13:1 [] O Saoul hto basileuV enoV etouV× afou de ebasileuse duo eth epi ton Israhl,

13:2 exelexen o Saoul eiV eauton treiV ciliadaV ek tou Israhl× kai hsan meta tou Saoul duo ciliadeV en MicmaV kai en tw orei Baiqhl, kai cilioi hsan meta tou Iwnaqan en Gabaa tou Beniamin× to de upoloipon tou laou exapesteilen ekaston eiV thn skhnhn autou.

13:3 Kai epataxen o Iwnaqan thn frouran twn Filistaiwn thn en tw bounw× kai hkousan oi Filistaioi. Kai esalpisen o Saoul dia thV salpiggoV en pash th gh, legwn, AV akouswsin oi Ebraioi.

13:4 Kai paV o Israhl hkouse na legwsin, Epataxen o Saoul thn frouran twn Filistaiwn, kai malista o Israhl miseitai upo twn Filistaiwn. Kai sunhcqh o laoV katopin tou Saoul en GalgaloiV.

13:5 Oi de Filistaioi sunhqroisqhsan dia na polemhswsi meta tou Israhl, triakonta ciliadeV amaxwn kai ex ciliadeV ippewn kai laoV wV h ammoV h epi tou ceilouV thV qalasshV kata to plhqoV× kai anebhsan kai estratopedeusan en MicmaV, proV anatolaV thV Baiq-auen.

13:6 Ote oi andreV tou Israhl eidon oti hsan en amhcania, dioti o laoV emikroyucei, tote ekrupteto o laoV eiV ta sphlaia kai eiV ta puknofuta kai eiV touV bracouV kai eiV ta ocura merh kai eiV touV lakkouV.

13:7 Kai tineV ek twn Ebraiwn diebhsan ton Iordanhn proV thn ghn Gad kai Galaad. O de Saoul autoV hto akomh en GalgaloiV× kai paV o laoV tremwn katopin autou.

13:8 [] Kai periemeinen epta hmeraV, kata ton diwrismenon kairon upo tou Samouhl× all' o Samouhl den hrceto eiV Galgala× kai o laoV dieskorpizeto apo plhsion autou.

13:9 Kai eipen o Saoul, Ferete edw proV eme to olokautwma, kai taV eirhnikaV prosforaV. Kai prosefere to olokautwma.

13:10 Kai wV eteleiwse prosferwn to olokautwma, idou, hlqen o Samouhl× kai exhlqen o Saoul eiV sunanthsin autou, dia na cairethsh auton.

13:11 Kai eipen o Samouhl, Ti ekameV; Kai apekriqh o Saoul, Epeidh eidon oti o laoV dieskorpizeto ap' emou, kai su den hlqeV thn diwrismenhn hmeran, oi de Filistaioi sunhqroizonto eiV MicmaV,

13:12 dia touto eipa, Twra qelousi katabh oi Filistaioi enantion mou eiV Galgala, kai egw den ekama dehsin proV ton Kurion× etolmhsa loipon, kai prosefera to olokautwma.

13:13 Kai eipen o Samouhl proV ton Saoul, Su epraxaV afronwV× den efulaxaV to prostagma Kuriou tou Qeou sou, to opoion prosetaxen eiV se× dioti twra o KurioV hqele sterewsei thn basileian sou epi ton Israhl ewV tou aiwnoV×

13:14 alla twra h basileia sou den qelei sthricqh× o KurioV ezhthsen eiV eauton anqrwpon kata thn kardian autou, kai diwrisen o KurioV auton na hnai arcwn epi ton laon autou, epeidh den efulaxaV ekeino to opoion prosetaxen eiV se o KurioV.

13:15 [] Kai eshkwqh o Samouhl kai anebh apo Galgalwn eiV Gabaa tou Beniamin. O de Saoul hriqmhse ton laon ton eureqenta met' autou, peripou exakosiouV andraV.

13:16 Kai o Saoul kai Iwnaqan o uioV autou kai o laoV o eureqeiV met' autwn, ekaqhnto en Gabaa tou Beniamin× oi de Filistaioi hsan estratopedeumenoi en MicmaV.

13:17 Kai exhlqon lehlatai ek tou stratopedou twn Filistaiwn eiV tria swmata× to en swma estrafh eiV thn odon Ofra, proV thn ghn Swgal×

13:18 kai to allo swma estrafh eiV thn odon Baiq-wrwn× kai to allo swma estrafh eiV thn odon tou oriou, to opoion blepei proV thn koilada Sebweim, kata thn erhmon.

13:19 Kai sidhrourgoV den eurisketo en pash th gh Israhl× dioti oi Filistaioi eipon, Mhpote oi Ebraioi kataskeuaswsi romfaiaV h logcaV×

13:20 alla katebainon panteV oi Israhlitai proV touV FilistaiouV, dia na akonwsin ekastoV to union autou kai thn dikellan autou kai thn axinhn autou, kai thn skapanhn autou,

13:21 osakiV hqelon amblunqh ai skapanai kai ai dikellai kai ta trikrana kai ai axinai autwn× kai dia na oxunwsi ta boukentra autwn.

13:22 Dia touto en th hmera thV machV, den eurisketo oute macaira oute logch eiV thn ceira tinoV ek tou laou tou ontoV meta tou Saoul kai Iwnaqan× eiV ton Saoul omwV kai eiV ton Iwnaqan ton uion autou eureqhsan.