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¹Then Samuel took a flask of olive oil and poured it on Saul’s head and kissed him, saying, “Has not the Lord anointed you ruler over his inheritance?⚓ ²When you leave me today, you will meet two men near Rachel’s tomb, at Zelzah on the border of Benjamin. They will say to you, ‘The donkeys you set out to look for have been found. And now your father has stopped thinking about them and is worried about you. He is asking, “What shall I do about my son?” ’
³“Then you will go on from there until you reach the great tree of Tabor. Three men going up to worship God at Bethel will meet you there. One will be carrying three young goats, another three loaves of bread, and another a skin of wine. ⁴They will greet you and offer you two loaves of bread, which you will accept from them.
⁵“After that you will go to Gibeah of God, where there is a Philistine outpost. As you approach the town, you will meet a procession of prophets coming down from the high place with lyres, timbrels, pipes and harps being played before them, and they will be prophesying. ⁶The Spirit of the Lord will come powerfully upon you, and you will prophesy with them; and you will be changed into a different person. ⁷Once these signs are fulfilled, do whatever your hand finds to do, for God is with you.
⁸“Go down ahead of me to Gilgal. I will surely come down to you to sacrifice burnt offerings and fellowship offerings, but you must wait seven days until I come to you and tell you what you are to do.”

Saul Made King

⁹As Saul turned to leave Samuel, God changed Saul’s heart, and all these signs were fulfilled that day. ¹⁰When he and his servant arrived at Gibeah, a procession of prophets met him; the Spirit of God came powerfully upon him, and he joined in their prophesying. ¹¹When all those who had formerly known him saw him prophesying with the prophets, they asked each other, “What is this that has happened to the son of Kish? Is Saul also among the prophets?”
¹²A man who lived there answered, “And who is their father?” So it became a saying: “Is Saul also among the prophets?” ¹³After Saul stopped prophesying, he went to the high place.
¹⁴Now Saul’s uncle asked him and his servant, “Where have you been?”
“Looking for the donkeys,” he said. “But when we saw they were not to be found, we went to Samuel.”
¹⁵Saul’s uncle said, “Tell me what Samuel said to you.”
¹⁶Saul replied, “He assured us that the donkeys had been found.” But he did not tell his uncle what Samuel had said about the kingship.
¹⁷Samuel summoned the people of Israel to the Lord at Mizpah ¹⁸and said to them, “This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: ‘I brought Israel up out of Egypt, and I delivered you from the power of Egypt and all the kingdoms that oppressed you.’ ¹⁹But you have now rejected your God, who saves you out of all your disasters and calamities. And you have said, ‘No, appoint a king over us.’ So now present yourselves before the Lord by your tribes and clans.”
²⁰When Samuel had all Israel come forward by tribes, the tribe of Benjamin was taken by lot. ²¹Then he brought forward the tribe of Benjamin, clan by clan, and Matri’s clan was taken. Finally Saul son of Kish was taken. But when they looked for him, he was not to be found. ²²So they inquired further of the Lord, “Has the man come here yet?”
And the Lord said, “Yes, he has hidden himself among the supplies.”
²³They ran and brought him out, and as he stood among the people he was a head taller than any of the others. ²⁴Samuel said to all the people, “Do you see the man the Lord has chosen? There is no one like him among all the people.”
Then the people shouted, “Long live the king!”
²⁵Samuel explained to the people the rights and duties of kingship. He wrote them down on a scroll and deposited it before the Lord. Then Samuel dismissed the people to go to their own homes.
²⁶Saul also went to his home in Gibeah, accompanied by valiant men whose hearts God had touched. ²⁷But some scoundrels said, “How can this fellow save us?” They despised him and brought him no gifts. But Saul kept silent.

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¹Tes Xamuyee txawm muab lub laam fwj roj aulib laub rua sau Xa‑u taubhau hab nwj nwg hab has tas, “Yawmsaub tsaa koj ua thawj kaav nwg haiv tuabneeg Yixayee. [Koj yuav ua vaajntxwv kaav Yawmsaub haiv tuabneeg hab koj yuav cawm puab dim huv tej yeeb ncuab kws nyob ib ncig txhais teg. Nuav yuav ua lub hom thawj kws Yawmsaub tsaa koj ua thawj kaav nwg qub txeeg qub teg.]⚓ ²Nub nua thaus koj ncaim ntawm kuv moog lawd, koj yuav ntswb ob tug yawm ntawm Lachee lub ntxaa huv Npeeyamee tebchaws ntawm lub moos Xeexa, mas ob tug yuav has rua koj tas, ‘Cov neeg luav kws koj moog nrhav mas tub nrhav tau lawm. Nwgnuav koj txwv tsw txhawj txug cov neeg luav lawm, nwg txhawj txug koj heev has tas, “Kuv yuav nrhav kuv tug tub le caag?” ’ ³Dhau qhov ntawd koj yuav moog txug tug ntoo xeeb ntawm Thanpau. Mas muaj peb tug txwvneej saamswm moog pe hawm Vaajtswv rua ntawm Npe‑ee yuav ntswb koj hov ntawd, ib tug puag peb tug mivnyuas tshws hab ib tug nqaa peb lub ncuav hab ib tug nqaa ib naab tawv cawv txwv maab. ⁴Puab yuav hu koj hab muab ob lub ncuav rua koj, mas koj yuav txais ntawm puab txhais teg. ⁵Dhau ntawd koj yuav lug txug ntawm Kinpe‑a Elauhi⚓ kws muaj ib paab tub rog Filixatee nyob huv. Thaus koj moog rua huv lub moos ntawd koj yuav ntswb ib paab xwbfwb cev Vaajtswv lug nqeg ntawm lub chaw sab lug, puab saamswm swv zug cev lug, muaj tuabneeg ntaus nkauj nog ncaas luj nkauj nog ncaas miv npuaj nruag tshuv raaj ua puab ntej tuaj. ⁶Mas Yawmsaub tug Ntsuj Plig yuav lug kaav taag nrho koj tes koj yuav nrug puab cov hov swv zug cev Vaajtswv lug ua ke hab koj yuav hloov dua tsw yog tug qub lawm. ⁷Thaus tej txujci phemfwj nuav tshwm rua koj lawd, koj ca le ua txhua yaam kws koj txhais teg ua tau, tsua qhov Vaajtswv nrug nraim koj. ⁸Koj ca le ua kuv ntej moog rua nraag lub moos Kilakaa. Mas kuv yuav lug ntswb koj hab kuv yuav muab tsaj xyeem ua kevcai hlawv huvsw xyeem hab ua kevcai xyeem sws raug zoo. Koj yuav nyob hov ntawd tog xyaa nub txug thaus kuv tuaj ntswb koj hab kuv qha koj paub tas koj yuav tsum ua daabtsw.”
⁹Thaus Xa‑u tig hlo ntawm Xamuyee moog lawd, Vaajtswv pub dua ib lub sab rua nwg, hab tej txujci phemfwj nuav huvsw kuj tshwm lug rua nub ntawd. ¹⁰Thaus ob tug lug txug Kinpe‑a, na cav muaj ib paab xwbfwb cev Vaajtswv lug ntswb Xa‑u. Mas Vaajtswv tug Ntsuj Plig lug kaav taag nrho nwg tes nwg txawm nrug puab cov hov ua ke cev Vaajtswv lug. ¹¹Thaus cov tuabneeg kws paub nwg pum nwg nrug cov xwbfwb hov cev Vaajtswv lug ua ke, cov tuabneeg hov txawm sws thaam has tas, “Muaj daabtsw tshwm rua Khij tug tub? Xa‑u ua ib tug xwbfwb cev Vaajtswv lug lawm hab lov?” ¹²Muaj ib tug yawm kws nyob hov ntawd teb tas, “Puab cov kws cev Vaajtswv lug hov txwv yog leejtwg?” Yog le nuav txhad muaj paaj lug has tas, “Xa‑u yog ib tug cev Vaajtswv lug lawm hab lov?” ¹³Thaus Xa‑u kub sab quas lug cev Vaajtswv lug taag lawd nwg txawm lug rua ntawm lub chaw sab.
¹⁴Xa‑u tug yawm laug nug Xa‑u hab nwg tug tub qhe tas, “Meb moog daabtsw lug?” Xa‑u teb tas, “Ib moog nrhav cov neeg luav, hab thaus ib pum tas ib nrhav tsw tau neeg luav lawm, ib txawm moog cuag Xamuyee.” ¹⁵Xa‑u tug yawm laug has tas, “Xamuyee has le caag rua meb, thov pav rua kuv noog saib.” ¹⁶Xa‑u has rua nwg tug yawm laug tas, “Xamuyee has meej rua ib tas tub nrhav tau cov neeg luav lawm.” Tassws tej kws Xamuyee has txug kaav lub tebchaws, nwg tsw pav hlo le.
¹⁷Xamuyee hu cov Yixayee tuaj txoos ua ke rua huv Mixapa rua ntawm Yawmsaub xubndag. ¹⁸Mas nwg has rua cov Yixayee tas, “Yawmsaub kws yog Yixayee tug Vaajtswv has le nuav tas, ‘Kuv coj cov Yixayee tawm huv Iyi tebchaws lug hab cawm puab dim huv cov Iyi txhais teg hab dim huv txhua lub tebchaws kws quab yuam puab.’ ¹⁹Tassws nub nua mej tso mej tug Vaajtswv tseg, yog tug kws cawm mej dim huv mej txujkev txom nyem lwj sab hab mej tej kev ceblaaj huvsw. Los mej has tas, ‘Peb tsw noog koj has, thov koj tsaa ib tug vaajntxwv kaav peb.’ Vem le nuav nwgnuav mej ca le lug rua ntawm Yawmsaub xubndag lug quas zug ua ib xeem hab ib cum.”
²⁰Mas Xamuyee kuj coj txhua xeem lug ze, mas rhu ntawv tau xeem Npeeyamee. ²¹Nwg txhad coj xeem Npeeyamee lug quas zug ua ib cum ib cum mas rhu tau Mati cum. Thaus kawg rhu Khij tug tub Xa‑u. Tassws puab nrhav Xa‑u mas nrhav tsw pum. ²²Puab txhad rov nug Yawmsaub tas, “Tug yawm hov tuaj ntawm nuav los tsw tuaj?” Yawmsaub teb tas, “Saib maj, nwg tswv nraim huv tej pawg nraa kws thauj tuaj.” ²³Puab txhad dha moog coj nwg hov ntawd lug. Thaus nwg lug sawv huv plawv cov pejxeem nwg lub taubhau sab dhau plhawv puab txhua tug huvsw. ²⁴Xamuyee txhad has rua cov pejxeem suavdawg tas, “Mej pum tug kws Yawmsaub xaiv lawm lov? Taag nrho cov tuabneeg tsw muaj ib tug zoo le nwg.” Tes cov pejxeem suavdawg qw nrov nrov has tas, “Thov kuas vaajntxwv muaj txuj sav luj sav ntev.”
²⁵Mas Xamuyee qha rua cov pejxeem paub txug vaajntxwv teg num hab tej kws vaajntxwv muaj cai ua, hab muab sau ca rua huv ntawv hab muab khaws ca rua ntawm Yawmsaub xubndag. Tes Xamuyee txawm has kuas cov pejxeem suavdawg nyag rov moog nyag tsev. ²⁶Xa‑u kuj rov qaab moog rua nwg vaaj tse huv Kinpe‑a, hab muaj cov tuabneeg sab luj sab tuab kws Vaajtswv ua num rua huv lub sab lawd kuj nrug nwg moog. ²⁷Tassws muaj cov tuabneeg tsw tsheej haaj qee leej has tas, “Tug yawm nuav yuav cawm peb le caag?” Tes puab txawm saib tsw taug Xa‑u hab tsw coj tshaav ntuj tuaj pub rua nwg. Tassws Xa‑u kuj nyob tuabywv tsw has le caag.