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!
Samuel also said unto Saul, The LORD sent me to anoint you to be king over his people, over Israel: now therefore hearken you unto the voice of 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.
Thus says the LORD of hosts, I remember that which Amalek did to Israel, how he laid wait for him in the way, when he came up from 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.
Now go and strike Amalek, and utterly destroy all that they have, and spare them not; but slay both man and woman, infant and nursing infant, 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 gathered the people together, and numbered them 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 a city of Amalek, 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 unto the Kenites, Go, depart, get you down from among the Amalekites, lest I destroy you with them: for all of you showed kindness to all the children of Israel, when they came up out of Egypt. So the Kenites departed from among the Amalekites.
7 Da slog Saul Amalek, fra Hevila indtil man kommer til Sur, som ligger lige for Ægypten.
And Saul stroke the Amalekites from Havilah until you come to Shur, that is opposite to Egypt.
8 Og han greb Agag, Amalekiternes Konge, levende, og han ødelagde alt Folket med skarpe Sværd.
And he took Agag the king of the Amalekites alive, and utterly destroyed all the people 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.
But Saul and the people spared Agag, and the best of the sheep, and of the oxen, and of the fatlings, and the lambs, and all that was good, and would not utterly destroy them: but every thing that was vile and refuse, that they destroyed utterly.
10 Da skete Herrens Ord til Samuel saaledes:
Then came the word of the LORD unto 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.
It repents me that I have set up Saul to be king: for he is turned back from following me, and has not performed my commandments. And it grieved Samuel; and he cried unto 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 when Samuel rose early to meet Saul in the morning, it was told Samuel, saying, Saul came to Carmel, and, behold, he set him up a place, and is gone about, and passed on, and gone 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 unto him, Blessed be you of the LORD: I have performed the commandment of 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 means then this bleating of the sheep in mine ears, and the lowing 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, They have brought them from the Amalekites: for the people spared the best of the sheep and of the oxen, to sacrifice unto the LORD your God; and the rest we have 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!
Then Samuel said unto Saul, Stay, and I will tell you what the LORD has said to me this night. And he said unto 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, When you were little in your own sight, were you not made the head of the tribes of Israel, and the LORD anointed 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 utterly destroy the sinners the Amalekites, and fight against them until they be consumed.
19 Og hvorfor adlød du ikke Herrens Røst? men du styrtede dig over Byttet, og gjorde det onde for Herrens Øjne.
Wherefore then did you not obey the voice of the LORD, but did fly upon the spoil, and did 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 unto Samuel, Yea, I have obeyed the voice of the LORD, and have gone the way which the LORD sent me, and have brought Agag the king of Amalek, and have utterly destroyed the Amalekites.
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 spoil, sheep and oxen, the chief of the things which should have been utterly destroyed, to sacrifice unto 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 great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of the LORD? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to hearken 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 rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft, and stubbornness is as iniquity and idolatry. Because you have rejected the word of the LORD, he has also rejected you from being 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 unto Samuel, I have sinned: for I have transgressed the commandment of the LORD, and your words: because I feared the people, and obeyed their voice.
25 Og nu, kære, borttag min Synd, og vend tilbage med mig, saa vil jeg tilbede for Herren.
Now therefore, I pray you, pardon my sin, and return with me, that I may worship 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 unto Saul, I will not return with you: for you have rejected the word of the LORD, and the LORD has rejected 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 as Samuel turned about to go away, he laid hold upon the skirt of his mantle, and it rent.
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 unto him, The LORD has rent the kingdom of Israel from you this day, and has given it to a neighbour of yours, that 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 also the Strength of Israel will not lie nor repent: for he is not a man, that he should 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.
Then he said, I have sinned: yet honour me now, I pray you, before the elders of my people, and before Israel, and return with me, that I may worship the LORD your God.
31 Saa vendte Samuel tilbage med Saul, og Saul tilbad for Herren.
So Samuel turned again after Saul; and Saul 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.
Then said Samuel, Bring all of you here to me Agag the king of the Amalekites. And Agag came unto him delicately. And Agag said, Surely the bitterness 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 the sword has made women childless, so shall your mother be childless among women. And Samuel hewed Agag in pieces 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 to Gibeah 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 came no more to see Saul until the day of his death: nevertheless Samuel mourned for Saul: and the LORD repented that he had made Saul king over Israel.
