prorokovať s nimi a budeš premenený na iného muža.

⁶and prospered over thee hath the Spirit of Jehovah, and thou hast prophesied with them, and hast been turned to another man;

⁷A keď sa ti dostanovia tieto znamenia, vtedy učiň to, čo práve najde tvoja ruka, lebo je Bôh s tebou.

⁷and it hath been, when these signs come to thee — do for thyself as thy hand findeth, for God [is] with thee.

⁸A sídeš predo mnou dolu do Gilgala, a hľa, ja prijdem ta dolu za tebou, aby som obetoval zápalné obeti a taktiež aby som obetoval bitné obeti pokojné. Sedem dní budeš čakať, dokiaľ neprijdem za tebou a potom ti oznámim, čo budeš robiť.

⁸`And thou hast gone down before me to Gilgal, and lo, I am going down unto thee, to cause to ascend burnt-offerings, to sacrifice sacrifices of peace-offerings; seven days thou dost wait till my coming in unto thee, and I have made known to thee that which thou dost do.`

⁹A bolo, keď obrátil svoje plece, aby išiel od Samuela, že mu Bôh premenil srdce na iné. A dostanovily sa všetky tie znamenia toho dňa.

⁹And it hath been, at his turning his shoulder to go from Samuel, that God turneth to him another heart, and all these signs come on that day,

¹⁰Keď potom prišli ta na Vŕšok Boží, hľa, družina prorokov išla proti nemu. Vtedy prišiel na neho Duch Boží, a prorokoval medzi nimi.

¹⁰and they come in thither to the height, and lo, a band of prophets — to meet him, and prosper over him doth the Spirit of God, and he prophesieth in their midst.

¹¹A stalo sa, že videli všetci, ktorí ho znali predtým, že hľa, prorokuje s prorokmi. Preto hovoril ľud, druh druhovi: Čo sa to stalo synovi Kíšovmu? Či je i Saul medzi prorokmi?

¹¹And it cometh to pass, all his acquaintance heretofore, see, and lo, with prophets he hath prophesied, and the people say one unto another, `What [is] this hath happened to the son of Kish? is Saul also among the prophets?`

¹²A ktorýsi odtiaľ odpovedal a riekol: A ktože je ich otcom? Preto sa stalo porekadlom, či vraj je i Saul medzi prorokmi?

¹²And a man thence answereth and saith, `And who [is] their father?` therefore it hath been for a simile, `Is Saul also among the prophets?`

¹³A keď prestal prorokovať, prišiel na výšinu.

¹³And he ceaseth from prophesying, and cometh in to the high place,

¹⁴A Saulov strýc povedal jemu i jeho sluhovi: Kde ste chodili? A on povedal: Hľadať oslice; a keď sme videli, že ich niet, prišli sme k Samuelovi.

¹⁴and the uncle of Saul saith unto him, and unto his young man, `Whither went ye?` and he saith, `To seek the asses; and we see that they are not, and we come in unto Samuel.`

¹⁵A strýc Saulov povedal: Povedz mi, prosím, čo vám riekol Samuel?

¹⁵And the uncle of Saul saith, `Declare, I pray thee, to me, what Samuel said to you?`

¹⁶A Saul odpovedal svojmu strýcovi: Oznámil nám s istotou, že sa našly oslice. Ale o veci kráľovstva mu nepovedal, o ktorom hovoril Samuel.

¹⁶And Saul saith unto his uncle, `He certainly declared to us that the asses were found;` and of the matter of the kingdom he hath not declared to him that which Samuel said.

¹⁷Potom svolal Samuel ľud k Hospodinovi do Micpy.

¹⁷And Samuel calleth the people unto Jehovah to Mizpeh,

¹⁸A riekol synom Izraelovým: Takto hovorí Hospodin, Bôh Izraelov: Ja som vyviedol Izraela hore z Egypta a vytrhol som vás z ruky Egypťanov a z ruky všetkých kráľovstiev, ktoré vás utiskovaly.

¹⁸and saith unto the sons of Israel, `Thus said Jehovah, God of Israel, I have brought up Israel out of Egypt, and I deliver you out of the hand of the Egyptians, and out of the hand of all the kingdoms who are oppressing you;

¹⁹No, a vy ste dnes zavrhli svojho Boha, ktorý vám poskytoval spasenie vyslobodzujúc vás zo všetkého vášho zlého a zo všetkých vašich úzkostí, a povedali ste mu: Nie, ale kráľa ustanovíš nad nami. A tak teraz sa postavte pred Hospodinom po svojich pokoleniach a po svojich tisícoch.

¹⁹and ye to-day have rejected your God, who [is] Himself your saviour out of all your evils and your distresses, and ye say, `Nay, but — a king thou dost set over us; and now, station yourselves before Jehovah, by your tribes, and by your thousands.`

²⁰A keď bol kázal Samuel, aby pristúpily všetky pokolenia Izraelove, bolo zachytené pokolenie Benjaminovo.

²⁰And Samuel bringeth near the whole tribes of Israel, and the tribe of Benjamin is captured,

²¹Potom kázal, aby pristúpilo pokolenie Benjaminovo po svojich čeľadiach, a bola zachytená čeľaď Matriho, a bol zachytený Saul, syn Kíšov, Ale keď ho hľadali, nenašiel sa.

²¹and he bringeth near the tribe of Benjamin by its families, and the family of Matri is captured, and Saul son of Kish is captured, and they seek him, and he hath not been found.

²²Vtedy sa znova pýtali Hospodina: Či ešte prijde sem ten muž? A Hospodin riekol: Hľa, schoval sa medzi batožinu.

²²And they ask again at Jehovah, `Hath the man yet come hither?` and Jehovah saith, `Lo, he hath been hidden near the vessels.`

²³Vtedy bežali a vzali ho odtiaľ, a postavil sa medzi ľud a bol vyšší od všetkého ľudu o výšku od svojho pleca a vyše.

²³And they run and bring him thence, and he stationed himself in the midst of the people, and he is higher than any of the people from his shoulder and upward.

²⁴A Samuel povedal všetkému ľudu: Či vidíte, koho si vyvolil Hospodin? Lebo nie je nikoho jemu podobného vo všetkom ľude. Vtedy skríkol radosťou všetok ľud a povedal: Nech žije kráľ!

²⁴And Samuel saith unto all the people, `Have ye seen him on whom Jehovah hath fixed, for there is none like him among all the people?` And all the people shout, and say, `Let the king live!`

²⁵A Samuel hovoril ľudu právo kráľovstva, vpísal ho do knihy a položil pred Hospodinom. Potom poslal Samuel všetok ľud, každého do jeho domu.

²⁵And Samuel speaketh unto the people the right of the kingdom, and writeth in a book, and placeth before Jehovah; and Samuel sendeth all the people away, each to his house.

²⁶Aj Saul odišiel do svojho domu do Gibee. A išli s ním niektorí statní mužovia, ktorých srdca sa dotknul Bôh.

²⁶And also Saul hath gone to his house, to Gibeah, and the force go with him whose heart God hath touched;

²⁷Ale synovia beliálovi, ničomní to mužovia, povedali: A čože nám pomôže tento?! A pohŕdali ním ani mu nedoniesli daru. Ale on bol pri tom ako ten, kto nečuje.

²⁷and the sons of worthlessness have said, `What! this one doth save us!` and they despise him, and have not brought to him a present; and he is as one deaf.