1 Samuel 11
New King James Version
Saul Saves Jabesh Gilead
11 Then (A)Nahash the Ammonite came up and [a]encamped against (B)Jabesh Gilead; and all the men of Jabesh said to Nahash, (C)“Make a covenant with us, and we will serve you.”
2 And Nahash the Ammonite answered them, “On this condition I will make a covenant with you, that I may put out all your right eyes, and bring (D)reproach on all Israel.”
3 Then the elders of Jabesh said to him, “Hold off for seven days, that we may send messengers to all the territory of Israel. And then, if there is no one to [b]save us, we will come out to you.”
4 So the messengers came (E)to Gibeah of Saul and told the news in the hearing of the people. And (F)all the people lifted up their voices and wept. 5 Now there was Saul, coming behind the herd from the field; and Saul said, “What troubles the people, that they weep?” And they told him the words of the men of Jabesh. 6 (G)Then the Spirit of God came upon Saul when he heard this news, and his anger was greatly aroused. 7 So he took a yoke of oxen and (H)cut them in pieces, and sent them throughout all the territory of Israel by the hands of messengers, saying, (I)“Whoever does not go out with Saul and Samuel to battle, so it shall be done to his oxen.”
And the fear of the Lord fell on the people, and they came out [c]with one consent. 8 When he numbered them in (J)Bezek, the children (K)of Israel were three hundred thousand, and the men of Judah thirty thousand. 9 And they said to the messengers who came, “Thus you shall say to the men of Jabesh Gilead: ‘Tomorrow, by the time the sun is hot, you shall have help.’ ” Then the messengers came and reported it to the men of Jabesh, and they were glad. 10 Therefore the men of Jabesh said, “Tomorrow we will come out to you, and you may do with us whatever seems good to you.”
11 So it was, on the next day, that (L)Saul put the people (M)in three companies; and they came into the midst of the camp in the morning watch, and killed Ammonites until the heat of the day. And it happened that those who survived were scattered, so that no two of them were left together.
12 Then the people said to Samuel, (N)“Who is he who said, ‘Shall Saul reign over us?’ (O)Bring the men, that we may put them to death.”
13 But Saul said, (P)“Not a man shall be put to death this day, for today (Q)the Lord has accomplished salvation in Israel.”
14 Then Samuel said to the people, “Come, let us go (R)to Gilgal and renew the kingdom there.” 15 So all the people went to Gilgal, and there they made Saul king (S)before the Lord in Gilgal. (T)There they made sacrifices of peace offerings before the Lord, and there Saul and all the men of Israel rejoiced greatly.
Footnotes
- 1 Samuel 11:1 besieged
- 1 Samuel 11:3 deliver
- 1 Samuel 11:7 Lit. as one man
Samuu'eel Kowaad 11
Somali Bible
Saa'uul Oo Badbaadiyey Magaaladii Yaabeesh
11 Markaasaa waxaa soo kacay Naaxaash oo ahaa reer Cammoon, oo wuxuu soo ag degay Yaabeesh Gilecaad. Oo dadkii Yaabeesh oo dhammu waxay Naaxaash ku yidhaahdeen, Axdi nala dhigo oo annana waannu kuu adeegaynaa. 2 Markaasaa Naaxaash oo ahaa reer Cammoon wuxuu iyagii ku yidhi, Sabab keliya ayaan axdi idinkula samaysanayaa, taasuna waa anigoo isha midigta idinka wada bixiya si aan u ceebeeyo reer binu Israa'iil oo dhan. 3 Markaasaa duqowdii reer Yaabeesh waxay isagii ku yidhaahdeen, Bal toddoba maalmood na sug, aannu xuduudka reer binu Israa'iil oo dhan wargeeyayaal u dirnee, oo dabadeedna haddii aannu wayno mid na badbaadiya, waannu kuu imanaynaa. 4 Markaasaa wargeeyayaashii waxay yimaadeen Gibecaahdii Saa'uul, oo erayadan ayay dadkii u sheegeen. Kolkaasaa dadkii oo dhammu codkoodii kor u qaadeen oo wada ooyeen. 5 Oo bal eeg, waxaa yimid Saa'uul oo dibiyadii duurka ka keenay, oo Saa'uulna wuxuu yidhi, Maxaa ku dhacay dadka oo ay la ooyayaan? Markaasay u sheegeen hadalladii nimankii reer Yaabeesh. 6 Oo Saa'uulna markuu maqlay hadalladaas ayaa Ruuxa Ilaah si xoog leh ugu soo degay, oo xanaaqiisiina aad iyo aad buu u kululaaday. 7 Markaasuu wuxuu qaatay laba dibi oo intuu qalay ayuu cad cad u kala jaray, oo intuu wargeeyayaal gacantood u dhiibay ayuu wada gaadhsiiyey xuduudka reer binu Israa'iil oo dhan, oo wuxuu yidhi, Ku alla kii aan Saa'uul iyo Samuu'eel soo raacin, sidaas oo kalaa dibidiisa loo geli doonaa. Markaasaa waxaa dadkii ku soo dhacday cabsidii Rabbiga, oo waxay u soo baxeen sidii nin qudha. 8 Markaasuu iyagii ku tiriyey Beseq, oo reer binu Israa'iil waxay ahaayeen saddex boqol oo kun, oo raggii reer Yahuudahna waxay ahaayeen soddon kun. 9 Markaasay waxay ku yidhaahdeen wargeeyayaashii yimid, Dadkii reer Yaabeesh Gilecaad waxaad ku tidhaahdaan, Berrito markii qorraxdu kulushahay ayaad samatabbixin heli doontaan. Markaasaa wargeeyayaashii u yimaadeen oo u warrameen dadkii reer Yaabeesh Gilecaad, oo iyana way farxeen. 10 Sidaas daraaddeed dadkii reer Yaabeesh waxay yidhaahdeen, Berrito ayaannu idiin soo bixi doonnaa, oo waxaad nagu samayn doontaan kulli wax alla wixii idinla wanaagsan. 11 Oo maalintii dambe Saa'uul wuxuu dadkii ka dhigay saddex guuto; oo subaxdii hore ayay xeradii soo dhex galeen, oo waxay reer Cammoon laynayeen tan iyo hadhkii, oo waxay ahaatay in intii hadhayna kala firidhay, oo xataa laba iyagii ka mid ahu isma haysan.
Saa'uul Oo La Boqray
12 Markaasaa dadkii waxay Samuu'eel ku yidhaahdeen, Waa ayo kii yidhi, Ma Saa'uul baa na xukumaya? Nimankaas soo bixi aannu dilnee. 13 Kolkaasaa Saa'uul wuxuu yidhi, Ninnaba maanta la dili maayo, waayo, maanta Rabbigu wuxuu samatabbixiyey reer binu Israa'iil.
14 Markaasaa Samuu'eel wuxuu dadkii ku yidhi, Ina keena aynu Gilgaal tagnee oo aynu halkaas boqortooyada ku cusboonaysiinnee. 15 Markaasaa dadkii oo dhammu waxay tageen Gilgaal, oo Gilgaal ayay Saa'uul ku boqreen Rabbiga hortiisa, oo waxay halkaas Rabbiga hortiisa ku bixiyeen qurbaanno nabaadiino, oo halkaasaa Saa'uul iyo dadkii reer binu Israa'iil oo dhammu aad ugu farxeen.
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