1 Samuel 11
1 Nahaṣi ará Ammoni gòkè lọ, ó sì dó ti Jabesi Gileadi, gbogbo ọkùnrin Jabesi sì wí fún Nahaṣi pé, “Bá wa dá májẹ̀mú, àwa yóò sì máa sìn ọ́.”
Then Nahash the Ammonite went and laid seige to Jabesh Gilead. All the men of Jabesh said to Nahash, “Make a covenant with us, and we will serve you.”
2 Ṣùgbọ́n Nahaṣi ará Ammoni sì wí fún un pé, “Nípa èyí ni èmi yóò fi bá a yín ṣe ìpinnu, nípa yíyọ gbogbo ojú ọ̀tún yín kúrò, èmi yóò ṣì fi yín ṣe ẹlẹ́yà lójú gbogbo Israẹli.”
Nahash the Ammonite replied, “On this condition will I make a treaty with you, that I gouge out all of your right eyes, and in this way bring disgrace on all Israel.”
3 Àwọn àgbàgbà Jabesi sì wí fún un pé, “Fún wa ní ọjọ́ méje kí àwa lè rán oníṣẹ́ sí gbogbo Israẹli; àti agbègbè bí ẹni kankan kò bá sì jáde láti gbà wá, àwa yóò fi ara wa fún ọ.”
Then the elders of Jabesh replied to him, “Leave us alone for seven days, so that we may send messengers to all the territory of Israel. Then, if there is no one to save us, we will surrender to you.”
4 Nígbà tí àwọn ìránṣẹ́ náà sì wá sí Gibeah tí ó jẹ́ ìlú Saulu, wọ́n sọ ọ̀rọ̀ wọ̀nyí fún àwọn ènìyàn, gbogbo wọn gbé ohùn wọn sókè, wọ́n sì sọkún.
The messengers came to Gibeah, where Saul lived, and told the people what had happened. All the people wept loudly.
5 Nígbà náà gan an ni Saulu padà wá láti pápá, pẹ̀lú màlúù rẹ̀, ó sì béèrè pé, “Kín ni ohun tí ó ṣẹlẹ̀ sí àwọn ènìyàn? Èéṣe tí wọ́n fi ń sọkún?” Nígbà náà ni wọ́n tún sọ fún wọn ọ̀rọ̀ àwọn ọkùnrin Jabesi.
Now Saul was following the oxen out of the field. Saul said, “What is wrong with the people that they are weeping?” They told Saul what the men of Jabesh had said.
6 Nígbà tí Saulu sì gbọ́ ọ̀rọ̀ wọn, Ẹ̀mí Ọlọ́run sì bà lé e pẹ̀lú agbára, inú rẹ̀ sì ru sókè.
When Saul heard what they said, the Spirit of God rushed upon him, and he was very angry.
7 Ó sì mú màlúù méjì, ó gé wọn sí wẹ́wẹ́, ó sì rán ẹyẹẹyọ sí gbogbo Israẹli nípa ọwọ́ àwọn ìránṣẹ́ náà, ó ní i ẹ kéde pé, “Èyí ni a ó ṣe sí màlúù ẹnikẹ́ni tí kò bá tọ Saulu àti Samuẹli lẹ́yìn.” Nígbà náà ni ìbẹ̀rù Olúwa sì mú àwọn ènìyàn, wọ́n sì jáde bí ènìyàn kan ṣoṣo.
He took a yoke of oxen, cut them into pieces, and sent them throughout all the territory of Israel with the messengers. He said, “Whoever does not come out after Saul and after Samuel, this is what will be done to his oxen.” Then the terror of Yahweh fell on the people, and they came out together as one man.
8 Nígbà tí Saulu sì kó wọn jọ ní Beseki, àwọn ọkùnrin Israẹli tí a kà jẹ́ ọ̀kẹ́ mẹ́ẹ̀ẹ́dógún, àwọn ọkùnrin Juda sì jẹ́ ẹgbàá mẹ́ẹ̀ẹ́dógún.
When he mustered them at Bezek, the people of Israel were three hundred thousand, and the men of Judah thirty thousand.
9 Wọ́n sì sọ fún àwọn ìránṣẹ́ tí ó wá pé, “Sọ fún àwọn ọkùnrin Jabesi Gileadi pé, ní àkókò tí oòrùn bá mú lọ́la, àwa yóò gbà yín sílẹ̀.” Nígbà tí àwọn ìránṣẹ́ náà lọ tí wọ́n sì sọ èyí fún àwọn ọkùnrin Jabesi, inú wọn sì dùn.
They said to the messengers that came, “You will tell the men of Jabesh Gilead, 'Tomorrow, by the time the sun is hot, you will be rescued.'” So the messengers went and told the men of Jabesh, and they were glad.
10 Wọ́n sọ fún àwọn ará Jabesi pé, “Àwa yóò fi ara wa fún un yín ní ọ̀la, kí ẹ̀yin kí ó ṣe gbogbo èyí tí ó tọ́ lójú yín sí wa.”
Then the men of Jabesh said to Nahash, “Tomorrow we will surrender to you, and you can do to us whatever seems good to you.”
11 Ní ọjọ́ kejì Saulu pín àwọn ọkùnrin rẹ̀ sí ipa mẹ́ta, wọ́n sì ya wọ àgọ́ àwọn ará Ammoni ní ìṣọ́ òwúrọ̀, wọ́n sì pa wọ́n títí di ìmóoru ọjọ́. Àwọn tókù wọ́n sì fọ́nká, tó bẹ́ẹ̀ tí méjì wọn kò kù sí ibìkan.
The next day Saul put the people in three groups. They came into the middle of the camp during the morning watch, and they attacked and defeated the Ammonites until the heat of the day. Those who survived were scattered, so that no two of them were left together.
12 Àwọn ènìyàn sọ fún Samuẹli pé, “Ta ni ó béèrè wí pé, Saulu yóò ha jẹ ọba lórí wa? Mú àwọn ọkùnrin náà wá, a ó sì pa wọ́n.”
Then the people said to Samuel, “Who was it who said, 'Will Saul reign over us?' Bring the men, so we can put them to death.”
13 Ṣùgbọ́n Saulu wí pé, “A kì yóò pa ẹnikẹ́ni lónìí, nítorí lónìí yìí ni Olúwa ṣiṣẹ́ ìgbàlà ní Israẹli.”
But Saul said, “No one must be put to death this day, because today Yahweh has rescued Israel.”
14 Nígbà náà ni Samuẹli wí fún àwọn ènìyàn pé, “Ẹ wá, ẹ jẹ́ kí a lọ sí Gilgali, kí a lè fi ẹsẹ̀ Saulu múlẹ̀ bí ọba.”
Then Samuel said to the people, “Come, let us go to Gilgal and renew the monarchy there.”
15 Nítorí náà gbogbo ènìyàn lọ sí Gilgali, wọn sí fi Saulu jẹ ọba ní iwájú Olúwa. Níbẹ̀, ni wọn ti rú ẹbọ ìrẹ́pọ̀ ní iwájú Olúwa, Saulu àti gbogbo Israẹli ṣe àjọyọ̀ ńlá.
So all the people went to Gilgal and made Saul king before Yahweh in Gilgal. There they sacrificed peace offerings before Yahweh, and Saul and all the men of Israel rejoiced greatly.
