Kings I 13
1 And Saul chooses for himself three thousand men of the men of Israel: and there were with Saul two thousand who were in Machmas, and in mount Baethel, and a thousand were with Jonathan in Gabaa of Benjamin: and he sent the rest of the people every man to his tent.
Saul berumur sekian tahun ketika ia menjadi raja; dua tahun ia memerintah atas Israel.
Saul memilih tiga ribu orang dari antara orang Israel; dua ribu orang ada bersama-sama dengan Saul di Mikhmas dan di pegunungan Betel, sedang seribu orang ada bersama-sama dengan Yonatan di Gibea Benyamin, tetapi selebihnya dari rakyat itu disuruhnya pulang, masing-masing ke kemahnya.
3 And Jonathan struck Nasib the Philistine that lived in the hill; and the Philistines hear of it, and Saul sounds the trumpet through all the land, saying, The servants have despised [us].
Yonatan memukul kalah pasukan pendudukan orang Filistin yang ada di Geba; dan hal itu terdengar oleh orang Filistin. Karena itu Saul menyuruh meniup sangkakala di seluruh negeri, sebab pikirnya: "Biarlah orang Ibrani mendengarnya."
4 And all Israel heard say, Saul has struck Nasib the Philistine; now Israel had been put to shame before the Philistines; and the children of Israel went up after Saul in Galgala.
Demikianlah seluruh orang Israel mendengar kabar, bahwa Saul telah memukul kalah pasukan pendudukan orang Filistin dan dengan demikian orang Israel dibenci oleh orang Filistin. Kemudian dikerahkanlah rakyat itu untuk mengikuti Saul ke Gilgal.
5 And the Philistines gather together to war with Israel; and then come up against Israel thirty thousand chariots, and six thousand horsemen, and people as the sand by the seashore for multitude: and they come up, and encamp in Machmas, opposite Baethoron southward.
Adapun orang Filistin telah berkumpul untuk berperang melawan orang Israel. Dengan tiga ribu kereta, enam ribu orang pasukan berkuda dan pasukan berjalan kaki sebanyak pasir di tepi laut mereka bergerak maju dan berkemah di Mikhmas, di sebelah timur Bet-Awen.
6 And the men of Israel saw that they were in a strait so that they could not draw near, and the people hid themselves in caves, and sheepfolds, and rocks, and ditches, and pits.
Ketika dilihat orang-orang Israel, bahwa mereka terjepit--sebab rakyat memang terdesak--maka larilah rakyat bersembunyi di gua, keluk batu, bukit batu, liang batu dan perigi;
7 And they that went over went over Jordan to the land of Gad and Galaad: and Saul was yet in Galgala, and all the people followed after him in amazement.
malah ada orang Ibrani yang menyeberangi arungan sungai Yordan menuju tanah Gad dan Gilead, sedang Saul masih di Gilgal dan seluruh rakyat mengikutinya dengan gemetar.
8 And he continued seven days for the appointed testimony, as Samuel told him, and Samuel came not to Galgala, and his people were dispersed from him.
Ia menunggu tujuh hari lamanya sampai waktu yang ditentukan Samuel. Tetapi ketika Samuel tidak datang ke Gilgal, mulailah rakyat itu berserak-serak meninggalkan dia.
9 And Saul said, Bring hither [victims], that I may offer whole burnt offerings and peace-offerings: and he offered the whole burnt offering.
Sebab itu Saul berkata: "Bawalah kepadaku korban bakaran dan korban keselamatan itu." Lalu ia mempersembahkan korban bakaran.
10 And it came to pass when he had finished offering the whole burnt offering, that Samuel arrived, and Saul went out to meet him, [and] to bless him.
Baru saja ia habis mempersembahkan korban bakaran, maka tampaklah Samuel datang. Saul pergi menyongsongnya untuk memberi salam kepadanya.
11 And Samuel said, What have you done? and Saul said, Because I saw how the people were scattered from me, and you was not present as you purposed according to the set time of the days, and the Philistines were gathered to Machmas.
Tetapi kata Samuel: "Apa yang telah kauperbuat?" Jawab Saul: "Karena aku melihat rakyat itu berserak-serak meninggalkan aku dan engkau tidak datang pada waktu yang telah ditentukan, padahal orang Filistin telah berkumpul di Mikhmas,
12 Then I said, Now will the Philistines come down to me to Galgala, and I have not sought the face of the Lord: so I forced myself and offered the whole burnt offering.
maka pikirku: Sebentar lagi orang Filistin akan menyerang aku di Gilgal, padahal aku belum memohonkan belas kasihan TUHAN; sebab itu aku memberanikan diri, lalu mempersembahkan korban bakaran."
13 And Samuel said to Saul, You have done foolishly; for you have not kept my command, which the Lord commanded you, as now the Lord would have confirmed your kingdom over Israel for ever.
Kata Samuel kepada Saul: "Perbuatanmu itu bodoh. Engkau tidak mengikuti perintah TUHAN, Allahmu, yang diperintahkan-Nya kepadamu; sebab sedianya TUHAN mengokohkan kerajaanmu atas orang Israel untuk selama-lamanya.
14 But now your kingdom shall not stand to you, and the Lord shall seek for himself a man after his own heart; and the Lord shall appoint him to be a ruler over his people, because you have not kept all that the Lord commanded you.
Tetapi sekarang kerajaanmu tidak akan tetap. TUHAN telah memilih seorang yang berkenan di hati-Nya dan TUHAN telah menunjuk dia menjadi raja atas umat-Nya, karena engkau tidak mengikuti apa yang diperintahkan TUHAN kepadamu."
15 And Samuel arose, and departed from Galgala, and the remnant of the people went after Saul to meet [him] after the men of war, when they had come out of Galgala to Gabaa of Benjamin. And Saul numbered the people that were found with him, about six hundred men.
Kemudian berangkatlah Samuel dan pergi dari Gilgal ke Gibea Benyamin. Tetapi Saul memeriksa barisan rakyat yang ada bersama-sama dengan dia itu: kira-kira enam ratus orang banyaknya.
16 And Saul and Jonathan his son, and the people that were found with them, halted in Gabaa, of Benjamin; and they wept: and the Philistines had encamped in Machmas.
Saul dan Yonatan, anaknya, dan rakyat yang ada bersama-sama dengan mereka, tinggal di Geba-Benyamin, sedang orang Filistin berkemah di Mikhmas.
17 And men came forth to destroy out of the land of the Philistines in three companies; one company turning by the way of Gophera toward the land of Sogal,
Maka keluarlah orang-orang penjarah dari perkemahan orang Filistin dalam tiga gerombolan: gerombolan yang satu mengambil jalan ke Ofra, ke daerah Syual;
18 and another company turning the way of Baethoron, and another company turning by the way of Gabae that turns aside to Gai of Sabim.
gerombolan yang kedua mengambil jalan ke Bet-Horon, dan gerombolan yang satu lagi mengambil jalan ke perbatasan yang menghadap ke lembah Zeboim arah ke padang gurun.
19 And there was not found a smith in all the land of Israel, for the Philistines said, Lest the Hebrews make themselves sword or spear.
Seorang tukang besi tidak terdapat di seluruh negeri Israel, sebab orang Filistin berkata: "Jangan-jangan orang Ibrani membuat pedang atau tombak."
20 And all Israel went down to the Land of the Philistines to forge every one his reaping-hook and his tool, and every one his axe and his sickle.
Jadi semua orang Israel harus pergi kepada orang Filistin untuk mengasah mata bajaknya, beliungnya, kapaknya atau aritnya masing-masing--
21 And it was near the time of vintage: and their tools were [valued at] three shekels for a plowshare, and there was the same rate for the axe and the sickle.
adapun bayarannya ialah dua pertiga syikal untuk mata bajak dan beliung, dan sepertiga syikal untuk mengasah kapak dan untuk memasang kusa--
22 And it came to pass in the days of the war of Machmas, that there was not a sword or spear found in the hand of all the people, that were with Saul and Jonathan; but with Saul and Jonathan his son was there found.
sehingga pada hari pertempuran itu sebilah pedang atau lembingpun tidak terdapat pada seluruh rakyat yang ada bersama Saul dan Yonatan. Tetapi Saul dan Yonatan, anaknya itu, masih mempunyainya.
23 And there went out some from the camp of the Philistines to the place beyond Machmas.
Dan suatu pasukan pengawal orang Filistin telah keluar ke pelintasan gunung di Mikhmas.
