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1  Now there was¹⁹⁶¹ a man³⁷⁶ of Benjamin,^{4480 1144} whose name⁸⁰³⁴ was Kish,⁷⁰²⁷ the son¹¹²¹ of Abiel,²² the son¹¹²¹ of Zeror,⁶⁸⁷² the son¹¹²¹ of Bechorath,¹⁰⁶⁴ the son¹¹²¹ of Aphiah,⁶⁴⁷ a Benjamite,¹¹⁴⁵ a mighty man¹³⁶⁸ of power.²⁴²⁸

2  And he had¹⁹⁶¹ a son,¹¹²¹ whose name⁸⁰³⁴ was Saul,⁷⁵⁸⁶ a choice young man,⁹⁷⁰ and a goodly:²⁸⁹⁶ and there was not³⁶⁹ among the children^{4480 1121} of Israel³⁴⁷⁸ a goodlier²⁸⁹⁶ person³⁷⁶ than⁴⁴⁸⁰ he: from his shoulders^{4480 7926} and upward⁴⁶⁰⁵ he was higher¹³⁶⁴ than any^{4480 3605} of the people.⁵⁹⁷¹

3  And the asses⁸⁶⁰ of Kish⁷⁰²⁷ Saul's⁷⁵⁸⁶ father¹ were lost.⁶ And Kish⁷⁰²⁷ said⁵⁵⁹ to⁴¹³ Saul⁷⁵⁸⁶ his son,¹¹²¹ Take³⁹⁴⁷ now^{4994 853} one²⁵⁹ of the servants^{4480 5288} with⁸⁵⁴ thee, and arise,⁶⁹⁶⁵ go¹⁹⁸⁰ seek^{1245 853} the asses.⁸⁶⁰

4  And he passed through⁵⁶⁷⁴ mount²⁰²² Ephraim,⁶⁶⁹ and passed through⁵⁶⁷⁴ the land⁷⁷⁶ of Shalisha,⁸⁰³¹ but they found⁴⁶⁷² them not:³⁸⁰⁸ then they passed through⁵⁶⁷⁴ the land⁷⁷⁶ of Shalim,⁸¹⁷¹ and there they were not:³⁶⁹ and he passed through⁵⁶⁷⁴ the land⁷⁷⁶ of the Benjamites,¹¹⁴⁵ but they found⁴⁶⁷² them not.³⁸⁰⁸

5  And when they¹⁹⁹² were come⁹³⁵ to the land⁷⁷⁶ of Zuph,⁶⁶⁸⁹ Saul⁷⁵⁸⁶ said⁵⁵⁹ to his servant⁵²⁸⁸ that⁸³⁴ was with⁵⁹⁷³ him, Come,¹⁹⁸⁰ and let us return;⁷⁷²⁵ lest⁶⁴³⁵ my father¹ leave²³⁰⁸ caring for⁴⁴⁸⁰ the asses,⁸⁶⁰ and take thought¹⁶⁷² for us.

6  And he said⁵⁵⁹ unto him, Behold²⁰⁰⁹ now,⁴⁹⁹⁴ there is in this²⁰⁶³ city⁵⁸⁹² a man³⁷⁶ of God,⁴³⁰ and he is an honorable³⁵¹³ man;³⁷⁶ all³⁶⁰⁵ that⁸³⁴ he saith¹⁶⁹⁶ cometh surely to pass:^{935 935} now⁴⁹⁹⁴ let us go¹⁹⁸⁰ thither;⁸⁰³³ peradventure¹⁹⁴ he can show⁵⁰⁴⁶ us ⁸⁵³ our way¹⁸⁷⁰ that^{834 5921} we should go.¹⁹⁸⁰

7  Then said⁵⁵⁹ Saul⁷⁵⁸⁶ to his servant,⁵²⁸⁸ But, behold,²⁰⁰⁹ if we go,¹⁹⁸⁰ what⁴¹⁰⁰ shall we bring⁹³⁵ the man?³⁷⁶ for³⁵⁸⁸ the bread³⁸⁹⁹ is spent²³⁵ in our vessels,^{4480 3627} and there is not³⁶⁹ a present⁸⁶⁷⁰ to bring⁹³⁵ to the man³⁷⁶ of God:⁴³⁰ what⁴¹⁰⁰ have we?

8  And the servant⁵²⁸⁸ answered^{6030 853} Saul⁷⁵⁸⁶ again,³²⁵⁴ and said,⁵⁵⁹ Behold,²⁰⁰⁹ I have here⁴⁶⁷² at hand³⁰²⁷ the fourth part⁷²⁵³ of a shekel⁸²⁵⁵ of silver:³⁷⁰¹ that will I give⁵⁴¹⁴ to the man³⁷⁶ of God,⁴³⁰ to tell⁵⁰⁴⁶ us ⁸⁵³ our way.¹⁸⁷⁰

9  (Formerly⁶⁴⁴⁰ in Israel,³⁴⁷⁸ when a man³⁷⁶ went¹⁹⁸⁰ to inquire¹⁸⁷⁵ of God,⁴³⁰ thus³⁵⁴¹ he spoke,⁵⁵⁹ Come,¹⁹⁸⁰ and let us go¹⁹⁸⁰ to⁵⁷⁰⁴ the seer:⁷²⁰⁰ for³⁵⁸⁸ he that is now³¹¹⁷ called a Prophet⁵⁰³⁰ was formerly⁶⁴⁴⁰ called⁷¹²¹ a Seer.)⁷²⁰⁰

10  Then said⁵⁵⁹ Saul⁷⁵⁸⁶ to his servant,⁵²⁸⁸ Well²⁸⁹⁶ said;¹⁶⁹⁷ come,¹⁹⁸⁰ let us go.¹⁹⁸⁰ So they went¹⁹⁸⁰ unto⁴¹³ the city⁵⁸⁹² where^{834 8033} the man³⁷⁶ of God⁴³⁰ was.

11  And as they¹⁹⁹² went up⁵⁹²⁷ the hill⁴⁶⁰⁸ to the city,⁵⁸⁹² they¹⁹⁹² found⁴⁶⁷² young maidens⁵²⁹¹ going out³³¹⁸ to draw⁷⁵⁷⁹ water,⁴³²⁵ and said⁵⁵⁹ unto them, Is³⁴²⁶ the seer⁷²⁰⁰ here?²⁰⁸⁸

12  And they answered⁶⁰³⁰ them, and said,⁵⁵⁹ He is;³⁴²⁶ behold,²⁰⁰⁹ he is before⁶⁴⁴⁰ you: make haste⁴¹¹⁶ now,⁶²⁵⁸ for³⁵⁸⁸ he came⁹³⁵ today³¹¹⁷ to the city;⁵⁸⁹² for³⁵⁸⁸ there is a sacrifice²⁰⁷⁷ of the people⁵⁹⁷¹ today³¹¹⁷ in the high place:¹¹¹⁶

13  As soon as ye be come⁹³⁵ into the city,⁵⁸⁹² ye shall straightway³⁶⁵¹ find⁴⁶⁷² him, before²⁹⁶² he go up⁵⁹²⁷ to the high place¹¹¹⁶ to eat:³⁹⁸ for³⁵⁸⁸ the people⁵⁹⁷¹ will not³⁸⁰⁸ eat³⁹⁸ until⁵⁷⁰⁴ he come,⁹³⁵ because³⁵⁸⁸ he¹⁹³¹ doth bless¹²⁸⁸ the sacrifice;²⁰⁷⁷ and afterwards^{310 3651} they eat³⁹⁸ that be bidden.⁷¹²¹ Now⁶²⁵⁸ therefore get you up;⁵⁹²⁷ for³⁵⁸⁸ about this time³¹¹⁷ ye shall find⁴⁶⁷² him.

14  And they went up⁵⁹²⁷ into the city:⁵⁸⁹² and when they¹⁹⁹² were come⁹³⁵ into⁸⁴³² the city,⁵⁸⁹² behold,²⁰⁰⁹ Samuel⁸⁰⁵⁰ came out³³¹⁸ against⁷¹²⁵ them, for to go up⁵⁹²⁷ to the high place.¹¹¹⁶

15  Now the LORD³⁰⁶⁸ had told¹⁵⁴⁰ Samuel⁸⁰⁵⁰ in⁸⁵⁴ his ear²⁴¹ a²⁵⁹ day³¹¹⁷ before⁶⁴⁴⁰ Saul⁷⁵⁸⁶ came,⁹³⁵ saying,⁵⁵⁹

16  Tomorrow⁴²⁷⁹ about this time⁶²⁵⁶ I will send⁷⁹⁷¹ thee a man³⁷⁶ out of the land^{4480 776} of Benjamin,¹¹⁴⁴ and thou shalt anoint⁴⁸⁸⁶ him to be captain⁵⁰⁵⁷ over⁵⁹²¹ my people⁵⁹⁷¹ Israel,³⁴⁷⁸ that he may save^{3467 853} my people⁵⁹⁷¹ out of the hand^{4480 3027} of the Philistines:⁶⁴³⁰ for³⁵⁸⁸ I have looked upon^{7200 853} my people,⁵⁹⁷¹ because³⁵⁸⁸ their cry⁶⁸¹⁸ is come⁹³⁵ unto me.⁴¹³

17  And when Samuel⁸⁰⁵⁰ saw^{7200 853} Saul,⁷⁵⁸⁶ the LORD³⁰⁶⁸ said⁶⁰³⁰ unto him, Behold²⁰⁰⁹ the man³⁷⁶ whom⁸³⁴ I spoke⁵⁵⁹ to⁴¹³ thee of! this same²⁰⁸⁸ shall reign⁶¹¹³ over my people.⁵⁹⁷¹

18  Then Saul⁷⁵⁸⁶ drew near⁵⁰⁶⁶ to ⁸⁵³ Samuel⁸⁰⁵⁰ in⁸⁴³² the gate,⁸¹⁷⁹ and said,⁵⁵⁹ Tell⁵⁰⁴⁶ me, I pray thee,⁴⁹⁹⁴ where^{335 2088} the seer's⁷²⁰⁰ house¹⁰⁰⁴ is.

19  And Samuel⁸⁰⁵⁰ answered^{6030 853} Saul,⁷⁵⁸⁶ and said,⁵⁵⁹ I⁵⁹⁵ am the seer:⁷²⁰⁰ go up⁵⁹²⁷ before⁶⁴⁴⁰ me unto the high place;¹¹¹⁶ for ye shall eat³⁹⁸ with⁵⁹⁷³ me today,³¹¹⁷ and tomorrow¹²⁴² I will let thee go,⁷⁹⁷¹ and will tell⁵⁰⁴⁶ thee all³⁶⁰⁵ that⁸³⁴ is in thine heart.³⁸²⁴

20  And as for thine asses⁸⁶⁰ that were lost⁶ three⁷⁹⁶⁹ days³¹¹⁷ ago,³¹¹⁷ set⁷⁷⁶⁰ not^{408 853} thy mind³⁸²⁰ on them; for³⁵⁸⁸ they are found.⁴⁶⁷² And on whom⁴³¹⁰ is all³⁶⁰⁵ the desire²⁵³² of Israel?³⁴⁷⁸ Is it not³⁸⁰⁸ on thee, and on all³⁶⁰⁵ thy father's¹ house?¹⁰⁰⁴

21  And Saul⁷⁵⁸⁶ answered⁶⁰³⁰ and said,⁵⁵⁹ Am not³⁸⁰⁸ I⁵⁹⁵ a Benjamite,¹¹⁴⁵ of the smallest^{4480 6996} of the tribes⁷⁶²⁶ of Israel?³⁴⁷⁸ and my family⁴⁹⁴⁰ the least⁶⁸¹⁰ of all^{4480 3605} the families⁴⁹⁴⁰ of the tribe⁷⁶²⁶ of Benjamin?¹¹⁴⁴ wherefore⁴¹⁰⁰ then speakest¹⁶⁹⁶ thou so^{1697 2088} to⁴¹³ me?

22  And Samuel⁸⁰⁵⁰ took^{3947 853} Saul⁷⁵⁸⁶ and his servant,⁵²⁸⁸ and brought⁹³⁵ them into the parlor,³⁹⁵⁷ and made them sit⁵⁴¹⁴ in the chiefest⁷²¹⁸ place⁴⁷²⁵ among them that were bidden,⁷¹²¹ which¹⁹⁹² were about thirty⁷⁹⁷⁰ persons.³⁷⁶

23  And Samuel⁸⁰⁵⁰ said⁵⁵⁹ unto the cook,²⁸⁷⁶ Bring^{5414 853} the portion⁴⁴⁹⁰ which⁸³⁴ I gave⁵⁴¹⁴ thee, of which⁸³⁴ I said⁵⁵⁹ unto⁴¹³ thee, Set⁷⁷⁶⁰ it by⁵⁹⁷³ thee.

24  And the cook²⁸⁷⁶ took up^{7311 853} the shoulder,⁷⁷⁸⁵ and that which was upon⁵⁹²¹ it, and set⁷⁷⁶⁰ it before⁶⁴⁴⁰ Saul.⁷⁵⁸⁶ And Samuel said,⁵⁵⁹ Behold²⁰⁰⁹ that which is left!⁷⁶⁰⁴ set⁷⁷⁶⁰ it before⁶⁴⁴⁰ thee, and eat:³⁹⁸ for³⁵⁸⁸ unto this time⁴¹⁵⁰ hath it been kept⁸¹⁰⁴ for thee since I said,⁵⁵⁹ I have invited⁷¹²¹ the people.⁵⁹⁷¹ So Saul⁷⁵⁸⁶ did eat³⁹⁸ with⁵⁹⁷³ Samuel⁸⁰⁵⁰ that¹⁹³¹ day.³¹¹⁷

25  And when they were come down³³⁸¹ from the high place^{4480 1116} into the city,⁵⁸⁹² Samuel communed¹⁶⁹⁶ with⁵⁹⁷³ Saul⁷⁵⁸⁶ upon⁵⁹²¹ the top of the house.¹⁴⁰⁶

26  And they arose early:⁷⁹²⁵ and it came to pass¹⁹⁶¹ about the spring⁵⁹²⁷ of the day,⁷⁸³⁷ that Samuel⁸⁰⁵⁰ called^{7121 413} Saul⁷⁵⁸⁶ to the top of the house,¹⁴⁰⁶ saying,⁵⁵⁹ Up,⁶⁹⁶⁵ that I may send thee away.⁷⁹⁷¹ And Saul⁷⁵⁸⁶ arose,⁶⁹⁶⁵ and they went out³³¹⁸ both⁸¹⁴⁷ of them, he¹⁹³¹ and Samuel,⁸⁰⁵⁰ abroad.²³⁵¹

27  And as they¹⁹⁹² were going down³³⁸¹ to the end⁷⁰⁹⁷ of the city,⁵⁸⁹² Samuel⁸⁰⁵⁰ said⁵⁵⁹ to⁴¹³ Saul,⁷⁵⁸⁶ Bid⁵⁵⁹ the servant⁵²⁸⁸ pass on⁵⁶⁷⁴ before⁶⁴⁴⁰ us, (and he passed on,)⁵⁶⁷⁴ but stand thou still^{5975 859} a while,³¹¹⁷ that I may show⁸⁰⁸⁵ thee ⁸⁵³ the word¹⁶⁹⁷ of God.⁴³⁰

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1 καὶ ἦν ἀνὴρ ἐξ υἱῶν Βενιαμιν καὶ ὄνομα αὐτῷ Κις υἱὸς Αβιηλ υἱοῦ Σαρεδ υἱοῦ Βαχιρ υἱοῦ Αφεκ υἱοῦ ἀνδρὸς Ιεμιναίου ἀνὴρ δυνατός

2 καὶ τούτῳ υἱός καὶ ὄνομα αὐτῷ Σαουλ εὐμεγέθης ἀνὴρ ἀγαθός καὶ οὐκ ἦν ἐν υἱοῖς Ισραηλ ἀγαθὸς ὑπὲρ αὐτόν ὑπὲρ ὠμίαν καὶ ἐπάνω ὑψηλὸς ὑπὲρ πᾶσαν τὴν γῆν

3 καὶ ἀπώλοντο αἱ ὄνοι Κις πατρὸς Σαουλ καὶ εἶπεν Κις πρὸς Σαουλ τὸν υἱὸν αὐτοῦ λαβὲ μετὰ σεαυτοῦ ἓν τῶν παιδαρίων καὶ ἀνάστητε καὶ πορεύθητε καὶ ζητήσατε τὰς ὄνους

4 καὶ διῆλθον δι᾽ ὄρους Εφραιμ καὶ διῆλθον διὰ τῆς γῆς Σελχα καὶ οὐχ εὗρον καὶ διῆλθον διὰ τῆς γῆς Εασακεμ καὶ οὐκ ἦν καὶ διῆλθον διὰ τῆς γῆς Ιακιμ καὶ οὐχ εὗρον

5 αὐτῶν ἐλθόντων εἰς τὴν Σιφ καὶ Σαουλ εἶπεν τῷ παιδαρίῳ αὐτοῦ τῷ μετ᾽ αὐτοῦ δεῦρο καὶ ἀναστρέψωμεν μὴ ἀνεὶς ὁ πατήρ μου τὰς ὄνους φροντίζῃ περὶ ἡμῶν

6 καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῷ τὸ παιδάριον ἰδοὺ δὴ ἄνθρωπος τοῦ θεοῦ ἐν τῇ πόλει ταύτῃ καὶ ὁ ἄνθρωπος ἔνδοξος πᾶν ὃ ἐὰν λαλήσῃ παραγινόμενον παρέσται καὶ νῦν πορευθῶμεν ὅπως ἀπαγγείλῃ ἡμῖν τὴν ὁδὸν ἡμῶν ἐφ᾽ ἣν ἐπορεύθημεν ἐπ᾽ αὐτήν

7 καὶ εἶπεν Σαουλ τῷ παιδαρίῳ αὐτοῦ τῷ μετ᾽ αὐτοῦ καὶ ἰδοὺ πορευσόμεθα καὶ τί οἴσομεν τῷ ἀνθρώπῳ τοῦ θεοῦ ὅτι οἱ ἄρτοι ἐκλελοίπασιν ἐκ τῶν ἀγγείων ἡμῶν καὶ πλεῖον οὐκ ἔστιν μεθ᾽ ἡμῶν εἰσενεγκεῖν τῷ ἀνθρώπῳ τοῦ θεοῦ τὸ ὑπάρχον ἡμῖν

8 καὶ προσέθετο τὸ παιδάριον ἀποκριθῆναι τῷ Σαουλ καὶ εἶπεν ἰδοὺ εὕρηται ἐν τῇ χειρί μου τέταρτον σίκλου ἀργυρίου καὶ δώσεις τῷ ἀνθρώπῳ τοῦ θεοῦ καὶ ἀπαγγελεῖ ἡμῖν τὴν ὁδὸν ἡμῶν

9 καὶ ἔμπροσθεν ἐν Ισραηλ τάδε ἔλεγεν ἕκαστος ἐν τῷ πορεύεσθαι ἐπερωτᾶν τὸν θεόν δεῦρο πορευθῶμεν πρὸς τὸν βλέποντα ὅτι τὸν προφήτην ἐκάλει ὁ λαὸς ἔμπροσθεν ὁ βλέπων

10 καὶ εἶπεν Σαουλ πρὸς τὸ παιδάριον αὐτοῦ ἀγαθὸν τὸ ῥῆμα δεῦρο καὶ πορευθῶμεν καὶ ἐπορεύθησαν εἰς τὴν πόλιν οὗ ἦν ἐκεῖ ὁ ἄνθρωπος τοῦ θεοῦ

11 αὐτῶν ἀναβαινόντων τὴν ἀνάβασιν τῆς πόλεως καὶ αὐτοὶ εὑρίσκουσιν τὰ κοράσια ἐξεληλυθότα ὑδρεύσασθαι ὕδωρ καὶ λέγουσιν αὐταῖς εἰ ἔστιν ἐνταῦθα ὁ βλέπων

12 καὶ ἀπεκρίθη τὰ κοράσια αὐτοῖς καὶ λέγουσιν αὐτοῖς ἔστιν ἰδοὺ κατὰ πρόσωπον ὑμῶν νῦν διὰ τὴν ἡμέραν ἥκει εἰς τὴν πόλιν ὅτι θυσία σήμερον τῷ λαῷ ἐν Βαμα

13 ὡς ἂν εἰσέλθητε τὴν πόλιν οὕτως εὑρήσετε αὐτὸν ἐν τῇ πόλει πρὶν ἀναβῆναι αὐτὸν εἰς Βαμα τοῦ φαγεῖν ὅτι οὐ μὴ φάγῃ ὁ λαὸς ἕως τοῦ εἰσελθεῖν αὐτόν ὅτι οὗτος εὐλογεῖ τὴν θυσίαν καὶ μετὰ ταῦτα ἐσθίουσιν οἱ ξένοι καὶ νῦν ἀνάβητε ὅτι διὰ τὴν ἡμέραν εὑρήσετε αὐτόν

14 καὶ ἀναβαίνουσιν τὴν πόλιν αὐτῶν εἰσπορευομένων εἰς μέσον τῆς πόλεως καὶ ἰδοὺ Σαμουηλ ἐξῆλθεν εἰς ἀπάντησιν αὐτῶν τοῦ ἀναβῆναι εἰς Βαμα

15 καὶ κύριος ἀπεκάλυψεν τὸ ὠτίον Σαμουηλ ἡμέρᾳ μιᾷ ἔμπροσθεν τοῦ ἐλθεῖν πρὸς αὐτὸν Σαουλ λέγων

16 ὡς ὁ καιρὸς αὔριον ἀποστελῶ πρὸς σὲ ἄνδρα ἐκ γῆς Βενιαμιν καὶ χρίσεις αὐτὸν εἰς ἄρχοντα ἐπὶ τὸν λαόν μου Ισραηλ καὶ σώσει τὸν λαόν μου ἐκ χειρὸς ἀλλοφύλων ὅτι ἐπέβλεψα ἐπὶ τὴν ταπείνωσιν τοῦ λαοῦ μου ὅτι ἦλθεν βοὴ αὐτῶν πρός με

17 καὶ Σαμουηλ εἶδεν τὸν Σαουλ καὶ κύριος ἀπεκρίθη αὐτῷ ἰδοὺ ὁ ἄνθρωπος ὃν εἶπά σοι οὗτος ἄρξει ἐν τῷ λαῷ μου

18 καὶ προσήγαγεν Σαουλ πρὸς Σαμουηλ εἰς μέσον τῆς πόλεως καὶ εἶπεν ἀπάγγειλον δὴ ποῖος ὁ οἶκος τοῦ βλέποντος

19 καὶ ἀπεκρίθη Σαμουηλ τῷ Σαουλ καὶ εἶπεν ἐγώ εἰμι αὐτός ἀνάβηθι ἔμπροσθέν μου εἰς Βαμα καὶ φάγε μετ᾽ ἐμοῦ σήμερον καὶ ἐξαποστελῶ σε πρωὶ καὶ πάντα τὰ ἐν τῇ καρδίᾳ σου ἀπαγγελῶ σοι

20 καὶ περὶ τῶν ὄνων σου τῶν ἀπολωλυιῶν σήμερον τριταίων μὴ θῇς τὴν καρδίαν σου αὐταῖς ὅτι εὕρηνται καὶ τίνι τὰ ὡραῖα τοῦ Ισραηλ οὐ σοὶ καὶ τῷ οἴκῳ τοῦ πατρός σου

21 καὶ ἀπεκρίθη Σαουλ καὶ εἶπεν οὐχὶ ἀνδρὸς υἱὸς Ιεμιναίου ἐγώ εἰμι τοῦ μικροῦ σκήπτρου φυλῆς Ισραηλ καὶ τῆς φυλῆς τῆς ἐλαχίστης ἐξ ὅλου σκήπτρου Βενιαμιν καὶ ἵνα τί ἐλάλησας πρὸς ἐμὲ κατὰ τὸ ῥῆμα τοῦτο

22 καὶ ἔλαβεν Σαμουηλ τὸν Σαουλ καὶ τὸ παιδάριον αὐτοῦ καὶ εἰσήγαγεν αὐτοὺς εἰς τὸ κατάλυμα καὶ ἔθετο αὐτοῖς τόπον ἐν πρώτοις τῶν κεκλημένων ὡσεὶ ἑβδομήκοντα ἀνδρῶν

23 καὶ εἶπεν Σαμουηλ τῷ μαγείρῳ δός μοι τὴν μερίδα ἣν ἔδωκά σοι ἣν εἶπά σοι θεῖναι αὐτὴν παρὰ σοί

24 καὶ ὕψωσεν ὁ μάγειρος τὴν κωλέαν καὶ παρέθηκεν αὐτὴν ἐνώπιον Σαουλ καὶ εἶπεν Σαμουηλ τῷ Σαουλ ἰδοὺ ὑπόλειμμα παράθες αὐτὸ ἐνώπιόν σου καὶ φάγε ὅτι εἰς μαρτύριον τέθειταί σοι παρὰ τοὺς ἄλλους ἀπόκνιζε καὶ ἔφαγεν Σαουλ μετὰ Σαμουηλ ἐν τῇ ἡμέρᾳ ἐκείνῃ

25 καὶ κατέβη ἐκ τῆς Βαμα ἐν τῇ πόλει καὶ διέστρωσαν τῷ Σαουλ ἐπὶ τῷ δώματι

26 καὶ ἐκοιμήθη καὶ ἐγένετο ὡς ἀνέβαινεν ὁ ὄρθρος καὶ ἐκάλεσεν Σαμουηλ τὸν Σαουλ ἐπὶ τῷ δώματι λέγων ἀνάστα καὶ ἐξαποστελῶ σε καὶ ἀνέστη Σαουλ καὶ ἐξῆλθεν αὐτὸς καὶ Σαμουηλ ἕως ἔξω

27 αὐτῶν καταβαινόντων εἰς μέρος τῆς πόλεως καὶ Σαμουηλ εἶπεν τῷ Σαουλ εἰπὸν τῷ νεανίσκῳ καὶ διελθέτω ἔμπροσθεν ἡμῶν καὶ σὺ στῆθι ὡς σήμερον καὶ ἄκουσον ῥῆμα θεοῦ

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‎1 ‏וַֽיְהִי־אִ֣ישׁ מבן־ ימין מִבִּנְיָמִ֗ין^a וּ֠שְׁמוֹ קִ֣ישׁ בֶּן־אֲבִיאֵ֞ל בֶּן־צְר֧וֹר בֶּן־בְּכוֹרַ֛ת בֶּן־אֲפִ֖יחַ בֶּן־אִ֣ישׁ יְמִינִ֑י גִּבּ֖וֹר חָֽיִל׃

‎2 ‏וְלוֹ־הָיָ֨ה בֵ֜ן וּשְׁמ֤וֹ שָׁאוּל֙ בָּח֣וּר וָט֔וֹב וְאֵ֥ין אִ֛ישׁ מִבְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל ט֣וֹב מִמֶּ֑נּוּ מִשִּׁכְמ֣וֹ וָמַ֔עְלָה גָּבֹ֖הַּ מִכָּל־הָעָֽם׃

‎3 ‏וַתֹּאבַ֙דְנָה֙ הָאֲתֹנ֔וֹת לְקִ֖ישׁ אֲבִ֣י שָׁא֑וּל וַיֹּ֨אמֶר קִ֜ישׁ אֶל־שָׁא֣וּל בְּנ֗וֹ קַח־נָ֤א אִתְּךָ֙ אֶת־אַחַ֣ד מֵֽהַנְּעָרִ֔ים וְק֣וּם לֵ֔ךְ בַּקֵּ֖שׁ אֶת־הָאֲתֹנֹֽת׃

‎4 ‏וַיַּעֲבֹ֧ר בְּהַר־אֶפְרַ֛יִם וַיַּעֲבֹ֥ר בְּאֶֽרֶץ־שָׁלִ֖שָׁה וְלֹ֣א מָצָ֑אוּ וַיַּעַבְר֤וּ בְאֶֽרֶץ־שַׁעֲלִים֙ וָאַ֔יִן וַיַּעֲבֹ֥ר בְּאֶֽרֶץ־יְמִינִ֖י וְלֹ֥א מָצָֽאוּ׃

‎5 ‏הֵ֗מָּה בָּ֚אוּ בְּאֶ֣רֶץ צ֔וּף וְשָׁא֥וּל אָמַ֛ר לְנַעֲר֥וֹ אֲשֶׁר־עִמּ֖וֹ לְכָ֣ה וְנָשׁ֑וּבָה פֶּן־יֶחְדַּ֥ל אָבִ֛י מִן־הָאֲתֹנ֖וֹת וְדָ֥אַג לָֽנוּ׃

‎6 ‏וַיֹּ֣אמֶר ל֗וֹ הִנֵּה־נָ֤א אִישׁ־אֱלֹהִים֙ בָּעִ֣יר הַזֹּ֔את וְהָאִ֣ישׁ נִכְבָּ֔ד כֹּ֥ל אֲשֶׁר־יְדַבֵּ֖ר בּ֣וֹא יָב֑וֹא עַתָּה֙ נֵ֣לֲכָה שָּׁ֔ם אוּלַי֙ יַגִּ֣יד לָ֔נוּ אֶת־דַּרְכֵּ֖נוּ אֲשֶׁר־הָלַ֥כְנוּ עָלֶֽיהָ׃

‎7 ‏וַיֹּ֨אמֶר שָׁא֜וּל לְנַעֲר֗וֹ וְהִנֵּ֣ה נֵלֵךְ֮ וּמַה־נָּבִ֣יא לָאִישׁ֒ כִּ֤י הַלֶּ֙חֶם֙ אָזַ֣ל מִכֵּלֵ֔ינוּ וּתְשׁוּרָ֥ה אֵין־לְהָבִ֖יא לְאִ֣ישׁ הָאֱלֹהִ֑ים מָ֖ה אִתָּֽנוּ׃

‎8 ‏וַיֹּ֤סֶף הַנַּ֙עַר֙ לַעֲנ֣וֹת אֶת־שָׁא֔וּל וַיֹּ֕אמֶר הִנֵּה֙ נִמְצָ֣א בְיָדִ֔י רֶ֖בַע שֶׁ֣קֶל כָּ֑סֶף וְנָֽתַתִּי֙ לְאִ֣ישׁ הָאֱלֹהִ֔ים וְהִגִּ֥יד לָ֖נוּ אֶת־דַּרְכֵּֽנוּ׃

‎9 ‏לְפָנִ֣ים׀ בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל כֹּֽה־אָמַ֤ר הָאִישׁ֙ בְּלֶכְתּוֹ֙ לִדְר֣וֹשׁ אֱלֹהִ֔ים לְכ֥וּ וְנֵלְכָ֖ה עַד־הָרֹאֶ֑ה כִּ֤י לַנָּבִיא֙ הַיּ֔וֹם יִקָּרֵ֥א לְפָנִ֖ים הָרֹאֶֽה׃

‎10 ‏וַיֹּ֨אמֶר שָׁא֧וּל לְנַעֲר֛וֹ ט֥וֹב דְּבָרְךָ֖ לְכָ֣ה׀ נֵלֵ֑כָה וַיֵּֽלְכוּ֙ אֶל־הָעִ֔יר אֲשֶׁר־שָׁ֖ם אִ֥ישׁ הָאֱלֹהִֽים׃

‎11 ‏הֵ֗מָּה עֹלִים֙ בְּמַעֲלֵ֣ה הָעִ֔יר וְהֵ֙מָּה֙ מָצְא֣וּ נְעָר֔וֹת יֹצְא֖וֹת לִשְׁאֹ֣ב מָ֑יִם וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ לָהֶ֔ן הֲיֵ֥שׁ בָּזֶ֖ה הָרֹאֶֽה׃

‎12 ‏וַתַּעֲנֶ֧ינָה אוֹתָ֛ם וַתֹּאמַ֥רְנָה יֵּ֖שׁ הִנֵּ֣ה לְפָנֶ֑יךָ מַהֵ֣ר׀ עַתָּ֗ה כִּ֤י הַיּוֹם֙ בָּ֣א לָעִ֔יר כִּ֣י זֶ֧בַח הַיּ֛וֹם לָעָ֖ם בַּבָּמָֽה׃

‎13 ‏כְּבֹאֲכֶ֣ם הָעִ֣יר כֵּ֣ן תִּמְצְא֣וּן אֹת֡וֹ בְּטֶרֶם֩ יַעֲלֶ֨ה הַבָּמָ֜תָה לֶאֱכֹ֗ל כִּ֠י לֹֽא־יֹאכַ֤ל הָעָם֙ עַד־בֹּא֔וֹ כִּֽי־הוּא֙ יְבָרֵ֣ךְ הַזֶּ֔בַח אַחֲרֵי־כֵ֖ן יֹאכְל֣וּ הַקְּרֻאִ֑ים וְעַתָּ֣ה עֲל֔וּ כִּֽי־אֹת֥וֹ כְהַיּ֖וֹם תִּמְצְא֥וּן אֹתֽוֹ׃

‎14 ‏וַֽיַּעֲל֖וּ הָעִ֑יר הֵ֗מָּה בָּאִים֙ בְּת֣וֹךְ הָעִ֔יר וְהִנֵּ֤ה שְׁמוּאֵל֙ יֹצֵ֣א לִקְרָאתָ֔ם לַעֲל֖וֹת הַבָּמָֽה׃ ס

‎15 ‏וַֽיהוָ֔ה גָּלָ֖ה אֶת־אֹ֣זֶן שְׁמוּאֵ֑ל י֣וֹם אֶחָ֔ד לִפְנֵ֥י בֽוֹא־שָׁא֖וּל לֵאמֹֽר׃

‎16 ‏כָּעֵ֣ת׀ מָחָ֡ר אֶשְׁלַח֩ אֵלֶ֨יךָ אִ֜ישׁ מֵאֶ֣רֶץ בִּנְיָמִ֗ן וּמְשַׁחְתּ֤וֹ לְנָגִיד֙ עַל־עַמִּ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וְהוֹשִׁ֥יעַ אֶת־עַמִּ֖י מִיַּ֣ד פְּלִשְׁתִּ֑ים כִּ֤י רָאִ֙יתִי֙ אֶת־עַמִּ֔י כִּ֛י בָּ֥אָה צַעֲקָת֖וֹ אֵלָֽי׃

‎17 ‏וּשְׁמוּאֵ֖ל רָאָ֣ה אֶת־שָׁא֑וּל וַיהוָ֣ה עָנָ֔הוּ הִנֵּ֤ה הָאִישׁ֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר אָמַ֣רְתִּי אֵלֶ֔יךָ זֶ֖ה יַעְצֹ֥ר בְּעַמִּֽי׃

‎18 ‏וַיִּגַּ֥שׁ שָׁא֛וּל אֶת־שְׁמוּאֵ֖ל בְּת֣וֹךְ הַשָּׁ֑עַר וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ הַגִּֽידָה־נָּ֣א לִ֔י אֵי־זֶ֖ה בֵּ֥ית הָרֹאֶֽה׃

‎19 ‏וַיַּ֨עַן שְׁמוּאֵ֜ל אֶת־שָׁא֗וּל וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ אָנֹכִ֣י הָרֹאֶ֔ה עֲלֵ֤ה לְפָנַי֙ הַבָּמָ֔ה וַאֲכַלְתֶּ֥ם עִמִּ֖י הַיּ֑וֹם וְשִׁלַּחְתִּ֣יךָ בַבֹּ֔קֶר וְכֹ֛ל אֲשֶׁ֥ר בִּֽלְבָבְךָ֖ אַגִּ֥יד לָֽךְ׃

‎20 ‏וְלָאֲתֹנ֞וֹת הָאֹבְד֣וֹת לְךָ֗ הַיּוֹם֙ שְׁלֹ֣שֶׁת הַיָּמִ֔ים אַל־תָּ֧שֶׂם אֶֽת־לִבְּךָ֛ לָהֶ֖ם כִּ֣י נִמְצָ֑אוּ וּלְמִי֙ כָּל־חֶמְדַּ֣ת יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל הֲל֣וֹא לְךָ֔ וּלְכֹ֖ל בֵּ֥ית אָבִֽיךָ׃ ס

‎21 ‏וַיַּ֨עַן שָׁא֜וּל וַיֹּ֗אמֶר הֲל֨וֹא בֶן־יְמִינִ֤י אָ֙נֹכִי֙ מִקַּטַנֵּי֙¹ שִׁבְטֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וּמִשְׁפַּחְתִּי֙ הַצְּעִרָ֔ה מִכָּֽל־מִשְׁפְּח֖וֹת שִׁבְטֵ֣י בִנְיָמִ֑ן וְלָ֙מָּה֙ דִּבַּ֣רְתָּ אֵלַ֔י כַּדָּבָ֖ר הַזֶּֽה׃ ס

‎22 ‏וַיִּקַּ֤ח שְׁמוּאֵל֙ אֶת־שָׁא֣וּל וְאֶֽת־נַעֲר֔וֹ וַיְבִיאֵ֖ם לִשְׁכָּ֑תָה וַיִּתֵּ֨ן לָהֶ֤ם מָקוֹם֙ בְּרֹ֣אשׁ הַקְּרוּאִ֔ים וְהֵ֖מָּה כִּשְׁלֹשִׁ֥ים אִֽישׁ׃

‎23 ‏וַיֹּ֤אמֶר שְׁמוּאֵל֙ לַטַּבָּ֔ח תְּנָה֙ אֶת־הַמָּנָ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר נָתַ֖תִּי לָ֑ךְ אֲשֶׁר֙ אָמַ֣רְתִּי אֵלֶ֔יךָ שִׂ֥ים אֹתָ֖הּ עִמָּֽךְ׃

‎24 ‏וַיָּ֣רֶם הַ֠טַּבָּח אֶת־הַשּׁ֨וֹק וְהֶעָלֶ֜יהָ וַיָּ֣שֶׂם׀ לִפְנֵ֣י שָׁא֗וּל וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ הִנֵּ֤ה הַנִּשְׁאָר֙ שִׂים־לְפָנֶ֣יךָ אֱכֹ֔ל כִּ֧י לַמּוֹעֵ֛ד שָֽׁמוּר־לְךָ֥ לֵאמֹ֖ר הָעָ֣ם׀ קָרָ֑אתִי וַיֹּ֧אכַל שָׁא֛וּל עִם־שְׁמוּאֵ֖ל בַּיּ֥וֹם הַהֽוּא׃

‎25 ‏וַיֵּרְד֥וּ מֵהַבָּמָ֖ה הָעִ֑יר וַיְדַבֵּ֥ר עִם־שָׁא֖וּל עַל־הַגָּֽג׃

‎26 ‏וַיַּשְׁכִּ֗מוּ וַיְהִ֞י כַּעֲל֤וֹת הַשַּׁ֙חַר֙ וַיִּקְרָ֨א שְׁמוּאֵ֤ל אֶל־שָׁאוּל֙ הגג הַגָּ֣גָה לֵאמֹ֔ר ק֖וּמָה וַאֲשַׁלְּחֶ֑ךָּ וַיָּ֣קָם שָׁא֗וּל וַיֵּצְא֧וּ שְׁנֵיהֶ֛ם ה֥וּא וּשְׁמוּאֵ֖ל הַחֽוּצָה׃

‎27 ‏הֵ֗מָּה יֽוֹרְדִים֙ בִּקְצֵ֣ה הָעִ֔יר וּשְׁמוּאֵ֞ל אָמַ֣ר אֶל־שָׁא֗וּל אֱמֹ֥ר לַנַּ֛עַר וְיַעֲבֹ֥ר לְפָנֵ֖ינוּ וַֽיַּעֲבֹ֑ר וְאַתָּה֙ עֲמֹ֣ד כַּיּ֔וֹם וְאַשְׁמִיעֲךָ֖ אֶת־דְּבַ֥ר אֱלֹהִֽים׃ פ

Vul

1 Et erat vir de Benjamin nomine Cis, filius Abiel, filii Seror, filii Bechorath, filii Aphia, filii viri Jemini, fortis robore.

2 Et erat ei filius vocabulo Saul, electus et bonus: et non erat vir de filiis Israël melior illo: ab humero et sursum eminebat super omnem populum.

3 Perierant autem asinæ Cis patris Saul: et dixit Cis ad Saul filium suum: Tolle tecum unum de pueris, et consurgens vade, et quære asinas. Qui cum transissent per montem Ephraim

4 et per terram Salisa, et non invenissent, transierunt etiam per terram Salim, et non erant: sed et per terram Jemini, et minime repererunt.

5 Cum autem venissent in terram Suph, dixit Saul ad puerum qui erat cum eo: Veni et revertamur, ne forte dimiserit pater meus asinas, et sollicitus sit pro nobis.

6 Qui ait ei: Ecce vir Dei est in civitate hac, vir nobilis: omne quod loquitur, sine ambiguitate venit. Nunc ergo eamus illuc, si forte indicet nobis de via nostra, propter quam venimus.

7 Dixitque Saul ad puerum suum: Ecce ibimus: quid feremus ad virum Dei? panis defecit in sitarciis nostris, et sportulam non habemus ut demus homini Dei, nec quidquam aliud.

8 Rursum puer respondit Sauli, et ait: Ecce inventa est in manu mea quarta pars stateris argenti: demus homini Dei, ut indicet nobis viam nostram.

9 (Olim in Israël sic loquebatur unusquisque vadens consulere Deum: Venite, et eamus ad videntem. Qui enim propheta dicitur hodie, vocabatur olim videns.)

10 Et dixit Saul ad puerum suum: Optimus sermo tuus. Veni, eamus. Et ierunt in civitatem in qua erat vir Dei.

11 Cumque ascenderent clivum civitatis, invenerunt puellas egredientes ad hauriendam aquam, et dixerunt eis: Num hic est videns?

12 Quæ respondentes, dixerunt illis: Hic est: ecce ante te, festina nunc: hodie enim venit in civitatem, quia sacrificium est hodie populi in excelso.

13 Ingredientes urbem, statim invenietis eum antequam ascendat excelsum ad vescendum, neque enim comesurus est populus donec ille veniat: quia ipse benedicit hostiæ, et deinceps comedunt qui vocati sunt. Nunc ergo conscendite, quia hodie reperietis eum.

14 Et ascenderunt in civitatem. Cumque illi ambularent in medio urbis, apparuit Samuel egrediens obviam eis, ut ascenderet in excelsum.

15 Dominus autem revelaverat auriculam Samuelis ante unam diem quam veniret Saul, dicens:

16 Hac ipsa hora quæ nunc est, cras mittam virum ad te de terra Benjaminm, et unges eum ducem super populum meum Israël: et salvabit populum meum de manu Philisthinorum, quia respexi populum meum: venit enim clamor eorum ad me.

17 Cumque aspexisset Samuel Saulem, Dominus dixit ei: Ecce vir quem dixeram tibi: iste dominabitur populo meo.

18 Accessit autem Saul ad Samuelem in medio portæ, et ait: Indica, oro, mihi, ubi est domus videntis.

19 Et respondit Samuel Sauli, dicens: Ego sum videns: ascende ante me in excelsum, ut comedatis mecum hodie, et dimittam te mane: et omnia quæ sunt in corde tuo indicabo tibi.

20 Et de asinis quas nudiustertius perdidisti, ne sollicitus sis, quia inventæ sunt. Et cujus erunt optima quæque Israël? nonne tibi et omni domui patris tui?

21 Respondens autem Saul, ait: Numquid non filius Jemini ego sum de minima tribu Israël, et cognatio mea novissima inter omnes familias de tribu Benjamin? quare ergo locutus est mihi sermonem istum?

22 Assumens itaque Samuel Saulem et puerum ejus, introduxit eos in triclinium, et dedit eis locum in capite eorum qui fuerant invitati: erant enim quasi triginta viri.

23 Dixitque Samuel coco: Da partem quam dedi tibi, et præcepi ut reponeres seorsum apud te.

24 Levavit autem cocus armum, et posuit ante Saul. Dixitque Samuel: Ecce quod remansit: pone ante te, et comede, quia de industria servatum est tibi quando populum vocavi. Et comedit Saul cum Samuele in die illa.

25 Et descenderunt de excelso in oppidum, et locutus est cum Saule in solario: stravitque Saul in solario, et dormivit.

26 Cumque mane surrexissent, et jam elucesceret, vocavit Samuel Saulem in solario, dicens: Surge, et dimittam te. Et surrexit Saul: egressique sunt ambo, ipse videlicet, et Samuel.

27 Cumque descenderent in extrema parte civitatis, Samuel dixit ad Saul: Dic puero ut antecedat nos et transeat: tu autem subsiste paulisper, ut indicem tibi verbum Domini.