¹A bol nejaký muž z Benjamina, ktorému bolo meno Kíš, syn Abiela, syna Cerora, syna Bechorata, syna Afiacha, syna muža Benjaminovho, udatný muž zámožný.

¹Now there was a man of Benjamin, whose name was Kish, the son of Abiel, the son of Zeror, the son of Becorath, the son of Aphiah, the son of a Benjamite, a mighty man of valor.

²Ten mal syna, ktorému bolo meno Saul, bol to statný mládenec a pekného vzhľadu, ani nebolo krásnejšieho muža medzi synmi Izraelovými ako on; od svojho pleca hore bol vyšší od všetkého ľudu.

²And he had a son, whose name was Saul, a young man and a goodly: and there was not among the children of Israel a goodlier person than he: from his shoulders and upward he was higher than any of the people.

³A ztratily sa Kíšovi, Saulovmu otcovi, oslice. A Kíš povedal Saulovi, svojmu synovi: Nože pojmi so sebou jedného zo sluhov a zoberúc sa idi, hľadaj oslice!

³And the asses of Kish, Saul's father, were lost. And Kish said to Saul his son, Take now one of the servants with thee, and arise, go seek the asses.

⁴Tak prešiel vrch Efraimov a prešiel zem Šalíša, ale nenašiel. Prešli aj zem Šaalím, ale ich nebolo, a prešiel i zem Benjaminovu, a nenašli.

⁴And he passed through the hill-country of Ephraim, and passed through the land of Shalishah, but they found them not: then they passed through the land of Shaalim, and there they were not: and he passed through the land of the Benjamites, but they found them not.

⁵Keď potom prišli do zeme Cúfa, povedal Saul svojmu sluhovi, ktorý bol s ním: Poď a vráťme sa, aby neupustil môj otec od oslíc a neobával sa o nás.

⁵When they were come to the land of Zuph, Saul said to his servant that was with him, Come, and let us return, lest my father leave off caring for the asses, and be anxious for us.

⁶A on mu povedal: Hľa, prosím, v tomto meste je muž Boží, a je to vysoko ctený človek; všetko, čokoľvek povie, sa aj stane. Nože poďme teraz ta; možno, že nám oznámi našu cestu, ktorou by sme mali ísť.

⁶And he said unto him, Behold now, there is in this city a man of God, and he is a man that is held in honor; all that he saith cometh surely to pass: now let us go thither; peradventure he can tell us concerning our journey whereon we go.

⁷Na to riekol Saul svojmu sluhovi: Dobre, ale keď pojdeme, čo donesieme človekovi? Lebo chlieb sa už minul z našich kabiel, ani daru niet, ktorý by sme doniesli mužovi Božiemu. Čo máme?

⁷Then said Saul to his servant, But, behold, if we go, what shall we bring the man? for the bread is spent in our vessels, and there is not a present to bring to the man of God: what have we?

⁸A sluha zase odpovedal Saulovi a riekol: Hľa, našla sa u mňa štvrtina šekla striebra; dám to mužovi Božiemu, a oznámi nám našu cestu.

⁸And the servant answered Saul again, and said, Behold, I have in my hand the fourth part of a shekel of silver: that will I give to the man of God, to tell us our way.

⁹Predtým tak hovorieval človek v Izraelovi, keď išiel pýtať sa na niečo Boha: Poďte, a pojdeme k vidiacemu. Lebo prorokovi dnes hovorilo sa predtým: vidiaci.

⁹(Beforetime in Israel, when a man went to inquire of God, thus he said, Come, and let us go to the seer; for he that is now called a Prophet was beforetime called a Seer.)

¹⁰A Saul riekol svojmu sluhovi: Dobrá je tvoja reč. Poď, ideme. A tak išli do mesta, v ktorom bol muž Boží.

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

¹¹A keď išli svahom hore do mesta, našli nejaké dievčatá, ktoré boly vyšly von brať vodu, a povedali im: Či je tu niekde vidiaci?

¹¹As they went up the ascent to the city, they found young maidens going out to draw water, and said unto them, Is the seer here?

¹²A ony im odpovedaly a riekly: Je; hľa, hen pred tebou! Ponáhľaj sa teraz, lebo dnes prišiel do mesta, pretože dnes má ľud bitnú obeť na výšine.

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

¹³Ako vojdete do mesta, hneď ho najdete, prv ako vyjde na výšinu jesť, lebo ľud nebude jesť, dokiaľ neprijde, lebo on požehná bitnej obeti, a len potom budú jesť pozvaní. A tak teraz iďte hore, lebo práve teraz ho najdete.

¹³as soon as ye are come into the city, ye shall straightway find him, before he goeth up to the high place to eat; for the people will not eat until he come, because he doth bless the sacrifice; [and] afterwards they eat that are bidden. Now therefore get you up; for at this time ye shall find him.

¹⁴A išli hore do mesta. A keď prišli naprostred mesta, hľa, Samuel im vychádzal oproti idúc na výšinu.

¹⁴And they went up to the city; [and] as they came within the city, behold, Samuel came out toward them, to go up to the high place.

¹⁵A Hospodin bol zjavil Samuelovi jeden deň prv, ako prišiel Saul, a riekol:

¹⁵Now Jehovah had revealed unto Samuel a day before Saul came, saying,

¹⁶Zajtra o tomto čase pošlem k tebe muža zo zeme Benjaminovej, ktorého pomažeš za vojvodcu nad mojím ľudom Izraelom, a zachráni môj ľud vyslobodiac ho z ruky Filištínov, lebo som pohliadol na svoj ľud, pretože jeho krik prišiel ku mne.

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

¹⁷A Samuel uvidel Saula. A Hospodin mu odpovedal: Hľa, to je ten muž, o ktorom som ti povedal. Tento bude panovať nad mojím ľudom.

¹⁷And when Samuel saw Saul, Jehovah said unto him, Behold, the man of whom I spake to thee! this same shall have authority over my people.

¹⁸Keď sa potom priblížil Saul Samuelovi vprostred brány, povedal: Povedz mi, prosím, kde je tu dom vidiaceho.

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

¹⁹A Samuel odpovedal Saulovi a riekol: Ja som ten vidiaci; vyjdi predo mnou na výšinu, a budete so mnou jesť dnes, a ráno ťa prepustím, a všetko, čo máš na srdci, ti oznámim.

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

²⁰A o oslice, ktoré sa ti ztratily toto dnes už tretí deň, sa nestaraj, lebo sa našly. A pre kohože je všetko najžiadostnejšie v Izraelovi? Či azda nie pre teba a pre celý dom tvojho otca?

²⁰And as for thine asses that were lost three days ago, set not they mind on them; for they are found. And for whom is all that is desirable in Israel? Is it not for thee, and for all thy father's house?

²¹Na to odpovedal Saul a riekol: Či nie som ja syn Benjaminovi, ktorý je z najmenších pokolení Izraelových? A moja čeľaď je najmenšia od všetkých čeľadí pokolení Benjaminových. Prečo mi potom hovoríš také slovo?

²¹And Saul answered and said, Am not I a Benjamite, of the smallest of the tribes of Israel? and my family the least of all the families of the tribe of Benjamin? wherefore then speakest thou to me after this manner?

²²No, Samuel pojal Saula i jeho sluhu a doviedol ich do izby a dal im najprednejšie miesto medzi pozvanými, ktorých bolo asi tridsať mužov.

²²And Samuel took Saul and his servant, and brought them into the guest-chamber, and made them sit in the chiefest place among them that were bidden, who were about thirty persons.

²³A Samuel povedal kuchárovi: Nože daj diel, ktorý som ti dal, o ktorom som ti povedal: Odlož ho u seba.

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

²⁴A kuchár zdvihol plece a to, čo bolo na ňom, a položil pred Saula. A Samuel riekol: Tu hľa, čo zostalo, polož pred seba, jedz, lebo je to zachované k tejto chvíli pre teba, jako som povedal: Povolal som ľud. A tak jedol Saul toho dňa so Samuelom.

²⁴And the cook took up the thigh, and that which was upon it, and set it before Saul. And [Samuel] said, Behold, that which hath been reserved! set it before thee and eat; because unto the appointed time hath it been kept for thee, for I said, I have invited the people. So Saul did eat with Samuel that day.

²⁵A keď sišli s výšiny do mesta, hovoril so Saulom na postreší.

²⁵And when they were come down from the high place into the city, he communed with Saul upon the housetop.

²⁶A vstali skoro ráno. A stalo sa, keď vychádzala ranná zora, že zavolal Samuel na Saula na postrešie povediac: Vstaň, a prepustím ťa. Vtedy vstal Saul, a vyšli von obidvaja, on i Samuel.

²⁶And they arose early: and it came to pass about the spring of the day, that Samuel called to Saul on the housetop, saying, Up, that I may send thee away. And Saul arose, and they went out both of them, he and Samuel, abroad.

²⁷A keď prichádzali dolu na koniec mesta, povedal Samuel Saulovi: Povedz sluhovi, aby pošiel pred nami. A popošiel. A ty, doložil ešte, postoj tu chvíľu, aby som ti ohlásil slovo Božie.

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