1 وصعد ناحاش العموني ونزل على يابيش جلعاد. فقال جميع اهل يابيش لناحاش اقطع لنا عهدا فنستعبد لك.2 فقال لهم ناحاش العموني بهذا اقطع لكم. بتقوير كل عين يمنى لكم وجعل ذلك عارا على جميع اسرائيل.3 فقال له شيوخ يابيش اتركنا سبعة ايام فنرسل رسلا الى جميع تخوم اسرائيل. فان لم يوجد من يخلّصنا نخرج اليك.4 فجاء الرسل الى جبعة شاول وتكلموا بهذا الكلام في آذان الشعب فرفع كل الشعب اصواتهم وبكوا.5 واذا بشاول آت وراء البقر من الحقل. فقال شاول ما بال الشعب يبكون. فقصّوا عليه كلام اهل يابيش.6 فحلّ روح الله على شاول عندما سمع هذا الكلام وحمي غضبه جدا.7 فاخذ فدان بقر وقطّعه وارسل الى كل تخوم اسرائيل بيد الرسل قائلا من لا يخرج وراء شاول ووراء صموئيل فهكذا يفعل ببقره. فوقع رعب الرب على الشعب فخرجوا كرجل واحد.8 وعدّهم في بازق فكان بنو اسرائيل ثلاث مئة الف ورجال يهوذا ثلاثين الفا.9 وقالوا للرسل الذين جاءوا هكذا تقولون لاهل يابيش جلعاد. غدا عندما تحمى الشمس يكون لكم خلاص. فأتى الرسل واخبروا اهل يابيش ففرحوا.10 وقال اهل يابيش غدا نخرج اليكم فتفعلون بنا حسب كل ما يحسن في اعينكم11 وكان في الغد ان شاول جعل الشعب ثلاث فرق ودخلوا في وسط المحلّة عند سحر الصبح وضربوا العمونيين حتى حمي النهار. والذين بقوا تشتتوا حتى لم يبق منهم اثنان معا.12 وقال الشعب لصموئيل من هم الذين يقولون هل شاول يملك علينا. ائتوا بالرجال فنقتلهم.13 فقال شاول لا يقتل احد في هذا اليوم لانه في هذا اليوم صنع الرب خلاصا في اسرائيل14 وقال صموئيل للشعب هلموا نذهب الى الجلجال ونجدد هناك المملكة.15 فذهب كل الشعب الى الجلجال وملّكوا هناك شاول امام الرب في الجلجال وذبحوا هناك ذبائح سلامة امام الرب وفرح هناك شاول وجميع رجال اسرائيل جدا

1 Then Nahash the Ammonite came up, and encamped against Jabeshgilead: and all the men of Jabesh said to Nahash, Make a covenant with us, and we will serve you.2 And Nahash the Ammonite answered them, On this condition will I make a covenant with you, that I may thrust out all your right eyes, and lay it for a reproach on all Israel.3 And the elders of Jabesh said to him, Give us seven days'respite, that we may send messengers to all the coasts of Israel: and then, if there be no man to save us, we will come out to you.4 Then came the messengers to Gibeah of Saul, and told the tidings in the ears of the people: and all the people lifted up their voices, and wept.5 And, behold, Saul came after the herd out of the field; and Saul said, What ails the people that they weep? And they told him the tidings of the men of Jabesh.6 And the Spirit of God came on Saul when he heard those tidings, and his anger was kindled greatly.7 And he took a yoke of oxen, and hewed them in pieces, and sent them throughout all the coasts of Israel by the hands of messengers, saying, Whoever comes not forth after Saul and after Samuel, so shall it be done to his oxen. And the fear of the LORD fell on the people, and they came out with one consent.8 And when he numbered them in Bezek, the children of Israel were three hundred thousand, and the men of Judah thirty thousand.9 And they said to the messengers that came, Thus shall you say to the men of Jabeshgilead, To morrow, by that time the sun be hot, you shall have help. And the messengers came and showed it to the men of Jabesh; and they were glad.10 Therefore the men of Jabesh said, To morrow we will come out to you, and you shall do with us all that seems good to you.11 And it was so on the morrow, that Saul put the people in three companies; and they came into the middle of the host in the morning watch, and slew the Ammonites until the heat of the day: and it came to pass, that they which remained were scattered, so that two of them were not left together.12 And the people said to Samuel, Who is he that said, Shall Saul reign over us? bring the men, that we may put them to death.13 And Saul said, There shall not a man be put to death this day: for to day the LORD has worked salvation in Israel.14 Then said Samuel to the people, Come, and let us go to Gilgal, and renew the kingdom there.15 And all the people went to Gilgal; and there they made Saul king before the LORD in Gilgal; and there they sacrificed sacrifices of peace offerings before the LORD; and there Saul and all the men of Israel rejoiced greatly.