1 Samuel 10

1 Then Samuel took a flask of oil, poured it on Saul’s head, kissed him, and said, “Has not the LORD anointed you ruler over His inheritance?

1 撒母耳把一瓶膏油倒在扫罗的头上，亲吻他，说：“耶和华已经膏立你做祂子民的首领。

2 When you leave me today, you will find two men at Rachel’s tomb in Zelzah on the border of Benjamin. They will say to you, ‘The donkeys you seek have been found, and now your father has stopped worrying about the donkeys and started worrying about you, asking, “What should I do about my son?”’

2 你今天离开我以后，会在便雅悯境内的谢撒、靠近拉结的墓旁遇见两个人。他们会告诉你，你要找的驴已经找到，现在你父亲不再为驴担心，反为你担心，说，‘我该怎样找到我的儿子呢？’

3 Then you will go on from there until you come to the Oak of Tabor. Three men going up to God at Bethel will meet you there, one carrying three young goats, another carrying three loaves of bread, and another carrying a skin of wine.

3 你继续往前走，会在他泊的橡树那里遇见三个人。他们要到伯特利去敬拜上帝，一个牵着三只山羊羔，一个带着三个饼，一个拿着一皮袋酒。

4 They will greet you and give you two loaves of bread, which you will accept from their hands.

4 他们会问候你，送你两个饼，你要把饼收下。

5 After that you will come to Gibeah of God, where the Philistines have an outpost. As you approach the city, you will meet a group of prophets coming down from the high place, preceded by harps, tambourines, flutes, and lyres, and they will be prophesying.

5 此后，你会去上帝的山，那里有非利士人的驻军。你一进城，就会遇见一群先知从丘坛下来，前面有人鼓瑟、敲鼓、吹笛、弹琴，先知们会说预言。

6 Then the Spirit of the LORD will rush upon you, and you will prophesy with them; and you will be transformed into a different person.

6 耶和华的灵会突然降在你身上，你就会跟他们一起说预言，那时，你会变成另一个人。

7 When these signs have come, do as the occasion demands, for God is with you.

7 这些兆头临到你的时候，你就要见机行事，因为上帝与你同在。

8 And you shall go before me to Gilgal, and surely I will come to you to offer burnt offerings and to sacrifice peace offerings. Wait seven days until I come to you and show you what you are to do.”

8 你先到吉甲去，在那里等我七天，我会到那里献燔祭和平安祭。我到了以后会告诉你怎么做。”

9 As Saul turned to leave Samuel, God changed Saul’s heart, and all the signs came to pass that day.

9 扫罗转身离开撒母耳，上帝使他心灵焕然一新。撒母耳所说的兆头那天都应验了。

10 When Saul and his servant arrived at Gibeah, a group of prophets met him. Then the Spirit of God rushed upon him, and he prophesied along with them.

10 扫罗和他的仆人来到上帝的山，遇见了一群先知。上帝的灵突然降在扫罗身上，他就在他们中间说起预言来。

11 When all those who had formerly known Saul saw him prophesying with the prophets, they asked one another, “What has happened to the son of Kish? Is Saul also among the prophets?”

11 以前认识扫罗的人看见他跟先知一起说预言，就议论说：“基士的儿子怎么了？扫罗也做了先知吗？”

12 Then a man who lived there replied, “And who is their father?” So the saying became a proverb: “Is Saul also among the prophets?”

12 当地的一个人说：“他们的父亲是谁？”自此以后，“扫罗也做了先知吗”就成为一句谚语。

13 And when Saul had finished prophesying, he went up to the high place.

13 扫罗说完预言以后，就去了丘坛。

14 Now Saul’s uncle asked him and his servant, “Where did you go?” “To look for the donkeys,” Saul replied. “When we saw they were not to be found, we went to Samuel.”

14 扫罗的叔叔问他和他的仆人：“你们到哪里去了？”扫罗答道：“我们去找驴，没找着，就去见撒母耳。”

15 “Tell me,” Saul’s uncle asked, “what did Samuel say to you?”

15 扫罗的叔叔说：“请把撒母耳对你们说的话告诉我。”

16 And Saul replied, “He assured us that the donkeys had been found.” But Saul did not tell his uncle what Samuel had said about the kingship.

16 扫罗答道：“他肯定地告诉我们驴已经找到了。”但扫罗没有把撒母耳提到的立王之事告诉叔叔。

17 After this, Samuel summoned the people to the LORD at Mizpah

17 撒母耳把以色列人招聚到米斯巴耶和华那里，

18 and said to the Israelites, “This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘I brought Israel up out of Egypt, and I rescued you from the hands of the Egyptians and of all the kingdoms that oppressed you.’

18 对他们说：“以色列的上帝耶和华这样说，‘我带你们出埃及，从埃及人和压迫你们的各国之人手中救出你们。’

19 But today you have rejected your God, who saves you from all your troubles and afflictions, and you have said to Him, ‘No, set a king over us.’ Now therefore present yourselves before the LORD by your tribes and clans.”

19 但你们现在却背弃了拯救你们脱离一切灾难和困苦的上帝，竟然对祂说，‘我们要你立一位王来统治我们。’所以你们现在就按着支派宗族站在耶和华面前吧！”

20 Thus Samuel had all the tribes of Israel come forward, and the tribe of Benjamin was selected.

20 撒母耳让以色列各支派来抽签，结果抽中了便雅悯支派。

21 Then he had the tribe of Benjamin come forward by its clans, and the clan of Matri was selected. Finally, Saul son of Kish was selected. But when they looked for him, they could not find him.

21 然后撒母耳让便雅悯支派的各宗族来抽，结果抽中了玛特利家族，最后又抽中了基士的儿子扫罗。众人找扫罗，却找不到他。

22 So again they inquired of the LORD, “Has the man come here yet?” And the LORD replied, “Behold, he has hidden himself among the baggage.”

22 他们便求问耶和华，说：“这人来了吗？”耶和华说：“他来了，躲在物品堆中。”

23 So they ran and brought Saul, and when he stood among the people, he was a head taller than any of the others.

23 他们就跑去把扫罗请来。扫罗站在百姓当中，高出众人一头。

24 Samuel said to all the people, “Do you see the one the LORD has chosen? There is no one like him among all the people.” And all the people shouted, “Long live the king!”

24 撒母耳对百姓说：“这就是耶和华为你们选的人。在以色列没有人能比得上他。”众人高呼：“愿王万岁！”

25 Then Samuel explained to the people the rights of kingship. He wrote them on a scroll and laid it up before the LORD. And Samuel sent all the people away, each to his own home.

25 撒母耳向百姓说明做君王的权利和责任，又把这些都记在册子上，放在耶和华面前，然后让百姓各自回家。

26 Saul also went to his home in Gibeah, and the men of valor whose hearts God had touched went with him.

26 扫罗返回基比亚自己的家时，有一群被上帝感动的勇士跟随他。

27 But some worthless men said, “How can this man save us?” So they despised him and brought him no gifts; but Saul remained silent about it.

27 但有一些市井之徒说：“这人怎能救我们？”就鄙视他，没有送礼物给他，但扫罗没有说什么。