< 1 Књига Самуилова 13 >

1 Кад Саул би цар годину дана (а царова две године над Израиљем),
Saul was no longer a young man when he became the king. He ruled Israel for 42 years.
2 Изабра себи Саул три хиљаде између синова Израиљевих; и беху код Саула две хиљаде у Михмасу и у гори ветиљској, а једна хиљада с Јонатаном у Гаваји Венијаминовој; а остали народ распусти у шаторе њихове.
[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 Јонатан поби стражу филистејску која беше у Гаваји, и чуше за то Филистеји. А Саул заповеди, те трубише у трубе по свој земљи говорећи: Нека чују Јевреји.
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 И тако чу сав Израиљ где рекоше: Поби Саул стражу филистејску; и стога Израиљ омрзну Филистејима. И сазван би народ за Саулом у 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 А Филистеји се скупише да војују на Израиља, тридесет хиљада кола и шест хиљада коњика, и мноштво народа као песак на брегу морском; и изашавши стадоше у логор у Михмасу, с истока од Вен-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 И Израиљци се видеше у невољи, јер народ би притешњен; те се сакри у пећине и у честе и у камењаке и у раселине и у јаме.
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 други Јевреји пређоше преко Јордана у земљу Гадову и Галадову. А Саул још беше у Галгалу, и сав народ што иђаше за њим беше у страху.
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 почека седам дана до рока Самуиловог. Али Самуило не дође у Галгал; те се народ стаде разлазити од њега.
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 Тада рече Саул: Додајте ми жртву паљеницу и жртве захвалне. И принесе жртву паљеницу.
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 И кад принесе жртву паљеницу, гле, дође Самуило. И Саул изађе му на сусрет да га поздрави.
And just as he was finished burning those offerings, Samuel arrived. Saul went to greet him.
11 А Самуило му рече: Шта си учинио? А Саул одговори: Кад видех где се народ разлази од мене, а ти не дође до рока, и Филистеји се скупили у Михмасу,
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 Рекох: Сад ће ударити Филистеји на ме у Галгал, а ја се још не помолих Господу: те се усудих и принесох жртву паљеницу.
“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 Тада рече Самуило Саулу: Лудо си радио што ниси држао заповести Господа Бога свог, коју ти је заповедао; јер би сада Господ утврдио царство твоје над Израиљем довека.
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 А сада царство твоје неће се одржати. Господ је нашао себи човека по срцу свом, и њему је заповедио Господ да буде вођ народу Његовом, јер ниси држао шта ти је заповедио Господ.
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 Потом диже се Самуило и отиде из Галгала у Гавају Венијаминову. И Саул изброја народ који оста код њега, и беше га до шест стотина људи.
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 И Саул и син му Јонатан и народ што беше с њима, стајаху у Гаваји Венијаминовој; а Филистеји стајаху у логору у Михмасу.
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 изиђоше три чете из логора филистејског да плене: Једна чета удари путем к Офри у земљу совалску;
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 А друга чета удари путем к Вет-Орону; а трећа удари путем к међи која гледа према долини севојимској у пустињу.
One group went [west] to Beth-Horon [city]. The third group went toward the [Israeli] border, above Zeboim Valley, near the desert.
19 А у целој земљи израиљској не беше ковача, јер Филистеји рекоше: Да не би градили Јевреји мачева ни копаља.
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 Зато силажаху сви Израиљци к Филистејима кад који хтеде поклепати раоник или мотику или секиру или срп.
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 И беху се затупили раоници и мотике и виле тророге и секире, и саме остане требаше заоштрити.
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 Зато кад дође време боју, не нађе се мача ни копља ни у кога у народу који беше са Саулом и Јонатаном; само беше у Саула и у Јонатана сина његовог.
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 стража филистејска изађе у кланац код Михмаса.
Before the battle started, some Philistia men went to (the pass/a narrow place between two cliffs) outside Micmash to guard it.

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