1 Samuel 10
1 Then Samuel took a small jar of olive oil and poured [some of] it on Saul’s head. Then he kissed Saul [on the cheek], and told him, “I am doing this because Yahweh has chosen you to be the leader of his Israeli people.
Or Samuel avait pris une fiole d'huile, laquelle il répandit sur la tête de Saül, puis il le baisa, et lui dit: L'Eternel ne t'a-t-il pas oint sur son héritage, pour en être le conducteur?
2 [And this will prove it to you]: When you leave me today, when you arrive near Rachel’s tomb at Zelzah, in the area where the descendants of Benjamin live, you will meet two men. They will say to you, ‘The donkeys have been found, but now your father is worrying about you, and he is asking people, “Have you seen my son?’”
Quand tu seras aujourd'hui parti d'avec moi, tu trouveras deux hommes près du sépulcre de Rachel, sur la frontière de Benjamin à Tseltsah, qui te diront: Les ânesses que tu étais allé chercher ont été trouvées; et voici, ton père ne pense plus aux ânesses, et il est en peine de vous, disant: Que ferai-je au sujet de mon fils?
3 When you arrive at the [large] oak tree at Tabor [town], you will see three men coming toward you. They will be on their way to [worship] God at Bethel [town]. One of them will be leading three young goats, one will be carrying three loaves of bread, and one will be carrying a container of wine.
Et lorsque étant parti de là tu auras passé outre, et que tu seras venu jusqu'au bois de chênes de Tabor; tu seras rencontré par trois hommes qui montent vers Dieu, en la maison du [Dieu] Fort; l'un desquels porte trois chevreaux, l'autre trois pains, et l'autre un baril de vin.
4 They will greet you, and they will offer you two of the loaves of bread. Accept them.
Et ils te demanderont comment tu te portes, et ils te donneront deux pains, que tu recevras de leurs mains.
5 When you arrive at the hill [where people worship] God near Gibeah [town], where there is the camp where the Philistine soldiers stay, you will meet a group of prophets who will be coming down from the altar on top of the hill. There will be people in front of them who will be playing [various musical instruments]: a harp, a tambourine, a flute, and a lyre. And all of them will be speaking messages that come directly from God.
Après cela tu viendras au coteau de Dieu, où est la garnison des Philistins; et il arrivera que sitôt que tu seras entré dans la ville, tu rencontreras une compagnie de Prophètes descendant du haut lieu, ayant devant eux une musette, un tambour, une flûte, et un violon, et qui prophétisent.
6 At that time the Spirit of Yahweh will come upon you, and you also will speak messages that come directly from God. (You will be changed/The Spirit of Yahweh will change you), so that you will become like a different person.
Alors l'Esprit de l'Eternel te saisira, et tu prophétiseras avec eux, et tu seras changé en un autre homme.
7 After those things occur, do whatever you think is right to do, and God will (be with/help) you.
Et quand ces signes-là te seront arrivés, fais [tout] ce qui se présentera à faire; car Dieu est avec toi.
8 Then go ahead of me, down to Gilgal [city], and wait for me there, for seven days. Then I will join you there, to burn sacrifices and offer other sacrifices to enable you to maintain fellowship with God. When I arrive there, I will tell you what [other] things you should do.”
Puis tu descendras devant moi à Guilgal, et voici, je descendrai vers toi pour offrir des holocaustes, [et] sacrifier des sacrifices de prospérités, tu m'attendras là sept jours, jusqu'à ce que je sois arrivé vers toi, et je te déclarerai ce que tu devras faire.
9 As Saul started to leave there, God changed Saul’s inner being. And all the things that Samuel had predicted happened on that day.
Il arriva donc qu'aussitôt que [Saül] eut tourné le dos pour s'en aller d'avec Samuel, Dieu changea son cœur en un autre, et tous ces signes-là lui arrivèrent en ce même jour.
10 When Saul and his servant arrived at Gibeah, they saw some prophets who were [speaking messages that came directly from God. As the prophets were] approaching Saul and his servant, God’s Spirit came upon Saul powerfully, and he also began to speak messages from God.
Car quand ils furent venus au coteau, voici une troupe de Prophètes [vint] au devant de lui; et l'Esprit de Dieu le saisit, et il prophétisa au milieu d'eux.
11 When people who had known Saul previously heard him speaking messages from God as the prophets were doing, they said to each other, “What has happened to this son of Kish? Is he now really one of the (prophets/men who speak messages from God)?”
Et il arriva que quand tous ceux qui l'avaient connu auparavant, eurent vu qu'il était avec les Prophètes, [et] qu'il prophétisait, ceux du peuple se dirent l'un à l'autre: Qu'est-il arrivé au fils de Kis? Saül aussi est-il entre les Prophètes?
12 One of the men who lived there replied, “[Saul cannot be a prophet, because] all prophets receive their power to speak messages from God, not from their parents.” And that is why, [when people hear about a report of someone prophesying, they think about what happened to Saul and] say, “[We are surprised about that person becoming a prophet, like] we were surprised to hear that Saul had really become one of the prophets.”
Et quelqu'un répondit, et dit: Et qui est leur père? C'est pourquoi cela passa en proverbe: Saül aussi est-il entre les Prophètes?
13 When Saul finished speaking the messages that God gave him, he went to the place where the people offered sacrifices.
Or [Saül] ayant cessé de prophétiser, vint au haut lieu.
14 Later, Saul’s uncle [saw him there, and] asked him, “Where did you go?” Saul replied, “We went to look for the donkeys. When we could not find them, we came here to ask Samuel [if he could tell us where they were].”
Et l'oncle de Saül dit à Saül et à son garçon: Où êtes-vous allés? Et il répondit: [Nous sommes allés] chercher les ânesses, mais voyant qu'elles ne [se trouvaient] point, nous sommes venus vers Samuel.
15 Saul’s uncle replied, “What did Samuel tell you?”
Et son oncle lui dit: Déclare-moi, je te prie, ce que vous a dit Samuel.
16 Saul replied, “He assured us that the donkeys had been found.” But he did not tell his uncle what Samuel had said about him becoming the king [of Israel].
Et Saül dit à son oncle: Il nous a assuré que les ânesses étaient trouvées; mais il ne lui déclara point le discours que Samuel lui avait tenu touchant la Royauté.
17 [Later] Samuel summoned the people of Israel to gather at Mizpah to [hear a message from] Yahweh.
Or Samuel assembla le peuple devant l'Eternel à Mitspa.
18 After they arrived, he said to them, “This is what Yahweh, the God we Israeli people [worship], says: I brought you Israeli people out of Egypt. I rescued your [ancestors] from the power of the rulers of Egypt and from all the other kings who oppressed them.
Et il dit aux enfants d'Israël: Ainsi a dit l'Eternel le Dieu d'Israël: J'ai fait monter Israël hors d'Egypte, et je vous ai délivrés de la main des Egyptiens, et de la main de tous les Royaumes qui vous opprimaient.
19 I am the one who saves you from all your troubles and difficulties. But today you have rejected me, your God, and you have said, ‘We don’t care! Give us a king!’ So [I will do what you want]. Now have [representatives of] your tribes and [of] your clans stand here in the presence of Yahweh.’”
Mais aujourd'hui vous avez rejeté votre Dieu, lequel est celui qui vous a délivrés de tous vos maux, et de vos afflictions, et vous avez dit: Non; mais établis-nous un Roi. Présentez-vous donc maintenant devant l'Eternel, selon vos Tribus, et selon vos milliers.
20 When those representatives came near to Samuel, [God indicated that] he had chosen someone from the tribe descended from Benjamin.
Ainsi Samuel fit approcher toutes les Tribus d'Israël; et la Tribu de Benjamin fut saisie.
21 Then Samuel told representatives of the tribe of Benjamin to come forward, and God indicated that [from that tribe] he had chosen someone from the family of Matri, and then God indicated that [from the family of Matri] he had chosen Saul, the son of Kish. But when they looked for Saul, they could not find him.
Après il fit approcher la Tribu de Benjamin selon ses familles; et la famille de Matri fut saisie; puis Saül fils de Kis fut saisi, lequel ils cherchèrent, mais il ne se trouva point.
22 So they asked Yahweh, “Where is Saul?” Yahweh replied, “He is hiding among the army equipment.”
Et ils consultèrent encore l'Eternel, [en disant]: L'homme n'est-il pas encore venu ici? Et l'Eternel dit: Le voilà caché parmi le bagage.
23 So they quickly went there [and found him, ] and brought him [in front of all the people]. They could see that [truly] he was a head taller than anyone else.
Ils coururent donc, et le tirèrent de là, et il se présenta au milieu du peuple, et il était plus haut que tout le peuple depuis les épaules en haut.
24 Then Samuel said to all the people there, “This is the man whom Yahweh has chosen to be your king. Among all us Israeli people, there is no one like him!” Then all the people shouted, “We hope that this king will live a long time!”
Et Samuel dit à tout le peuple: Ne voyez-vous pas qu'il n'y en a point en tout le peuple qui soit semblable à celui que l'Eternel a choisi? Et le peuple jeta des cris de joie, et dit: Vive le Roi.
25 Then Samuel told the people what things the king would force them to do, and all the things the king was required to do. He wrote all those things on a scroll, and then he put it in a sacred place in the temple. Then Samuel sent all the people home.
Alors Samuel prononça au peuple le droit du Royaume, et l'écrivit dans un livre, lequel il mit devant l'Eternel. Puis Samuel renvoya le peuple, chacun en sa maison.
26 When Saul returned to his home in Gibeah [town], a group of men decided to continually accompany Saul. They did that because God (motivated them/put it in their minds) to do that.
Saül aussi s'en alla en sa maison à Guébah, et les gens de guerre dont Dieu avait touché le cœur, s'en allèrent avec lui.
27 But some worthless men said, “(How can this man save us [from our enemies]?/This man will not be able to save us [from our enemies].)” [RHQ] They despised him, and refused to give him any gifts [to show that they would be loyal to him]. But Saul did not say anything [to rebuke them].
Mais il y eut de méchants hommes qui dirent: Comment celui-ci nous délivrerait-il? et ils le méprisèrent, et ne lui apportèrent point de présent; mais il fit le sourd.
