1 E ntão Samuel tomou um vaso de azeite, e o derramou sobre a cabeça de Saul, e o beijou, e disse: Porventura não te ungiu o Senhor para ser príncipe sobre a sua herança?

¶ Then Samuel took a vial of oil and poured it upon his head and kissed him and said, Is it not because the LORD has anointed thee to be captain over his inheritance?

2 Q uando te apartares hoje de mim, encontrarás dois homens junto ao sepulcro de Raquel, no termo de Benjamim, em Zelza, os quais te dirão: Acharam-se as jumentas que foste buscar, e eis que já o teu pai deixou de pensar nas jumentas, e anda aflito por causa de ti, dizendo: Que farei eu por meu filho?

When thou art departed from me today, then thou shalt find two men by Rachel’s sepulchre in the border of Benjamin at Zelzah, and they will say unto thee, The asses which thou didst go to seek are found, and thy father has left the care of the asses and sorrows for you, saying, What shall I do for my son?

3 E ntão dali passarás mais adiante, e chegarás ao carvalho de Tabor; ali te encontrarão três homens, que vão subindo a Deus, a Betel, levando um três cabritos, outro três formas de pão, e o outro um odre de vinho.

Then shalt thou go on forward from there, and thou shalt come to the plain of Tabor, and three men going up to God to Bethel shall meet thee, one carrying three kids and another carrying three loaves of bread and another carrying a bottle of wine.

4 E les te saudarão, e te darão dois pães, que receberás das mãos deles.

And they will salute thee and give thee two loaves of bread; which thou shalt receive of their hands.

5 D epois chegarás ao outeiro de Deus, onde está a guarnição dos filisteus; ao entrares ali na cidade, encontrarás um grupo de profetas descendo do alto, precedido de saltérios, tambores, flautas e harpas, e eles profetizando.

After that thou shalt come to the hill of God where the garrison of the Philistines is, and it shall come to pass when thou art come there to the city, that thou shalt meet a company of prophets coming down from the high place with a psaltery and a tambourine and a pipe and a harp before them; and they shall prophesy.

6 E o Espírito do Senhor se apoderará de ti, e profetizarás com eles, e serás transformado em outro homem.

And the Spirit of the LORD will prosper thee, and thou shalt prophesy with them and shalt be turned into another man.

7 Q uando estes sinais te vierem, faze o que achar a tua mão para fazer, pois Deus é contigo.

And let it be when these signs are come unto thee that thou do according as thou shalt find at hand, for God is with thee.

8 T u, porém, descerás adiante de mim a Gilgal, e eis que eu descerei a ter contigo, para oferecer holocaustos e sacrifícios de ofertas pacíficas. Esperarás sete dias, até que eu vá ter contigo e te declare o que hás de fazer.

And thou shalt go down before me to Gilgal, and, behold, I will come down unto thee to offer burnt offerings and to sacrifice sacrifices of peace offerings. Seven days shalt thou tarry until I come to thee and show thee what thou shalt do.

9 A o virar Saul as costas para se apartar de Samuel, Deus lhe mudou o coração em outro; e todos esses sinais aconteceram naquele mesmo dia.

¶ And it was so that when he had turned his shoulder to go from Samuel, God gave him another heart, and all those signs came to pass that day.

10 Q uando eles iam chegando ao outeiro, eis que um grupo de profetas lhes saiu ao encontro; e o Espírito de Deus se apoderou de Saul, e ele profetizou no meio deles.

And when they came there to the hill, behold, the company of prophets met him, and the Spirit of God prospered him, and he prophesied among them.

11 T odos os que o tinham conhecido antes, ao verem que ele profetizava com os profetas, diziam uns aos outros: Que é que sucedeu ao filho de Quis? Está também Saul entre os profetas?

And it came to pass when all that knew him beforetime saw that, behold, he prophesied among the prophets, then the people said one to another, What has happened to the son of Kish? Is Saul also among the prophets?

12 E ntão um homem dali respondeu, e disse: Pois quem é o pai deles? Pelo que se tornou em provérbio: Está também Saul entre os profetas?

And one of the same place answered and said, But who is their father? Therefore, it became a proverb, Is Saul also among the prophets?

13 T endo ele acabado de profetizar, foi ao alto.

And he ceased prophesying and came to the high place.

14 D epois o tio de Saul perguntou-lhe, a ele e ao seu moço: Aonde fostes?: Respondeu ele: Procurar as jumentas; e, não as tendo encontrado, fomos ter com Samuel.

And Saul’s uncle said unto him and to his servant, Where went ye? And he said, To seek the asses, and when we saw that they were nowhere, we came to Samuel.

15 D isse mais o tio de Saul: Declara-me, peço-te, o que vos disse Samuel.

And Saul’s uncle said, Tell me, I pray thee, what Samuel said unto you.

16 A o que respondeu Saul a seu tio: Declarou-nos, seguramente, que as jumentas tinham sido encontradas. Mas quanto ao assunto do reino, de que Samuel falara, nada lhe declarou.

And Saul said unto his uncle, He told us plainly that the asses were found. But of the matter of the kingdom, of which Samuel spoke, he did not tell him.

17 E ntão Samuel convocou o povo ao Senhor em Mizpá;

¶ And Samuel called the people together unto the LORD to Mizpeh

18 e disse aos filhos de Israel: Assim diz o Senhor Deus de Israel: Eu fiz subir a Israel do Egito, e vos livrei da mão dos egípcios e da mão de todos os reinos que vos oprimiam.

and said unto the sons of Israel, Thus hath the LORD God of Israel said, I brought up Israel out of Egypt and delivered you out of the hand of the Egyptians and out of the hand of all kingdoms and of those that oppressed you.

19 M as vós hoje rejeitastes a vosso Deus,

But ye have this day rejected your God, who saves you out of all your afflictions and your troubles, and ye have said unto him, No, but set a king over us. Now, therefore, present yourselves before the LORD by your tribes and by your thousands.

20 T endo, pois, Samuel feito chegar todas as tribos de Israel, foi tomada por sorte a tribo de Benjamim.

And when Samuel had caused all the tribes of Israel to come near, the tribe of Benjamin was taken.

21 E , quando fez chegar a tribo de Benjamim segundo as suas famílias, foi tomada a família de Matri, e dela foi tomado Saul, filho de Quis; e o procuraram, mas não foi encontrado.

When he had caused the tribe of Benjamin to come near by their lineages, the family of Matri was taken, and from it Saul the son of Kish was taken, and when they sought him, he could not be found.

22 P elo que tornaram a perguntar ao Senhor: Não veio o homem ainda para cá? E respondeu o Senhor: Eis que se escondeu por entre a bagagem:

Therefore, they enquired of the LORD further, if the man should yet come there. And the LORD answered, Behold, he has hid himself among the stuff.

23 C orreram, pois, e o trouxeram dali; e estando ele no meio do povo, sobressaía em altura a todo o povo desde os ombros para cima.

And they ran and took him from there, and when he stood among the people, he was higher than any of the people from his shoulders and upward.

24 E ntão disse Samuel a todo o povo: Vedes já a quem o Senhor escolheu: Não há entre o povo nenhum semelhante a ele. Então todo o povo o aclamou, dizendo: Viva o rei;

And Samuel said to all the people, See ye him whom the LORD has chosen, that there is none like him among all the people? And all the people shouted and said, Long live the king.

25 T ambém declarou Samuel ao povo a lei do reino, e a escreveu num livro, e pô-lo perante o Senhor. Então Samuel despediu todo o povo, cada um para sua casa.

Then Samuel recited unto the people the rights of the kingdom and wrote it in a book and laid it up before the LORD. And Samuel sent all the people away, each one to his house.

26 E foi também Saul para sua casa em Gibeá; e foram com ele homens de valor, aqueles cujo coração Deus tocara.

And Saul also went home to Gibeah, and there went with him some from the army, whose hearts God had touched.

27 M as alguns homens ímpios disseram: Como pode este homem nos livrar? E o desprezaram, e não lhe trouxeram presentes; porém ele se fez como surdo.

But the sons of Belial said, How shall this man save us? And they despised him and brought him no presents. But he pretended not to notice.