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1 Samuel 9
King James Version
1 Samuel 9
King James Version
9 Now there was a man of Benjamin, whose name was Kish, the son of Abiel, the son of Zeror, the son of Bechorath, the son of Aphiah, a Benjamite, a mighty man of power.
2 And he had a son, whose name was Saul, a choice young man, and a goodly: and there was not among the children of Israel a goodlier person than he: from his shoulders and upward he was higher than any of the people.
3 And the asses of Kish Saul's father were lost. And Kish said to Saul his son, Take now one of the servants with thee, and arise, go seek the asses.
4 And he passed through mount Ephraim, and passed through the land of Shalisha, but they found them not: then they passed through the land of Shalim, and there they were not: and he passed through the land of the Benjamites, but they found them not.
5 And when they were come to the land of Zuph, Saul said to his servant that was with him, Come, and let us return; lest my father leave caring for the asses, and take thought for us.
6 And he said unto him, Behold now, there is in this city a man of God, and he is an honourable man; all that he saith cometh surely to pass: now let us go thither; peradventure he can shew us our way that we should go.
7 Then said Saul to his servant, But, behold, if we go, what shall we bring the man? for the bread is spent in our vessels, and there is not a present to bring to the man of God: what have we?
8 And the servant answered Saul again, and said, Behold, I have here at hand the fourth part of a shekel of silver: that will I give to the man of God, to tell us our way.
9 (Beforetime in Israel, when a man went to enquire of God, thus he spake, Come, and let us go to the seer: for he that is now called a Prophet was beforetime called a Seer.)
10 Then said Saul to his servant, Well said; come, let us go. So they went unto the city where the man of God was.
11 And as they went up the hill to the city, they found young maidens going out to draw water, and said unto them, Is the seer here?
12 And they answered them, and said, He is; behold, he is before you: make haste now, for he came to day to the city; for there is a sacrifice of the people to day in the high place:
13 As soon as ye be come into the city, ye shall straightway find him, before he go up to the high place to eat: for the people will not eat until he come, because he doth bless the sacrifice; and afterwards they eat that be bidden. Now therefore get you up; for about this time ye shall find him.
14 And they went up into the city: and when they were come into the city, behold, Samuel came out against them, for to go up to the high place.
15 Now the Lord had told Samuel in his ear a day before Saul came, saying,
16 To morrow about this time I will send thee a man out of the land of Benjamin, and thou shalt anoint him to be captain over my people Israel, that he may save my people out of the hand of the Philistines: for I have looked upon my people, because their cry is come unto me.
17 And when Samuel saw Saul, the Lord said unto him, Behold the man whom I spake to thee of! this same shall reign over my people.
18 Then Saul drew near to Samuel in the gate, and said, Tell me, I pray thee, where the seer's house is.
19 And Samuel answered Saul, and said, I am the seer: go up before me unto the high place; for ye shall eat with me to day, and to morrow I will let thee go, and will tell thee all that is in thine heart.
20 And as for thine asses that were lost three days ago, set not thy mind on them; for they are found. And on whom is all the desire of Israel? Is it not on thee, and on all thy father's house?
21 And Saul answered and said, Am not I a Benjamite, of the smallest of the tribes of Israel? and my family the least of all the families of the tribe of Benjamin? wherefore then speakest thou so to me?
22 And Samuel took Saul and his servant, and brought them into the parlour, and made them sit in the chiefest place among them that were bidden, which were about thirty persons.
23 And Samuel said unto the cook, Bring the portion which I gave thee, of which I said unto thee, Set it by thee.
24 And the cook took up the shoulder, and that which was upon it, and set it before Saul. And Samuel said, Behold that which is left! set it before thee, and eat: for unto this time hath it been kept for thee since I said, I have invited the people. So Saul did eat with Samuel that day.
25 And when they were come down from the high place into the city, Samuel communed with Saul upon the top of the house.
26 And they arose early: and it came to pass about the spring of the day, that Samuel called Saul to the top of the house, saying, Up, that I may send thee away. And Saul arose, and they went out both of them, he and Samuel, abroad.
27 And as they were going down to the end of the city, Samuel said to Saul, Bid the servant pass on before us, (and he passed on), but stand thou still a while, that I may shew thee the word of God.
1 Samuel 9
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1 Samuel 9
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Saúl, elegido rey
9 Había un benjaminita muy valiente que se llamaba Cis hijo de Abiel. Era descendiente en línea directa de Seror, Becorat y Afía. 2 Este hombre tenía un hijo que se llamaba Saúl, el cual era un joven muy bien parecido. Entre todos los jóvenes israelitas no había nadie más bien parecido que él; además, era más alto que cualquiera del pueblo.
3 Un día, se perdieron las asnas de Cis, su padre, así que éste le dijo a su hijo Saúl:
«Levántate y ve enseguida a buscar las asnas. Lleva contigo a uno de los criados.»
4 Saúl y su criado atravesaron los montes de Efraín y llegaron hasta el territorio de Salisa, pero no las encontraron. De allí siguieron a la tierra de Sagalín, y tampoco las hallaron. Fueron entonces a la tierra de Benjamín, y tampoco estaban allí. 5 Cuando llegaron a la tierra de Suf, Saúl le dijo al criado que lo acompañaba:
«Vamos a regresar. Tal vez ahora mi padre esté más preocupado por nosotros que por las asnas.»
6 Pero el criado le dijo:
«En esta ciudad hay un hombre de Dios, a quien todos respetan, pues todo lo que él anuncia sucede sin falta. Vamos a verlo; tal vez nos dé alguna pista en cuanto al propósito de nuestro viaje.»
7 Y Saúl le respondió:
«Está bien, vamos; pero ¿qué podemos ofrecerle? Ya no tenemos pan en nuestras alforjas. ¿Qué podemos llevarle a ese hombre de Dios?»
8 El criado respondió:
«Yo tengo un poco de plata, pero se la daré a ese hombre para que nos diga hacia dónde dirigirnos.»
9 Antiguamente, cualquiera en Israel que consultaba a Dios, decía: «Vamos a ver al vidente», porque así se le llamaba al que luego se llamó «profeta». 10 Así que Saúl le dijo a su criado:
«Bien dicho. Vamos, pues.»
Y se dirigieron a la ciudad en donde estaba el hombre de Dios. 11 Cuando subían por la cuesta de la ciudad, se encontraron con unas jóvenes que salían por agua, y les preguntaron:
«¿Vive aquí el vidente?»
12 Ellas les respondieron:
«Sí, pero más adelante. Dense prisa, porque hoy ha venido a la ciudad para acompañar al pueblo, que va a ofrecer sacrificios en el santuario que está en lo alto del cerro. 13 En cuanto entren en la ciudad lo van a ver, pero búsquenlo antes de que suba al santuario para el banquete, pues el pueblo no comerá hasta que él llegue, ya que es él quien bendice el sacrificio; después de eso, comen los invitados. Vayan ahora mismo, y lo hallarán.»
14 Ellos se dirigieron a la ciudad, y cuando llegaron al centro, Samuel ya venía hacia ellos y en dirección al santuario del cerro. 15 Pero el Señor ya había hablado con Samuel un día antes de que Saúl llegara. Le había dicho:
16 «Prepárate, porque mañana a esta misma te enviaré a un joven benjaminita. Vas a consagrarlo como rey de mi pueblo Israel, pues él lo va a salvar de los filisteos. El clamor de mi pueblo ha llegado a mis oídos, y yo he puesto en ellos mis ojos.»
17 En cuanto Samuel vio a Saúl, el Señor le dijo:
«Éste es el hombre de quien te hablé. Éste es el que va a gobernar a mi pueblo.»
18 En cuanto Saúl vio que Samuel entraba en la ciudad, se acercó a él y le dijo:
«Te ruego que me digas dónde vive el vidente.»
19 Y Samuel le respondió:
«Yo soy el vidente. Acompáñame al santuario allá arriba, y come hoy conmigo. Mañana, cuando te vayas, te diré todo lo que te está inquietando. 20 Yo sé que hace tres días se perdieron las asnas de tu padre, pero no te preocupes, porque ya las encontraron. Ahora dime: ¿Quién merece tener lo mejor que hay en Israel? Te lo voy a decir. Lo merecen tú y la familia de tu padre.»
21 Pero Saúl respondió:
«Yo soy descendiente de Benjamín, que es la más pequeña de las tribus de Israel. ¿Por qué me dices estas cosas?»
22 Entonces Samuel tomó a Saúl y a su criado, y los llevó a la sala y les ofreció la cabecera de la mesa, aun cuando Samuel tenía treinta invitados más. 23 Luego le dijo al cocinero:
«Trae la porción de carne que te dije que apartaras.»
24 El cocinero llevó la espaldilla y todo lo que iba con ella, y la puso delante de Saúl. Entonces Samuel le dijo:
«Esto estaba reservado para ti. Sírvete y come, pues se reservó para tu visita que ya esperaba, aun cuando todo el pueblo también estaba invitado.»
Y Saúl comió aquel día con Samuel. 25 Y cuando bajaron del cerro, fueron a la ciudad y Samuel habló con Saúl en la azotea de la casa. 26 Al día siguiente, al despuntar el alba, Saúl estaba en la azotea; pero Samuel lo llamó y le dijo:
«Levántate, para que te despida.»
Saúl se levantó, y ambos salieron; 27 y cuando se dirigían al otro lado de la ciudad, Samuel le pidió a Saúl que ordenara al criado adelantarse. El criado se adelantó, y entonces Samuel le dijo a Saúl:
«Tengo un mensaje de Dios para ti.»
1 Samuel 9
New International Version
1 Samuel 9
New International Version
Samuel Anoints Saul
9 There was a Benjamite,(A) a man of standing,(B) whose name was Kish(C) son of Abiel, the son of Zeror, the son of Bekorath, the son of Aphiah of Benjamin. 2 Kish had a son named Saul, as handsome(D) a young man as could be found(E) anywhere in Israel, and he was a head taller(F) than anyone else.
3 Now the donkeys(G) belonging to Saul’s father Kish were lost, and Kish said to his son Saul, “Take one of the servants with you and go and look for the donkeys.” 4 So he passed through the hill(H) country of Ephraim and through the area around Shalisha,(I) but they did not find them. They went on into the district of Shaalim, but the donkeys(J) were not there. Then he passed through the territory of Benjamin, but they did not find them.
5 When they reached the district of Zuph,(K) Saul said to the servant who was with him, “Come, let’s go back, or my father will stop thinking about the donkeys and start worrying(L) about us.”
6 But the servant replied, “Look, in this town there is a man of God;(M) he is highly respected, and everything(N) he says comes true. Let’s go there now. Perhaps he will tell us what way to take.”
7 Saul said to his servant, “If we go, what can we give the man? The food in our sacks is gone. We have no gift(O) to take to the man of God. What do we have?”
8 The servant answered him again. “Look,” he said, “I have a quarter of a shekel[a] of silver. I will give it to the man of God so that he will tell us what way to take.” 9 (Formerly in Israel, if someone went to inquire(P) of God, they would say, “Come, let us go to the seer,” because the prophet of today used to be called a seer.)(Q)
10 “Good,” Saul said to his servant. “Come, let’s go.” So they set out for the town where the man of God was.
11 As they were going up the hill to the town, they met some young women coming out to draw(R) water, and they asked them, “Is the seer here?”
12 “He is,” they answered. “He’s ahead of you. Hurry now; he has just come to our town today, for the people have a sacrifice(S) at the high place.(T) 13 As soon as you enter the town, you will find him before he goes up to the high place to eat. The people will not begin eating until he comes, because he must bless(U) the sacrifice; afterward, those who are invited will eat. Go up now; you should find him about this time.”
14 They went up to the town, and as they were entering it, there was Samuel, coming toward them on his way up to the high place.
15 Now the day before Saul came, the Lord had revealed this to Samuel: 16 “About this time tomorrow I will send you a man from the land of Benjamin. Anoint(V) him ruler(W) over my people Israel; he will deliver(X) them from the hand of the Philistines.(Y) I have looked on my people, for their cry(Z) has reached me.”
17 When Samuel caught sight of Saul, the Lord said to him, “This(AA) is the man I spoke to you about; he will govern my people.”
18 Saul approached Samuel in the gateway and asked, “Would you please tell me where the seer’s house is?”
19 “I am the seer,” Samuel replied. “Go up ahead of me to the high place, for today you are to eat with me, and in the morning I will send you on your way and will tell you all that is in your heart. 20 As for the donkeys(AB) you lost three days ago, do not worry about them; they have been found. And to whom is all the desire(AC) of Israel turned, if not to you and your whole family line?”
21 Saul answered, “But am I not a Benjamite, from the smallest tribe(AD) of Israel, and is not my clan the least(AE) of all the clans of the tribe of Benjamin?(AF) Why do you say such a thing to me?”
22 Then Samuel brought Saul and his servant into the hall and seated them at the head of those who were invited—about thirty in number. 23 Samuel said to the cook, “Bring the piece of meat I gave you, the one I told you to lay aside.”
24 So the cook took up the thigh(AG) with what was on it and set it in front of Saul. Samuel said, “Here is what has been kept for you. Eat, because it was set aside for you for this occasion from the time I said, ‘I have invited guests.’” And Saul dined with Samuel that day.
25 After they came down from the high place to the town, Samuel talked with Saul on the roof(AH) of his house. 26 They rose about daybreak, and Samuel called to Saul on the roof, “Get ready, and I will send you on your way.” When Saul got ready, he and Samuel went outside together. 27 As they were going down to the edge of the town, Samuel said to Saul, “Tell the servant to go on ahead of us”—and the servant did so—“but you stay here for a while, so that I may give you a message from God.”
Footnotes
- 1 Samuel 9:8 That is, about 1/10 ounce or about 3 grams
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