I Samuel 10

vayyiqqakh shemu'el et-pakh hashemen vayyitsoq al-rosho vayyishaqehu vayyomer halo ki-meshakhakha Adonai al-nakhalato lenagid

Samuel took a flask of oil and poured some on Saul’s head and kissed him, and said, “GOD herewith anoints you ruler over this people—God’s own.

belekhtekha hayyom me'immadi umatsata shene anashim im-qevurat rakhel bigvul binyamin betseltsakh ve'ameru elekha nimtse'u ha'atonot asher halakhta levaqqesh vehinneh natash avikha et-divre ha'atonot veda'ag lakhem lemor mah e'eseh livni

When you leave me today, you will meet two men near the tomb of Rachel in the territory of Benjamin, at Zelzah, and they will tell you that the donkeys you set out to look for have been found, and that your father has stopped being concerned about the donkeys and is worrying about you, saying: ‘What shall I do about my son?’

vekhalafta misham vahale'ah uvata ad-elon tavor umetsa'ukha sham sheloshah anashim olim el-ha'elohim bet-el ekhad nose sheloshah gedayim ve'ekhad nose sheloshet kikkerot lekhem ve'ekhad nose nevel-yayin

You shall pass on from there until you come to the terebinth of Tabor. There you will be met by three men making a pilgrimage to God at Bethel. One will be carrying three kids, another will be carrying three loaves of bread, and the third will be carrying a jar of wine.

vesha'alu lekha leshalom venatenu lekha shete-lekhem velaqakhta miyyadam

They will greet you and offer you two loaves of bread, which you shall accept.

akhar ken tavo givat ha'elohim asher-sham netsive felishtim vihi khevo'akha sham ha'ir ufagata khevel nevi'im yoredim mehabbamah velifnehem nevel vetof vekhalil vekhinnor vehemmah mitnabbe'im

After that, you are to go on to the Hill of God, where the Philistine prefects reside. There, as you enter the town, you will encounter a band of prophets coming down from the shrine, preceded by lyres, hand-drums, flutes, and harps, and they will be speaking in ecstasy.

vetsalekhah alekha ruakh Adonai vehitnabbita immam venehpakhta le'ish akher

The spirit of GOD will grip you, and you will speak in ecstasy along with them; you will become a different person.

vehayah ki (tvynh) [tavonah] ha'otot ha'elleh lakh aseh lekha asher timtsa yadekha ki ha'elohim immakh

And once these signs have happened to you, act when the occasion arises, for God is with you.

veyaradta lefanay haggilgal vehinneh anokhi yored elekha leha'alot olot lizboakh zivkhe shelamim shivat yamim tokhel ad-bo'i elekha vehodati lekha et asher ta'aseh

After that, you are to go down to Gilgal ahead of me, and I will come down to you to present burnt offerings and offer sacrifices of well-being. Wait seven days until I come to you and instruct you what you are to do next.”

vehayah kehafnoto shikhmo lalekhet me'im shemu'el vayyahafokh-lo elohim lev akher vayyavo'u kol-ha'otot ha'elleh bayyom hahu

As [Saul] turned around to leave Samuel, God gave him another heart; and all those signs were fulfilled that same day.

vayyavo'u sham haggivatah vehinneh khevel-nevi'im liqrato vattitslakh alayw ruakh elohim vayyitnabbe betokham

And when they came there, to the Hill, he saw a band of prophets coming toward him. Thereupon the spirit of God gripped him, and he spoke in ecstasy among them.

vayehi kol-yode'o me'ittemol shilshom vayyiru vehinneh im-nevi'im nibba vayyomer ha'am ish el-re'ehu mah-zzeh hayah leven-qish hagam sha'ul bannevi'im

When all who knew him previously saw him speaking in ecstasy together with the prophets, the people said to one another, “What’s happened to the son of Kish? Is Saul too among the prophets?”

vayya'an ish misham vayyomer umi avihem al-ken hayetah lemashal hagam sha'ul bannevi'im

But another fellow there spoke up and said, “And who are their fathers?” Thus the proverb arose: “Is Saul too among the prophets?”

vayekhal mehitnabbot vayyavo habbamah

And when he stopped speaking in ecstasy, he entered the shrine.

vayyomer dod sha'ul elayw ve'el-na'aro an halakhtem vayyomer levaqqesh et-ha'atonot vannireh khi-ayin vannavo el-shemu'el

Saul’s uncle asked him and his servant, “Where did you go?” “To look for the donkeys,” he replied. “And when we saw that they were not to be found, we went to Samuel.”

vayyomer dod sha'ul haggidah-nna li mah-amar lakhem shemu'el

“Tell me,” said Saul’s uncle, “what did Samuel say to you?”

vayyomer sha'ul el-dodo hagged higgid lanu ki nimtse'u ha'atonot ve'et-devar hammelukhah lo-higgid lo asher amar shemu'el

Saul answered his uncle, “He just told us that the donkeys had been found.” But he did not tell him anything of what Samuel had said about the kingship.

vayyatseq shemu'el et-ha'am el-Adonai hammitspah

Samuel summoned the people to GOD at Mizpah

vayyomer el-bene yisra'el koh-amar Adonai elohe yisra'el anokhi he'eleti et-yisra'el mimmitsrayim va'atsil etkhem miyyad mitsrayim umiyyad kol-hammamlakhot hallokhatsim etkhem

and said to them, “Thus said the ETERNAL, the God of Israel: ‘I brought Israel out of Egypt, and I delivered you from the hands of the Egyptians and of all the kingdoms that oppressed you.’

ve'attem hayyom me'astem et-elohekhem asher-hu moshia lakhem mikkol-ra'otekhem vetsarotekhem vattomeru lo ki-melekh tasim alenu ve'attah hityatsevu lifne Adonai leshivtekhem ule'alfekhem

But today you have rejected your God who delivered you from all your troubles and calamities. For you said, ‘No, set up a king over us!’ Now station yourselves before GOD, by your tribes and clans.”

vayyaqrev shemu'el et kol-shivte yisra'el vayyillakhed shevet binyamin

Samuel brought forward each of the tribes of Israel, and the lot indicated the tribe of Benjamin.

vayyaqrev et-shevet binyamin lemishpekhotav vattillakhed mishpakhat hammatri vayyillakhed sha'ul ben-qish vayevaqshuhu velo nimtsa

Then Samuel brought forward the tribe of Benjamin by its clans, and the clan of the Matrites was indicated; and then Saul son of Kish was indicated. But when they looked for him, he was not to be found.

vayyishalu-od ba-Adonai hava od halom ish vayyomer Adonai hinneh-hu nekhba el-hakkelim

They inquired of GOD again, “Has anyone else come here?” And GOD replied, “Yes; he is hiding among the baggage.”

vayyarutsu vayyiqqakhuhu misham vayyityatsev betokh ha'am vayyigbah mikkol-ha'am mishikhmo vama'elah

So they ran over and brought him from there; and when he took his place among the people, he stood a head taller than all the people.

vayyomer shemu'el el-kol-ha'am harre'item asher bakhar-bo Adonai ki en kamohu bekhol-ha'am vayyari'u khol-ha'am vayyomeru yekhi hammelekh

And Samuel said to the people, “Do you see the one whom GOD has chosen? There is none like him among all the people.” And all the people acclaimed him, shouting, “Long live the king!”

vayedabber shemu'el el-ha'am et mishpat hammelukhah vayyikhtov bassefer vayyannakh lifne Adonai vayeshallakh shemu'el et-kol-ha'am ish leveto

Samuel expounded to the people the rules of the monarchy, and recorded them in a document that he deposited before GOD. Samuel then sent the people back to their homes.

vegam-sha'ul halakh leveto givatah vayyelekhu immo hakhayil asher-naga elohim belibbam

Saul also went home to Gibeah, accompanied by upstanding men whose hearts God had touched.

uvene veliyya'al ameru mah-yyoshi'enu zeh vayyivzuhu velo-hevi'u lo minkhah vayehi kemakharish

But some scoundrels said, “How can this fellow save us?” So they scorned him and brought him no gift. But he pretended not to mind.