1 Samuel 13

1 Saul was thirty years old when he began to reign; when he had reigned forty years over Israel,

Saul var....År ved sin Tronbestigelse, og han herskede i....År over Israel.

2 he chose three thousand men of Israel. Two thousand were with him in Michmash and in the hill country of Bethel, while a thousand were with Jonathan in Gibeah of Benjamin. The rest of the soldiers he sent home, each man to his tent.

Saul udvalgte sig 3000 Mand af Israel; af dem var 2000 hos Saul i Mikmas og i Bjergene ved Betel, 1000 hos Jonatan i Gibea i Benjamin; Resten af Krigerne lod han gå hver til sit.

3 Jonathan defeated the garrison of the Philistines that was at Geba and the Philistines heard of it. Then Saul blew the trumpet throughout all the land, saying, “Let the Hebrews hear.”

Da fældede Jonatan Filisternes Foged i Geba. Det kom nu Filisterne for Øre, at Hebræerne havde revet sig løs. Men Saul havde ladet støde i Hornet hele Landet over,

4 All Israel heard that Saul had defeated the garrison of the Philistines, and also that Israel had become a rotten smell to the Philistines. Then the soldiers were summoned together to join Saul at Gilgal.

og hele Israel hørte, at Saul havde fældet Filisternes Foged, og at Israel havde vakt Filisternes Vrede. Og Folket stævnedes sammen i Gilgal til at følge Saul,

5 The Philistines gathered together to fight against Israel, with three thousand chariots, six thousand men to drive the chariots, and troops as numerous as the sand on the seashore. They came up and encamped at Michmash, east of Beth Aven.

men Filisterne havde samlet sig til Kamp mod Israel, 3000 Stridsvogne, 6000 Ryttere og Fodfolk så talrigt som Sandet ved Havets Bred, og de drog op og lejrede sig i Mikmas lige over for Bet-Aven.

6 When the men of Israel saw that they were in trouble—for the people were distressed, the people hid in caves, in the underbrush, in rocks, in wells, and in pits.

Da Israels Mænd skønnede, hvilken Fare de var i thi Folket blev trængt, skjulte Folket sig i Huler, Jordhuller, Klipperevner, Gruber og Cisterner

7 Some of the Hebrews went over the Jordan to the land of Gad and Gilead. But Saul was still at Gilgal, and all the people followed him trembling.

eller gik over Jordans Vadesteder til Gads og Gileads Land. Men Saul var endnu i Gilgal, og hele Folket fulgte ham med Frygt i Sind.

8 He waited seven days, the time Samuel had set. But Samuel did not come to Gilgal, and the people were scattering from Saul.

Han ventede syv Dage til den Tid, Samuel havde fastsat; men Samuel kom ikke til Gilgal. Da Folket så spredte sig og forlod Saul,

9 Saul said, “Bring me the burnt offering and the peace offerings.” Then he offered the burnt offering.

sagde han: "Bring Brændofferet og Takofrene hen til mig!" Så ofrede han Brændofferet.

10 As soon as he finished offering the burnt offering Samuel arrived. Saul went out to meet him and to greet him.

Men lige som han var færdig med at ofre Brændofferet, se, da kom Samuel, og Saul gik ham i Møde for at hilse på ham.

11 Then Samuel said, “What have you done?” Saul replied, “When I saw that the people were leaving me, and that you did not come within the set time, and that the Philistines had assembled at Michmash,

Da sagde Samuel: "Hvad har du gjort!" Saul svarede: "Jeg så, at Folket spredte sig og forlod mig, men du kom ikke til den fastsatte Tid, og Filisterne samlede sig ved Mikmas;

12 I said, 'Now the Philistines will come down against me at Gilgal, and I have not sought the favor of Yahweh.' So I forced myself to offer the burnt offering.”

så tænkte jeg: Nu drager Filisterne ned til Gilgal imod mig, og jeg har endnu ikke vundet HERRENs Gunst; da tog jeg Mod til mig og bragte Brændofferet!"

13 Then Samuel said to Saul, “You have acted foolishly. You have not kept the command of Yahweh your God that he gave you. For then Yahweh would have established your rule over Israel forever.

Samuel sagde til Saul: "Tåbeligt har du handlet. Hvis du havde holdt den Befaling, HERREN din Gud gav dig, vilde HERREN nu have grundfæstet dit Kongedømme over Israel til evig Tid;

14 But now your rule will not continue. Yahweh has sought out a man after his own heart, and Yahweh has appointed him to be prince over his people, because you have not obeyed what he commanded you.”

men nu skal dit Kongedømme ikke bestå. HERREN har udsøgt sig en Mand efter sit Hjerte, og ham har HERREN kaldet til Fyrste over sit Folk, fordi du ikke holdt, hvad HERREN bød dig!"

15 Then Samuel arose and went up from Gilgal to Gibeah of Benjamin. Then Saul numbered the people who were present with him, about six hundred men.

Derpå brød Samuel op og gik bort fra Gilgal; men den tilbageblevne Del af Folket drog op i Følge med Saul for at støde til Krigerne, og de kom fra Gilgal til Gibea i Benjamin. Da mønstrede Saul de Folk, han havde hos sig, omtrent 600 Mand;

16 Saul, his son Jonathan, and the people who were present with them, stayed in Geba of Benjamin. But the Philistines camped at Michmash.

og Saul og hans Søn Jonatan og de Folk, de havde hos sig, lå i Geba i Benjamin, medens Filisterne lå lejret i Mikmas.

17 Raiders came from the camp of the Philistines in three groups. One group turned toward Ophrah, to the land of Shual.

Fra Filisternes Lejr drog så en Skare ud i tre Afdelinger for at plyndre; den ene Afdeling drog i Retning af Ofra til Sjualegnen,

18 Another group turned toward Beth Horon, and another group turned toward the border that overlooks the Valley of Zeboyim toward the wilderness.

den anden i Retning af Bet Horon og den tredje i Retning af den Høj, som rager op over Zeboimdalen, ad Ørkenen til.

19 No blacksmith could be found throughout all of Israel, because the Philistines said, “Otherwise the Hebrews would make swords or spears for themselves.”

Men der fandtes ingen Smede i hele Israels Land; thi Filisterne havde tænkt, at Hebræerne ellers kunde lave sig Sværd og Spyd;

20 But all the men of Israel used to go down to the Philistines, each to sharpen his plow points, his mattock, his ax, and his sickle.

derfor måtte hele Israel drage ned til Filisterne for at få hvæsset deres Plovjern, Hakker, Økser eller Pigkæppe;

21 The charge was two-thirds of a shekel for the plow points, and the mattocks, and one-third of a shekel for sharpening axes and for straightening the goads.

det kostede en Pim at få slebet Plovjem og Hakker og en Tredjedel Sekel for Økser og for at indsætte Pig.

22 So on the day of battle, there were no swords or spears found in the hands of any of the soldiers who were with Saul and Jonathan; only Saul and his son Jonathan had them.

Således fandtes der, den Dag Slaget stod ved Mikmas, hverken Sværd eller Spyd hos nogen af Krigerne, som var hos Saul og Jonatan; kun Saul og hans Søn Jonatan havde Våben.

23 The garrison of the Philistines went out to the pass of Michmash.

Filisternes Forpost rykkede frem til Mikmaspasset.