1 Samuel 11
1 Then about a month after this, Nahash the Ammonite came up and put his forces in position for attacking Jabesh-gilead: and all the men of Jabesh said to Nahash, Make an agreement with us and we will be your servants.
Siden efter drog Ammoniten Nahasj op og belejrede Jabesj i Gilead. Da sagde alle Mændene i Jabesj til Nahasj: »Slut Pagt med os, saa vil vi underkaste os!«
2 And Nahash the Ammonite said to them, I will make an agreement with you on this condition, that all your right eyes are put out; so that I may make it a cause of shame to all Israel.
Men Ammoniten Nahasj svarede: »Ja, paa det Vilkaar vil jeg slutte Pagt med eder, at jeg maa stikke det højre Øje ud paa enhver af eder til Forsmædelse for hele Israel!«
3 Then the responsible men of Jabesh said to him, Give us seven days, so that we may send men to every part of Israel: and then, if no one comes to our help, we will come out to you.
Da sagde de Ældste i Jabesj til ham: »Giv os syv Dages Frist, saa vi kan sende Bud rundt i hele Israels Land; hvis saa ingen kommer os til Hjælp, vil vi overgive os til dig!«
4 So they sent representatives to Saul's town Gibeah, and these gave the news to the people: and all the people gave themselves to weeping.
Da Sendebudene kom til Sauls Gibea og forebragte Folket Sagen, brast hele Folket i Graad.
5 Now Saul came from the field, driving the oxen before him; and he said, Why are the people weeping? And they gave him word of what the men of Jabesh had said.
Og se, Saul kom netop hjem med sine Okser fra Marken, og han spurgte: »Hvad er der i Vejen med Folket, siden det græder?« De fortalte ham da, hvad Mændene fra Jabesj havde sagt;
6 And at their words, the spirit of God came on Saul with power, and he became very angry.
og da Saul hørte det, overvældede Guds Aand ham, og hans Vrede blussede heftigt op.
7 And he took two oxen and, cutting them up, sent them through all the land of Israel by the hand of runners, saying, If any man does not come out after Saul and Samuel, this will be done to his oxen. And the fear of the Lord came on the people and they came out like one man.
Saa tog han et Spand Okser og sønderhuggede dem, sendte Folk ud med Stykkerne i hele Israels Land og lod sige: »Hvis nogen ikke følger Saul og Samuel, skal der handles saaledes med hans Okser!« Da faldt en HERRENS Rædsel over Folket, saa de alle som een drog ud.
8 And he had them numbered in Bezek: the children of Israel were three hundred thousand, and the men of Judah thirty thousand.
Og han mønstrede dem i Bezek, og der var 300 000 Israeliter og 30 000 Judæere.
9 Then he said to the representatives who had come, Say to the men of Jabesh-gilead, Tomorrow, by the time the sun is high, you will be made safe. And the representatives came and gave the news to the men of Jabesh; and they were glad.
Derpaa sagde han til Sendebudene, som var kommet: »Saaledes skal I sige til Mændene i Jabesj i Gilead: I Morgen, naar Solen begynder at brænde, skal I faa Hjælp!« Da Sendebudene kom og meddelte Mændene i Jabesj det, blev de glade.
10 So the men of Jabesh said, Tomorrow we will come out to you, and you may do to us whatever seems good to you.
Og Mændene i Jabesj sagde: »I Morgen vil vi overgive os til eder, saa kan I gøre med os, hvad I finder for godt!«
11 Now on the day after, Saul put the people into three bands, and in the morning watch they came to the tents of the Ammonites, and they went on attacking them till the heat of the day: and those who were not put to death were put to flight in every direction, so that no two of them were together.
Dagen efter delte Saul Hæren i tre Afdelinger, og de trængte ind i Lejren ved Morgenvagten og huggede ned blandt Ammoniterne, til det blev hedt; og de, som undslap, splittedes til alle Sider, saa ikke to og to blev sammen.
12 And the people said to Samuel, Who was it who said, Is Saul to be our king? give the men up, so that we may put them to death.
Da sagde Folket til Samuel: »Hvem var det, som sagde: Skal Saul være Konge over os? Bring os de Mænd, at vi kan slaa dem ihjel!«
13 And Saul said, Not a man is to be put to death today: for today the Lord has made Israel safe.
Men Saul sagde: »I Dag skal ingen slaas ihjel; thi i Dag har HERREN givet Israel Sejr!«
14 Then Samuel said to the people, Come, let us go to Gilgal and there make the kingdom strong in the hands of Saul.
Da sagde Samuel til Folket: »Kom, lad os gaa til Gilgal og gentage Kongevalget der!«
15 So all the people went to Gilgal; and there in Gilgal they made Saul king before the Lord; and peace-offerings were offered before the Lord; and there Saul and all the men of Israel were glad with great joy.
Saa gik hele Folket til Gilgal og gjorde Saul til Konge for HERRENS Aasyn der i Gilgal, og de bragte Takofre der for HERRENS Aasyn. Og Saul og alle Israels Mænd var højlig glade.
