וַיֹּ֤אמֶר שְׁמוּאֵל֙ אֶל־שָׁא֔וּל אֹתִ֨י שָׁלַ֤ח יְהוָה֙ לִמְשָׁחֳךָ֣ לְמֶ֔לֶךְ עַל־עַמּ֖וֹ עַל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וְעַתָּ֣ה שְׁמַ֔ע לְק֖וֹל דִּבְרֵ֥י יְהוָֽה׃ (ס)
Samuel berkata kepada Saul, “Akulah yang diutus oleh Yang Mahakekal untuk mengurapi engkau menjadi raja atas umat-Nya, atas Israel. Sekarang, dengarkanlah suara firman Yang Mahakekal.
Bereshit Rabbah
“Sarai said to Abram: Behold now, the Lord has prevented me from bearing children; please, consort with my maidservant; perhaps I will be built up through her. Abram heeded the voice of Sarai” (Genesis 16:2).
“Sarai said to Abram: Behold now, the Lord has prevented me from bearing children” – she said: ‘I know what my condition comes from. It is not as they say about me: She requires an amulet, she requires a cure. It is, rather, “the Lord has prevented me from bearing children.”’13There is no natural cause for my infertility; it is God’s decree.
It is taught: Anyone who does not have a child, it is as though he were dead, as though he were demolished. As though he were dead – as it is stated: “Rachel…said to Jacob: Give me children, [and if not, I am dead]” (Genesis 30:1). As though he were demolished, as it is stated: “Perhaps I will be built up from her” – one builds up only what is demolished.
“Abram heeded the voice of Sarai” – Rabbi Yosei said: The voice of the divine spirit,14Sarah’s request was actually a reflection of the divine will. just as it says: “Now, heed the voice of the words of the Lord” (I Samuel 15:1).
“Sarai said to Abram: Behold now, the Lord has prevented me from bearing children” – she said: ‘I know what my condition comes from. It is not as they say about me: She requires an amulet, she requires a cure. It is, rather, “the Lord has prevented me from bearing children.”’13There is no natural cause for my infertility; it is God’s decree.
It is taught: Anyone who does not have a child, it is as though he were dead, as though he were demolished. As though he were dead – as it is stated: “Rachel…said to Jacob: Give me children, [and if not, I am dead]” (Genesis 30:1). As though he were demolished, as it is stated: “Perhaps I will be built up from her” – one builds up only what is demolished.
“Abram heeded the voice of Sarai” – Rabbi Yosei said: The voice of the divine spirit,14Sarah’s request was actually a reflection of the divine will. just as it says: “Now, heed the voice of the words of the Lord” (I Samuel 15:1).