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.
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.
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 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.
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 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.
4A keď prišli poslovia do Gibee Saulovej, hovorili tie slová v uši ľudu. Tu všetci ľudia pozdvihli svoj hlas a plakali.
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.
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 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.
6Vtedy prišiel Duch Boží na Saula, keď počul tie slová, a veľmi sa rozhneval.
6And the Spirit of God came 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 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.
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 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.
10A mužovia Jabeša povedali: Zajtra vyjdeme k vám, a urobíte nám podľa všetkého toho, čo bude dobré vo vašich očiach.
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.
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 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.
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 to 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.
13But Saul said, There shall not a man be put to death this day; for to-day Jehovah has wrought deliverance in Israel.
14A Samuel riekol ľudu: Poďte, a pojdeme do Gilgala a obnovíme tam kráľovstvo.
14And Samuel said 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 sacrificed peace-offerings before Jehovah. And there Saul and all the men of Israel rejoiced exceedingly.