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

¹And there was a man of Benjamin whose name was Kish, the son of Abiel, the son of Zeror, the son of Bechorath, the son of Aphiah, the son of a Benjaminite, a mighty man of wealth.

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, choice and comely; and there was not among the children of Israel a comelier 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, I pray, one of the young men 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 mount Ephraim, and passed through the land of Shalishah, but they found [them] not; and they passed through the land of Shaalim, and they were not there; and they passed through the land of Benjamin, and 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.

⁵They had come to the land of Zuph when Saul said to his servant that was with him, Come and let us return; lest my father give up the asses, and be anxious about 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 to him, Behold now, a man of God is in this city, and the man is held in honour; all that he says comes surely to pass. Let us now go thither: perhaps he will shew us the way that we should 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?

⁷And Saul said to his servant, But if we go, what shall we bring the man? for the bread is spent in our vessels, and we have no present to give 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 here at 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(In former time in Israel, when a man went to ask counsel of God, he said, Come and let us go to the seer; for he that is now called a Prophet was in former time called a Seer.)

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

¹⁰And Saul said to his servant, Well said: come, let us go. So they went to 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 met maidens going forth to draw water; and they said to 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 came to-day to 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 come into the city, ye shall straightway find him, before he goes up to the high place to eat; for the people eat not until he has come, because he blesses the sacrifice; afterwards they eat that are invited. And now go up; for this very day shall ye find him.

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

¹⁴And they went up into the city. As they were coming into the midst of the city, behold, Samuel was coming out towards them, to go up to the high place.

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

¹⁵Now Jehovah had apprised Samuel one 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 prince over my people Israel; and he will 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 as Samuel saw Saul, Jehovah answered him, Behold the man of whom I spoke to thee! this man shall rule over my people.

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

¹⁸And Saul drew near to Samuel in the midst of 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 to the high place, and ye shall eat with me to-day; and to-morrow 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 the asses that thou didst lose three days ago, set not thy heart on them; for they are found. And on whom is all the desire of Israel [set]? Is it not on thee, and on 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 Benjaminite, of the smallest of the tribes of Israel, and my family the least of all the families of the tribe of Benjamin? and why dost thou speak such words to me?

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 chamber, and gave them a place at the head of them that were invited; and they 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 to the cook, Bring the portion that I gave thee, of which I said to 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 shoulder, and what was on it, and set [it] before Saul. And he said, Behold that which has been reserved! set it before thee, eat; for against the set time has it been kept for thee, since I said, I will invite the people. So Saul ate with Samuel that day.

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

²⁵And they came down from the high place into the city, and he spoke with Saul upon the roof.

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 when it was about the dawning of the day, Samuel called to Saul on the roof, saying, Arise, that I may send thee away. And Saul arose, and they went out both of them, he and Samuel, into the street.

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 to the end of the city, Samuel said to Saul, Tell the servant to pass on before us (and he passed on), but stand thou still now, that I may cause thee to hear the word of God.