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 bottle of oil and poured it on Saul’s head. He kissed him and said, “Has not the Lord chosen you to be a ruler over His land?

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 you leave me today, you will meet two men by Rachel’s grave in the land of Benjamin at Zelzah. They will say to you, ‘The donkeys you went to look for have been found. Now your father has stopped worrying about the donkeys and is worried about you, saying, “What should I do about 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 you will go farther and come to the oak tree of Tabor. There three men going up to God at Bethel will meet you. One will be carrying three young goats. Another will be carrying three loaves of bread. And another will be carrying a bottle of wine.

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

They will greet you and give you two loaves of bread, which you will take from their hand.

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.

Then you will come to the hill of God where there are Philistine soldiers. When you come there to the city, you will meet a group of men who speak for God coming down from the high place. They will have harps, an object to beat sounds of joy, and a horn. And they will be speaking God’s Word.

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

Then the Spirit of the Lord will come upon you with power. You will speak God’s Word with them and be changed into another man.

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

When you see these special things, do whatever you find that should be done. For God is with you.

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.

You will go down before me to Gilgal. Then see, I will come down to you to give burnt gifts and peace gifts. Wait seven days until I come to you and show you what you should 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.

When Saul turned his back to leave Samuel, God changed his heart. And all these special things happened on 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.

When they came to the hill, a group of men who speak for God met him. The Spirit of God came upon him with power, so that he spoke God’s Word with 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?

People who had known him before saw him doing this and asked one another, “What has happened to the son of Kish? Is Saul one of the men who speak God’s Word?”

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?

One of the men there answered, “Now, who is their father?” So it became a saying: “Is Saul one of the men who speak God’s Word?”

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

When Saul had finished speaking the Word of God, he went to the altar at 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.

The brother of Saul’s father said to him and his servant, “Where have you been?” And Saul said, “To look for the donkeys. When we saw that they could not be found, we went to Samuel.”

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

The brother of Saul’s father said, “Tell me, what did Samuel say to 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.

Saul said to his father’s brother, “He told us that the donkeys had been found.” But he did not tell him what Samuel had told him about being king.

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

Then Samuel called the people together to the Lord at Mizpah.

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.

He said to the people of Israel, “This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: ‘I brought Israel out of Egypt. I saved you from the power of the Egyptians, and from the power of all the nations that made it hard for you.’

19 M as vós hoje rejeitastes a vosso Deus,

But today you have turned away from your God, Who saves you from all your troubles. You have said, ‘No! Have a king rule over us!’ So now come before the Lord, by your family groups and by your thousands.”

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

When Samuel brought all the families of Israel near, the name of the family group of Benjamin was drawn.

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.

Then he brought the family group of Benjamin near by its families, and the name of the Matrite family was drawn. Then the name of Saul the son of Kish was drawn. But when they looked for 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:

So they asked the Lord, “Has the man come here yet?” The Lord said, “See, he is hiding among the bags.”

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.

They ran and brought him from there. And when he stood among the people, he was a head taller than any of them.

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;

Samuel said to all the people, “Do you see him whom the Lord has chosen? For sure there is no one like him among all the people.” So all the people called out 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 told the people the rights and duties of the king and his nation. He wrote them in a book and laid it before the Lord. Then Samuel sent all the people away, each one to his home.

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

Saul went home to Gibeah. And the strong men whose hearts God had touched went with him.

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 some men of no worth said, “How can this man save us?” They hated him and did not bring him any gift. But he kept quiet.