1 Kingdoms 10

Old Testament · Brenton Septuagint with Greek parallel

1 Kingdoms 10

1And Samuel took a vial of oil, and poured it on his head, and kissed him, and said to him, Has not the Lord anointed you for a ruler over his people, over Israel? and you shall rule among the people of the Lord, and you shall save them out of the hand of their enemies; and this shall be the sign to you that the Lord has anointed you for a ruler over his inheritance.Καὶ ἔλαβε Σαμουὴλ τὸν φακὸν τοῦ ἐλαίου, καὶ ἐπέχεεν ἐπὶ τὴν κεφαλὴν αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἐφίλησεν αὐτὸν, καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῷ, οὐχὶ κέχρικέ σε Κύριος εἰς ἄρχοντα ἐπὶ τὸν λαὸν αὐτοῦ ἐπὶ Ἰσραήλ; καὶ σὺ ἄρξεις ἐν λαῷ Κυρίου, καὶ σὺ σώσεις αὐτὸν ἐκ χειρὸς ἐχθρῶν αὐτοῦ· καὶ τοῦτό σοι τὸ σημεῖον, ὅτι ἔχρισέ σε Κύριος ἐπὶ κληρονομίαν αὐτοῦ εἰς ἄρχοντα·

2As soon as you shall have departed this day from me, you shall find two men by the * burial-place of Rachel on the mount of Benjamin, exulting greatly; and they shall say to you, The asses are found which you went to seek; and, behold, your father has given up the matter of the asses, and he is anxious for you, saying, What shall I do for my son?Ὡς ἂν ἀπέλθῃς σήμερον ἀπʼ ἐμοῦ, καὶ εὑρήσεις δύο ἄνδρας πρὸς τοῖς τάφοις Ῥαχὴλ ἐν τῷ ὄρει Βενιαμὶν ἁλλομένους μεγάλα· καὶ ἐροῦσί σοι, εὕρηνται αἱ ὄνοι ἃς ἐπορεύθητε ζητεῖν· καὶ ἰδοὺ ὁ πατήρ σου ἀποτετίνακται τὸ ῥῆμα τῶν ὄνων, καὶ ἐδαψιλεύσατο διʼ ὑμᾶς, λέγων, τί ποιήσω ὑπὲρ τοῦ υἱοῦ μου;

3And you shall depart thence, and shall go beyond that as far as the oak of Thabor, and you shall find there three men going up to God to Baethel, one bearing three kids, and another bearing three vessels of bread, and another bearing a bottle of wine.Καὶ ἀπελεύσῃ ἐκεῖθε καὶ ἐπέκεινα ἥξεις ἕως τῆς δρυὸς Θαβώρ, καὶ εὑρήσεις ἐκεῖ τρεῖς ἄνδρας ἀναβαίνοντας πρὸς τὸν Θεὸν εἰς Βαιθὴλ, ἕνα αἴροντα τρία αἰγίδια, καὶ ἕνα αἴροντα τρία ἀγγεῖα ἄρτων, καὶ ἕνα αἴροντα ἀσκὸν οἴνου·

4And they shall ask you how you do, and shall give you two presents of bread, and you shall receive them of their hand.Καὶ ἐρωτήσουσί σε τὰ εἰς εἰρήνην, καὶ δώσουσί σοι δύο ἀπαρχὰς ἄρτων, καὶ λὴψῃ ἐκ τῆς χειρὸς αὐτῶν.

5And afterward you shall go to the hill of God, where is the encampment of the Philistines; there is Nasib the Philistine: and it shall come to pass when you shall have entered into the city, that you shall meet a band of prophets coming down from the Bama; and before them will be lutes, and a drum, and a pipe, and a harp, and they † shall prophesy.Καὶ μετὰ ταῦτα εἰσελεύσῃ εἰς τὸν βουνὸν τοῦ Θεοῦ, οὗ ἐστιν ἐκεῖ τὸ ἀνάστημα τῶν ἀλλοφύλων· ἐκεῖ Νασὶβ ὁ ἀλλόφυλος· καὶ ἔσται ὡς ἂν εἰσέλθητε ἐκεῖ εἰς τὴν πόλιν, καὶ ἀπαντήσεις χορῷ προφητῶν καταβαινόντων ἐκ τῆς Βαμᾶ, καὶ ἔμπροσθεν αὐτῶν νάβλα, καὶ τύμπανον, καὶ αὐλὸς, καὶ κινύρα, καὶ αὐτοὶ προφητεύοντες·

6And the Spirit of the Lord shall ‡ come upon you, and you shall prophesy with them, and shall be turned into another man.Καὶ ἐφαλεῖται ἐπὶ σὲ πνεῦμα Κυρίου, καὶ προφητεύσεις μετʼ αὐτῶν, καὶ στραφήσῃ εἰς ἄνδρα ἄλλον.

7And it shall come to pass when these signs shall come upon you, —then do you whatever your hand shall find, because God is with you.Καὶ ἔσται ὅταν ἥξει τὰ σημεῖα ταῦτα ἐπὶ σὲ, ποίει πάντα ὅσα ἐὰν εὕρῃ ἡ χείρ σου, ὅτι Θεὸς μετὰ σοῦ.

8And you shall go down in front of Galgal, and behold, I come down to you to offer a whole burnt offering and peace-offerings: seven days shall you wait until I shall come to you, and I will make known to you what you shall do.Καὶ καταβήσῃ ἔμπροσθεν τῆς Γαλγὰλ, καὶ ἰδοὺ καταβαίνω πρὸς σὲ ἀνενεγκεῖν ὁλοκαύτωσιν καὶ θυσίας εἰρηνικάς· ἑπτὰ ἡμέρας διαλείψεις ἕως τοῦ ἐλθεῖν με πρὸς σὲ, καὶ γνωρίσω σοι ἃ ποιήσεις.

9And it came to pass when he § turned his back to depart from Samuel, God ** gave him another heart; and all these signs came to pass in that day.Καὶ ἐγενήθη ὥστε ἐπιστραφῆναι τῷ ὤμῳ αὐτοῦ ἀπελθεῖν ἀπὸ Σαμουὴλ, μετέστρεψεν αὐτῷ ὁ Θεὸς καρδίαν ἄλλην· καὶ ἦλθε πάντα τὰ σημεῖα ἐν τῇ ἡμέρᾳ ἐκείνῃ.

10And he comes thence to the hill, and behold a band of prophets opposite to him; and the Spirit of God came upon him, and he prophesied in the midst of them.Καὶ ἔρχεται ἐκεῖθεν εἰς τὸν βουνόν, καὶ ἰδοὺ χορὸς προφητῶν ἐξεναντίας αὐτοῦ· καὶ ἥλατο ἐπʼ αὐτὸν πνεῦμα Θεοῦ, καὶ προεφήτευσεν ἐν μέσῳ αὐτῶν.

11And all that had known him before came, and saw, and behold, he was in the midst of the prophets: and the people said every one to his neighbor, What is this that has happened to the son of Kis? is Saul also among the prophets?Καὶ ἐγενήθησαν πάντες οἱ εἰδότες αὐτὸν ἐχθὲς καὶ τρίτης, καὶ εἶδον, καὶ ἰδοὺ αὐτὸς ἐν μέσῳ τῶν προφητῶν· καὶ εἶπεν ὁ λαὸς ἕκαστος πρὸς τὸν πλησίον αὐτοῦ, τί τοῦτο τὸ γεγονὸς τῷ υἱῷ Κίς; ἢ καὶ Σαοὺλ ἐν προφήταις;

12And one of them answered and said, And who is his father? and therefore it became a proverb, Is Saul also among the prophets?Καὶ ἀπεκρίθη τίς αὐτῶν, καὶ εἶπε, καὶ τίς πατὴρ αὐτοῦ; καὶ διὰ τοῦτο ἐγενήθη εἰς παραβολὴν, ἢ καὶ Σαοὺλ ἐν προφήταις;

13And he ceased prophesying, and comes to the hill.Καὶ συνετέλεσε προφητεύων, καὶ ἔρχεται εἰς τὸν βουνόν.

14And his kinsman said to him and to his servant, Whither went you? and they said, To seek the asses; and we saw that they were lost, and we went in to Samuel.Καὶ εἶπεν ὁ οἰκεῖος αὐτοῦ πρὸς αὐτὸν καὶ πρὸς τὸ παιδάριον αὐτοῦ, ποῦ ἐπορεύθητε; καὶ εἶπαν, ζητεῖν τὰς ὄνους, καὶ εἴδαμεν ὅτι οὐκ εἰσί, καὶ εἰσήλθομεν πρὸς Σαμουήλ.

15And his kinsman said to Saul, Tell me, I pray you, What did Samuel say to you?Καὶ εἶπεν ὁ οἰκεῖος πρὸς Σαοὺλ, ἀπάγγειλον δή μοι, τί εἶπέ σοι Σαμουήλ;

16And Saul said to his kinsman, he verily told me that the asses were found. But the matter of the kingdom he told him not.Καὶ εἶπε Σαοὺλ πρὸς τὸν οἰκεῖον αὐτοῦ, ἀπήγγειλεν ἀπαγγέλλων μοι, ὅτι εὕρηνται αἱ ὄνοι· τὸ δὲ ῥῆμα τῆς βασιλείας οὐκ ἀπήγγειλεν αὐτῷ.

17And Samuel summoned all the people before the Lord to Massephath.Καὶ παρήγγειλε Σαμουὴλ παντὶ τῷ λαῷ πρὸς Κύριον εἰς Μασσηφάθ.

18And he said to the children of Israel, Thus has the Lord God of Israel spoken, saying, I brought up the children of Israel out of Egypt, and I rescued you out of the hand of Pharao king of Egypt, and out of all the kingdoms that afflicted you.Καὶ εἶπε πρὸς υἱοὺς Ἰσραὴλ, τάδε εἶπε Κύριος ὁ Θεὸς Ἰσραὴλ, λέγων, ἐγὼ ἀνήγαγον τοὺς υἱοὺς Ἰσραὴλ ἐξ Αἰγύπτου, καὶ ἐξειλάμην ὑμᾶς ἐκ χειρὸς Φαραὼ βασιλέως Αἰγύπτου, καὶ ἐκ πασῶν τῶν βασιλειῶν τῶν θλιβουσῶν ὑμᾶς.

19And you have this day rejected God, who is himself your Deliverer out of all your evils and afflictions; and you said, Nay, but you shall set a king over us: and now stand before the Lord according to your tribes, and according to your families.Καὶ ὑμεῖς σήμερον ἐξουδενήκατε τὸν Θεόν, ὃς αὐτός ἐστιν ὑμῶν σωτὴρ ἐκ πάντων τῶν κακῶν ὑμῶν καὶ θλίψεων ὑμῶν· καὶ εἴπατε, οὐχί, ἀλλʼ ἢ ὅτι βασιλέα καταστήσεις ἐφʼ ἡμῶν· καὶ νῦν κατάστητε ἐνώπιον Κυρίου κατὰ τὰ σκῆπτρα ὑμῶν καὶ κατὰ τὰς φυλὰς ὑμῶν.

20And Samuel brought near all the tribes of Israel, and the tribe of Benjamin is taken by lot.Καὶ προσήγαγε Σαμουὴλ πάντα τὰ σκῆπτρα Ἰσραὴλ, καὶ κατακληροῦται σκῆπτρον Βενιαμίν.

21And he brings near the tribe of Benjamin by families, and the family of Mattari is taken by lot: and they bring near the family of Mattari, man by man, and Saul the son of Kis is taken; and he sought him, but he was not found.Καὶ προσάγει σκῆπτρον Βενιαμὶν εἰς φυλάς, καὶ κατακληροῦται φυλὴ Ματταρί· καὶ προσάγουσι τὴν φυλὴν Ματταρὶ εἰς ἄνδρας, καὶ κατακληροῦται Σαοὺλ υἱὸς Κίς· καὶ ἐζήτει αὐτόν, καὶ οὐχ εὑρίσκετο.

22And Samuel asked yet again of the Lord, †† Will the man come here? and the Lord said, Behold, he is hid among the stuff.Καὶ ἐπηρώτησε Σαμουὴλ ἔτι ἐν Κυρίῳ, εἰ ἔρχεται ὁ ἀνὴρ ἐνταῦθα; καὶ εἶπε Κύριος, ἰδοὺ αὐτὸς κέκρυπται ἐν τοῖς σκεύεσι.

23And he ran and took him thence, and he set him in the midst of the people; and he was higher than all the people by his shoulders and upwards.Καὶ ἔδραμε καὶ λαμβάνει αὐτὸν ἐκεῖθεν, καὶ κατέστησεν ἐν μέσῳ τοῦ λαοῦ· καὶ ὑψώθη ὑπὲρ πάντα τὸν λαὸν ὑπερωμίαν καὶ ἐπάνω.

24And Samuel said to all the people, Have you seen whom the Lord has chosen to himself, that there is none like to him among you all? And all the people took notice, and said, Let the king live!Καὶ εἶπε Σαμουὴλ πρὸς πάντα τὸν λαὸν, εἰ ἑωράκατε ὃν ἐκλέλεκται ἑαυτῷ Κύριος, ὅτι οὐκ ἔστιν ὅμοιος αὐτῷ ἐν πᾶσιν ὑμῖν; καὶ ἔγνωσαν πᾶς ὁ λαὸς, καὶ εἶπαν, ζήτω ὁ βασιλεύς.

25And Samuel told the people the manner of the king, and wrote it in a book, and set it before the Lord: and Samuel sent away all the people, and each went to his place.Καὶ εἶπε Σαμουὴλ πρὸς τὸν λαὸν τὸ δικαίωμα τοῦ βασιλέως, καὶ ἔγραψεν ἐν βιβλίῳ, καὶ ἔθηκεν ἐνώπιον Κυρίου· καὶ ἐξαπέστειλε Σαμουὴλ πάντα τὸν λαόν, καὶ ἀπῆλθεν ἕκαστος εἰς τὸν τόπον αὐτοῦ.

26And Saul departed to his house to Gabaa; and there went with Saul mighty men whose hearts God had touched.Καὶ Σαοὺλ ἀπῆλθεν εἰς τὸν οἶκον αὐτοῦ εἰς Γαβαά· καὶ ἐπορεύθησαν υἱοὶ δυνάμεων, ὧν ἥψατο Κύριος καρδίας αὐτῶν μετὰ Σαούλ.

27But evil men said, Who is this man that shall save us? and they despised him, and brought him no gifts.Καὶ υἱοὶ λοιμοὶ εἶπαν, τίς σώσει ἡμᾶς οὗτος; καὶ ἠτίμασαν αὐτόν, καὶ οὐκ ἤνεγκαν αὐτῷ δῶρα.

Translator's Notes

These notes come from the printed edition of Sir Lancelot Brenton's classic English translation of the Septuagint (LXX), and record where the Greek differs from the English rendering or admits more than one reading.

• v. 2*Gr. burial places.
• v. 5†Gr. prophesying.
• v. 6‡Gr. leap upon you.
• v. 9§Gr. was turned with his shoulder.
• v. 9**Gr. turned to him.
• v. 22††Gr. does?.