1 Samuel 11
New American Standard Bible
Saul Defeats the Ammonites
11 Now (A)Nahash the Ammonite went up and besieged (B)Jabesh-gilead; and all the men of Jabesh said to Nahash, “Make (C)a covenant with us and we will serve you.” 2 But Nahash the Ammonite said to them, “I will make it with you on this condition, (D)that I will gouge out the right eye of every one of you, and thereby I will inflict (E)a disgrace on all Israel.” 3 So (F)the elders of Jabesh said to him, “Allow us seven days to send messengers throughout the territory of Israel. Then, if there is no one to save us, we will come out to you.” 4 Then the messengers came (G)to Gibeah of Saul and spoke these words in the hearing of the people, and all the people (H)raised their voices and wept.
5 Now behold, Saul was coming from the field (I)behind the oxen, and Saul said, “What is the matter with the people that they weep?” So they reported to him the words of the men of Jabesh. 6 Then (J)the Spirit of God rushed upon Saul when he heard these words, and [a]he became very angry. 7 He then took a yoke of oxen and (K)cut them in pieces, and sent them throughout the territory of Israel by the hand of messengers, saying, “(L)Whoever does not come out after Saul and after Samuel, the same shall be done to his oxen.” Then the dread of the Lord fell on the people, and they came out (M)as one person. 8 He [b]counted them in (N)Bezek; and the (O)sons of Israel were three hundred thousand, and the men of Judah, thirty thousand. 9 They said to the messengers who had come, “This is what you shall say to the men of Jabesh-gilead: ‘Tomorrow, by the time the sun is hot, you will be saved.’” So the messengers went and told the men of Jabesh; and they rejoiced. 10 Then the men of Jabesh said, “(P)Tomorrow we will come out to you, and you may do to us whatever seems good [c]to you.” 11 The next morning Saul put the people (Q)in three companies; and they came into the midst of the camp at the morning watch, and struck and killed the Ammonites until the heat of the day. And those who survived scattered, so that no two of them were left together.
12 Then the people said to Samuel, “(R)Who is he that said, ‘Shall Saul reign over us?’ [d](S)Bring the men, so that we may put them to death!” 13 But Saul said, “(T)Not a single person shall be put to death this day, for today (U)the Lord has brought about [e]victory in Israel.”
14 Then Samuel said to the people, “Come, and let us go to (V)Gilgal and (W)renew the kingdom there.” 15 So all the people went to Gilgal, and there they made Saul king (X)before the Lord in Gilgal. There they also (Y)offered sacrifices of peace offerings before the Lord; and there Saul and all the men of Israel rejoiced greatly.
Footnotes
- 1 Samuel 11:6 Lit his anger burned exceedingly
- 1 Samuel 11:8 Lit mustered
- 1 Samuel 11:10 Lit in your sight
- 1 Samuel 11:12 Lit Give
- 1 Samuel 11:13 Or deliverance in
1 Samuel 11
Ang Dating Biblia (1905)
11 Nang magkagayo'y umahon si Naas na Ammonita at humantong laban sa Jabes-galaad: at sinabi kay Naas ng lahat na lalake sa Jabes, Makipagtipan ka sa amin, at kami ay maglilingkod sa iyo.
2 At sinabi ni Naas na Ammonita sa kanila, Sa ganitong paraan gagawin ko sa inyo, na ang lahat ninyong kanang mata ay dukitin; at aking ilalagay na pinakapintas sa buong Israel.
3 At sinabi ng mga matanda sa Jabes sa kaniya, Bigyan mo kami ng palugit na pitong araw upang kami ay makapagpasugo ng mga sugo sa lahat ng mga hangganan ng Israel; at kung wala ngang magliligtas sa amin, lalabasin ka namin.
4 Nang magkagayo'y pumaroon ang mga sugo sa Gabaa kay Saul at sinalita ang mga salitang ito sa mga pakinig ng bayan: at ang buong bayan ay naglakas ng tinig at umiyak.
5 At, narito, sinusundan ni Saul ang mga baka sa bukid; at sinabi ni Saul, Anong mayroon ang bayan na sila'y umiiyak? At kanilang isinaysay ang mga salita ng mga lalake sa Jabes.
6 At ang Espiritu ng Dios ay makapangyarihan suma kay Saul nang kaniyang marinig ang mga salitang yaon, at ang kaniyang galit ay nagalab na mainam.
7 At siya'y kumuha ng dalawang magkatuwang na baka, at kaniyang kinatay, at ipinadala niya sa lahat ng mga hangganan ng Israel sa pamamagitan ng kamay ng mga sugo, na sinasabi, Sinomang hindi lumabas na sumunod kay Saul at kay Samuel, ay ganyan ang gagawin sa kaniyang mga baka. At ang takot sa Panginoon ay nahulog sa bayan, at sila'y lumabas na parang iisang tao.
8 At binilang niya sila sa Bezec; at ang mga anak ni Israel, ay tatlong daang libo, at ang mga lalake ng Juda ay tatlong pung libo.
9 At sinabi nila sa mga sugo na naparoon, Ganito ang inyong sasabihin sa mga lalake sa Jabes-galaad, Bukas sa kainitan ng araw, ay magtataglay kayo ng kaligtasan. At naparoon ang mga sugo at isinaysay sa mga lalake sa Jabes; at sila'y natuwa.
10 Kaya't sinabi ng mga lalake sa Jabes, Bukas ay lalabasin namin kayo at inyong gagawin sa amin ang lahat na inyong inaakalang mabuti sa inyo.
11 At naging gayon sa kinabukasan, na inilagay ni Saul ang bayan ng tatlong pulutong; at sila'y pumasok sa gitna ng kampamento sa pagbabantay sa kinaumagahan at sinaktan ang mga Ammonita hanggang sa kainitan ng araw: at nangyari, na ang mga nalabi ay nangalat, na anopa't walang naiwang dalawang magkasama.
12 At sinabi ng bayan kay Samuel, Sino yaong nagsasabi, Maghahari ba si Saul sa amin? dalhin dito ang mga taong yaon upang aming patayin sila.
13 At sinabi ni Saul, Walang taong papatayin sa araw na ito; sapagka't ngayo'y gumawa ang Panginoon ng pagliligtas sa Israel.
14 Nang magkagayo'y sinabi ni Samuel sa bayan, Halikayo at tayo'y paroon sa Gilgal, at ating baguhin ang kaharian doon.
15 At ang buong bayan ay naparoon sa Gilgal; at doo'y ginawa nilang hari sa Gilgal si Saul sa harap ng Panginoon; at doo'y naghain sila ng mga hain na mga handog tungkol sa kapayapaan sa harap ng Panginoon; at si Saul at ang lahat ng mga lalake sa Israel ay nagalak na mainam doon.
1 Samuel 11
New International Version
Saul Rescues the City of Jabesh
11 Nahash[a](A) the Ammonite went up and besieged Jabesh Gilead.(B) And all the men of Jabesh said to him, “Make a treaty(C) with us, and we will be subject to you.”
2 But Nahash the Ammonite replied, “I will make a treaty with you only on the condition(D) that I gouge(E) out the right eye of every one of you and so bring disgrace(F) on all Israel.”
3 The elders(G) of Jabesh said to him, “Give us seven days so we can send messengers throughout Israel; if no one comes to rescue(H) us, we will surrender(I) to you.”
4 When the messengers came to Gibeah(J) of Saul and reported these terms to the people, they all wept(K) aloud. 5 Just then Saul was returning from the fields, behind his oxen, and he asked, “What is wrong with everyone? Why are they weeping?” Then they repeated to him what the men of Jabesh had said.
6 When Saul heard their words, the Spirit(L) of God came powerfully upon him, and he burned with anger. 7 He took a pair of oxen,(M) cut them into pieces, and sent the pieces by messengers throughout Israel,(N) proclaiming, “This is what will be done to the oxen of anyone(O) who does not follow Saul and Samuel.” Then the terror of the Lord fell on the people, and they came out together as one.(P) 8 When Saul mustered(Q) them at Bezek,(R) the men of Israel numbered three hundred thousand and those of Judah thirty thousand.
9 They told the messengers who had come, “Say to the men of Jabesh Gilead, ‘By the time the sun is hot tomorrow, you will be rescued.’” When the messengers went and reported this to the men of Jabesh, they were elated. 10 They said to the Ammonites, “Tomorrow we will surrender(S) to you, and you can do to us whatever you like.”
11 The next day Saul separated his men into three divisions;(T) during the last watch of the night they broke into the camp of the Ammonites(U) and slaughtered them until the heat of the day. Those who survived were scattered, so that no two of them were left together.
Saul Confirmed as King
12 The people then said to Samuel, “Who(V) was it that asked, ‘Shall Saul reign over us?’ Turn these men over to us so that we may put them to death.”
13 But Saul said, “No one will be put to death today,(W) for this day the Lord has rescued(X) Israel.”
14 Then Samuel said to the people, “Come, let us go to Gilgal(Y) and there renew the kingship.(Z)” 15 So all the people went to Gilgal(AA) and made Saul king(AB) in the presence of the Lord. There they sacrificed fellowship offerings before the Lord, and Saul and all the Israelites held a great celebration.
Footnotes
- 1 Samuel 11:1 Masoretic Text; Dead Sea Scrolls gifts. Now Nahash king of the Ammonites oppressed the Gadites and Reubenites severely. He gouged out all their right eyes and struck terror and dread in Israel. Not a man remained among the Israelites beyond the Jordan whose right eye was not gouged out by Nahash king of the Ammonites, except that seven thousand men fled from the Ammonites and entered Jabesh Gilead. About a month later, 1 Nahash
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