Liber I Samuelis, 10

1. Tulit autem Samuel lenticulam olei et effudit super caput eius et deosculatus eum ait: “Ecce unxit te Dominus in principem super populum suum, super Israel. Et tu dominaberis populo Domini et tu liberabis eum de manu inimicorum eius, qui in circuitu eius sunt. Et hoc tibi signum quia unxit te Deus in principem super hereditatem suam:

1. Then Samuel took a vial of oil and poured it on his head, and kissed him and said, "Has not the LORD anointed you to be prince over his people Israel? And you shall reign over the people of the LORD and you will save them from the hand of their enemies round about. And this shall be the sign to you that the LORD has anointed you to be prince over his heritage.

2. cum abieris hodie a me, invenies duos viros iuxta sepulcrum Rachel in finibus Beniamin, dicentque tibi: “Inventae sunt asinae, ad quas ieras perquirendas; et intermissis pater tuus asinis sollicitus est pro vobis et dicit: Quid faciam de filio meo?”.

2. When you depart from me today you will meet two men by Rachel's tomb in the territory of Benjamin at Zelzah, and they will say to you, `The asses which you went to seek are found, and now your father has ceased to care about the asses and is anxious about you, saying, "What shall I do about my son?"'

3. Cumque abieris inde et ultra transieris et veneris ad quercum Thabor, invenient te ibi tres viri ascendentes ad Deum in Bethel: unus portans tres haedos et alius tres tortas panis et alius portans utrem vini.

3. Then you shall go on from there further and come to the oak of Tabor; three men going up to God at Bethel will meet you there, one carrying three kids, another carrying three loaves of bread, and another carrying a skin of wine.

4. Cumque te salutaverint, dabunt tibi duos panes, et accipies de manu eorum.

4. And they will greet you and give you two loaves of bread, which you shall accept from their hand.

5. Post haec venies in Gabaa Dei, ubi est statio Philisthinorum; et, cum ingressus fueris ibi urbem, obviam habebis gregem prophetarum descendentium de excelso et ante eos psalterium et tympanum et tibiam et citharam ipsosque prophetantes.

5. After that you shall come to Gib'e-ath-elo'him, where there is a garrison of the Philistines; and there, as you come to the city, you will meet a band of prophets coming down from the high place with harp, tambourine, flute, and lyre before them, prophesying.

6. Et insiliet in te spiritus Domini, et prophetabis cum eis et mutaberis in virum alium.

6. Then the spirit of the LORD will come mightily upon you, and you shall prophesy with them and be turned into another man.

7. Quando ergo evenerint signa haec omnia tibi, fac, quaecumque invenerit manus tua, quia Dominus tecum est.

7. Now when these signs meet you, do whatever your hand finds to do, for God is with you.

8. Et descendes ante me in Galgala. Ego quippe descendam ad te, ut offeram oblationem et immolem victimas pacificas. Septem diebus exspectabis, donec veniam ad te et ostendam tibi, quae facias”.

8. And you shall go down before me to Gilgal; and behold, I am coming to you to offer burnt offerings and to sacrifice peace offerings. Seven days you shall wait, until I come to you and show you what you shall do."

9. Itaque, cum avertisset umerum suum, ut abiret a Samuele, immutavit ei Deus cor aliud, et venerunt omnia signa haec in die illa.

9. When he turned his back to leave Samuel, God gave him another heart; and all these signs came to pass that day.

10. Veneruntque inde in Gabaa, et ecce grex prophetarum obvius ei; et insiluit super eum spiritus Dei, et prophetavit in medio eorum.

10. When they came to Gib'e-ah, behold, a band of prophets met him; and the spirit of God came mightily upon him, and he prophesied among them.

11. Videntes autem omnes, qui noverant eum heri et nudiustertius, quod esset cum prophetis et prophetaret, dixerunt ad invicem: “Quaenam res accidit filio Cis? Num et Saul inter prophetas?”.

11. And when all who knew him before saw how he prophesied with the prophets, the people said to one another, "What has come over the son of Kish? Is Saul also among the prophets?"

12. Responditque vir loci illius dicens: “Et quis pater eorum?”. Propterea versum est in proverbium: “Num et Saul inter prophetas?”.

12. And a man of the place answered, "And who is their father?" Therefore it became a proverb, "Is Saul also among the prophets?"

13. Cessavit autem prophetare et venit in Gabaa;

13. When he had finished prophesying, he came to the high place.

14. dixitque patruus Saul ad eum et ad puerum eius: “Quo abistis?”. Qui respondit: “Quaerere asinas; quas cum non repperissemus, venimus ad Samuelem”.

14. Saul's uncle said to him and to his servant, "Where did you go?" And he said, "To seek the asses; and when we saw they were not to be found, we went to Samuel."

15. Et dixit ei patruus suus: “Indica mihi quid dixerit tibi Samuel”.

15. And Saul's uncle said, "Pray, tell me what Samuel said to you."

16. Et ait Saul ad patruum suum: “Indicavit nobis quia inventae essent asinae”. De sermone autem regni non indicavit ei, quem locutus illi fuerat Samuel.

16. And Saul said to his uncle, "He told us plainly that the asses had been found." But about the matter of the kingdom, of which Samuel had spoken, he did not tell him anything.

17. Et convocavit Samuel populum ad Dominum in Maspha

17. Now Samuel called the people together to the LORD at Mizpah;

18. et ait ad filios Israel: “Haec dicit Dominus, Deus Israel: Ego eduxi Israel de Aegypto et erui vos de manu Aegyptiorum et de manu omnium regnorum, quae affligebant vos.

18. and he said to the people of Israel, "Thus says the LORD, the God of Israel, `I brought up Israel out of Egypt, and I delivered you from the hand of the Egyptians and from the hand of all the kingdoms that were oppressing you.'

19. Vos autem hodie proiecistis Deum vestrum, qui solus salvavit vos de universis malis et tribulationibus vestris, et dixistis: “Nequaquam, sed regem constitue super nos!”. Nunc ergo state coram Domino per tribus vestras et per familias”.

19. But you have this day rejected your God, who saves you from all your calamities and your distresses; and you have said, `No! but set a king over us.' Now therefore present yourselves before the LORD by your tribes and by your thousands."

20. Et applicuit Samuel omnes tribus Israel; et cecidit sors in tribum Beniamin.

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

21. Et applicuit tribum Beniamin et cognationes eius; et cecidit in cognationem Metri et pervenit usque ad Saul filium Cis. Quaesierunt ergo eum, et non est inventus.

21. He brought the tribe of Benjamin near by its families, and the family of the Matrites was taken by lot; finally he brought the family of the Matrites near man by man, and Saul the son of Kish was taken by lot. But when they sought him, he could not be found.

22. Et consuluerunt post haec Dominum, utrumnam venisset illuc vir. Responditque Dominus: “Ecce absconditus est inter sarcinas”.

22. So they inquired again of the LORD, "Did the man come hither?" and the LORD said, "Behold, he has hidden himself among the baggage."

23. Cucurrerunt itaque et tulerunt eum inde; stetitque in medio populi et altior fuit universo populo ab umero et sursum.

23. Then they ran and fetched him from there; and when he stood among the people, he was taller than any of the people from his shoulders upward.

24. Et ait Samuel ad omnem populum: “Certe videtis, quem elegit Dominus, quoniam non sit similis ei in omni populo”. Et clamavit cunctus populus et ait: “Vivat rex!”.

24. And Samuel said to all the people, "Do you see him whom the LORD has chosen? There is none like him among all the people." And all the people shouted, "Long live the king!"

25. Locutus est autem Samuel ad populum legem regni et scripsit in libro et reposuit coram Domino; et dimisit Samuel omnem populum, singulos in domum suam.

25. Then Samuel told the people the rights and duties of the kingship; and he wrote them in a book and laid it up before the LORD. Then Samuel sent all the people away, each one to his home.

26. Sed et Saul abiit in domum suam in Gabaa; et abierunt cum eo viri fortes, quorum tetigerat Deus corda.

26. Saul also went to his home at Gib'e-ah, and with him went men of valor whose hearts God had touched.

27. Filii vero Belial dixerunt: “Num salvare nos poterit iste?”. Et despexerunt eum et non attulerunt ei munera; ille vero dissimulabat se audire.

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