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When Saul took command of the troops, he said, "GOD is putting you to the test by means of a stream. Anyone who drinks from it does not belong with me - only those who do not taste it belong with me - unless it is just a single sip." They drank from it, except a few of them. When he crossed it with those who believed, they said, "Now we lack the strength to face Goliath and his troops." Those who were conscious of meeting GOD said, "Many a small army defeated a large army by GOD's leave. GOD is with those who steadfastly persevere."

So when Saul set out with the soldiers, he said: "God will test you with a river, whoever drinks from it is not with me, and whoever does not taste from it except one scoop with his hand is with me." They all drank from it, except for a few of them. So when he and those who believed with him crossed it, they said: "We have no power today against Goliath and his soldiers!" But the ones who understood that they would meet God said: "How many a time has a small group beaten a large group with the permission of God, and God is with the patient ones!"

So when Saul set out with the soldiers, he said, "God will test you with a river, whoever drinks from it is not with me, and whoever does not taste from it except one scoop with his hand is with me." They all drank from it, except a few of them. So when he and those who acknowledged with him crossed it, they said, "We have no power today against Goliath and his soldiers!" But the ones who understood that they would meet God said, "How many a time has a small group beaten a large group by God's leave, and God is with the patient ones!"

Talut, orduyla birlikte ayrıldığı zaman, şöyle dedi: "Kuşkusuz, Allah, sizi ırmakla Sınayandır. Kim ondan içerse, benden değildir; kim doymadan yalnızca bir avuç içerse bendendir!" Ancak, çok azı dışında içtiler. O ve onunla birlikte inananlar ırmağı geçince, "Calut ve ordusuna karşı bugün gücümüz yok!" dediler. Allah'a kesinlikle kavuşacaklarına inananlar ise şöyle dediler: "Nice küçük topluluk, Allah'ın izniyle, büyük topluluklara üstün gelmiştir. Çünkü Allah, Dirençli Olanlarla Birliktedir!"[48]

Talut askerleriyle birlikte ayrılınca dedi ki "Allah bir ırmakla sizi ağır imtihandan geçirecektir. Kim ondan içerse benden değildir, eliyle bir avuç alan alabilir. Kim de yiyeceğine bile katmazsa bendendir." Sonra pek azı dışında hepsi ondan içtiler. O ve beraberindeki müminler ırmağı geçince şöyle dediler: "Bugün Calut'a ve askerlerine karşı koymayı göze alacak durumda değiliz" Allah'ın huzuruna çıkacakları inancında olanlar ise şöyle dediler: "Nice küçük birlikler, Allah'ın izniyle, büyük birlikleri alt etmiştir. Sabredenlerin yanında olan Allah'tır."