1 Samuel 13
1 Saul was no longer a young man when he became the king. He ruled Israel for 42 years.
Saul was 1 jaar oud, toen hij koning werd, en… jaar regeerde hij over Israël.
2 [Several years after he became king], he chose three thousand men from the Israeli army to go with him [to fight the Philistines]. Then he sent the other soldiers back home. Of the men he chose, 2,000 stayed with Saul at Micmash and in the hilly area near Bethel, and 1,000 stayed with [Saul’s son] Jonathan at Gibeah, in the area where the descendants of Benjamin lived.
Saul koos drieduizend Israëlieten uit, van wie er tweeduizend bij hem in Mikmas en het gebergte van Betel bleven, en duizend bij Jonatan in Giba van Benjamin; de rest van het volk stuurde hij naar zijn woonplaatsen terug.
3 Jonathan [and the men who were with him] attacked the Philistine soldiers who were camped at Geba. The [other] Philistines heard about that. [So Saul realized that the army of Philistia would probably come to fight the Israelis again]. So Saul [sent messengers to] blow trumpets throughout Israel [to gather the people together and] proclaim to them, “All you Hebrews need to hear [that now the Philistines will start a war with us]!”
Daar Jonatan den Filistijnsen stadhouder in Giba doodde, vernamen de Filistijnen, dat de Hebreën waren afgevallen en dat Saul over heel het land de krijgstrompet had doen blazen.
4 The messengers told the rest of the army to gather together with Saul at Gilgal. And all the people in Israel heard the news. People were saying, “Saul’s army has attacked the Philistine camp, with the result that now the Philistines hate us Israelis very much.”
Maar ook heel Israël hoorde, dat Saul den Filistijnsen stadhouder gedood had, en dat Israël zich de haat van de Filistijnen op de hals had gehaald; waarop het volk zich achter Saul en Jonatan in Gilgal schaarde.
5 The Philistines gathered together and were given equipment to fight the Israelis. The Philistines had 3,000 chariots, and 6,000 chariot-drivers. Their soldiers [seemed to be as many] as grains of sand on the seashore [HYP]. They went up and set up their tents at Micmash, to the east of Beth-Aven ([which means ‘house of wickedness’, and really referred to Bethel town]).
Ook de Filistijnen verenigden zich tot de aanval op Israël; ze hadden drieduizend wagens, zesduizend ruiters, en een voetvolk zo talrijk als het zand aan het strand van de zee. Ze trokken uit, en sloegen hun kamp op bij Mikmas, ten oosten van Bet-Awen.
6 The Philistines attacked the Israelis very strongly, and the Israeli soldiers realized that they were in a very bad situation. So many of the Israeli soldiers hid in caves and holes in the ground, or among the rocks, or in pits, or in wells.
De Israëlieten begrepen, dat het er slecht voor hen uitzag, en dat het volk het zwaar te verduren zou krijgen. Ze kropen weg in grotten, spelonken, rotsspleten, ravijnen en putten,
7 Some of them crossed the Jordan River at a place where it was very shallow. Then they went to the area where the descendants of Gad lived and to [the] Gilead [region]. But Saul stayed at Gilgal. All the soldiers who were with him were shaking [because they were so afraid].
of trokken de Jordaan-wedden over naar de landstreek Gad en Gilad. Saul bevond zich nog in Gilgal, ofschoon heel het volk uit angst van hem wegliep.
8 Saul waited seven days, which was the number of days that Samuel had told him to wait for him. But Samuel did not come to Gilgal [during that time], so many of the men in Saul’s army began to leave him and run away.
Hij wachtte zeven dagen, volgens de termijn, die Samuël had gesteld. Maar toen Samuël niet in Gilgal kwam en het volk van hem wegliep,
9 So Saul said to the soldiers, “Bring to me an animal to be completely burned [on the altar] and one for the offering to enable us to maintain fellowship [with God].” [So the men did that].
beval Saul: Breng mij het brandoffer en de vredeoffers. En zelf droeg hij het brandoffer op.
10 And just as he was finished burning those offerings, Samuel arrived. Saul went to greet him.
Juist had hij het offer opgedragen, of daar kwam Samuël aan. Saul ging hem tegemoet, om hem te begroeten.
11 Samuel [saw what Saul had done, and he] said to Saul, “Why have you done this?” Saul replied, “I saw that my men were leaving me and running away, and that you did not come here during the time that you said that you would come, and that the Philistine army was gathering together at Micmash.
Maar Samuël vroeg: Wat hebt ge gedaan? Saul antwoordde: Wel, ik bemerkte, dat het volk van mij wegliep. En daar gij niet op de afgesproken tijd kwaamt, en de Filistijnen zich naar Mikmas samentrokken,
12 “So I thought, ‘The Philistine army is going to attack us here at Gilgal, and I have not yet asked Yahweh to bless/help us.’ So I felt it was necessary to offer the burnt offerings [to seek God’s blessings].”
dacht ik: Nu komen de Filistijnen op mij af naar Gilgal, nog eer ik Jahweh gunstig gestemd heb. Dus hakte ik de knoop maar door, en droeg zelf het offer op.
13 Samuel replied, “What you did was very foolish! You have not obeyed what Yahweh, your God, commanded [about sacrifices]. If you had obeyed him, God would have allowed you and your descendants to rule [Israel] for a long time.
Nu sprak Samuël tot Saul: Ge hebt dwaas gehandeld! Zo ge het bevel hadt volbracht, dat Jahweh, uw God, u had gegeven, dan had Jahweh thans uw koningschap over Israël voor altijd bevestigd.
14 But now [because of what you have done, you will die, and after you die, ] none of your descendants will rule. Yahweh is seeking for a man [to be king] who will be just the kind of person that he wants him to be, so that he can appoint him to be the leader of his people. Yahweh will do this because you have not obeyed what he commanded.”
Maar nu zal uw koningschap geen stand houden. Jahweh zal Zich iemand naar zijn hart zoeken en hem tot vorst over zijn volk aanstellen, omdat ge niet onderhouden hebt, wat Jahweh u had bevolen. En Samuël stond op, vertrok uit Gilgal, en ging zijns weegs.
15 Then Samuel left Gilgal and went up to Gibeah. Saul stayed at Gilgal with his soldiers. There were only about 600 of them left [who had not run away].
Wat er van het volk was overgebleven, volgde Saul ten strijde. Toen zij te Giba van Benjamin waren gekomen, monsterde Saul het volk, dat zich bij hem bevond; het waren ongeveer zeshonderd man.
16 Saul and his son Jonathan and the soldiers who were with them went to Geba [city] in the area of the tribe of Benjamin [and set up their tents there]. The Philistine army set up their tents at Micmash.
Zo stonden dus Saul met zijn zoon Jonatan en het volk, dat zich bij hen bevond, te Giba van Benjamin, terwijl de Filistijnen bij Mikmas waren gelegerd.
17 Three groups of Philistia men soon left the place where their army was staying, and went and (raided the Israeli towns/attacked the Israelis and took their possessions). One group went [north] toward Ophrah [city] in [the] Shual [region].
Intussen verlieten drie plunderende benden het kamp der Filistijnen. De ene trok in de richting van Ofra, naar het land Sjoeal;
18 One group went [west] to Beth-Horon [city]. The third group went toward the [Israeli] border, above Zeboim Valley, near the desert.
de tweede in de richting van Bet-Choron; en de derde naar het grensgebied, dat over het Hyena-dal op de steppe uitziet.
19 At that time, there were no men in Israel who (were blacksmiths/could make things from iron). [The people of Philistia would not permit the Israelis to do that, because they were afraid that] they would make iron swords and spears for the Hebrews to fight with.
Nu was er in heel het land Israël geen smid te vinden; want de Filistijnen hadden gezegd: De Hebreën moeten geen zwaarden of speren kunnen vervaardigen.
20 So [whenever the Israelis needed] to sharpen the blades of their plows, or picks, or axes, or sickles, they were forced to take those things to a Philistia man who could sharpen those things.
Dus moest heel Israël zich tot de Filistijnen wenden, als men een ploeg, een houweel, een bijl of een sikkel te slijpen had.
21 They needed to pay (one fourth of an ounce/8 grams) of silver for sharpening a plow, and (an eighth of an ounce/4 grams) of silver to sharpen an axe, or a sickle, or (an ox goad/a pointed rod to jab an ox to make it walk).
En voor het scherpen van ploeg of houweel vroegen de Filistijnen een derde sikkel, en even zoveel voor het slijpen van bijlen of sikkels.
22 So [because the Israelis could not make weapons from iron], on the day that the Israelis fought [against the men of Philistia], Saul and Jonathan were the only Israeli men who had swords. None of the others had a sword; [they had only bows and arrows].
Zo kwam het, dat in de veldslag bij Mikmas niemand van het volk, dat bij Saul en Jonatan was, een zwaard of een lans bezat; alleen Saul en zijn zoon Jonatan waren ermee gewapend.
23 Before the battle started, some Philistia men went to (the pass/a narrow place between two cliffs) outside Micmash to guard it.
Een wachtpost der Filistijnen hield ook de bergpas van Mikmas bezet.
