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!«

After about a month, Nahash the Ammonite came up and camped against Jabesh Gilead: and all the men of Jabesh said to Nahash, "Make a covenant with us, and we will serve you."

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 to them, "On this condition I will make a covenant with you, that all your right eyes are put out; and I will make it a disgrace on 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!«

The elders of Jabesh said to him, "Give us seven days, that we may send messengers to all the borders of Israel; and then, if there is no one to save us, we will come out to you."

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

Then the messengers came to Gibeah of Saul, 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;

Look, Saul came following the oxen out of the field; and Saul said, "What ails the people that they weep?" 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.

The Spirit of God came mightily on 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.

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, "Whoever doesn't come forth after Saul and after Samuel, so shall it be done to his oxen." 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.

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 he said to the messengers who came, "Thus you shall tell the men of Jabesh, 'Tomorrow, by the time the sun is hot, you shall have deliverance.'" 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!«

Therefore the men of Jabesh said, "Tomorrow we will come out to you, and you shall do with us all that seems good to 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.

It was so on the next day, that Saul put the people in three companies; and they came into the midst of the camp in the morning watch, and struck the Ammonites until the heat of the day: and it happened, that those who remained were scattered, so that no two of them were 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 to Samuel, "Who is it that said Saul should not reign over us? Bring those men so we may put them to death."

13 Men Saul sagde: »I Dag skal ingen slaas ihjel; thi i Dag har HERREN givet Israel Sejr!«

Saul said, "There shall not a man be put to death this day; for today the LORD has worked deliverance in Israel."

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

Then Samuel said 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.

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