1 Samuel 10

Samuel unge a Saul como rei de Israel

1 Tomou *1Sm 16.13;Êx 30.23-33;2Rs 9.3,6Samuel o vaso de óleo, e lho derramou sobre a cabeça, *Sl 2.12e o beijou, e disse: Não te ungiu *1Sm 10.9-10;16.13;26.9;2Sm 1.14Jeová para ser príncipe sobre a *Dt 32.9;Sl 78.71sua herança? 2 Quando te apartares hoje de mim, acharás dois homens juntos ao *Gn 35.16-20;48.7sepulcro de Raquel, no território de Benjamim, em Zelza. Eles te dirão: *1Sm 9.3-5Acharam-se as jumentas que foste procurar; e teu pai, deixando de cuidar delas, aflige-se por ti e diz: Que farei eu por meu filho? 3 Então, dali irás para adiante e chegarás ao *Gn 35.8carvalho de Tabor, ali te encontrarão três homens que, subindo *Gn 28.16,22;35.1,3,7a Deus a Betel, levam: um, três cabritos; outro, três pães; e o outro, um odre de vinho. 4 Eles te saudarão e te darão dois pães; tu os receberás das suas mãos. 5 Depois, virás ao *1Sm 13.2-3outeiro de Deus, onde está a guarnição dos filisteus. Ao entrares ali na cidade, encontrarás um *1Sm 19.20;2Rs 2.3,5,15rancho de profetas descendo do alto, precedido de saltérios, tambores, flautas, harpas, e *2Rs 3.15;1Cr 25.1-6eles profetizando. 6 *Nm 11.25,29;Jz 14.6O Espírito de Jeová se apoderará de ti, *1Sm 10.10;19.23-24profetizarás com eles e ficarás mudado em outro homem. 7 Quando esses sinais te acontecerem, *Ec 9.10faze o que pedir a ocasião, porque *Js 1.5Deus é contigo. 8 *1Sm 13.8Descerás diante de mim a Gilgal, e eu descerei a ter contigo, para oferecer holocaustos e para *1Sm 11.15imolar sacrifícios de ofertas pacíficas. Esperarás *1Sm 13.8sete dias, até que eu venha ter contigo e te declare o que hás de fazer.

Saul entre os profetas

9 Tanto que Saul deu costas para partir de Samuel, Deus *1Sm 10.6lhe mudou o coração em outro; e todos esses sinais aconteceram naquele dia. 10 *1Sm 10.5-6Chegando eles ao outeiro, eis que um rancho de profetas lhe saiu ao encontro; o Espírito de Deus apoderou-se de Saul, e ele profetizou no meio deles. 11 Todos os que o tinham conhecido antes, quando viram que ele profetizava com os profetas, diziam uns aos outros: Que é o que aconteceu ao filho de Quis? *1Sm 19.24;Am 7.14-15;Mt 13.54-57Está Saul também entre os profetas? 12 Então, um homem do lugar respondeu, e disse: Quem é o pai deles? Por isso, passou em provérbio: Está Saul também entre os profetas? 13 Tendo acabado de profetizar, veio ao alto.

14 O *1Sm 14.50tio de Saul perguntou-lhe a ele e ao seu servo: Aonde fostes? Respondeu ele: *1Sm 9.4-6A procurar as jumentas. Quando vimos que não apareciam, fomos ter com Samuel. 15 Tornou-lhe o tio: Declara-me, que é o que vos disse Samuel. 16 Respondeu Saul a seu tio: Declarou-nos que as *1Sm 9.20jumentas já eram achadas. Mas, no tocante ao assunto do reino de que lhe falara Samuel, não lho disse.

O povo escolhe Saul para seu rei

17 Convocou Samuel o povo a Jeová, em *1Sm 7.5Mispa, 18 e disse aos filhos de Israel: *Jz 6.8-9Assim diz Jeová, Deus de Israel: Eu fiz subir a Israel do Egito, e vos livrei da mão dos egípcios e da mão de todos os reinos que vos oprimiam. 19 Mas *1Sm 8.6-7vós, hoje, rejeitastes o vosso Deus, que é quem vos livra de todas as vossas calamidades e angústias, e lhe dissestes: Não! Mas constitui um rei sobre nós. Agora *Js 7.14-17;24.1;Pv 16.33ponde-vos diante de Jeová pelas vossas tribos e pelos vossos milhares. 20 Tendo Samuel feito chegar todas as tribos de Israel, tomou-se a tribo de Benjamim. 21 Tendo feito chegar a tribo de Benjamim pelas suas famílias, tomou-se a família de Matri; e dele se tomou Saul, filho de Quis. Mas, quando o procuraram, não podia ser encontrado. 22 Portanto, *1Sm 23.2,4,9-11;Êx 28.30;Nm 27.21tornaram a perguntar a Jeová: Não veio ainda o homem para cá? Jeová respondeu: Ele se escondeu por entre a bagagem. 23 Foram correndo e trouxeram-no de lá. Estando ele entre o povo, *1Sm 9.2era mais alto do que todo o povo desde o ombro para cima. 24 Disse Samuel a todo o povo: Vedes a *Dt 17.15;2Sm 21.6quem Jeová escolheu? Pois não há entre todo o povo quem lhe seja semelhante. Então, todo o povo rompeu em gritos e disse: *1Rs 1.25,34,39Viva o rei!

25 Declarou Samuel diante do povo *1Sm 8.11-18;Dt 17.14-20o que fariam os reis e, escrevendo-o num livro, *Dt 31.26depositou-o diante de Jeová. Então, Samuel despediu todo o povo, cada um para a sua casa. 26 Voltou Saul também *1Sm 11.4;15.34para a sua casa, em Gibeá; e foram com ele os homens de valor, cujos corações Deus tinha tocado. 27 Mas os filhos de Belial disseram: Como pode este homem salvar-nos? Desprezaram-no e *1Rs 10.25;2Cr 17.5não lhe trouxeram presentes. Saul, porém, portou-se como se fora surdo.

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?*10.2 care: Heb. business 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.*10.4 salute…: Heb. ask thee of peace 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.*10.7 And…: Heb. And it shall come to pass, that when these signs, etc*10.7 that…: Heb. do for thee as thine hand shall find 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.*10.9 back: Heb. shoulder*10.9 gave: Heb. turned 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?*10.11 one…: Heb. a man to his neighbour 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?*10.12 of…: Heb. from thence 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.*10.24 God…: Heb. Let the king live 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.*10.27 held…: or, was as though he had been deaf