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1的王拿轄上來，對著基列．安營。雅比眾人對拿轄說：「你與我們立約，我們就服事你。」Then 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.”
2亞捫人拿轄說：「你們若由我你們各人的右眼，以此以色列眾人，我就與你們立約。」But 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.”
3雅比的長老對他說：「求你我們七日，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。」“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.”
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。When the messengers came to Gibeah of Saul and relayed these words in the hearing of the people, they all wept aloud.
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。Just 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.
6掃羅聽見這話，就被 神的靈大大感動，甚是發怒。When Saul heard their words, the Spirit of God rushed upon him, and he burned with great anger.
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，。He 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 came out together as one man.
8掃羅在數點他們：以色列人有三十萬，猶大人有三萬。And when Saul numbered them at Bezek, there were 300,000 Israelites and 30,000 men of Judah.
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。So 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.
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。」Then the men of Jabesh said to Nahash, “Tomorrow we will come out, and you can do with us whatever seems good to you.”
11第二日，掃羅將百姓分為三隊，在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。The 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.
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。」Then the people said to Samuel, “Who said that Saul should not reign over us? Bring those men here so we can kill them!”
13掃羅說：「今日耶和華在以色列中施行拯救，所以不可殺人。」But Saul ordered, “No one shall be put to death this day, for today the LORD has worked salvation in Israel.”
14撒母耳對百姓說：「我們要往去，在那裡立國。」Then Samuel said to the people, “Come, let us go to Gilgal and renew the kingship there.”
15眾百姓就到了吉甲那裡，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。So 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.