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1扫罗年四十岁；作以色列王二年的时候，Saul was thirty years old when he became king, and he reigned over Israel forty-two years.
2就从以色列中拣选了三千人：二千跟随扫罗在和伯特利山，一千跟随在便雅悯的基比亚；其余的人扫罗都打发各回各家去了。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约拿单攻击在迦巴的非利士人的防营，非利士人听见了。扫罗就在遍地，意思说，要使希伯来人听见。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以色列众人听见扫罗攻击非利士人的防营，又听见以色列人为非利士人所憎恶，就跟随扫罗聚集在吉甲。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，要与以色列人争战，有车三万辆，马兵六千，步兵像海边的沙那样多，就上来在伯·亚文东边的密抹安营。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以色列百姓见自己危急，就藏在山洞、丛林、石穴、隐密处，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有些希伯来人过了约旦河，逃到迦得和基列地。扫罗还是在吉甲，百姓都战战兢兢地跟随他。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扫罗照着撒母耳所定的日期等了七日。撒母耳还没有来到吉甲，百姓也离开扫罗散去了。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扫罗说：“把燔祭和平安祭带到我这里来。”扫罗就献上燔祭。So he said, “Bring me the burnt offering and the peace offerings.” And he offered up the burnt offering.
10刚献完燔祭，撒母耳就到了。扫罗出去迎接他，要问他好。Just as he finished offering the burnt offering, Samuel arrived, and Saul went out to greet him.
11撒母耳说：“你做的是什么事呢？”扫罗说：“因为我见百姓离开我散去，你也不照所定的日期来到，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所以我心里说：恐怕我没有祷告耶和华。非利士人下到吉甲攻击我，我就献上燔祭。”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撒母耳对扫罗说：“你做了了，没有遵守耶和华—你 神所吩咐你的命令。若遵守，耶和华必在以色列中坚立你的王位，直到永远。“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现在你的王位必不长久。耶和华已经寻着一个，立他作百姓的君，因为你没有遵守耶和华所吩咐你的。”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撒母耳就起来，从吉甲上到便雅悯的基比亚。扫罗数点跟随他的，约有六百人。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扫罗和他儿子约拿单，并跟随他们的人，都住在便雅悯的迦巴；但非利士人安营在密抹。Now Saul and Jonathan his son and the troops with them were staying in Geba of Benjamin, while the Philistines camped at Michmash.
17有掠兵从非利士营中出来，分为三队：一队往俄弗拉向书亚地去，And raiders went out of the Philistine camp in three divisions. One headed toward Ophrah in the land of Shual,
18一队往伯·和仑去，一队往洗波音谷对面的地境向旷野去。another toward Beth-horon, and the third down the border road overlooking the Valley of Zeboim facing the wilderness.
19那时，以色列全地没有一个；因为非利士人说，恐怕希伯来人制造刀枪。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以色列人要磨锄、犁、斧、铲，就下到非利士人那里去磨。Instead, all the Israelites would go down to the Philistines to sharpen their plowshares, mattocks, axes, and sickles.
21但有可以锉铲、犁、三齿叉、斧子，并赶牛锥。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所以到了争战的日子，跟随扫罗和约拿单的人没有一个手里有刀有枪的，惟独扫罗和他儿子约拿单有。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非利士人的一队防兵到了密抹的隘口。And a garrison of the Philistines had gone out to the pass at Michmash.