1 Samuel 11
1 Então subiu Nahas, amonita, e sitiou a Jabez-gilead: e disseram todos os homens de Jabez a Nahas: Faze aliança conosco, e te serviremos.
Then about a month after this, Nahash the Ammonite came up and put his forces in position for attacking Jabesh-gilead: and all the men of Jabesh said to Nahash, Make an agreement with us and we will be your servants.
2 Porém Nahas, amonita, lhes disse: Com esta condição farei aliança convosco: que a todos vos arranque o olho direito, e assim ponha esta afronta sobre todo o Israel.
And Nahash the Ammonite said to them, I will make an agreement with you on this condition, that all your right eyes are put out; so that I may make it a cause of shame to all Israel.
3 Então os anciãos de Jabez lhe disseram: Deixa-nos por sete dias, para que enviemos mensageiros por todos os termos de Israel, e, não havendo ninguém que nos livre, então sairemos a ti.
Then the responsible men of Jabesh said to him, Give us seven days, so that we may send men to every part of Israel: and then, if no one comes to our help, we will come out to you.
4 E, vindo os mensageiros a Gibeah de Saul, falaram estas palavras aos ouvidos do povo. Então todo o povo levantou a sua voz, e chorou.
So they sent representatives to Saul's town Gibeah, and these gave the news to the people: and all the people gave themselves to weeping.
5 E eis que Saul vinha do campo, atráz dos bois; e disse Saul: Que tem o povo, que chora? E contaram-lhe as palavras dos homens de Jabez.
Now Saul came from the field, driving the oxen before him; and he said, Why are the people weeping? And they gave him word of what the men of Jabesh had said.
6 Então o espírito de Deus se apoderou de Saul, ouvindo estas palavras: e acendeu-se em grande maneira a sua ira.
And at their words, the spirit of God came on Saul with power, and he became very angry.
7 E tomou um par de bois, e cortou-os em pedaços, e os enviou a todos os termos de Israel pelas mãos dos mensageiros, dizendo: Qualquer que não sair atráz de Saul e atráz de Samuel, assim se fará aos seus bois. Então caiu o temor do Senhor sobre o povo, e sairam como um só homem
And he took two oxen and, cutting them up, sent them through all the land of Israel by the hand of runners, saying, If any man does not come out after Saul and Samuel, this will be done to his oxen. And the fear of the Lord came on the people and they came out like one man.
8 E contou-os em Bezek: e houve dos filhos de Israel trezentos mil, e dos homens de Judá trinta mil.
And he had them numbered in Bezek: the children of Israel were three hundred thousand, and the men of Judah thirty thousand.
9 Então disseram aos mensageiros que vieram: Assim direis aos homens de Jabez-gilead: Amanhã, em aquecendo o sol, vos virá livramento. Vindo pois os mensageiros, e anunciando-o aos homens de Jabez, se alegraram.
Then he said to the representatives who had come, Say to the men of Jabesh-gilead, Tomorrow, by the time the sun is high, you will be made safe. And the representatives came and gave the news to the men of Jabesh; and they were glad.
10 E os homens de Jabez disseram: amanhã sairemos a vós; então nos fareis conforme a tudo o que parecer bem aos vossos olhos.
So the men of Jabesh said, Tomorrow we will come out to you, and you may do to us whatever seems good to you.
11 E sucedeu que ao outro dia Saul pôs o povo em três companhias, e vieram ao meio do arraial pela vela da manhã, e feriram a Ammon, até que o dia aqueceu: e sucedeu que os restantes se espalharam, que não ficaram dois deles juntos.
Now on the day after, Saul put the people into three bands, and in the morning watch they came to the tents of the Ammonites, and they went on attacking them till the heat of the day: and those who were not put to death were put to flight in every direction, so that no two of them were together.
12 Então disse o povo a Samuel: Quem é aquele que dizia que Saul não reinaria sobre nós? dai cá aqueles homens, e os mataremos.
And the people said to Samuel, Who was it who said, Is Saul to be our king? give the men up, so that we may put them to death.
13 Porém Saul disse: Hoje não morrerá nenhum, pois hoje tem obrado o Senhor um livramento em Israel.
And Saul said, Not a man is to be put to death today: for today the Lord has made Israel safe.
14 E disse Samuel ao povo: Vinde, vamos nós a Gilgal, e renovemos ali o reino.
Then Samuel said to the people, Come, let us go to Gilgal and there make the kingdom strong in the hands of Saul.
15 E todo o povo partiu para Gilgal, e levantaram ali a Saul por rei perante o Senhor em Gilgal, e ofereceram ali ofertas pacíficas perante o Senhor: e Saul se alegrou muito ali com todos os homens de Israel.
So all the people went to Gilgal; and there in Gilgal they made Saul king before the Lord; and peace-offerings were offered before the Lord; and there Saul and all the men of Israel were glad with great joy.
