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And Samuel took a vial of oil, and poured it on his head, and kissed him, and said to him, Has not the Lord anointed thee for a ruler over his people, over Israel? and thou shalt rule among the people of the Lord, and thou shalt save them out of the hand of their enemies; and this shall be the sign to thee that the Lord has anointed thee for a ruler over his inheritance.

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И$ въземъ само'илъ сосђдъ съ е^леѓ'мъ. и^ възлїя на главђ` е^го, и^ лобыза и&. и^ рече пома'за л^и тебе` г~ь на црsтво лю'демъ своиM и^же въ і^ил~и” и т^ы пр'ьвыи бђ'деши въ людеX гн~иX, и^ сп~сеши я& эT рђки врагъ иX ѓ%крsтъ” Се^ т^и зна'менїе ја%ко пома'за т^я г~ь на достоа'нїе свое въ кня'ѕя.

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As soon as thou shalt have departed this day from me, thou shalt find two men by the burial-place of Rachel on the mount of Benjamin, exulting greatly; and they shall say to thee, The asses are found which ye went to seek; and, behold, thy father has given up the matter of the asses, and he is anxious for you, saying, What shall I do for my son?

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и^ ја%ко эTи%деши днsь эT мене`, и^ ѓ^бря'щеши дв^а мђж'а при гробњхъ рахи'линыX. ё^ предњлехъ венїаминиX. в силомњ въ вакала'џе положени вели'ки, и^ речета т^и, ѓ^брњте л^и ѓ^сля'та, иXже ходи'ста и^ска'ти. и^ с^е эTц~ъ тво'и эTвръжеся гл~омъ ѓ^сля'тъ. и^ въспыта` ѓ^ васъ гл~я. чт^о сътворю` ѓ^ сн~ђ свое^мъ”

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And thou shalt depart thence, and shalt go beyond that as far as the oak of Thabor, and thou shalt find there three men going up to God to Bæthel, one bearing three kids, and another bearing three vessels of bread, and another bearing a bottle of wine.

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И$ эTи'деши эTтђ'дђ, и^ потњхъ прїидеши до дђ'ба фаво'ря, и^ ѓ^бря'щеши т^ђ тр^и мђж'а въсходя'ща къ г~ђ въ веџи'ль. и^ е^ді'наго водя'ща тро'е козля'тъ. а^ дрђга'го носяща тр^и врњтища хлњ'ба. а^ тре'тїи нося'ще мњхъ вина`”

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And they shall ask thee how thou doest, and shall give thee two presents of bread, and thou shalt receive them of their hand.

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И$ въпро'сят# т^я ја%же ѓ^ мирњ, и^ дадя'т# т^и дв^а нача'лная хлњ'ба, и^ прїми эT рђкъ и^хъ”

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And afterward thou shalt 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 ye shall have entered into the city, that thou shalt 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.

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И$ по сиX да възы'деши на хо'лмъ бж~їи. и^деже е^сть събра'нїе и^ноплеме'нникъ, ја%кот^ђ е^сть жи'тїе иX” и^ бђ'детъ е^гда` взы'деши тђ` во' граD, и^ сря'щеши ли'къ пррoкъ и^сходя'щъ эT ва'мы и^ преD ни'ми свири'ли, ти'мпа'ны, и^ сопњ'ли, и^ гђ'сли. и^ тїи проповњ'дающе”

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And the Spirit of the Lord shall come upon thee, and thou shalt prophesy with them, and shalt be turned into another man.

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И$ сни'детъ на' тя дх~ъ гн~ь, и^ пррoчествђ'еши с ни'ми. и^ ѓ^брати'шися въ мђж'а и^но'го”

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And it shall come to pass when these signs shall come upon thee,—then do thou whatsoever thy hand shall find, because God is with thee.

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И$ бђдеT е^гда` прїи'дђтъ зна'менїя с^и на' тя, твори` вс^е е^ли'ко а%ще ѓ^бря'щетъ рђка` твоа, ја%ко б~ъ е^сть с тобо'ю”

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And thou shalt go down in front of Galgal, and behold, I come down to thee to offer a whole-burnt-offering and peace-offerings: seven days shalt thou wait until I shall come to thee, and I will make known to thee what thou shalt do.

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И$ сни'деши пре'жде мене` въ галга'лъ. и^ с^е а%зъ сни'дђ к тебњ възнести` вс^есъж#же'ныхъ, и^ пожрњти жр'ътвђ ми'рнђ, з~, дн~їи. пожде'ши до'ндеже прїидђ к тебњ, и^ покажђ` т^и что` сътвори'ши”

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And 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.

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И$ бы'сть е^гда` възврати'ся саё'л# эT совокђпле'нїа, разыйтися съ само'иломъ. и^ преложи е^мђ б~ъ срDце на и%но, и^ прїидо'ша вс^я зна'менїа сїя въ дн~ь ѓ%нъ”

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And 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.

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И$ възы'детъ эTтђдђ на хо'лмъ. и^ с^е ли'къ пррoчески проти'вђ е^мђ, и^ взы'де на'нь дх~ъ бж~їи, и^ прорица'ше средњ иX”

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And 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 neighbour, What is this that has happened to the son of Kis? is Saul also among the prophets?

¹¹

И бы'ша вс^и ви'дњвшей е^го вчера` и^ ѓ'номъ дн~и, и^ ви'дњша и^ с^е то'й посредњ` пророкъ прорица'я” И$ рњша лю'дїе ко'ждо къ и%скренемђ своемђ, чт^о се` быvшее сн~ђ ки'совђ, е^да` и^ саё'лъ е^сть въ пррoцњхъ”

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And one of them answered and said, And who is his father? and therefore it became a proverb, Is Saul also among the prophets?

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И$ эTвњща` нњ'кто и^хъ и^ рече, кт^о эTц~ъ е^мђ не ки'съ л^и, сего ра'ди бы'сть въ при'тъчю, а%ще и^ саё'лъ въ пррoцњхъ”

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And he ceased prophesying, and comes to the hill.

¹³

И$ скон#ча пррoчествђа, и^ прїиде тђ на хо'лмъ”

¹⁴

And his kinsman said to him and to his servant, Whither went ye? and they said, To seek the asses; and we saw that they were lost, and we went in to Samuel.

¹⁴

И рече` ё%й е^го к немђ, и^ къ ѓ^тро'чищђ е^го ка'мо и^дњта, и^ рњста ѓ^сляT и^ска'ти, и^ вњ'девњ, ја%ко нњсть иX, и^ въходи'хомъ къ само'илђ”

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And his kinsman said to Saul, Tell me, I pray thee, What did Samuel say to thee?

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И$ рече ё%й саё'ловъ възвњсти м^и нн~њ чт^оти` рече` само'илъ”

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And Saul said to his kinsman, He verily told me that the asses were found. But the matter of the kingdom he told him not.

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И$ рече саёl ё%е^ви свое^мђ, вњ'стїю възвњсти` м^и ја^ко ѓ^брњтошася ѓ^сля'та. гл~а же црsкаго не възвњсти` е^мђ, е^же реq самои^лъ”

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And Samuel summoned all the people before the Lord to Massephath.

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И$ заповњ'да само'илъ всMњ лю'демъ прїити къ г~ђ в маси'џъ”

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And 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.

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И$ рече само'илъ къ сн~омъ і^и^л~евымъ, си'це рече` г~ь б~ъ і^и^л~евъ гл~я” а^зъ е^смь и^зведы'и эTц~а ва'ша сн~ы і^и^л~евы эT земля` е^гљ=пеTски. і^ и^зяX в^ы эT рђки` фараѓ'на цр~я е^гљ=пеTска, и^ эT всњхъ цр~ь ѓ^скръбля'ющиX в^ы”

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And ye have this day rejected God, who is himself your Deliverer out of all your evils and afflictions; and ye said, Nay, but thou shalt set a king over us: and now stand before the Lord according to your tribes, and according to your families.

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И$ в^ы днsе ё^ничижи'ста б~а ва'шего. иже то'й е^сть сп~са'я в^ы эT всего` ѕл^а ва'шего и^ скр'ъби, и^ рњсте н^и. н^о цр~я да поста'ви наD на'ми” И$ нн~њ ста'ните в^ы са'ми преD гм~ъ по хорђгваM ва'шимъ, и^ по племе'немъ вашиM, и^ ты'сящами ва'шими”

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And Samuel brought nigh all the tribes of Israel, and the tribe of Benjamin is taken by lot.

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И$ приведе` само'илъ вс^я колњ'на і^и^л~ева. и^ паде` жре'бїи на хорђгви` венїа^ми'ни”

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And 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.

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И$ вънесе хорђго'въ венїами'ню в колњна. и^ ѓ^брђчъ колњномъ ма'терїиномъ, и^ розложи'ша по мђ'жехъ. и^ ѓ^брђчен# бысть саё'лъ сн~ъ кисовъ, і^ и^ска'хђ е^го и^ не брњта'шеся”

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And Samuel asked yet again of the Lord, Will the man come hither? and the Lord said, Behold, he is hid among the stuff.

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И$ въпраша'ше само'илъ е^ще г~а гл~я, а%ще прїи'деT сњмо мђжъ е^ще`, е^гоже м^и г~ь нареq. и^ рече` г~ь с^е се'й съкрове'нъ е^сть въ ков#че'зњ”

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And 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.

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И$ текъ само'илъ приведе и& эTтђдђ, и^ поста'ви и& посредњ людїи и^ възне'съся наD всњми люDми. паче подо'бїя и^ выш#ше”

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And Samuel said to all the people, Have ye 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!

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И$ рече само'илъ къ всњмъ люде'мъ ви'дите л^и е^гоже и^збра` г~ь. ја^ко нњсть ни е^ді'нъ эT ваs подо'бенъ е^мђ. и^ ра'довашася вс^и людїе и^ рњша, да живе'тъ цр~ь”

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And Samuel told to 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.

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И$ рече само'илъ къ люде'мъ ѓ^правда'нїа црsтвїя, и^ написа'въ кни'гђ и^ положи преD гм~ъ.

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And Saul departed to his house to Gabaa; and there went with Saul mighty men whose hearts God had touched.

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и^ эTпђсти` само'иl вс^я лю'ди, і^ и^до'ша ко'ждо въ своа с^и, и^ саё'лъ и%де в доM сво'и, въ гаваѓ'ны. і^ и^до'ша с ни'мъ сн~ове си'лныX, и^хже г~ь ѓ^чисти` срDца съ саё%лоM”

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But evil men said, Who is this man that shall save us? and they despised him, and brought him no gifts.

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А$ сн~овеy лђві'ини рњша. чт^о сп~сетъ наs то'й и^ беществова'ша и&, и^ не и^знесо'ша е^мђ да'ровъ”