Sauls pats pienes upuri
1 Sauls bija gadus vecs un valdīja kā ķēniņš un divus gadus pār Israēlu. 2 Sauls izraudzījās sev no Israēla trīs tūkstošus. Divi tūkstoši bija ar Saulu Mihmāsā un Bēteles kalnā, un tūkstotis bija ar Jonatānu Benjāmina Gibā. Pārējos ļaudis viņš atlaida uz savām teltīm. 3 Jonatāns sakāva filistiešu sardzi Gebā, un filistieši to uzzināja. Tad Sauls pūta ragu visā zemē, sacīdams: “Lai ebreji dzird!” 4 Un viss Israēls dzirdēja: “Sauls ir sakāvis filistiešu sardzi! Nu gan filistieši nīdīs Israēlu!” Tad tautu sauca sekot Saulam uz Gilgālu. 5 Filistieši sapulcēja karam pret Israēlu trīsdesmit tūkstošus kararatu, sešus tūkstošus jātnieku un tik daudz ļaužu kā smilšu jūras krastā. Tie devās augšup un apmetās Mihmāsā pretī Bēt-Āvenai. 6 Kad Israēla vīri redzēja, ka tie ir sprukās un tautai gals klāt, ļaudis slēpās alās, brikšņos, klintīs, pagrabos un bedrēs. 7 Ebreji pārcēlās pār Jardānu uz Gāda zemi un Gileādu. Bet Sauls aizvien bija Gilgālā, un visa tauta drebēdama viņam sekoja. 8 Viņš gaidīja septiņas dienas līdz Samuēla noteiktajam laikam, bet Samuēls nenāca uz Gilgālu, un ļaudis, kas bija pie Saula, sāka izklīst. 9 Tad Sauls teica: “Atvediet man sadedzināmo upuri un miera upuri!” Un viņš pienesa sadedzināmo upuri. 10 Tiklīdz viņš bija upurējis sadedzināmo upuri, redzi, nāca Samuēls, un Sauls izgāja pretī viņu sveikt. 11 Samuēls teica: “Ko tu esi izdarījis?!” Sauls sacīja: “Kad es redzēju, ka ļaudis, kas palikuši pie manis, sāk izklīst, bet tu noteiktajā laikā neesi atnācis un filistieši jau pulcējas Mihmāsā, 12 es nodomāju: tagad filistieši nāks lejā pret mani uz Gilgālu, bet es neesmu izlūdzies, lai Kungs mani uzlūko. Tad es saņēmos un pienesu sadedzināmo upuri.”
13 Samuēls teica Saulam: “Tu darīji muļķīgi! Tu neturēji Kunga, sava Dieva, pavēli, ko viņš tev devis! Tagad Kungs būtu dibinājis tavu valdīšanu Israēlā uz mūžiem, 14 bet nu tava valdīšana nepastāvēs. Kungs ir izmeklējis vīru pēc savas patikas, un Kungs viņu ir iecēlis par valdnieku savai tautai, jo tu nepildīji Kunga pavēli.”
Israēls bez ieročiem
15 Samuēls cēlās un devās no Gilgālas augšup uz Benjāmina Gibu. Sauls uzlūkoja ļaudis, kas atradās pie viņa, to bija ap seši simti vīru. 16 Tad Sauls, viņa dēls Jonatāns un ļaudis, kas bija pie viņiem, apmetās Gebā, kamēr filistieši bija uzslējuši nometni Mihmāsā. 17 Sirotāji iznāca no filistiešu nometnes trīs pulkos. Viens pulks nogriezās uz Ofras pusi, uz Šuāla zemi. 18 Otrs pulks devās uz Bēt-Horonas pusi, un trešais pulks virzījās uz robežu, kas pār Ceboīmas ieleju pret tuksnesi.
19 Visā Israēla zemē nebija neviena kalēja, jo filistieši teica: “Lai ebreji sev netaisa ne zobenu, ne šķēpu.” 20 Tādēļ visi israēlieši gāja lejā pie filistiešiem asināt savus arklus, kapļus, cirvjus un lemešus; 21 maksa bija pīms par lemesi, par kapli, par dakšām, par cirvi un par dzenuļa piestiprināšanu. 22 Tāpēc kaujas dienā nevienam no ļaudīm, kas bija kopā ar Saulu un Jonatānu, nebija ne zobena, ne šķēpa – tie bija tikai Saulam un viņa dēlam Jonatānam. 23 Bet filistieši izlika sardzi Mihmāsas pārejā.
1 Saul reigned one year; and when he had reigned two years over Israel, 2 Saul chose him three thousand men of Israel; whereof two thousand were with Saul in Michmash and in mount Beth-el, and a thousand were with Jonathan in Gibeah of Benjamin: and the rest of the people he sent every man to his tent. 3 And Jonathan smote the garrison of the Philistines that was in Geba, and the Philistines heard of it . And Saul blew the trumpet throughout all the land, saying, Let the Hebrews hear. 4 And all Israel heard say that Saul had smitten a garrison of the Philistines, and that Israel also was had in abomination with the Philistines. And the people were called together after Saul to Gilgal.
5 ¶ And the Philistines gathered themselves together to fight with Israel, thirty thousand chariots, and six thousand horsemen, and people as the sand which is on the sea shore in multitude: and they came up, and pitched in Michmash, eastward from Beth-aven. 6 When the men of Israel saw that they were in a strait, (for the people were distressed,) then the people did hide themselves in caves, and in thickets, and in rocks, and in high places, and in pits. 7 And some of the Hebrews went over Jordan to the land of Gad and Gilead. As for Saul, he was yet in Gilgal, and all the people followed him trembling.
8 ¶ And he tarried seven days, according to the set time that Samuel had appointed: but Samuel came not to Gilgal; and the people were scattered from him. 9 And Saul said, Bring hither a burnt offering to me, and peace offerings. And he offered the burnt offering. 10 And it 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 salute him.
11 ¶ And Samuel said, What hast thou done? And Saul said, Because I saw that the people were scattered from me, and that thou camest not within the days appointed, and that the Philistines gathered themselves together at Michmash; 12 Therefore said I, The Philistines will come down now upon me to Gilgal, and I have not made supplication unto the LORD: I forced myself therefore, and offered a burnt offering. 13 And Samuel said to Saul, Thou hast done foolishly: thou hast not kept the commandment of the LORD thy God, which he commanded thee: for now would the LORD have established thy kingdom upon Israel for ever. 14 But now thy kingdom shall not continue: the LORD hath sought him a man after his own heart, and the LORD hath commanded him to be captain over his people, because thou hast not kept that which the LORD commanded thee.
15 And Samuel arose, and gat him up from Gilgal unto Gibeah of Benjamin. And Saul numbered the people that were present with him, about six hundred men. 16 And Saul, and Jonathan his son, and the people that were present with them, abode in Gibeah of Benjamin: but the Philistines encamped in Michmash.
17 ¶ And the spoilers came out of the camp of the Philistines in three companies: one company turned unto the way that leadeth to Ophrah, unto the land of Shual: 18 And another company turned the way to Beth-horon: and another company turned to the way of the border that looketh to the valley of Zeboim toward the wilderness.
19 ¶ Now there was no smith found throughout all the land of Israel: for the Philistines said, Lest the Hebrews make them swords or spears: 20 But all the Israelites went down to the Philistines, to sharpen every man his share, and his coulter, and his axe, and his mattock. 21 Yet they had a file for the mattocks, and for the coulters, and for the forks, and for the axes, and to sharpen the goads. 22 So 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 that were with Saul and Jonathan: but with Saul and with Jonathan his son was there found. 23 And the garrison of the Philistines went out to the passage of Michmash.
