¹Saul reigned a year; and when he had reigned two years over Israel,

¹Saul oli olnud aasta oma kuningriigi üle ja valitses teist aastat Iisraeli üle,

²Saul chose for himself three thousand men of Israel, of which two thousand were with Saul in Michmash and in the Mount of Bethel, and one thousand were with Jonathan in Gibeah of Benjamin: and the rest of the people he sent every man to his tent.

²kui ta valis enesele Iisraelist kolm tuhat meest; neist oli kaks tuhat Sauliga Mikmasis ja Peeteli mäestikus ja tuhat Joonataniga Benjamini Gibeas; aga ülejäänud rahva oli ta ära saatnud, igaühe oma telki.

³Jonathan struck the garrison of the Philistines that was in Geba: and the Philistines heard of it. Saul blew the trumpet throughout all the land, saying, “Let the Hebrews hear!”

³Joonatan lõi Gebas olevat vilistite linnaväge ja vilistid said sellest kuulda. Siis laskis Saul kogu maal sarve puhuda ja öelda: 'Heebrealased kuulgu seda!'

⁴All Israel heard that Saul had struck the garrison of the Philistines, and also that Israel was had in abomination with the Philistines. The people were gathered together after Saul to Gilgal.

⁴Ja kogu Iisrael kuulis räägitavat, et Saul oli löönud vilistite linnaväge, samuti ka seda, et Iisrael oli vilistitele muutunud vastikuks; ja rahvas kutsuti Gilgalisse Saulile järgnema.

⁵The Philistines assembled themselves together to fight with Israel, thirty thousand chariots, and six thousand horsemen, and people as the sand which is on the seashore in multitude: and they came up, and encamped in Michmash, eastward of Beth Aven.

⁵Ja vilistid kogunesid sõdima Iisraeli vastu: kolmkümmend tuhat sõjavankrit, kuus tuhat ratsanikku ja muud rahvast nõnda palju nagu liiva mere ääres. Nad tulid üles ja asusid leeri Mikmasis, Beet-Aavenist ida poole.

⁶When the men of Israel saw that they were in a strait (for the people were distressed), then the people hid themselves in caves, and in thickets, and in rocks, and in coverts, and in pits.

⁶Iisraeli mehed nägid, et neil tuli kitsas kätte, et rahvas oli kimbatuses ja puges koobastesse, kibuvitsapõõsastesse, kaljulõhedesse, keldritesse ja kaevudesse.

⁷Now some of the Hebrews had gone over the Jordan to the land of Gad and Gilead; but as for Saul, he was yet in Gilgal, and all the people followed him trembling.

⁷Heebrealasi läks ka üle Jordani Gaadi ja Gileadi maale. Aga Saul oli alles Gilgalis ja kogu rahvas oli värisedes talle järgnenud.

⁸He stayed seven days, according to the time set by Samuel: but Samuel didn’t come to Gilgal; and the people were scattered from him.

⁸Kui ta oli oodanud seitse päeva, Saamueli poolt määratud ajani, Saamuel aga Gilgalisse ei tulnud, siis hakkas rahvas tema juurest laiali valguma.

⁹Saul said, “Bring here the burnt offering to me, and the peace offerings.” He offered the burnt offering.

⁹Siis ütles Saul: 'Tooge mulle põletusohver ja tänuohvrid!' Ja ta ohverdas põletusohvri.

¹⁰It came to pass that as soon as he had made an end of offering the burnt offering, behold, Samuel came; and Saul went out to meet him, that he might greet him.

¹⁰Aga kui ta põletusohvri ohverdamise oli lõpetanud, vaata, siis tuli Saamuel ja Saul läks temale vastu teda teretama.

¹¹Samuel said, “What have you done?” Saul said, “Because I saw that the people were scattered from me, and that you didn’t come within the days appointed, and that the Philistines assembled themselves together at Michmash;

¹¹Aga Saamuel ütles: 'Mis sa oled teinud!' Ja Saul vastas: 'Kui ma nägin, et rahvas mu juurest laiali valgus ja sina ei tulnud määratud ajaks, vilistid aga kogunesid Mikmassi,

¹²therefore I said, ‘Now the Philistines will come down on me to Gilgal, and I haven’t entreated the favor of Yahweh.’ I forced myself therefore, and offered the burnt offering.”

¹²siis ma mõtlesin: Nüüd tulevad vilistid mu vastu alla Gilgalisse, aga mina ei ole veel Issanda palet leevendanud. Siis ma söandasin ja ohverdasin põletusohvri.'

¹³Samuel said to Saul, “You have done foolishly. You have not kept the commandment of Yahweh your God, which he commanded you; for now Yahweh would have established your kingdom on Israel forever.

¹³Saamuel ütles Saulile: 'Sa oled talitanud mõistmatult: sa ei ole pidanud Issanda, oma Jumala käsku, mis ta sulle andis, sest nüüd oleks Issand kinnitanud su kuningriigi Iisraelis igaveseks.

¹⁴But now your kingdom shall not continue. Yahweh has sought for himself a man after his own heart, and Yahweh has appointed him to be prince over his people, because you have not kept that which Yahweh commanded you.”

¹⁴Aga nüüd ei jää su kuningriik püsima: Issand on enesele otsinud oma südame järgi mehe ja Issand on teda käskinud olla vürstiks oma rahvale, sest sina ei ole pidanud, mis Issand sind on käskinud.'

¹⁵Samuel arose, and went from Gilgal to Gibeah of Benjamin. Saul numbered the people who were present with him, about six hundred men.

¹⁵Ja Saamuel võttis kätte ning läks Gilgalist üles Benjamini Gibeasse; Saul luges aga üle rahva, kes oli tema juures: ligi kuussada meest.

¹⁶Saul, and Jonathan his son, and the people who were present with them, stayed in Geba of Benjamin: but the Philistines encamped in Michmash.

¹⁶Saul ja Joonatan, ta poeg, ja rahvas, kes oli nende juures, jäid Benjamini Gebasse, vilistid aga olid leeri üles löönud Mikmassi.

¹⁷The spoilers came out of the camp of the Philistines in three companies: one company turned to the way that leads to Ophrah, to the land of Shual;

¹⁷Ja vilistite leerist läksid hävitajad välja kolmes salgas: üks salk pöördus Ofra poole Suuali maale,

¹⁸and another company turned the way to Beth Horon; and another company turned the way of the border that looks down on the valley of Zeboim toward the wilderness.

¹⁸teine salk pöördus Beet-Hooroni poole ja kolmas salk pöördus raja poole, mis ulatub üle Seboimi oru kõrbe suunas.

¹⁹Now there was no smith found throughout all the land of Israel; for the Philistines said, “Lest the Hebrews make them swords or spears”;

¹⁹Aga seppa ei leidunud kogu Iisraeli maal, sest vilistid olid öelnud: 'Et heebrealased ei teeks mõõka või piiki!'

²⁰but all the Israelites went down to the Philistines, to sharpen every man his plowshare, mattock, axe, and sickle;

²⁰Ja kogu Iisrael pidi minema alla vilistite juurde teritama, igamees oma saharauda, kõblast, kirvest ja raudlabidat.

²¹yet they had a file for the mattocks, and for the plowshares, and for the forks, and for the axes, and to set the goads.

²¹Teritamismaks raudlabidate ja kõblaste pealt oli kaks kolmandikku seeklit, kolmeharuliste harkide, kirveste ja astlate pealt üks kolmandik seeklit.

²²So it came to pass in the day of battle, that there was neither sword nor spear found in the hand of any of the people who were with Saul and Jonathan: but with Saul and with Jonathan his son was there found.

²²Ja nõnda juhtus sõja ajal, et ei leidunud mõõka ega piiki kogu rahva käes, kes oli koos Sauli ja Joonataniga, küll oli aga Saulil ja Joonatanil, ta pojal.

²³The garrison of the Philistines went out to the pass of Michmash.

²³Vilistite valvemeeskond läks Mikmasi kurusse.