| 1 ܘܟܕ ܫܢܬܐ ܚܕܐ ܘܬܪ̈ܬܝܢ ܐܡܠܟ ܫܐܘܠ ܒܡܠܟܘܬܗ ܥܠ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ | 1 Saul reigned one year; and when he had reigned two years over Israel, |
| 2 ܓܒܝ ܠܗ ܫܐܘܠ ܬܠܬܐ ܐ̈ܠܦܝܢ ܡܢ ܐܝܣܪܐܝܠ ܘܗܘܘ ܥܡ ܫܐܘܠ ܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܐ̈ܠܦܝܢ ܒܡܟܡܣ ܘܒܛܘܪܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܐܝܠ ܘܐܠܦ ܗܘܘ ܥܡ ܝܘܢܬܢ ܒܪܗ ܒܪܡܬܐ ܕܒܢܝܡܝܢ ܘܫܪܟܗ ܕܥܡܐ ܫܪܐ ܐܢܘܢ ܐܢܫ ܠܒܝܬܗ | 2 Saul chose him three thousand men of Israel; whereof two thousand were with Saul in Michmash and in mount Bethel, and a thousand were with Jonathan in Gibeah of Benjamin: and the rest of the people he sent every man to his tent. |
| 3 ܘܡܚܐ ܝܘܢܬܢ ܠܩܝܡܐ ܕܦܠܫܬ̈ܝܐ ܒܓܒܥ ܘܫܡܥܘ ܦܠܫ̈ܬܝܐ ܘܫܐܘܠ ܩܪܐ ܒܫܝܦܘܪܐ ܒܟܠܗ̇ ܐܪܥܐ ܠܡܐܡܪ ܢܫܡܥܘܢ ܥܒܪ̈ܝܐ | 3 And Jonathan smote the garrison of the Philistines that was in Geba, and the Philistines heard of it. And Saul blew the trumpet throughout all the land, saying, Let the Hebrews hear. |
| 4 ܘܟܠܗ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܕܡܚܐ ܫܐܘܠ ܠܩܝܡܐ ܕܦܠܫ̈ܬܝܐ ܘܚܣܢ ܐܝܣܪܐܝܠ ܠܦܠܫ̈ܬܝܐ ܘܐܬܟܢܫܘ ܥܡܐ ܒܬܪ ܫܐܘܠ ܠܓܠܓܠܐ | 4 And all Israel heard say that Saul had smitten a garrison of the Philistines, and that Israel also was had in abomination with the Philistines. And the people were called together after Saul to Gilgal. |
| 5 ܘܦܠܫ̈ܬܝܐ ܐܬܟܢܫܘ ܠܡܬܟܬܫܘ ܥܡ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܬܠܬܐ ܐ̈ܠܦܝܢ ܡܪ̈ܟܒܢ ܘܫܬܐ ܐ̈ܠܦܝܢ ܦܪ̈ܫܝܢ ܘܥܡܐ ܐܝܟ ܚܠܐ ܕܥܠ ܣܦܬ ܝܡܐ ܣܘܓܐܐ ܕܛܒ ܘܣܠܩܘ ܘܫܪܘ ܒܡܟܡܣ ܡܢ ܡܕܢܚܝܗ̇ ܕܒܝܬ ܐܝܠ | 5 And the Philistines gathered themselves together to fight with Israel, thirty thousand chariots, and six thousand horsemen, and people as the sand which is on the sea shore in multitude: and they came up, and pitched in Michmash, eastward from Beth-aven. |
| 6 ܘܚܙܘ ܓܒܪ̈ܐ ܕܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܘܕܚܠܘ ܘܐܬܛܫܝܘ ܠܗܘܢ ܒܡܥܪ̈ܐ ܘܒܚ̈ܠܠܐ ܘܒܫ̈ܩܝܦܐ ܘܒܦܥܪ̈ܐ ܘܒܓܘ̈ܒܐ | 6 When the men of Israel saw that they were in a strait, (for the people were distressed,) then the people did hide themselves in caves, and in thickets, and in rocks, and in high places, and in pits. |
| 7 ܘܥܒܪ̈ܝܐ ܥܒܪܘ ܝܘܪܕܢܢ ܠܐܪܥܐ ܕܓܕ ܘܕܓܠܥܕ ܘܫܐܘܠ ܥܕܟܝܠ ܒܓܠܓܠܐ ܗܘܐ ܘܟܠܗ ܥܡܐ ܥܡܗ | 7 And some of the Hebrews went over Jordan to the land of Gad and Gilead. As for Saul, he was yet in Gilgal, and all the people followed him trembling. |
| 8 ܘܦܫ ܫܒܥܐ ܝܘܡ̈ܝܢ ܠܙܒܢܐ ܕܫܡܘܐܝܠ ܘܠܐ ܐܬܐ ܫܡܘܐܝܠ ܠܓܠܓܠܐ ܘܐܬܒܕܪ ܥܡܐ ܡܢ ܠܘܬ ܫܐܘܠ | 8 And he tarried seven days, according to the set time that Samuel had appointed: but Samuel came not to Gilgal; and the people were scattered from him. |
| 9 ܘܐܡܪ ܫܐܘܠ ܩܪܒܘ ܠܝ ܥ̇ܠܬܐ ܘܐܣܩ ܕܒܚ̈ܐ ܫ̈ܠܡܐ ܠܥ̇ܠܬܐ | 9 And Saul said, Bring hither a burnt offering to me, and peace offerings. And he offered the burnt offering. |
| 10 ܘܟܕ ܫ̇ܠܡ ܠܡܣܩܘ ܥ̇ܠܬܐ ܐܬܐ ܫܡܘܐܝܠ ܘܢܦܩ ܫܐܘܠ ܠܐܘܪܥܗ ܠܡܒܪܟܘܬܗ | 10 And it came to pass, that as soon as he had made an end of offering the burnt offering, behold, Samuel came; and Saul went out to meet him, that he might salute him. |
| 11 ܘܐܡܪ ܫܡܘܐܝܠ ܡܢܐ ܥܒܕܬ ܘܐܡܪ ܫܐܘܠ ܚܙܝܬ ܕܐܬܒܕܪ ܠܗ ܥܡܐ ܡܢܝ ܘܐܢܬ ܠܐ ܐܬܝܬ ܠܙܒ̈ܢܐ ܕܝܘܡ̈ܬܐ ܘܦܠܫ̈ܬܝܐ ܟܢܝܫܝܢ ܒܡܟܡܣ | 11 And Samuel said, What hast thou done? And Saul said, Because I saw that the people were scattered from me, and that thou camest not within the days appointed, and that the Philistines gathered themselves together at Michmash; |
| 12 ܘܐܡܪܬ ܕܠܡܐ ܢܚܬܘܢ ܦܠܫ̈ܬܝܐ ܥܠܝ ܠܓܠܓܠܐ ܘܐ̈ܦܝ ܡܪܝܐ ܠܐ ܚܙܝܬ ܘܐܡܪܚܬ ܘܐܣܩܬ ܥ̇ܠܬܐ | 12 Therefore said I, The Philistines will come down now upon me to Gilgal, and I have not made supplication unto the LORD: I forced myself therefore, and offered a burnt offering. |
| 13 ܘܐܡܪ ܫܡܘܐܝܠ ܠܫܐܘܠ ܐܣܟܠܬ ܕܠܐ ܢܛܪܬ ܦܘܩܕܢܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܐܠܗܟ ܕܦܩܕܟ ܡܛܠ ܕܗܫܐ ܐܬܩܢ ܡܪܝܐ ܐܠܗܟ ܡܠܟܘܬܟ ܥܠ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܘܐܡܪ ܕܢܬܩܢܟ ܥܕܡܐ ܠܥܠܡ | 13 And Samuel said to Saul, Thou hast done foolishly: thou hast not kept the commandment of the LORD thy God, which he commanded thee: for now would the LORD have established thy kingdom upon Israel for ever. |
| 14 ܡܟܝܠ ܡܠܟܘܬܟ ܠܐ ܬܩܘܡ ܡܛܠ ܕܓܒܐ ܠܗ ܡܪܝܐ ܓܒܪܐ ܐܝܟ ܠܒܗ ܘܦܩܕܗ ܡܪܝܐ ܠܡܕܒܪܘ ܠܥܡܗ ܡܛܠ ܕܠܐ ܢܛܪܬ ܟܠ ܕܦܩܕܟ ܡܪܝܐ ܐܠܗܟ | 14 But now thy kingdom shall not continue: the LORD hath sought him a man after his own heart, and the LORD hath commanded him to be captain over his people, because thou hast not kept that which the LORD commanded thee. |
| 15 ܘܩܡ ܫܡܘܐܝܠ ܘܣܠܩ ܡܢ ܓܠܓܠܐ ܠܪܡܬܐ ܕܒܢܝܡܝܢ ܘܡܢܐ ܫܐܘܠ ܠܥܡܐ ܕܐܫܬܟܚ ܥܡܗ ܐܝܟ ܫܬܡܐܐ ܓܒܪ̈ܝܢ | 15 And Samuel arose, and gat him up from Gilgal unto Gibeah of Benjamin. And Saul numbered the people that were present with him, about six hundred men. |
| 16 ܘܫܐܘܠ ܘܝܘܢܬܢ ܒܪܗ ܝܬܒܝܢ ܒܓܒܥܬܐ ܕܒܢܝܡܝܢ ܘܦܠܫ̈ܬܝܐ ܫܪܝܢ ܒܡܟܡܣ | 16 And Saul, and Jonathan his son, and the people that were present with them, abode in Gibeah of Benjamin: but the Philistines encamped in Michmash. |
| 17 ܘܢܦܩܘ ܡܚ̈ܒܠܢܐ ܡܢ ܡܫܪܝܬܐ ܕܦܠܫ̈ܬܝܐ ܬܠܬܐ ܪ̈ܝܫܝܢ ܪܝܫܐ ܚܕ ܡܢܗܘܢ ܐܙ̇ܠ ܠܐܘܪܚܐ ܕܥܦܪ ܥܠ ܐܪܥܐ ܕܫܓܘܐܝܠ | 17 And the spoilers came out of the camp of the Philistines in three companies: one company turned unto the way that leadeth to Ophrah, unto the land of Shual: |
| 18 ܘܪܝܫܐ ܐܚܪܢܐ ܐܙ̇ܠ ܠܐܘܪܚܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܚܘܪܢ ܘܪܝܫܐ ܐܚܪܢܐ ܦܢ̇ܐ ܠܐܘܪܚܐ ܕܬܚܘܡܐ ܕܚܐܪ ܠܢܚܠܐ ܕܨܒܥܘܢ ܘܠܡܕܒܪܐ | 18 And another company turned the way to Beth-horon: and another company turned to the way of the border that looketh to the valley of Zeboim toward the wilderness. |
| 19 ܘܐܘܡܢܐ ܠܐ ܐܫܬܟܚ ܒܟܠܗ̇ ܐܪܥܐ ܕܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܡܛܠ ܕܐܡܪܘ ܦܠܫ̈ܬܝܐ ܕܠܐ ܢܥܒܕܘܢ ܥܒܪ̈ܝܐ ܣܝ̈ܦܐ ܘܡܘܪ̈ܢܝܬܐ | 19 Now there was no smith found throughout all the land of Israel: for the Philistines said, Lest the Hebrews make them swords or spears: |
| 20 ܘܢܚܬܘ ܟܠܗ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܠܘܬ ܦܠܫ̈ܬܝܐ ܠܡܠܛܫ ܐܢܫ ܡܓܠܗ ܘܣܟܬܗ ܘܟܘܠܒܗ ܘܡܣܣܗ | 20 But all the Israelites went down to the Philistines, to sharpen every man his share, and his coulter, and his axe, and his mattock. |
| 21 ܘܗܘܐ ܫܘܦܝܢܐ ܕܦܬܐ ܠܡܓܠܐ ܘܠܣܟܬܐ ܘܠܐܒܘܬܐ ܘܠܟܘܠܒܐ ܘܠܩܝܡܬܐ ܕܡܣܣܐ | 21 Yet they had a file for the mattocks, and for the coulters, and for the forks, and for the axes, and to sharpen the goads. |
| 22 ܘܒܝܘܡܐ ܕܩܪܒܐ ܠܐ ܐܫܬܟܚ ܣܝܦܐ ܐܘ ܡܘܪܢܝܬܐ ܒܐܝܕܐ ܕܟܠܗ ܥܡܐ ܕܥܡ ܫܐܘܠ ܘܥܡ ܝܘܢܬܢ ܘܐܫܬܟܚ ܠܫܐܘܠ ܘܠܝܘܢܬܢ ܒܪܗ | 22 So it came to pass in the day of battle, that there was neither sword nor spear found in the hand of any of the people that were with Saul and Jonathan: but with Saul and with Jonathan his son was there found. |
| 23 ܘܢܦܩܘ ܩܝܡܐ ܕܦܠܫ̈ܬܝܐ ܠܥܒܪܐ ܕܡܟܡܣ | 23 And the garrison of the Philistines went out to the passage of Michmash. |
