1 Samuel 14

1 Nangyari nga isang araw, na si Jonathan na anak ni Saul ay nagsabi sa bataan na tagadala ng kaniyang sandata, Halika at tayo'y dumaan sa pulutong ng mga Filisteo, na nasa dakong yaon. Nguni't hindi niya ipinagbigay alam sa kaniyang ama.

One day, Jonathan said to the young man who carried his weapons, “Come with me; we will go over to where the Philistia soldiers have put up their tents.” [So they went], but Jonathan did not tell his father [what they were going to do].

2 At tumigil si Saul sa kaduluduluhang bahagi ng Gabaa sa ilalim ng puno ng granada na nasa Migron: at ang bayan na nasa kaniya ay may anim na raang lalake.

On that day, Saul and the 600 soldiers who were with him were sitting around a pomegranate tree at a place where the people threshed grain, near Gibeah.

3 At si Achias na anak ni Achitob, na kapatid ni Ichabod, na anak ni Phinees, na anak ni Eli, na saserdote ng Panginoon sa Silo, ay nagsusuot ng epod. At hindi nalalaman ng bayan na si Jonathan ay yumaon.

Ahijah the priest was also there. He was wearing the sacred vest. Ahijah was the son of Ahitub, who was a brother of Ichabod. Ichabod and Ahitub were the sons of Phinehas, who was the son of Eli, who had been Yahweh’s priest at Shiloh. No one knew that Jonathan had left [the Israeli camp].

4 At sa pagitan ng mga daanan, na pinagsikapan ni Jonathan na pagdaanan ng pulutong ng mga Filisteo, ay mayroong isang tila tukang bato sa isang dako at isang tila tukang bato sa kabilang dako: at ang pangalan ng isa ay Boses at ang pangalan niyaon isa ay Sene.

Jonathan planned that he and the young man would go through a narrow (pass/place between two cliffs) to get to where the Philistia army was. The cliff on one side of the pass was named Bozez, and the other cliff was named Seneh.

5 Ang isang tila tuka ay pataas sa hilagaan sa tapat ng Michmas, at ang isa ay sa timugan sa tapat ng Gabaa.

One cliff faced north toward Micmash, and the cliff on the other side faced south toward Geba [town].

6 At sinabi ni Jonathan sa bataan na tagadala ng kaniyang sandata: Halika at tayo ay dumaan sa pulutong ng mga hindi tuling ito: marahil ang Panginoon ay tutulong sa atin: sapagka't hindi maliwag sa Panginoon na magligtas sa pamamagitan ng marami o ng kaunti.

Jonathan said to the young man who carried his weapons, “Come with me. We will go to where those (pagans/people who do not believe in Yahweh) [MTY] have set up their tents. Perhaps Yahweh will help us. It does not matter whether we are only two men or many people; nothing can hinder Yahweh from enabling us to defeat them.”

7 At sinabi sa kaniya ng tagadala niya ng sandata, Gawin mo ang buong nasa loob mo: lumiko ka, narito, ako'y sumasa iyo ayon sa nasa loob mo.

The young man who was carrying Jonathan’s weapons said, “Do what you think is the best thing for us to do. I will help you.”

8 Nang magkagayo'y sinabi ni Jonathan, Narito, tayo'y dumaan sa mga lalaking yaon, at tayo'y pakikilala sa kanila.

Then Jonathan said, “Okay, come with me. We will cross the valley to where the Philistia army is, and allow them to see us.

9 Kung kanilang sabihing ganito sa atin, Kayo'y maghintay hanggang sa kami ay dumating sa inyo; ay maghihintay nga tayo sa ating dako at hindi natin aahunin sila.

If they then say to us, ‘You two stay there until we come down to you,’ we will stay there and not go up to them.

10 Nguni't kung kanilang sabihing ganito, Ahunin ninyo kami; aahon nga tayo: sapagka't ibinigay sila ng Panginoon sa ating kamay: at ito ang magiging tanda sa atin.

But if they say to us, ‘Come up here [and fight against] us,’ that will show us that Yahweh will enable us to defeat them. Then we will go up and fight them.”

11 At kapuwa nga sila napakilala sa pulutong ng mga Filisteo: at sinabi ng mga Filisteo: Narito, ang mga Hebreo na lumabas sa mga hukay na kanilang pinagtaguan.

When the two of them crossed the valley, the Philistia soldiers saw them coming. They said, “Look! The Hebrews are crawling out of the holes in which they have been hiding!”

12 At sumagot ang mga lalake sa pulutong kay Jonathan at sa kaniyang tagadala ng sandata, at sinabi, Ahunin ninyo kami, at pagpapakitaan namin kayo ng isang bagay. At sinabi ni Jonathan sa kaniyang tagadala ng sandata, Umahon ka na kasunod ko: sapagka't ibinigay sila ng Panginoon sa kamay ng Israel.

Then the Philistia soldiers who were closest to Jonathan and the young man who carried his weapons said, “Come up here, and we will teach you something [about how to fight] [IDM]!” Jonathan said to the young man who was with him, “Come behind me and climb up, because Yahweh is going to help us to defeat them!”

13 At gumapang si Jonathan ng kaniyang mga kamay at ng kaniyang mga paa, at ang kaniyang tagadala ng sandata ay kasunod niya. At sila'y nangabuwal sa harap ni Jonathan; at ang mga yao'y pinagpapatay ng kaniyang tagadala ng sandata na kasunod niya.

So Jonathan climbed up, using his hands and his feet [because it was very steep]. The young man climbed up following him. As Jonathan climbed, he struck and killed many Philistia soldiers, and the young man who was with him killed many more as he followed behind Jonathan.

14 At yaon ang unang pagpatay na ginawa ni Jonathan at ng kaniyang tagadala ng sandata, sa may dalawang pung lalake, sa may pagitan ng kalahating akre ng lupa.

In that first battle the two of them killed about 20 Philistia soldiers in an area that was about half an acre.

15 At nagkaroon ng panginginig sa kampamento, sa parang, at sa buong bayan: ang pulutong at ang mga mananamsam ay nagsipanginig din; lumindol; sa gayo'y nagkaroon ng totoong malaking pagkayanig.

Then all the other Philistia soldiers, the ones in the camp and the ones who had been attacking the Israeli towns, ones who were out in the field much closer, panicked. Then God caused the ground to shake, and they all became terrified/very afraid.

16 At ang mga bantay ni Saul sa Gabaa ng Benjamin ay tumanaw; at, narito, ang karamihan ay nawawala at sila'y nagparoo't parito.

Saul’s (lookouts/men who were watching to see if enemies were coming) were in Gibeah [town] in the land of the tribe of Benjamin. They saw that the soldiers of the Philistia army were running away in all directions.

17 Nang magkagayo'y sinabi ni Saul sa bayan na kasama niya, Magbilang kayo ngayon at inyong tingnan kung sino ang umalis sa atin. At nang sila'y magbilang, narito, si Jonathan at ang kaniyang tagadala ng sandata ay wala roon.

Saul [realized that some of his soldiers must have attacked the Philistia army. So he] said to the soldiers who were with him, “Check to see if any of our men are not here.” So they checked, and they found out that Jonathan and the man who carried his weapons were gone.

18 At sinabi ni Saul kay Achias, Dalhin ninyo rito ang kaban ng Dios. Sapagka't ang kaban ng Dios ay nandoon nang panahong yaon sa mga anak ni Israel.

So Saul said to Ahijah [the Supreme Priest], “Bring the sacred vest here [and find out what we should do].” On that day Ahijah was wearing the sacred vest, going in front of the Israelis.

19 At nangyari, samantalang nagsasalita si Saul sa saserdote, na ang kaingay na nasa kampamento ng mga Filisteo ay lumala ng lumala: at sinabi ni Saul sa saserdote, Iurong mo ang iyong kamay.

But while Saul was talking to the priest, [he saw that] the Philistia soldiers were becoming more panicked/confused. So Saul said to Ahijah, “Take your hand down [from the sacred vest. Do not waste any more time using the marked stones in the vest to find out what Yahweh wants us to do.”]

20 At nagpipisan si Saul at ang buong bayan na nasa kaniya at naparoon sa pakikibaka: at, narito, ang tabak ng bawa't isa ay laban sa kaniyang kasama, at nagkaroon ng malaking pagkalito.

Then Saul gathered his men and they went toward the battle. They found that the Philistia soldiers were so confused that they were striking each other with their swords.

21 Ang mga Hebreo nga na napasa mga Filisteo nang una, na umahong kasama nila sa kampamento mula sa palibot ng lupain, ay nagsibalik pa rin na nakipisan sa mga Israelita na kasama ni Saul at ni Jonathan.

Before that, some of the Hebrew men had deserted their army and gone to join with the Philistia army. But now those men [revolted and] joined with Saul and Jonathan and the other Israeli soldiers.

22 Gayon din ang mga lalake sa Israel na nagsikubli sa lupaing maburol ng Ephraim, na nang kanilang mabalitaan na ang mga Filisteo ay tumakas, ay nakihabol pati sila sa kanila sa pakikipagbaka.

Some of the Israeli soldiers had previously run away and hidden in the mountains where the tribe of Ephraim lived. But when they heard that the Philistia soldiers were running away, they [came down and] joined the other Israeli soldiers and pursued the Philistia soldiers.

23 Gayon iniligtas ng Panginoon ang Israel nang araw na yaon: at ang pagbabaka ay napalipat sa Beth-aven.

So Yahweh rescued the Israelis on that day. The Israeli soldiers continued to pursue their enemies beyond Beth-Aven [town].

24 At ang mga lalake sa Israel ay namanglaw nang araw na yaon: sapagka't ibinilin ni Saul sa bayan, na sinasabi, Sumpain ang lalake na kumain ng anomang pagkain hanggang sa kinahapunan, at ako'y nakaganti sa aking mga kaaway. Sa gayo'y wala sinoman sa bayan na lumasap ng pagkain.

Before Saul’s soldiers went to the battle, Saul declared to them solemnly, “I do not want any of you to eat any food before this evening, before we have defeated all our enemies. If anyone eats anything, [Yahweh] will curse/punish him.” So none of the Israeli soldiers ate any food, and they became faint/weak because they were very hungry.

25 At ang buong bayan ay naparoon sa gubat; at may pulot sa ibabaw ng lupa.

The Israeli army went into the forest, and they found honeycombs on the ground, but they did not eat any honey.

26 At nang dumating ang bayan sa gubat, narito, ang pulot ay tumutulo nguni't walang tao na naglagay ng kaniyang kamay sa kaniyang bibig; sapagka't ang bayan ay natakot sa sumpa.

They were afraid to eat any, because they had solemnly promised that they would not eat any food.

27 Nguni't hindi narinig ni Jonathan, nang ibilin ng kaniyang ama sa bayan na may sumpa: kaya't kaniyang iniunat ang dulo ng tungkod na nasa kaniyang kamay at isinagi sa pulot, at inilagay ang kaniyang kamay sa kaniyang bibig, at ang kaniyang mga mata ay lumiwanag.

But Jonathan did not hear what his father commanded [because he had left the camp very early in the morning]. So [when he saw] a honeycomb, he dipped the end of his walking stick into it and ate some honey. After he ate the honey, he felt stronger.

28 Nang magkagayo'y sumagot ang isa sa bayan, at nagsabi, Ibiniling mahigpit ng iyong ama sa bayan na may sumpa, na sinasabi, Sumpain ang tao na kumain ng pagkain sa araw na ito. At ang bayan ay pata.

But one of the Israeli soldiers saw him and said to him, “Your father solemnly declared to us that [Yahweh] would curse/punish anyone who ate any food today. So now we are [very tired and] weak from being hungry [because we obeyed him].”

29 Nang magkagayo'y sinabi ni Jonathan, Binagabag ng aking ama ang lupain: tingnan ninyo, isinasamo ko sa inyo, kung paanong ang aking mga mata ay lumiwanag, sapagka't ako'y lumasa ng kaunti sa pulot na ito.

Jonathan exclaimed, “My father has caused trouble for all of us! See how refreshed/strong I am after eating a little honey!

30 Gaano pa kaya kung ang bayan ay kumaing may kalayaan ngayon sa samsam sa kanilang mga kaaway na kanilang nasumpungan? sapagka't hindi nagkaroon ng malaking patayan ngayon sa gitna ng mga Filisteo.

If he had permitted all of us to eat from the food we took from our enemies while we were pursuing them, we would have been able to kill many more of their soldiers!”

31 At kanilang sinaktan ang mga Filisteo nang araw na yaon mula sa Michmas hanggang sa Ajalon: at ang bayan ay totoong pata.

The Israelis pursued and killed Philistia soldiers all that day, from Micmash [town west] to Aijalon. But they continued to become weaker from being hungry.

32 At ang bayan ay dumaluhong sa samsam, at kumuha ng mga tupa, at mga baka, at mga guyang baka, at mga pinatay sa lupa: at kinain ng bayan pati ng dugo.

They had taken [many] sheep and cattle that the Philistia soldiers had abandoned. Now, because they were extremely hungry, they butchered some of those animals and ate the meat without draining the blood from the animals.

33 Nang magkagayo'y kanilang isinaysay kay Saul, na sinasabi, Narito, ang bayan ay nagkakasala laban sa Panginoon, sa kanilang pagkain ng dugo. At kaniyang sinabi, Kayo'y gumawang may paglililo: inyong igulong ang isang malaking bato sa akin sa araw na ito.

One of the soldiers told Saul, “Look! The men are sinning against Yahweh by eating meat that still has blood in it!” Saul replied [to the men who were near him], “They have disobeyed Yahweh! Roll a large stone over here!”

34 At sinabi ni Saul, Magsikalat kayo sa bayan at inyong sabihin sa kanila, Dalhin sa akin dito ng bawa't tao ang kaniyang baka, at ng bawa't tao ang kaniyang tupa, at patayin dito, at kanin; at huwag nang magkasala laban sa Panginoon sa pagkain ng dugo. At dinala ng buong bayan, bawa't tao ang kaniyang baka nang gabing yaon at pinatay roon.

After they did that, he said to those men, “Go and tell all the soldiers that each of them must bring an ox or a sheep to me, and kill it here on this stone, [and drain the blood] before he eats any of the meat. They should not sin against Yahweh by eating meat [from some animal] without draining its blood.” So that night all the soldiers brought animals and slaughtered them there. Then Saul built an altar to [worship] Yahweh.

35 At nagtayo si Saul ng isang dambana sa Panginoon: yaon ang unang dambana na itinayo niya sa Panginoon.

That was the first [time that he built an] altar for Yahweh.

36 At sinabi ni Saul, Ating lusungin na sundan ang mga Filisteo sa kinagabihan, at atin silang samsaman hanggang sa pagliliwanag sa umaga, at huwag tayong maglabi ng isang tao sa kanila. At kanilang sinabi, Gawin mo ang inaakala mong mabuti sa iyo. Nang magkagayo'y sinabi ng saserdote, Tayo'y lumapit dito sa Dios.

Then Saul said [to the Israeli soldiers], “Let’s pursue the Philistia soldiers tonight. We can attack them all night. We will not allow any of them to escape alive.” The Israeli soldiers answered, “We will do whatever you think is the best thing for us to do.” But the priest said, “We should ask Yahweh [what he thinks we should do].”

37 At si Saul ay humingi ng payo sa Dios: Lulusungin ko ba na susundan ang mga Filisteo? ibibigay mo ba sila sa kamay ng Israel? Nguni't hindi siya sinagot nang araw na yaon.

So Saul asked God, “Should we pursue the Philistine soldiers? Will you enable us to defeat them?” But God did not answer Saul that day.

38 At sinabi ni Saul, Lumapit kayo rito, kayong lahat na puno ng bayan: at maalaman at makita kung saan nanggaling ang kasalanang ito sa araw na ito.

Then Saul summoned all the leaders of his army. He said to them, “[I am sure that God has not answered me because] someone has sinned. We must find out what sin someone has committed.

39 Sapagka't buhay nga ang Panginoon na nagliligtas sa Israel, na kahit si Jonathan na aking anak, ay walang pagsalang mamatay. Nguni't walang tao sa buong bayan na sumagot sa kaniya.

Yahweh has rescued us [from the Philistia army]. Just as certain as Yahweh lives, whoever has sinned must be executed. Even if it is my son Jonathan who has sinned, he must be executed.” [His men knew who was guilty], but none of them said anything [to Saul].

40 Nang magkagayo'y sinabi niya sa buong Israel, Lumagay kayo sa isang dako, at ako at si Jonathan na aking anak ay lalagay sa kabilang dako. At sinabi ng bayan kay Saul, Gawin mo ang inaakala mong mabuti sa iyo.

Then Saul said to all the Israeli soldiers, “You stand on one side. My son Jonathan and I will stand on the other side.” His men replied, “Do whatever you think is best.”

41 Kaya sinabi ni Saul sa Panginoon, sa Dios ng Israel, Ituro mo ang matuwid. At si Jonathan at si Saul ay napili: nguni't ang bayan ay nakatanan.

Then Saul prayed to Yahweh, the Israelis’ God, “Tell me who is guilty and who is not guilty.” Then the priest (cast lots/threw the stones that were marked), and they indicated that it was [either] Jonathan or Saul who was the guilty one, and that the other men were not guilty.

42 At sinabi ni Saul, Pagsapalaran ninyo ako at si Jonathan na aking anak: at si Jonatan ay napili.

Then Saul said to the priest, “Throw the stones again to indicate which of us two is guilty.” So he did, and the stones indicated that Jonathan was the guilty one.

43 Nang magkagayo'y sinabi ni Saul kay Jonathan, Saysayin mo sa akin kung ano ang iyong ginawa. At isinaysay ni Jonathan sa kaniya, at sinabi, Tunay na ako'y lumasa ng kaunting pulot sa dulo ng tungkod na nasa aking kamay: at, narito, ako'y marapat mamatay.

Then Saul said to Jonathan, “Tell me what you have done [that was wrong].” Jonathan replied, “I ate a little bit of honey. It was only a little bit that was on the end of my stick. Do I [deserve to be] executed [because of doing that]?”

44 At sinabi ni Saul, Gawing gayon ng Dios at lalo na: sapagka't ikaw ay walang pagsalang mamamatay, Jonathan.

Saul replied, “Yes, you must be executed! I hope/wish that God will strike me and kill me if you are not executed for having done that!”

45 At sinabi ng bayan kay Saul, Mamamatay ba si Jonathan, na gumawa nitong dakilang kaligtasan sa Israel? Malayo nawa: buhay ang Panginoon, hindi malalaglag ang isang buhok ng kaniyang ulo sa lupa; sapagka't siya'y gumawa na kasama ng Dios sa araw na ito. Sa gayo'y iniligtas ng bayan si Jonathan, na anopa't siya'y hindi namatay.

But the Israeli soldiers said to Saul, “Jonathan has won a great victory for all us Israelis. Should he be executed for eating some honey [RHQ]? Certainly not! Just as surely as Yahweh lives, we will not allow you to injure him in any manner [IDM], [because] today God helped Jonathan [to kill many soldiers of the Philistia army]!” So [by saying that] the Israeli soldiers rescued Jonathan, and he was not executed.

46 Nang magkagayo'y umahon si Saul na mula sa pagsunod sa mga Filisteo: at ang mga Filisteo ay naparoon sa kanilang sariling dako.

Then Saul ordered his soldiers to stop pursuing the Philistia army, so the Philistia soldiers returned to their homes.

47 Nang masakop nga ni Saul ang kaharian sa Israel, ay bumaka siya laban sa lahat niyang mga kaaway sa bawa't dako, laban sa Moab, at laban sa mga anak ni Ammon, at laban sa Edom, at laban sa mga hari sa Soba, at laban sa mga Filisteo: at saan man siya pumihit ay kaniyang binabagabag sila.

After Saul became the ruler/king of the Israeli people, his army fought against their enemies in many areas. They fought against armies of the Moab people-group, the Ammon people-group, the Edom people-group, the kings of Zobah [city/area], and the Philistia people-group. Wherever the Israeli army fought, they defeated their enemies.

48 At kaniyang ginawang may katapangan, at sinaktan ang mga Amalecita, at iniligtas ang Israel sa mga kamay ng mga sumamsam sa kanila.

Saul’s army fought bravely and defeated the [very tall] descendants of Amalek. His army rescued the Israelis from those who had (plundered/forcefully taken things from) them.

49 Ang mga anak nga ni Saul ay si Jonathan, at si Isui, at si Melchi-sua: at ang pangalan ng kaniyang dalawang anak na babae ay ito; ang pangalan ng panganay ay Merab, at ang pangalan ng bata ay Michal:

Saul’s sons were Jonathan, Ishbosheth, and Malchishua. He also had two daughters, Merab and her younger sister Michal.

50 At ang pangalan ng asawa ni Saul ay Ahinoam, na anak ni Aimaas: at ang pangalan ng kaniyang kapitan sa hukbo ay Abner na anak ni Ner, amain ni Saul.

Saul’s wife was Ahinoam, the daughter of Ahimaaz. The commander of Saul’s army was Abner, who was the son of Saul’s uncle Ner.

51 At si Cis ay ama ni Saul; at si Ner na ama ni Abner ay anak ni Abiel.

Saul’s father Kish and Abner’s father Ner were both sons of Abiel.

52 At nagkaroon ng mahigpit na pagbabaka laban sa mga Filisteo sa lahat ng mga araw ni Saul: at sa tuwing nakakakita si Saul ng sinomang makapangyarihang lalake, o ng sinomang matapang na lalake ay kaniyang ipinagsasama.

All the time that Saul was alive, his army fought against the Philistia army. And whenever Saul saw a young man who was (brave/not afraid to fight) and strong, he forced him to join his army.