1 Samuel 11
1 Então Nahash, o amonita, surgiu e acampou contra Jabesh Gilead; e todos os homens de Jabesh disseram a Nahash: “Faça um pacto conosco, e nós o 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 Nahash, o amonita, disse-lhes: “Com esta condição, eu farei com que todos os seus olhos direitos sejam arrancados”. Farei esta desonra para todo 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 Os anciãos de Jabesh disseram-lhe: “Dê-nos sete dias, para que possamos enviar mensageiros a todas as fronteiras de Israel; e então, se não houver ninguém para nos salvar, nós iremos até você”.
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 Então os mensageiros vieram a Gibeah de Saul, e disseram estas palavras aos ouvidos do povo, então todo o povo levantou 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 Eis que Saul veio seguindo os bois para fora do campo; e Saul disse: “O que aflige o povo que eles choram? Eles lhe contaram as palavras dos homens de Jabesh.
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 O Espírito de Deus veio poderosamente sobre Saul quando ele ouviu essas palavras, e sua raiva ardia em chamas.
And the Spirit of God came upon Saul when he heard those tidings, and his anger was kindled greatly.
7 Ele pegou um jugo de bois e os cortou em pedaços, depois os enviou por todas as fronteiras de Israel pela mão de mensageiros, dizendo: “Quem não sair depois de Saul e depois de Samuel, assim será feito com seus bois”. O pavor de Iavé caiu sobre o povo, e eles saíram 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 Ele os contou em Bezek; e os filhos de Israel eram trezentos mil, e os 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 Eles disseram aos mensageiros que vieram: “Digam aos homens de Jabesh Gilead: 'Amanhã, quando o sol estiver quente, vocês serão resgatados'”. Os mensageiros vieram e disseram aos homens de Jabesh; e eles ficaram contentes.
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 Therefore os homens de Jabesh disseram: “Amanhã iremos até você, e você fará conosco tudo o que lhe parecer bom”.
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 No dia seguinte, Saul colocou as pessoas em três empresas; e eles vieram ao meio do acampamento na vigília da manhã, e bateram nos amonitas até o calor do dia. Os que ficaram foram dispersos, de modo que não restaram 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 O povo disse a Samuel: “Quem é aquele que disse: 'Será que Saul deve reinar sobre nós? Tragam esses homens, para que nós os matemos”!
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 Saul disse: “Nenhum homem será morto hoje; pois hoje Yahweh salvou 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 Então Samuel disse ao povo: “Venha! Vamos para Gilgal, e renovemos o reino lá”.
Then said Samuel to the people, Come, and let us go to Gilgal, and renew the kingdom there.
15 Todo o povo foi para Gilgal; e lá eles fizeram Saul rei antes de Yahweh em Gilgal. Lá ofereceram sacrifícios de ofertas de paz diante de Iavé; e lá Saul e todos os homens de Israel se regozijaram muito.
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.
