1 Samuel 13
1 Saul var....År ved sin Tronbestigelse, og han herskede i....År over Israel.
When Saul had reigned one year, —and two years he reigned over Israel, —
2 Saul udvalgte sig 3000 Mand af Israel; af dem var 2000 hos Saul i Mikmas og i Bjergene ved Betel, 1000 hos Jonatan i Gibea i Benjamin; Resten af Krigerne lod han gå hver til sit.
Saul chose for himself three thousand men out of Israel; and there were with Saul two thousand in Michmash and on the mountain of Beth-el, and a thousand were with Jonathan in Gib'ah of Benjamin: and the rest of the people he sent away every man to his tents.
3 Da fældede Jonatan Filisternes Foged i Geba. Det kom nu Filisterne for Øre, at Hebræerne havde revet sig løs. Men Saul havde ladet støde i Hornet hele Landet over,
And Jonathan smote the outpost of the Philistines that was at Geba', and the Philistines heard of it. And Saul blew the cornet throughout all the land, saying, Let the Hebrews hear it.
4 og hele Israel hørte, at Saul havde fældet Filisternes Foged, og at Israel havde vakt Filisternes Vrede. Og Folket stævnedes sammen i Gilgal til at følge Saul,
And all Israel heard it, saying, Saul hath smitten the outpost of the Philistines, and the Israelites also have put themselves in ill-favor with the Philistines. And the people were called together after Saul to Gilgal.
5 men Filisterne havde samlet sig til Kamp mod Israel, 3000 Stridsvogne, 6000 Ryttere og Fodfolk så talrigt som Sandet ved Havets Bred, og de drog op og lejrede sig i Mikmas lige over for Bet-Aven.
And the Philistines gathered themselves together to fight with Israel, thirty thousand chariots, and six thousand horsemen, and people as the sand which is on the sea-shore in multitude; and they came up, and encamped in Michmash, eastward from Bethaven.
6 Da Israels Mænd skønnede, hvilken Fare de var i thi Folket blev trængt, skjulte Folket sig i Huler, Jordhuller, Klipperevner, Gruber og Cisterner
And when the men of Israel saw that they were in a strait, [for the people were oppressed, ] then did the people hide themselves in caves, and in thickets, and in rocks, and in strongholds, and in pits.
7 eller gik over Jordans Vadesteder til Gads og Gileads Land. Men Saul var endnu i Gilgal, og hele Folket fulgte ham med Frygt i Sind.
And some of the Hebrews passed over the Jordan to the land of Gad and Gil'ad. As for Saul, he was still in Gilgal, and all the people followed him hastily.
8 Han ventede syv Dage til den Tid, Samuel havde fastsat; men Samuel kom ikke til Gilgal. Da Folket så spredte sig og forlod Saul,
And he tarried seven days, according to the set time that Samuel had appointed; but Samuel came not to Gilgal; and the people were scattering themselves from him.
9 sagde han: "Bring Brændofferet og Takofrene hen til mig!" Så ofrede han Brændofferet.
And Saul said, Bring hither to me the burnt-offering and the peace-offerings. And he offered the burnt-offering.
10 Men lige som han var færdig med at ofre Brændofferet, se, da kom Samuel, og Saul gik ham i Møde for at hilse på ham.
And it came to pass, that, as soon as he had made an end of offering the burnt-offering, behold, Samuel came; and Saul went out to meet him, that he might greet him.
11 Da sagde Samuel: "Hvad har du gjort!" Saul svarede: "Jeg så, at Folket spredte sig og forlod mig, men du kom ikke til den fastsatte Tid, og Filisterne samlede sig ved Mikmas;
And Samuel said, What hast thou done: And Saul said, Because I saw that the people were scattering themselves from me, whereas thou camest not at the appointed day, and the Philistines are gathering themselves together at Michmash;
12 så tænkte jeg: Nu drager Filisterne ned til Gilgal imod mig, og jeg har endnu ikke vundet HERRENs Gunst; da tog jeg Mod til mig og bragte Brændofferet!"
And I said, The Philistines will now come down unto me to Gilgal, and I have not yet made supplication unto the Lord: wherefore I forced myself, and offered the burnt-offering.
13 Samuel sagde til Saul: "Tåbeligt har du handlet. Hvis du havde holdt den Befaling, HERREN din Gud gav dig, vilde HERREN nu have grundfæstet dit Kongedømme over Israel til evig Tid;
And Samuel said to Saul, Thou hast done foolishly: thou hast not kept the commandment of the Lord thy God, which he had commanded thee; for now would the Lord have established thy government over Israel for ever.
14 men nu skal dit Kongedømme ikke bestå. HERREN har udsøgt sig en Mand efter sit Hjerte, og ham har HERREN kaldet til Fyrste over sit Folk, fordi du ikke holdt, hvad HERREN bød dig!"
But now thy government shall not endure: the Lord hath sought out for himself a man after his own heart, and the Lord hath ordained him to be chief over his people; because thou hast not kept what the Lord had commanded thee.
15 Derpå brød Samuel op og gik bort fra Gilgal; men den tilbageblevne Del af Folket drog op i Følge med Saul for at støde til Krigerne, og de kom fra Gilgal til Gibea i Benjamin. Da mønstrede Saul de Folk, han havde hos sig, omtrent 600 Mand;
And Samuel arose, and went up from Gilgal unto Gib'ah of Benjamin. And Saul numbered the people that were to be found with him, about six hundred men.
16 og Saul og hans Søn Jonatan og de Folk, de havde hos sig, lå i Geba i Benjamin, medens Filisterne lå lejret i Mikmas.
And Saul, and Jonathan his son, and the people that were to be found with them, were lying in Geba' of Benjamin; but the Philistines were encamped in Michmash.
17 Fra Filisternes Lejr drog så en Skare ud i tre Afdelinger for at plyndre; den ene Afdeling drog i Retning af Ofra til Sjualegnen,
And the troop of freebooters went out of the camp of the Philistines in three companies: one company turned into the way to 'Ophrah, unto the land of Shu'al;
18 den anden i Retning af Bet Horon og den tredje i Retning af den Høj, som rager op over Zeboimdalen, ad Ørkenen til.
And another company turned into the way to Beth-choron; and the other company turned into the way to the frontier that looketh over the valley of Zebo'im toward the wilderness.
19 Men der fandtes ingen Smede i hele Israels Land; thi Filisterne havde tænkt, at Hebræerne ellers kunde lave sig Sværd og Spyd;
Now there was no smith to be found throughout all the land of Israel; for the Philistines said, So that the Hebrews shall not make themselves swords or spears.
20 derfor måtte hele Israel drage ned til Filisterne for at få hvæsset deres Plovjern, Hakker, Økser eller Pigkæppe;
But all the Israelites went down to the Philistines, to sharpen every man his plough-share, and his coulter, and his axe, and his mattock.
21 det kostede en Pim at få slebet Plovjem og Hakker og en Tredjedel Sekel for Økser og for at indsætte Pig.
And they used a file for the mattocks, and for the coulters, and for the three-pronged forks, and for the axes, and to sharpen the goads.
22 Således fandtes der, den Dag Slaget stod ved Mikmas, hverken Sværd eller Spyd hos nogen af Krigerne, som var hos Saul og Jonatan; kun Saul og hans Søn Jonatan havde Våben.
So it came to pass on the day of battle, that there was neither sword nor spear found in the hand of any of the people that were with Saul and Jonathan; but they were found with Saul and with Jonathan his son.
23 Filisternes Forpost rykkede frem til Mikmaspasset.
And the outpost of the Philistines went out to the pass of Michmash.
