1 Samuel 14 - Bíblia Online

Sucedeu um dia que Jônatas, filho de Saul, disse ao seu escudeiro: Vem, e passemos à guarnição dos filisteus, que está do outro lado. A seu pai, porém, não disse nada. 
Saul estava sentado na extremidade de Gibeá debaixo da romeira que está em Migrom, e o povo que estava com ele era cerca de seiscentos homens. 
Aías, filho de Aitube, irmão de Icabode, filho de Finéias, filho de Eli, sacerdote de Jeová em Silo, trazia o efode. O povo não sabia que Jônatas tinha ido. 
Entre os desfiladeiros, pelos quais Jônatas intentava passar à guarnição dos filisteus, havia um penhasco de uma e de outra banda: o nome de um era Bozez, e o nome do outro era Sené. 
Um penhasco elevava-se ao norte em frente de Micmás, e o outro ao sul em frente de Geba. 
Disse Jônatas ao seu escudeiro: Vem, e passemos à guarnição destes incircuncidados. Talvez Jeová opere por nós, porque nada há que proíba a Jeová de livrar ou com muitos ou com poucos. 
Então lhe respondeu o seu escudeiro: Faze tudo o que estiver no teu coração. Segue, eis que eu estou contigo para o que quiseres. 
Disse Jônatas: Eis que passaremos aos homens, e nos descobriremos a eles. 
Se nos falarem assim: Parai até que venhamos a vós, pararemos em nosso lugar e não subiremos a eles. 
Porém, se disserem assim: Subi a nós; subiremos, pois Jeová nô-los entregou nas mãos. Isso nos servirá de sinal. 
Então se descobriram ambos eles à guarnição dos filisteus, que disseram: Eis que os hebreus estão saindo dos buracos em que se tinham escondido. 
Os homens da guarnição disseram a Jônatas e ao seu escudeiro: Subi a nós, e mostrar-vos-emos uma coisa. Disse Jônatas ao seu escudeiro: Sobe após de mim, pois Jeová os entregou nas mãos de Israel. 
Trepou Jônatas, engatinhando com as mãos e pés e o seu escudeiro após dele. Os filisteus caíram diante de Jônatas, e o seu escudeiro matava-os atrás dele. 
Esta foi a primeira desfeita em que Jônatas e seu escudeiro mataram cerca de vinte homens, dentro duma como meia jeira de terra. 
Houve tremor no arraial, no campo e entre todo o povo; tremeram a guarnição e os saqueadores, também estremeceu a terra, de sorte que houve grandíssimo pânico. 
Olharam as sentinelas de Saul que estavam em Gibeá de Benjamim, e eis que a multidão, derretendo-se, escorria para aqui e para ali. 
Disse Saul ao povo que estava com ele: Indagai agora, e vede quem é o que saiu dentre nós. Tendo-se indagado, eis que Jônatas e seu escudeiro não estavam ali. 
Disse Saul a Aías: Traze para cá a arca de Deus. Pois a arca de Deus estava naquele dia com os filhos de Israel. 
Enquanto Saul ainda falava ao sacerdote, o tumulto que havia no arraial dos filisteus ia-se crescendo; e Saul disse ao sacerdote: Retira a tua mão. 
Saul e todo o povo que estava com ele reuniram-se e foram à batalha; e cada um voltava reciprocamente a espada contra outro em grande confusão. 
Os hebreus que estavam dantes ao lado dos filisteus, tendo vindo dos arredores ao arraial deles, também vieram a unir-se com os israelitas que estavam com Saul e Jônatas. 
Da mesma maneira todos os homens de Israel que se haviam escondido na região montanhosa de Efraim, depois de terem ouvido que os filisteus fugiam, também eles os perseguiram de perto na batalha. 
Assim livrou Jeová a Israel naquele dia, e a refrega passou além de Bete-Áven. 
Os homens de Israel estavam angustiados naquele dia. Saul, porém, ajuramentou o povo, dizendo: Maldito o homem que comer pão até a tarde e até eu me vingar dos meus inimigos. Assim todo o povo se absteve de comer. 
Todo o povo veio a um bosque onde havia mel sobre a superfície do campo. 
Entrando o povo no bosque, corria o mel; mas ninguém chegou a mão à boca, pois o povo respeitava o juramento. 
Jônatas, porém, não tinha ouvido quando seu pai ajuramentou o povo. Estendendo a ponta da vara que tinha na mão, molhou-a no favo de mel, e chegou a mão à boca; e aclararam-se-lhe os olhos. 
Então disse um do povo: Teu pai ajuramentou solenemente o povo, dizendo: Maldito o homem que comer pão hoje. O povo estava cansado. 
Disse Jônatas: Meu pai trouxe desastre sobre a terra; vede como se me aclararam os olhos, porque provei um pouco deste mel. 
Quanto mais se o povo hoje tivesse comido livremente do que encontrou do despojo dos seus inimigos? pois agora não houve grande destroço entre os filisteus. 
Feriram naquele dia os filisteus desde Micmás até Aijalom. O povo estava muito cansado 
e, lançando-se ao despojo, tomou ovelhas, e bois, e bezerros, e degolando-os no chão, comeu-os com sangue. 
Noticiaram a Saul, dizendo: Eis que o povo está a pecar contra Jeová, comendo com sangue. Respondeu ele: Procedestes traiçoeiramente; trazei-me aqui já uma grande pedra. 
Acrescentou Saul: Dispersai-vos por entre o povo, e dizei-lhes: Trazei-me cá, cada um o seu boi e cada um a sua ovelha, e degolai-os aqui e comei, e não pequeis contra Jeová, comendo com sangue. Todo o povo trouxe naquela noite pela mão, cada um o seu boi, e ali os degolou. 
Edificou Saul um altar a Jeová; foi este o primeiro altar que lhe edificou. 
Disse Saul: Desçamos durante a noite aos filisteus, e despojemo-los até o raiar do dia, e não deixemos deles um só homem. Responderam eles: Faze tudo o que bem te parecer. Então disse o sacerdote: Cheguemo-nos aqui a Deus. 
Saul consultou a Jeová: Descerei aos filisteus? entregá-los-ás nas mãos de Israel? Porém Jeová não lhe respondeu naquele dia. 
Disse Saul: Chegai-vos aqui, todos os principais do povo; informai-vos e vede em que se cometeu hoje este pecado. 
Pois pela vida de Jeová que salva a Israel, embora seja o culpado Jônatas, meu filho, certamente se lhe tirará a vida. Porém nenhum de todo o povo lhe respondeu. 
Então disse a todo o Israel: Ficai vós de uma parte, e eu e meu filho Jônatas ficaremos da outra parte. Respondeu o povo a Saul: Faze o que bem te parecer. 
Disse Saul a Jeová, Deus de Israel: Mostra o que é justo. Foram implicados pela sorte Jônatas e Saul; o povo, porém, ficou livre. 
Disse Saul: Deitai sortes entre mim e Jônatas, meu filho. Caiu a sorte sobre Jônatas. 
Perguntou Saul a Jônatas: Declara-me o que fizeste. Jônatas lho declarou e disse: Provei, na verdade, um pouco de mel com a ponta da vara que tinha na mão. Eis-me aqui; estou pronto a morrer. 
Saul disse: Assim me faça Deus e ainda mais, se não morreres sem falta, Jônatas. 
Disse o povo a Saul: Porventura morrerá Jônatas, que efetuou este grande livramento em Israel? Tal não suceda; pela vida de Jeová não lhe há de cair no chão um só cabelo da sua cabeça, pois ajudado de Deus fez isso hoje. Assim o povo livrou a Jônatas, para que não morresse. 
Subiu Saul, e deixou de perseguir aos filisteus, que foram para as suas terras. 
Tendo Saul tomado o reino sobre Israel, pelejou contra todos os seus inimigos ao redor: contra Moabe, e contra os filhos de Amom, e contra Edom, e contra os reis de Zobá, e contra os filisteus; e para onde quer que se voltava, era vitorioso. 
Houve-se valorosamente, destroçou aos amalequitas e livrou a Israel das mãos dos que o despojavam. 
Os filhos de Saul foram Jônatas, Isvi e Malquisua, e os nomes de suas duas filhas eram estes: o da primogênita Merabe, e o da mais moça Mical. 
A mulher de Saul chamava-se Ainoã, filha de Aimaás. O nome do general do seu exército foi Abner, filho de Ner, tio de Saul. 
Quis era pai de Saul, e Ner, pai de Abner, era filho de Abiel. 
Por todos os dias de Saul houve uma forte guerra contra os filisteus; e sempre que Saul via a qualquer homem poderoso, ou valente, o agregava a si. 

Now one day Jonathan, the son of Saul, said to the young man who was with him, looking after his arms, Come, let us go over to the Philistine force over there. But he said nothing to his father. 
And Saul was still waiting in the farthest part of Geba, under the fruit-tree in Migron: there were about six hundred men with him; 
And Ahijah, the son of Ahitub, brother of Ichabod, the son of Phinehas, the son of Eli, the priest of the Lord in Shiloh, who had the ephod. And the people had no idea that Jonathan had gone. 
Now between the narrow roads over the mountains by which Jonathan was making his way to the Philistines' forces, there was a sharp overhanging rock on one side, and a sharp rock on the other side: one was named Bozez and the other Seneh. 
The one rock went up on the north in front of Michmash and the other on the south in front of Geba. 
And Jonathan said to his young servant who had his arms, Come, let us go over to the armies of these men who have no circumcision: it may be that the Lord will give us help, for there is no limit to his power; the Lord is able to give salvation by a great army or by a small band. 
And his servant said to him, Do whatever is in your mind: see, I am with you in every impulse of your heart. 
Then Jonathan said, Now we will go over to these men and let them see us. 
If they say to us, Keep quiet where you are till we come to you; then we will keep our places and not go up to them. 
But if they say, Come up to us; then we will go up, for the Lord has given them into our hands: and this will be the sign to us. 
And they let the Philistine force see the two of them: and the Philistines said, Look! the Hebrews are coming out of the holes where they have taken cover. 
And the armed men of the force gave Jonathan and his servant their answer, saying, Come up here to us, and we will let you see something. Then Jonathan said to his servant, Come up after me: for the Lord has given them up into the hands of Israel. 
And Jonathan went up, gripping with his hands and his feet, his servant going up after him; and the Philistines gave way before Jonathan when he made an attack on them, and his servant put them to death after him. 
And at their first attack, Jonathan and his servant put to the sword about twenty men, all inside the space of half an acre of land. 
And there was great fear in the tents and in the field and among all the men of the armed force, and the attackers were shaking with fear; even the earth was moved with a great shaking and there was a fear as from God. 
And the watchmen of Saul, looking out from Geba in the land of Benjamin, saw all the army flowing away and running here and there. 
Then Saul said to the people who were with him, Let everyone be numbered and let us see who has gone from us. And when they had been numbered, it was seen that Jonathan and his servant were not there. 
And Saul said to Ahijah, Let the ephod come here. For he went before Israel with the ephod at that time. 
Now while Saul was talking to the priest, the noise in the tents of the Philistines became louder and louder; and Saul said to the priest, Take back your hand. 
And Saul and all the people with him came together and went forward to the fight: and every man's sword was turned against the man at his side, and there was a very great noise. 
Then the Hebrews who had been with the Philistines for some time, and had gone up with them to their tents, turning round were joined to those who were with Saul and Jonathan. 
And all the men of Israel who had taken cover in the hill-country of Ephraim, hearing that the Philistines had been put to flight, went after them, attacking them. 
So the Lord made Israel safe that day: and the fight went over to Beth-aven. 
And all the people were with Saul, about twenty thousand men, and the fight was general through all the hill-country of Ephraim; but Saul made a great error that day, by putting the people under an oath, saying, Let that man be cursed who takes food before evening comes and I have given punishment to those who are against me. So the people had not a taste of food. 
And there was honey on the face of the field, and all the people came to the honey, the bees having gone from it; 
But not a man put his hand to his mouth for fear of the curse. 
But Jonathan, having no knowledge of the oath his father had put on the people, stretching out the rod which was in his hand, put the end of it in the honey, and put it to his mouth; then his eyes were made bright. 
Then one of the people said to him, Your father put the people under an oath, saying, Let that man be cursed who takes any food this day. And the people were feeble, needing food. 
Then Jonathan said, My father has made trouble come on the land: now see how bright my eyes have become because I have taken a little of this honey. 
How much more if the people had freely taken their food from the goods of those who were fighting against them! would there not have been much greater destruction among the Philistines? 
That day they overcame the Philistines from Michmash to Aijalon: and the people were feeble from need of food. 
And rushing at the goods taken in the fight, the people took oxen and sheep and young oxen, and put them to death there on the earth, and had a meal, taking the flesh with the blood in it. 
Then it was said to Saul, See, the people are sinning against the Lord, taking the blood with the flesh. And he said to those who gave him the news, Now let a great stone be rolled to me here. 
And Saul said, Go about among the people and say to them, Let every man come here to me with his ox and his sheep, and put them to death here, and take his meal: do no sin against the Lord by taking the blood with the flesh. So all the people took their oxen with them that night and put them to death there. 
And Saul put up an altar to the Lord: this was the first altar which he put up to the Lord. 
And Saul said, Let us go down after the Philistines by night, attacking them till the morning, till there is not a man of them living. And they said, Do whatever seems right to you. Then the priest said, Let us come near to God. 
And Saul, desiring directions from God, said, Am I to go down after the Philistines? will you give them up into the hands of Israel? But he gave him no answer that day. 
And Saul said, Come near, all you chiefs of the people, and let us get word from God and see in whom is this sin today. 
For, by the living Lord, the saviour of Israel, even if the sinner is Jonathan, my son, death will certainly be his fate. But not a man among all the people gave him any answer. 
Then he said to all Israel, You be on one side, and I with Jonathan my son will be on the other side. And the people said to Saul, Do whatever seems good to you. 
Then Saul said to the Lord, the God of Israel, Why have you not given me an answer today? If the sin is in me or in Jonathan my son, O Lord God of Israel, give Urim, and if it is in your people Israel, give Thummim. And by the decision of the Lord, Saul and Jonathan were marked out, and the people went free. 
And Saul said, Give your decision between my son Jonathan and me. And Jonathan was taken. 
Then Saul said to Jonathan, Give me an account of what you have done. And Jonathan gave him the story and said, Certainly I took a little honey on the end of my rod; and now death is to be my fate. 
And Saul said, May God's punishment be on me if death is not your fate, Jonathan. 
And the people said to Saul, Is death to come to Jonathan, the worker of this great salvation for Israel? Let it not be so: by the living Lord, not one hair of his head is to be touched, for he has been working with God today. So the people kept Jonathan from death. 
Then Saul, turning back, went after the Philistines no longer: and the Philistines went back to their place. 
Now when Saul had taken his place as ruler of Israel, he made war on those who were against him on every side, Moab and the Ammonites and Edom and the kings of Zobah and the Philistines: and whichever way he went, he overcame them. 
And he did great things, and overcame the Amalekites, and made Israel safe from the hands of their attackers. 
Now the sons of Saul were Jonathan and Ishvi and Malchi-shua; and these are the names of his daughters: the older was named Merab and the younger Michal; 
The name of Saul's wife was Ahinoam, the daughter of Ahimaaz; the captain of his army was Abner, the son of Ner, brother of Saul's father. 
Kish, the father of Saul, and Ner, the father of Abner, were sons of Abiel. 
All through the life of Saul there was bitter war against the Philistines; and whenever Saul saw any strong man or any good fighting man, he kept him near himself. 

1 Samuel 15

Sucedeu um dia que Jônatas, filho de Saul, disse ao seu escudeiro: Vem, e passemos à guarnição dos filisteus, que está do outro lado. A seu pai, porém, não disse nada. 
Saul estava sentado na extremidade de Gibeá debaixo da romeira que está em Migrom, e o povo que estava com ele era cerca de seiscentos homens. 
Aías, filho de Aitube, irmão de Icabode, filho de Finéias, filho de Eli, sacerdote de Jeová em Silo, trazia o efode. O povo não sabia que Jônatas tinha ido. 
Entre os desfiladeiros, pelos quais Jônatas intentava passar à guarnição dos filisteus, havia um penhasco de uma e de outra banda: o nome de um era Bozez, e o nome do outro era Sené. 
Um penhasco elevava-se ao norte em frente de Micmás, e o outro ao sul em frente de Geba. 
Disse Jônatas ao seu escudeiro: Vem, e passemos à guarnição destes incircuncidados. Talvez Jeová opere por nós, porque nada há que proíba a Jeová de livrar ou com muitos ou com poucos. 
Então lhe respondeu o seu escudeiro: Faze tudo o que estiver no teu coração. Segue, eis que eu estou contigo para o que quiseres. 
Disse Jônatas: Eis que passaremos aos homens, e nos descobriremos a eles. 
Se nos falarem assim: Parai até que venhamos a vós, pararemos em nosso lugar e não subiremos a eles. 
Porém, se disserem assim: Subi a nós; subiremos, pois Jeová nô-los entregou nas mãos. Isso nos servirá de sinal. 
Então se descobriram ambos eles à guarnição dos filisteus, que disseram: Eis que os hebreus estão saindo dos buracos em que se tinham escondido. 
Os homens da guarnição disseram a Jônatas e ao seu escudeiro: Subi a nós, e mostrar-vos-emos uma coisa. Disse Jônatas ao seu escudeiro: Sobe após de mim, pois Jeová os entregou nas mãos de Israel. 
Trepou Jônatas, engatinhando com as mãos e pés e o seu escudeiro após dele. Os filisteus caíram diante de Jônatas, e o seu escudeiro matava-os atrás dele. 
Esta foi a primeira desfeita em que Jônatas e seu escudeiro mataram cerca de vinte homens, dentro duma como meia jeira de terra. 
Houve tremor no arraial, no campo e entre todo o povo; tremeram a guarnição e os saqueadores, também estremeceu a terra, de sorte que houve grandíssimo pânico. 
Olharam as sentinelas de Saul que estavam em Gibeá de Benjamim, e eis que a multidão, derretendo-se, escorria para aqui e para ali. 
Disse Saul ao povo que estava com ele: Indagai agora, e vede quem é o que saiu dentre nós. Tendo-se indagado, eis que Jônatas e seu escudeiro não estavam ali. 
Disse Saul a Aías: Traze para cá a arca de Deus. Pois a arca de Deus estava naquele dia com os filhos de Israel. 
Enquanto Saul ainda falava ao sacerdote, o tumulto que havia no arraial dos filisteus ia-se crescendo; e Saul disse ao sacerdote: Retira a tua mão. 
Saul e todo o povo que estava com ele reuniram-se e foram à batalha; e cada um voltava reciprocamente a espada contra outro em grande confusão. 
Os hebreus que estavam dantes ao lado dos filisteus, tendo vindo dos arredores ao arraial deles, também vieram a unir-se com os israelitas que estavam com Saul e Jônatas. 
Da mesma maneira todos os homens de Israel que se haviam escondido na região montanhosa de Efraim, depois de terem ouvido que os filisteus fugiam, também eles os perseguiram de perto na batalha. 
Assim livrou Jeová a Israel naquele dia, e a refrega passou além de Bete-Áven. 
Os homens de Israel estavam angustiados naquele dia. Saul, porém, ajuramentou o povo, dizendo: Maldito o homem que comer pão até a tarde e até eu me vingar dos meus inimigos. Assim todo o povo se absteve de comer. 
Todo o povo veio a um bosque onde havia mel sobre a superfície do campo. 
Entrando o povo no bosque, corria o mel; mas ninguém chegou a mão à boca, pois o povo respeitava o juramento. 
Jônatas, porém, não tinha ouvido quando seu pai ajuramentou o povo. Estendendo a ponta da vara que tinha na mão, molhou-a no favo de mel, e chegou a mão à boca; e aclararam-se-lhe os olhos. 
Então disse um do povo: Teu pai ajuramentou solenemente o povo, dizendo: Maldito o homem que comer pão hoje. O povo estava cansado. 
Disse Jônatas: Meu pai trouxe desastre sobre a terra; vede como se me aclararam os olhos, porque provei um pouco deste mel. 
Quanto mais se o povo hoje tivesse comido livremente do que encontrou do despojo dos seus inimigos? pois agora não houve grande destroço entre os filisteus. 
Feriram naquele dia os filisteus desde Micmás até Aijalom. O povo estava muito cansado 
e, lançando-se ao despojo, tomou ovelhas, e bois, e bezerros, e degolando-os no chão, comeu-os com sangue. 
Noticiaram a Saul, dizendo: Eis que o povo está a pecar contra Jeová, comendo com sangue. Respondeu ele: Procedestes traiçoeiramente; trazei-me aqui já uma grande pedra. 
Acrescentou Saul: Dispersai-vos por entre o povo, e dizei-lhes: Trazei-me cá, cada um o seu boi e cada um a sua ovelha, e degolai-os aqui e comei, e não pequeis contra Jeová, comendo com sangue. Todo o povo trouxe naquela noite pela mão, cada um o seu boi, e ali os degolou. 
Edificou Saul um altar a Jeová; foi este o primeiro altar que lhe edificou. 
Disse Saul: Desçamos durante a noite aos filisteus, e despojemo-los até o raiar do dia, e não deixemos deles um só homem. Responderam eles: Faze tudo o que bem te parecer. Então disse o sacerdote: Cheguemo-nos aqui a Deus. 
Saul consultou a Jeová: Descerei aos filisteus? entregá-los-ás nas mãos de Israel? Porém Jeová não lhe respondeu naquele dia. 
Disse Saul: Chegai-vos aqui, todos os principais do povo; informai-vos e vede em que se cometeu hoje este pecado. 
Pois pela vida de Jeová que salva a Israel, embora seja o culpado Jônatas, meu filho, certamente se lhe tirará a vida. Porém nenhum de todo o povo lhe respondeu. 
Então disse a todo o Israel: Ficai vós de uma parte, e eu e meu filho Jônatas ficaremos da outra parte. Respondeu o povo a Saul: Faze o que bem te parecer. 
Disse Saul a Jeová, Deus de Israel: Mostra o que é justo. Foram implicados pela sorte Jônatas e Saul; o povo, porém, ficou livre. 
Disse Saul: Deitai sortes entre mim e Jônatas, meu filho. Caiu a sorte sobre Jônatas. 
Perguntou Saul a Jônatas: Declara-me o que fizeste. Jônatas lho declarou e disse: Provei, na verdade, um pouco de mel com a ponta da vara que tinha na mão. Eis-me aqui; estou pronto a morrer. 
Saul disse: Assim me faça Deus e ainda mais, se não morreres sem falta, Jônatas. 
Disse o povo a Saul: Porventura morrerá Jônatas, que efetuou este grande livramento em Israel? Tal não suceda; pela vida de Jeová não lhe há de cair no chão um só cabelo da sua cabeça, pois ajudado de Deus fez isso hoje. Assim o povo livrou a Jônatas, para que não morresse. 
Subiu Saul, e deixou de perseguir aos filisteus, que foram para as suas terras. 
Tendo Saul tomado o reino sobre Israel, pelejou contra todos os seus inimigos ao redor: contra Moabe, e contra os filhos de Amom, e contra Edom, e contra os reis de Zobá, e contra os filisteus; e para onde quer que se voltava, era vitorioso. 
Houve-se valorosamente, destroçou aos amalequitas e livrou a Israel das mãos dos que o despojavam. 
Os filhos de Saul foram Jônatas, Isvi e Malquisua, e os nomes de suas duas filhas eram estes: o da primogênita Merabe, e o da mais moça Mical. 
A mulher de Saul chamava-se Ainoã, filha de Aimaás. O nome do general do seu exército foi Abner, filho de Ner, tio de Saul. 
Quis era pai de Saul, e Ner, pai de Abner, era filho de Abiel. 
Por todos os dias de Saul houve uma forte guerra contra os filisteus; e sempre que Saul via a qualquer homem poderoso, ou valente, o agregava a si. 

Now one day Jonathan, the son of Saul, said to the young man who was with him, looking after his arms, Come, let us go over to the Philistine force over there. But he said nothing to his father. 
And Saul was still waiting in the farthest part of Geba, under the fruit-tree in Migron: there were about six hundred men with him; 
And Ahijah, the son of Ahitub, brother of Ichabod, the son of Phinehas, the son of Eli, the priest of the Lord in Shiloh, who had the ephod. And the people had no idea that Jonathan had gone. 
Now between the narrow roads over the mountains by which Jonathan was making his way to the Philistines' forces, there was a sharp overhanging rock on one side, and a sharp rock on the other side: one was named Bozez and the other Seneh. 
The one rock went up on the north in front of Michmash and the other on the south in front of Geba. 
And Jonathan said to his young servant who had his arms, Come, let us go over to the armies of these men who have no circumcision: it may be that the Lord will give us help, for there is no limit to his power; the Lord is able to give salvation by a great army or by a small band. 
And his servant said to him, Do whatever is in your mind: see, I am with you in every impulse of your heart. 
Then Jonathan said, Now we will go over to these men and let them see us. 
If they say to us, Keep quiet where you are till we come to you; then we will keep our places and not go up to them. 
But if they say, Come up to us; then we will go up, for the Lord has given them into our hands: and this will be the sign to us. 
And they let the Philistine force see the two of them: and the Philistines said, Look! the Hebrews are coming out of the holes where they have taken cover. 
And the armed men of the force gave Jonathan and his servant their answer, saying, Come up here to us, and we will let you see something. Then Jonathan said to his servant, Come up after me: for the Lord has given them up into the hands of Israel. 
And Jonathan went up, gripping with his hands and his feet, his servant going up after him; and the Philistines gave way before Jonathan when he made an attack on them, and his servant put them to death after him. 
And at their first attack, Jonathan and his servant put to the sword about twenty men, all inside the space of half an acre of land. 
And there was great fear in the tents and in the field and among all the men of the armed force, and the attackers were shaking with fear; even the earth was moved with a great shaking and there was a fear as from God. 
And the watchmen of Saul, looking out from Geba in the land of Benjamin, saw all the army flowing away and running here and there. 
Then Saul said to the people who were with him, Let everyone be numbered and let us see who has gone from us. And when they had been numbered, it was seen that Jonathan and his servant were not there. 
And Saul said to Ahijah, Let the ephod come here. For he went before Israel with the ephod at that time. 
Now while Saul was talking to the priest, the noise in the tents of the Philistines became louder and louder; and Saul said to the priest, Take back your hand. 
And Saul and all the people with him came together and went forward to the fight: and every man's sword was turned against the man at his side, and there was a very great noise. 
Then the Hebrews who had been with the Philistines for some time, and had gone up with them to their tents, turning round were joined to those who were with Saul and Jonathan. 
And all the men of Israel who had taken cover in the hill-country of Ephraim, hearing that the Philistines had been put to flight, went after them, attacking them. 
So the Lord made Israel safe that day: and the fight went over to Beth-aven. 
And all the people were with Saul, about twenty thousand men, and the fight was general through all the hill-country of Ephraim; but Saul made a great error that day, by putting the people under an oath, saying, Let that man be cursed who takes food before evening comes and I have given punishment to those who are against me. So the people had not a taste of food. 
And there was honey on the face of the field, and all the people came to the honey, the bees having gone from it; 
But not a man put his hand to his mouth for fear of the curse. 
But Jonathan, having no knowledge of the oath his father had put on the people, stretching out the rod which was in his hand, put the end of it in the honey, and put it to his mouth; then his eyes were made bright. 
Then one of the people said to him, Your father put the people under an oath, saying, Let that man be cursed who takes any food this day. And the people were feeble, needing food. 
Then Jonathan said, My father has made trouble come on the land: now see how bright my eyes have become because I have taken a little of this honey. 
How much more if the people had freely taken their food from the goods of those who were fighting against them! would there not have been much greater destruction among the Philistines? 
That day they overcame the Philistines from Michmash to Aijalon: and the people were feeble from need of food. 
And rushing at the goods taken in the fight, the people took oxen and sheep and young oxen, and put them to death there on the earth, and had a meal, taking the flesh with the blood in it. 
Then it was said to Saul, See, the people are sinning against the Lord, taking the blood with the flesh. And he said to those who gave him the news, Now let a great stone be rolled to me here. 
And Saul said, Go about among the people and say to them, Let every man come here to me with his ox and his sheep, and put them to death here, and take his meal: do no sin against the Lord by taking the blood with the flesh. So all the people took their oxen with them that night and put them to death there. 
And Saul put up an altar to the Lord: this was the first altar which he put up to the Lord. 
And Saul said, Let us go down after the Philistines by night, attacking them till the morning, till there is not a man of them living. And they said, Do whatever seems right to you. Then the priest said, Let us come near to God. 
And Saul, desiring directions from God, said, Am I to go down after the Philistines? will you give them up into the hands of Israel? But he gave him no answer that day. 
And Saul said, Come near, all you chiefs of the people, and let us get word from God and see in whom is this sin today. 
For, by the living Lord, the saviour of Israel, even if the sinner is Jonathan, my son, death will certainly be his fate. But not a man among all the people gave him any answer. 
Then he said to all Israel, You be on one side, and I with Jonathan my son will be on the other side. And the people said to Saul, Do whatever seems good to you. 
Then Saul said to the Lord, the God of Israel, Why have you not given me an answer today? If the sin is in me or in Jonathan my son, O Lord God of Israel, give Urim, and if it is in your people Israel, give Thummim. And by the decision of the Lord, Saul and Jonathan were marked out, and the people went free. 
And Saul said, Give your decision between my son Jonathan and me. And Jonathan was taken. 
Then Saul said to Jonathan, Give me an account of what you have done. And Jonathan gave him the story and said, Certainly I took a little honey on the end of my rod; and now death is to be my fate. 
And Saul said, May God's punishment be on me if death is not your fate, Jonathan. 
And the people said to Saul, Is death to come to Jonathan, the worker of this great salvation for Israel? Let it not be so: by the living Lord, not one hair of his head is to be touched, for he has been working with God today. So the people kept Jonathan from death. 
Then Saul, turning back, went after the Philistines no longer: and the Philistines went back to their place. 
Now when Saul had taken his place as ruler of Israel, he made war on those who were against him on every side, Moab and the Ammonites and Edom and the kings of Zobah and the Philistines: and whichever way he went, he overcame them. 
And he did great things, and overcame the Amalekites, and made Israel safe from the hands of their attackers. 
Now the sons of Saul were Jonathan and Ishvi and Malchi-shua; and these are the names of his daughters: the older was named Merab and the younger Michal; 
The name of Saul's wife was Ahinoam, the daughter of Ahimaaz; the captain of his army was Abner, the son of Ner, brother of Saul's father. 
Kish, the father of Saul, and Ner, the father of Abner, were sons of Abiel. 
All through the life of Saul there was bitter war against the Philistines; and whenever Saul saw any strong man or any good fighting man, he kept him near himself. 

1 Samuel 15