1 Samuel 11
1 Soon Nahash the Ammonite came up and laid siege to Jabesh-gilead. All the men of Jabesh said to him, “Make a treaty with us, and we will serve you.”
亚扪人的王拿辖上来，对着基列·雅比安营。雅比众人对拿辖说：“你与我们立约，我们就服事你。”
2 But Nahash the Ammonite replied, “I will make a treaty with you on one condition, that I may put out everyone’s right eye and bring reproach upon all Israel.”
亚扪人拿辖说：“你们若由我剜出你们各人的右眼，以此凌辱以色列众人，我就与你们立约。”
3 “Hold off for seven days,” replied the elders of Jabesh, “and let us send messengers throughout Israel. If there is no one to save us, we will surrender to you.”
雅比的长老对他说：“求你宽容我们七日，等我们打发人往以色列的全境去；若没有人救我们，我们就出来归顺你。”
4 When the messengers came to Gibeah of Saul and relayed these words in the hearing of the people, they all wept aloud.
使者到了扫罗住的基比亚，将这话说给百姓听，百姓就都放声而哭。
5 Just then Saul was returning from the field, behind his oxen. “What troubles the people?” asked Saul. “Why are they weeping?” And they relayed to him the words of the men from Jabesh.
扫罗正从田间赶牛回来，问说：“百姓为什么哭呢？”众人将雅比人的话告诉他。
6 When Saul heard their words, the Spirit of God rushed upon him, and he burned with great anger.
扫罗听见这话，就被 神的灵大大感动，甚是发怒。
7 He took a pair of oxen, cut them into pieces, and sent them by messengers throughout the land of Israel, proclaiming, “This is what will be done to the oxen of anyone who does not march behind Saul and Samuel.” Then the terror of the LORD fell upon the people, and they turned out as one man.
他将一对牛切成块子，托付使者传送以色列的全境，说：“凡不出来跟随扫罗和撒母耳的，也必这样切开他的牛。”于是耶和华使百姓惧怕，他们就都出来，如同一人。
8 And when Saul numbered them at Bezek, there were 300,000 Israelites and 30,000 men of Judah.
扫罗在比色数点他们：以色列人有三十万，犹大人有三万。
9 So they said to the messengers who had come, “Tell the men of Jabesh-gilead: ‘Deliverance will be yours tomorrow by the time the sun is hot.’” And when the messengers relayed this to the men of Jabesh, they rejoiced.
众人对那使者说：“你们要回复基列·雅比人说，明日太阳近午的时候，你们必得解救。”使者回去告诉雅比人，他们就欢喜了。
10 Then the men of Jabesh said to Nahash, “Tomorrow we will come out, and you can do with us whatever seems good to you.”
于是雅比人对亚扪人说：“明日我们出来归顺你们，你们可以随意待我们。”
11 The next day Saul organized the troops into three divisions, and during the morning watch they invaded the camp of the Ammonites and slaughtered them, until the hottest part of the day. And the survivors were so scattered that no two of them were left together.
第二日，扫罗将百姓分为三队，在晨更的时候入了亚扪人的营，击杀他们直到太阳近午，剩下的人都逃散，没有二人同在一处的。
12 Then the people said to Samuel, “Who said that Saul should not reign over us? Bring those men here so we can kill them!”
百姓对撒母耳说：“那说‘扫罗岂能管理我们’的是谁呢？可以将他交出来，我们好杀死他。”
13 But Saul ordered, “No one shall be put to death this day, for today the LORD has worked salvation in Israel.”
扫罗说：“今日耶和华在以色列中施行拯救，所以不可杀人。”
14 Then Samuel said to the people, “Come, let us go to Gilgal and renew the kingship there.”
撒母耳对百姓说：“我们要往吉甲去，在那里立国。”
15 So all the people went to Gilgal and confirmed Saul as king in the presence of the LORD. There they sacrificed peace offerings before the LORD, and Saul and all the Israelites rejoiced greatly.
众百姓就到了吉甲那里，在耶和华面前立扫罗为王，又在耶和华面前献平安祭。扫罗和以色列众人大大欢喜。
