掃羅擊敗亞捫人
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 came powerfully upon him, and he burned with 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，如同一人。
He took a pair of oxen, cut them into pieces, and sent the pieces by messengers throughout Israel, proclaiming, 「This is what will be done to the oxen of anyone who does not follow Saul and Samuel.」 Then the terror of the LORD fell on the people, and they came out together as one.
8.掃羅在比色數點他們：以色列人有三十萬，猶大人有三萬。
When Saul mustered them at Bezek, the men of Israel numbered three hundred thousand and those of Judah thirty thousand.
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。
They told the messengers who had come, 「Say to the men of Jabesh Gilead, 『By the time the sun is hot tomorrow, you will be rescued.』」 When the messengers went and reported this to the men of Jabesh, they were elated.
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。」
They said to the Ammonites, 「Tomorrow we will surrender to you, and you can do to us whatever you like.」
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。
The next day Saul separated his men into three divisions; during the last watch of the night they broke into the camp of the Ammonites and slaughtered them until the heat of the day. Those who survived were scattered, so that no two of them were left together.
Saul Confirmed as King
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。」
The people then said to Samuel, 「Who was it that asked, 『Shall Saul reign over us?」 Turn these men over to us so that we may put them to death.」
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 said, 「No one will be put to death today, for this day the LORD has rescued Israel.」
14.撒母耳對百姓說：「我們要往吉甲去，在那裏立國。」
Then Samuel said to the people, 「Come, let us go to Gilgal and there renew the kingship.」
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。
So all the people went to Gilgal and made Saul king in the presence of the LORD. There they sacrificed fellowship offerings before the LORD, and Saul and all the Israelites held a great celebration. |
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