¹Aga ühe kuu pärast läks ammonlane Naahas ja lõi leeri üles Jaabesi alla Gileadis; ja kõik Jaabesi mehed ütlesid Naahasile: 'Tee meiega leping, siis me teenime sind!'

¹And 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 thee.

²Kuid ammonlane Naahas vastas neile: 'Ma teen teiega lepingu nõnda, et ma pistan igaühel teist välja parema silma ja teotan sellega kogu Iisraeli!'

²And Nahash the Ammonite said to them, On this [condition] will I treat with you, that I thrust out all your right eyes, and lay it for a reproach upon all Israel.

³Siis ütlesid Jaabesi vanemad temale: 'Jäta meid rahule seitsmeks päevaks, et saaksime läkitada käskjalad Iisraeli kõigisse paigusse; kui ei ole kedagi, kes meid aitaks, siis tuleme välja sinu juurde!'

³And the elders of Jabesh said to him, Allow us seven days, and we will send messengers into all the districts of Israel; and if there be no man to deliver us, we will come out to thee.

⁴Nii tulid käskjalad Sauli Gibeasse ja rääkisid neid sõnu rahva kuuldes; siis tõstis kogu rahvas häält ja nuttis.

⁴And the messengers came to Gibeah of Saul and told these words in the ears of the people. And all the people lifted up their voice and wept.

⁵Ja vaata, Saul tuli härgade taga väljalt. Ja Saul küsis: 'Mis rahval viga on, et nad nutavad?' Ja temale anti edasi Jaabesi meeste sõnad.

⁵And behold, Saul came after the oxen from the field; and Saul said, What [aileth] the people that they weep? And they related to him the words of the men of Jabesh.

⁶Kui Saul neid sõnu kuulis, siis tuli Jumala Vaim võimsasti ta peale ja ta viha süttis väga põlema.

⁶And the Spirit of God came upon Saul when he heard those words, and his anger was kindled greatly.

⁷Ja ta võttis härjapaari, raius need tükkideks ning läkitas käskjalgadega Iisraeli kõigisse paigusse, öeldes: 'Kes ei tule välja Sauli ja Saamueli järel, selle härgadega tehakse nõndasamuti!' Siis langes Issanda hirm rahva peale ja nad läksid välja nagu üks mees.

⁷And he took a yoke of oxen and cut them in pieces, and sent throughout the territory of Israel by the hand of messengers, saying, Whoever comes not forth after Saul and after Samuel, so shall it be done to his oxen! And the fear of Jehovah fell on the people, and they came out as one man.

⁸Ja ta luges nad üle Besekis: Iisraeli lapsi oli kolmsada tuhat ja Juuda mehi kolmkümmend tuhat.

⁸And he numbered them in Bezek, and the children of Israel were three hundred thousand, and the men of Judah thirty thousand.

⁹Ja nad ütlesid käskjalgadele, kes olid tulnud: 'Öelge Gileadi Jaabesi meestele nõnda: Homme, kui päike on palavaim, saate te abi.' Ja käskjalad tulid ning kuulutasid seda Jaabesi meestele ja need rõõmustasid.

⁹And they said to the messengers that had come, Thus shall ye say to the men of Jabesh-Gilead: To-morrow ye shall have deliverance when the sun is hot. And the messengers came and informed the men of Jabesh-Gilead; and they were glad.

¹⁰Ja Jaabesi mehed ütlesid: 'Homme tuleme teie juurde, talitage siis meiega, nagu iganes teie silmis hea on!'

¹⁰And the men of Jabesh said, To-morrow we will come out to you, and ye may do with us according to all that is good in your sight.

¹¹Järgmisel päeval jaotas Saul rahva kolme ossa ja need tulid hommikuvahi ajal keset leeri ning lõid ammonlasi maha, kuni päev läks palavaks; aga järelejäänud pillutati laiali ega jäänud neist kahte ühtekokku.

¹¹And it came to pass the next day that Saul set the people in three companies; and they came into the midst of the camp in the morning watch, and smote Ammon until the heat of the day: and it came to pass that they who remained were scattered, and not two of them were left together.

¹²Siis rahvas ütles Saamuelile: 'Kes see oli, kes ütles: Kas Saul hakkab meie üle valitsema? Andke need mehed, et saaksime nad surmata!'

¹²And 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.

¹³Aga Saul ütles: 'Sel päeval ei surmata kedagi, sest täna on Issand Iisraelis abi andnud!'

¹³But Saul said, There shall not a man be put to death this day; for to-day Jehovah has wrought deliverance in Israel.

¹⁴Ja Saamuel ütles rahvale: 'Tulge, läki Gilgalisse ja uuendagem seal kuningriik!'

¹⁴And Samuel said to the people, Come and let us go to Gilgal, and renew the kingdom there.

¹⁵Ja kogu rahvas läks Gilgalisse; Gilgalis tõstsid nad Sauli kuningaks Issanda ees ja seal ohverdasid nad tänuohvreid Issanda ees. Ja Saul ja kõik Iisraeli mehed olid seal väga rõõmsad.

¹⁵And all the people went to Gilgal; and there they made Saul king before Jehovah in Gilgal; and there they sacrificed peace-offerings before Jehovah. And there Saul and all the men of Israel rejoiced exceedingly.