1 Samuel 10

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:

Et Samuel prit une fiole d’huile et la versa sur la tête de Saül, et il l’embrassa, et dit: L’Éternel ne t’a-t-il pas oint pour prince sur son héritage?

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?”’

En t’en allant aujourd’hui d’avec moi, tu trouveras deux hommes près du sépulcre de Rachel, sur la frontière de Benjamin, à Tseltsakh, et ils te diront: Les ânesses que tu étais allé chercher sont trouvées; et voici, ton père a oublié l’affaire des ânesses, et il est en peine de vous, disant: Que ferai-je au sujet de mon fils?

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.

Et de là tu passeras plus loin, et tu viendras au chêne de Thabor; et là te trouveront trois hommes qui montent vers Dieu à Béthel, l’un portant trois chevreaux, l’autre portant trois gâteaux de pain, et l’autre portant une outre de vin.

4 And when they will have greeted you, they will give you two loaves. And you shall accept these from their hand.

Et ils te demanderont comment tu te portes, et ils te donneront deux pains, et tu les prendras de leurs mains.

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.

Après cela, tu viendras au coteau de Dieu, où sont des postes des Philistins; et il arrivera qu’en entrant là, dans la ville, tu rencontreras une troupe de prophètes descendant du haut lieu, ayant devant eux un luth, un tambourin, une flûte, et une harpe, et eux-mêmes prophétisant.

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.

Et l’Esprit de l’Éternel te saisira, et tu prophétiseras avec eux, et tu seras changé en un autre homme.

7 Therefore, when these signs will have happened to you, do whatever your hand will find, for the Lord is with you.

Et lorsque ces signes te seront arrivés, tu feras ce qui se présentera à toi; car Dieu est avec toi.

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.”

Et tu descendras devant moi à Guilgal; et voici, je descendrai vers toi pour offrir des holocaustes et sacrifier des sacrifices de prospérités; tu attendras sept jours, jusqu’à ce que je vienne vers toi, et je te ferai savoir ce que tu devras faire.

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.

Et il arriva que, lorsque [Saül] tourna le dos pour s’en aller d’avec Samuel, Dieu lui changea son cœur en un autre; et tous ces signes eurent lieu ce jour-là.

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.

Et ils arrivèrent là, au coteau; et voici, une troupe de prophètes [venait] à sa rencontre, et l’Esprit de Dieu le saisit, et il prophétisa au milieu d’eux.

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?”

Et il arriva que, quand tous ceux qui l’avaient connu auparavant virent qu’il prophétisait avec les prophètes, les gens se dirent l’un à l’autre: Qu’est-il donc arrivé au fils de Kis? Saül aussi est-il parmi les prophètes?

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?”

Et quelqu’un de là répondit et dit: Et qui est leur père? C’est pourquoi cela passa en proverbe: Saül aussi est-il parmi les prophètes?

13 Then he ceased to prophesy, and he went to the high place.

Et quand [Saül] eut cessé de prophétiser, il vint au haut lieu.

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.”

Et l’oncle de Saül lui dit, à lui et à son jeune homme: Où êtes-vous allés? Et il dit: Chercher les ânesses; mais voyant qu’elles n’étaient nulle part, nous sommes allés vers Samuel.

15 And his uncle said to him, “Tell me what Samuel said to you.”

Et l’oncle de Saül dit: Déclare-moi, je te prie, ce que vous a dit Samuel.

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.

Et Saül dit à son oncle: Il nous a déclaré expressément que les ânesses étaient trouvées. Mais quant à l’affaire du royaume, dont Samuel avait parlé, il ne la lui déclara pas.

17 And Samuel called the people together, to the Lord at Mizpah.

Et Samuel convoqua le peuple devant l’Éternel à Mitspa.

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.

Et il dit aux fils d’Israël: Ainsi a dit l’Éternel, le Dieu d’Israël: Moi, j’ai fait monter Israël hors d’Égypte, et je vous ai délivrés de la main des Égyptiens et de la main de tous les royaumes qui vous opprimaient;

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.”

et vous, aujourd’hui, vous avez rejeté votre Dieu, lui qui vous a sauvés de tous vos maux et de toutes vos détresses, et vous lui avez dit: [Non], mais établis un roi sur nous. Et maintenant, tenez-vous devant l’Éternel, selon vos tribus et selon vos milliers.

20 And Samuel brought near all the tribes of Israel, and the lot fell upon the tribe of Benjamin.

Et Samuel fit approcher toutes les tribus d’Israël, et la tribu de Benjamin fut prise;

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.

et il fit approcher la tribu de Benjamin selon ses familles, et la famille de Matri fut prise; et Saül, fils de Kis, fut pris: et on le chercha, mais on ne le trouva pas.

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.”

Et ils interrogèrent encore l’Éternel: L’homme viendra-t-il encore ici? Et l’Éternel dit: Voici, il s’est caché parmi les bagages.

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.

Et ils coururent, et le prirent de là; et il se tint au milieu du peuple, et il était plus grand que tout le peuple, depuis les épaules en haut.

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!”

Et Samuel dit à tout le peuple: Voyez-vous celui que l’Éternel a choisi? Il n’y en a point comme lui dans tout le peuple. Et tout le peuple poussa des cris, et dit: Vive le roi!

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.

Et Samuel dit au peuple le droit du royaume, et il l’écrivit dans un livre, et le posa devant l’Éternel. Et Samuel renvoya tout le peuple, chacun à sa maison.

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.

Et Saül aussi s’en alla à sa maison, à Guibha; et la troupe de ceux dont Dieu avait touché le cœur alla avec lui.

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.

Et des fils de Bélial dirent: Comment celui-ci nous sauverait-il? Et ils le méprisèrent et ne lui apportèrent point de présent; et il fit le sourd.