1Samuel 11

Naás ameaça a Jabes-Gileade

1 Então, subiu *1Sm 12.12Naás, amonita, e se acampou contra *Jz 21.8;1Sm 31.11Jabes-Gileade. Disseram todos os homens de Jabes a Naás: Faze *1Rs 20.34;Ez 17.13aliança conosco, e te serviremos. 2 Respondeu-lhes Naás, amonita: Farei aliança convosco com a condição *Nm 16.14de vos serem tirados os olhos direitos; assim, trarei *1Sm 17.26;Sl 44.13opróbrio sobre todo o Israel. 3 Disseram-lhe os *1Sm 8.4anciãos de Jabes: Concede-nos sete dias, para que enviemos mensageiros por todo o território de Israel; e, não havendo ninguém que nos livre, sairemos a ter contigo. 4 Vieram os mensageiros a *1Sm 10.26;15.34Gibeá de Saul e falaram estas palavras aos ouvidos do povo; todo o povo *1Sm 30.4;Gn 27.38;Jz 2.4levantou a voz e chorou. 5 Eis que Saul vinha do campo, *1Rs 19.19atrás dos bois, e perguntou: Que tem o povo para chorar? Referiram-lhe as palavras dos homens de Jabes.

Vitória de Saul sobre os amonitas

6 *1Sm 10.10;16.13;Jz 3.10;6.34;13.25;14.6O Espírito de Deus apoderou-se de Saul, quando ouviu estas palavras e acendeu-se grandemente a sua ira. 7 Tomou uma junta de bois, *Jz 19.29cortou-os em pedaços e enviou a todos os termos de Israel por mão de mensageiros que dissessem: *Jz 21.5,8,10Todo aquele que não sair para seguir a Saul e a Samuel, assim se fará aos seus bois. Então, caiu o temor do Senhor sobre o povo, e saíram *Jz 20.1como um só homem. 8 Contou-o em *Jz 1.5Bezeque; e acharam-se *Jz 20.2trezentos mil homens de Israel e trinta mil de Judá. 9 Disseram aos mensageiros que tinham vindo: Assim direis aos homens de Jabes-Gileade: Amanhã, quando o sol aquentar, sereis socorridos. Vieram os mensageiros e deram a notícia aos homens de Jabes, que se alegraram 10 e disseram: *1Sm 11.3Amanhã, sairemos a ter convosco, e nos fareis tudo o que bem vos parecer. 11 Ao outro dia, dividiu Saul o povo *Jz 7.16em três companhias. Na vigília da manhã, entraram no meio do arraial e feriram aos amonitas até que se fez sentir o calor do dia. Os que escaparam foram desmantelados, de sorte que não ficaram deles dois juntos.

12 Disse o povo a Saul: *1Sm 10.27Quem são os que diziam: Reinará, porventura, Saul sobre nós? *Lc 19.27Trazei cá os homens, para que os matemos. 13 Porém Saul disse: Hoje, não se há de matar ninguém, porque, no dia de hoje, Jeová salvou a Israel*1Sm 10.27;2Sm 19.22,*1Sm 19.5;Êx 14.13.

14 Então, disse Samuel ao povo: Vinde, e vamos a *1Sm 7.16;10.8Gilgal e *1Sm 10.25renovemos ali o reino. 15 Partiu todo o povo para Gilgal; ali em Gilgal, constituíram a Saul por seu rei *1Sm 10.17diante de Jeová e ali *1Sm 10.8imolaram sacrifícios de ofertas pacíficas diante de Jeová, e ali muito se alegrou Saul, e todos os homens de Israel.

1 Then 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."

2 Nahash the Ammonite said to them, "On this condition I will make it with you, that all your right eyes be gouged out. I will make this dishonor all Israel."

3 The 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." 4 Then the messengers came to Gibeah of Saul, and spoke these words in the ears of the people, then all the people lifted up their voice and wept.

5 Behold, 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. 6 God’s Spirit came mightily on Saul when he heard those words, and his anger burned hot. 7 He took a yoke of oxen and cut them in pieces, then 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. 8 He counted them in Bezek; and the children of Israel were three hundred thousand, and the men of Judah thirty thousand. 9 They said to the messengers who came, "Tell the men of Jabesh Gilead, ‘Tomorrow, by the time the sun is hot, you will be rescued.’" The messengers came and told the men of Jabesh; and they were glad. 10 Therefore the men of Jabesh said, "Tomorrow we will come out to you, and you shall do with us all that seems good to you." 11 On the next day, Saul put the people in three companies; and they came into the middle 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.

12 The people said to Samuel, "Who is he who said, ‘Shall Saul reign over us?’ Bring those men, that we may put them to death!"

13 Saul said, "No man shall be put to death today; for today Yahweh has rescued Israel."

14 Then Samuel said to the people, "Come! Let’s go to Gilgal, and renew the kingdom there." 15 All the people went to Gilgal; and there they made Saul king before Yahweh in Gilgal. There they offered sacrifices of peace offerings before Yahweh; and there Saul and all the men of Israel rejoiced greatly.