¹Potom vyšiel hore Nachaš Ammonský a položil sa táborom proti Jabeš-gileádu. A všetci mužovia Jabeša povedali Nachašovi: Učiň s nami smluvu, a budeme ti slúžiť.

¹Then Nahash the Ammonite came up, and encamped against Jabesh-gilead: and all the men of Jabesh said unto Nahash, Make a covenant with us, and we will serve thee.

²Ale Nachaš Ammonský im povedal: Takým spôsobom učiním s vami smluvu, keď vám každému vykolem pravé oko a urobím to na pohanenie celého Izraela.

²And Nahash the Ammonite said unto them, On this condition will I make it with you, that all your right eyes be put out; and I will lay it for a reproach upon all Israel.

³Vtedy mu riekli starší Jabeša: Daj nám sedem dní času, aby sme mohli rozoslať poslov do všetkých krajov Izraelových; ak nebude nikoho, kto by nás zachránil, vyjdeme von k tebe.

³And the elders of Jabesh said unto him, Give us seven days' respite, that we may send messengers unto all the borders of Israel; and then, if there be none to save us, we will come out to thee.

⁴A keď prišli poslovia do Gibee Saulovej, hovorili tie slová v uši ľudu. Tu všetci ľudia pozdvihli svoj hlas a plakali.

⁴Then came the messengers to Gibeah of Saul, and spake these words in the ears of the people: and all the people lifted up their voice, and wept.

⁵A hľa, Saul prichádzal idúc za volmi s poľa. A Saul povedal: Čo je tomu ľudu, že plače? A porozprávali mu slová mužov z Jabeša.

⁵And, behold, Saul came following the oxen out of the field; and Saul said, What aileth the people that they weep? And they told him the words of the men of Jabesh.

⁶Vtedy prišiel Duch Boží na Saula, keď počul tie slová, a veľmi sa rozhneval.

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

⁷Potom vzal pár volov, rozsekal ich na kusy, rozposlal do všetkých krajov Izraelových po posloch a povedal: Kto by nevyšiel von za Saulom a Samuelom, nech sa tak stane jeho volom! A strach Hospodinov padol na ľud, a vyšli všetci jako jeden muž.

⁷And he took a yoke of oxen, and cut them in pieces, and sent them throughout all the borders of Israel by the hand of messengers, saying, Whosoever cometh not forth after Saul and after Samuel, so shall it be done unto his oxen. And the dread of Jehovah fell on the people, and they came out as one man.

⁸A spočítal ich v Bezeku. A bolo synov Izraelových tristo tisíc a mužov Júdových tridsať tisíc.

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

⁹Vtedy povedali poslom, ktorí boli prišli: Takto poviete mužom Jabeš-gileáda: Zajtra budete mať pomoc, keď bude najlepšie hriať slnce. A tak prišli poslovia. A keď to oznámili mužom Jabeša, radovali sa.

⁹And they said unto the messengers that came, Thus shall ye say unto the men of Jabesh-gilead, To-morrow, by the time the sun is hot, ye shall have deliverance. And the messengers came and told the men of Jabesh; and they were glad.

¹⁰A mužovia Jabeša povedali: Zajtra vyjdeme k vám, a urobíte nám podľa všetkého toho, čo bude dobré vo vašich očiach.

¹⁰Therefore the men of Jabesh said, To-morrow we will come out unto you, and ye shall do with us all that seemeth good unto you.

¹¹A stalo sa nasledujúceho dňa, že Saul rozdelil ľud na tri čaty, a vošli doprostred tábora za rannej stráže a bili Ammona až do horúčavy toho dňa. A bolo, že tí, ktorí pozostali, rozpŕchli sa tak, že ani dvaja z nich nezostali spolu.

¹¹And it was so on the morrow, that Saul put the people in three companies; and they came into the midst of the camp in the morning watch, and smote the Ammonites until the heat of the day: and it came to pass, that they that remained were scattered, so that not two of them were left together.

¹²Vtedy povedal ľud Samuelovi: Kto je to, kto to povedal, že či vraj Saul bude kraľovať nad nami? Dajte tých mužov, a zabijeme ich.

¹²And the people said unto Samuel, Who is he that said, Shall Saul reign over us? bring the men, that we may put them to death.

¹³Ale Saul riekol: Nikto nezomrie tohoto dňa, lebo dnes učinil Hospodin spasenie v Izraelovi.

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

¹⁴A Samuel riekol ľudu: Poďte, a pojdeme do Gilgala a obnovíme tam kráľovstvo.

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

¹⁵A tak išiel všetok ľud do Gilgala. A učinili tam Saula kráľom pred Hospodinom, v Gilgale. A obetovali tam bitné obeti pokojné pred Hospodinom. A radoval sa tam Saul i všetci mužovia Izraelovi preveľmi.

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