1 Samuel 13

1 Si Saul ay may (apat na pung) taong gulang nang siya'y magpasimulang maghari; at siya'y nagharing dalawang taon sa Israel.

Saul was no longer a young man when he became the king. He ruled Israel for 42 years.

2 At pumili si Saul para sa kaniya ng tatlong libong lalake sa Israel, na ang dalawang libo ay kasama ni Saul sa Michmas at sa bundok ng Bethel, at ang isang libo ay kasama ni Jonathan sa Gabaa ng Benjamin: at ang labis ng bayan ay sinugo niya bawa't isa sa kaniyang tolda.

[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 At sinaktan ni Jonathan ang pulutong ng mga Filisteo na nasa Geba; at nabalitaan ng mga Filisteo. At hinipan ni Saul ang pakakak sa buong lupain, na sinasabi, Marinig ng mga Hebreo.

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 At narinig nga ng buong Israel ng sabihin na sinaktan ni Saul ang pulutong ng mga Filisteo, at ang Israel naman ay naging kasuklam-suklam sa mga Filisteo. At ang bayan ay nagpipisan na sumunod kay Saul sa Gilgal.

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 At ang mga Filisteo ay nagpupulong upang lumaban sa Israel, tatlong pung libong karo, at anim na libong mangangabayo, at ang bayan na gaya ng buhangin na nasa baybayin ng dagat sa karamihan: at sila'y umahon at humantong sa Michmas sa dakong silanganan ng Beth-aven.

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 Nang makita ng mga lalake ng Israel na sila'y nasa kagipitan, (sapagka't ang bayan ay napipighati) ang bayan nga ay nagkubli sa mga yungib, at sa mga tinikan, at sa mga bato, at sa mga katibayan, at sa mga hukay.

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 Ang iba nga sa mga Hebreo ay tumawid sa Jordan na patungo sa lupain ng Gad, at ng Galaad; nguni't si Saul ay nasa Gilgal siya, at ang buong bayan ay sumunod sa kaniya na nanginginig.

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 At siya'y naghintay ng pitong araw, ayon sa takdang panahon na itinakda ni Samuel: nguni't si Samuel ay hindi naparoon sa Gilgal; at ang bayan ay nangangalat sa kaniya.

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 At sinabi ni Saul, Dalhin dito sa akin ang handog na susunugin, at ang handog tungkol sa kapayapaan. At kaniyang inihandog ang handog na susunugin.

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 At nangyari, na pagkatapos niyang maihandog ang handog na susunugin, narito, si Samuel ay dumating; at lumabas si Saul na sinalubong siya upang bumati sa kaniya.

And just as he was finished burning those offerings, Samuel arrived. Saul went to greet him.

11 At sinabi ni Samuel, Ano ang iyong ginawa? At sinabi ni Saul, Sapagka't aking nakita na ang bayan ay nangangalat sa akin, at hindi ka dumarating sa mga takdang araw, at ang mga Filisteo ay nagpupulong sa Michmas;

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 Kaya aking sinabi, Ngayo'y lulusungin ako ng mga Filisteo sa Gilgal, at hindi ko pa naipamamanhik ang kagalingan sa Panginoon: ako'y nagpumilit nga at inihandog ko ang handog na susunugin.

“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 At sinabi ni Samuel kay Saul, Gumawa kang may kamangmangan; hindi mo ginanap ang utos ng Panginoon mong Dios na iniutos niya sa iyo: sapagka't itinatag sana ng Panginoon ang kaniyang kaharian sa Israel magpakailan man.

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 Nguni't ngayon ay hindi matutuloy ang iyong kaharian: ang Panginoo'y humanap para sa kaniya ng isang lalaking ayon sa kaniyang sariling puso, at inihalal ng Panginoon siya na maging prinsipe sa kaniyang bayan, sapagka't hindi mo ginanap ang iniutos ng Panginoon sa iyo.

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 At bumangon si Samuel at umahon siya mula sa Gilgal hanggang sa Gabaa ng Benjamin. At binilang ni Saul ang bayan na nakaharap sa kaniya, na may anim na raang lalake.

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 At si Saul, at si Jonathan na kaniyang anak, at ang bayan na nakaharap sa kanila, ay tumigil sa Geba ng Benjamin: nguni't ang mga Filisteo ay humantong sa Michmas.

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 At ang mga mananamsam ay lumabas na tatlong pulutong sa kampamento ng mga Filisteo; ang isang pulutong ay lumiko sa daan na patungo sa Ophra, na patungo sa lupain ng Sual:

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 At ang isang pulutong ay lumiko sa daan na patungo sa Beth-horon at ang isang pulutong ay lumiko sa daan ng hangganan na humaharap na palusong sa libis ng Seboim sa dakong ilang.

One group went [west] to Beth-Horon [city]. The third group went toward the [Israeli] border, above Zeboim Valley, near the desert.

19 Wala ngang panday na masumpungan sa buong lupain ng Israel: sapagka't sinasabi ng mga Filisteo, Baka ang mga Hebreo ay igawa nila ng mga tabak o mga sibat:

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 Nguni't nilusong ng lahat ng mga taga Israel ang mga Filisteo upang ihasa ng bawa't lalake ang kaniyang pangararo, at ang kaniyang asarol, at ang kaniyang palakol, at ang kaniyang piko;

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 Gayon ma'y mayroon silang pangkikil sa mga piko at sa mga asarol, at sa mga kalaykay, at sa mga palakol, at upang ipang-hasa ng mga panundot.

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 Sa gayo'y nangyari, na sa araw ng pagbabaka, ay wala kahit tabak o sibat mang masumpungan sa kamay ng sinoman sa bayan na kasama ni Saul at ni Jonathan: kundi si Saul at si Jonathan na kaniyang anak ang kinasumpungan lamang.

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 At ang pulutong ng mga Filisteo ay lumabas na napatungo sa daanan ng Michmas.

Before the battle started, some Philistia men went to (the pass/a narrow place between two cliffs) outside Micmash to guard it.