I Samuela 11

1 A HELE mai o Nahasa no ka Amona, a hoomoana ku e ia Iabesa-gileada: a olelo mai la na kanaka a pau o Iabesa ia Nahasa, E hana oe i kuikahi me makou, alaila e hookauwa aku makou nau.

Then Nahash the Ammonite came up, and encamped against Jabesh-gilead: and all the men of Jabesh said to Nahash, Make a covenant with us, and we will serve thee.

2 I mai la o Nahasa no ka Amona ia lakou, Penei ka'u e hana'i me oukou, e poalo aku au i na maka akau a pau o oukou, a kau aku ia i mea hoino maluna o ka Iseraela a pau.

And Nahash the Ammonite answered them, On this [condition] will I make [a covenant] with you, that I may thrust out all your right eyes, and lay it [for] a reproach upon all Israel.

3 Olelo aku la na lunakahiko o Iabesa ia ia, E ahonui mai oe ia makou i na la ehiku, i hoouna aku ai makou i na elele ma na wahi a pau o ka Iseraela; ina paha aohe mea nana makou e hoopakele, alaila e hele makou i ou la.

And the elders of Jabesh said to him, Give us seven days respit, that we may send messengers to all the borders of Israel: and then, if [there is] no man to save us, we will come out to thee.

4 A hele mai na elele ma Gibea no Saula, a hai mai i na olelo maloko o ka pepeiao o na kanaka: a hookiekie ae la na kanaka a pau i ko lakou leo iluna, a uwe aku la.

Then came the messengers to Gibeah of Saul, and told the tidings in the ears of the people; and all the people lifted up their voices, and wept.

5 Aia hoi, hele mai la o Saula mahope o na bipi mai kula mai, ninau mai la o, Saula, No ke aha la i uwe ai na kanaka? A hai mai lakou ia ia i na mea no na kanaka o Iabesa.

And behold, Saul came after the herd out of the field; and Saul said, What [aileth] the people that they weep? And they told him the tidings of the men of Jabesh.

6 A hiki mai ka Uhane o ke Akua maluna o Saula, a wela nui kona inaina.

And the Spirit of God came upon Saul when he heard those tidings, and his anger was kindled greatly.

7 Lawe ae la o Saula i mau bipikane kaulua, a okioki liilii ia laua, a hoouna aku la ma na lima o ka poe elele i na mokuna a pau o ka Iseraela, i ka i ana'ku, Pela e hanaia'i na bipi a ka mea hele ole mamuli o Saula a mamuli o Samuela. A kau mai la ka makau o Iehova i na kanaka, a hele mai lakou me ka manao lokahi.

And he took a yoke of oxen, and hewed them in pieces, and sent [them] throughout all the borders of Israel by the hands of messengers, saying, Whoever cometh not forth after Saul and after Samuel, so shall it be done to his oxen. And the fear of the LORD fell on the people, and they came out with one consent.

8 A helu aku la oia ia lakou ma Bezeka, akolu haneri tausani o na mamo a Iseraela, a he kanakolu tausani kanaka o ka Iuda.

And when he numbered them in Bezek, the children of Israel were three hundred thousand, and the men of Judah thirty thousand.

9 I aku la lakou i na elele i hele mai. Peneia oukou e olelo aku ai i na kanaka o Iabesa-gileada, Apopo a wela mai ka la, e hoopakeleia oukou. A hoi aku la na elele, a hoike aku la i na kanaka o Iabesa; olioli iho la lakou.

And they said to the messengers that came, thus shall ye say to the men of Jabesh-gilead, To-morrow by [the time] the sun is hot, ye shall have help. And the messengers came and showed [it] to the men of Jabesh; and they were glad.

10 No ia mea, i aku la na kanaka o Iabesa, Apopo e hele aku makou iwaho io oukou la, a e hana mai oukou ia makou i na mea a pau a oukou e makemake ai.

Therefore the men of Jabesh said, To-morrow we will come out to you, and ye shall do with us all that seemeth good to you.

11 A i ka la apopo, hoonoho iho la o Saula i na kanaka i ekolu poe; a hele lakou iwaena konu o ka poe kaua i ka moku ana o ka pawa o ke ao, a pepehi iho la i ka Amora a hiki i ka wela o ka la: a o ke koena, hele liilii aku la lakou, aole elua kanaka ma kahi hookahi.

And it was [so] on the morrow, that Saul disposed the people in three companies; and they came into the midst of the host in the morning-watch, and slew the Ammonites until the heat of the day: and it came to pass, that they who remained were scattered, so that two of them were not left together.

12 Ninau mai la na kanaka ia Samuela, Owai ka i olelo, E alii anei o Saula maluna o kakou? E lawe mai i ua poe kanaka la, a e pepehi makou ia lakou.

And the people said to Samuel, Who [is] he that said, Shall Saul reign over us? bring the men, that we may put them to death.

13 Olelo mai la o Saula, Aole e pepehiia kekahi kanaka i keia la: no ka mea, ua hana mai o Iehova i ke ola iloko o ka Iseraela i keia la.

And Saul said, There shall not a man be put to death this day: for to-day the LORD hath wrought salvation in Israel.

14 Olelo aku la o Samuela i na kanaka, Ina kakou e hele ma Gilegala, a e hookupaa ilaila i ke aupuni.

Then said Samuel to the people, Come, and let us go to Gilgal, and renew the kingdom there.

15 A hele na kanaka a pau ma Gilegala; a hooalii aku la lakou ia Saula ilaila imua o Iehova ma Gilegala: a ilaila lakou i kaumaha aku ai i na mohai hoomalu imua o Iehova; a hauoli nui iho la o Saula, a me na kanaka a pau o ka Iseraela ilaila.

And all the people went to Gilgal; and there they made Saul king before the LORD in Gilgal: and there they sacrificed sacrifices of peace-offerings before the LORD; and there Saul and all the men of Israel rejoiced greatly.