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, så vil vi underkaste os!"
Then about a month after this, Nahash the Ammonite came up and put his forces in position for attacking Jabesh-gilead: and all the men of Jabesh said to Nahash, Make an agreement with us and we will be your servants.
2 Men Ammoniten Nahasj svarede: "Ja, på det Vilkår vil jeg slutte Pagt med eder, at jeg må stikke det højre Øje ud på enhver af eder til Forsmædelse for hele Israel!"
And Nahash the Ammonite said to them, I will make an agreement with you on this condition, that all your right eyes are put out; so that I may make it a cause of shame to all Israel.
3 Da sagde de Ældste i Jabesj til ham: "Giv os syv Dages Frist, så vi kan sende Bud rundt i hele Israels Land; hvis så ingen kommer os til Hjælp, vil vi overgive os til dig!"
Then the responsible men of Jabesh said to him, Give us seven days, so that we may send men to every part of Israel: and then, if no one comes to our help, we will come out to you.
4 Da Sendebudene kom til Sauls Gibea og forebragte Folket Sagen, brast hele Folket i Gråd.
So they sent representatives to Saul's town Gibeah, and these gave the news to the people: and all the people gave themselves to weeping.
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;
Now Saul came from the field, driving the oxen before him; and he said, Why are the people weeping? And they gave him word of what the men of Jabesh had said.
6 og da Saul hørte det, overvældede Guds Ånd ham, og hans Vrede blussede heftigt op.
And at their words, the spirit of God came on Saul with power, and he became very angry.
7 Så 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 således med hans Okser!" Da faldt en HERRENs Rædsel over Folket, så de alle som een drog ud.
And he took two oxen and, cutting them up, sent them through all the land of Israel by the hand of runners, saying, If any man does not come out after Saul and Samuel, this will be done to his oxen. And the fear of the Lord came on the people and they came out like one man.
8 Og han mønstrede dem i Bezek, og der var 300000 Israeliter og 30000 Judæere.
And he had them numbered in Bezek: the children of Israel were three hundred thousand, and the men of Judah thirty thousand.
9 Derpå sagde han til Sendebudene, som var kommet: "Således skal I sige til Mændene i Jabesj i Gilead: I Morgen, når Solen begynder at brænde, skal I få Hjælp!" Da Sendebudene kom og meddelte Mændene i Jabesj det, blev de glade.
Then he said to the representatives who had come, Say to the men of Jabesh-gilead, Tomorrow, by the time the sun is high, you will be made safe. And the representatives came and gave the news to the men of Jabesh; and they were glad.
10 Og Mændene i Jabesj sagde: "I Morgen vil vi overgive os til eder, så kan I gøre med os, hvad I finder for godt!"
So the men of Jabesh said, Tomorrow we will come out to you, and you may do to us whatever 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, så ikke to og to blev sammen.
Now on the day after, Saul put the people into three bands, and in the morning watch they came to the tents of the Ammonites, and they went on attacking them till the heat of the day: and those who were not put to death were put to flight in every direction, so that no two of them were 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 slå dem ihjel!"
And the people said to Samuel, Who was it who said, Is Saul to be our king? give the men up, so that we may put them to death.
13 Men Saul sagde: "I Dag skal ingen slås ihjel; thi i Dag har HERREN givet Israel Sejr!"
And Saul said, Not a man is to be put to death today: for today the Lord has made Israel safe.
14 Da sagde Samuel til Folket: "Kom, lad os gå til Gilgal og gentage Kongevalget der!"
Then Samuel said to the people, Come, let us go to Gilgal and there make the kingdom strong in the hands of Saul.
15 Så gik hele Folket til Gilgal og gjorde Saul til Konge for HERRENs Åsyn der i Gilgal, og de bragte Takofre der for Herrens Åsyn. Og Saul og alle Israels Mænd var højlig glade.
So all the people went to Gilgal; and there in Gilgal they made Saul king before the Lord; and peace-offerings were offered before the Lord; and there Saul and all the men of Israel were glad with great joy.
