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1 Samuelsboken 9
Svenska 1917
1 Samuelsboken 9
Svenska 1917
9 I Benjamin levde en man som hette Kis, son till Abiel, son till Seror, son till Bekorat, son till Afia, son till en benjaminit; och han var en rik man.
2 Han hade en son som hette Saul, en ståtlig och fager man; bland Israels barn fanns ingen man som var fagrare än han; han var huvudet högre än allt folket.
3 Nu hade Kis', Sauls faders, åsninnor kommit bort för honom; därför sade Kis till sin son Saul: »Tag med dig en av tjänarna och stå upp och gå åstad och sök efter åsninnorna.»
4 Då gick han genom Efraims bergsbygd och därefter genom Salisalandet; men de funno dem icke. Så gingo de genom Saalimslandet, men där voro de icke; sedan gick han genom Benjamins land, men de funno dem icke heller där.
5 När de så hade kommit in i Sufs land, sade Saul till tjänaren som han hade med sig: »Kom, låt oss gå hem igen; min fader kunde eljest, stället för att tänka på åsninnorna, bliva orolig för vår skull.»
6 Men han svarade honom: »Se, i denna stad finnes en gudsman; han är en ansedd man; allt vad han säger, det sker. Låt oss nu gå dit; måhända kan han säga oss något om den färd vi hava företagit oss.»
7 Då sade Saul till sin tjänare: »Men om vi gå dit, vad skola vi då taga med oss åt mannen? Brödet är ju slut i våra ränslar, och vi hava icke heller någon annan gåva att taga med oss åt gudsmannen. Eller vad hava vi väl?»
8 Tjänaren svarade Saul ännu en gång och sade: »Se, här har jag i min ägo en fjärdedels sikel silver; den vill jag giva åt gudsmannen, för att han må säga oss vilken väg vi böra gå.»
9 (Fordom sade man så i Israel, när man gick för att fråga Gud: »Kom, låt oss gå till siaren.» Ty den som man nu kallar profet kallade man fordom siare.)
10 Saul sade till sin tjänare: »Ditt förslag är gott; kom, låt oss gå.» Så gingo de till staden där gudsmannen fanns.
11 När de nu gingo uppför höjden där staden låg, träffade de några flickor som hade gått ut för att hämta vatten; dem frågade de: »Är siaren här?»
12 De svarade dem och sade: »Ja, helt nära. Skynda dig nu, ty han har i dag kommit till staden; folket firar nämligen i dag en offerfest på offerhöjden.
13 Om I nu gån in i staden, träffen I honom, innan han går upp på höjden till måltiden, ty folket äter icke, förrän han kommer. Han skall välsigna offret; först sedan begynna de inbjudna att äta. Gån därför nu ditupp, ty just nu kunnen I träffa honom.»
14 Så gingo de upp till staden. Och just när de kommo in i staden, mötte de Samuel, som var stadd på väg upp till offerhöjden.
15 Men dagen innan Saul kom hade HERREN uppenbarat för Samuel och sagt:
16 »I morgon vid denna tid skall jag sända till dig en man från Benjamins land, och honom skall du smörja till furste över mitt folk Israel; han skall frälsa mitt folk ifrån filistéernas hand. Ty jag har sett till mitt folk, eftersom deras rop har kommit till mig.»
17 När nu Samuel fick se Saul, gav HERREN honom den uppenbarelsen: »Se där är den man om vilken jag sade till dig: Denne skall styra mitt folk.»
18 Men Saul gick fram till Samuel i porten och sade: »Säg mig var siaren bor.»
19 Samuel svarade Saul och sade: »Jag är siaren. Gå före mig upp på offerhöjden, ty I skolen äta där med mig i dag. Men i morgon vill jag låta dig gå; och om allt vad du har på hjärtat vill jag giva dig besked.
20 Och vad angår åsninnorna, som nu i tre dagar hava varit borta för dig, skall du icke bekymra dig för dem, ty de äro återfunna. Vem tillhör för övrigt allt vad härligt är i Israel, om icke dig och hela din faders hus?»
21 Saul svarade och sade: »Jag är ju en benjaminit, från en av de minsta stammarna i Israel, och min släkt är ju den ringaste bland alla släkter i Benjamins stammar. Varför talar du då till mig på det sättet?»
22 Men Samuel tog Saul och hans tjänare och förde dem upp i salen och gav dem plats överst bland de inbjudna, vilka voro vid pass trettio män.
23 Och Samuel sade till kocken: »Giv hit det stycke som jag gav dig, och som jag sade att du skulle förvara hos dig.»
24 Då tog kocken fram lårstycket med vad därtill hörde, och satte det fram för Saul; och Samuel sade: »Se, här sättes nu fram för dig det som har blivit sparat; ät därav. Ty just för denna stund blev det undanlagt åt dig, då när jag sade att jag hade inbjudit folket.» Så åt Saul den dagen med Samuel.
25 Därefter gingo de ned från offerhöjden och in i staden. Sedan samtalade han med Saul uppe på taket.
26 Men bittida följande dag, när morgonrodnaden gick upp, ropade Samuel uppåt taket till Saul och sade: »Stå upp, så vill jag ledsaga dig till vägs.» Då stod Saul upp, och de gingo båda åstad, han och Samuel.
27 När de så voro på väg ned mot ändan av staden, sade Samuel till Saul: »Säg till tjänaren att han skall gå före oss» -- och han fick gå -- »men du själv må nu stanna här, så vill jag låta dig höra vad Gud har talat.»
1 Samuel 9
Jubilee Bible 2000
1 Samuel 9
Jubilee Bible 2000
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 son of Jemini, {Benjamin} a mighty man of power.
2 And he had a son, whose name was Saul, a handsome young man. Among the sons of Israel there was not a nicer person than he; from his shoulders and upward he was higher than any of the people.
3 ¶ And the she asses of Kish, Saul’s father, were lost. And Kish said to Saul, his son, Take now one of the slaves with thee, and arise, go seek the asses.
4 And he passed through Mount Ephraim and passed through the land of Shalisha, but they did not find them. Then they passed through the land of Shalim, and they were not there, and he passed through the land of Jemini, {or of Benjamin} but they did not find them.
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 honorable man; all that he says surely comes to pass; now let us go there; peradventure he can show us our way that we should go.
7 Then Saul replied unto his servant, But, behold, if we go, what shall we bring the man? For the bread is spent in our vessels, and we have nothing to present unto the man of God. What do we have?
8 And the servant answered Saul again and said, Behold, I have here at hand the fourth part of a shekel of silver; this will I give to the man of God to tell us our way.
9 (Beforetime in Israel when anyone went to enquire of God, he spoke thus, Come, and let us go to the seer, for he that is now called a Prophet was called a Seer before.)
10 Then Saul said 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 today to the city, for there is a sacrifice of the people today in the high place.
13 As soon as you are come into the city, ye shall straightway find him before he goes up to the high place to eat, for the people will not eat until he comes because he must bless the sacrifice, and afterwards those that are invited eat. Now therefore go 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 before them to go up to the high place.
15 Now the LORD had told Samuel in his ear a day before Saul came, saying,
16 Tomorrow about this time I will send thee a man out of the land of Benjamin, and thou shalt anoint him to be prince 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 spoke 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 today, and tomorrow I will let thee go and will tell thee all that is in thy heart.
20 And as for thine asses that were lost three days ago, take no care for 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, Peradventure am I not of Jemini, of the smallest of the tribes of Israel? And is my family not the least of all the families of the tribe of Benjamin? Why, therefore, dost thou speak so to me?
22 And Samuel took Saul and his servant and brought them into the banquet chamber and made them sit at the head among those that were invited, 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 aside.
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 was reserved! Set it before thee and eat because for this time it has been kept for thee, since I said, I have invited the people. So Saul ate with Samuel that day.
25 And when they were come down from the high place into the city, he spoke with Saul upon the top of the house.
26 And they arose early about dawn, and Samuel called Saul, who was on the top of the house, saying, Rise 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 declare thee the word of God.
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
Svenska 1917 (SV1917)
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