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 the vial of oil, and poured it on his head, and kissed him, and said, “Hasn’t Yahweh anointed you to be prince 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 you have departed from me today, then you will find two men by Rachel’s tomb, on the border of Benjamin at Zelzah. They will tell you, ‘The donkeys which you went to look for have been found; and behold, your father has stopped caring about the donkeys, and is anxious 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 you will go on forward from there, and you will come to the oak of Tabor. Three men will meet you there going up to God to Bethel, one carrying three young goats, 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.

They will greet you, and give you two loaves of bread, which you shall receive 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.

“After that you will come to the hill of God, where the garrison of the Philistines is; and it will happen, when you have come there to the city, that you will meet a band of prophets coming down from the high place with a lute, a tambourine, a pipe, and a harp before them; and they will be prophesying.

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

Then Yahweh’s Spirit will come mightily on you, and you will prophesy with them, and will 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.

Let it be, when these signs have come to you, that you do what is appropriate for the occasion; 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.

“Go down ahead of me to Gilgal; and behold, I will come down to you, to offer burnt offerings, and to sacrifice sacrifices of peace offerings. Wait seven days, until I come to you, and show you what you are to 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.

It was so, that when he had turned his back to go from Samuel, God gave him another heart; and all those signs happened 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 there to the hill, behold, a band of prophets met him; and the Spirit of God came mightily on 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?

When all who knew him before saw that, behold, he prophesied with the prophets, then the people said to one another, “What is this that has come 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?

One of the same place answered, “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.

When he had finished prophesying, he 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.

Saul’s uncle said to him and to his servant, “Where did you go?” He said, “To seek the donkeys. When we saw that they were not found, we came to Samuel.”

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

Saul’s uncle said, “Please tell me what Samuel said 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 uncle, “He told us plainly that the donkeys were found.” But concerning the matter of the kingdom, of which Samuel spoke, he didn’t tell him.

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

Samuel called the people together to Yahweh to 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.

and he said to the children of Israel, “Yahweh, the God of Israel, says ‘I brought Israel up out of Egypt, and I delivered you out of the hand of the Egyptians, and out of the hand of all the kingdoms that oppressed you.’

19 M as vós hoje rejeitastes a vosso Deus,

But you have today rejected your God, who himself saves you out of all your calamities and your distresses; and you have said to him, ‘No! Set a king over us.’ Now therefore present yourselves before Yahweh 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.

So Samuel brought all the tribes of Israel near, and the tribe of Benjamin was chosen.

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.

He brought the tribe of Benjamin near by their families; and the family of the Matrites was chosen. Then Saul the son of Kish was chosen; 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:

Therefore they asked of Yahweh further, “Is there yet a man to come here?” Yahweh answered, “Behold, he has hidden himself among the baggage.”

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 got him there. 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;

Samuel said to all the people, “Do you see him whom Yahweh has chosen, that there is no one like him among all the people?” 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 told the people the regulations of the kingdom, and wrote it in a book, and laid it up before Yahweh. Samuel sent all the people away, every man 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.

Saul also went to his house to Gibeah; and the army went with him, 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 certain worthless fellows said, “How could this man save us?” They despised him, and brought him no present. But he held his peace.