¹Tedaj vzame Samuel oljeníco in mu izlije olje na glavo ter ga poljubi in reče: Te li ni GOSPOD pomazilil, da bodi vojvoda dediščini njegovi?

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?

²Ko pojdeš od mene danes, srečaš dva moža pri Rahelinem grobu, v Benjaminovi pokrajini, ob Zelzahu; in ona ti porečeta: Našle so se oslice, ki si jih šel iskat; in glej, oče tvoj je pustil iz misli oslice in skrbi za vaju, govoreč: Kaj naj počnem za sina svojega?

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?

³In ko pojdeš odondod dalje, prideš k hrastu Taboru, in ondi te srečajo trije možje, gredoči gori k Bogu v Betel: eden nese tri kozliče, drugi tri hlebe kruha, tretji meh vina.

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,

⁴Pa te pozdravijo in ti dado dva hleba kruha, ki ju sprejmi iz njih roke.

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

⁵Potem prideš na hrib Božji, kjer stoje straže Filistejcev, in ko stopiš ondi v mesto, srečaš družbo prorokov, gredočih doli z višave, in pred njimi bodo psalmove brenklje in bobnice in piščal in harfa, in bodo prorokovali.

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;

⁶In duh GOSPODOV pride z močjo nadte, in prorokoval boš ž njimi, in izpremenjen boš v drugega moža.

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

⁷In ko se ti dogode ta znamenja, stóri, kar ti pod roko pride, kajti Bog je s teboj.

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

⁸In pridi pred menoj doli v Gilgal, in glej, pridem tja k tebi, da darujem žgalne in mirovne daritve. Sedem dni počakaj, da pridem k tebi in ti naznanim, kar ti je storiti.

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.`

⁹In bilo je, ko je obrnil hrbet in šel od Samuela, da mu je Bog izpremenil srce; in vsa tista znamenja so se dogodila ta dan.

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,

¹⁰Kajti ko prideta tja k hribu, glej, družba prorokov ga sreča, in duh Božji pride z močjo nad njega, da je prorokoval med njimi.

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.

¹¹Ko ga pa vidijo tisti, ki so ga poprej poznali, da prorokuje s proroki, reko vsi drug drugemu: Kaj se je prigodilo sinu Kisovemu? Je li Savel tudi med proroki?

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?`

¹²In nekdo ondotnih odgovori in reče: In kdo je njih oče? Odtod je prišlo v pregovor: Je li tudi Savel med proroki?

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?`

¹³In neha prorokovati in pride na višavo.

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

¹⁴Savlov stric pa reče njemu in njegovemu hlapcu: Kam sta bila šla? Odgovori: Oslice iskat, in ko sva videla, da jih ni, sva šla k Samuelu.

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.`

¹⁵Nato de Savlov stric: Povej mi, prosim, kaj vama je povedal Samuel?

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

¹⁶Savel odgovori stricu svojemu: Povedal je nama za gotovo, da so se oslice našle. Ali zastran kraljestva, o katerem je govoril Samuel, mu ničesar ne pove.

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.

¹⁷Samuel pa skliče ljudstvo h GOSPODU v Micpo,

¹⁷And Samuel calleth the people unto Jehovah to Mizpeh,

¹⁸in ogovori sinove Izraelove: Tako pravi GOSPOD, Bog Izraelov: Jaz sem pripeljal Izraela iz Egipta in vas otel iz pesti Egipčanov in iz oblasti vseh kraljestev, ki so vas tlačila.

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;

¹⁹A vi ste danes zavrgli svojega Boga, ki vas je sam rešil iz vseh nesreč in nadlog vaših, in ste mu rekli: Postavi nam kralja! Sedaj pa pristopite pred GOSPODA po rodovih svojih in po tisočih svojih!

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.`

²⁰In ko je Samuel velel pristopiti vsem rodovom Izraelovim, je bil zadet rod Benjaminov.

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

²¹In veli pristopiti Benjaminovemu rodu po njih rodovinah, in zadeta je bila rodovina Matri, in zadet je bil Savel, sin Kisov. In ga so iskali, pa ga niso našli.

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.

²²Zato vprašajo GOSPODA še dalje: Pride li še ta mož semkaj? GOSPOD odgovori: Glej, skril se je med prtljago.

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

²³In tečejo tja ter ga pripeljejo. In ko stopi med ljudstvo, je bil za glavo višji nego kdorkoli iz ljudstva.

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.

²⁴In Samuel reče vsemu ljudstvu: Vidite ga, ki si ga je izvolil GOSPOD? Saj mu ni enakega med vsem ljudstvom! Tedaj zauka vse ljudstvo in reče: Živel kralj!

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!`

²⁵Nato oznani Samuel ljudstvu pravice kraljestva in jih zapiše v knjigo in jo položi pred GOSPODA. In odpusti Samuel vse ljudstvo, vsakega v hišo njegovo.

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.

²⁶Tudi Savel je šel v hišo svojo v Gibei, in ž njim so šli vojščaki, katerih src se je Bog dotaknil.Belijalovi sinovi pa reko: Ta naj bi nam pomagal? In so ga zaničevali, in mu niso prinesli darov. Ali on se je delal, kakor da bi ne bil slišal.

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

²⁷Belijalovi sinovi pa reko: Ta naj bi nam pomagal? In so ga zaničevali, in mu niso prinesli darov. Ali on se je delal, kakor da bi ne bil slišal.

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.