¹Saul was [forty] years old when he began to reign; and when he had reigned two years over Israel,

¹Saul oli olnud aasta oma kuningriigi üle ja valitses teist aastat Iisraeli üle,

²Saul chose him three thousand men of Israel, whereof two thousand were with Saul in Michmash and in the mount of Beth-el, and a thousand were with Jonathan in Gibeah of Benjamin: and the rest of the people he sent every man to his tent.

²kui ta valis enesele Iisraelist kolm tuhat meest; neist oli kaks tuhat Sauliga Mikmasis ja Peeteli mäestikus ja tuhat Joonataniga Benjamini Gibeas; aga ülejäänud rahva oli ta ära saatnud, igaühe oma telki.

³And Jonathan smote the garrison of the Philistines that was in Geba: and the Philistines heard of it. And Saul blew the trumpet throughout all the land, saying, Let the Hebrews hear.

³Joonatan lõi Gebas olevat vilistite linnaväge ja vilistid said sellest kuulda. Siis laskis Saul kogu maal sarve puhuda ja öelda: 'Heebrealased kuulgu seda!'

⁴And all Israel heard say that Saul had smitten the garrison of the Philistines, and also that Israel was had in abomination with the Philistines. And the people were gathered together after Saul to Gilgal.

⁴Ja kogu Iisrael kuulis räägitavat, et Saul oli löönud vilistite linnaväge, samuti ka seda, et Iisrael oli vilistitele muutunud vastikuks; ja rahvas kutsuti Gilgalisse Saulile järgnema.

⁵And the Philistines assembled themselves together to fight with Israel, thirty thousand chariots, and six thousand horsemen, and people as the sand which is on the sea-shore in multitude: and they came up, and encamped in Michmash, eastward of Beth-aven.

⁵Ja vilistid kogunesid sõdima Iisraeli vastu: kolmkümmend tuhat sõjavankrit, kuus tuhat ratsanikku ja muud rahvast nõnda palju nagu liiva mere ääres. Nad tulid üles ja asusid leeri Mikmasis, Beet-Aavenist ida poole.

⁶When the men of Israel saw that they were in a strait (for the people were distressed), then the people did hide themselves in caves, and in thickets, and in rocks, and in coverts, and in pits.

⁶Iisraeli mehed nägid, et neil tuli kitsas kätte, et rahvas oli kimbatuses ja puges koobastesse, kibuvitsapõõsastesse, kaljulõhedesse, keldritesse ja kaevudesse.

⁷Now some of the Hebrews had gone over the Jordan to the land of Gad and Gilead; but as for Saul, he was yet in Gilgal, and all the people followed him trembling.

⁷Heebrealasi läks ka üle Jordani Gaadi ja Gileadi maale. Aga Saul oli alles Gilgalis ja kogu rahvas oli värisedes talle järgnenud.

⁸And he tarried seven days, according to the set time that Samuel [had appointed]: but Samuel came not to Gilgal; and the people were scattered from him.

⁸Kui ta oli oodanud seitse päeva, Saamueli poolt määratud ajani, Saamuel aga Gilgalisse ei tulnud, siis hakkas rahvas tema juurest laiali valguma.

⁹And Saul said, Bring hither the burnt-offering to me, and the peace-offerings. And he offered the burnt-offering.

⁹Siis ütles Saul: 'Tooge mulle põletusohver ja tänuohvrid!' Ja ta ohverdas põletusohvri.

¹⁰And it came to pass that, as soon as he had made an end of offering the burnt-offering, behold, Samuel came; and Saul went out to meet him, that he might salute him.

¹⁰Aga kui ta põletusohvri ohverdamise oli lõpetanud, vaata, siis tuli Saamuel ja Saul läks temale vastu teda teretama.

¹¹And Samuel said, What hast thou done? And Saul said, Because I saw that the people were scattered from me, and that thou camest not within the days appointed, and that the Philistines assembled themselves together at Michmash;

¹¹Aga Saamuel ütles: 'Mis sa oled teinud!' Ja Saul vastas: 'Kui ma nägin, et rahvas mu juurest laiali valgus ja sina ei tulnud määratud ajaks, vilistid aga kogunesid Mikmassi,

¹²therefore said I, Now will the Philistines come down upon me to Gilgal, and I have not entreated the favor of Jehovah: I forced myself therefore, and offered the burnt-offering.

¹²siis ma mõtlesin: Nüüd tulevad vilistid mu vastu alla Gilgalisse, aga mina ei ole veel Issanda palet leevendanud. Siis ma söandasin ja ohverdasin põletusohvri.'

¹³And Samuel said to Saul, Thou hast done foolishly; thou hast not kept the commandment of Jehovah thy God, which he commanded thee: for now would Jehovah have established thy kingdom upon Israel for ever.

¹³Saamuel ütles Saulile: 'Sa oled talitanud mõistmatult: sa ei ole pidanud Issanda, oma Jumala käsku, mis ta sulle andis, sest nüüd oleks Issand kinnitanud su kuningriigi Iisraelis igaveseks.

¹⁴But now thy kingdom shall not continue: Jehovah hath sought him a man after his own heart, and Jehovah hath appointed him to be prince over his people, because thou hast not kept that which Jehovah commanded thee.

¹⁴Aga nüüd ei jää su kuningriik püsima: Issand on enesele otsinud oma südame järgi mehe ja Issand on teda käskinud olla vürstiks oma rahvale, sest sina ei ole pidanud, mis Issand sind on käskinud.'

¹⁵And Samuel arose, and gat him up from Gilgal unto Gibeah of Benjamin. And Saul numbered the people that were present with him, about six hundred men.

¹⁵Ja Saamuel võttis kätte ning läks Gilgalist üles Benjamini Gibeasse; Saul luges aga üle rahva, kes oli tema juures: ligi kuussada meest.

¹⁶And Saul, and Jonathan his son, and the people that were present with them, abode in Geba of Benjamin: but the Philistines encamped in Michmash.

¹⁶Saul ja Joonatan, ta poeg, ja rahvas, kes oli nende juures, jäid Benjamini Gebasse, vilistid aga olid leeri üles löönud Mikmassi.

¹⁷And the spoilers came out of the camp of the Philistines in three companies: one company turned unto the way that leadeth to Ophrah, unto the land of Shual;

¹⁷Ja vilistite leerist läksid hävitajad välja kolmes salgas: üks salk pöördus Ofra poole Suuali maale,

¹⁸and another company turned the way to Beth-horon; and another company turned the way of the border that looketh down upon the valley of Zeboim toward the wilderness.

¹⁸teine salk pöördus Beet-Hooroni poole ja kolmas salk pöördus raja poole, mis ulatub üle Seboimi oru kõrbe suunas.

¹⁹Now there was no smith found throughout all the land of Israel; for the Philistines said, Lest the Hebrews make them swords or spears:

¹⁹Aga seppa ei leidunud kogu Iisraeli maal, sest vilistid olid öelnud: 'Et heebrealased ei teeks mõõka või piiki!'

²⁰but all the Israelites went down to the Philistines, to sharpen every man his share, and his coulter, and his axe, and his mattock;

²⁰Ja kogu Iisrael pidi minema alla vilistite juurde teritama, igamees oma saharauda, kõblast, kirvest ja raudlabidat.

²¹yet they had a file for the mattocks, and for the coulters, and for the forks, and for the axes, and to set the goads.

²¹Teritamismaks raudlabidate ja kõblaste pealt oli kaks kolmandikku seeklit, kolmeharuliste harkide, kirveste ja astlate pealt üks kolmandik seeklit.

²²So it came to pass in the day of battle, that there was neither sword nor spear found in the hand of any of the people that were with Saul and Jonathan: but with Saul and with Jonathan his son was there found.

²²Ja nõnda juhtus sõja ajal, et ei leidunud mõõka ega piiki kogu rahva käes, kes oli koos Sauli ja Joonataniga, küll oli aga Saulil ja Joonatanil, ta pojal.

²³And the garrison of the Philistines went out unto the pass of Michmash.

²³Vilistite valvemeeskond läks Mikmasi kurusse.