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?

¹Then Samuel took the vial of oil, and poured it upon his head, and kissed him, and said, Is it not that Jehovah hath anointed thee to be prince over his inheritance?

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?

²When thou art departed from me to-day, then thou shalt find two men by Rachel's sepulchre, in the border of Benjamin at Zelzah; and they will say unto thee, The asses which thou wentest to seek are found; and, lo, thy father hath left off caring for the asses, and is anxious for you, saying, What shall 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.

³Then shalt thou go on forward from thence, and thou shalt come to the oak of Tabor; and there shall meet thee there three men going up to God to Beth-el, one carrying three kids, and another carrying three loaves of bread, and another carrying a bottle of wine:

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

⁴and they will salute thee, and give thee two loaves of bread, which thou shalt receive of 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.

⁵After that thou shalt come to the hill of God, where is the garrison of the Philistines: and it shall come to pass, when thou art come thither to the city, that thou shalt meet a band of prophets coming down from the high place with a psaltery, and a timbrel, and a pipe, and a harp, before them; and they will be prophesying:

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

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

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

⁷And let it be, when these signs are come unto thee, that thou do as occasion shall serve thee; 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.

⁸And thou shalt go down before me to Gilgal; and, behold, I will come down unto thee, to offer burnt-offerings, and to sacrifice sacrifices of peace-offerings: seven days shalt thou tarry, till I come unto thee, and show thee what thou shalt 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 was so, that, when he had turned his back to go from Samuel, God gave him another heart: and all those signs came to pass 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 when they came thither to the hill, behold, a band of prophets met him; and the Spirit of God came mightily upon him, and he prophesied among them.

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 came to pass, when all that knew him beforetime saw that, behold, he prophesied with the prophets, then the people said one to another, What is this that is come unto 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 one of the same place answered and said, And who is their father? Therefore it became a proverb, Is Saul also among the prophets?

¹³A keď prestal prorokovať, prišiel na výšinu.

¹³And when he had made an end of prophesying, he came 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 Saul's uncle said unto him and to his servant, Whither went ye? And he said, To seek the asses; and when we saw that they were not found, we came to Samuel.

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

¹⁵And Saul's uncle said, Tell me, I pray thee, what Samuel said unto 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 said unto his uncle, He told us plainly that the asses were found. But concerning the matter of the kingdom, whereof Samuel spake, he told him not.

¹⁷Potom svolal Samuel ľud k Hospodinovi do Micpy.

¹⁷And Samuel called the people together unto Jehovah to Mizpah;

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 he said unto the children of Israel, Thus saith Jehovah, 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:

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.

¹⁹but ye have this day rejected your God, who himself saveth you out of all your calamities and your distresses; and ye have said unto him, [Nay], but set a king over us. Now therefore present yourselves before Jehovah by your tribes, and by your thousands.

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

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

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 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.

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

²²Therefore they asked of Jehovah further, Is there yet a man to come hither? And Jehovah answered, Behold, he hath hid himself among the baggage.

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 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.

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 said to all the people, See ye him whom Jehovah hath chosen, that there is none like him along all the people? And all the people shouted, and said, [Long] live the king.

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

²⁵Then Samuel told the people the manner of the kingdom, and wrote it in a book, and laid it up before Jehovah. And Samuel sent all the people away, every man to his house.

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

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

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