1 Samuel 9
1 And 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, the son of a Benjaminite, a mighty man of wealth.
А беше један човек од племена Венијаминовог, коме име беше Кис, син Авила, сина Серора, сина Вехората, сина Афије, сина једног човека од племена Венијаминовог, храбар јунак.
2 And he had a son whose name was Saul, choice and comely; and there was not among the children of Israel a comelier person than he; from his shoulders and upward he was higher than any of the people.
Он имаше сина по имену Саула, који беше млад и леп да не беше лепшег од њега међу синовима Израиљевим, а главом беше виши од свега народа.
3 And the asses of Kish Saul's father were lost; and Kish said to Saul his son, Take, I pray, one of the young men with thee, and arise, go seek the asses.
А Кису, оцу Сауловом несташе магарице, па рече Кис Саулу сину свом: Узми са собом једног момка, па устани и иди те тражи магарице.
4 And he passed through mount Ephraim, and passed through the land of Shalishah, but they found [them] not; and they passed through the land of Shaalim, and they were not there; and they passed through the land of Benjamin, and they found [them] not.
И он прође гору Јефремову, и прође земљу салиску; али не нађоше; па прођоше и земљу салимску, и не беше их; па прођоше и земљу Венијаминову, и не нађоше.
5 They had come to the land of Zuph when Saul said to his servant that was with him, Come and let us return; lest my father give up the asses, and be anxious about us.
А кад дођоше у земљу суфску, рече Саул момку свом који беше с њим: Хајде да се вратимо, да се не би отац оканио магарица и забринуо се за нас.
6 And he said to him, Behold now, a man of God is in this city, and the man is held in honour; all that he says comes surely to pass. Let us now go thither: perhaps he will shew us the way that we should go.
А он му рече: Ево, у овом граду има човек Божји, ког веома поштују; шта год каже све се збива; хајдемо к њему, може бити да ће нас упутити куда бисмо ишли.
7 And Saul said to his servant, But if we go, what shall we bring the man? for the bread is spent in our vessels, and we have no present to give to the man of God: what have we?
А Саул рече момку свом: Хајде да идемо; али шта ћемо однети човеку? Јер нам је хлеба нестало у торбама, а дар немамо да однесемо човеку Божијем. Шта имамо?
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.
А момак опет одговарајући рече Саулу: Ето у мене четврт сикла сребра; то да дам човеку Божијем да нас упути.
9 (In former time in Israel, when a man went to ask counsel of God, he said, Come and let us go to the seer; for he that is now called a Prophet was in former time called a Seer.)
А у старо време ко би ишао да пита Бога говораше: Хајде да идемо к видеоцу. Јер ко се сада зове пророк у старо се време зваше виделац.
10 And Saul said to his servant, Well said: come, let us go. So they went to the city where the man of God was.
И Саул рече момку свом: Добро велиш; хајде да идемо. И пођоше у град где беше човек Божји.
11 As they went up the ascent to the city, they met maidens going forth to draw water; and they said to them, Is the seer here?
И кад иђаху уз брдо градско, сретоше девојке које излажаху да захватају воду, па им рекоше: Је ли ту виделац?
12 And they answered them and said, He is; behold, he is before thee: make haste now, for he came to-day to the city; for the people have a sacrifice to-day in the high place.
А оне одговарајући рекоше: Јесте, ето пред тобом; похитај, јер је данас дошао у град, јер данас народ има жртву на гори.
13 As soon as ye come into the city, ye shall straightway find him, before he goes up to the high place to eat; for the people eat not until he has come, because he blesses the sacrifice; afterwards they eat that are invited. And now go up; for this very day shall ye find him.
Како уђете у град, наћи ћете га пре него пође на гору да једе; јер народ неће јести докле он не дође, јер он треба да благослови жртву, па онда ће званице јести; зато идите, јер ћете га сада наћи.
14 And they went up into the city. As they were coming into the midst of the city, behold, Samuel was coming out towards them, to go up to the high place.
И отидоше у град; а кад дођоше усред града, гле Самуило полазећи на гору срете их.
15 Now Jehovah had apprised Samuel one day before Saul came, saying,
А Господ беше објавио Самуилу дан пре него дође Саул, рекавши:
16 To-morrow about this time I will send thee a man out of the land of Benjamin, and thou shalt anoint him prince over my people Israel; and he will save my people out of the hand of the Philistines; for I have looked upon my people, because their cry is come unto me.
Сутра у ово доба послаћу к теби једног човека из земље Венијаминове, њега помажи да буде вођ народу мом Израиљу, и он ће избавити мој народ из руку филистејских. Јер погледах на народ свој, јер вика његова дође до мене.
17 And as Samuel saw Saul, Jehovah answered him, Behold the man of whom I spoke to thee! this man shall rule over my people.
И кад Самуило угледа Саула, рече му Господ: Ето човека за ког ти рекох; тај ће владати мојим народом.
18 And Saul drew near to Samuel in the midst of the gate, and said, Tell me, I pray thee, where the seer's house is.
И Саул приступи к Самуилу на вратима, и рече: Кажи ми, где је кућа видеочева?
19 And Samuel answered Saul and said, I am the seer: go up before me to the high place, and ye shall eat with me to-day; and to-morrow I will let thee go, and will tell thee all that is in thy heart.
А Самуило одговори Саулу и рече: Ја сам виделац. Хајде преда мном на гору, и данас ћете са мном јести; а сутра ћу те отпустити, и шта ти је год у срцу, казаћу ти.
20 And as for the asses that thou didst lose three days ago, set not thy heart on them; for they are found. And on whom is all the desire of Israel [set]? Is it not on thee, and on all thy father's house?
А за магарице, којих ти је нестало пре три дана, не брини се; јер су се нашле. И чије ће бити све што је најбоље у Израиљу? Еда ли не твоје и свега дома оца твог?
21 And Saul answered and said, Am not I a Benjaminite, of the smallest of the tribes of Israel, and my family the least of all the families of the tribe of Benjamin? and why dost thou speak such words to me?
А Саул одговори и рече: Нисам ли од племена Венијаминовог, најмањег племена Израиљевог, и дом мој најмањи између свих домова племена Венијаминовог? Што ми дакле говориш тако?
22 And Samuel took Saul and his servant, and brought them into the chamber, and gave them a place at the head of them that were invited; and they were about thirty persons.
А Самуило узе Саула и његовог момка, и одведе их у собу, и посади их у зачеље међу званицама којих беше до тридесет људи.
23 And Samuel said to the cook, Bring the portion that I gave thee, of which I said to thee, Set it by thee.
И Самуило рече кувару: Донеси део који ти дадох и за који ти рекох: Остави га код себе.
24 And the cook took up the shoulder, and what was on it, and set [it] before Saul. And he said, Behold that which has been reserved! set it before thee, eat; for against the set time has it been kept for thee, since I said, I will invite the people. So Saul ate with Samuel that day.
Тада донесе кувар плеће и шта беше на њему; а Самуило га метну пред Саула, и рече: Ево шта је остало, узми преда се, те једи, јер је сачувано пре за тебе, кад рекох: Позвао сам народ. Тако једе Саул са Самуилом онај дан.
25 And they came down from the high place into the city, and he spoke with Saul upon the roof.
Потом сиђоше с горе у град, и Самуило се разговара са Саулом на крову.
26 And they arose early; and when it was about the dawning of the day, Samuel called to Saul on the roof, saying, Arise, that I may send thee away. And Saul arose, and they went out both of them, he and Samuel, into the street.
А ујутру уранише, и кад свиташе, зовну Самуило Саула на кров, и рече му: Дигни се, да те отпустим. И кад се диже Саул, изиђоше обојица, он и Самуило.
27 As they were going down to the end of the city, Samuel said to Saul, Tell the servant to pass on before us (and he passed on), but stand thou still now, that I may cause thee to hear the word of God.
И кад дођоше на крај града, рече Самуило Саулу: Реци момку нека иде напред (и он прође напред), а ти стани мало да ти јавим реч Божију.
