24那一天，以色列人很困乏，因为扫罗叫他们起誓：“谁在黄昏前，就是在向敌人报完仇以前吃任何东西，谁就要受咒诅。”于是，以色列人整天都没有进食。25众人进入树林，见地上有蜂蜜。26他们在树林中虽然看见有蜂蜜正在滴落，但没有人敢伸手取蜂蜜吃，因为他们都怕违背誓言。27约拿单没有听见他父亲叫以色列人起誓，他伸出手中的杖蘸蜂房的蜜吃，立刻精神大振。28有个士兵告诉约拿单，说：“你父亲曾叫众人郑重起誓，‘今天吃东西的人必受咒诅。’所以大家很疲惫。”29约拿单说：“我父亲使大家受苦了。你看，我只吃了少许蜂蜜，就精神大振，30如果大家吃了从敌人那里夺来的食物，我们就会歼灭更多的非利士人。”31那天，以色列人追杀非利士人，从密抹一直追杀到亚雅仑，众人疲惫不堪。32他们匆匆把夺来的牛、羊和牛犊在地上宰了，肉还带血就吃了。33有人告诉扫罗，说：“众人吃了带血的肉，得罪耶和华了。”扫罗说：“你们犯罪了！现在把一块大石头滚到我这里来，34再去吩咐大家把牛羊都带到这里来宰了吃，不可吃带血的肉得罪耶和华。”当天晚上，众人都把自己的牛羊带到那里宰杀。35扫罗为耶和华筑了一座祭坛，这是他第一次筑坛。36他对以色列人说：“让我们连夜追赶非利士人，抢夺他们的财物，直到天亮，把他们全部歼灭。”众人答道：“就照你的意思。”但祭司说：“让我们先来求问上帝吧。”37于是，扫罗求问上帝，说：“耶和华啊，我们可以去追杀非利士人吗？你会把他们交在以色列人手里吗？”但耶和华那日没有回答他。38扫罗说：“你们这些百姓的首领到这里来，我们要查出今天究竟谁犯了罪，39我凭拯救以色列的永活的耶和华起誓，就是我儿子约拿单犯了罪，他也要死！”众人都默不作声。40扫罗对以色列众人说：“你们站在这边，我和我的儿子约拿单站在那边。”众人答道：“就照你的意思。”41扫罗向以色列的上帝耶和华祷告说：“请你把实情告诉我吧。”抽签的结果是约拿单和扫罗犯了罪，民众都是无辜的。42扫罗和约拿单二人再抽签，结果抽出了约拿单。43扫罗对约拿单说：“告诉我，你做了什么事？”约拿单说：“我只不过用手中的杖蘸了一点蜂蜜吃，就得死吗？”44扫罗说：“约拿单啊，你必须死。否则，愿上帝重重地惩罚我。”45但众人对扫罗说：“今天约拿单给以色列人带来这么大的胜利，难道要他死吗？绝对不可以！我们凭永活的耶和华起誓，绝不可动他一根头发，因为他今天的行动有上帝的帮助。”众人就这样救了约拿单的性命。46扫罗便停止了追击，非利士人也回本地去了。47扫罗统治以色列后，常常攻打四围的摩押人、亚扪人、以东人、琐巴的诸王和非利士人等仇敌，无往而不胜。48他奋勇杀敌，打败了亚玛力人，从掠夺者手中救出以色列人。49他的儿子是约拿单、亦施韦和麦基舒亚，长女叫米拉，次女叫米甲。50他的妻子名叫亚希暖，是亚希玛斯的女儿。扫罗军队的元帅叫押尼珥，是他叔叔尼珥的儿子。51扫罗的父亲基士和押尼珥的父亲尼珥都是亚别的儿子。52扫罗一生常和非利士人激烈交战。他遇见英勇的壮士，都会征募到自己的军队中。
English Standard Version
Jonathan Defeats the Philistines
1One day Jonathan the son of Saul said to the young man who carried his armor, “Come, let us go over to the Philistine garrison on the other side.” But he did not tell his father.2Saul was staying in the outskirts of Gibeah in the pomegranate cave* at Migron. The people who were with him were about six hundred men,3including Ahijah the son of Ahitub, Ichabod’s brother, son of Phinehas, son of Eli, the priest of the Lord in Shiloh, wearing an ephod. And the people did not know that Jonathan had gone.4Within the passes, by which Jonathan sought to go over to the Philistine garrison, there was a rocky crag on the one side and a rocky crag on the other side. The name of the one was Bozez, and the name of the other Seneh.5The one crag rose on the north in front of Michmash, and the other on the south in front of Geba.6Jonathan said to the young man who carried his armor, “Come, let us go over to the garrison of these uncircumcised. It may be that the Lord will work for us, for nothing can hinder the Lord from saving by many or by few.”7And his armor-bearer said to him, “Do all that is in your heart. Do as you wish.* Behold, I am with you heart and soul.”8Then Jonathan said, “Behold, we will cross over to the men, and we will show ourselves to them.9If they say to us, ‘Wait until we come to you,’ then we will stand still in our place, and we will not go up to them.10But if they say, ‘Come up to us,’ then we will go up, for the Lord has given them into our hand. And this shall be the sign to us.”11So both of them showed themselves to the garrison of the Philistines. And the Philistines said, “Look, Hebrews are coming out of the holes where they have hidden themselves.”12And the men of the garrison hailed Jonathan and his armor-bearer and said, “Come up to us, and we will show you a thing.” And Jonathan said to his armor-bearer, “Come up after me, for the Lord has given them into the hand of Israel.”13Then Jonathan climbed up on his hands and feet, and his armor-bearer after him. And they fell before Jonathan, and his armor-bearer killed them after him.14And that first strike, which Jonathan and his armor-bearer made, killed about twenty men within as it were half a furrow’s length in an acre* of land.15And there was a panic in the camp, in the field, and among all the people. The garrison and even the raiders trembled, the earth quaked, and it became a very great panic.*16And the watchmen of Saul in Gibeah of Benjamin looked, and behold, the multitude was dispersing here and there.*17Then Saul said to the people who were with him, “Count and see who has gone from us.” And when they had counted, behold, Jonathan and his armor-bearer were not there.18So Saul said to Ahijah, “Bring the ark of God here.” For the ark of God went at that time with the people* of Israel.19Now while Saul was talking to the priest, the tumult in the camp of the Philistines increased more and more. So Saul said to the priest, “Withdraw your hand.”20Then Saul and all the people who were with him rallied and went into the battle. And behold, every Philistine’s sword was against his fellow, and there was very great confusion.21Now the Hebrews who had been with the Philistines before that time and who had gone up with them into the camp, even they also turned to be with the Israelites who were with Saul and Jonathan.22Likewise, when all the men of Israel who had hidden themselves in the hill country of Ephraim heard that the Philistines were fleeing, they too followed hard after them in the battle.23So the Lord saved Israel that day. And the battle passed beyond Beth-aven.
Saul’s Rash Vow
24And the men of Israel had been hard pressed that day, so Saul had laid an oath on the people, saying, “Cursed be the man who eats food until it is evening and I am avenged on my enemies.” So none of the people had tasted food.25Now when all the people* came to the forest, behold, there was honey on the ground.26And when the people entered the forest, behold, the honey was dropping, but no one put his hand to his mouth, for the people feared the oath.27But Jonathan had not heard his father charge the people with the oath, so he put out the tip of the staff that was in his hand and dipped it in the honeycomb and put his hand to his mouth, and his eyes became bright.28Then one of the people said, “Your father strictly charged the people with an oath, saying, ‘Cursed be the man who eats food this day.’” And the people were faint.29Then Jonathan said, “My father has troubled the land. See how my eyes have become bright because I tasted a little of this honey.30How much better if the people had eaten freely today of the spoil of their enemies that they found. For now the defeat among the Philistines has not been great.”31They struck down the Philistines that day from Michmash to Aijalon. And the people were very faint.32The people pounced on the spoil and took sheep and oxen and calves and slaughtered them on the ground. And the people ate them with the blood.33Then they told Saul, “Behold, the people are sinning against the Lord by eating with the blood.” And he said, “You have dealt treacherously; roll a great stone to me here.”*34And Saul said, “Disperse yourselves among the people and say to them, ‘Let every man bring his ox or his sheep and slaughter them here and eat, and do not sin against the Lord by eating with the blood.’” So every one of the people brought his ox with him that night and they slaughtered them there.35And Saul built an altar to the Lord; it was the first altar that he built to the Lord.36Then Saul said, “Let us go down after the Philistines by night and plunder them until the morning light; let us not leave a man of them.” And they said, “Do whatever seems good to you.” But the priest said, “Let us draw near to God here.”37And Saul inquired of God, “Shall I go down after the Philistines? Will you give them into the hand of Israel?” But he did not answer him that day.38And Saul said, “Come here, all you leaders of the people, and know and see how this sin has arisen today.39For as the Lord lives who saves Israel, though it be in Jonathan my son, he shall surely die.” But there was not a man among all the people who answered him.40Then he said to all Israel, “You shall be on one side, and I and Jonathan my son will be on the other side.” And the people said to Saul, “Do what seems good to you.”41Therefore Saul said, “O Lord God of Israel, why have you not answered your servant this day? If this guilt is in me or in Jonathan my son, O Lord, God of Israel, give Urim. But if this guilt is in your people Israel, give Thummim.”* And Jonathan and Saul were taken, but the people escaped.42Then Saul said, “Cast the lot between me and my son Jonathan.” And Jonathan was taken.43Then Saul said to Jonathan, “Tell me what you have done.” And Jonathan told him, “I tasted a little honey with the tip of the staff that was in my hand. Here I am; I will die.”44And Saul said, “God do so to me and more also; you shall surely die, Jonathan.”45Then the people said to Saul, “Shall Jonathan die, who has worked this great salvation in Israel? Far from it! As the Lord lives, there shall not one hair of his head fall to the ground, for he has worked with God this day.” So the people ransomed Jonathan, so that he did not die.46Then Saul went up from pursuing the Philistines, and the Philistines went to their own place.
Saul Fights Israel’s Enemies
47When Saul had taken the kingship over Israel, he fought against all his enemies on every side, against Moab, against the Ammonites, against Edom, against the kings of Zobah, and against the Philistines. Wherever he turned he routed them.48And he did valiantly and struck the Amalekites and delivered Israel out of the hands of those who plundered them.49Now the sons of Saul were Jonathan, Ishvi, and Malchi-shua. And the names of his two daughters were these: the name of the firstborn was Merab, and the name of the younger Michal.50And the name of Saul’s wife was Ahinoam the daughter of Ahimaaz. And the name of the commander of his army was Abner the son of Ner, Saul’s uncle.51Kish was the father of Saul, and Ner the father of Abner was the son of Abiel.52There was hard fighting against the Philistines all the days of Saul. And when Saul saw any strong man, or any valiant man, he attached him to himself.
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