1 Samuelova 13

1 Kad Saul bi car godinu dana a carova dvije godine nad Izrailjem

Saul was thirty years old when he became king, and he reigned over Israel forty-two years.

2 Izabra sebi Saul tri tisuæe izmeðu sinova Izrailjevih; i bijahu kod Saula dvije tisuæe u Mihmasu i u gori Vetiljskoj, a jedna tisuæa s Jonatanom u Gavaji Venijaminovoj; a ostali narod raspusti u šatore njihove.

He chose for himself three thousand men of Israel: Two thousand were with Saul at Michmash and in the hill country of Bethel, and a thousand were with Jonathan in Gibeah of Benjamin. And the rest of the troops he sent away, each to his own home.

3 I Jonatan pobi stražu Filistejsku koja bješe u Gavaji, i èuše za to Filisteji. A Saul zapovjedi, te trubiše u trube po svoj zemlji govoreæi: neka èuju Jevreji.

Then Jonathan attacked the Philistine outpost at Geba, and the Philistines heard about it. So Saul blew the ram’s horn throughout the land, saying, “Let the Hebrews hear!”

4 I tako èu sav Izrailj gdje rekoše: pobi Saul stražu Filistejsku; i stoga Izrailj omrznu Filistejima. I sazvan bi narod za Saulom u Galgal.

And all Israel heard the news: “Saul has attacked an outpost of the Philistines, and now Israel has become a stench to the Philistines!” Then the people were summoned to join Saul at Gilgal.

5 A Filisteji se skupiše da vojuju na Izrailja, trideset tisuæa kola i šest tisuæa konjika, i mnoštvo naroda kao pijesak na brijegu morskom; i izašavši stadoše u oko u Mihmasu, s istoka od Vet-Avena.

Now the Philistines assembled to fight against Israel with three thousand chariots, six thousand horsemen, and troops as numerous as the sand on the seashore. They went up and camped at Michmash, east of Beth-aven.

6 I Izrailjci se vidješe u nevolji, jer narod bi pritiješnjen; te se sakri u peæine i u èeste i u kamenjake i u rasjeline i u jame.

Seeing that they were in danger because their troops were hard-pressed, the men of Israel hid in caves and thickets, among the rocks, and in cellars and cisterns.

7 A drugi Jevreji prijeðoše preko Jordana u zemlju Gadovu i Galadovu. A Saul još bijaše u Galgalu, i sav narod što iðaše za njim bijaše u strahu.

Some Hebrews even crossed the Jordan into the land of Gad and Gilead. Saul, however, remained at Gilgal, and all his troops were quaking in fear.

8 I poèeka sedam dana do roka Samuilova. Ali Samuilo ne doðe u Galgal; te se narod stade razlaziti od njega.

And Saul waited seven days for the time appointed by Samuel, but Samuel did not come to Gilgal, and the troops began to desert Saul.

9 Tada reèe Saul: dodajte mi žrtvu paljenicu i žrtve zahvalne. I prinese žrtvu paljenicu.

So he said, “Bring me the burnt offering and the peace offerings.” And he offered up the burnt offering.

10 I kad prinese žrtvu paljenicu, gle, doðe Samuilo. I Saul izide mu na susret da ga pozdravi.

Just as he finished offering the burnt offering, Samuel arrived, and Saul went out to greet him.

11 A Samuilo mu reèe: šta si uèinio? A Saul odgovori: kad vidjeh gdje se narod razlazi od mene, a ti ne doðe do roka, i Filisteji se skupili u Mihmasu,

“What have you done?” Samuel asked. And Saul replied, “When I saw that the troops were deserting me, and that you did not come at the appointed time and the Philistines were gathering at Michmash,

12 Rekoh: sad æe udariti Filisteji na me u Galgal, a ja se još ne pomolih Gospodu; te se usudih i prinesoh žrtvu paljenicu.

I thought, ‘Now the Philistines will descend upon me at Gilgal, and I have not sought the favor of the LORD.’ So I felt compelled to offer the burnt offering.”

13 Tada reèe Samuilo Saulu: ludo si radio što nijesi držao zapovijesti Gospoda Boga svojega, koju ti je zapovjedio; jer bi sada Gospod utvrdio carstvo tvoje nad Izrailjem dovijeka.

“You have acted foolishly,” Samuel declared. “You have not kept the command that the LORD your God gave you; if you had, the LORD would have established your kingdom over Israel for all time.

14 A sada carstvo tvoje neæe se održati. Gospod je našao sebi èovjeka po srcu svojemu, i njemu je zapovjedio Gospod da bude voð narodu njegovu, jer nijesi držao što ti je zapovjedio Gospod.

But now your kingdom will not endure; the LORD has sought a man after His own heart and appointed him ruler over His people, because you have not kept the command of the LORD.”

15 Potom diže se Samuilo i otide iz Galgala u Gavaju Venijaminovu. I Saul izbroji narod koji osta kod njega, i bješe ga do šest stotina ljudi.

Then Samuel set out from Gilgal and went up to Gibeah in Benjamin. And Saul numbered the troops who were with him, about six hundred men.

16 I Saul i sin mu Jonatan i narod što bješe s njima, stajahu u Gavaji Venijaminovoj; a Filisteji stajahu u okolu u Mihmasu.

Now Saul and Jonathan his son and the troops with them were staying in Geba of Benjamin, while the Philistines camped at Michmash.

17 I izidoše tri èete iz okola Filistejskoga da plijene: jedna èeta udari putem k Ofri u zemlju Sovalsku;

And raiders went out of the Philistine camp in three divisions. One headed toward Ophrah in the land of Shual,

18 A druga èeta udari putem k Vet-Oronu; a treæa udari putem k meði koja gleda prema dolini Sevojimskoj u pustinju.

another toward Beth-horon, and the third down the border road overlooking the Valley of Zeboim facing the wilderness.

19 A u cijeloj zemlji Izrailjskoj ne bješe kovaèa, jer Filisteji rekoše: da ne bi gradili Jevreji maèeva ni kopalja.

And no blacksmith could be found in all the land of Israel, because the Philistines had said, “The Hebrews must not be allowed to make swords or spears.”

20 Zato slažahu svi Izrailjci k Filistejima kad koji šæaše poklepati raonik ili motiku ili sjekiru ili srp.

Instead, all the Israelites would go down to the Philistines to sharpen their plowshares, mattocks, axes, and sickles.

21 I bijahu se zatupili raonici i motike i vile troroge i sjekire, i same ostane trebaše zaoštriti.

The charge was a pim for sharpening a plowshare or mattock, a third of a shekel for sharpening a pitchfork or an axe, and a third of a shekel for repointing an oxgoad.

22 Zato kad doðe vrijeme boju, ne naðe se maèa ni koplja ni u koga u narodu koji bješe sa Saulom i Jonatanom; samo bijaše u Saula i u Jonatana sina njegova.

So on the day of battle not a sword or spear could be found in the hands of the troops with Saul and Jonathan; only Saul and his son Jonathan had weapons.

23 I straža Filistejska izide u klanac kod Mihmasa.

And a garrison of the Philistines had gone out to the pass at Michmash.