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1 Samuel 9
Nouvelle Edition de Genève – NEG1979

Saül auprès de Samuel à Rama

9 Il y avait un homme de Benjamin, nommé Kis, fils d’Abiel, fils de Tseror, fils de Becorath, fils d’Aphiach, fils d’un Benjamite. C’était un homme fort et vaillant. 2 Il avait un fils du nom de Saül, jeune et beau, plus beau qu’aucun des enfants d’Israël, et les dépassant tous de la tête.

3 Les ânesses de Kis, père de Saül, s’égarèrent; et Kis dit à Saül, son fils: Prends avec toi l’un des serviteurs, lève-toi, va, et cherche les ânesses. 4 Il passa par la montagne d’Ephraïm et traversa le pays de Schalischa, sans les trouver; ils passèrent par le pays de Schaalim, et elles n’y étaient pas; ils parcoururent le pays de Benjamin, et ils ne les trouvèrent pas. 5 Ils étaient arrivés dans le pays de Tsuph, lorsque Saül dit à son serviteur qui l’accompagnait: Viens, retournons, de peur que mon père, oubliant les ânesses, ne soit en peine de nous. 6 Le serviteur lui dit: Voici, il y a dans cette ville un homme de Dieu, et c’est un homme considéré; tout ce qu’il dit ne manque pas d’arriver. Allons-y donc; peut-être nous fera-t-il connaître le chemin que nous devons prendre. 7 Saül dit à son serviteur: Mais si nous y allons, que porterons-nous à l’homme de Dieu? Car il n’y a plus de provisions dans nos sacs, et nous n’avons aucun présent à offrir à l’homme de Dieu. Qu’est-ce que nous avons? 8 Le serviteur reprit la parole, et dit à Saül: Voici, j’ai sur moi le quart d’un sicle d’argent; je le donnerai à l’homme de Dieu, et il nous indiquera notre chemin. 9 – Autrefois en Israël, quand on allait consulter Dieu, on disait: Venez, et allons vers le voyant! Car celui qu’on appelle aujourd’hui le prophète s’appelait autrefois le voyant. – 10 Saül dit à son serviteur: Tu as raison; viens, allons! Et ils se rendirent à la ville où était l’homme de Dieu.

11 Comme ils montaient à la ville, ils rencontrèrent des jeunes filles sorties pour puiser de l’eau, et ils leur dirent: Le voyant est-il ici? 12 Elles leur répondirent en disant: Oui, il est devant toi; mais va promptement, car aujourd’hui il est venu à la ville parce qu’il y a un sacrifice pour le peuple sur le haut lieu. 13 Quand vous serez entrés dans la ville, vous le trouverez avant qu’il monte au haut lieu pour manger; car le peuple ne mangera pas avant son arrivée, parce qu’il doit bénir le sacrifice; après quoi, les conviés mangeront. Montez donc, car maintenant vous le trouverez. 14 Et ils montèrent à la ville. Ils étaient arrivés au milieu de la ville, quand ils furent rencontrés par Samuel qui sortait pour monter au haut lieu. 15 Or, un jour avant l’arrivée de Saül, l’Eternel avait averti Samuel, en disant: 16 Demain, à cette heure, je t’enverrai un homme du pays de Benjamin, et tu l’oindras pour chef de mon peuple d’Israël. Il sauvera mon peuple de la main des Philistins; car j’ai regardé mon peuple, parce que son cri est venu jusqu’à moi. 17 Lorsque Samuel eut aperçu Saül, l’Eternel lui dit: Voici l’homme dont je t’ai parlé; c’est lui qui régnera sur mon peuple.

18 Saül s’approcha de Samuel au milieu de la porte, et dit: Indique-moi, je te prie, où est la maison du voyant. 19 Samuel répondit à Saül: C’est moi qui suis le voyant. Monte devant moi au haut lieu, et vous mangerez aujourd’hui avec moi. Je te laisserai partir demain, et je te dirai tout ce qui se passe dans ton cœur. 20 Ne t’inquiète pas des ânesses que tu as perdues il y a trois jours, car elles sont retrouvées. Et pour qui est réservé tout ce qu’il y a de précieux en Israël? N’est-ce pas pour toi et pour toute la maison de ton père? 21 Saül répondit: Ne suis-je pas Benjamite, de l’une des plus petites tribus d’Israël? et ma famille n’est-elle pas la moindre de toutes les familles de la tribu de Benjamin? Pourquoi donc me parles-tu de la sorte?

22 Samuel prit Saül et son serviteur, les fit entrer dans la salle, et leur donna une place à la tête des conviés, qui étaient environ trente hommes. 23 Samuel dit au cuisinier: Sers la portion que je t’ai donnée, en te disant: Mets-la à part. 24 Le cuisinier donna l’épaule et ce qui l’entoure, et il la servit à Saül. Et Samuel dit: Voici ce qui a été réservé; mets-le devant toi, et mange, car on l’a gardé pour toi lorsque j’ai convié le peuple. Ainsi Saül mangea avec Samuel ce jour-là.

25 Ils descendirent du haut lieu à la ville, et Samuel s’entretint avec Saül sur le toit. 26 Puis ils se levèrent de bon matin; et, dès l’aurore, Samuel appela Saül sur le toit, et dit: Viens, et je te laisserai partir. Saül se leva, et ils sortirent tous deux, lui et Samuel. 27 Quand ils furent descendus à l’extrémité de la ville, Samuel dit à Saül: Dis à ton serviteur de passer devant nous. Et le serviteur passa devant. Arrête-toi maintenant, reprit Samuel, et je te ferai entendre la parole de Dieu.

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1 Samuel 9
New English Translation

Samuel Meets with Saul

9 There was a Benjaminite man named Kish son of Abiel, the son of Zeror, the son of Becorath, the son of Aphiah of Benjamin. Kish was a prominent person. 2 He had a son named Saul, a handsome young man. There was no one among the Israelites more handsome than he was; he stood head and shoulders above all the people.

3 The donkeys of Saul’s father Kish wandered off,[a] so Kish said to his son Saul, “Take one of the servants with you and go[b] look for the donkeys.”[c] 4 So Saul[d] crossed through the hill country of Ephraim, passing through the land of Shalisha, but they did not find them. So they crossed through the land of Shaalim, but they were not there. Then he crossed through the land of Benjamin, and still they did not find them.

5 When they came to the land of Zuph, Saul said to his servant who was with him, “Come on, let’s head back before my father quits worrying about the donkeys and becomes anxious about us!” 6 But the servant said to him, “Look, there is a man of God in this town. He is highly respected. Everything that he says really happens.[e] Now let’s go there. Perhaps he will tell us where we should go from here.”[f] 7 So Saul said to his servant, “All right,[g] we can go. But what can we bring the man, since the food in our bags is used up? We have no gift to take to the man of God. What do we have?” 8 The servant went on to answer Saul, “Look, I happen to have in my hand a quarter shekel[h] of silver. I will give it to the man of God and he will tell us where we should go.”[i] 9 (Now it used to be in Israel that whenever someone went to inquire of God he would say, “Come on, let’s go to the seer.” For today’s prophet used to be called a seer.) 10 So Saul said to his servant, “That’s a good idea![j] Come on. Let’s go.” So they went to the town where the man of God was.

11 As they were going up the ascent to the town, they met some girls coming out to draw water. They said to them, “Is this where the seer is?” 12 They replied, “Yes, straight ahead! But hurry now, for he came to the town today, and the people are making a sacrifice at the high place. 13 When you enter the town, you can find him before he goes up to the high place to eat. The people won’t eat until he arrives, for he must bless the sacrifice. Once that happens, those who have been invited will eat. Now go on up, for[k] this is the time when you can find him.”

14 So they went up to the town. As they were heading for the middle of the town, Samuel was coming in their direction[l] to go up to the high place. 15 Now the day before Saul arrived, the Lord had told[m] Samuel: 16 “At this time tomorrow I will send to you a man from the land of Benjamin. You must consecrate[n] him as a leader over my people Israel. He will save my people from the hand of the Philistines. For I have looked with favor on my people. Their cry has reached me.”

17 When Samuel saw Saul, the Lord said,[o] “Here is the man that I told you about. He will rule over my people.” 18 As Saul approached Samuel in the middle of the gate, he said, “Please tell me where the seer’s house is.”

19 Samuel replied to Saul, “I am the seer! Go up in front of me to the high place! Today you will eat with me and in the morning I will send you away. I will tell you everything that you are thinking.[p] 20 Don’t be concerned[q] about the donkeys that you lost three days ago, for they have been found. Whom does all Israel desire? Is it not you, and all your father’s family?”[r]

21 Saul replied, “Am I not a Benjaminite, from the smallest of Israel’s tribes, and is not my family clan the smallest of all the clans in the tribe of Benjamin? Why do you speak to me in this way?”

22 Then Samuel brought[s] Saul and his servant into the room and gave them a place at the head of those who had been invited. There were about thirty people present. 23 Samuel said to the cook, “Give me the portion of meat that I gave to you—the one I asked you to keep with you.”

24 So the cook picked up the leg and brought it and set it in front of Saul. Samuel[t] said, “What was kept is now set before you! Eat, for it has been kept for you for this meeting time, from the time I said, ‘I have invited the people.’” So Saul ate with Samuel that day.

25 When they came down from the high place to the town, Samuel spoke with Saul on the roof. 26 They got up at dawn and Samuel called to Saul on the roof, “Get up, so I can send you on your way.” So Saul got up and the two of them—he and Samuel—went outside. 27 While they were going down to the edge of town, Samuel said to Saul, “Tell the servant to go on ahead of us.” So he did.[u] Samuel then said,[v] “You remain here awhile, so I can inform you of God’s message.”

Footnotes

  1. 1 Samuel 9:3 tn Heb “became lost.”
  2. 1 Samuel 9:3 tn Heb “and arise, go.”
  3. 1 Samuel 9:3 tc The Syriac Peshitta includes the following words: “So Saul arose and went out. He took with him one of the boys and went out to look for his father’s donkeys.”
  4. 1 Samuel 9:4 tn Heb “he”; the referent (Saul) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
  5. 1 Samuel 9:6 tn The infinitive absolute precedes the verb for emphasis.
  6. 1 Samuel 9:6 tn Heb “our way on which we have gone.”
  7. 1 Samuel 9:7 tn Heb “look.”
  8. 1 Samuel 9:8 sn A quarter shekel of silver would weigh about a tenth of an ounce (about 3 grams).
  9. 1 Samuel 9:8 tn Heb “our way.”
  10. 1 Samuel 9:10 tn Heb “your word is good.”
  11. 1 Samuel 9:13 tc The MT has “him” (אֹתוֹ, ʾoto) here, in addition to the “him” at the end of the verse. The ancient versions attest to only one occurrence of the pronoun, although it is possible that this is due to translation technique rather than to their having a Hebrew text with the pronoun used only once. The present translation assumes textual duplication in the MT and does not attempt to represent the pronoun twice. However, for a defense of the MT here, with the suggested translation “for him just now—you will find him,” see S. R. Driver, Notes on the Hebrew Text and the Topography of the Books of Samuel, 72-73.
  12. 1 Samuel 9:14 tn Heb “to meet them.” This may indicate purpose on Samuel’s part. The next sentence indicates that the meeting was by design, not just an accident.
  13. 1 Samuel 9:15 tn Heb “uncovered the ear of.”
  14. 1 Samuel 9:16 tn Heb “anoint.”
  15. 1 Samuel 9:17 tn Heb “responded.”
  16. 1 Samuel 9:19 tn Heb “all that is in your heart.”
  17. 1 Samuel 9:20 tn Heb “do not fix your heart.”
  18. 1 Samuel 9:20 tn Heb “and all the house of your father.”
  19. 1 Samuel 9:22 tn Heb “took and brought.”
  20. 1 Samuel 9:24 tn Heb “he” (also in v. 25); the referent (Samuel) has been specified in both places in the translation for clarity.
  21. 1 Samuel 9:27 tc This statement is absent in the LXX (with the exception of Origen), an Old Latin ms, and the Syriac Peshitta.
  22. 1 Samuel 9:27 tn The words “Samuel then said” are supplied in the translation for clarification and for stylistic reasons.
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