1 Samuel 11
1 About a month later, King Nahash of Ammon [led his army across the Jordan River, and they] surrounded Jabesh [city] in [the] Gilead [region]. But all the men of Jabesh [went and] said to Nahash, “Make an agreement/treaty with us [not to kill us], and then we will let you rule us.”
| در این موقع ناحاش، پادشاه عمونی با سپاه خود به سوی شهر یابیش جلعاد که متعلق به اسرائیل بود حرکت کرده، در مقابل آن اردو زد. اما اهالی یابیش به ناحاش گفتند: «با ما پیمان صلح ببند و ما تو را بندگی خواهیم کرد.» |
2 Nahash replied, “I will do that if you do one thing. Allow us to gouge out all the right eyes of your people. By doing that we will cause the people [in other countries] to despise all you Israeli people.”
| ناحاش گفت: «به یک شرط، و آن اینکه چشم راست همهٔ شما را در بیاورم تا باعث ننگ و رسوایی تمام اسرائیل شود!» |
3 The leaders of Jabesh replied, “Do not attack us for the next seven days. During that time, we will send messengers throughout Israel [to tell them what you are demanding]. If no one will help us, then we will (surrender to you/allow you to do to us whatever you want).”
| ریش‌سفیدان یابیش گفتند: «پس هفت روز به ما مهلت دهید تا قاصدانی به سراسر اسرائیل بفرستیم. اگر کسی نبود که ما را نجات دهد، آنگاه شرط شما را می‌پذیریم.» |
4 [Being very confident that his army was very superior, Nahash agreed. So the leaders of Jabesh sent messengers throughout Israel]. When the messengers came to Gibeah, which was [the city] where Saul lived, and they told the people there about the situation, everyone started to cry.
| وقتی قاصدان به شهر جِبعه که وطن شائول بود رسیدند و این خبر را به مردم دادند، همه به گریه و زاری افتادند. |
5 At that time, Saul was plowing in the field. When he returned home, he asked, “Why are all the people [crying]?” So they told him what the messengers from Jabesh had reported.
| در این موقع شائول همراه گاوهایش از مزرعه به شهر برمی‌گشت. او وقتی صدای گریهٔ مردم را شنید، پرسید: «چه شده است؟» آنها خبری را که قاصدان از یابیش آورده بودند، برایش بازگو نمودند. |
6 Then God’s Spirit came powerfully upon Saul, and he became very angry [because of what Nahash wanted to do].
| وقتی شائول این را شنید، روح خدا بر او قرار گرفت و او بسیار خشمگین شد. |
7 He took two of his oxen [and killed them] and cut them into pieces. Then he sent messengers [carrying those pieces] throughout Israel to tell people this message: “Saul says that [he cut this ox in pieces, and that he] will do the same thing to the oxen of anyone who refuses to come with him and Samuel to fight [the army from Ammon]!” Then Yahweh caused all the people of Israel to be afraid of what Saul might do to them (OR, of what Yahweh might do to them) [if they did not go and help Saul]. So the men all gathered together.
| پس یک جفت گاو گرفت و آنها را تکه‌تکه کرد و به دست قاصدان داد تا به سراسر اسرائیل ببرند و بگویند هر که همراه شائول و سموئیل به جنگ نرود، گاوهایش اینچنین تکه‌تکه خواهند شد. ترس خداوند، بنی‌اسرائیل را فرا گرفت و همه با هم همچون یک تن نزد شائول آمدند. |
8 When Saul gave them all weapons at Bezek, he saw that there were 300,000 Israeli men there, as well as 30,000 men from the tribe of Judah.
| شائول ایشان را در بازق شمرد. سیصد هزار نفر از اسرائیل و سی هزار نفر از یهودا بودند. |
9 So Saul sent messengers back to the people at Jabesh to tell them, “We will rescue/save you by noontime tomorrow.” When the people of Jabesh heard that message, they were very joyful/happy.
| آنگاه شائول قاصدان را با این پیغام به یابیش جلعاد فرستاد: «ما فردا پیش از ظهر، شما را نجات خواهیم داد.» وقتی قاصدان برگشتند و پیغام را رساندند، همهٔ اهالی شهر خوشحال شدند. |
10 Then the men of Jabesh told [Nahash], “Tomorrow we will surrender to you, and then you can do to us whatever you want to.”
| آنها به دشمنان خود گفتند: «فردا تسلیم شما خواهیم شد تا هر طوری که می‌خواهید با ما رفتار کنید.» |
11 But before the sun rose the next morning, Saul [and his army arrived. He] divided them into three groups. They rushed into the camp of the soldiers from Ammon, and attacked them. By noontime they had killed most of them, and those who were not killed scattered. Each of them who ran away ran away alone.
| فردای آن روز، صبح زود شائول با سپاه خود که به سه دسته تقسیم کرده بود بر عمونی‌ها حمله برد و تا ظهر به کشتار آنها پرداخت. بقیهٔ سپاه دشمن چنان متواری و پراکنده شدند که حتی دو نفرشان در یک جا نماندند. |
12 Then the people [of Jabesh] said to Samuel, “Where are those men who said that they did not want Saul to be our king? Bring them here, and we will kill them!”
| مردم به سموئیل گفتند: «کجا هستند آن افرادی که می‌گفتند شائول نمی‌تواند پادشاه ما باشد؟ آنها را به اینجا بیاورید تا همه را بکشیم؟» |
13 But Saul replied, “[No], we are not going to execute anyone today, because this is the day that Yahweh has saved us Israeli people. [It is a day to rejoice, not to kill anyone].”
| اما شائول پاسخ داد: «امروز نباید کسی کشته شود، چون خداوند امروز اسرائیل را رهانیده است.» |
14 Then Samuel said to the people, “Let’s all go to Gilgal, and there we will again proclaim [that Saul is] our king.”
| آنگاه سموئیل به مردم گفت: «بیایید به جلجال برویم تا دوباره پادشاهی شائول را تأیید کنیم.» |
15 So they went to Gilgal. There, knowing that Yahweh was watching, they proclaimed that Saul was their king. Then they offered sacrifices to enable them to maintain fellowship with Yahweh. And Saul and all the other Israeli people were very happy.
| پس همه به جلجال رفتند و در حضور خداوند شائول را پادشاه ساختند. بعد قربانیهای سلامتی به حضور خداوند تقدیم کردند و شائول و همهٔ مردم اسرائیل جشن گرفتند. |
