1 Samuel 11:3
Compared across 29 translations
English
The elders of Jabesh said to Nahash, “Give us seven days so that we may send messengers throughout the territory of Israel. Then, if there is no one to save us, we will come out [and surrender] to you.”
And the elders of Jabesh said unto him, Give us seven days' respite, that we may send messengers unto all the coasts of Israel: and then, if there be no man to save us, we will come out to thee.
The town leaders of Jabesh said, “Give us time to send messengers around Israel—seven days should do it. If no one shows up to help us, we’ll accept your terms.” 4-5 The messengers came to Saul’s place at Gibeah and told the people what was going on. As the people broke out in loud wails, Saul showed up. He was coming back from the field with his oxen.Saul asked, “What happened? Why is everyone crying?”And they repeated the message that had come from Jabesh. 6-7 The Spirit of God came on Saul when he heard the report and he flew into a rage. He grabbed the yoke of oxen and butchered them on the spot. He sent the messengers throughout Israel distributing the bloody pieces with this message: “Anyone who refuses to join up with Saul and Samuel, let this be the fate of his oxen!” 7-8 The terror of God seized the people, and they came out, one and all, not a laggard among them. Saul took command of the people at Bezek. There were 300,000 men from Israel, another 30,000 from Judah. 9-11 Saul instructed the messengers, “Tell this to the folk in Jabesh Gilead: ‘Help is on the way. Expect it by noon tomorrow.’”The messengers set straight off and delivered their message. Elated, the people of Jabesh Gilead sent word to Nahash: “Tomorrow we’ll give ourselves up. You can deal with us on your terms.” Long before dawn the next day, Saul had strategically placed his army in three groups. At first light they broke into the enemy camp and slaughtered Ammonites until noon. Those who were left ran for their lives, scattering every which way.
The elders of Jabesh said to him, “Let us alone for seven days, that we may send messengers throughout the territory of Israel. Then, if there is no one to deliver us, we will come out to you.”
The elders of Jabesh said to him, “Give us seven days to report back to you. We’ll send messengers all through Israel. If no one comes to save us, we’ll hand ourselves over to you.”
The elders of Jabesh said to him, “Give us seven days so we can send messengers throughout Israel; if no one comes to rescue us, we will surrender to you.”
The elders of Jabesh said to him, ‘Give us seven days so that we can send messengers throughout Israel; if no one comes to rescue us, we will surrender to you.’
“Give us seven days to send messengers throughout Israel!” replied the elders of Jabesh. “If no one comes to save us, we will agree to your terms.”
Arabic
فَقَالَ لَهُ زُعَمَاءُ يَابِيشَ: «أَمْهِلْنَا سَبْعَةَ أَيَّامٍ، نَبْعَثُ فِيهَا رُسُلاً إِلَى جَمِيعِ أَرَاضِي إِسْرَائِيلَ طَالِبِينَ النَّجْدَةَ، فَإِنْ لَمْ يُغِثْنَا أَحَدٌ، نُذْعِنْ لِشَرْطِكَ».
Danish
„Giv os syv dages betænkningstid,” bad Jabesh’ ledere, „så vi kan sende bud til de øvrige stammer. Hvis ingen kommer os til undsætning, går vi ind på dine betingelser.”
German
»Gib uns eine Woche Zeit«, baten die führenden Männer von Jabesch König Nahasch. »Wir wollen Boten in alle Gegenden Israels schicken und unser Volk um Unterstützung bitten. Sollte uns niemand helfen, ergeben wir uns.«
Spanish
―Danos siete días para que podamos enviar mensajeros por todo el territorio de Israel —respondieron los ancianos de Jabés—. Si no hay quien nos libre de vosotros, nos rendiremos.
—Danos siete días para que podamos enviar mensajeros por todo el territorio de Israel —respondieron los ancianos de Jabés—. Si no hay quien nos libre de ustedes, nos rendiremos.
French
Les responsables de Yabesh lui dirent : Accorde-nous un délai de sept jours. Nous enverrons des messagers dans tout le territoire d’Israël, et si personne ne vient à notre secours, nous nous rendrons à toi.
Hiligaynon
Nagsiling ang mga manugdumala sang Jabesh sa iya, “Hatagi kami sang pito ka adlaw sa pagpadala sang mensahi sa bug-os nga Israel. Kag kon wala gani sing may mag-abot sa pagluwas sa amon masurender kami sa imo.”
Korean
그래서 야베스 지도자들은 다시 간청하였다. “우리가 이스라엘 전역에 사자를 보낼 수 있도록 일 주일간만 여유를 주시오. 그래도 우리를 도울 자가 없으면 우리가 당신의 조건에 응하겠소.”
nl
‘Geef ons zeven dagen de tijd om anderen te hulp te roepen,’ vroegen de leiders van Jabes. ‘Als geen van onze broeders wil komen om ons te bevrijden, zullen wij uw eis inwilligen.’
Portuguese
As autoridades de Jabes lhe disseram: “Dê-nos sete dias para que possamos enviar mensageiros a todo o Israel; se ninguém vier nos socorrer, nós nos renderemos”.
“Então dá-nos ao menos sete dias, para ver se conseguimos obter o auxílio de alguém em Israel”, foi a resposta dos anciãos de Jabes. “Se nenhum dos nossos irmãos vier socorrer-nos, aceitaremos a tua proposta.”
Romanian
Cei din sfatul bătrânilor Iabeşului i-au zis:– Lasă-ne un răgaz de şapte zile pentru a putea trimite mesageri în toate teritoriile lui Israel, iar dacă nu va fi nimeni care să ne elibereze, ne vom preda ţie.
Russian
Старейшины Иавеша сказали ему:– Дай нам семь дней, чтобы мы могли послать вестников по всему Исраилу. Если никто не придёт, чтобы спасти нас, мы сдадимся тебе.
Старейшины Иавеша сказали ему:– Дай нам семь дней, чтобы мы могли послать вестников по всему Исраилу. Если никто не придёт, чтобы спасти нас, мы сдадимся тебе.
Старейшины Иавеша сказали ему:– Дай нам семь дней, чтобы мы могли послать вестников по всему Исроилу. Если никто не придёт, чтобы спасти нас, мы сдадимся тебе.
Старейшины Иавеша сказали ему:– Дай нам семь дней, чтобы мы могли послать вестников по всему Израилю. Если никто не придет, чтобы спасти нас, мы сдадимся тебе.
Swedish
”Låt oss få sju dagar på oss, så att vi kan skicka bud till hela Israel”, svarade de äldste i Javesh. ”Men om ingen kommer och räddar oss, då ska vi gå med på dina villkor.”
Thai
เหล่าผู้อาวุโสของยาเบชกล่าวว่า “โปรดให้เวลาเราเจ็ดวัน เราจะส่งผู้สื่อสารไปทั่วดินแดนอิสราเอล หากไม่มีผู้ใดมาช่วยเรา เราจะยินยอมตามข้อแม้ของท่าน”
zh-Hans
雅比的长老说:“请宽限我们七天,我们好派遣使者去以色列全境。要是没有人来营救我们,我们就向你投降。”
雅 比 的 长 老 对 他 说 : 求 你 宽 容 我 们 七 日 , 等 我 们 打 发 人 往 以 色 列 的 全 境 去 ; 若 没 有 人 救 我 们 , 我 们 就 出 来 归 顺 你 。
zh-Hant
雅比的長老說:「請寬限我們七天,我們好派遣使者去以色列全境。要是沒有人來營救我們,我們就向你投降。」