1 Samuel 11

1 Siden efter drog Ammoniten Nahasj op og belejrede Jabesj i Gilead. Da sagde alle Mændene i Jabesj til Nahasj: »Slut Pagt med os, saa vil vi underkaste os!«

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 Men Ammoniten Nahasj svarede: »Ja, paa det Vilkaar vil jeg slutte Pagt med eder, at jeg maa stikke det højre Øje ud paa enhver af eder til Forsmædelse for hele Israel!«

And Nahash the Ammonite said unto them: 'On this condition will I make it with you, that all your right eyes be put out; and I will lay it for a reproach upon all Israel.'

3 Da sagde de Ældste i Jabesj til ham: »Giv os syv Dages Frist, saa vi kan sende Bud rundt i hele Israels Land; hvis saa ingen kommer os til Hjælp, vil vi overgive os til dig!«

And the elders of Jabesh said unto him: 'Give us seven days' respite, that we may send messengers unto all the borders of Israel; and then, if there be none to deliver us, we will come out to thee.'

4 Da Sendebudene kom til Sauls Gibea og forebragte Folket Sagen, brast hele Folket i Graad.

Then came the messengers to Gibeath-shaul, and spoke these words in the ears of the people; and all the people lifted up their voice, and wept.

5 Og se, Saul kom netop hjem med sine Okser fra Marken, og han spurgte: »Hvad er der i Vejen med Folket, siden det græder?« De fortalte ham da, hvad Mændene fra Jabesj havde sagt;

And, behold, Saul came following the oxen out of the field; and Saul said: 'What aileth the people that they weep?' And they told him the words of the men of Jabesh.

6 og da Saul hørte det, overvældede Guds Aand ham, og hans Vrede blussede heftigt op.

And the spirit of God came mightily upon Saul when he heard those words, and his anger was kindled greatly.

7 Saa tog han et Spand Okser og sønderhuggede dem, sendte Folk ud med Stykkerne i hele Israels Land og lod sige: »Hvis nogen ikke følger Saul og Samuel, skal der handles saaledes med hans Okser!« Da faldt en HERRENS Rædsel over Folket, saa de alle som een drog ud.

And he took a yoke of oxen, and cut them in pieces, and sent them throughout all the borders of Israel by the hand of messengers, saying: 'Whosoever cometh not forth after Saul and after Samuel, so shall it be done unto his oxen.' And the dread of the LORD fell on the people, and they came out as one man.

8 Og han mønstrede dem i Bezek, og der var 300 000 Israeliter og 30 000 Judæere.

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

9 Derpaa sagde han til Sendebudene, som var kommet: »Saaledes skal I sige til Mændene i Jabesj i Gilead: I Morgen, naar Solen begynder at brænde, skal I faa Hjælp!« Da Sendebudene kom og meddelte Mændene i Jabesj det, blev de glade.

And they said unto the messengers that came: 'Thus shall ye say unto the men of Jabesh-gilead: To-morrow, by the time the sun is hot, ye shall have deliverance.' And the messengers came and told the men of Jabesh; and they were glad.

10 Og Mændene i Jabesj sagde: »I Morgen vil vi overgive os til eder, saa kan I gøre med os, hvad I finder for godt!«

And 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 Dagen efter delte Saul Hæren i tre Afdelinger, og de trængte ind i Lejren ved Morgenvagten og huggede ned blandt Ammoniterne, til det blev hedt; og de, som undslap, splittedes til alle Sider, saa ikke to og to blev sammen.

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

12 Da sagde Folket til Samuel: »Hvem var det, som sagde: Skal Saul være Konge over os? Bring os de Mænd, at vi kan 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: »I Dag skal ingen slaas ihjel; thi i Dag har HERREN givet Israel Sejr!«

And Saul said: 'There shall not a man be put to death this day; for to-day the LORD hath wrought deliverance in Israel.'

14 Da sagde Samuel til Folket: »Kom, lad os gaa til Gilgal og gentage Kongevalget der!«

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

15 Saa gik hele Folket til Gilgal og gjorde Saul til Konge for HERRENS Aasyn der i Gilgal, og de bragte Takofre der for HERRENS Aasyn. Og Saul og alle Israels Mænd var højlig glade.

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.