¹In zgodi se nekega dne, da veli Jonatan, sin Savlov, mladeniču, ki mu je nosil orožje: Pridi, pojdiva tja k prednji straži Filistejcev, ki je na oni strani. A očetu svojemu ni tega povedal.

¹And the day cometh that Jonathan son of Saul saith unto the young man bearing his weapons, `Come, and we pass over unto the station of the Philistines, which [is] on the other side of this;` and to his father he hath not declared [it].

²In Savel je stanoval ob zadnjem koncu Gibee pod granatovcem, ki je v Migronu; bilo pa je pri njem ljudstva okoli šeststo mož.

²And Saul is abiding at the extremity of Gibeah, under the pomegranate which [is] in Migron, and the people who [are] with him, about six hundred men,

³In Ahija, sin Ahituba, Ikabodovega brata, sina Pinehasa, sinu Elijevega, duhovnika GOSPODOVEGA v Silu, je nosil naramnik. In ljudstvo ni vedelo, da je Jonatan odšel.

³and Ahiah, son of Ahitub, brother of I-Chabod, son of Phinehas son of Eli priest of Jehovah in Shiloh, bearing an ephod; and the people knew not that Jonathan hath gone.

⁴Ob prelazu pa, koder je skušal Jonatan preiti k prednji straži Filistejcev, je bila rtasta skala na tej in rtasta skala na oni strani; ime prvi je bilo Bozez, drugi pa Sene.

⁴And between the passages where Jonathan sought to pass over unto the station of the Philistines [is] the edge of a rock on the one side, and the edge of a rock on the other side, and the name of the one is Bozez, and the name of the other Seneh.

⁵En rt se vzpenja kakor steber na severu proti Mikmasu in drugi na jugu proti Gebi.

⁵The one edge [is] fixed on the north over-against Michmash, and the one on the south over-against Gibeah.

⁶In Jonatan reče mladeniču, oprodi svojemu: Pridi, pojdiva na ono stran k prednji straži teh neobrezancev! Morebiti da bo GOSPOD delal za naju; zakaj GOSPODU ni težko storiti rešitve po velikem ali majhnem številu.

⁶And Jonathan saith unto the young man bearing his weapons, `Come, and we pass over unto the station of these uncircumcised; it may be Jehovah doth work for us, for there is no restraint to Jehovah to save by many or by few.`

⁷Nato mu odgovori oproda njegov: Stóri vse, kar ti je v srcu; kreni kamorkoli, glej, jaz sem s teboj po tvojem srcu!

⁷And the bearer of his weapons saith to him, `Do all that [is] in thy heart; turn for thee; lo, I [am] with thee, as thine own heart.`

⁸Jonatan torej veli: Glej, ko prideva na on kraj k tem možem in se jim prikaževa,

⁸And Jonathan saith, `Lo, we are passing over unto the men, and are revealed unto them;

⁹ako nama poreko: Stojta, dokler ne pridemo k vama! obstaneva na svojem mestu in ne pojdeva gori k njim.

⁹if thus they say unto us, `Stand still till we have come unto you,` then we have stood in our place, and do not go up unto them;

¹⁰Ako pa poreko: Pridita gori k nam! stopiva gori, zakaj GOSPOD jih je nama dal v roke. In to nama bodi znamenje.

¹⁰and if thus they say, `Come up against us,` then we have gone up, for Jehovah hath given them into our hand, and this to us [is] the sign.

¹¹Prikažeta se torej oba straži Filistejcev; in Filistejci reko: Glej, Hebrejci lezejo iz lukenj, kamor so se bili poskrili.

¹¹And revealed are both of them unto the station of the Philistines, and the Philistines say, `Lo, Hebrews are coming out of the holes where they have hid themselves.`

¹²In možje, ki so stali na straži, ogovore Jonatana in oprodo njegovega, rekoč: Pridita gori k nam, da vama nekaj pokažemo! In Jonatan veli oprodi svojemu: Stopaj za menoj, zakaj GOSPOD jih je dal v roke Izraelu.

¹²And the men of the station answer Jonathan, and the bearer of his weapons, and say, `Come up unto us, and we cause you to know something.` And Jonathan saith unto the bearer of his weapons, `Come up after me, for Jehovah hath given them into the hand of Israel.`

¹³In Jonatan leze gori po rokah in po nogah, in oproda njegov za njim. In oni padajo pred Jonatanom, in njegov oproda jih pobija za njim.

¹³And Jonathan goeth up on his hands, and on his feet, and the bearer of his weapons after him; and they fall before Jonathan, and the bearer of his weapons is putting to death after him.

¹⁴Tako sta jih Jonatan in oproda njegov v tej prvi bitki pobila okoli dvajset mož kakor na polovici brazde na orali njive.

¹⁴And the first smiting which Jonathan and the bearer of his weapons have smitten is of about twenty men, in about half a furrow of a yoke of a field,

¹⁵In strah je prišel v tabor na polju in med vse ljudstvo; tudi straže in plenilce je obšel strah, in zemlja se je tresla, kajti strah je bil od Boga.

¹⁵and there is a trembling in the camp, in the field, and among all the people, the station and the destroyers have trembled — even they, and the earth shaketh, and it becometh a trembling of God.

¹⁶In stražarji Savlovi v Gibei Benjaminovi so gledali, in glej, množica se razpršuje in bega semtertja.

¹⁶And the watchmen of Saul in Gibeah of Benjamin see, and lo, the multitude hath melted away, and it goeth on, and is beaten down.

¹⁷Tedaj veli Savel ljudstvu, ki je bilo pri njem: Preštejte se in oglejte, kdo je izmed naših odšel! In ko so prešteli, glej, Jonatana in oprode njegovega ni bilo tam.

¹⁷And Saul saith to the people who [are] with him, `Inspect, I pray you, and see; who hath gone from us?` and they inspect, and lo, Jonathan and the bearer of his weapons are not.

¹⁸Nato veli Savel Ahiju: Prinesi sem skrinjo GOSPODOVO! Zakaj skrinja GOSPODOVA je bila tisti čas s sinovi Izraelovimi.

¹⁸And Saul saith to Ahiah, `Bring nigh the ark of God;` for the ark of God hath been on that day with the sons of Israel.

¹⁹In ko Savel še govori z duhovnikom, postane hrup v taboru Filistejcev večji in silnejši. In Savel reče duhovniku: Umakni roko svojo!

¹⁹And it cometh to pass, while Saul spake unto the priest, that the noise which [is] in the camp of the Philistines goeth on, going on and becoming great, and Saul saith unto the priest, `Remove thy hand.`

²⁰In Savel skliče vse ljudstvo, kar ga je bilo pri njem, in pohité tja v bitko, in glej, vsakega meč je sekal svojega bližnjega, in bila je velika zmešnjava.

²⁰And Saul is called, and all the people who [are] with him, and they come in unto the battle, and, lo, the sword of each hath been against his neighbour — a very great destruction.

²¹Pa tudi Hebrejci, ki so bili prej pri Filistejcih in so iz okolice šli ž njimi gori v tabor, so se zdaj pridružili Izraelu, ki je bil pri Savlu in Jonatanu.

²¹And the Hebrews [who] have been for the Philistines as heretofore, who had gone up with them into the camp, have turned round, even they, to be with Israel who [are] with Saul and Jonathan,

²²Takisto se vsi Izraelovi možje, ki so se bili poskrili na Efraimskem gorovju, ko slišijo, da Filistejci beže, pridružijo svojim v boju ter jih podijo.

²²and all the men of Israel, who are hiding themselves in the hill-country of Ephraim, have heard that the Philistines have fled, and they pursue — even they — after them in battle.

²³Tako je rešil GOSPOD tisti dan Izraela; in bitka se je raztegnila do Betavena.

²³And Jehovah saveth Israel on that day, and the battle hath passed over to Beth-Aven.

²⁴A možje Izraelovi so se preveč upehali tisti dan. Savel pa je zarotil vse ljudstvo, rekoč: Proklet bodi mož, ki bi kaj jedel do večera, da se maščujem nad sovražniki svojimi. Nihče torej iz ljudstva ni okusil kruha.

²⁴And the men of Israel have been distressed on that day, and Saul adjureth the people, saying, `Cursed [is] the man who eateth food till the evening, and I have been avenged of mine enemies;` and none of the people hath tasted food.

²⁵In vse ljudstvo je prišlo v gozd, in tam je bilo medu po tleh.

²⁵And all [they of] the land have come into a forest, and there is honey on the face of the field;

²⁶In ko je ljudstvo prišlo v gozd, glej, med se je cedil; ali nihče ga ni del z roko k ustom svojim, kajti ljudstvo se je balo tiste zakletve.

²⁶and the people come in unto the forest, and lo, the honey dropped, and none is moving his hand unto his mouth, for the people feared the oath.

²⁷Jonatan pa ni bil slišal, ko je oče njegov zarotil ljudstvo; zato iztegne palico, ki jo je imel v roki, in njen konec pomoči v satovje medu in ga z roko poda k ustom svojim; in oči se mu razsvetijo.

²⁷And Jonathan hath not heard of his father`s adjuring the people, and putteth forth the end of the rod, which [is] in his hand, and dippeth it in the honeycomb, and bringeth back his hand unto his mouth — and his eyes see!

²⁸Tedaj izpregovori eden iz ljudstva in reče: Oče tvoj je z ostro prisego zavezal ljudstvo, veleč: Proklet bodi mož, ki bi danes jedel kaj; in ljudstvo je bilo že utrujeno.

²⁸And a man of the people answereth and saith, `Thy father certainly adjured the people, saying, Cursed [is] the man who eateth food to-day; and the people are weary.`

²⁹Nato reče Jonatan: V nesrečo je spravil oče moj deželo. Poglejte vendar, kako so se mi oči razsvetile, ker sem le malo okusil tega medu!

²⁹And Jonathan saith, `My father hath troubled the land; see, I pray you, that mine eyes have become bright because I tasted a little of this honey.

³⁰Koliko bolj, ako bi bilo ljudstvo svobodno jedlo od ropa svojih sovražnikov, ki ga je dobilo! Ali bi ne bil še večji poboj Filistejcev?

³⁰How much more if the people had well eaten to-day of the spoil of its enemies which it hath found, for now, the smiting hath not been great among the Philistines.`

³¹In pobijali so ta dan Filistejce od Mikmasa do Ajalona, dasi je bilo ljudstvo silno trudno.

³¹And they smite on that day among the Philistines from Michmash to Aijalon, and the people are very weary,

³²Potem se ljudstvo loti ropa, in vzemo ovce in goveda in teleta in jih koljejo na tleh, in jih jedo s krvjo vred.

³²and the people make unto the spoil, and take sheep, and oxen, and sons of the herd, and slaughter on the earth, and the people eat with the blood.

³³To pa oznanijo Savlu in reko: Glej, ljudstvo greši zoper GOSPODA, ker jedo s krvjo vred! On veli: Spačeno ste delali! Privalite zdaj k meni velik kamen!

³³And they declare to Saul, saying, `Lo, the people are sinning against Jehovah, to eat with the blood.` And he saith, `Ye have dealt treacherously, roll unto me to-day a great stone.`

³⁴Še veli Savel: Razkropite se med ljudstvo in povejte jim, naj vsakdo pripelje svojega vola in ovco svojo sem k meni, in tu jih koljite in jejte, in ne grešite zoper GOSPODA, jedoč s krvjo vred! Vse ljudstvo torej pripelje, vsak svoje živinče z roko svojo, po noči tja, in ondi jih koljejo.

³⁴And Saul saith, `Be ye scattered among the people, and ye have said to them, Bring ye nigh unto me each his ox, and each his sheep; and ye have slain [them] in this place, and eaten, and ye do not sin against Jehovah to eat with the blood.` And all the people bring nigh each his ox, in his hand, that night, and slaughter [them] there.

³⁵In Savel zgradi oltar GOSPODU; ta je bil prvi oltar, ki ga je postavil GOSPODU.

³⁵And Saul buildeth an alter to Jehovah; with it he hath begun to build altars to Jehovah.

³⁶In Savel reče: Spustímo se za Filistejci po noči in jih plenimo do jutranjega svita, in nihče izmed njih naj ne preostane! Odgovore: Stóri, karkoli se ti zdi prav. Ali duhovnik reče: Pristopimo sem k Bogu!

³⁶And Saul saith, `Let us go down after the Philistines by night, and we prey upon them till the light of the morning, and leave not a man of them.` And they say, `All that is good in thine eyes do.` And the priest saith, `Let us draw near hither unto God.`

³⁷In Savel vpraša Boga: Ali naj grem doli za Filistejci? Hočeš jih li dati Izraelu v roke? A on mu ni odgovoril tisti dan.

³⁷And Saul asketh of God, `Do I go down after the Philistines? dost Thou give them into the hand of Israel?` and He hath not answered him on that day.

³⁸In Savel veli: Naj pristopijo sem vsi poglavarji ljudstva, in zvedite ter poglejte, na kom je danes ta greh.

³⁸And Saul saith, `Draw ye nigh hither all, the chiefs of the people, and know and see in what this sin hath been to-day;

³⁹Zakaj, kakor res živi GOSPOD, ki rešuje Izraela, ako bi tudi bilo na Jonatanu, sinu mojem, mora umreti. A ni ga bilo med vsem ljudstvom, da bi mu odgovoril.

³⁹for, Jehovah liveth, who is saving Israel: surely if it be in Jonathan my son, surely he doth certainly die;` and none is answering him out of all the people.

⁴⁰On pa reče vsemu Izraelu: Bodite vi na oni strani, jaz pa in sin moj Jonatan bodeva na tej strani. In ljudstvo reče Savlu: Stóri, kar se ti zdi prav!

⁴⁰And he saith unto all Israel, `Ye — ye are on one side, and I and Jonathan my son are on another side;` and the people say unto Saul, `That which is good in thine eyes do.`

⁴¹Nato reče Savel GOSPODU, Bogu Izraelovemu: Pokaži pravico! In zadeta sta bila Savel in Jonatan, ljudstvo pa je bilo prosto.

⁴¹And Saul saith unto Jehovah, God of Israel, `Give perfection;` and Jonathan and Saul are captured, and the people went out.

⁴²Savel reče: Vrzite kocko med menoj in Jonatanom, mojim sinom. In zadet je bil Jonatan.

⁴²And Saul saith, `Cast between me and Jonathan my son;` and Jonathan is captured.

⁴³In Savel reče Jonatanu: Povej mi, kaj si storil? In Jonatan mu pove in reče: Res sem okusil malo medu s koncem palice, ki sem jo imel v roki, in glej, moram umreti!

⁴³And Saul saith unto Jonathan, `Declare to me, what hast thou done?` and Jonathan declareth to him, and saith, `I certainly tasted with the end of the rod that [is] in my hand a little honey; lo, I die!`

⁴⁴Savel pa reče: Bog mi stori to in ono, ako gotovo ne umreš, Jonatan!

⁴⁴And Saul saith, `Thus doth God do, and thus doth He add, for thou dost certainly die, Jonathan.`

⁴⁵Ali ljudstvo govori Savlu: Jonatan li naj umre, ki je storil to veliko rešitev v Izraelu? Nikakor ne! Kakor res GOSPOD živi, še las mu ne pade z glave na zemljo! zakaj z Bogom je delal danes. Tako je ljudstvo oprostilo Jonatana, da ni umrl.

⁴⁵And the people say unto Saul, `Doth Jonathan die who wrought this great salvation in Israel? — a profanation! Jehovah liveth, if there falleth from the hair of his head to the earth, for with God he hath wrought this day;` and the people rescue Jonathan, and he hath not died.

⁴⁶Tedaj se je vrnil Savel in ni gonil Filistejcev, in Filistejci so odšli v svoj kraj.

⁴⁶And Saul goeth up from after the Philistines, and the Philistines have gone to their place;

⁴⁷Ko pa je bil Savel prejel kraljevanje nad Izraelom, se je bojeval zoper vse sovražnike svoje na vseh straneh, zoper Moabce, zoper sinove Amonove, zoper Edomce, zoper kralje v Zobi in zoper Filistejce; in kamorkoli se je obrnil, se je maščeval.

⁴⁷and Saul captured the kingdom over Israel, and he fighteth round about against all his enemies, against Moab, and against the Bene-Ammon, and against Edom, and against the kings of Zobah, and against the Philistines, and whithersoever he turneth he doth vex [them].

⁴⁸In vedel se je hrabro in porazil Amalekovce in je otel Izraela iz roke plenilcev.

⁴⁸And he maketh a force, and smiteth Amalek, and delivereth Israel out of the hand of its spoiler.

⁴⁹Imel pa je Savel sinove: Jonatana, Išvija in Malhisuva. In dve hčeri njegovi sta se imenovali: prvenka Meraba in mlajša Mihala.

⁴⁹And the sons of Saul are Jonathan, and Ishui, and Melchi-Shua; as to the name of his two daughters, the name of the first-born [is] Merab, and the name of the younger Michal;

⁵⁰Ime Savlovi ženi pa je bilo Ahinoama, hči Ahimaazova. Poveljniku vojske njegove pa je bilo ime Abner, sin Nera, Savlovega strica.

⁵⁰and the name of the wife of Saul [is] Ahinoam, daughter of Ahimaaz; and the name of the head of his host [is] Abner son of Ner, uncle of Saul;

⁵¹Kis pa, oče Savlov, in Ner, oče Abnerjev, sta bila sinova Abielova.In dokler je Savel živel, je bila trda vojska zoper Filistejce. Zato kjerkoli je Savel videl kakega junaškega in hrabrega moža, ga je vzel k sebi.

⁵¹and Kish [is] father of Saul, and Ner father of Abner [is] son of Ahiel.

⁵²In dokler je Savel živel, je bila trda vojska zoper Filistejce. Zato kjerkoli je Savel videl kakega junaškega in hrabrega moža, ga je vzel k sebi.

⁵²And the war is severe against the Philistines all the days of Saul; when Saul hath seen any mighty man, and any son of valour, then he doth gather him unto himself.