1 Samuel 11
1 Then Nahash the Ammonite went and laid seige to Jabesh Gilead. All the men of Jabesh said to Nahash, “Make a covenant with us, and we will serve you.”
E subiu Naás amonita, e assentou acampamento contra Jabes de Gileade. E todos os de Jabes disseram a Naás: Faze aliança conosco, e te serviremos.
2 Nahash the Ammonite replied, “On this condition will I make a treaty with you, that I gouge out all of your right eyes, and in this way bring disgrace on all Israel.”
E Naás amonita lhes respondeu: Com esta condição farei aliança convosco, que a cada um de todos vós tire o olho direito, e ponha esta afronta sobre todo Israel.
3 Then the elders of Jabesh replied to him, “Leave us alone for seven days, so that we may send messengers to all the territory of Israel. Then, if there is no one to save us, we will surrender to you.”
Então os anciãos de Jabes lhe disseram: Dá-nos sete dias, para que enviemos mensageiros a todos os termos de Israel; e se ninguém houver que nos defenda, sairemos a ti.
4 The messengers came to Gibeah, where Saul lived, and told the people what had happened. All the people wept loudly.
E chegando os mensageiros a Gibeá de Saul, disseram estas palavras em ouvidos do povo; e todo o povo chorou a voz em grito.
5 Now Saul was following the oxen out of the field. Saul said, “What is wrong with the people that they are weeping?” They told Saul what the men of Jabesh had said.
E eis que Saul que vinha do campo, atrás os bois; e disse Saul: Que tem o povo, que choram? E contaram-lhe as palavras dos homens de Jabes.
6 When Saul heard what they said, the Spirit of God rushed upon him, and he was very angry.
E o espírito de Deus arrebatou a Saul em ouvindo estas palavras, e acendeu-se em ira em grande maneira.
7 He took a yoke of oxen, cut them into pieces, and sent them throughout all the territory of Israel with the messengers. He said, “Whoever does not come out after Saul and after Samuel, this is what will be done to his oxen.” Then the terror of Yahweh fell on the people, and they came out together as one man.
E tomando um par de bois, cortou-os em peças, e enviou-as por todos os termos de Israel por meio de mensageiros, dizendo: Qualquer um que não sair após Saul e após Samuel, assim será feito a seus bois. E caiu temor do SENHOR sobre o povo,
8 When he mustered them at Bezek, the people of Israel were three hundred thousand, and the men of Judah thirty thousand.
E contou-lhes em Bezeque; e foram os filhos de Israel trezentos mil, e trinta mil os homens de Judá.
9 They said to the messengers that came, “You will tell the men of Jabesh Gilead, 'Tomorrow, by the time the sun is hot, you will be rescued.'” So the messengers went and told the men of Jabesh, and they were glad.
E responderam aos mensageiros que haviam vindo: Assim direis aos de Jabes de Gileade: Amanhã em aquecendo o sol, tereis salvamento. E vieram os mensageiros, e declararam-no aos de Jabes, os quais se alegraram.
10 Then the men of Jabesh said to Nahash, “Tomorrow we will surrender to you, and you can do to us whatever seems good to you.”
E os de Jabes disseram: Amanhã sairemos a vós, para que façais conosco tudo o que bem vos parecer.
11 The next day Saul put the people in three groups. They came into the middle of the camp during the morning watch, and they attacked and defeated the Ammonites until the heat of the day. Those who survived were scattered, so that no two of them were left together.
E o dia seguinte dispôs Saul o povo em três esquadrões, e entraram em meio do acampamento à vigília da manhã, e feriram aos amonitas até que o dia aquecesse; e os que restaram foram dispersos, tal que não restaram dois deles juntos.
12 Then the people said to Samuel, “Who was it who said, 'Will Saul reign over us?' Bring the men, so we can put them to death.”
O povo então disse a Samuel: Quem são o que diziam: Reinará Saul sobre nós? Dai-nos esses homens, e os mataremos.
13 But Saul said, “No one must be put to death this day, because today Yahweh has rescued Israel.”
E Saul disse: Não morrerá hoje ninguém, porque hoje operou o SENHOR salvação em Israel.
14 Then Samuel said to the people, “Come, let us go to Gilgal and renew the monarchy there.”
Mas Samuel disse ao povo: Vinde, vamos a Gilgal para que renovemos ali o reino.
15 So all the people went to Gilgal and made Saul king before Yahweh in Gilgal. There they sacrificed peace offerings before Yahweh, and Saul and all the men of Israel rejoiced greatly.
E foi todo o povo a Gilgal, e investiram ali a Saul por rei diante do SENHOR em Gilgal. E sacrificaram ali vítimas pacíficas diante do SENHOR; e alegraram-se muito ali Saul e todos os de Israel.
