1 Samuel 11
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Berean Standard Bible
Chinese Union Version, punctuated (Traditional)
1Soon Nahash the Ammonite came up and laid siege to Jabesh-gilead. All the men of Jabesh said to him, “Make a treaty with us, and we will serve you.”
1亞捫 人 的王 拿轄 上來，對着 基列‧雅比 安營。 雅比 眾人對 拿轄 說：「你與我們立約，我們就服事你。」
2But Nahash the Ammonite replied, “I will make a treaty with you on one condition, that I may put out everyone’s right eye and bring reproach upon all Israel.”
2亞捫 人 拿轄 說：「你們若由我剜出你們各人的右眼，以此凌辱 以色列 眾人，我就與你們立約。」
3“Hold off for seven days,” replied the elders of Jabesh, “and let us send messengers throughout Israel. If there is no one to save us, we will surrender to you.”
3雅比 的長老對他說：「求你寬容我們七日，等我們打發人往 以色列 的全境去；若沒有人救我們，我們就出來歸順你。」
4When the messengers came to Gibeah of Saul and relayed these words in the hearing of the people, they all wept aloud.
4使者到了 掃羅 住的 基比亞 ，將這話說給百姓聽，百姓就都放聲而哭。
5Just then Saul was returning from the field, behind his oxen. “What troubles the people?” asked Saul. “Why are they weeping?” And they relayed to him the words of the men from Jabesh.
5掃羅 正從田間趕牛回來，問說：「百姓為甚麼哭呢？」眾人將 雅比 人的話告訴他。
6When Saul heard their words, the Spirit of God rushed upon him, and he burned with great anger.
6掃羅 聽見這話，就被上帝的靈大大感動，甚是發怒。
7He took a pair of oxen, cut them into pieces, and sent them by messengers throughout the land of Israel, proclaiming, “This is what will be done to the oxen of anyone who does not march behind Saul and Samuel.” Then the terror of the LORD fell upon the people, and they turned out as one man.
7他將一對牛切成塊子，託付使者傳送 以色列 的全境，說：「凡不出來跟隨 掃羅 和 撒母耳 的，也必這樣切開他的牛。」於是耶和華使百姓懼怕，他們就都出來，如同一人。
8And when Saul numbered them at Bezek, there were 300,000 Israelites and 30,000 men of Judah.
8掃羅 在 比色 數點他們： 以色列 人有三十萬， 猶大 人有三萬。
9So they said to the messengers who had come, “Tell the men of Jabesh-gilead: ‘Deliverance will be yours tomorrow by the time the sun is hot.’” And when the messengers relayed this to the men of Jabesh, they rejoiced.
9眾人對那使者說：「你們要回覆 基列‧雅比 人說，明日太陽近午的時候，你們必得解救。」使者回去告訴 雅比 人，他們就歡喜了。
10Then the men of Jabesh said to Nahash, “Tomorrow we will come out, and you can do with us whatever seems good to you.”
10於是 雅比 人對 亞捫 人說：「明日我們出來歸順你們，你們可以隨意待我們。」
11The next day Saul organized the troops into three divisions, and during the morning watch they invaded the camp of the Ammonites and slaughtered them, until the hottest part of the day. And the survivors were so scattered that no two of them were left together.
11第二日， 掃羅 將百姓分為三隊，在晨更的時候入了 亞捫 人的營，擊殺他們直到太陽近午，剩下的人都逃散，沒有二人同在一處的。
12Then the people said to Samuel, “Who said that Saul should not reign over us? Bring those men here so we can kill them!”
12百姓對 撒母耳 說：「那說『 掃羅 豈能管理我們』的是誰呢？可以將他交出來，我們好殺死他。」
13But Saul ordered, “No one shall be put to death this day, for today the LORD has worked salvation in Israel.”
13掃羅 說：「今日耶和華在 以色列 中施行拯救，所以不可殺人。」
14Then Samuel said to the people, “Come, let us go to Gilgal and renew the kingship there.”
14撒母耳 對百姓說：「我們要往 吉甲 去，在那裏立國。」
15So all the people went to Gilgal and confirmed Saul as king in the presence of the LORD. There they sacrificed peace offerings before the LORD, and Saul and all the Israelites rejoiced greatly.
15眾百姓就到了 吉甲 那裏，在耶和華面前立 掃羅 為王，又在耶和華面前獻平安祭。 掃羅 和 以色列 眾人大大歡喜。
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