1 Samuel 11

1 Men Ammoniteren Nahas drog op og lejrede sig mod Jabes i Gilead; og alle Mænd i Jabes sagde til Nahas: Gør en Pagt med os, saa ville vi tjene dig.

Then Nahash the Ammonite came up, and encamped against Jabesh-gilead: and all the men of Jabesh said unto Nahash, Make a covenant with us, and we will serve thee.

2 Og Ammoniteren Nahas sagde til dem: Paa det Vilkaar vil jeg gøre Pagt med eder, at jeg maa stikke det højre Øje ud paa eder alle, og jeg vil lægge den Skændsel paa al Israel.

And Nahash the Ammonite answered them, On this [condition] will I make [a covenant] with you, that I may thrust out all your right eyes, and lay it [for] a reproach upon all Israel.

3 Da sagde de Ældste af Jabes til ham: Lader os være i Fred i syv Dage, at vi kunne sende Bud til alt Israels Landemærke; og dersom der er ingen, som frelser os, da ville vi gaa ud til dig.

And the elders of Jabesh said unto him, Give us seven days’ respite, that we may send messengers unto all the coasts of Israel: and then, if [there be] no man to save us, we will come out to thee.

4 Saa kom Budene til Sauls Gibea og talede Ordene for Folkets Øren; da opløftede alt Folket deres Røst, og de græd.

Then came the messengers to Gibeah of Saul, and told the tidings in the ears of the people: and all the people lifted up their voices, and wept.

5 Og se, Saul kom bagefter Øksnene fra Marken, og Saul sagde: Hvad skader Folket, at de græde? Da fortalte de ham Mændenes Ord af Jabes.

And, behold, Saul came after the herd out of the field; and Saul said, What [aileth] the people that they weep? And they told him the tidings of the men of Jabesh.

6 Da kom Guds Aand heftig over Saul, der han hørte disse Ord, og hans Vrede optændtes saare.

And the Spirit of God came upon Saul when he heard those tidings, and his anger was kindled greatly.

7 Og han tog et Par Øksne og huggede dem i Stykker og udsendte dem til al Israels Landemærke med Bud og lod sige: Hvo som ikke drager ud efter Saul og efter Samuel, med hans Øksne skal der gøres saaledes; da faldt Herrens Frygt paa Folket, at de droge ud som een Mand.

And he took a yoke of oxen, and hewed them in pieces, and sent [them] throughout all the coasts of Israel by the hands of messengers, saying, Whosoever cometh not forth after Saul and after Samuel, so shall it be done unto his oxen. And the fear of the LORD fell on the people, and they came out with one consent.

8 Og han talte dem i Besek, og Israels Børn vare tre Hundrede Tusinde, og Judas Mænd tredive Tusinde.

And when he numbered them in Bezek, the children of Israel were three hundred thousand, and the men of Judah thirty thousand.

9 Da sagde de til Budene, som vare komne: Saa skulle I sige til Mændene i Jabes i Gilead: I Morgen skal eder vederfares Frelse, naar Solen bliver hed. Der Budene kom og kundgjorde det for Mændene i Jabes, da bleve de glade.

And they said unto the messengers that came, Thus shall ye say unto the men of Jabesh-gilead, To morrow, by [that time] the sun be hot, ye shall have help. And the messengers came and shewed [it] to the men of Jabesh; and they were glad.

10 Og Mændene i Jabes sagde: I Morgen ville vi gaa ud til eder, saa maa I gøre os efter alt det, som er godt for eders Øjne.

Therefore the men of Jabesh said, To morrow we will come out unto you, and ye shall do with us all that seemeth good unto you.

11 Og det skete den næste Dag, da satte Saul Folket i tre Hobe, og de kom midt i Lejren i Morgenvagten, og de sloge Ammoniterne, indtil Dagen blev hed; og det skete, at de, som bleve tilovers, bleve saa adspredte, at der ikke blev tilovers af dem to sammen.

And it was [so] on the morrow, that Saul put the people in three companies; and they came into the midst of the host in the morning watch, and slew the Ammonites until the heat of the day: and it came to pass, that they which remained were scattered, so that two of them were not left together.

12 Da sagde Folket til Samuel: Hvo er den, som sagde: Skulde Saul regere over os? giver de Mænd hid, saa ville vi slaa dem ihjel.

And the people said unto Samuel, Who [is] he that said, Shall Saul reign over us? bring the men, that we may put them to death.

13 Men Saul sagde: Der skal ingen Mand dø paa denne Dag; thi Herren har i Dag givet Frelse i Israel.

And Saul said, There shall not a man be put to death this day: for to day the LORD hath wrought salvation in Israel.

14 Og Samuel sagde til Folket: Kommer og lader os gaa til Gilgal, og der ville vi paa ny give ham Riget.

Then said Samuel to the people, Come, and let us go to Gilgal, and renew the kingdom there.

15 Da gik alt Folket til Gilgal og gjorde der Saul til Konge for Herrens Ansigt i Gilgal og slagtede der Takofre for Herrens Ansigt; og Saul glædede sig der og alle Israels Mænd saare meget.

And all the people went to Gilgal; and there they made Saul king before the LORD in Gilgal; and there they sacrificed sacrifices of peace offerings before the LORD; and there Saul and all the men of Israel rejoiced greatly.