1 Samuel 15
1 Miingon si Samuel kang Saul, “Gipadala ako ni Yahweh aron sa pagdihog kanimo nga hari sa iyang katawhan sa Israel. Karon paminawa ang mga pulong ni Yahweh.
[One day] Samuel said to Saul, “Yahweh sent me to appoint you to be the king of the Israeli people. So now listen to this message from Yahweh:
2 Mao kini ang gisulti ni Yahweh nga makagagahom, 'Gitiman-an ko kung unsa ang gibuhat ni Amalek sa Israel sa pag-asdang niya kanila sa agianan, sa paggawas nila gikan sa Ehipto.
Yahweh, [the commander] of the armies [of angels] has declared this: ‘I am going to punish [the descendants of] Amalek for [attacking] the Israeli people after the Israelis left Egypt.
3 Karon adtoa ug gubata si Amalek ug laglaga ang tanan nga iyang gipanag-iyahan. Ayaw sila binli, patya ang mga lalaki ug mga babaye, mga bata ug mga masuso, mga baka ug mga karnero, mga kamelyo ug mga asno.”
So now go [with your army] and attack the Amalek people-group. Destroy them completely—destroy them and everything that belongs to them—the men and women, their children and infants, their cattle and sheep and camels and donkeys. Do not (spare any of them/allow any of them to remain alive)!’”
4 Gipatawag ni Saul ang katawhan ug giihap sila didto sa siyudad sa Telem: adunay mga 200, 000 ka mga tawo, ug 10, 000 ka tawo gikan sa Juda.
So Saul summoned the army, and they gathered at Telaim [town]. There were 200,000 soldiers. 10,000 of them were from Judah, [and the others were from the other Israeli tribes].
5 Unya miabot si Saul sa siyudad ni Amalek ug nag-atang sa walog.
Then Saul went [with his army] to a town where some of the Amalek people-group lived. [His army prepared to attack them suddenly by] hiding in the valley.
6 Unya gisultihan ni Saul ang mga Kenihanon, “Lakaw, pahawa, pahilayo kamo gikan sa mga Amalekanhon, aron nga dili ko kamo laglagon uban kanila. Kay nagmaloloy-on kamo sa tibuok katawhan sa Israel, sa paggawas nila gikan sa Ehipto.” Busa mipahawa ang mga Kenihanon gikan sa mga Amalekanhon.
Then Saul sent this message to the Ken people-group [who lived in that area]: “You acted kindly toward all our Israeli [ancestors] when they left Egypt. But we are going to kill all of the Amalek people-group, [because they opposed/attacked our ancestors]. So move away from where the Amalek people-group live. [If you do not move away], you will be killed when they are killed.” So [when] the Ken people-group [heard that, they immediately] left that area.
7 Unya gigubat ni Saul ang mga Amalekanhon, sukad sa Havila hangtod sa Sur, nga mao ang sidlakang bahin sa Ehipto.
Then Saul’s [army] slaughtered the Amalek people-group, from Havilah [town in the east] to Shur [town in the west]. Shur was at the border [between Israel and] Egypt.
8 Unya nadakpan niya nga buhi si Agag ang hari sa mga Amalekanhon; gipanglaglag niya sa hingpit ang tibuok katawhan pinaagi sa sulab sa espada.
Saul’s army captured Agag, the king of the Amalek people-group, but they killed everyone else.
9 Apan wala niya patya si Agag, lakip na ang labing maayo nga mga karnero, mga baka ug mga tambok nga mga nating baka, ug ang mga nating karnero. Wala nila laglaga ang tanan nga mga maayo. Apan gilaglag nila sa hingpit ang tanang butang nga talamayon ug walay pulos.
They not only (spared/did not kill) Agag, but they also took the best sheep and goats and cattle. They took everything that was good. They destroyed only the animals that they considered to be worthless.
10 Unya miabot ang pulong ni Yahweh kang Samuel nga nag-ingon,
Then Yahweh said to Samuel,
11 “Nakapaguol kini kanako nga gihimo kong hari si Saul, kay mitalikod na siya gikan sa pagsunod kanako ug wala na sunda ang akong mga sugo.” Nasuko pag-ayo si Samuel; mituaw siya kang Yahweh tibuok gabii.
“I am sorry that I appointed Saul to be your king, because he has turned away from me and has not obeyed what I commanded him to do.” Samuel was very disturbed/upset [when he heard that], and he cried out to Yahweh all that night.
12 Misayo pagbangon si Samuel aron sa pagpakigkita kang Saul sa pagkabuntag. Adunay misulti kang Samuel, “Miadto si Saul sa Carmel ug nagpatindog ug usa ka monumento alang sa iyang kaugalingon, unya mibiya ug milugsong didto sa Gilgal.”
Early the next morning, Samuel got up and went to talk with Saul. But someone told Samuel, “Saul went to Camel [city], where he has set up a monument to honor himself. Now he has left there and gone down to Gilgal.”
13 Unya miadto si Samuel kang Saul, ug miingon si Saul kaniya, “Panalanginan ka pinaagi kang Yahweh! Natuman ko na ang gisugo ni Yahweh.”
When Samuel arrived [at Gilgal] he approached Saul, and Saul said to him, “I wish/desire that Yahweh will bless you! I have obeyed what Yahweh told me to do.”
14 Miingon si Samuel, “Unsa man kining mga pagbahihi sa mga karnero sa akong igdulongog, ug ang pag-inga sa mga baka nga akong nadungog?
But Samuel replied, “If that is true, why is it that I hear cattle mooing and I hear sheep bleating?”
15 Mitubag si Saul, “Gidala nila sila gikan sa mga Amalekanhon. Kay gipalingkawas sa katawhan ang labing maayo sa mga karnero ug sa mga baka, aron ikahalad kang Yahweh nga imong Dios. Ang nahibilin gihurot namo sa paglaglag.”
Saul replied, “The soldiers took them from the Amalek people-group. They saved the best sheep and cattle, in order to offer them as sacrifices to Yahweh, your God. But we have completely destroyed all the others.”
16 Unya miingon si Samuel kang Saul, “Hulat, ug suginlan ko ikaw sa gisulti ni Yahweh kanako karong gabhiona.” Miingon si Saul, “Sulti!”
Samuel said to Saul, “Stop [talking]! Allow me to tell you what Yahweh said to me last night.” Saul replied, “Tell me [what he said].”
17 Miingon si Samuel, “Bisan gamay ka sa imong kaugalingon nga paglantaw, dili ba gihimo ka man nga ulo sa mga banay sa Israel? Ug gidihogan ka ni Yahweh aron maghari sa Israel;
Samuel said, “Previously you did not think that you were important. But now you have become [RHQ] the leader of the tribes of Israel. Yahweh appointed you to be their king.
18 Gipalakaw ka ni Yahweh ug gisultihan, 'Lakaw ug hutda sa pagpamatay ang mga makasasala, ang mga Amalekanhon, ug pagpakig-away batok kanila hangtod nga malaglag sila.'
And Yahweh sent you to do something [for him]. He said to you, ‘Go and get rid of all those sinful people, the Amalek people-group. Attack them and kill all of them.’
19 Nganong wala ka man motuman sa tingog ni Yahweh, apan hinoon gikuha nimo ang mga inilog ug gibuhat ang daotan sa panan-aw ni Yahweh?”
So why did you not obey Yahweh [RHQ]? Why did your men take the best animals [RHQ]? Why did you do what Yahweh said was evil?” [RHQ]
20 Unya miingon si Saul kang Samuel, “Gituman ko gayod ang tingog ni Yahweh, ug nag-adto sa dalan nga gipaadtoan ni Yahweh kanako. Gibihag ko si Agag, ang hari sa Amalek, ug gihurot sa paglaglag ang mga Amalekanhon.
Saul replied to Samuel, “Hey, I did what Yahweh sent me to do! I brought back King Agag, but we killed everyone else!
21 Apan ang katawhan mikuha sa pipila ka mga inilog - mga karnero ug mga baka, ang labing maayong butang nga angayan laglagon, aron ihalad kang Yahweh nga imong Dios didto sa Gilgal.”
My men brought back only the best sheep and cattle and other things, in order to sacrifice them to Yahweh your God here at Gilgal.”
22 Mitubag si Samuel, “Mas malipay ba si Yahweh sa halad nga mga sinunog ug sa mga halad, kay sa pagtuman sa tingog ni Yahweh? Ang pagtuman mas labaw pa kay sa paghalad, ug ang pagpatalinghog mas maayo pa sa tambok nga mga karnero.
But Samuel replied, “Which [do you think] pleases Yahweh more, animals that are completely burned [on the altar] and other sacrifices, or people obeying him [SYN]? It is better to obey [Yahweh] than [to offer] sacrifices [to him]. It is better to pay attention to what he says than [to burn] the fat of rams, [even though God said they should be sacrificed to him].
23 Kay ang pagsupak sama ra sa sala sa pagpanag-an, ug ang pagmagahi sama ra sa kadaotan ug kalapasan. Tungod kay gisalikway mo man ang pulong ni Yahweh, magsalikway usab siya kanimo gikan sa imong pagkahari.”
To rebel [against God] is as sinful as doing sorcery/black magic, and being stubborn is as sinful as worshiping idols. So, because you disobeyed what Yahweh told you to do, he has declared that you will no longer be king.”
24 Unya miingon si Saul kang Samuel, “Nakasala ako; kay nakalapas ako sa sugo ni Yahweh ug sa imong mga pulong, tungod kay nahadlok ako sa katawhan ug nagtuman sa ilang tingog.
Then Saul said to Samuel, “[Yes], I have sinned. I disobeyed what you told me to do, which is what Yahweh commanded. I did that because I was (afraid of/worried about) what my men would say [if I did not do what they wanted]. So I did what they demanded.
25 Karon, pasayloa intawon ang akong sala, ug balik uban kanako aron makasimba ako kang Yahweh.”
But now, please forgive me for having sinned. And come back with me [to where the people are] in order that I may worship Yahweh.”
26 Miingon si Samuel kang Saul, “Dili na ako mobalik pa uban kanimo; kay imong gisalikway ang pulong ni Yahweh, ug gisalikway ka usab ni Yahweh sa imong pagkahari sa Israel.”
But Samuel replied, “No, I will not go back with you. You have rejected/disobeyed what Yahweh commanded you to do. So he has rejected you, [and declared that you will no longer] be the king of Israel. [So I do not want to talk any more with you].”
27 Sa mitalikod na si Samuel aron mobiya, gigunitan ni Saul ang sidsid sa iyang kupo, ug nagisi kini.
As Samuel turned to leave, Saul tried to stop him by grabbing the edge of Samuel’s robe, and it tore.
28 Miingon si Samuel kaniya, “Gilangkat na ni Yahweh gikan kanimo karong adlawa ang gingharian sa Israel ug gihatag kini sa imong silingan, nga mas maayo pa kay kanimo.
Samuel said to him, “[You tore my robe! And] today Yahweh has torn away from you the kingdom of Israel! He will appoint someone else to be king, someone who is a better man than you are.
29 Usab, ang Kalig-on sa Israel dili mamakak ni mag-usab sa iyang hunahuna; kay dili man siya tawo, nga usbon niya ang iyang hunahuna.”
And since the one who is the glorious [God] of the Israeli people does not lie, he will not change (his mind/what he has said). Humans sometimes change their minds, but God does not do that, because he is not a human.”
30 Unya miingon si Saul, “Nakasala ako. Apan pasidunggi ako karon atubangan sa kadagkoan sa akong katawhan ug atubangan sa Israel. Pauli uban kanako, aron makasimba ako kang Yahweh nga imong Dios.”
Then Saul [pleaded again. He] said, “I know that I have sinned. But please honor me in front of the leaders of the Israeli people and in front of all the other Israeli people by coming back [to them] with me in order that I may worship Yahweh your God.”
31 Busa mipauli si Samuel uban kang Saul, ug misimba si Saul kang Yahweh.
So Samuel finally agreed to do that, and they went together back [to where the people were], and Saul worshiped Yahweh there.
32 Unya miingon si Samuel, “Dad-a dinhi kanako si Agag ang hari sa mga Amalekanhon.” Miduol si Agag nga nakagapos ug miingon, “Sa pagkatinuod milabay na ang kapaitan sa kamatayon.”
Then Samuel said, “Bring King Agag to me.” So they brought Agag to him. Agag was confidently expecting that they would spare him/not kill him. He was thinking, “Surely I will not have to endure an agonizing death!”
33 Mitubag si Samuel, “Ingon nga daghang inahan ang nawad-an ug mga anak pinaagi sa imong espada, busa kawad-an usab ug mga anak ang imong inahan taliwala sa mga kababayen-an.” Unya gitagodtagod ni Samuel si Agag sa atubangan ni Yahweh didto sa Gilgal.
But Samuel said to him, “You have killed the sons of many women with your sword, so now your mother will no longer have a son.” And Samuel cut Agag into pieces [with his sword], there at Gilgal, in the presence of Yahweh.
34 Mipauli si Samuel sa Rama ug mitungas usab si Saul sa iyang pinuy-anan didto sa Gabaa.
Then Samuel left there and returned to his home in Ramah, and Saul went to his home in Gibeah.
35 Ug wala na makigkita pa si Samuel kang Saul hangtod sa adlaw sa iyang kamatayon, kay nasubo siya alang kang Saul. Ug nagbasol si Yahweh nga gihimo niyang hari si Saul sa Israel.
Samuel never saw Saul again, but he was very sad about [what] Saul [had done]. And Yahweh was very sorry that he had appointed Saul to be the king of Israel.
