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1 Samuel Chapitre 11
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1Sa 11:1-4.
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Original anglais
1Sa 11:1-4.
NAHASH OFFERS THEM OF JABESH-GILEAD A REPROACHFUL CONDITION.
1. Then Nahash the Ammonite came up--Nahash ("serpent"); (see
Jud 8:3).
The Ammonites had long claimed the right of original possession in Gilead. Though repressed by Jephthah
(Jud 11:33),
they now, after ninety years, renew their pretensions; and it was the report of their threatened invasion that hastened the appointment of a king
(1Sa 12:12).
Make a covenant with us, and we will serve thee--They saw no prospect of aid from the western Israelites, who were not only remote, but scarcely able to repel the incursions of the Philistines from themselves.
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2. 剜出你們所有人的右眼——字面意為「挖出」或「掏空」眼球。這種野蠻的殘害是東方篡奪者常見的懲罰，施加於首領身上；有時在近代歷史中甚至施加於全鎮的男性人口。拿轄要使雅比人作有用的藩屬，因此不願使他們完全失明，只是要剜出他們的右眼——這會使他們失去作戰資格。此外，他的目的是要藉著基列雅比人侮辱以色列民族。
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2. thrust out all your right eyes--literally, "scoop" or "hollow out" the ball. This barbarous mutilation is the usual punishment of usurpers in the East, inflicted on chiefs; sometimes, also, even in modern history, on the whole male population of a town. Nahash meant to keep the Jabeshites useful as tributaries, whence he did not wish to render them wholly blind, but only to deprive them of their right eye, which would disqualify them for war. Besides, his object was, through the people of Jabesh-gilead, to insult the Israelitish nation.
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3、4節. 請容我們派人往以色列的四境去. 這是一則有趣的證據，表明對掃羅的立王普遍存在不滿。那些基列人認為他既不能 counsel、也不能救援他們；甚至在他本城，呼籲也是向百姓——而非向那王子——發出的。
Original anglais
3, 4. send messengers unto all the coasts of Israel--a curious proof of the general dissatisfaction that prevailed as to the appointment of Saul. Those Gileadites deemed him capable neither of advising nor succoring them; and even in his own town the appeal was made to the people--not to the prince.
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1Sa 11:5-11.
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1Sa 11:5-11.
他們打發人通知掃羅，便得拯救。
Original anglais
1Sa 11:5-11.
THEY SEND TO SAUL, AND ARE DELIVERED.
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7. 他將一對牛切成塊子——（見
Jud 19:29)。
這種特殊形式的戰爭召集適合一個農業畜牧民族的性格與習慣。這行動本身莊嚴，其所附帶的宣告對那些疏於遵從的人帶著可怕的威脅。掃羅將撒母耳的名字與自己的名字並提，以增加這項措施的影响力，並使一切藐視此命令的人更加恐懼。猶大所提供的小股兵力暗示該支派對掃羅的不滿最為強烈。
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7. he took a yoke of oxen, and hewed them in pieces--(see
Jud 19:29).
This particular form of war-summons was suited to the character and habits of an agricultural and pastoral people. Solemn in itself, the denunciation that accompanied it carried a terrible threat to those that neglected to obey it. Saul conjoins the name of Samuel with his own, to lend the greater influence to the measure, and to strike greater terror unto all contemners of the order. The small contingent furnished by Judah suggests that the disaffection to Saul was strongest in that tribe.
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8. 比色——這個集合地點離示劍不遠，在通往伯善的路上，幾乎正對著通往雅比基列的渡口。名冊上的人數眾多，顯示了掃羅的智慧與果斷的效果。
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8. Bezek--This place of general muster was not far from Shechem, on the road to Beth-shan, and nearly opposite the ford for crossing to Jabesh-gilead. The great number on the muster-roll showed the effect of Saul's wisdom and promptitude.
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11. 次日，掃羛將百姓分為三隊——掃羛傍晚渡過約旦河，全夜行軍，在破曉時分到達亞捫人的營地，在三個不同的方向發動突襲，將他們徹底擊潰。這發生在七日休戰期滿之前。
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11. on the morrow, that Saul put the people in three companies--Crossing the Jordan in the evening, Saul marched his army all night, and came at daybreak on the camp of the Ammonites, who were surprised in three different parts, and totally routed. This happened before the seven days' truce expired.
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1Sa 11:12-15.
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1Sa 11:12-15.
掃羛被確立為王。
12-15. 百姓說……說掃羛豈能管理我們的是誰呢？——百姓在感恩和慷慨之情推動下的熱烈崇敬，本想對反對掃羛的少數人速施報復，但他無論出於原則還是策略，都表現出與其英勇同樣偉大的寬容。撒母耳冷靜而睿智的忠告將民意引入正確的軌道，藉著在吉甲召集民兵——國家真正有效的力量——的全體大會；在那裡，在盛大的排場和宗教的莊嚴儀式中，這位勝利的領袖被確立在他的國位上
[1Sa 11:15]。
Original anglais
1Sa 11:12-15.
SAUL CONFIRMED KING.
12-15. the people said . . ., Who is he that said, Shall Saul reign over us?--The enthusiastic admiration of the people, under the impulse of grateful and generous feelings, would have dealt summary vengeance on the minority who opposed Saul, had not he, either from principle or policy, shown himself as great in clemency as in valor. The calm and sagacious counsel of Samuel directed the popular feelings into a right channel, by appointing a general assembly of the militia, the really effective force of the nation, at Gilgal, where, amid great pomp and religious solemnities, the victorious leader was confirmed in his kingdom
[1Sa 11:15].
撒上11:1-4。
拿轄向基列雅比人提出侮辱性的條件。
1. 亞捫人拿轄上來——拿轄（「蛇」）；（見
Jud 8:3)。
亞捫人長久以來聲稱對基列有原有的擁有權。他們雖然被耶弗他壓制
(Jud 11:33)，
如今在九十年後重新提出要求；正是他們威脅入侵的消息，促成了立王之事
(1Sa 12:12)。
你與我們立約，我們就服事你——他們看不到從西邊的以色列人得幫助的希望，因為那些人不但路途遙遠，而且連自己都幾乎無力抵擋非利士人的入侵。