1 Samuel 15
1 And Samuel said to Saul: “The Lord sent me, so that I would anoint you as king over his people Israel. Now therefore, listen to the voice of the Lord.
Samuel dijo a Saúl: Yavé me envió a que te ungiera como rey de su pueblo Israel. Por tanto, escucha ahora la voz de las Palabras de Yavé.
2 ‘Thus says the Lord of hosts: I have taken account of all that Amalek has done to Israel, how he stood against him in the way, when he ascended from Egypt.
Yavé de las huestes dice: Me acuerdo de lo que Amalec hizo a Israel al interponerse en el camino cuando salieron de Egipto.
3 Now therefore, go and strike Amalek, and demolish all that is his. You shall not spare him, and you shall not covet anything out of the things that are his. Instead, kill from man even to woman, and little ones as well as infants, ox and sheep, camel and donkey.’”
Vé ahora y ataca a Amalec. Destruye todo lo que tiene, y no le tengas compasión. Mata a hombres, mujeres, niños y aun los lactantes, bueyes, ovejas, camellos y asnos.
4 And so, Saul instructed the people, and he numbered them like lambs: two hundred thousand foot soldiers, and ten thousand men of Judah.
Saúl convocó al pueblo y le pasó revista en Telaim: 200.000 guerreros y 10.000 hombres de Judá.
5 And when Saul had arrived as far as the city of Amalek, he placed ambushes at the torrent.
Saúl fue a la ciudad de Amalec y puso una emboscada en el valle.
6 And Saul said to the Kenite: “Go away, withdraw, and descend from Amalek. Otherwise, I will include you with him. For you showed mercy to all the sons of Israel, when they ascended from Egypt.” And so the Kenite withdrew from the midst of Amalek.
Y Saúl dijo a los ceneos: Salgan de entre los amalecitas para que no los destruya juntamente con ellos, porque ustedes mostraron misericordia a todos los hijos de Israel cuando salieron de Egipto. Así que los ceneos salieron de entre los amalecitas.
7 And Saul struck down Amalek, from Havilah even until you arrive at Shur, which is opposite the region of Egypt.
Saúl derrotó a los amalecitas desde Havilá hasta llegar a Shur, que está al oriente de Egipto.
8 And he apprehended Agag, the king of Amalek, alive. But all the common people he put to death with the edge of the sword.
Capturó vivo a Agag, rey de Amalec, y exterminó a todo el pueblo a filo de espada.
9 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 they were not willing to destroy them. Yet truly, whatever was vile or worthless, these they demolished.
Pero Saúl y el pueblo dejaron vivo a Agag. No quisieron destruir lo mejor de las ovejas, la manada vacuna, los animales engordados, los carneros, y todo lo bueno. No quisieron destruirlos absolutamente, sino todo lo despreciable y sin valor.
10 Then the word of the Lord came to Samuel, saying
Entonces Palabra de Yavé vino a Samuel:
11 “It displeases me that I have appointed Saul as king. For he has forsaken me, and he has not fulfilled the work of my words.” And Samuel was greatly saddened, and he cried out to the Lord, all night long
Me pesa que designé a Saúl como rey, porque dejó de seguirme, y no cumplió mis Mandamientos. Samuel se apesadumbró y clamó a Yavé toda aquella noche.
12 And when Samuel had risen while it was still dark, so that he might go to Saul in the morning, it was reported to Samuel that Saul had arrived at Carmel, and that he had erected for himself a triumphant arch. And, while returning, he had continued on and descended to Gilgal. Therefore, Samuel went to Saul. And Saul was offering a holocaust to the Lord, from the best of the spoils, which he had brought from Amalek.
Samuel madrugó para ir a encontrarse con Saúl por la mañana. Y avisaron a Samuel: Saúl se fue a la montaña Carmelo. Allí se erigió un monumento, y cuando regresó, bajó a Gilgal.
13 And when Samuel had gone to Saul, Saul said to him: “You are the blessed of the Lord. I have fulfilled the word of the Lord.”
Entonces Samuel fue a Saúl, y Saúl le dijo: ¡Bendito seas tú por Yavé! ¡Cumplí el mandato de Yavé!
14 And Samuel said, “Then what is this voice of the flocks, which resounds in my ears, and of the herds, which I am hearing?”
Pero Samuel le respondió: ¿Entonces qué es ese balido de ovejas que hay en mis oídos, y el mugido de bueyes que oigo?
15 And Saul said: “They have brought these from Amalek. For the people spared the best of the sheep and of the herds, so that they might be immolated to the Lord your God. Yet truly, the remainder we have slain.”
Saúl dijo: Los trajeron de los amalecitas, porque el pueblo dejó aparte lo mejor de las ovejas y la manada vacuna, para sacrificarlas a Yavé tu ʼElohim. Pero destruimos el resto totalmente.
16 Then Samuel said to Saul, “Permit me, and I will reveal to you what the Lord has said to me this night.” And he said to him, “Speak.”
Entonces Samuel dijo a Saúl: Espera, y déjame decirte lo que Yavé me dijo anoche. Y él le respondió: Habla.
17 And Samuel said: “Was it not when you were little in your own eyes that you were made the head of the tribes of Israel? And the Lord anointed you as king over Israel.
Samuel le dijo: Aunque eras pequeño ante tus propios ojos, ¿no fuiste designado jefe de las tribus de Israel? ¿No te ungió Yavé como rey de Israel?
18 And the Lord sent you on the way, and he said: ‘Go and put to death the sinners of Amalek. And you shall fight against them, even unto utter annihilation.’
Yavé te confió una misión: Vé, y destruye por completo a los pecadores de Amalec, y hazles guerra hasta que los acabes.
19 Why then, did you not listen to the voice of the Lord? Instead, you turned to the spoils, and you did evil in the eyes of the Lord.”
¿Por qué no escuchaste la voz de Yavé? ¿Por qué te lanzaste sobre el botín, e hiciste lo malo ante Yavé?
20 And Saul said to Samuel: “On the contrary, I did listen to the voice of the Lord, and I walked in the way along which the Lord sent me, and I led back Agag, the king of Amalek, and I put to death Amalek.
Saúl respondió a Samuel: Al contrario, obedecí la voz de Yavé, y fui por el camino que Yavé me envió. Traje a Agag, rey de Amalec, y destruí por completo a los amalecitas.
21 But the people took some of the spoils, sheep and oxen, as the first-fruits of those things that were slain, to immolate to the Lord their God at Gilgal.”
Pero el pueblo tomó ovejas y bueyes del despojo, las primicias de lo maldito, para sacrificarlos a Yavé tu ʼElohim en Gilgal.
22 And Samuel said: “Does the Lord want holocausts and victims, and not instead that the voice of the Lord should be obeyed? For obedience is better than sacrifice. And to heed is greater than to offer the fat of rams.
Y Samuel respondió: ¿Yavé se complace [tanto] en holocaustos y sacrificios como en la obediencia a la voz de Yavé? Ciertamente el obedecer es mejor que los sacrificios, y el prestar atención es mejor que la grasa de los carneros.
23 Therefore, it is like the sin of paganism to rebel. And it is like the crime of idolatry to refuse to obey. For this reason, therefore, because you have rejected the word of the Lord, the Lord has also rejected you from being king.”
Porque como pecado de brujería es la rebeldía, y la obstinación, como la idolatría y el culto a imágenes. Porque tú desechaste la Palabra de Yavé, Él también te desechó para que no seas rey.
24 And Saul said to Samuel: “I have sinned, for I have transgressed the word of the Lord, and your words, by fearing the people and obeying their voice.
Saúl respondió a Samuel: Pequé. Ciertamente quebranté el Mandamiento de Yavé y tus palabras, porque temí al pueblo y obedecí la voz de ellos.
25 But now, I beg you, to bear my sin, and to return with me, so that I may adore the Lord.”
Ahora te ruego que perdones mi pecado y vuelvas conmigo para que yo pueda postrarme ante Yavé.
26 And 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.”
Samuel dijo a Saúl: No volveré contigo, porque desechaste la Palabra de Yavé, y Yavé te desechó para que no seas rey de Israel.
27 And Samuel turned away, so that he might depart. But Saul took hold of the edge of his cloak, and it tore.
Entonces, cuando Samuel se volvía para salir, Saúl se agarró del borde de su manto, y éste se rasgó.
28 And Samuel said to him: “The Lord has torn the kingdom of Israel away from you this day. And he has delivered it to your neighbor, who is better than you are.
Samuel le dijo: ¡Hoy Yavé rasgó el reino de Israel de ti, y lo dio a un prójimo tuyo mejor que tú!
29 Moreover, the One who triumphs within Israel will not spare, and he will not be moved to repentance. For he is not a man, that he should repent.”
Además, la Gloria de Israel no miente ni se arrepiente, porque no es hombre para que se arrepienta.
30 Then he said: “I have sinned. But now, honor me before the elders of my people, and before Israel, and return with me, so that I may adore the Lord your God.”
Y él respondió: Pequé. Pero te ruego que me honres ahora ante los ancianos de mi pueblo y ante Israel, y regreses conmigo para que yo me postre ante Yavé tu ʼElohim.
31 Therefore, Samuel turned again after Saul. And Saul adored the Lord.
Samuel volvió tras Saúl, y Saúl se postró ante Yavé.
32 And Samuel said, “Bring near to me Agag, the king of Amalek.” And Agag, very fat and trembling, was presented to him. And Agag said, “Does bitter death separate in this manner?”
Luego Samuel dijo: Tráiganme a Agag, rey de Amalec. Y aunque Agag iba a él encadenado, Agag se decía: Ciertamente ya pasó la amargura de la muerte.
33 And Samuel said, “Just as your sword caused women to be without their children, so will your mother be without her children among women.” And Samuel cut him into pieces, before the Lord at Gilgal.
Pero Samuel dijo: Como tu espada dejó a mujeres sin hijos, así tu madre estará sin hijo entre las mujeres. Y Samuel descuartizó a Agag en presencia de Yavé en Gilgal.
34 Then Samuel went away to Ramah. But Saul ascended to his house at Gibeah.
Luego Samuel fue a Ramá, y Saúl subió a su casa en Gabaa de Saúl.
35 And Samuel did not see Saul any more, until the day of his death. Yet truly, Samuel mourned for Saul, because the Lord regretted that he had appointed him as king over Israel.
Hasta el día de su muerte, Samuel nunca más vio a Saúl. Pero Samuel lamentaba a Saúl, y Yavé sentía pesar porque designó a Saúl como rey de Israel.
