사무엘상 11

1암몬 사람 나하스가 올라와서 길르앗 야베스를 대하여 진 치매 야베스 모든 사람이 나하스에게 이르되 우리와 언약하자 그리하면 우리가 너를 섬기리라 2암몬 사람 나하스가 그들에게 이르되 내가 너희 오른눈을 다 빼어야 너희와 언약하리라 내가 온 이스라엘을 이같이 모욕하리라 3야베스 장로들이 이르되 우리에게 이레 유예를 주어 우리로 이스라엘 온 지경에 사자를 보내게 하라 우리를 구원할 자가 없으면 네게 나아가리라 하니라 4이에 사자가 사울의 기브아에 이르러 이 말을 백성에게 고하매 모든 백성이 소리를 높여 울더니 5마침 사울이 밭에서 소를 몰고 오다가 가로되 백성이 무슨 일로 우느냐 그들이 야베스 사람의 말로 고하니라 6사울이 이 말을 들을 때에 하나님의 신에게 크게 감동되매 그 노가 크게 일어나서 7한 겨리 소를 취하여 각을 뜨고 사자의 손으로 그것을 이스라엘 모든 지경에 두루 보내어 가로되 누구든지 나와서 사울과 사무엘을 좇지 아니하면 그 소들도 이와 같이 하리라 하였더니 여호와의 두려움이 백성에게 임하매 그들이 한 사람 같이 나온지라 8사울이 베섹에서 그들을 계수하니 이스라엘 자손이 삼십만이요 유다 사람이 삼만이더라 9무리가 온 사자들에게 이르되 너희는 길르앗 야베스 사람에게 이같이 이르기를 내일 해가 더울 때에 너희가 구원을 얻으리라 하라 사자들이 돌아가서 야베스 사람들에게 고하매 그들이 기뻐하니라 10야베스 사람들이 이에 가로되 우리가 내일 너희에게 나아가리니 너희 소견에 좋을 대로 우리에게 다 행하라 하니라 11이튿날에 사울이 백성을 삼 대에 나누고 새벽에 적진 중에 들어가서 날이 더울 때까지 암몬 사람을 치매 남은 자가 다 흩어져서 둘도 함께 한 자가 없었더라 12백성이 사무엘에게 이르되 사울이 어찌 우리를 다스리겠느냐 한 자가 누구니이까 그들을 끌어내소서 우리가 죽이겠나이다 13사울이 가로되 이 날에는 사람을 죽이지 못하리니 여호와께서 오늘날 이스라엘 중에 구원을 베푸셨음이니라 14사무엘이 백성에게 이르되 오라 우리가 길갈로 가서 나라를 새롭게 하자 15모든 백성이 길갈로 가서 거기서 여호와 앞에 사울로 왕을 삼고 거기서 여호와 앞에 화목제를 드리고 사울과 이스라엘 모든 사람이 거기서 크게 기뻐하니라

1Then 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 you.” 2Nahash the Ammonite said to them, “On this condition I will make it with you, that all your right eyes be put out; and I will lay it for a reproach on all Israel.” 3The elders of Jabesh said to him, “Give us seven days, that we may send messengers to all the borders of Israel; and then, if there is no one to save us, we will come out to you.” 4Then the messengers came to Gibeah of Saul, and spoke these words in the ears of the people: and all the people lifted up their voice, and wept. 5Behold, Saul came following the oxen out of the field; and Saul said, “What ails the people that they weep?” They told him the words of the men of Jabesh. 6The Spirit of God came mightily on Saul when he heard those words, and his anger was kindled greatly. 7He took a yoke of oxen, and cut them in pieces, and sent them throughout all the borders of Israel by the hand of messengers, saying, “Whoever doesn’t come out after Saul and after Samuel, so shall it be done to his oxen.” The dread of Yahweh fell on the people, and they came out as one man. 8He numbered them in Bezek; and the children of Israel were three hundred thousand, and the men of Judah thirty thousand. 9They said to the messengers who came, “Thus you shall tell the men of Jabesh Gilead, ‘Tomorrow, by the time the sun is hot, you shall have deliverance.’” The messengers came and told the men of Jabesh; and they were glad. 10Therefore the men of Jabesh said, “Tomorrow we will come out to you, and you shall do with us all that seems good to you.” 11On the next day, Saul put the people in three companies; and they came into the midst of the camp in the morning watch, and struck the Ammonites until the heat of the day. Those who remained were scattered, so that no two of them were left together. 12The people said to Samuel, “Who is he who said, ‘Shall Saul reign over us?’ Bring those men, that we may put them to death!” 13Saul said, “There shall not a man be put to death this day; for today Yahweh has worked deliverance in Israel.” 14Then Samuel said to the people, “Come, and let us go to Gilgal, and renew the kingdom there.” 15All the people went to Gilgal; and there they made Saul king before Yahweh in Gilgal; and there they offered sacrifices of peace offerings before Yahweh; and there Saul and all the men of Israel rejoiced greatly.

1Toen toog Nahas, de Ammoniet, op, en belegerde Jabes in Gilead. En al de mannen van Jabes zeiden tot Nahas: Maak een verbond met ons, zo zullen wij u dienen. 2Doch Nahas, de Ammoniet, zeide tot hen: Mits dezen zal ik een verbond met ulieden maken, dat ik u allen het rechteroog uitsteke; en dat ik deze schande op gans Israel legge. 3Toen zeiden tot hem de oudsten Jabes: Laat zeven dagen van ons af, dat wij boden zenden in al de landpalen van Israel; is er dan niemand, die ons verlost, zo zullen wij tot u uitgaan. 4Als de boden te Gibea-Sauls kwamen, zo spraken zij deze woorden voor de oren van het volk. Toen hief al het volk zijn stem op, en weende. 5En ziet, Saul kwam achter de runderen uit het veld, en Saul zeide: Wat is den volke, dat zij wenen? Toen vertelden zij hem de woorden der mannen van Jabes. 6Toen werd de Geest Gods vaardig over Saul, als hij deze woorden hoorde; en zijn toorn ontstak zeer. 7En hij nam een paar runderen, en hieuw ze in stukken, en hij zond ze in alle landpalen van Israel door de hand der boden, zeggende: Die niet zelf uittrekt achter Saul en achter Samuel, alzo zal men zijn runderen doen. Toen viel de vreze des HEEREN op het volk, en zij gingen uit als een enig man. 8En hij telde hen te Bezek; en van de kinderen Israels waren driehonderd duizend, en van de mannen van Juda dertig duizend. 9Toen zeiden zij tot de boden, die gekomen waren: Aldus zult gijlieden den mannen te Jabes in Gilead zeggen: Morgen zal u verlossing geschieden, als de zon heet worden zal. Als de boden kwamen, en verkondigden dat aan de mannen te Jabes, zo werden zij verblijd. 10En de mannen van Jabes zeiden: Morgen zullen wij tot ulieden uitgaan, en gij zult ons doen naar alles, wat goed is in uw ogen. 11Het geschiedde nu des anderen daags, dat Saul het volk stelde in drie hopen, en zij kwamen in het midden des legers, in de morgenwake, en zij sloegen Ammon, totdat de dag heet werd; en het geschiedde, dat de overigen alzo verstrooid werden, dat er onder hen geen twee te zamen bleven. 12Toen zeide het volk tot Samuel: Wie is hij, die zeide: Zou Saul over ons regeren? Geeft hier die mannen, dat wij hen doden. 13Maar Saul zeide: Er zal te dezen dage geen man gedood worden, want de HEERE heeft heden een verlossing in Israel gedaan. 14Verder zeide Samuel tot het volk: Komt en laat ons naar Gilgal gaan, en het koninkrijk aldaar vernieuwen. 15Toen ging al het volk naar Gilgal, en maakte Saul aldaar koning voor het aangezicht des HEEREN te Gilgal; en zij offerden aldaar dankofferen voor het aangezicht des HEEREN; en Saul verheugde zich aldaar gans zeer, met al de mannen van Israel.