1 Samuelsboken 10
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Samuel smörjer Saul till kung
10 Samuel tog fram en flaska med olja som han hällde över Sauls huvud. Sedan kysste han honom och sa:
”Herren smörjer dig till furste över sin arvedel.[a] 2 När du lämnar mig, kommer du att träffa två män vid Rakels grav i Selsach i Benjamins land. De kommer att tala om för dig att åsnorna har återfunnits, men att din far nu i stället är orolig för dig och frågar: ’Hur ska jag hitta min son?’
3 När du kommer till eken vid Tabor, kommer du att möta tre män som är på väg till Gud i Betel. En av dem bär på tre killingar, en annan har tre brödkakor och den tredje en skinnsäck med vin. 4 De kommer att hälsa dig och erbjuda dig två av offerkakorna och dem ska du ta emot.
5 Efter det ska du gå till Guds Giva där filistéerna har en utpost. När du går in i staden, kommer du att möta en grupp profeter på väg ner från offerplatsen. De spelar på psaltare, tamburin, flöjt och harpa och profeterar medan de går vägen fram. 6 I samma stund ska Herrens Ande komma över dig och du ska profetera tillsammans med dem. Du ska förvandlas och bli som en ny människa. 7 Efter att dessa tecken har inträffat kan du fatta beslut efter din övertygelse, för Herren ska leda dig. 8 Gå sedan före mig till Gilgal och vänta på mig där i sju dagar. Jag ska komma dit och offra brännoffer och gemenskapsoffer och då ska jag tala om för dig vad du ska göra.”
9 När Saul vände sig om och började gå ifrån Samuel, förvandlade Gud hans hjärta och gav honom ett nytt sätt att tänka och redan samma dag inträffade alla dessa tecken. 10 Då de kom till Giva, kom profeterna emot dem och Guds Ande kom över Saul, så att han också profeterade.
11 De som tidigare hade känt Saul började undra när de såg honom profetera tillsammans med de andra profeterna. ”Vad har hänt med Kishs son?” frågade de varandra. ”Är Saul också en av profeterna?” 12 En man som bodde där tillade: ”Vem är deras far?” På så sätt tillkom ordspråket: ”Är Saul också en av profeterna?”
13 När Saul hade slutat att profetera, gick han upp på kullen. 14 ”Var har du och tjänaren hållit hus så länge?” frågade Sauls farbror. ”Vi gick för att leta reda på åsnorna, men vi kunde inte hitta dem,” svarade Saul. ”Därför gick vi till Samuel.” 15 ”Jaså? Och vad sa han då?” undrade farbrodern. 16 ”Han sa att åsnorna hade kommit till rätta”, svarade Saul. Men han lät bli att berätta vad Samuel sagt om kungadömet.
Israel väljer Saul som kung
17 Samuel kallade samman hela Israels folk inför Herren i Mispa. 18 Han sa till dem: ”Så säger Herren, Israels Gud: ’Jag förde Israel ut ur Egypten och räddade er från egypterna och alla andra folk som förtryckte er.’ 19 Men nu har ni förkastat denne er Gud som räddat er ur alla era olyckor och svårigheter och ni säger: ’Vi vill ha en kung i stället!’ Så kom nu fram inför Herren, varje stam för sig och varje släkt för sig!”
20 Sedan kallade Samuel fram de olika stammarna inför Herren och när man kastade lott,[b] föll lotten på Benjamins stam. 21 Därefter förde han fram de olika släkterna i Benjamins stam inför Herren och den här gången föll lotten på Matris släkt. Slutligen föll lotten på Saul, Kishs son, men när de försökte få tag på honom var han försvunnen.
22 Folket frågade då Herren: ”Var är han? Har han verkligen kommit?” Herren svarade: ”Han gömmer sig borta i lägret.” 23 De sprang då dit och hämtade honom och när de förde fram honom inför folket var han huvudet högre än alla andra.
24 Då sa Samuel: ”Detta är den man som Herren har utvalt. Hans like finns inte i hela Israel!” Och hela folket jublade och ropade: ”Leve kungen!”
25 Samuel förklarade än en gång för folket vad en kung hade för rättigheter. Han skrev också ner dem i en bok som sedan förvarades inför Herren. Efter det sände han hem folket, var och en till sitt.
26 När Saul återvände till sitt hem i Giva, följdes han av en skara krigare som hade känt Guds kallelse. 27 Men det fanns några bland folket som var ondsinta och sa: ”Hur ska han kunna rädda oss?” De föraktade Saul och vägrade att ge honom gåvor, men han teg.[c]
Footnotes
- 10:1 I Septuaginta lägger man till: Du ska styra Herrens folk och befria det från alla fiender som omger det. Och detta är tecknet på att Herren har utvalt dig till att leda hans folk.
- 10:20 Antagligen använde man urim och tummim. Se not till 2:18.
- 10:27 I Dödahavsrullarna har man funnit ett textfragment (4QSama) som förklarar händelsen i kap. 11 där det inte sägs någonting om orsaken till denna blodiga attack. Fragmentet från Q4 lyder: Nachash, ammoniternas kung, förtryckte hårt Gads och Rubens folk och han stack ut alla deras högra ögon och slog ter[ror och fruktan] i Israel. Det fanns inte bland israeliterna på andra sidan Jordan en enda vars högra öga inte hade blivit stucket av Nachash, kung av Ammon, utom de sju tusen män som [flydde] ammoniterna och kom till Javesh i Gilead. Ungefär en månad senare…Sedan följer det vi kan läsa i våra Biblar i 1 Sam 11:1ff.
1 Samuel 10
King James Version
10 Then Samuel took a vial of oil, and poured it upon his head, and kissed him, and said, Is it not because the Lord hath anointed thee to be captain over his inheritance?
2 When thou art departed from me to day, 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 wentest to seek are found: and, lo, thy father hath left the care of the asses, and sorroweth for you, saying, What shall I do for my son?
3 Then shalt thou go on forward from thence, and thou shalt come to the plain of Tabor, and there shall meet thee three men going up to God to Bethel, one carrying three kids, and another carrying three loaves of bread, and another carrying a bottle of wine:
4 And they will salute thee, and give thee two loaves of bread; which thou shalt receive of their hands.
5 After that thou shalt come to the hill of God, where is the garrison of the Philistines: and it shall come to pass, when thou art come thither to the city, that thou shalt meet a company of prophets coming down from the high place with a psaltery, and a tabret, and a pipe, and a harp, before them; and they shall prophesy:
6 And the Spirit of the Lord will come upon thee, and thou shalt prophesy with them, and shalt be turned into another man.
7 And let it be, when these signs are come unto thee, that thou do as occasion serve thee; for God is with thee.
8 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, till I come to thee, and shew thee what thou shalt do.
9 And it was so, that when he had turned his back to go from Samuel, God gave him another heart: and all those signs came to pass that day.
10 And when they came thither to the hill, behold, a company of prophets met him; and the Spirit of God came upon him, and he prophesied among them.
11 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 is this that is come unto the son of Kish? Is Saul also among the prophets?
12 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 And when he had made an end of prophesying, he came to the high place.
14 And Saul's uncle said unto him and to his servant, Whither went ye? And he said, To seek the asses: and when we saw that they were no where, we came to Samuel.
15 And Saul's uncle said, Tell me, I pray thee, what Samuel said unto you.
16 And Saul said unto his uncle, He told us plainly that the asses were found. But of the matter of the kingdom, whereof Samuel spake, he told him not.
17 And Samuel called the people together unto the Lord to Mizpeh;
18 And said unto the children of Israel, Thus saith the Lord God of Israel, 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 them that oppressed you:
19 And ye have this day rejected your God, who himself saved you out of all your adversities and your tribulations; and ye have said unto him, Nay, but set a king over us. Now therefore present yourselves before the Lord by your tribes, and by your thousands.
20 And when Samuel had caused all the tribes of Israel to come near, the tribe of Benjamin was taken.
21 When he had caused the tribe of Benjamin to come near by their families, the family of Matri was taken, and Saul the son of Kish was taken: and when they sought him, he could not be found.
22 Therefore they enquired of the Lord further, if the man should yet come thither. And the Lord answered, Behold he hath hid himself among the stuff.
23 And they ran and fetched him thence: and when he stood among the people, he was higher than any of the people from his shoulders and upward.
24 And Samuel said to all the people, See ye him whom the Lord hath chosen, that there is none like him among all the people? And all the people shouted, and said, God save the king.
25 Then Samuel told the people the manner of the kingdom, and wrote it in a book, and laid it up before the Lord. And Samuel sent all the people away, every man to his house.
26 And Saul also went home to Gibeah; and there went with him a band of men, whose hearts God had touched.
27 But the children of Belial said, How shall this man save us? And they despised him, and brought no presents. But he held his peace.
1 Samuel 10
Reina Valera Contemporánea
10 Entonces Samuel tomó un frasco de aceite y lo derramó sobre la cabeza de Saúl; luego lo besó y le dijo:
«El Señor te ha ungido para que seas el rey de su pueblo Israel. 2 Hoy, después de que nos despidamos, vas a encontrar a dos hombres junto al sepulcro de Raquel, en Selsa, en las tierras de Benjamín; ellos te dirán que ya fueron halladas las asnas que andas buscando, y que tu padre ya no está preocupado por las asnas sino por ustedes, pues no sabe qué les ha sucedido. 3 Sigue tu camino, y cuando llegues a la encina de Tabor te encontrarás con tres hombres que van a adorar a Dios en Betel; uno de ellos llevará tres cabritos; otro, tres tortas de pan; y el tercero, un odre de vino. 4 Después de saludarte, ellos te darán dos panes, y los debes aceptar. 5 Cuando llegues a la colina de Dios, donde está la guarnición de los filisteos, y luego de que entres en la ciudad, te encontrarás con un grupo de profetas que descienden del santuario que está en el cerro. Irán profetizando y tocando salterios, panderos, flautas y arpas. 6 En ese momento el espíritu del Señor vendrá sobre ti con su poder, y profetizarás con ellos, y el cambio en ti será notable pues actuarás como si fueras otro hombre. 7 Cuando sucedan estas señales, haz lo que te venga a la mano hacer, porque Dios está contigo. 8 Luego te adelantarás para llegar a Gilgal antes que yo; siete días después yo me reuniré contigo, y juntos iremos a ofrecer holocaustos y ofrendas de paz al Señor. Espérame hasta que yo llegue y te indique lo que debes hacer.»
9 En cuanto Saúl le dio la espalda a Samuel para irse, Dios le cambió todo su carácter, y ese mismo día sucedió todo lo que Samuel le había dicho. 10 Al llegar a la colina, vieron que el grupo de profetas venía al encuentro de Saúl. Entonces el espíritu de Dios vino sobre él con todo su poder, y Saúl comenzó a profetizar. 11 Y cuando todos los que lo conocían lo vieron profetizar junto con los otros profetas, se preguntaron los unos a los otros:
«¿Qué le pasa al hijo de Cis? ¿Acaso también él es profeta?»
12 Uno de ellos exclamó:
«¡Hoy día, cualquiera es profeta!»[a]
Por eso es tan popular el dicho: «¿También Saúl anda entre los profetas?»(A)
13 En cuanto Saúl llegó al santuario en el cerro dejó de profetizar. 14 Entonces uno de sus tíos les preguntó a Saúl y a su criado:
«¿Y ustedes, dónde andaban?»
Y Saúl le respondió:
«Anduvimos buscando las asnas perdidas, pero como no las encontrábamos, fuimos a consultar a Samuel.»
15 Y el tío de Saúl le dijo:
«Te ruego que me digas lo que les dijo Samuel.»
16 Y Saúl le respondió:
«Claramente nos dijo que las asnas ya habían sido halladas.»
Sin embargo, Saúl no le dijo nada de lo que Samuel le había dicho en cuanto al reino. 17 Más tarde, Samuel pidió al pueblo que se reuniera ante el Señor en Mispá, 18 y les dijo a los israelitas:
«Así dice el Señor, el Dios de Israel: “Yo los saqué a ustedes de Egipto. Yo los libré de poder de los egipcios, y de todos los reinos que los afligían. 19 Pero ustedes me rechazan como su Dios, aunque yo los protejo de todas sus aflicciones y angustias, y ahora quieren que los gobierne un rey. Pues ya que piensan así, preséntense ante mí, el Señor, en el orden de sus tribus y familias.”»
20 Una vez que se reunieron todas las tribus de Israel, Samuel ordenó que se acercara la tribu de Benjamín. 21 Luego hizo que se acercara la tribu de Benjamín, en el orden de sus familias; luego pidió que se acercara la familia de Matri, y de ella pidió que se acercara Saúl hijo de Cis. Lo buscaron entonces, pero no lo hallaron, 22 así que le preguntaron al Señor por qué Saúl no estaba allí, y el Señor les dijo:
«Búsquenlo entre el equipaje, pues allí está escondido.»
23 Entonces fueron a buscarlo allí, y lo pusieron en medio del pueblo. Y todos pudieron ver que Saúl era más alto que todos. No había quien le llegara a los hombros. 24 Y Samuel le dijo a todo el pueblo:
«Ante ustedes está el hombre que el Señor ha elegido. Como pueden ver, no hay en todo el pueblo nadie que se le compare.»
Y el pueblo lo aclamó alegremente, y gritaba: «¡Viva el rey!» 25 Después Samuel expuso al pueblo las leyes del reino, y las escribió en un libro y las guardó en presencia del Señor. 26 Luego, Samuel envió al pueblo de regreso, cada uno a su casa, y Saúl también regresó a su casa en Gabaa, acompañado de hombres valerosos, a quienes Dios tocó el corazón. 27 Pero no faltaron algunos perversos que dijeron: «¿Y éste es el que nos va a salvar?» Y como lo menospreciaron, tampoco le presentaron regalos. Pero Saúl no les dio importancia.
Footnotes
- 1 Samuel 10:12 «¡Hoy día, cualquiera es profeta!» Lit. ¿Y quién es el padre de ellos?, pregunta que destaca la sorpresa y menosprecio de la gente ante lo que veían.
1 Samuel 10
New King James Version
Samuel Anoints Saul
10 Then (A)Samuel took a flask of oil and poured it on his head, (B)and kissed him and said: “Is it not because (C)the Lord has anointed you commander over (D)His [a]inheritance? 2 When you have departed from me today, you will find two men by (E)Rachel’s tomb in the territory of Benjamin (F)at Zelzah; and they will say to you, ‘The donkeys which you went to look for have been found. And now your father has ceased caring about the donkeys and is worrying about (G)you, saying, “What shall I do about my son?” ’ 3 Then you shall go on forward from there and come to the terebinth tree of Tabor. There three men going up (H)to God at Bethel will meet you, one carrying three young goats, another carrying three loaves of bread, and another carrying a skin of wine. 4 And they will [b]greet you and give you two loaves of bread, which you shall receive from their hands. 5 After that you shall come to the hill of God (I)where the Philistine garrison is. And it will happen, when you have come there to the city, that you will meet a group of prophets coming down (J)from the high place with a stringed instrument, a tambourine, a flute, and a harp before them; (K)and they will be prophesying. 6 Then (L)the Spirit of the Lord will come upon you, and (M)you will prophesy with them and be turned into another man. 7 And let it be, when these (N)signs come to you, that you do as the occasion demands; for (O)God is with you. 8 You shall go down before me (P)to Gilgal; and surely I will come down to you to offer burnt offerings and make sacrifices of peace offerings. (Q)Seven days you shall wait, till I come to you and show you what you should do.”
9 So it was, when he had turned his back to go from Samuel, that God [c]gave him another heart; and all those signs came to pass that day. 10 (R)When they came there to the hill, there was (S)a group of prophets to meet him; then the Spirit of God came upon him, and he prophesied among them. 11 And it happened, when all who knew him formerly saw that he indeed prophesied among the prophets, that the people said to one another, “What is this that has come upon the son of Kish? (T)Is Saul also among the prophets?” 12 Then a man from there answered and said, “But (U)who is their father?” Therefore it became a proverb: “Is Saul also among the prophets?” 13 And when he had finished prophesying, he went to the high place.
14 Then Saul’s (V)uncle said to him and his servant, “Where did you go?”
So he said, “To look for the donkeys. When we saw that they were nowhere to be found, we went to Samuel.”
15 And Saul’s uncle said, “Tell me, please, what Samuel said to you.”
16 So Saul said to his uncle, “He told us plainly that the donkeys had been (W)found.” But about the matter of the kingdom, he did not tell him what Samuel had said.
Saul Proclaimed King
17 Then Samuel called the people together (X)to the Lord (Y)at Mizpah, 18 and said to the children of Israel, (Z)“Thus says the Lord God of Israel: ‘I brought up Israel out of Egypt, and delivered you from the hand of the Egyptians and from the hand of all kingdoms and from those who oppressed you.’ 19 (AA)But you have today rejected your God, who Himself saved you from all your adversities and your tribulations; and you have said to Him, ‘No, set a king over us!’ Now therefore, present yourselves before the Lord by your tribes and by your [d]clans.”
20 And when Samuel had (AB)caused all the tribes of Israel to come near, the tribe of Benjamin was chosen. 21 When he had caused the tribe of Benjamin to come near by their families, the family of Matri was chosen. And Saul the son of Kish was chosen. But when they sought him, he could not be found. 22 Therefore they (AC)inquired of the Lord further, “Has the man come here yet?”
And the Lord answered, “There he is, hidden among the equipment.”
23 So they ran and brought him from there; and when he stood among the people, (AD)he was taller than any of the people from his shoulders upward. 24 And Samuel said to all the people, “Do you see him (AE)whom the Lord has chosen, that there is no one like him among all the people?”
So all the people shouted and said, (AF)“Long[e] live the king!”
25 Then Samuel explained to the people (AG)the behavior of royalty, and wrote it in a book and laid it up before the Lord. And Samuel sent all the people away, every man to his house. 26 And Saul also went home (AH)to Gibeah; and valiant men went with him, whose hearts God had touched. 27 (AI)But some (AJ)rebels said, “How can this man save us?” So they despised him, (AK)and brought him no presents. But he [f]held his peace.
Footnotes
- 1 Samuel 10:1 So with MT, Tg., Vg.; LXX people Israel; and you shall rule the people of the Lord; LXX, Vg. add And you shall deliver His people from the hands of their enemies all around them. And this shall be a sign to you, that God has anointed you to be a prince.
- 1 Samuel 10:4 ask you about your welfare
- 1 Samuel 10:9 changed his heart
- 1 Samuel 10:19 Lit. thousands
- 1 Samuel 10:24 Lit. May the king live
- 1 Samuel 10:27 kept silent
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