1 Samuel 14
1 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].
Ημέραν δε τινά είπεν Ιωνάθαν, ο υιός του Σαούλ, προς τον νέον τον βαστάζοντα τα όπλα αυτού, Ελθέ, και ας περάσωμεν προς την φρουράν των Φιλισταίων, την εν τω πέραν· προς τον πατέρα αυτού όμως δεν εφανέρωσε τούτο.
2 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.
Ο δε Σαούλ εκάθητο επί του άκρου του Γαβαά, υπό την ροδιάν την εν Μιγρών· και ο λαός ο μετ' αυτού ήτο έως εξακόσιοι άνδρες·
3 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].
και Αχιά, ο υιός του Αχιτώβ, αδελφού του Ιχαβώδ, υιού του Φινεές, υιού του Ηλεί, ιερεύς του Κυρίου εν Σηλώ, φορών εφόδ. Και ο λαός δεν ήξευρεν ότι υπήγεν ο Ιωνάθαν.
4 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.
Μεταξύ δε των διαβάσεων, διά των οποίων ο Ιωνάθαν εζήτει να περάση προς την φρουράν των Φιλισταίων, ήτο απότομος βράχος εξ ενός μέρους και απότομος βράχος εκ του άλλου μέρους· και το όνομα του ενός Βοσές, το δε όνομα του άλλον Σενέ.
5 One cliff faced north toward Micmash, and the cliff on the other side faced south toward Geba [town].
Το μέτωπον του ενός βράχου ήτο προς βορράν απέναντι Μιχμάς, και το του άλλου προς νότον απέναντι Γαβαά.
6 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.”
Και είπεν ο Ιωνάθαν προς τον νέον τον βαστάζοντα τα όπλα αυτού, Ελθέ, και ας περάσωμεν προς την φρουράν των απεριτμήτων τούτων· ίσως ενεργήση ο Κύριος υπέρ ημών· διότι δεν είναι εις τον Κύριον εμπόδιον να σώση διά πολλών ή δι' ολίγων.
7 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.”
Και είπε προς αυτόν ο οπλοφόρος αυτού, Κάμε ό, τι είναι εν τη καρδία σου· προχώρει· ιδού, εγώ είμαι μετά σου κατά την καρδίαν σου.
8 Then Jonathan said, “Okay, come with me. We will cross the valley to where the Philistia army is, and allow them to see us.
Τότε είπεν ο Ιωνάθαν, Ιδού, ημείς θέλομεν περάσει προς τους άνδρας και θέλομεν δειχθή εις αυτούς·
9 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.
εάν είπωσι προς ημάς ούτω, Στάθητε έως να έλθωμεν προς εσάς· τότε θέλομεν σταθή εν τω τόπω ημών και δεν θέλομεν αναβή προς αυτούς·
10 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.”
αλλ' εάν είπωσιν ούτως, Ανάβητε προς ημάς· τότε θέλομεν αναβή· διότι ο Κύριος παρέδωκεν αυτούς εις την χείρα ημών· και τούτο θέλει είσθαι εις ημάς το σημείον.
11 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!”
Εδείχθησαν λοιπόν αμφότεροι εις την φρουράν των Φιλισταίων· και οι Φιλισταίοι είπον, Ιδού, οι Εβραίοι εξέρχονται εκ των τρυπών, όπου είχον κρυφθή.
12 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!”
Και ελάλησαν οι άνδρες της φρουράς προς τον Ιωνάθαν και προς τον βαστάζοντα τα όπλα αυτού, και είπον, Ανάβητε προς ημάς, και θέλομεν σας φανερώσει τι. Και είπεν ο Ιωνάθαν προς τον οπλοφόρον αυτού, Ανάβα κατόπιν μου· διότι παρέδωκεν αυτούς ο Κύριος εις την χείρα του Ισραήλ.
13 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.
Και ανέρπυσεν ο Ιωνάθαν με τας χείρας αυτού και με τους πόδας αυτού, και ο βαστάζων τα όπλα αυτού κατόπιν αυτού· και έπεσον έμπροσθεν του Ιωνάθαν· και ο βαστάζων τα όπλα αυτού εθανάτονεν αυτούς κατόπιν αυτού.
14 In that first battle the two of them killed about 20 Philistia soldiers in an area that was about half an acre.
Αύτη δε η πρώτη σφαγή, την οποίαν έκαμον ο Ιωνάθαν και ο οπλοφόρος αυτού, ήτο περίπου είκοσι άνδρες, εις διάστημα γης ημίσεως στρέμματος.
15 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.
Και έγεινε τρόμος εν τω στρατοπέδω, εν τοις αγροίς και εν παντί τω λαώ· η φρουρά και οι λεηλατούντες, και αυτοί κατετρόμαξαν, και η γη συνεταράχθη· ώστε ήτο ως τρόμος Θεού.
16 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.
Και είδον οι φρουροί του Σαούλ εν Γαβαά του Βενιαμίν, και ιδού, το πλήθος διελύετο και βαθμηδόν διεσκορπίζετο.
17 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.
Τότε είπεν ο Σαούλ προς τον λαόν τον μετ' αυτού, Απαριθμήσατε τώρα και ιδέτε τις ανεχώρησεν εξ ημών. Και ότε απηρίθμησαν, ιδού, ο Ιωνάθαν και ο οπλοφόρος αυτού δεν ήσαν.
18 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.
Και είπεν ο Σαούλ προς τον Αχιά, Φέρε εδώ την κιβωτόν του Θεού. Διότι η κιβωτός του Θεού ήτο τότε μετά των υιών Ισραήλ.
19 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.”]
Και ενώ ελάλει ο Σαούλ προς τον ιερέα, ο θόρυβος εν τω στρατοπέδω των Φιλισταίων επροχώρει επί το μάλλον και επληθύνετο· ο δε Σαούλ είπε προς τον ιερέα, Σύρε οπίσω την χείρα σου.
20 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.
Και συνηθροίσθησαν ο Σαούλ και πας ο λαός ο μετ' αυτού και ήλθον έως εις την μάχην· και ιδού, παντός ανδρός η ρομφαία ήτο εναντίον του συντρόφου αυτού, σφαγή μεγάλη σφόδρα.
21 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.
οι δε Εβραίοι οι μετά των Φιλισταίων όντες ως άλλοτε, οίτινες είχον αναβή μετ' αυτών εις το στρατόπεδον εκ των πέριξ, και αυτοί έτι ηνώθησαν μετά των Ισραηλιτών, οίτινες ήσαν μετά του Σαούλ και Ιωνάθαν.
22 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.
Και πάντες οι άνδρες του Ισραήλ οι κρυπτόμενοι εν τω όρει Εφραΐμ, ακούσαντες ότι οι Φιλισταίοι έφευγον, έδραμον και αυτοί κατόπιν αυτών εις πόλεμον.
23 So Yahweh rescued the Israelis on that day. The Israeli soldiers continued to pursue their enemies beyond Beth-Aven [town].
Και έσωσεν ο Κύριος τον Ισραήλ εν τη ημέρα εκείνη· και η μάχη επέρασεν εις Βαιθ-αυέν.
24 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.
Οι δε άνδρες του Ισραήλ απέκαμον την ημέραν εκείνην· διότι ο Σαούλ είχεν ορκίσει τον λαόν, λέγων, Επικατάρατος ο άνθρωπος, όστις φάγη τροφήν έως εσπέρας, και εκδικηθώ από των εχθρών μου. Όθεν δεν εγεύθη τροφήν πας ο λαός.
25 The Israeli army went into the forest, and they found honeycombs on the ground, but they did not eat any honey.
Και παν το πλήθος ήλθεν εις δάσος, όπου ήτο μέλι κατά γης.
26 They were afraid to eat any, because they had solemnly promised that they would not eat any food.
Και ότε εισήλθεν ο λαός εις το δάσος, ιδού, το μέλι εστάλαξεν· ουδείς όμως επλησίασε την χείρα αυτού εις το στόμα αυτού· διότι εφοβήθη ο λαός τον όρκον.
27 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.
Ο Ιωνάθαν όμως δεν είχεν ακούσει, ότε ο πατήρ αυτού ώρκισε τον λαόν· όθεν ήπλωσε το άκρον της ράβδου της εν τη χειρί αυτού και εβύθισεν αυτό εις κηρήθραν και έβαλε την χείρα αυτού εις το στόμα αυτού, και ανέβλεψαν οι οφθαλμοί αυτού.
28 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].”
Απεκρίθη δε εις εκ του λαού και είπεν, Ο πατήρ σου ώρκισε δι' όρκου τον λαόν, λέγων, Επικατάρατος ο άνθρωπος, όστις φάγη τροφήν σήμερον· διά τούτο ο λαός είναι εκλελυμένος.
29 Jonathan exclaimed, “My father has caused trouble for all of us! See how refreshed/strong I am after eating a little honey!
Ο δε Ιωνάθαν είπεν, Ετάραξεν ο πατήρ μου τον κόσμον· ιδέτε, παρακαλώ, πόσον ανέβλεψαν οι οφθαλμοί μου, διότι εγεύθην ολίγον εκ τούτου του μέλιτος·
30 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!”
πόσω μάλλον, εάν ο λαός ήθελε φάγει την σήμερον ελευθέρως εκ των λαφύρων των εχθρών αυτού, τα οποία εύρηκε; διότι δεν ήθελε γείνει τώρα πολύ μεγαλητέρα σφαγή μεταξύ των Φιλισταίων;
31 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.
Επάταξαν δε εν εκείνη τη ημέρα τους Φιλισταίους από Μιχμάς έως Αιαλών· και ο λαός ήτο εκλελυμένος σφόδρα.
32 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.
Όθεν ερρίφθη ο λαός εις τα λάφυρα, και έλαβε πρόβατα και βόας και μόσχους και έσφαξαν κατά γής· και έτρωγεν ο λαός μετά του αίματος.
33 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!”
Ανήγγειλαν δε προς τον Σαούλ, λέγοντες, Ιδού, ο λαός αμαρτάνει εις τον Κύριον, διότι τρώγουσι μετά του αίματος. Και είπε, Παραβάται εστάθητε· κυλίσατε προς εμέ σήμερον λίθον μέγαν.
34 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.
Και είπεν ο Σαούλ, Διασπάρθητε μεταξύ του λαού και είπατε προς αυτούς, Φέρετέ μοι ενταύθα έκαστος τον βουν αυτού και έκαστος το πρόβατον αυτού, και σφάξατε ενταύθα και φάγετε· και μη αμαρτάνετε εις τον Κύριον, τρώγοντες μετά του αίματος. Και έφεραν πας ο λαός έκαστος τον βουν αυτού μεθ' εαυτού εκείνην την νύκτα και έσφαξαν εκεί.
35 That was the first [time that he built an] altar for Yahweh.
Και ωκοδόμησεν ο Σαούλ θυσιαστήριον εις τον Κύριον· τούτο ήτο το πρώτον θυσιαστήριον, το οποίον ωκοδόμησεν ο Σαούλ εις τον Κύριον.
36 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].”
Και είπεν ο Σαούλ, Ας καταβώμεν εξοπίσω των Φιλισταίων διά νυκτός, και ας διαρπάσωμεν αυτούς έως να φέγξη η ημέρα, και ας μη αφήσωμεν μηδέ ένα εξ αυτών. Και είπον, Κάμε παν ό, τι σοι φαίνεται καλόν. Τότε είπεν ο ιερεύς, Ας προσέλθωμεν ενταύθα εις τον Θεόν.
37 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.
Και ηρώτησεν ο Σαούλ τον Θεόν, Να καταβώ εξοπίσω των Φιλισταίων; θέλεις παραδώσει αυτούς εις την χείρα του Ισραήλ; Αλλά δεν απεκρίθη προς αυτόν την ημέραν εκείνην.
38 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.
Και είπεν ο Σαούλ, Πλησιάσατε ενταύθα πάντες οι αρχηγοί του λαού· και μάθετε και ιδέτε, εις ποίον εστάθη η αμαρτία αύτη σήμερον·
39 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].
διότι ζη Κύριος, ο σώσας τον Ισραήλ, ότι και εις τον Ιωνάθαν τον υιόν μου αν εστάθη, θέλει βεβαίως θανατωθή. Και δεν ευρέθη ουδείς μεταξύ παντός του λαού, όστις απεκρίθη προς αυτόν.
40 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.”
Και είπε προς πάντα τον Ισραήλ, Σταθήτε σεις εκ του ενός μέρους, εγώ δε και Ιωνάθαν ο υιός μου θέλομεν σταθή εκ του άλλου μέρους. Και είπεν ο λαός προς τον Σαούλ, Κάμε παν ό, τι σοι φαίνεται καλόν.
41 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.
Τότε είπεν ο Σαούλ προς τον Κύριον τον Θεόν του Ισραήλ, Δείξον τον αθώον. Και επιάσθη ο Ιωνάθαν και ο Σαούλ· ο δε λαός απελύθη.
42 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.
Και είπεν ο Σαούλ, Ρίψατε κλήρους μεταξύ εμού και Ιωνάθαν του υιού μου. Και επιάσθη ο Ιωνάθαν.
43 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]?”
Τότε είπεν ο Σαούλ προς τον Ιωνάθαν, Φανέρωσόν μοι τι έπραξας. Και εφανέρωσε προς αυτόν ο Ιωνάθαν, και είπε, Τωόντι εγεύθην ολίγον μέλι διά του άκρου της ράβδου της εν τη χειρί μου· ιδού, εγώ, αποθνήσκω.
44 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!”
Και απεκρίθη ο Σαούλ, Ούτω να κάμη ο Θεός και ούτω να προσθέση· βεβαίως θέλεις αποθάνει, Ιωνάθαν.
45 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.
Ο δε λαός είπε προς τον Σαούλ, Ο Ιωνάθαν θέλει αποθάνει, όστις έκαμε την μεγάλην ταύτην σωτηρίαν εις τον Ισραήλ; Μη γένοιτο· Ζη Κύριος, ουδέ μία θριξ εκ της κεφαλής αυτού θέλει πέσει εις την γήν· διότι ενήργησε μετά του Θεού την ημέραν ταύτην. Και ελύτρωσεν ο λαός τον Ιωνάθαν, και δεν απέθανε.
46 Then Saul ordered his soldiers to stop pursuing the Philistia army, so the Philistia soldiers returned to their homes.
Τότε ανέβη ο Σαούλ εκ της καταδιώξεως των Φιλισταίων· και οι Φιλισταίοι υπήγαν εις τον τόπον αυτών.
47 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.
Και έλαβεν ο Σαούλ την βασιλείαν επί τον Ισραήλ, και επολέμησεν εναντίον πάντων των εχθρών αυτού κύκλω· εναντίον του Μωάβ και εναντίον των υιών του Αμμών και εναντίον του Εδώμ και εναντίον των βασιλέων της Σωβά και εναντίον των Φιλισταίων· και εναντίον πάντων όπου και αν εστρέφετο, κατετρόπονε.
48 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.
Συνεκρότησεν έτι δύναμιν και επάταξε τον Αμαλήκ, και ηλευθέρωσε τον Ισραήλ εκ χειρός των διαρπαζόντων αυτούς.
49 Saul’s sons were Jonathan, Ishbosheth, and Malchishua. He also had two daughters, Merab and her younger sister Michal.
Οι δε υιοί του Σαούλ ήσαν Ιωνάθαν και Ισονεί και Μελχί-σουέ· και τα ονόματα των δύο θυγατέρων αυτού, το όνομα της πρωτοτόκου Μεράβ, και το όνομα της νεωτέρας Μιχάλ·
50 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.
το δε όνομα της γυναικός του Σαούλ ήτο Αχινοάμ, θυγάτηρ του Αχιμάας. Και το όνομα του αρχιστρατήγου αυτού Αβενήρ, υιός του Νηρ, θείου του Σαούλ.
51 Saul’s father Kish and Abner’s father Ner were both sons of Abiel.
Ο δε Κείς ο πατήρ του Σαούλ, και ο Νηρ ο πατήρ του Αβενήρ, ήσαν υιοί του Αβιήλ.
52 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.
Ήτο δε πόλεμος δυνατός εναντίον των Φιλισταίων κατά πάσας τας ημέρας του Σαούλ· και οπότε έβλεπεν ο Σαούλ άνδρα τινά δυνατόν ή άνδρείον, παρελάμβανεν αυτόν πλησίον εαυτού.
