1-я Царств 13
1 Год был по воцарении Саула, и другой год царствовал он над Израилем, как выбрал Саул себе три тысячи из Израильтян:
Saul was no longer a young man when he became the king. He ruled Israel for 42 years.
2 две тысячи были с Саулом в Михмасе и на горе Вефильской, тысяча же была с Ионафаном в Гиве Вениаминовой; а прочий народ отпустил он по домам своим.
[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 И разбил Ионафан охранный отряд Филистимский, который был в Гиве; и услышали об этом Филистимляне, а Саул протрубил трубою по всей стране, возглашая: да услышат Евреи!
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 Когда весь Израиль услышал, что разбил Саул охранный отряд Филистимский и что Израиль сделался ненавистным для Филистимлян, то народ собрался к Саулу в Галгал.
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 И собрались Филистимляне на войну против Израиля: тридцать тысяч колесниц и шесть тысяч конницы, и народа множество, как песок на берегу моря; и пришли и расположились станом в Михмасе, с восточной стороны Беф-Авена.
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 Израильтяне, видя, что они в опасности, потому что народ был стеснен, укрывались в пещерах и в ущельях, и между скалами, и в башнях, и во рвах;
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 а некоторые из Евреев переправились за Иордан в страну Гадову и Галаадскую; Саул же находился еще в Галгале, и весь народ, бывший с ним, находился в страхе.
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 И ждал он семь дней, до срока, назначенного Самуилом, а Самуил не приходил в Галгал; и стал народ разбегаться от него.
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 И сказал Саул: приведите ко мне, что назначено для жертвы всесожжения и для жертв мирных. И вознес всесожжение.
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 Но едва кончил он возношение всесожжения, вот, приходит Самуил; и вышел Саул к нему навстречу, чтобы приветствовать его.
And just as he was finished burning those offerings, Samuel arrived. Saul went to greet him.
11 Но Самуил сказал: что ты сделал? Саул отвечал: я видел, что народ разбегается от меня, а ты не приходил к назначенному времени; Филистимляне же собрались в Михмасе;
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 тогда подумал я: “теперь придут на меня Филистимляне в Галгал, а я еще не вопросил Господа”, и потому решился принести всесожжение.
“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 И сказал Самуил Саулу: худо поступил ты, что не исполнил повеления Господа Бога твоего, которое дано было тебе, ибо ныне упрочил бы Господь царствование твое над Израилем навсегда;
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 но теперь не устоять царствованию твоему; Господь найдет Себе мужа по сердцу Своему, и повелит ему Господь быть вождем народа Своего, так как ты не исполнил того, что было повелено тебе Господом.
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 И встал Самуил и пошел из Галгала в Гиву Вениаминову; оставшиеся люди пошли за Саулом навстречу неприятельскому ополчению, которое нападало на них, когда они шли из Галгала в Гиву Вениаминову; а Саул пересчитал людей, бывших с ним, до шестисот человек.
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 Саул с сыном своим Ионафаном и людьми, находившимися при них, засели в Гиве Вениаминовой и плакали; Филистимляне же стояли станом в Михмасе.
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 И вышли из стана Филистимского три отряда для опустошения земли: один направился по дороге к Офре, в округ Суаль,
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 другой отряд направился по дороге Вефоронской, а третий направился по дороге к границе долины Цевоим, к пустыне.
One group went [west] to Beth-Horon [city]. The third group went toward the [Israeli] border, above Zeboim Valley, near the desert.
19 Кузнецов не было во всей земле Израильской; ибо Филистимляне опасались, чтобы Евреи не сделали меча или копья.
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 И должны были ходить все Израильтяне к Филистимлянам оттачивать свои сошники, и свои заступы, и свои топоры, и свои кирки,
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 когда сделается щербина на острие у сошников, и у заступов, и у вил, и у топоров, или нужно рожон поправить.
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 Поэтому во время войны Михмасской не было ни меча, ни копья у всего народа, бывшего с Саулом и Ионафаном, а только нашлись они у Саула и Ионафана, сына его.
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 И вышел передовой отряд Филистимский к переправе Михмасской.
Before the battle started, some Philistia men went to (the pass/a narrow place between two cliffs) outside Micmash to guard it.
