1 Samuel 15
1 Og Samuel sagde til Saul: Herren sendte mig til at salve dig til Konge over sit Folk, over Israel: Saa hør nu Herrens Ords Røst!
And Samuel said to Saul, The Lord sent me to put the holy oil on you and to make you king over his people, over Israel: so give ear now to the words of the Lord.
2 Saaledes sagde Herren Zebaoth: Jeg vil hjemsøge over det, som Amalek gjorde ved Israel, da han satte sig imod ham paa Vejen, der han drog op af Ægypten.
The Lord of armies says, I will give punishment to Amalek for what he did to Israel, fighting against him on the way when Israel came out of Egypt.
3 Gak nu hen, og du skal slaa Amalek, og I skulle ødelægge alt det, han har, og du skal ikke spare ham; men du skal slaa ihjel baade Mand og Kvinde, baade spædt og diende Barn, baade Okse og Lam, baade Kamel og Asen.
Go now and put Amalek to the sword, putting to the curse all they have, without mercy: put to death every man and woman, every child and baby at the breast, every ox and sheep, camel and ass.
4 Og Saul lod Folket høre det og talte dem i Telaim, to Hundrede Tusinde Fodfolk og ti Tusinde Mand af Juda.
And Saul sent for the people and had them numbered in Telaim, two hundred thousand footmen and ten thousand men of Judah.
5 Der Saul kom til Amaleks Stad, da lagde han et Baghold i Dalen.
And Saul came to the town of Amalek, and took up his position in the valley secretly.
6 Og Saul sagde til Keniten: Gak hen, vig bort, drag ned fra Amalek, at jeg ikke skal lægge dig øde med ham; thi du gjorde Miskundhed mod alle Israels Børn, der de droge op af Ægypten; saa drog Keniten fra Amalek.
And Saul said to the Kenites, Go away, take yourselves out from among the Amalekites, or destruction will overtake you with them: for you were kind to the children of Israel when they came out of Egypt. So the Kenites went away from among the Amalekites.
7 Da slog Saul Amalek, fra Hevila indtil man kommer til Sur, som ligger lige for Ægypten.
And Saul made an attack on the Amalekites from Havilah on the road to Shur, which is before Egypt.
8 Og han greb Agag, Amalekiternes Konge, levende, og han ødelagde alt Folket med skarpe Sværd.
He took Agag, king of the Amalekites, prisoner, and put all the people to the sword without mercy.
9 Men Saul og Folket sparede Agag, og hvad der var godt af smaat Kvæg og stort Kvæg og det næstbedste og Lammene, ja, alt det, som var godt, og de vilde ikke ødelægge det; men hver ringe og ubrugbar Ting ødelagde de.
But Saul and the people did not put Agag to death, and they kept the best of the sheep and the oxen and the fat beasts and the lambs, and whatever was good, not desiring to put them to the curse: but everything which was bad and of no use they put to the curse.
10 Da skete Herrens Ord til Samuel saaledes:
Then the Lord said to Samuel,
11 Det angrer mig, at jeg gjorde Saul til Konge, thi han har vendt sig bort fra mig og har ikke holdt mine Ord; og Samuels Vrede optændtes, og han raabte til Herren den ganske Nat.
It is no longer my pleasure for Saul to be king; for he is turned back from going in my ways, and has not done my orders. And Samuel was very sad, crying to the Lord in prayer all night.
12 Og Samuel stod tidlig op for at gaa Saul i Møde om Morgenen; og det blev Samuel tilkendegivet og sagt: Saul var kommen til Karmel, og se, han har sat sig et Mindesmærke, og han er vendt om, draget forbi og gaaet ned til Gilgal.
And early in the morning he got up and went to Saul; and word was given to Samuel that Saul had come to Carmel and put up a pillar, and had gone from there down to Gilgal.
13 Og Samuel kom til Saul, og Saul sagde til ham: Velsignet være du for Herren! jeg har holdt Herrens Ord.
And Samuel came to Saul; and Saul said to him, May the blessing of the Lord be with you: I have done what was ordered by the Lord.
14 Men Samuel svarede: Hvad er dette for en Lyd af smaat Kvæg for mine Øren? og Lyd af stort Kvæg, som jeg hører?
And Samuel said, What then is this sound of the crying of sheep and the noise of oxen which comes to my ears?
15 Da sagde Saul: De have ført det fra Amalekiterne, idet Folket sparede det, som var godt af smaat Kvæg og af stort Kvæg, for at ofre til Herren din Gud; men det øvrige have vi ødelagt.
And Saul said, They have taken them from the Amalekites: for the people have kept the best of the sheep and of the oxen as an offering to the Lord your God; all the rest we have given up to destruction.
16 Da sagde Samuel til Saul: Hold op! saa vil jeg give dig til Kende, hvad Herren har talet til mig i Nat; og han sagde til ham: Tal!
Then Samuel said to Saul, Say no more! Let me give you word of what the Lord has said to me this night. And he said to him, Say on.
17 Og Samuel sagde: Er det ikke saa? der du var liden i dine Øjne, blev du Israels Stammers Hoved, og Herren salvede dig til en Konge over Israel.
And Samuel said, Though you may seem little to yourself, are you not head of the tribes of Israel? for the Lord with the holy oil made you king over Israel,
18 Og Herren sendte mig paa Vejen og sagde: Drag hen, ødelæg de Syndere, Amalekiterne, og strid imod dem, indtil du faar gjort Ende paa dem.
And the Lord sent you on a journey and said, Go and put to the curse those sinners, the Amalekites, fighting against them till every one is dead.
19 Og hvorfor adlød du ikke Herrens Røst? men du styrtede dig over Byttet, og gjorde det onde for Herrens Øjne.
Why then did you not do the orders of the Lord, but by violently taking their goods did evil in the eyes of the Lord?
20 Da sagde Saul til Samuel: Jeg adlød dog Herrens Røst og gik paa den Vej, paa hvilken Herren sendte mig; og jeg førte Agag, Amalekiternes Konge, hid, og ødelagde Amalekiterne;
And Saul said, Truly, I have done the orders of the Lord and have gone the way the Lord sent me; I have taken Agag, the king of Amalek, and have given the Amalekites up to destruction.
21 men Folket tog af Rovet smaat Kvæg og stort Kvæg, det ypperste af det, som var sat i Band, for at ofre til Herren din Gud i Gilgal.
But the people took some of their goods, sheep and oxen, the chief of the things which were put to the curse, to make an offering of them to the Lord your God in Gilgal.
22 Men Samuel sagde: Mon Herren har Behagelighed i Brændofre og Slagtofre, saaledes som i Lydighed mod Herrens Røst? se, at adlyde er bedre end Offer og at være hørsom end det fede af Vædre.
And Samuel said, Has the Lord as much delight in offerings and burned offerings as in the doing of his orders? Truly, to do his pleasure is better than to make offerings, and to give ear to him than the fat of sheep.
23 Thi Genstridighed er en Trolddoms Synd, og Haardnakkethed er Uretfærdighed og Afgudsdyrkelse; efterdi du har forkastet Herrens Ord, da har han og forkastet dig, at du ikke skal være Konge.
For to go against his orders is like the sin of those who make use of secret arts, and pride is like giving worship to images. Because you have put away from you the word of the Lord, he has put you from your place as king.
24 Da sagde Saul til Samuel: Jeg har syndet ved, at jeg har overtraadt Herrens Befaling og dine Ord; thi jeg frygtede for Folket og adlød dets Røst.
And Saul said to Samuel, Great is my sin: for I have gone against the orders of the Lord and against your words: because, fearing the people, I did what they said.
25 Og nu, kære, borttag min Synd, og vend tilbage med mig, saa vil jeg tilbede for Herren.
So now, let my sin have forgiveness, and go back with me to give worship to the Lord.
26 Da sagde Samuel til Saul: Jeg vil ikke vende tilbage med dig; thi du har forkastet Herrens Ord, og Herren har forkastet dig, at du ikke skal være Konge over Israel.
And Samuel said to Saul, I will not go back with you: for you have put away from you the word of the Lord, and the Lord has put you from your place as king over Israel.
27 Der Samuel vendte sig omkring for at gaa, da holdt han fast ved Fligen af hans Kappe, og den blev reven itu.
And when Samuel was turning round to go away, Saul took the skirt of his robe in his hand, and the cloth came away.
28 Da sagde Samuel til ham: Herren har i Dag revet Israels Kongerige fra dig, og han har givet det til din Næste, som er bedre end du.
And Samuel said to him, The Lord has taken away the kingdom of Israel from you this day by force, and has given it to a neighbour of yours who is better than you.
29 Og han, som er Israels Herlighed, lyver ikke, og det skal ikke angre ham; thi han er ikke et Menneske, at han skulde angre.
And further, the Glory of Israel will not say what is false, and his purpose may not be changed: for he is not a man, whose purpose may be changed.
30 Og han sagde: Jeg har syndet, men, kære, ær mig nu for mit Folks Ældste og for Israel; og vend tilbage med mig, at jeg maa tilbede for Herren din Gud.
Then he said, Great is my sin: but still, give me honour now before the heads of my people and before Israel, and come back with me so that I may give worship to the Lord your God.
31 Saa vendte Samuel tilbage med Saul, og Saul tilbad for Herren.
So Samuel went back after Saul, and Saul gave worship to the Lord.
32 Da sagde Samuel: Fører Agag, Amalekiternes Konge, frem til mig, og Agag gik til ham lystelig, og Agag sagde: Visseligen, Dødens Beskhed er bortvegen.
Then Samuel said, Make Agag, the king of the Amalekites, come here to me. And Agag came to him shaking with fear. And Agag said, Truly the pain of death is past.
33 Men Samuel sagde: Ligesom dit Sværd har berøvet Kvinder deres Børn, saa skal iblandt Kvinderne din Moder berøves sine Børn; og Samuel sønderhuggede Agag for Herrens Ansigt i Gilgal.
And Samuel said, As your sword has made women without children, so now your mother will be without children among women. And Agag was cut up by Samuel, bone from bone, before the Lord in Gilgal.
34 Og Samuel gik til Rama; men Saul drog op til sit Hus i Sauls Gibea.
Then Samuel went to Ramah; and Saul went up to his house in Gibeah, in the land of Saul.
35 Og Samuel besøgte ikke Saul mere indtil sin Døds Dag, thi Samuel sørgede over Saul; og det angrede Herren, at han havde gjort Saul til Konge over Israel.
And Samuel never saw Saul again till the day of his death; but Samuel was sorrowing for Saul: and it was no longer the Lord's pleasure for Saul to be king over Israel.
