1 Samuel 15
1 Samuel sagde til Saul: »Det var mig, HERREN sendte for at salve dig til Konge over hans Folk Israel; lyd nu HERRENS Røst.
And Samuel said to Saul: The Lord sent me to anoint thee king over his People Israel: now therefore hearken thou unto the voice of the Lord:
2 Saa siger Hærskarers HERRE: Jeg vil straffe Amalek for, hvad de gjorde mod Israel, da de stillede sig i Vejen for det paa Vandringen op fra Ægypten.
Thus saith the Lord of hosts: I have reckoned up all that Amalec hath done to Israel: I how he opposed them in the way when they came up out of Egypt.
3 Drag derfor hen og slaa Amalek og læg Band paa dem og paa alt, hvad der tilhører dem; skaan dem ikke, men dræb baade Mænd og Kvinder, Børn og diende, Okser og Faar, Kameler og Æsler!«
Now therefore go, and smite Amalec, and utterly destroy all that he hath: spare him not, nor covet any thing that is his: but slay both man and woman, child and suckling, ox and sheep, camel and ass.
4 Saa stævnede Saul Folket sammen og mønstrede dem i Tela'im, 200 000 Mand Fodfolk og 10 000 Mand af Juda.
So Saul commanded the people, and numbered them as lambs: two hundred thousand footmen, and ten thousand of the men of Juda.
5 Derpaa drog Saul mod Amaleks By og lagde Baghold i Dalen.
And when Saul was come to the city of Amalec, he laid ambushes in the torrent.
6 Men Saul sagde til Keniterne: »Skil eder fra Amalekiterne og gaa eders Vej, for at jeg ikke skal udrydde eder sammen med dem; I viste jo Venlighed mod alle Israeliterne, dengang de drog op fra Ægypten!« Saa trak Keniterne sig tilbage fra Amalek.
And Saul said to the Cinite: Go, depart and get ye down from Amalec: lest I destroy thee with him. For thou hast shewn kindness to all the children of Israel, when they came up out of Egypt. And the Cinite departed from the midst of Amalec.
7 Og Saul slog Amalek fra Havila til Sjur, som ligger østen for Ægypten,
And Saul smote Amalec from Hevila, until thou comest to Sur, which is over against Egypt.
8 og tog Kong Agag af Amalek levende til Fange. Paa alt Folket lagde han Band og huggede dem ned med Sværdet;
And he took Agag the king of Amalec alive: but all the common people he slew with the edge of the sword.
9 men Saul og Folket skaanede Agag og det bedste af Smaakvæget og Hornkvæget, de fede og velnærede Dyr, alt det bedste; de vilde ikke lægge Band paa dem, men paa alt det daarlige og værdiløse Kvæg lagde de Band.
And Saul and the people spared Agag and the best of the flocks of sheep and of the herds, and the garments and the rams, and all that was beautiful, and would not destroy them: but every thing that was vile and good for nothing, that they destroyed.
10 Da kom HERRENS Ord til Samuel saaledes:
And the word of the Lord came to Samuel, saying:
11 »Jeg angrer, at jeg gjorde Saul til Konge; thi han har vendt sig fra mig og ikke holdt mine Befalinger!« Da vrededes Samuel og raabte til HERREN hele Natten.
It repenteth me that I have made Saul king: for he hath forsaken me, and hath not executed my commandments. And Samuel was grieved, and he cried unto the Lord all night.
12 Næste Morgen tidlig, da Samuel vilde gaa Saul i Møde, blev der meldt ham: »Saul kom til Karmel og rejste sig et Mindesmærke der; saa vendte han om og drog videre ned til Gilgal!«
And when Samuel rose early, to go to Saul in the morning, it was told Samuel, that Saul was come to Carmel, and had erected for himself a triumphant arch, and returning had passed on, and gone down to Galgal. And Samuel came to Saul, and Saul was offering a holocaust to the Lord out of the choicest of the spoils which he had brought from Amalec.
13 Samuel begav sig da til Saul. Saul sagde til ham: »HERREN velsigne dig! Jeg har holdt HERRENS Befaling!«
And when Samuel was come to Saul, Saul said to him: Blessed be thou of the Lord, I have fulfilled the word of the Lord.
14 Men Samuel sagde: »Hvad er det for en Brægen af Smaakvæg, som naar mit Øre, og Brølen af Hornkvæg, jeg hører?«
And Samuel said: What meaneth then this bleating of the flocks, which soundeth in my ears, and the lowing of the herds, which I hear?
15 Saul svarede: »De tog dem med fra Amalekiterne; thi Folket skaanede det bedste af Smaakvæget og Hornkvæget for at ofre det til HERREN din Gud; paa det andet derimod lagde vi Band!«
And Saul said: They have brought them from Amalec: for the people spared the best of the sheep and of the herds that they might be sacrificed to the Lord thy God, but the rest we have slain.
16 Da sagde Samuel til Saul: »bet er nok! Jeg vil kundgøre dig, hvad HERREN i Nat har sagt mig!« Han svarede: »Tal!«
And Samuel said to Saul: Suffer me, and I will tell thee what the Lord hath said to me this night. And he said to him: Speak.
17 Da sagde Samuel: »Om du end ikke regner dig selv for noget, er du saa ikke Høvding for Israels Stammer, og salvede HERREN dig ikke til Konge over Israel?
And Samuel said: When thou wast a little one in thy own eyes, wast thou not made the head of the tribes of Israel? And the Lord anointed thee to be king over Israel.
18 Og HERREN sendte dig af Sted med den Befaling: Gaa hen og læg Band paa Amalekiterne, de Syndere, og før Krig imod dem, indtil du har udryddet dem!
And the Lord sent thee on the way, and said: Go, and kill the sinners of Amalec, and thou shalt fight against them until thou hast utterly destroyed them.
19 Hvorfor adlød du da ikke HERRENS Røst, men styrtede dig over Byttet og gjorde, hvad der er ondt i HERRENS Øjne?«
Why then didst thou not hearken to the voice of the Lord: but hast turned to the prey, and hast done evil in the eyes of the Lord.
20 Saul svarede Samuel: »Jeg adlød HERRENS Røst og gik, hvor HERREN sendte mig hen; jeg har bragt Kong Agag af Amalek med og lagt Band paa Amalek;
And Saul said to Samuel: Yea I have hearkened to the voice of the Lord, and have walked in the way by which the Lord sent me, and have brought Agag the king of Amalec, and Amalec I have slain.
21 men Folket tog Smaakvæg og Hornkvæg af Byttet, det bedste af det bandlyste, for at ofre det til HERREN din Gud i Gilgal.«
But the people took of the spoils sheep and oxen, as the firstfruits of those things that were slain, to offer sacrifice to the Lord their God in Galgal.
22 Men Samuel sagde: »Mon HERREN har lige saa meget Behag i Brændofre og Slagtofre som i Lydighed mod HERRENS Høst? Nej, at adlyde er mere værd end Slagtoffer, og at være lydhør er mere værd end Væderfedt;
And Samuel said: Doth the Lord desire holocausts and victims, and not rather that the voice of the Lord should be obeyed? For obedience is better than sacrifices: and to hearken rather than to offer the fat of rams.
23 thi Genstridighed er Trolddomssynd, og Egenraadighed er Afgudsbrøde. Fordi du har forkastet HERRENS Ord, har han forkastet dig, saa du ikke mere skal være Konge!«
Because it is like the sin of witchcraft, to rebel: and like the crime of idolatry, to refuse to obey. Forasmuch therefore as thou hast rejected the word of the Lord, the Lord hath also rejected thee from being king.
24 Da sagde Saul til Samuel: »Jeg har syndet, thi jeg har overtraadt HERRENS Befaling og dine Ord, men jeg frygtede Folket og føjede dem:
And Saul said to Samuel: I have sinned because I have transgressed the commandment of the Lord, and thy words, fearing the people, and obeying their voice.
25 tilgiv mig dog nu min Synd og vend tilbage med mig, for at jeg kan tilbede HERREN!«
But now bear, I beseech thee, my sin, and return with me, that I may adore the Lord.
26 Men Samuel sagde til Saul: »Jeg vender ikke tilbage med dig; fordi du har forkastet HERRENS Ord, har HERREN forkastet dig, saa du ikke mer skal være Konge over Israel!«
And Samuel said to Saul: I will not return with thee, because thou hast rejected the word of the Lord, and the Lord hath rejected thee from being king over Israel.
27 Derpaa vendte Samuel sig for at gaa, men Saul greb fat i hans Kappeflig, saa den reves af.
And Samuel turned about to go away: but he laid hold upon the skirt of his mantle, and it rent.
28 Da sagde Samuel til ham: »HERREN har i Dag revet Kongedømmet over Israel fra dig og givet det til en anden, som er bedre end du!
And Samuel said to him: The Lord hath rent the kingdom of Israel from thee this day, and hath given it to thy neighbour who is better than thee.
29 Visselig, han, som er Israels Herlighed, lyver ikke, ej heller angrer han; thi han er ikke et Menneske, at han skulde angre!«
But the triumpher in Israel will riot spare, and will not be moved to repentance: for he is not a mail that he should repent.
30 Saul sagde: »Jeg har syndet; men vis mig dog Ære for mit Folks Ældste og Israel og vend tilbage med mig, for at jeg kan tilbede HERREN din Gud!«
Then he said: I have sinned: yet honour me now before the ancients of my people, and before Israel, and return with me, that I may adore the Lord thy God.
31 Da vendte Samuel tilbage med Saul, og Saul tilbad HERREN.
So Samuel turned again after Saul: and Saul adored the Lord.
32 Derpaa sagde Samuel: »Bring Kong Agag af Amalek hid til mig!« Og Agag gik frejdigt hen til ham og sagde: »Visselig, nu er Dødens Bitterhed svundet!«
And Samuel said: Bring hitherto me Agag the king of Amalec. And Agag was presented to him very fat, and trembling. And Agag said: Doth bitter death separate in this manner?
33 Da sagde Samuel: »Som dit Sværd har gjort Kvinder barnløse, skal din Moder blive barnløs fremfor andre Kvinder!« Derpaa sønderhuggede Samuel Agag for HERRENS Aasyn i Gilgal.
And Samuel said: As thy sword hath made women childless, so shall thy mother be childless among women. And Samuel hewed him in pieces before the Lord in Galgal.
34 Samuel begav sig saa til Rama, mens Saul drog op til sit Hjem i Sauls Gibea.
And Samuel departed to Ramatha: but Saul went up to his house in Gabaa.
35 Og Samuel saa ikke mere Saul indtil sin Dødedag; thi Samuel sørgede over Saul. HERREN angrede, at han havde gjort Saul til Konge over Israel;
And Samuel saw Saul no more till the day of his death: nevertheless Samuel mourned for Saul, because the Lord repented that he had made him king over Israel.
