Первая книга Царств 9
1 И бе муж от сынов Вениаминовых, емуже имя Кис, сын Авиилов, сына Иаредова, сына Вахирова, сына Афекова, сына мужа Иеминеова, муж силен крепостию.
Now there was a man of Benjamin, whose name was Kish, the son of Abiel, the son of Zeror, the son of Bechorath, the son of Aphiah, a Benjamite, a mighty man of power.
2 И сему бе сын, имя ему Саул, добровеличен, муж благ: и не бе в сынех Израилевых благ паче его, от рамен и выше высок паче всех людий.
And he had a son, whose name was Saul, a choice young man, and handsome: and there was not among the children of Israel a more handsome person than he: from his shoulders and upward he was taller than any of the people.
3 И заблудиша ослята Киса отца Саулова. И рече Кис к Саулу сыну своему: возми с собою единаго от отрок, и воставше идите и поищите ослят.
And the donkeys of Kish Saul’s father were lost. And Kish said to Saul his son, Take now one of the servants with thee, and arise, go seek the donkeys.
4 И проидоша гору Ефремлю, и проидоша землю Селха, и не обретоша: и проидоша землю Сегалимлю, и не бе: и проидоша землю Иаминю, и не обретоша.
And he passed through mount Ephraim, and passed through the land of Shalisha, but they found them not: then they passed through the land of Shalim, and there they were not: and he passed through the land of the Benjamites, but they found them not.
5 И пришедшым им в землю Сифову, и рече Саул ко отроку своему иже с ним: гряди и возвратимся, да не како отец мой оставя ослята, печется о нас.
And when they had come to the land of Zuph, Saul said to his servant that was with him, Come, and let us return; lest my father stop caring for the donkeys, and be troubled for us.
6 И рече ему отрок: се, зде человек Божий во граде сем, и человек славен: все еже аще речет приходящым к нему, будет им: и ныне пойдем тамо, да возвестит нам путь наш, имже пойдем.
And he said to him, Behold now, there is in this city a man of God, and he is an honourable man; all that he saith cometh surely to pass: now let us go there; perhaps he can show us our way that we should go.
7 И рече Саул отроку своему иже с ним: се, пойдем, и что принесем к человеку Божию? Яко хлебы оскудеша от вретищ наших, и ктому несть у нас, еже внести к человеку Божию от имения нашего.
Then said Saul to his servant, But, behold, if we go, what shall we bring to the man? for the bread is spent in our vessels, and there is not a present to bring to the man of God: what have we?
8 И приложи отрок отвещати Саулу и рече: се, обретается в руце моей четвертая часть сикля сребра, и даси человеку Божию, и возвестит нам путь наш.
And the servant answered Saul again, and said, Behold, I have here at hand the fourth part of a shekel of silver: that will I give to the man of God, to tell us our way.
9 Прежде бо во Израили сице глаголаше кийждо, егда кто идяше вопрошати Бога: гряди, да идем к прозорливцу: яко пророка нарицаху людие прежде прозорливцем.
(In times past in Israel, when a man went to enquire of God, thus he spoke, Come, and let us go to the seer: for he that is now called a Prophet was in times past called a Seer.)
10 И рече Саул отроку своему: добр глагол твой: гряди, да идем. И идоша во град, идеже бе человек Божий.
Then said Saul to his servant, Well said; come, let us go. So they went to the city where the man of God was.
11 Восходящым же им на восход града, и се, обретоша девиц изшедших почерпсти воды, и реша им: есть ли зде прозорливец?
And as they went up the hill to the city, they found young maidens going out to draw water, and said to them, Is the seer here?
12 И отвещаша им девицы, глаголющя: есть, се пред лицем вашим: ныне же потщитеся, яко дне ради грядет во град, яко жертва днесь людем в ваме:
And they answered them, and said, He is; behold, he is before you: make haste now, for he came to day to the city; for there is a sacrifice of the people to day in the high place:
13 и егда внидете во град, тако обрящете его во граде, прежде неже взыти ему в ваму ясти: яко не имут ясти людие, дондеже внидет сей, яко той благословит жертву, и по сих ядят страннии: и ныне взыдите, яко дне ради обрящете его.
As soon as ye shall enter the city, ye shall immediately find him, before he goeth up to the high place to eat: for the people will not eat until he cometh, because he doth bless the sacrifice; and afterwards they eat that are invited. Now therefore go up; for about this time ye shall find him.
14 И взыдоша во град. Имже входящым среди града, и се, Самуил изыде во сретение им, еже взыти в ваму.
And they went up into the city: and when they had come into the city, behold, Samuel came out meeting them, to go up to the high place.
15 И Господь откры во ухо Самуилу днем единым прежде пришествия к нему Сауля, глаголя:
Now the LORD had told Samuel in his ear a day before Saul came, saying,
16 якоже время сие, утро послю к тебе мужа от племене Вениаминова, и да помажеши его царя над людьми Моими Израилем, и спасет люди Моя от руки иноплеменничи: яко призрех на смирение людий Моих, яко взыде вопль их ко Мне.
To morrow about this time I will send thee a man out of the land of Benjamin, and thou shalt anoint him to be captain over my people Israel, that he may save my people from the hand of the Philistines: for I have looked upon my people, because their cry hast come to me.
17 И виде Самуил Саула, и Господь рече к нему: се, человек, о немже рекох ти: сей будет в людех Моих царствовати.
And when Samuel saw Saul, the LORD said to him, Behold the man of whom I spoke to thee! this same shall reign over my people.
18 И приближися Саул к Самуилу посреде града и рече: возвести ми, который дом прозорливца.
Then Saul drew near to Samuel in the gate, and said, Tell me, I pray thee, where the seer’s house is.
19 И отвеща Самуил Саулу и рече: аз сам есмь: взыди предо мною в ваму, и яждь со мною днесь, и отпущу тя заутра, и вся яже в сердцы твоем возвещу ти:
And Samuel answered Saul, and said, I am the seer: go up before me to the high place; for ye shall eat with me to day, and to morrow I will let thee go, and will tell thee all that is in thy heart.
20 и о ослятех твоих заблудивших днесь третий день, не помышляй в сердцы своем о них, ибо обретошася: и кому красная Израилева? Не тебе ли и дому отца твоего?
And as for thy donkeys that were lost three days ago, set not thy mind on them; for they are found. And on whom is all the desire of Israel? Is it not on thee, and on all thy father’s house?
21 И отвеща Саул и рече: не сын ли есмь аз мужа иеминеа, меншаго скиптра племене Израилева? И племене малейшаго от всего скиптра Вениаминова? И отечество мое меншее паче всех отечеств Вениаминовых? И вскую глаголал еси ко мне по глаголу сему?
And Saul answered and said, Am not I a Benjamite, of the smallest of the tribes of Israel? and my family the least of all the families of the tribe of Benjamin? why then speakest thou so to me?
22 И поят Самуил Саула и отрока его, и введе я во обиталище, и даде им тамо место в первых званых, яко в седмидесяти мужех.
And Samuel took Saul and his servant, and brought them into the parlour, and made them sit in the chief place among them that were invited, who were about thirty persons.
23 И рече Самуил повару: даждь ми часть, юже дах ти, и о нейже рех ти положити ю у себе.
And Samuel said to the cook, Bring the portion which I gave thee, of which I said to thee, Set it by thee.
24 И взя повар плече, и предложи е Саулови. И рече Самуил Саулу: се, избыток, предложи пред ся и яждь, яко во свидетелство предложися тебе паче иных, прикоснися. И яде Саул с Самуилом в той день.
And the cook took up the shoulder, and that which was upon it, and set it before Saul. And Samuel said, Behold that which is left! set it before thee, and eat: for to this time hath it been kept for thee since I said, I have invited the people. So Saul ate with Samuel that day.
25 И сниде от вамы во град, и постлаша Саулови на горнице, и спа.
And when they had come down from the high place into the city, Samuel talked with Saul upon the top of the house.
26 И бысть егда приближашеся утро, и воззва Самуил Саула на горнице, и рече: востани, и отпущу тя. И воста Саул, и изыде сам и Самуил вон.
And they rose early: and it came to pass about the dawn of the day, that Samuel called Saul to the top of the house, saying, Arise, that I may send thee away. And Saul arose, and they went out both of them, he and Samuel, abroad.
27 Имже исходящым в часть града, и рече Самуил к Саулу: рцы юноши, да предидет пред нами: а ты стани якоже днесь, и слышан сотворю тебе глаголгол Божий.
And as they were going down to the end of the city, Samuel said to Saul, Bid the servant pass on before us, (and he passed on, ) but stand thou still a while, that I may show thee the word of God.
