¹A stalo sa jedného dňa, že riekol Jonatán, syn Saulov, mládencovi, ktorý nosil jeho zbraň: Poď, prejdime k posádke Filištínov, ktorá je tamto na druhej stane! Ale svojmu otcovi nepovedal o tom.

¹Now it came to pass one day that Jonathan the son of Saul said to the young man that bore his armour, Come and let us go over to the Philistines' garrison which is on the other side. But he did not tell his father.

²A Saul dlel na konci Gibee pod granátovou jabloňou, ktorá bola v Migróne. A ľudu, ktorý bol s ním, bolo okolo šesťsto mužov.

²And Saul abode at the extreme end of Gibeah under the pomegranate-tree which [was] in Migron; and the people that were with him were about six hundred men.

³A Achiáš, syn Achitúba, brata Ichabóda, syna Pinchasa, syna Éliho, kňaza Hospodinovho v Síle, nosil efód. A ľud nevedel, že odišiel Jonatán.

³(And Ahijah the son of Ahitub, Ichabod's brother, the son of Phinehas, the son of Eli, Jehovah's priest in Shiloh, wore the ephod.) And the people did not know that Jonathan was gone.

⁴A medzi priechodmi, ktorými hľadal Jonatán možnosť prejsť na posádku Filištínov, bola príkra skala jako zub z jednej strany priechodu a príkra skala jako zub z druhej strany priechodu; meno jednej bolo Bócec, a meno druhej Sene.

⁴Now between the passes by which Jonathan sought to go over to the Philistines' garrison there was a sharp rock on the one side and a sharp rock on the other side; and the name of the one [was] Bozez, and the name of the other Seneh.

⁵Jeden zub čnel od severa naproti Michmasu a druhý od juhu naproti Gabe.

⁵The one crag [formed] a pillar on the north opposite to Michmash, and the other on the south opposite to Geba.

⁶A Jonatán riekol mládencovi, ktorý nosil jeho zbraň: Poď, prejdime k posádke týchto neobrezancov; možno, že Hospodin vykoná za nás, lebo však Hospodinovi nie je ťažko zachrániť už či mnohom a či málom.

⁶And Jonathan said to the young man that bore his armour, Come, and let us go over to the garrison of these uncircumcised: perhaps Jehovah will work for us; for there is no restraint to Jehovah to save by many or by few.

⁷A jeho zbrojnoš mu povedal: Učiň všetko, čokoľvek je v tvojom srdci. Obráť sa, kam chceš; hľa, budem s tebou podľa žiadosti tvojho srdca.

⁷And his armour-bearer said to him, Do all that is in thy heart; turn thee; behold, I am with thee according to thy heart.

⁸A Jonatán riekol: Hľa, my prejdeme k mužom a ukážeme sa im.

⁸Then said Jonathan, Behold, we will pass over to the men, and we will shew ourselves to them.

⁹Ak nám povedia takto: Čakajte, až prijdeme k vám, budeme stáť na svojom mieste a nepojdeme hore za nimi.

⁹If they say thus to us, Stand still until we come to you, then we will stay in our place, and will not go up to them.

¹⁰Ale ak povedia takto: Poďte hore na nás, vtedy pojdeme hore, lebo ich Hospodin vydal do našej ruky, a toto nám bude znamením.

¹⁰And if they say thus, Come up to us, then we will go up; for Jehovah has given them into our hand; and this shall be the sign to us.

¹¹A tedy sa ukázali obidvaja posádke Filištínov. A Filištíni povedali: Hľa, tamto Hebreji vychádzajú z dier, do ktorých sa boli ukryli!

¹¹And both of them shewed themselves to the garrison of the Philistines; and the Philistines said, Behold, the Hebrews come forth out of the holes where they had hid themselves.

¹²A mužovia posádky odpovedali Jonatánovi a jeho zbrojnošovi a riekli: Poďte hore k nám, a povieme vám niečo! Vtedy riekol Jonatán svojmu zbrojnošovi: Poď za mnou hore, lebo ich Hospodin vydal do ruky Izraelovej.

¹²And the men of the garrison answered Jonathan and his armour-bearer and said, Come up to us, and we will shew you something. And Jonathan said to his armour-bearer, Come up after me; for Jehovah has delivered them into the hand of Israel.

¹³A tak vyšiel Jonatán hore na svojich rukách a na svojich nohách a jeho zbrojnoš za ním. A padali pred Jonatánom, a jeho zbrojnoš zabíjal za ním.

¹³And Jonathan climbed up upon his hands and upon his feet, and his armour-bearer after him; and they fell before Jonathan; and his armour-bearer slew after him.

¹⁴To bola prvá porážka, v ktorej zabil Jonatán a jeho zbrojnoš okolo dvadsiatich mužov asi jako na pol kuse poľa, ktorý zorie pár volov za deň.

¹⁴And that first slaughter which Jonathan and his armour-bearer wrought was about twenty men, as it were on the half-furrow of an acre of land.

¹⁵Na to povstal veliký strach, takže sa všetko triaslo v tábore, na poli i vo všetkom ľude. Posádka i ten zhubca sa tiež triasli strachom, takže sa chvela zem, lebo to bol strach od Boha.

¹⁵And there was trembling in the camp, in the field, and among all the people; the garrison, and the ravagers, they also trembled, and the earth quaked; for it was a trembling [from] God.

¹⁶A Saulovi pozorovatelia videli v Gibei Benjaminovej, že hľa, množstvo sa rozplýva a že chodí jako v nejakom zmätku sem a ta.

¹⁶And the watchmen of Saul in Gibeah of Benjamin looked, and behold, the multitude melted away, and they went on slaying one another.

¹⁷Vtedy povedal Saul ľudu, ktorý bol s ním: Nože spočítajte mužstvo a vidzte, kto odišiel od nás! A keď spočítali, videli, že hľa, nebolo Jonatána ani jeho zbrojnoša.

¹⁷Then said Saul to the people that were with him, Muster now, and see who is gone from us. And they mustered, and behold, Jonathan and his armour-bearer were not there.

¹⁸A Saul povedal Achiášovi: Dones sem truhlu Božiu. Lebo truhla Božia bola toho dňa so synmi Izraelovými.

¹⁸And Saul said to Ahijah, Bring hither the ark of God. For the ark of God was at that time with the children of Israel.

¹⁹A stalo sa, kým hovoril Saul kňazovi, že hrmot, ktorý bol v tábore Filištínov, sa šíril viac a viac a rozmáhal sa, a preto povedal Saul kňazovi: Nechaj tak.

¹⁹And it came to pass while Saul talked to the priest, that the noise which was in the camp of the Philistines went on and increased; and Saul said to the priest, Withdraw thy hand.

²⁰Vtedy sa hurtom shromaždili, Saul i všetok ľud, ktorý bol s ním, a prišli až k bitke, a tu hľa, meč druha bol obrátený proti jeho druhovi, a bol náramne veľký zmätok.

²⁰And Saul and all the people that were with him were called together, and they came to the battle; and behold, every man's sword was against his fellow, a very great confusion.

²¹A boli aj Hebreji vše za Filištínov, ktorí tiež prišli s nimi do tábora na okolo, aj tí sa teraz obrátili, aby boli s Izraelom, ktorý bol so Saulom a s Jonatánom.

²¹And there were Hebrews with the Philistines before that time, who had gone up with them into the camp round about; and they also [turned] to be with the Israelites who were with Saul and Jonathan.

²²A všetci mužovia Izraelovi, ktorí sa skrývali na vrchu Efraimovom, počuli, že utekajú Filištíni, a pripojili sa aj oni a stíhali ich v boji bežiac tesne za nimi.

²²And all the men of Israel who had hid themselves in mount Ephraim heard that the Philistines fled, and they also followed hard after them in the battle.

²³Tak zachránil Hospodin Izraela toho dňa. A boj sa pretiahol až za Bét-áven.

²³And Jehovah saved Israel that day; and the battle passed over beyond Beth-Aven.

²⁴A hoci boli mužovia Izraelovi ukonaní toho dňa, Saul zaviazal ľud prísahou povediac: Zlorečený muž, ktorý by jedol chlieb do večera, aby som sa pomstil na svojich nepriateľoch. A tak nikto zo všetkého ľudu neokúsil chleba.

²⁴But the men of Israel were distressed that day. Now Saul had adjured the people, saying, Cursed be the man that eateth food until evening, and [until] I am avenged on mine enemies. So none of the people tasted food.

²⁵A všetok ľud zeme vošiel do lesa, kde bolo hojne medu na poli.

²⁵And all they of the land came to a wood; and there was honey on the ground.

²⁶A keď vošiel ľud do lesa, videl, že hľa, tečie med, ale nikto nesiahol svojou rukou k svojím ústam, lebo ľud sa bál prísahy.

²⁶And the people had come into the wood, and behold, the honey flowed; but no man put his hand to his mouth, for the people feared the oath.

²⁷Ale Jonatán nepočul, keď zaväzoval jeho otec ľud prísahou, a tak vystrel koniec svojej palice, ktorú mal vo svojej ruke, a omočil ho do plásta medu a obrátil svoju ruku k svojim ústam, a rozsvietily sa jeho oči.

²⁷But Jonathan had not heard when his father adjured the people; and he put forth the end of his staff which was in his hand, and dipped it in the honeycomb, and put his hand to his mouth, and his eyes became bright.

²⁸Na to odpovedal ktorýsi z ľudu a riekol: Tvoj otec veľmi zaviazal ľud prísahou a povedal: Zlorečený muž, ktorý by dnes jedol chleba, hoci bol ľud ustatý.

²⁸Then answered one of the people and said, Thy father strictly adjured the people, saying, Cursed be the man that eateth food this day; and the people are faint.

²⁹Na to riekol Jonatán: Môj otec zarmútil zem. Nože pozrite, že sa rozsvietily moje oči, keď som ochutnal trochu tohoto medu.

²⁹And Jonathan said, My father has troubled the land: see, I pray you, that mine eyes are bright, because I tasted a little of this honey.

³⁰A čo by bolo bývalo len vtedy, keby sa bol dnes smele najedol ľud z koristi svojich nepriateľov, ktorú našiel! Lebo či by teraz nebola väčšia bývala porážka Filištínov?

³⁰How much more, if the people had eaten freely to-day of the spoil of their enemies which they found? for would there not now have been a much greater slaughter among the Philistines?

³¹A tak bili toho dňa z Filištínov od Michmasa až do Ajalona. A ľud bol veľmi unavený.

³¹And they smote the Philistines that day from Michmash to Ajalon; and the people were very faint.

³²Preto sa ľud vrhol na korisť a naberúc drobného dobytka a volov a teliat porážal na zem, a tak jedol ľud s krvou.

³²And the people fell on the spoil, and took sheep, and oxen, and calves, and slaughtered them on the ground; and the people ate [them] with the blood.

³³Potom oznámili Saulovi a vraveli: Hľa, ľud hreší proti Hospodinovi, lebo jie s krvou. A povedal: Dopustili ste sa nevernosti. Dovaľte ihneď ku mne veľký kameň.

³³And they told Saul, saying, Behold, the people sin against Jehovah, in that they eat with the blood. And he said, Ye have acted perversely: roll me now a great stone.

³⁴A zase povedal Saul: Rozídite sa medzi ľud a povedzte im: Doveďte ku mne každý svojho vola a každý svoje dobytča a zabíjajte tu a jedzte a nehrešte proti Hospodinovi jediac s krvou. A tak doviedol všetok ľud, každý vlastnoručne svojho vola tej istej noci, a zabíjali tam.

³⁴And Saul said, Disperse yourselves among the people, and say to them, Bring near to me every man his ox, and every man his sheep, and slaughter them here, and eat; and sin not against Jehovah in eating with the blood. And all the people brought every man his ox with him that night, and slaughtered [them] there.

³⁵A Saul postavil oltár Hospodinovi. To bol prvý oltár, ktorý postavil Hospodinovi.

³⁵And Saul built an altar to Jehovah: this was the first altar he built to Jehovah.

³⁶A Saul povedal: Nože sídime za Filištínmi vnoci a budeme lúpiť u nich až do ranného svetla a neponechajme z nich nikoho. A povedali: Urob, čokoľvek sa ti vidí za dobré. Ale kňaz riekol: Pristúpme prv sem k Bohu.

³⁶And Saul said, Let us go down after the Philistines by night, and plunder them until the morning light, and let us not leave a man of them. And they said, Do whatsoever is good in thy sight. Then said the priest, Let us come near hither to God.

³⁷A tak sa pýtal Saul Boha: Či mám sísť za Filištínmi? Či ich vydáš do ruky Izraelovej? Ale mu neodpovedal toho dňa.

³⁷And Saul inquired of God, Shall I go down after the Philistines? wilt thou give them into the hand of Israel? But he did not answer him that day.

³⁸Vtedy povedal Saul: Pristúpte sem, všetci náčelníci ľudu, a vyzveďte a vidzte, čím sa dnes vykonal tento hriech?

³⁸And Saul said, Draw ye near hither, all the heads of the people; and know and see wherein this sin has been this day.

³⁹Lebo jako že žije Hospodin, ktorý zachraňuje Izraela, keby to bolo hoci pre Jonatána, môjho syna, i ten zomrie. A nikto mu neodpovedal zo všetkého ľudu.

³⁹For, [as] Jehovah liveth, who has saved Israel, though it be in Jonathan my son, he shall certainly die. And no one answered him among all the people.

⁴⁰Vtedy povedal všetkému Izraelovi: Vy buďte na jednej strane, a ja a Jonatán, môj syn, budeme na druhej strane. A ľud povedal Saulovi: Urob, čo uznáš za dobré!

⁴⁰Then said he to all Israel, Be ye on one side, and I and Jonathan my son will be on the other side. And the people said to Saul, Do what is good in thy sight.

⁴¹A Saul povedal Hospodinovi, Bohu Izraelovmu: Daj znať dokonale! A chytený bol Jonatán a Saul, a ľud vyšiel z toho.

⁴¹And Saul said to Jehovah the God of Israel, Give a perfect [testimony]! And Jonathan and Saul were taken, and the people escaped.

⁴²A Saul povedal: Hoďte los medzi mnou a medzi Jonatánom, mojím synom. A postihnutý bol Jonatán.

⁴²And Saul said, Cast [lots] between me and Jonathan my son. And Jonathan was taken.

⁴³Vtedy povedal Saul Jonatánovi: Povedz mi, čo si učinil? A Jonatán mu povedal a riekol: Koncom palice, ktorú mám vo svojej ruke, som naozaj okúsil trochu medu. Nuž hľa, preto zomriem.

⁴³And Saul said to Jonathan, Tell me what thou hast done. And Jonathan told him and said, With the end of the staff which is in my hand I tasted a little honey, [and] behold, I must die!

⁴⁴A Saul odpovedal: Nech tak učiní Bôh a tak nech pridá, že istotne zomrieš, Jonatáne!

⁴⁴And Saul said, God do so [to me] and more also; thou shalt certainly die, Jonathan.

⁴⁵Ale ľud povedal Saulovi: Či má zomrieť Jonatán, ktorý spôsobil túto tak veľkú záchranu v Izraelovi? Kdeže by! Jako že žije Hospodin, nepadne vlas s jeho hlavy na zem, lebo veď s Bohom to učinil dnes. A tak vyslobodil ľud Jonatána, a nezomrel.

⁴⁵And the people said to Saul, Shall Jonathan die, who has wrought this great salvation in Israel? Far be it! [as] Jehovah liveth, there shall not a hair of his head fall to the ground; for he has wrought with God this day. So the people delivered Jonathan, that he died not.

⁴⁶Vtedy odišiel Saul hore nechajúc Filištínov, a Filištíni tiež išli na svoje miesto.

⁴⁶And Saul went up from following the Philistines; and the Philistines went to their own place.

⁴⁷A Saul zaujmúc kráľovstvo nad Izraelom bojoval dookola proti všetkým svojim nepriateľom, proti Moábovi, proti synom Ammonovým, proti Edomovi, proti kráľom Cóby, proti Filištínom, a všade, kamkoľvek sa obrátil, páchal ukrutnosť.

⁴⁷And Saul took the kingdom over Israel, and fought against all his enemies round about, against Moab, and against the children of Ammon, and against Edom, and against the kings of Zobah, and against the Philistines; and whithersoever he turned himself, he discomfited [them].

⁴⁸Keď potom nadobudnul moci, zbil Amalecha a tak vytrhol Izraela z ruky jeho lupiča.

⁴⁸And he did valiantly, and smote the Amalekites, and delivered Israel out of the hands of their spoilers.

⁴⁹A synovia Saulovi boli: Jonatán, Jišvi a Malkišua, a mená jeho dvoch dcér boly: meno staršej bolo Mérab, a meno mladšej Míkoľ.

⁴⁹And the sons of Saul were Jonathan, and Jishvi, and Malchi-shua. And the names of his two daughters: the name of the firstborn Merab, and the name of the younger Michal.

⁵⁰A meno ženy Saulovej bolo Achinoam, dcéra Achimácova. A meno veliteľa jeho vojska bolo Abner, syn Néra, strýca Saulovho.

⁵⁰And the name of Saul's wife was Ahinoam, the daughter of Ahimaaz; and the name of the captain of his host was Abner, the son of Ner, Saul's uncle.

⁵¹Kíš, otec Saulov, a Nér, otec Abnerov, bol syn Abielov.

⁵¹And Kish the father of Saul, and Ner the father of Abner were sons of Abiel.

⁵²A vojna bola krutá proti Filištínom po všetky dni Saulove. A kde videl Saul nejakého muža udatného alebo silného, vzal ho k sebe.

⁵²And there was sore war against the Philistines all the days of Saul; and when Saul saw any mighty man, or any valiant man, he took him to himself.