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.
Samuel said to Saul, "The LORD sent me to anoint you to be king over Israel. Now therefore listen to the voice of the words of the LORD.
2 Så siger Hærskarers HERRE: Jeg vil straffe Amalek for, hvad de gjorde mod Israel, da de stillede sig i Vejen for det på Vandringen op fra Ægypten.
Thus says the LORD of hosts, 'I will punish Amalek for what he did to Israel, how he set himself against him in the way, when he came up out of Egypt.
3 Drag derfor hen og slå Amalek og læg Band på dem og på alt, hvad der tilhører dem; skån dem ikke, men dræb både Mænd og Kvinder, Børn og diende, Okser og Får, Kameler og Æsler!"
Now go and strike Amalek and put them and everything that belongs to them under the ban. And do not spare them, but kill both man and woman, child and infant, ox and sheep, camel and donkey.'"
4 Så stævnede Saul Folket sammen og mønstrede dem i Telaim, 200000 Mand Fodfolk og 10000 Mand af Juda.
Saul summoned the people, and numbered them in Telaim, two hundred thousand footmen, and ten thousand men of Judah.
5 Derpå drog Saul mod Amaleks By og lagde Baghold i Dalen.
Saul came to the city of Amalek, and lay in wait in the valley.
6 Men Saul sagde til Keniterne: "Skil eder fra Amalekiterne og gå 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!" Så trak Keniterne sig tilbage fra Amalek.
Saul said to the Kenites, "Go, depart, go down from among Amalek, lest I sweep you away with them; for you showed kindness to the children of Israel, when they came up out of Egypt." So the Kenites departed from among Amalek.
7 Og Saul slog Amalek fra Havila til Sjur, som ligger østen for Ægypten,
Saul struck Amalek, from Havilah as you go to Shur, that is before Egypt.
8 og tog Kong Agag af Amalek levende til Fange. På alt Folket lagde han Band og huggede dem ned med Sværdet;
He took Agag the king of Amalek alive, and utterly destroyed all the people with the edge of the sword.
9 men Saul og Folket skånede Agag og det bedste af Småkvæget og Hornkvæget, de fede og velnærede Dyr, alt det bedste; de vilde ikke lægge Band på dem, men på alt det dårlige og værdiløse Kvæg lagde de Band.
But Saul and the people spared Agag, and the best of the sheep, and the cattle, and the fat ones and the lambs, and all that was good, and wouldn't utterly destroy them; but everything that was despised and rejected, that they utterly destroyed.
10 Da kom HERRENs Ord til Samuel således:
Then 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 råbte til HERREN hele Natten.
"It grieves me that I have made Saul king; for he has turned back from following me, and has not carried out my commandments." And Samuel was angry; and he cried to the LORD all night.
12 Næste Morgen tidlig, da Samuel vilde gå Saul i Møde, blev der meldt ham: "Saul kom til Karmel og rejste sig et Mindesmærke der; så vendte han om og drog videre ned til Gilgal!"
And Samuel rose early to meet Saul in the morning; and it was told Samuel, saying, "Saul came to Carmel, and look, he set up a monument for himself, and turned, and passed on, and went down to Gilgal." And Samuel came to Saul, and look, he was offering up a burnt offering to the LORD, the best of the spoils which he had brought from Amalek.
13 Samuel begav sig da til Saul. Saul sagde til ham: "HERREN velsigne dig! Jeg har holdt HERRENs Befaling!"
And Samuel came to Saul; and Saul said to him, "You are blessed by the LORD. I have performed the commandment of the LORD."
14 Men Samuel sagde: "Hvad er det for en Brægen af Småkvæg, som når mit Øre, og Brølen af Hornkvæg, jeg hører?"
Samuel said, "Then what does this bleating of the sheep in my ears, and the lowing of the cattle which I hear mean?"
15 Saul svarede: "De tog dem med fra Amalekiterne; thi Folket skånede det bedste af Småkvæget og Hornkvæget for at ofre det til HERREN din Gud; på det andet derimod lagde vi Band!"
And Saul said, "I have brought them from Amalek; for the people spared the best of the sheep and the cattle to sacrifice to the LORD your God, and I have utterly destroyed the rest."
16 Da sagde Samuel til Saul: "bet er nok! Jeg vil kundgøre dig, hvad HERREN i Nat har sagt mig!" Han svarede: "Tal!"
Then Samuel said to Saul, "Stay, and I will tell you what the LORD has said to me last night." He said to him, "Say on."
17 Da sagde Samuel: "Om du end ikke regner dig selv for noget, er du så ikke Høvding for Israels Stammer, og salvede HERREN dig ikke til Konge over Israel?
Samuel said, "Though you were little in your own sight, weren't you made the head of the tribes of Israel? The LORD anointed you king over Israel;
18 Og HERREN sendte dig af Sted med den Befaling: Gå hen og læg Band på Amalekiterne, de Syndere, og før Krig imod dem, indtil du har udryddet dem!
and the LORD sent you on a journey, and said to you, 'Go, and utterly destroy those sinners, Amalek, and fight against them until you have 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 did you not obey the voice of the LORD, but took the spoils, and did that which was evil in the sight 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 på Amalek;
Saul said to Samuel, "But 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 Amalek.
21 men Folket tog Småkvæg 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 spoil, sheep and cattle, the chief of the devoted things, to sacrifice to the LORD your God in Gilgal."
22 Men Samuel sagde: "Mon HERREN har lige så 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;
Samuel said, "Has the LORD as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of the LORD? Look, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to listen than the fat of rams.
23 thi Genstridighed er Trolddomssynd, og Egenrådighed er Afgudsbrøde. Fordi du har forkastet HERRENs Ord, har han forkastet dig, så du ikke mere skal være Konge!"
For rebellion is like the sin of divination, and arrogance like the evil of 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, thi jeg har overtrådt HERRENs Befaling og dine Ord, men jeg frygtede Folket og føjede dem:
Saul said to 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 tilgiv mig dog nu min Synd og vend tilbage med mig, for at jeg kan tilbede HERREN!"
Now therefore, please pardon my sin, and turn again with me, that I may worship the LORD."
26 Men Samuel sagde til Saul: "Jeg vender ikke tilbage med dig; fordi du har forkastet HERRENs Ord, har HERREN forkastet dig, så du ikke mer skal være Konge over Israel!"
Samuel said to 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 Derpå vendte Samuel sig for at gå, men Saul greb fat i hans Kappeflig, så den reves af.
As Samuel turned about to go away, he grabbed the skirt of his robe, and it tore.
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!
Samuel said to him, "The LORD has torn the kingdom of Israel from you this day, and has given it to a neighbor of yours who is better than you.
29 Visselig, han, som er Israels Herlighed, lyver ikke, ej heller angrer han; thi han er ikke et Menneske, at han skulde angre!"
And also the Eternal One of Israel will not retract or change his mind; for he is not a man that he should change his mind."
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 please honor me now before the elders of my people, and before Israel, and come back with me, that I may worship the LORD your God."
31 Da vendte Samuel tilbage med Saul, og Saul tilbad HERREN.
So Samuel went back with Saul; and he worshiped the LORD.
32 Derpå 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!"
Then Samuel said, "Bring here to me Agag the king of Amalek." And Agag came to him trembling. And Agag said, "Surely death is bitter."
33 Da sagde Samuel: "Som dit Sværd har gjort Kvinder barnløse, skal din Moder blive barnløs fremfor andre Kvinder!" Derpå sønderhuggede Samuel Agag for HERRENs Åsyn i Gilgal.
Samuel said, "As your sword has made women childless, so your mother will be childless among women." Samuel cut Agag in pieces before the LORD in Gilgal.
34 Samuel begav sig så til Rama, mens Saul drog op til sit Hjem i Sauls Gibea.
Then Samuel went to Ramah; and Saul went up to his house to Gibeah.
35 Og Samuel så ikke mere Saul indtil sin Dødedag; thi Samuel sørgede over Saul. HERREN angrede, at han havde gjort Saul til Konge over Israel;
And Samuel did not see Saul again until the day of his death; for Samuel mourned for Saul. And the LORD grieved that he had made Saul king over Israel.
