1 Samuel 14
1 One day, Jonathan said to the young man who carried his weapons, “Come with me; we will go over to where the Philistia soldiers have put up their tents.” [So they went], but Jonathan did not tell his father [what they were going to do].
Bir gün Saul oğlu Yonatan, silahını taşıyan genç hizmetkârına, “Gel, karşı taraftaki Filist ordugahına geçelim” dedi. Ama bunu babasına haber vermedi.
2 On that day, Saul and the 600 soldiers who were with him were sitting around a pomegranate tree at a place where the people threshed grain, near Gibeah.
Saul, Giva Kenti yakınındaki Migron'da bir nar ağacının altında oturmaktaydı. Yanında altı yüz kadar asker vardı.
3 Ahijah the priest was also there. He was wearing the sacred vest. Ahijah was the son of Ahitub, who was a brother of Ichabod. Ichabod and Ahitub were the sons of Phinehas, who was the son of Eli, who had been Yahweh’s priest at Shiloh. No one knew that Jonathan had left [the Israeli camp].
Efod giymiş olan Ahiya da aralarındaydı. Ahiya Şilo'da RAB'bin kâhini olan Eli oğlu Pinehas oğlu İkavot'un erkek kardeşi Ahituv'un oğluydu. Halk Yonatan'ın gittiğini farketmemişti.
4 Jonathan planned that he and the young man would go through a narrow (pass/place between two cliffs) to get to where the Philistia army was. The cliff on one side of the pass was named Bozez, and the other cliff was named Seneh.
Yonatan'ın Filist ordugahına ulaşmak için geçmeyi tasarladığı geçidin her iki yanında iki sivri kaya vardı; birine Boses, öbürüne Sene denirdi.
5 One cliff faced north toward Micmash, and the cliff on the other side faced south toward Geba [town].
Kayalardan biri kuzeyde Mikmas'a, öbürü güneyde Giva'ya bakardı.
6 Jonathan said to the young man who carried his weapons, “Come with me. We will go to where those (pagans/people who do not believe in Yahweh) [MTY] have set up their tents. Perhaps Yahweh will help us. It does not matter whether we are only two men or many people; nothing can hinder Yahweh from enabling us to defeat them.”
Yonatan silahını taşıyan genç hizmetkârına, “Gel, şu sünnetsizlerin ordugahına gidelim” dedi, “Belki RAB bizim için bir şeyler yapar. Çünkü gerek çoklukta, gerekse azlıkta RAB'bin zafere ulaştırmasına engel yoktur.”
7 The young man who was carrying Jonathan’s weapons said, “Do what you think is the best thing for us to do. I will help you.”
Silahını taşıyan genç, “Ne düşünüyorsan öyle yap” diye yanıtladı, “Haydi yürü! Düşündüğün her şeyde seninleyim.”
8 Then Jonathan said, “Okay, come with me. We will cross the valley to where the Philistia army is, and allow them to see us.
Yonatan, “Bu adamlara gidelim, bizi görsünler” dedi,
9 If they then say to us, ‘You two stay there until we come down to you,’ we will stay there and not go up to them.
“Eğer bize, ‘Yanınıza gelene dek bekleyin’ derlerse, olduğumuz yerde kalırız, gitmeyiz.
10 But if they say to us, ‘Come up here [and fight against] us,’ that will show us that Yahweh will enable us to defeat them. Then we will go up and fight them.”
Ama, ‘Yanımıza gelin’ derlerse, gideriz. Çünkü bu, RAB'bin Filistliler'i elimize teslim ettiğine ilişkin bir belirti olacak bizim için.”
11 When the two of them crossed the valley, the Philistia soldiers saw them coming. They said, “Look! The Hebrews are crawling out of the holes in which they have been hiding!”
Böylece ikisi de Filistliler'in askerlerine göründüler. Filistliler, “Bakın! İbraniler gizlendikleri çukurlardan çıkmaya başlıyor!” dediler.
12 Then the Philistia soldiers who were closest to Jonathan and the young man who carried his weapons said, “Come up here, and we will teach you something [about how to fight] [IDM]!” Jonathan said to the young man who was with him, “Come behind me and climb up, because Yahweh is going to help us to defeat them!”
Sonra Yonatan'la silahını taşıyan gence, “Buraya, yanımıza gelin, size bir şey söyleyeceğiz” diye seslendiler. Bunun üzerine Yonatan silahını taşıyana, “Ardımdan gel” dedi, “RAB onları İsrailliler'in eline teslim etti.”
13 So Jonathan climbed up, using his hands and his feet [because it was very steep]. The young man climbed up following him. As Jonathan climbed, he struck and killed many Philistia soldiers, and the young man who was with him killed many more as he followed behind Jonathan.
Yonatan elleriyle ayaklarını kullanarak yukarıya tırmandı; silahını taşıyan genç de onu izledi. Yonatan Filistliler'i yenilgiye uğrattı. Silahını taşıyan genç de onu izliyor ve Filistliler'i öldürüyordu.
14 In that first battle the two of them killed about 20 Philistia soldiers in an area that was about half an acre.
Yonatan'la silahını taşıyan genç bu ilk saldırıda iki dönümlük bir alanda yirmi kadar asker öldürdüler.
15 Then all the other Philistia soldiers, the ones in the camp and the ones who had been attacking the Israeli towns, ones who were out in the field much closer, panicked. Then God caused the ground to shake, and they all became terrified/very afraid.
Ordugahta ve kırsal alanda bütün Filist halkı arasında dehşet hüküm sürüyordu. Askerlerle akıncılar bile titriyordu. Derken yer sarsıldı; sanki Tanrı'dan gelen bir titremeydi bu.
16 Saul’s (lookouts/men who were watching to see if enemies were coming) were in Gibeah [town] in the land of the tribe of Benjamin. They saw that the soldiers of the Philistia army were running away in all directions.
Benyamin topraklarındaki Giva Kenti'nde Saul'un nöbetçileri büyük bir kalabalığın oraya buraya dağıldığını gördüler.
17 Saul [realized that some of his soldiers must have attacked the Philistia army. So he] said to the soldiers who were with him, “Check to see if any of our men are not here.” So they checked, and they found out that Jonathan and the man who carried his weapons were gone.
Bunun üzerine Saul yanındaki adamlara, “Yoklama yapın da aramızdan kimin ayrıldığını görün” dedi. Yoklama yapılınca Yonatan'la silahını taşıyan gencin orada olmadığını anladılar.
18 So Saul said to Ahijah [the Supreme Priest], “Bring the sacred vest here [and find out what we should do].” On that day Ahijah was wearing the sacred vest, going in front of the Israelis.
Saul Ahiya'ya, “Tanrı'nın Sandığı'nı getir” dedi. O sırada Tanrı'nın Sandığı İsrail halkındaydı.
19 But while Saul was talking to the priest, [he saw that] the Philistia soldiers were becoming more panicked/confused. So Saul said to Ahijah, “Take your hand down [from the sacred vest. Do not waste any more time using the marked stones in the vest to find out what Yahweh wants us to do.”]
Saul kâhinle konuşurken, Filistliler'in ordugahındaki kargaşa da giderek artmaktaydı. Bunun üzerine Saul kâhine, “Elini çek” dedi.
20 Then Saul gathered his men and they went toward the battle. They found that the Philistia soldiers were so confused that they were striking each other with their swords.
Saul'la yanındaki askerlerin tümü toplanıp savaş alanına gittiler. Orada büyük bir kargaşa vardı. Herkes birbirine kılıç çekiyordu.
21 Before that, some of the Hebrew men had deserted their army and gone to join with the Philistia army. But now those men [revolted and] joined with Saul and Jonathan and the other Israeli soldiers.
Daha önce Filistliler'in yanında yer alıp onların ordugahına katılan İbraniler bile saf değiştirerek Saul'la Yonatan'ın yanındaki İsrail birliklerine katıldılar.
22 Some of the Israeli soldiers had previously run away and hidden in the mountains where the tribe of Ephraim lived. But when they heard that the Philistia soldiers were running away, they [came down and] joined the other Israeli soldiers and pursued the Philistia soldiers.
Efrayim dağlık bölgesinde gizlenen İsrailliler de Filistliler'in kaçtığını duyunca onları savaş alanında kovalamaya başladılar.
23 So Yahweh rescued the Israelis on that day. The Israeli soldiers continued to pursue their enemies beyond Beth-Aven [town].
Böylece RAB İsrail'i o gün zafere ulaştırdı. Savaş Beytaven'in ötesine dek yayıldı.
24 Before Saul’s soldiers went to the battle, Saul declared to them solemnly, “I do not want any of you to eat any food before this evening, before we have defeated all our enemies. If anyone eats anything, [Yahweh] will curse/punish him.” So none of the Israeli soldiers ate any food, and they became faint/weak because they were very hungry.
O gün İsrailliler bitkindi. Çünkü Saul, “Ben düşmanlarımdan öç alıncaya kadar, akşama dek kim yemek yerse lanetli olsun!” diye halka ant içirmişti. Bu yüzden de kimse bir şey yememişti.
25 The Israeli army went into the forest, and they found honeycombs on the ground, but they did not eat any honey.
Derken, her yanı bal dolu bir ormana vardılar. Askerler ormana girince, toprakta akan balları gördüler. Ne var ki, içtikleri anttan korktukları için hiçbiri bala dokunmadı.
26 They were afraid to eat any, because they had solemnly promised that they would not eat any food.
27 But Jonathan did not hear what his father commanded [because he had left the camp very early in the morning]. So [when he saw] a honeycomb, he dipped the end of his walking stick into it and ate some honey. After he ate the honey, he felt stronger.
Yonatan babasının halka ant içirdiğini duymamıştı. Elindeki değneği uzatıp ucunu bal gümecine batırdı. Biraz bal tadar tatmaz gözleri parladı.
28 But one of the Israeli soldiers saw him and said to him, “Your father solemnly declared to us that [Yahweh] would curse/punish anyone who ate any food today. So now we are [very tired and] weak from being hungry [because we obeyed him].”
Bunun üzerine oradakilerden biri Yonatan'a, “Baban askerlere, ‘Bugün kim yemek yerse lanetli olsun’ diye ant içirdi” dedi, “Askerlerin bitkin düşmesi de bundan.”
29 Jonathan exclaimed, “My father has caused trouble for all of us! See how refreshed/strong I am after eating a little honey!
Yonatan, “Babam halka sıkıntı verdi” diye yanıtladı, “Bakın, bu baldan biraz tadınca gözlerim nasıl da parladı!
30 If he had permitted all of us to eat from the food we took from our enemies while we were pursuing them, we would have been able to kill many more of their soldiers!”
Bugün halk düşmanlarından yağmaladığı yiyeceklerden özgürce yeseydi, çok daha iyi olurdu! O zaman Filistliler'in yenilgisi de daha ağır olmaz mıydı?”
31 The Israelis pursued and killed Philistia soldiers all that day, from Micmash [town west] to Aijalon. But they continued to become weaker from being hungry.
O gün İsrailliler, Filistliler'i Mikmas'tan Ayalon'a kadar yenilgiye uğrattılar. Ama İsrail askerleri o kadar bitkindi ki,
32 They had taken [many] sheep and cattle that the Philistia soldiers had abandoned. Now, because they were extremely hungry, they butchered some of those animals and ate the meat without draining the blood from the animals.
yağmaladıkları mallara saldırdılar; davarları, sığırları, buzağıları yakaladıkları gibi hemen oracıkta kesip kanını akıtmadan yediler.
33 One of the soldiers told Saul, “Look! The men are sinning against Yahweh by eating meat that still has blood in it!” Saul replied [to the men who were near him], “They have disobeyed Yahweh! Roll a large stone over here!”
Durumu Saul'a bildirerek, “Bak, askerlerin kanlı eti yemekle RAB'be karşı günah işliyor!” dediler. Bunun üzerine Saul, “Hainlik ettiniz!” dedi, “Hemen büyük bir taş yuvarlayın bana.”
34 After they did that, he said to those men, “Go and tell all the soldiers that each of them must bring an ox or a sheep to me, and kill it here on this stone, [and drain the blood] before he eats any of the meat. They should not sin against Yahweh by eating meat [from some animal] without draining its blood.” So that night all the soldiers brought animals and slaughtered them there. Then Saul built an altar to [worship] Yahweh.
Sonra ekledi: “Halkın arasına varıp herkesin öküzünü, koyununu bana getirmesini söyleyin. Onları burada kesip yesinler. Eti kanıyla birlikte yiyerek RAB'be karşı günah işlemeyin.” O gece herkes öküzünü getirip orada kesti.
35 That was the first [time that he built an] altar for Yahweh.
O sırada Saul RAB'be bir sunak yaptı. RAB'be yaptığı ilk sunaktı bu.
36 Then Saul said [to the Israeli soldiers], “Let’s pursue the Philistia soldiers tonight. We can attack them all night. We will not allow any of them to escape alive.” The Israeli soldiers answered, “We will do whatever you think is the best thing for us to do.” But the priest said, “We should ask Yahweh [what he thinks we should do].”
Saul adamlarına, “Haydi, bu gece Filistliler'e saldıralım” dedi, “Tan ağarıncaya dek mallarını yağmalayalım, onlardan bir tekini bile sağ bırakmayalım.” Adamlar, “Sence uygun olan neyse onu yap” diye karşılık verdiler. Ama kâhin, “Burada Tanrı'ya danışalım” dedi.
37 So Saul asked God, “Should we pursue the Philistine soldiers? Will you enable us to defeat them?” But God did not answer Saul that day.
Bunun üzerine Saul Tanrı'ya, “Filistliler'e saldırmaya gideyim mi? Onları İsrailliler'in eline teslim edecek misin?” diye sordu. Ama Tanrı o gün yanıt vermedi.
38 Then Saul summoned all the leaders of his army. He said to them, “[I am sure that God has not answered me because] someone has sinned. We must find out what sin someone has committed.
Bunun için Saul, “Ey halkın önderleri! Buraya yaklaşın da bugün işlenen bu günahın nasıl işlendiğini ortaya çıkaralım” dedi,
39 Yahweh has rescued us [from the Philistia army]. Just as certain as Yahweh lives, whoever has sinned must be executed. Even if it is my son Jonathan who has sinned, he must be executed.” [His men knew who was guilty], but none of them said anything [to Saul].
“İsrail'i kurtaran yaşayan RAB'bin adıyla derim ki, bu günaha yol açan oğlum Yonatan bile olsa kesinlikle öldürülecektir.” Ama kimse bir şey söylemedi.
40 Then Saul said to all the Israeli soldiers, “You stand on one side. My son Jonathan and I will stand on the other side.” His men replied, “Do whatever you think is best.”
Bunun üzerine Saul halka, “Siz bir yanda durun, oğlum Yonatan'la ben öbür yanda duracağız” dedi. Halk, “Sence uygun olan neyse onu yap” diye karşılık verdi.
41 Then Saul prayed to Yahweh, the Israelis’ God, “Tell me who is guilty and who is not guilty.” Then the priest (cast lots/threw the stones that were marked), and they indicated that it was [either] Jonathan or Saul who was the guilty one, and that the other men were not guilty.
Saul İsrail'in Tanrısı RAB'be, “Bana doğru yanıtı ver” dedi. Kura Yonatan'la Saul'a düştü, halk aklandı.
42 Then Saul said to the priest, “Throw the stones again to indicate which of us two is guilty.” So he did, and the stones indicated that Jonathan was the guilty one.
Saul bu kez, “Benimle oğlum Yonatan arasında kura çekin” dedi. Kura Yonatan'a düştü.
43 Then Saul said to Jonathan, “Tell me what you have done [that was wrong].” Jonathan replied, “I ate a little bit of honey. It was only a little bit that was on the end of my stick. Do I [deserve to be] executed [because of doing that]?”
Bunun üzerine Saul Yonatan'a, “Söyle bana, ne yaptın?” diye sordu. Yonatan, “Ben yalnızca elimdeki değneğin ucuyla biraz bal alıp tattım. Şimdi ölmem mi gerek?” diye karşılık verdi.
44 Saul replied, “Yes, you must be executed! I hope/wish that God will strike me and kill me if you are not executed for having done that!”
Saul, “Yonatan, eğer seni öldürtmezsem, Tanrı bana aynısını, hatta daha kötüsünü yapsın!” dedi.
45 But the Israeli soldiers said to Saul, “Jonathan has won a great victory for all us Israelis. Should he be executed for eating some honey [RHQ]? Certainly not! Just as surely as Yahweh lives, we will not allow you to injure him in any manner [IDM], [because] today God helped Jonathan [to kill many soldiers of the Philistia army]!” So [by saying that] the Israeli soldiers rescued Jonathan, and he was not executed.
Ama halk Saul'a, “İsrail'i bu büyük zafere ulaştıran Yonatan'ı mı öldürteceksin?” dedi, “Asla! Yaşayan RAB'bin adıyla deriz ki, saçının bir teline bile zarar gelmeyecektir. Çünkü bugün o ne yaptıysa Tanrı'nın yardımıyla yapmıştır.” Böylece halk Yonatan'ı öldürülmekten kurtardı.
46 Then Saul ordered his soldiers to stop pursuing the Philistia army, so the Philistia soldiers returned to their homes.
Bundan sonra Saul Filistliler'i kovalamaktan vazgeçti. Filistliler de yerlerine döndüler.
47 After Saul became the ruler/king of the Israeli people, his army fought against their enemies in many areas. They fought against armies of the Moab people-group, the Ammon people-group, the Edom people-group, the kings of Zobah [city/area], and the Philistia people-group. Wherever the Israeli army fought, they defeated their enemies.
Saul İsrail'e kral atandıktan sonra, her yandaki düşmanlarına –Moav, Ammon, Edom halkları, Sova kralları ve Filistliler'e– karşı savaştı. Gittiği her yerde zafer kazandı.
48 Saul’s army fought bravely and defeated the [very tall] descendants of Amalek. His army rescued the Israelis from those who had (plundered/forcefully taken things from) them.
Yiğitçe savaşarak Amalekliler'i yenilgiye uğrattı, İsrailliler'i düşmanın yağmasından kurtardı.
49 Saul’s sons were Jonathan, Ishbosheth, and Malchishua. He also had two daughters, Merab and her younger sister Michal.
Saul'un oğulları Yonatan, Yişvi ve Malkişua idi. İki kızından büyüğünün adı Merav, küçüğünün adı Mikal'dı.
50 Saul’s wife was Ahinoam, the daughter of Ahimaaz. The commander of Saul’s army was Abner, who was the son of Saul’s uncle Ner.
Karısı, Ahimaas'ın kızı Ahinoam'dı. Ordusunun başkomutanı amcası Ner oğlu Avner'di.
51 Saul’s father Kish and Abner’s father Ner were both sons of Abiel.
Saul'un babası Kiş'le Avner'in babası Ner, Aviel'in oğullarıydı.
52 All the time that Saul was alive, his army fought against the Philistia army. And whenever Saul saw a young man who was (brave/not afraid to fight) and strong, he forced him to join his army.
Saul yaşamı boyunca Filistliler'le kıyasıya savaştı. Nerede yiğit, güçlü birini görse kendi ordusuna kattı.
