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 anoint you king over Israel: and now hear the voice 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.
Thus said the Lord of hosts, Now will I take vengeance for what Amalec did to Israel, when he met him in the way as he came up 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.
And now go, and you shall strike Amalec and Hierim and all that belongs to him, and you shall not save anything of him alive, but you shall utterly destroy him: and you shall devote him and all his to [destruction], and you shall spare nothing belonging to him; and you shall kill both man and woman, and infant and suckling, and calf and sheep, and 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 summoned the people, and he numbered them in Galgala, four hundred thousand regular troops, and Juda thirty thousand regular troops.
5 Der Saul kom til Amaleks Stad, da lagde han et Baghold i Dalen.
And Saul came to the cities of Amalec, and laid wait in the valley.
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 Kinite, Go, and depart out of the midst of the Amalekites, lest I put you with them; for you dealt mercifully with the children of Israel when they went up out of Egypt. So the Kinite departed from the midst of Amalec.
7 Da slog Saul Amalek, fra Hevila indtil man kommer til Sur, som ligger lige for Ægypten.
And Saul struck Amalec from Evilat to Sur fronting Egypt.
8 Og han greb Agag, Amalekiternes Konge, levende, og han ødelagde alt Folket med skarpe Sværd.
And he took Agag the king of Amalec alive, and he killed all the people and Hierim with the edge of the sword.
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.
And Saul and all the people saved Agag alive, and the best of the flocks, and of the herds, and of the fruits, of the vineyards, and of all the good things; and they would not destroy them: but every worthless and refuse thing they destroyed.
10 Da skete Herrens Ord til Samuel saaledes:
And the word of the Lord came to Samuel, saying,
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.
I have repented that I have made Saul to be king: for he has turned back from following me, and has not kept my word. And Samuel was grieved, and cried to the Lord 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 Samuel rose early and went to meet Israel in the morning, and it was told Saul, saying, Samuel has come to Carmel, and he has raised up help for himself: and he turned his chariot, and came down to Galgala to Saul; and, behold, he was offering up a whole burnt offering to the Lord, the chief of the spoils which he brought out of Amalec.
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, Blessed [are] you of the Lord: I have performed all that the Lord said.
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] the bleating of this flock in my ears, and the sound of the oxen which I hear?
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, I have brought them out of Amalec, that which the people preserved, even the best of the sheep, and of the cattle, that it might be sacrificed to the Lord your God, and the rest have I utterly destroyed.
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!
And Samuel said to Saul, Stay, and I will tell you 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 to Saul, Are you not little in his eyes, [though] a leader of one of the tribes of Israel? and [yet] the Lord anointed you to be 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 to you, Go, and utterly destroy: you shall kill the sinners against me, [even] the Amalekites; and you shall war against them until you have consumed them.
19 Og hvorfor adlød du ikke Herrens Røst? men du styrtede dig over Byttet, og gjorde det onde for Herrens Øjne.
And why did not you listen to the voice of the Lord, but did haste to fasten upon the spoils, and did that which was evil in the sight 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 to Samuel, Because I listened to the voice of the people: yet I went the way by which the Lord sent me, and I brought Agag the king of Amalec, and I destroyed Amalec.
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 of the spoils the best flocks and herds [out] of that which was destroyed, to sacrifice before the Lord our God in Galgal.
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, Does the Lord take pleasure in whole burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in hearing the words of the Lord? behold, obedience [is] better than a good sacrifice, and hearkening than the fat of rams.
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 sin is [as] divination; idols bring on pain and grief. Because you have rejected the word of the Lord, the Lord also shall reject you from being king over Israel.
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, I have sinned, in that I have transgressed the word of the Lord and your direction; for I feared the people, and I listened to their voice.
25 Og nu, kære, borttag min Synd, og vend tilbage med mig, saa vil jeg tilbede for Herren.
And now remove, I pray you, my sin, and turn back with me, and I will worship the Lord your God.
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 turn back with you, for you have rejected the word of the Lord, and the Lord will reject you from being 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 Samuel turned his face to depart, and Saul caught hold of the skirt of his garment, and tore it.
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 tore your kingdom from Israel out of your hand this day, and will give it to your neighbour 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 Israel shall be divided to two: and [God] will not turn nor repent, for he is not as a man to repent.
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.
And Saul said, I have sinned; yet honour me, I pray you, before the elders of Israel, and before my people; and turn back with me, and I will worship the Lord your God.
31 Saa vendte Samuel tilbage med Saul, og Saul tilbad for Herren.
So Samuel turned back after Saul, and he worshipped 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.
And Samuel said, Bring me Agag the king of Amalec: and Agag came to him trembling; and Agag said Is death thus bitter?
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 to Agag, As your sword has bereaved women of their children, so shall your mother be made childless amongst women: and Samuel killed Agag before the Lord in Galgal.
34 Og Samuel gik til Rama; men Saul drog op til sit Hus i Sauls Gibea.
And Samuel departed to Armathaim, and Saul went up to his house at Gabaa.
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 did not see Saul again till the day of his death, for Samuel mourned after Saul, and the Lord repented that he had made Saul king over Israel.
