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1掃羅年四十歲；作以色列王二年的時候，Saul was thirty years old when he became king, and he reigned over Israel forty-two years.
2就從以色列中揀選了三千人：二千跟隨掃羅在和伯特利山，一千跟隨在便雅憫的基比亞；其餘的人掃羅都打發各回各家去了。He chose for himself three thousand men of Israel: Two thousand were with Saul at Michmash and in the hill country of Bethel, and a thousand were with Jonathan in Gibeah of Benjamin. And the rest of the troops he sent away, each to his own home.
3約拿單攻擊在迦巴的非利士人的防營，非利士人聽見了。掃羅就在遍地，意思說，要使希伯來人聽見。Then Jonathan attacked the Philistine outpost at Geba, and the Philistines heard about it. So Saul blew the ram’s horn throughout the land, saying, “Let the Hebrews hear!”
4以色列眾人聽見掃羅攻擊非利士人的防營，又聽見以色列人為非利士人所憎惡，就跟隨掃羅聚集在吉甲。And all Israel heard the news: “Saul has attacked an outpost of the Philistines, and now Israel has become a stench to the Philistines!” Then the people were summoned to join Saul at Gilgal.
5非利士人聚集，要與以色列人爭戰，有車三萬輛，馬兵六千，步兵像海邊的沙那樣多，就上來在伯‧亞文東邊的密抹安營。Now the Philistines assembled to fight against Israel with three thousand chariots, six thousand horsemen, and troops as numerous as the sand on the seashore. They went up and camped at Michmash, east of Beth-aven.
6以色列百姓見自己危急，就藏在山洞、叢林、石穴、隱密處，和坑中。Seeing that they were in danger because their troops were hard-pressed, the men of Israel hid in caves and thickets, among the rocks, and in cellars and cisterns.
7有些希伯來人過了約旦河，逃到迦得和基列地。掃羅還是在吉甲，百姓都戰戰兢兢地跟隨他。Some Hebrews even crossed the Jordan into the land of Gad and Gilead. Saul, however, remained at Gilgal, and all his troops were quaking in fear.
8掃羅照著撒母耳所定的日期等了七日。撒母耳還沒有來到吉甲，百姓也離開掃羅散去了。And Saul waited seven days for the time appointed by Samuel, but Samuel did not come to Gilgal, and the troops began to desert Saul.
9掃羅說：「把燔祭和平安祭帶到我這裡來。」掃羅就獻上燔祭。So he said, “Bring me the burnt offering and the peace offerings.” And he offered up the burnt offering.
10剛獻完燔祭，撒母耳就到了。掃羅出去迎接他，要問他好。Just as he finished offering the burnt offering, Samuel arrived, and Saul went out to greet him.
11撒母耳說：「你做的是甚麼事呢？」掃羅說：「因為我見百姓離開我散去，你也不照所定的日期來到，而且非利士人聚集在密抹。“What have you done?” Samuel asked. And Saul replied, “When I saw that the troops were deserting me, and that you did not come at the appointed time and the Philistines were gathering at Michmash,
12所以我心裡說：恐怕我沒有禱告耶和華。非利士人下到吉甲攻擊我，我就獻上燔祭。」I thought, ‘Now the Philistines will descend upon me at Gilgal, and I have not sought the favor of the LORD.’ So I felt compelled to offer the burnt offering.”
13撒母耳對掃羅說：「你做了了，沒有遵守耶和華─你 神所吩咐你的命令。若遵守，耶和華必在以色列中堅立你的王位，直到永遠。“You have acted foolishly,” Samuel declared. “You have not kept the command that the LORD your God gave you; if you had, the LORD would have established your kingdom over Israel for all time.
14現在你的王位必不長久。耶和華已經尋著一個，立他作百姓的君，因為你沒有遵守耶和華所吩咐你的。」But now your kingdom will not endure; the LORD has sought a man after His own heart and appointed him ruler over His people, because you have not kept the command of the LORD.”
15撒母耳就起來，從吉甲上到便雅憫的基比亞。掃羅數點跟隨他的，約有六百人。Then Samuel set out from Gilgal and went up to Gibeah in Benjamin. And Saul numbered the troops who were with him, about six hundred men.
16掃羅和他兒子約拿單，並跟隨他們的人，都住在便雅憫的迦巴；但非利士人安營在密抹。Now Saul and Jonathan his son and the troops with them were staying in Geba of Benjamin, while the Philistines camped at Michmash.
17有掠兵從非利士營中出來，分為三隊：一隊往俄弗拉向書亞地去，And raiders went out of the Philistine camp in three divisions. One headed toward Ophrah in the land of Shual,
18一隊往伯‧和崙去，一隊往洗波音谷對面的地境向曠野去。another toward Beth-horon, and the third down the border road overlooking the Valley of Zeboim facing the wilderness.
19那時，以色列全地沒有一個；因為非利士人說，恐怕希伯來人製造刀槍。And no blacksmith could be found in all the land of Israel, because the Philistines had said, “The Hebrews must not be allowed to make swords or spears.”
20以色列人要磨鋤、犁、斧、鏟，就下到非利士人那裡去磨。Instead, all the Israelites would go down to the Philistines to sharpen their plowshares, mattocks, axes, and sickles.
21但有可以銼鏟、犁、三齒叉、斧子，並趕牛錐。The charge was a pim for sharpening a plowshare or mattock, a third of a shekel for sharpening a pitchfork or an axe, and a third of a shekel for repointing an oxgoad.
22所以到了爭戰的日子，跟隨掃羅和約拿單的人沒有一個手裡有刀有槍的，惟獨掃羅和他兒子約拿單有。So on the day of battle not a sword or spear could be found in the hands of the troops with Saul and Jonathan; only Saul and his son Jonathan had weapons.
23非利士人的一隊防兵到了密抹的隘口。And a garrison of the Philistines had gone out to the pass at Michmash.