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 Nahash the Ammonite came up, and encamped against Jabeshgilead: and all the men of Jabesh said to Nahash, Make a covenant with us, and we will serve thee.
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 answered them, On this condition will I make a covenant with you, that I may thrust out all your right eyes, and lay it for a reproach upon 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.
And the elders of Jabesh said to him, Give us seven days’ respite, that we may send messengers to all the land of Israel: and then, if there is no man to save us, we will come out to thee.
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.
Then came the messengers to Gibeah of Saul, and told the tidings in the ears of the people: and all the people lifted up their voices, and wept.
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.
And, behold, Saul came after the herd out of the field; and Saul said, What aileth the people that they weep? And they told him the tidings of the men of Jabesh.
6 Então o espírito de Deus se apoderou de Saul, ouvindo estas palavras: e acendeu-se em grande maneira a sua ira.
And the Spirit of God came upon Saul when he heard those tidings, and his anger was kindled greatly.
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 a yoke of oxen, and hewed them in pieces, and sent them throughout all the land of Israel by the hands of messengers, saying, Whoever cometh not forth after Saul and after Samuel, so shall it be done to his oxen. And the fear of the LORD fell on the people, and they came out with one consent.
8 E contou-os em Bezek: e houve dos filhos de Israel trezentos mil, e dos homens de Judá trinta mil.
And when he numbered them 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.
And they said to the messengers that came, Thus shall ye say to the men of Jabeshgilead, To morrow, by the time the sun is hot, ye shall have help. And the messengers came and told it 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.
Therefore the men of Jabesh said, To morrow we will come out to you, and ye shall do with us all that seemeth 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.
And it was so on the next morning, that Saul put the people in three companies; and they came into the midst of the host in the morning watch, and slew the Ammonites until the heat of the day: and it came to pass, that they who remained were scattered, so that two of them were not left 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 is he that said, Shall Saul reign over us? bring the men, 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, There shall not a man be put to death this day: for to day the LORD hath wrought salvation in Israel.
14 E disse Samuel ao povo: Vinde, vamos nós a Gilgal, e renovemos ali o reino.
Then said Samuel to the people, Come, and let us go to Gilgal, and renew the kingdom there.
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.
And all the people went to Gilgal; and there they made Saul king before the LORD in Gilgal; and there they sacrificed sacrifices of peace offerings before the LORD; and there Saul and all the men of Israel rejoiced greatly.
