1 Then Samuel took a little vial of oil, and poured it on his head. And he kissed him, and said: “Behold, the Lord has anointed you as first ruler over his inheritance. And you shall free his people from the hands of their enemies, who are all around them. And this shall be a sign for you that God has anointed you as ruler:
2 When you will have departed from me this day, you will find two men beside the sepulcher of Rachel, in the parts of Benjamin to the south. And they will say to you: ‘The donkeys have been found, which you had been seeking as you traveled. And your father, forgetting about the donkeys, has been anxious for you, and he says, “What shall I do about my son?” ’
3 And when you will have departed from there, and will have traveled farther, and will have arrived at the oak of Tabor, in that place three men, who are going up to God at Bethel, will find you. One will be bringing three young goats, and another three loaves of bread, and another will be carrying a bottle of wine.
4 And when they will have greeted you, they will give you two loaves. And you shall accept these from their hand.
5 After these things, you shall arrive at the hill of God, where the garrison of the Philistines is. And when you will have entered the city there, you will meet a company of prophets, descending from the high place, with a psaltery, and a timbrel, and a pipe, and a harp before them, and they will be prophesying.
6 And the Spirit of the Lord will spring up within you. And you shall prophesy with them, and you shall be changed into another man.
7 Therefore, when these signs will have happened to you, do whatever your hand will find, for the Lord is with you.
8 And you shall descend before me into Gilgal, (for I will descend to you), so that you may offer an oblation, and may immolate victims of peace. For seven days, you shall wait, until I come to you, and reveal to you what you should do.”
9 And so, when he had turned his shoulder, so that he might go away from Samuel, God changed him to another heart. And all these signs occurred on that day.
10 And they arrived at the above-stated hill, and behold, a group of prophets met him. And the Spirit of the Lord leapt up within him, and he prophesied in their midst.
11 Then all those who had known him yesterday and the day before, seeing that he was with the prophets, and that he was prophesying, said to one other: “What is this thing that has happened to the son of Kish? Could Saul also be among the prophets?”
12 And one would respond to the other, saying, “And who is their father?” Because of this, it turned into a proverb, “Could Saul also be among the prophets?”
13 Then he ceased to prophesy, and he went to the high place.
14 And the uncle of Saul said to him, and to his servant, “Where did you go?” And they responded: “To seek the donkeys. But when we did not find them, we went to Samuel.”
15 And his uncle said to him, “Tell me what Samuel said to you.”
16 And Saul said to his uncle, “He told us that the donkeys would be found.” But the word about the kingdom, which Samuel had spoken to him, he did not reveal to him.
17 And Samuel called the people together, to the Lord at Mizpah.
18 And he said to the sons of Israel: “Thus says the Lord God of Israel: I led Israel away from Egypt, and I rescued you from the hand of the Egyptians, and from the hand of all the kings who were afflicting you.
19 But today you have rejected your God, who alone saved you from all your evils and tribulations. And you have said: ‘By no means! Instead, appoint a king over us.’ Now therefore, stand in the sight of the Lord, by your tribes and by your families.”
20 And Samuel brought near all the tribes of Israel, and the lot fell upon the tribe of Benjamin.
21 And he brought near the tribe of Benjamin, with its families, and the lot fell upon the family of Matri. And then it went to Saul, the son of Kish. Therefore, they sought him, but he was not found.
22 And after these things, they consulted the Lord as to whether he would soon arrive there. And the Lord responded, “Behold, he is hidden at home.”
23 And so they ran and brought him there. And he stood in the midst of the people, and he was taller than the entire people, from the shoulders upward.
24 And Samuel said to all the people: “Certainly, you see the one whom the Lord has chosen, that there is not anyone like him among all the people.” And all the people cried out and said, “Long live the king!”
25 Then Samuel spoke to the people the law of the kingdom, and he wrote it in a book, and he stored it in the sight of the Lord. And Samuel dismissed all the people, each one to his own house.
26 And then Saul went away to his own house at Gibeah. And a portion of the army, whose hearts had been touched by God, went away with him.
27 Yet the sons of Belial said, “How could this one be able to save us?” And they despised him, and they brought him no presents. But he pretended not to hear them.
Versículos relacionados com 1 Samuel, 10:
Chapter 10 of 1 Samuel narrates Saul's anointing as King of Israel by Samuel. Saul is anointed with olive oil, receives a divine sign confirming his choice as king and is instructed about his future mission. Next, he is presented to the people as a leader. Below are five verses that relate to the topics covered in 1 Samuel 10:
Deuteronomy 17:14-15: "When you enter the earth that the Lord thy God gives you, and possess it, and inhabit, and say, I will establish a king upon me, like all the nations around me; Thou shalt, then, upon thee as King who the Lord, thy God, choose. " This verse describes the law God has given the Israelites on how to choose a king. Chapter 10 of 1 Samuel presents Saul's anointing as king, fulfilling this law.
2 Samuel 2:4: "The men of Judah came, and they anointed David King over the house of Judah." This verse reports David's anointing as king after Saul's death. Like Saul, David was anointed with olive oil to become king. Both events highlight the importance of divine anointing in choosing a leader.
Psalm 89:20: "I found David, my servant, and with my holy oil an anointing him." This verse talks about the anointing of David by God. Saul's anointing in 1 Samuel 10 is similar to David's anointing, showing that the choice of a leader for God is a recurring practice in the history of Israel.
Isaiah 61:1: "The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me, for the Lord has anointed me to preach good news to the meek; he sent me to restore the contrite of heart, to proclaim liberation to the captives and to free the handcuffs ". This verse talks about the anointing of the Messiah, which would be sent to free the oppressed. Saul's anointing in 1 Samuel 10 can be seen as a prefiguration of the Messiah anointing.
Acts 13:21-22: "And they asked a king, and God gave them Saul, the son of wanted, a man of the tribe of Benjamin for forty years. And, having been rejected, he raised them another, namely David, From which he also witnessed, saying, I found David, son of Jesse, man according to my heart, who will do all my will. " This verse brings a summary of the story of Saul and David as kings of Israel. He points out that God chose Saul, but then rejected him in favor of David, who was anointed as king of the house of Judah.
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