1 Sámuel 13
1 Egyéves volt Sául uralmában – két évig uralkodott Izrael fölött –
Saul was no longer a young man when he became the king. He ruled Israel for 42 years.
2 akkor kiválasztott magának Sául háromezret Izraelből, és voltak Sáulnál kétezren Mikhmásban és Bét-Él hegyén, és ezren voltak Jónátánnál a Benjáminbeli Gibeában; a többi népet pedig elbocsátotta, kit-kit sátraihoz.
[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.
3 És megverte Jónátán a filiszteusok őrsét, mely Gébában volt, és meghallották a filiszteusok; Sául pedig megfúvatta a harsonát az egész országban, mondván: Hadd hallják a héberek!
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]!”
4 Egész Izrael pedig hallotta, hogy mondták: megverte Sául a filiszteusok őrsét, meg rossz hírbe is keveredett Izrael a filiszteusoknál; ekkor összegyűlt a nép Sául után Gilgálba.
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.”
5 És a filiszteusok gyülekeztek, hogy harcoljanak Izraellel: harmincezer szekér és hatezer lovas meg népség annyi mint a fövény, mely a tenger partján van, sokaságra; fölvonultak és táboroztak Mikhmásban, Bét-Áventől keletre.
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]).
6 Izrael emberei pedig látták, hogy megszorultak, mert elnyomatott a nép, akkor elrejtőzött a nép a barlangokban és bokrokban és sziklákban, az odvakban és a gödrökben;
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.
7 a Jordánon is átkeltek a héberek Gád országába és Gileádba. Sául pedig még Gilgálban volt és az egész nép sietett volt utána.
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].
8 Várakozott hét napig, a meghatározott időre, melyet mondott Sámuel, de nem jött Sámuel Gilgálba, és elszéledt mellőle a nép.
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.
9 Ekkor mondta Sául: Hozzátok ide hozzám az égőáldozatot és a békeáldozatokat; és bemutatta az égőáldozatot.
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].
10 Volt pedig, amint végzett azzal, hogy bemutassa az égőáldozatot, íme Sámuel megjött; és kiment Sául elé, hogy megáldja.
And just as he was finished burning those offerings, Samuel arrived. Saul went to greet him.
11 És mondta Sámuel: Mit cselekedtél? Mondta Sául: Mivel láttam, hogy elszéledt tőlem a nép, te meg nem jöttél a meghatározott napokon belül, a filiszteusok pedig gyülekeznek Mikhmásba;
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.
12 mondtam tehát most majd lejönnek ellenem a filiszteusok Gilgálba, holott az Örökkévalóhoz nem könyörögtem volt; erőt vettem tehát magamon és bemutattam az égőáldozatot.
“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].”
13 És szólt Sámuel Sáulhoz: Balgának bizonyultál! Nem őrizted meg az Örökkévalónak, Istenednek parancsolatát, melyet neked parancsolt. Bizony, most megszilárdította volna az Örökkévaló királyságodat Izrael fölött mindörökre.
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.
14 Most pedig királyságod nem fog megállni; keresett valakit az Örökkévaló magának szíve szerint és fejedelemnek rendelte őt az Örökkévaló népe fölé, mert nem őrizted meg azt, amit neked parancsolt az Örökkévaló.
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.”
15 Fölkelt Sámuel és fölment Gilgálból a Benjáminbeli Gibeába. Megszámlálta. Sául a nála meglevő népet: mintegy hatszáz embert.
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].
16 Sául pedig és fia Jónátán meg a velük meglevő nép maradtak a Benjáminbeli Gébában; a filiszteusok meg táboroztak Mikhmásban.
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.
17 És kivonult a pusztító had a filiszteusok táborából három csapatban: az egyik csapat fordult Ofra felé Súál vidékére;
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].
18 a másik csapat fordult Bét-Chórón felé, és a harmadik csapat fordult azon határ felé, mely a Czebóím völgyére tekint a pusztának.
One group went [west] to Beth-Horon [city]. The third group went toward the [Israeli] border, above Zeboim Valley, near the desert.
19 Kovács pedig nem találtatott Izrael egész országában, mert azt mondták volt a filiszteusok nehogy készítsenek a héberek kardot vagy dárdát.
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.
20 Így lement egész Izrael a filiszteusokhoz, hogy megköszörülje ki-ki az ő ekevasát, kapáját, fejszéjét és ásóját.
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.
21 Vagy szolgált a sokélű reszelő az ásóknál, a kapáknál, a hármas villáknál és a fejszéknél, meg ösztöke beigazításánál.
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).
22 Volt tehát harc napján, nem találtatott kard és dárda az egész nép kezében, mely Sáullal és Jónátánnak volt; de találtatott Sáulnál és fiánál, Jónátánnál.
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].
23 És kivonult a filiszteusok őrse Mikhmás szorosához.
Before the battle started, some Philistia men went to (the pass/a narrow place between two cliffs) outside Micmash to guard it.
