1 Then Samuel took a vial of oil, and poured it upon his head, and kissed him, and said, Is it not because the LORD hath anointed thee to be captain over his inheritance? 2 When thou art departed from me to day, then thou shalt find two men by Rachel’s sepulchre in the border of Benjamin at Zelzah; and they will say unto thee, The asses which thou wentest to seek are found: and, lo, thy father hath left the care of the asses, and sorroweth for you, saying, What shall I do for my son? 3 Then shalt thou go on forward from thence, and thou shalt come to the plain of Tabor, and there shall meet thee three men going up to God to Beth-el, one carrying three kids, and another carrying three loaves of bread, and another carrying a bottle of wine: 4 And they will salute thee, and give thee two loaves of bread; which thou shalt receive of their hands. 5 After that thou shalt come to the hill of God, where is the garrison of the Philistines: and it shall come to pass, when thou art come thither to the city, that thou shalt meet a company of prophets coming down from the high place with a psaltery, and a tabret, and a pipe, and a harp, before them; and they shall prophesy: 6 And the Spirit of the LORD will come upon thee, and thou shalt prophesy with them, and shalt be turned into another man. 7 And let it be, when these signs are come unto thee, that thou do as occasion serve thee; for God is with thee. 8 And thou shalt go down before me to Gilgal; and, behold, I will come down unto thee, to offer burnt offerings, and to sacrifice sacrifices of peace offerings: seven days shalt thou tarry, till I come to thee, and shew thee what thou shalt do.
9 ¶ And it was so , that when he had turned his back to go from Samuel, God gave him another heart: and all those signs came to pass that day. 10 And when they came thither to the hill, behold, a company of prophets met him; and the Spirit of God came upon him, and he prophesied among them. 11 And it came to pass, when all that knew him beforetime saw that, behold, he prophesied among the prophets, then the people said one to another, What is this that is come unto the son of Kish? Is Saul also among the prophets? 12 And one of the same place answered and said, But who is their father? Therefore it became a proverb, Is Saul also among the prophets? 13 And when he had made an end of prophesying, he came to the high place.
14 ¶ And Saul’s uncle said unto him and to his servant, Whither went ye? And he said, To seek the asses: and when we saw that they were no where, we came to Samuel. 15 And Saul’s uncle said, Tell me, I pray thee, what Samuel said unto you. 16 And Saul said unto his uncle, He told us plainly that the asses were found. But of the matter of the kingdom, whereof Samuel spake, he told him not.
17 ¶ And Samuel called the people together unto the LORD to Mizpeh; 18 And said unto the children of Israel, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, I brought up Israel out of Egypt, and delivered you out of the hand of the Egyptians, and out of the hand of all kingdoms, and of them that oppressed you: 19 And ye have this day rejected your God, who himself saved you out of all your adversities and your tribulations; and ye have said unto him, Nay , but set a king over us. Now therefore present yourselves before the LORD by your tribes, and by your thousands. 20 And when Samuel had caused all the tribes of Israel to come near, the tribe of Benjamin was taken. 21 When he had caused the tribe of Benjamin to come near by their families, the family of Matri was taken, and Saul the son of Kish was taken: and when they sought him, he could not be found. 22 Therefore they enquired of the LORD further, if the man should yet come thither. And the LORD answered, Behold, he hath hid himself among the stuff. 23 And they ran and fetched him thence: and when he stood among the people, he was higher than any of the people from his shoulders and upward. 24 And Samuel said to all the people, See ye him whom the LORD hath chosen, that there is none like him among all the people? And all the people shouted, and said, God save the king. 25 Then Samuel told the people the manner of the kingdom, and wrote it in a book, and laid it up before the LORD. And Samuel sent all the people away, every man to his house.
26 ¶ And Saul also went home to Gibeah; and there went with him a band of men, whose hearts God had touched. 27 But the children of Belial said, How shall this man save us? And they despised him, and brought him no presents. But he held his peace.
10–BOB
1 Soʻngra Shomuil moy idishini olib, Shoulning boshiga moy surtdi. Keyin Shoulni oʻpib, shunday dedi:
— Mana, Egamiz senga moy surtib, Oʻz xalqiga hukmdor etib tanladi. 2 Bugun mening oldimdan ketganingdan keyin Benyamin hududida, Zilzaxdagi Rohilaning maqbarasi yonida ikki kishiga duch kelasan. Ular senga: “Izlab ketgan eshaklaring topildi, otang endi eshaklarni oʻylamay, balki, oʻgʻlimga nima boʻldi ekan, deb sendan xavotirlanib oʻtiribdi”, deb aytishadi. 3 U yerdan yana yoʻlingda davom etib, Tovurdagi muqaddas daraxt oldidan chiqasan. U yerda uchta odamga duch kelasan. Ularning biri uchta uloqcha, biri uchta gardish non, yana boshqasi bir mesh sharob bilan Xudoning huzuriga — Baytilga yoʻl olgan boʻladi. 4 Ular senga omonlik tilab, ikkita gardish non berishadi. Sen nonlarni ol. 5 Keyin Filistlar qoʻnolgʻasi joylashgan, Xudoning tepaligi deb atalgan Givoga borasan. Shaharga kirganingda, paygʻambarlar guruhiga duch kelasan. Ular joʻshib zikr tushib, sajdagohdan tushib kelayotgan boʻladilar. Ularning oldilarida arfa, childirma, nay va lira chalib kelayotgan odamlar boʻladi. 6 Egamiz Ruhi seni ham qamrab oladi. Ular bilan birga sen ham joʻshib zikr tushasan va butunlay boshqa odamga aylanasan. 7 Bu alomatlar senda namoyon boʻlganda, oʻzingga maʼqul boʻlganini qil. Xudo sen bilan. 8 Mendan oldin sen Gilgalga bor. Men ham kuydiriladigan qurbonliklar va tinchlik qurbonliklarini nazr qilgani huzuringga boraman. Meni yetti kun kut, yoningga borganimdan keyin nima qilishingni aytaman.
9 Shoul endi Shomuilning yonidan ketish uchun chogʻlangan ham ediki, Xudo uning yuragini oʻzgartirdi. Oʻsha kuni Shomuil aytgan hamma alomatlar bajo boʻldi. 10 Shoul Givoga kelganda, uni paygʻambarlar guruhi qarshi oldi. Xudoning Ruhi uni qamrab oldi, Shoul ular bilan birga joʻshib zikr tusha boshladi. 11 Shoulning doʻstlari buni koʻrib, hayratga tushdilar:
— Nima? Nahotki Shoul ham paygʻambar boʻlsa?! Kishning oʻgʻli qanday qilib paygʻambar boʻlib qolibdi?
12 Qoʻshnilaridan biri eʼtiroz bildirdi:
— Otasi kimligining ahamiyati yoʻq. Har kim ham paygʻambar boʻlishi mumkin .
Shu sababdan ham “Nahotki Shoul ham paygʻambar boʻlsa?!” degan gap aslida oʻshandan qolgan.
13 Zikr tushish toʻxtagach, Shoul sajdagohga chiqdi.
14 Amakisi Shoul bilan xizmatkoridan:
— Qayerlarda qolib ketdingizlar? — deb soʻradi.
— Eshaklarni qidirdik, ularni topa olmay, Shomuilning oldiga bordik, — deb javob berdi Shoul.
15 — Shomuil sizlarga nimalar dedi, menga ham ayt–chi, — dedi amakisi.
16 — Eshaklarning topilganini bizga toʻppa–toʻgʻri aytib berdi, — dedi Shoul. Shomuilning shohlikka aloqador soʻzlarini esa amakisiga aytmadi.
Shoul shoh deb eʼlon qilinadi
17 Shomuil Isroil xalqini Mispaxga , Egamizning huzuriga chaqirib, 18 shunday dedi:
— Isroil xalqining Xudosi — Egamiz aytmoqda: “Isroil xalqini Misrdan Men olib chiqqanman. Misrliklarning va sizlarga zulm qilgan hamma shohliklarning qoʻlidan sizlarni qutqardim. 19 Ammo bugun butun mashaqqat va zahmatlaringizdan sizlarni qutqaradigan Men, Xudoyingizni rad qildingiz hamda: «Bizga ustimizdan shoh tayinlang», dedingiz. Endi Men, Egangizning huzurida qabila va urugʻlarga boʻlinib tiziling.”
20 Shomuil Isroil xalqining hamma qabilalarini birin–ketin oʻz huzuriga chaqirdi. Qurʼa tashlab , ulardan Benyamin qabilasini tanlab oldi. 21 Keyin Benyamin qabilasini urugʻlari boʻyicha oldiga chaqirdi. Qurʼa tashlab, Matri urugʻini tanlab oldi. Yana qurʼa tashlab, Matri urugʻidan Kishning oʻgʻli Shoulni tanlab oldi. Isroil xalqi uni axtarib topa olmadi. 22 Ular Egamizdan:
— Oʻsha odam keldimi oʻzi? — deb soʻrashdi.
— U shu yerda, anjomlarning orasida yashirinib yuribdi, — degan javob keldi Egamizdan.
23 Odamlar yugurib borib, Shoulni olib kelishdi. Shoul xalqning orasida tikka turgan edi, hamma uning yelkasidan kelar ekan.
24 Shomuil butun xaloyiqqa qarata:
— Egamiz tanlagan odamni koʻryapsizmi, butun xalq orasida unga teng keladigani topilmaydi, — dedi. Shunda xalq:
— Yashasin shoh! — deb hayqirdi.
25 Shomuil shohlikning qonun–qoidalarini xalqqa aytib berdi. (Keyinchalik Shomuil bu qonun–qoidalarni kitob holiga keltirib, Egamizning uyiga qoʻydi.) Soʻng hamma odamni uy–uylariga joʻnatib yubordi. 26 Shoul ham Givoga — oʻz uyiga ketdi. Xudo ruhlantirgan bir necha kishi unga hamroh boʻldi. 27 Ammo baʼzi yaramas odamlar: “U bizni qutqara olarmidi?!” deb Shoulni nazarlariga ilmadi, shu sababdan unga inʼomlar tortiq qilishmadi. Shoul esa bilib bilmaslikka olib qoʻya qoldi.
