< 1 Samuel 15 >

1 And Samuel said to Saul, Jehovah sent me to anoint thee to be king over his people, over Israel. Now therefore hearken thou to the voice of the words of Jehovah.
Saamuʼeelis Saaʼoliin akkana jedhe; “Akka ati saba isaa Israaʼel irratti mootii taatuuf akka ani si dibuuf Waaqayyo na ergeera; kanaafuu ati amma dubbii Waaqayyoo dhagaʼi.
2 Thus says Jehovah of hosts, I have remembered that which Amalek did to Israel, how he set himself against him in the way when he came up out of Egypt.
Waaqayyo Waan Hundumaa Dandaʼu akkana jedha: ‘Waan isaan yeroo Israaʼel Gibxii baʼetti karaa irratti isaaniin mormuudhaan godhan sanaaf ani Amaaleqoota nan adaba.
3 Now go and smite Amalek, and utterly destroy all that they have, and spare them not, but kill both man and woman, infant and suckling, ox and sheep, camel and donkey.
Amma dhaqii Amaaleqoota dhaʼiitii waan kan isaanii taʼe hunda barbadeessi. Isaan hin hambisin; dhiirotaa fi dubartoonni, ijoollee fi daaʼimman, loonii fi hoolota, gaalawwanii fi harroota fixi.’”
4 And Saul summoned the people, and numbered them in Telaim, two hundred thousand footmen, and ten thousand men of Judah.
Kanaafuu Saaʼol iddoo Xilaaʼiim jedhamutti namoota walitti qabee lakkaaʼe; isaanis loltoota lafoo kuma dhibba lamaa fi namoota Yihuudaa kuma kudhan turan.
5 And Saul came to the city of Amalek, and laid wait in the valley.
Saaʼolis gara magaalaa Amaaleqootaa dhaqee sulula tokko keessa riphee taaʼe.
6 And Saul said to the Kenites, Go, depart, get you down from among the Amalekites, lest I destroy you with them, for ye showed kindness to all the sons of Israel when they came up out of Egypt. So the Kenites departed from among the Amalekites.
Innis Qeenotaan, “Akka ani Amaaleqoota wajjin isin hin balleessineef achi hiiqaa; isaan irraas fagaadhaa; isin yeroo Israaʼeloonni hundi Gibxii baʼanitti waan gaarii isaaniif gootaniirtuutii” jedhe. Kanaafuu Qeenonni Amaaleqoota irraa fagaatan.
7 And Saul smote the Amalekites, from Havilah as thou go to Shur, that is before Egypt.
Ergasii Saaʼol Hawiilaa hamma Shuuri kan baʼa Gibxiitti argamuutti Amaaleqoota dhaʼe.
8 And he took Agag the king of the Amalekites alive, and utterly destroyed all the people with the edge of the sword.
Innis Agaag mooticha Amaaleqootaa utuma lubbuun jiruu boojiʼe; namoota isaa hundas guutumaan guutuutti goraadeen fixe.
9 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 everything that was vile and refuse, that they destroyed utterly.
Saaʼolii fi loltoonni isaa garuu Agaagin, hoolotaa fi loon, jabboota coccoomoo fi xobbaallaawwan hoolaa, waan gaarii hundas ni hambisan. Isaan kana guutumaan guutuutti fixuun fedhii isaanii hin turre; garuu waan tuffatamaa fi dadhabaa hunda guutumaan guutuutti barbadeessan.
10 Then the word of Jehovah came to Samuel, saying,
Kana irratti dubbiin Waaqayyoo akkana jedhee gara Saamuʼeel dhufe;
11 I regret that I have set up Saul to be king, for he has turned back from following me, and has not performed my commandments. And Samuel was angry, and he cried out to Jehovah all night.
“Ani Saaʼolin mootii gochuu kootti gaabbeera; inni sababii narraa garagaleef ajaja koo hin eegne.” Saamuʼeelis akka malee dhiphatee halkan sana guutuu Waaqayyotti booʼaa bule.
12 And Samuel rose early to meet Saul in the morning, and it was told Samuel, saying, Saul came to Carmel, and, behold, he set up for him a monument, and turned, and passed on, and went down to Gilgal.
Saamuʼeelis ganama bariin kaʼee Saaʼolin arguu deeme; taʼus, “Saaʼol gara Qarmeloos deemeera. Achittis erga soodduu yaadannoo isaa dhaabbatee booddee gara Gilgaalitti gad buʼeera” jedhamee itti himame.
13 And Samuel came to Saul. And Saul said to him, Blessed be thou of Jehovah. I have performed the commandment of Jehovah.
Yeroo Saamuʼeel Saaʼol bira dhaqettis Saaʼol, “Waaqayyo si haa eebbisu! Ani ajaja Waaqayyoo eegeera” jedhe.
14 And Samuel said, What then means this bleating of the sheep in my ears, and the lowing of the oxen which I hear?
Saamuʼeel garuu, “Yoos marʼachuun hoolotaatii fi barooduun sangootaa kan ani dhagaʼu kun maali ree?” jedhe.
15 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 to Jehovah thy God, and the rest we have utterly destroyed.
Saaʼolis, “Loltootatu Amaaleqoota irraa boojiʼee isaan fide; hoolotaa fi loon keessaa kanneen filatamoo taʼan Waaqayyo Waaqa keetiif aarsaa gochuuf hambisaniiru; nu garuu kanneen hafan guutumaan guutuutti barbadeessineerra” jedhee deebise.
16 Then Samuel said to Saul, Stop, and I will tell thee what Jehovah has said to me this night. And he said to him, Say on.
Saamuʼeelis Saaʼoliin, “Afachu! Ani waan Waaqayyo eda halkan natti hime sittin himaa” jedhe. Saaʼolis deebisee, “Natti himi” jedhe.
17 And Samuel said, Though thou were little in thine own sight, were thou not made the head of the tribes of Israel? And Jehovah anointed thee king over Israel.
Saamuʼeelis akkana isaan jedhe; “Ati ija ofii keetii duratti xinnaa kan taatu iyyuu bulchaa gosa Israaʼel hin taanee? Waaqayyos Israaʼel irratti mootii godhee si dibeera.
18 And Jehovah sent thee on a journey, and said, Go, and utterly destroy the sinners, the Amalekites, and fight against them until they be consumed.
Inni, ‘Dhaqiitii Amaaleqoota cubbamoota sana guutumaan guutuutti barbadeessi; hamma isaan fixxuttis isaan waraani’ jedhee si ergee ture.
19 Why then did thou not obey the voice of Jehovah, but did fly upon the spoil, and did that which was evil in the sight of Jehovah?
Ati maaliif Waaqayyoof hin ajajamne ree? Maaliif gaggabdee boojuu irratti lafa dhooftee fuula Waaqayyoo duratti waan hamaa hojjette?”
20 And Saul said to Samuel, Yes, I have obeyed the voice of Jehovah, and have gone the way which Jehovah sent me, and have brought Agag the king of Amalek, and have utterly destroyed the Amalekites.
Saaʼolis akkana jedhee deebise; “Ani Waaqayyoof ajajameera; gara Waaqayyo itti na erges dhaqeera. Ani Amaaleqoota guutumaan guutuutti barbadeessee mootii isaanii Agaagin fideera.
21 But the people took of the spoil, sheep and oxen, the chief of the devoted things, to sacrifice to Jehovah thy God in Gilgal.
Loltoonni garuu Gilgaalitti Waaqayyo Waaqa keetiif aarsaa dhiʼeessuuf jedhanii boojuu sana keessaa waan filatamaa Waaqaaf qulqulleeffame keessaa hoolotaa fi loon fudhatan.”
22 And Samuel said, Has Jehovah as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of Jehovah? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to hearken than the fat of rams.
Saamuʼeelis deebisee akkana jedhe: “Waaqayyo akka yeroo sagalee isaatiif ajajamanitti gammadu sana, aarsaa gubamuu fi qalmatti ni gammadaa? Ajajamuutu aarsaa caala; dhagaʼuunis cooma korbeessa hoolaa caala.
23 For rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft, and stubbornness is as idolatry and teraphim. Because thou have rejected the word of Jehovah, he has also rejected thee from being king.
Fincilli akka cubbuu falfala hojjechuu ti; mata jabinnis akka hammina Waaqa tolfamaa waaqeffachuu ti. Waan ati dubbii Waaqayyoo tuffatteef, anis akka ati mootii hin taane si tuffadheera.”
24 And Saul said to Samuel, I have sinned, for I have transgressed the commandment of Jehovah, and thy words, because I feared the people, and obeyed their voice.
Saaʼolis Saamuʼeeliin akkana jedhe; “Ani cubbuu hojjedheera. Ani ajaja Waaqayyootii fi dubbii kee fudhachuu dideera. Ani waanan namoota sodaadheef isaanii ajajameera.
25 Now therefore, I pray thee, pardon my sin, and turn again with me that I may worship Jehovah.
Ammas cubbuu koo naa dhiisiitii akka ani Waaqayyoof sagaduuf na wajjin deebiʼi.”
26 And Samuel said to Saul, I will not return with thee, for thou have rejected the word of Jehovah, and Jehovah has rejected thee from being king over Israel.
Saamuʼeel immoo, “Ani si wajjin hin deebiʼu. Ati dubbii Waaqayyoo tuffatteerta; Waaqayyos saba Israaʼel irratti mootii taʼuu kee tuffateera!” jedheen.
27 And as Samuel turned about to go away, Saul laid hold upon the skirt of his robe, and it tore.
Akkuma Saamuʼeel deemuuf of irra garagaleenis Saaʼol handaara uffata isaa qabe; uffanni isaas ni tarsaʼe.
28 And Samuel said to him, Jehovah has torn the kingdom of Israel from thee this day, and has given it to a neighbor of thine, who is better than thou.
Saamuʼeelis akkana isaan jedhe; “Waaqayyo harʼa mootummaa Israaʼel sirraa tarsaasee ollaa kee kan si caalu tokkoof kenneera.
29 And also the Strength of Israel will not lie nor repent, for he is not a man that he should repent.
Inni ulfina Israaʼel taʼe sun takkumaa hin sobu yookaan yaada isaa hin geeddaru; akka yaada isaa hin geeddarreef inni nama miti.”
30 Then he said, I have sinned. Yet honor me now, I pray thee, before the elders of my people, and before Israel, and turn again with me, that I may worship Jehovah thy God.
Saaʼol immoo deebisee, “Ani cubbuu hojjedheera. Garuu fuula maanguddoota saba kootiitii fi fuula Israaʼel duratti ulfina naa kenni; akka ani Waaqayyo Waaqa keetiif sagaduufis kottuu na wajjin deebiʼi” jedhe.
31 So Samuel turned again after Saul, and Saul worshiped Jehovah.
Saamuʼeel akkasiin Saaʼol wajjin deebiʼe; Saaʼolis Waaqayyoof sagade.
32 Then Samuel said, Bring ye here to me Agag the king of the Amalekites. And Agag came to him cheerfully. And Agag said, Surely the bitterness of death is past.
Saamuʼeelis, “Agaag mootii Amaaleqootaa sana as naa fidaa” jedhe. Agaagis, “Hadhaan duʼaa dhugumaan narraa fagaateera” jedhee gammadaa gara isaa dhufe.
33 And Samuel said, As thy sword has made women childless, so shall thy mother be childless among women. And Samuel hewed Agag in pieces before Jehovah in Gilgal.
Saamuʼeel garuu, “Akkuma goraadeen kee dubartoota ilmoo malee hambise sana, haati kees dubartoota keessaa ilmoo malee hafti” jedhe. Saamuʼeelis Gilgaalitti fuula Waaqayyoo duratti Agaagin ciccire.
34 Then Samuel went to Ramah, and Saul went up to his house to Gibeah of Saul.
Ergasiis Saamuʼeel gara Raamaa deeme; Saaʼol garuu gara mana ofii isaa, gara Gibeʼaa Saaʼolitti qajeele.
35 And Samuel came no more to see Saul until the day of his death, for Samuel mourned for Saul, and Jehovah regretted that he had made Saul king over Israel.
Saamuʼeel hamma gaafa duʼeetti deebiʼee Saaʼolin hin argine; Saamuʼeel garuu Saaʼoliif booʼaa ture. Waaqayyos Israaʼel irratti Saaʼolin mootii gochuu isaatti ni gaabbe.

< 1 Samuel 15 >