1 Samuel 15
1 And Samuel said unto Saul, Me did the Lord send to anoint thee as king over his people, over Israel; and now hearken thou unto the voice of the words of the Lord.
Jednom Samuel reče Šaulu: “Mene je Jahve poslao da te pomažem za kralja nad njegovim narodom Izraelom. Poslušaj, dakle, riječi Jahvine.
2 Thus hath said the Lord of hosts, I remember what Amalek did to Israel, how he lay in wait for him on the way, when he came up from Egypt.
Ovako govori Jahve nad vojskama: 'Odlučio sam osvetiti ono što je Amalek učinio Izraelu zatvarajući mu put kad je izlazio iz Egipta.
3 Now go and smite 'Amalek, and devote all that they have, and spare them not; but slay both man and woman, infant and suckling, ox and lamb, camel and ass.
Sada idi i udari na Amaleka, izvrši “herem”, kleto uništenje, na njemu i na svemu što posjeduje; ne štedi ga, pobij muškarce i žene, djecu i dojenčad, goveda i ovce, deve i magarce!'”
4 And Saul ordered the people to assemble, and he numbered them in Telaim, two hundred thousand men on foot, and ten thousand of the men of Judah.
Šaul sazva narod te ih izbroji u Telamu: bijaše ih dvije stotine tisuća pješaka (i deset tisuća Judejaca).
5 And Saul came to the city of 'Amalek, and he fought in the valley.
Šaul dođe do amalečkoga grada i postavi zasjedu u dolini potoka.
6 And Saul said unto the Kenites, Go, depart, get you down from the midst of the 'Amalekites, lest I destroy you with them; whereas ye acted kindly with all the children of Israel, at their coming up out of Egypt. And the Kenites departed from the midst of the 'Amalekites.
Potom Šaul poruči Kenijcima: “Otiđite i odvojite se od Amalečana da vas ne bih istrijebio zajedno s njima, jer ste bili skloni svim Izraelcima kad su izlazili iz Egipta.” I Kenijci se odvojiše od Amalečana.
7 And Saul smote the 'Amalekites from Chavilah until thou comest to Shur, that is before Egypt.
Šaul potuče Amalečane od Havile pa sve do Šura, koji leži pred Egiptom.
8 And he caught Agag the king of the 'Amalekites alive, and all the people he devoted to the edge of the sword.
I živa uhvati Agaga, amalečkog kralja, a sav narod zatre oštricom mača, izvršujući “herem”, kleto uništenje.
9 But Saul together with the people had pity on Agag, and on the best of the flocks, and of the oxen, and of the fatlings, and the fat lambs, and all that was good, and they would not destroy them; but all the cattle that was of little value and weak, that they destroyed.
Ali Šaul i narod poštedješe Agaga i najbolje ovce i najbolja goveda, ugojenu stoku i jaganjce i sve što je bilo dobro. Na svemu tome ne htjedoše izvršiti “herem”; nego što je god od stoke bilo bez cijene i vrijednosti, na tom izvršiše “herem”.
10 And the word of the Lord came unto Samuel, saying,
Zato dođe riječ Jahvina Samuelu ovako:
11 I repent that I have set up Saul as king; for he hath turned back from following me, and my word hath he not performed: and it displeased Samuel, and he cried unto the Lord all the night.
“Kajem se što sam Šaula postavio za kralja: okrenuo se od mene i nije izvršio mojih zapovijedi.” Samuel se ražalosti i svu je noć vapio Jahvi.
12 And Samuel rose up early to meet Saul in the morning; and it was told to Samuel, saying, Saul came to Carmel, and, behold, he set himself up a monument, and then went about, and passed on, and went down to Gilgal.
U rano jutro krenu Samuel da potraži Šaula. I javiše Samuelu ovako: “Šaul je otišao u Karmel, i gle, podigao je ondje sebi spomenik; zatim je otišao dalje i sišao u Gilgal.”
13 And Samuel came to Saul; and Saul said unto him, Blessed be thou unto the Lord, I have performed the word of the Lord.
Kad je Samuel došao k Šaulu, reče mu Šaul: “Blagoslovljen da si od Jahve! Izvršio sam Jahvinu zapovijed.”
14 And Samuel said, What is then this bleating of the flocks in my ears, and the lowing of the oxen which I hear?
Ali Samuel upita: “Kakvo je to ovčje blejanje što dopire do mojih ušiju i mukanje goveda koje čujem?”
15 And Saul said, From the 'Amalekites have they brought them; because the people had pity on the best of the flocks and of the oxen, in order to sacrifice unto the Lord thy God; and the rest have we destroyed.
A Šaul odgovori: “Dognali su ih od Amalečana, jer je narod poštedio najbolje ovce i najbolja goveda da ih žrtvuje Jahvi, tvome Bogu. Na svemu drugome izvršili smo 'herem'.”
16 And Samuel said unto Saul, Stay, and I will tell thee what the Lord said to me this night: and he said unto him, Speak.
A Samuel reče Šaulu: “Stani da ti kažem što mi je noćas objavio Jahve.” A on reče: “Govori!”
17 And Samuel said, Is it not that, however little thou wast in thy own eyes, thou art the head of the tribes of Israel? and the Lord anointed thee as king over Israel?
Tada će Samuel: “Koliko god si malen sam u svojim očima, ipak si postao glavar Izraelovih plemena. Jahve te pomazao za kralja nad Izraelom.
18 And the Lord sent thee on a journey, and said, Go and destroy the sinners, the 'Amalekites, and thou shalt fight against them until they be consumed.
Jahve te poslao na vojni pohod i zapovjedio ti: 'Idi, izvrši 'herem' na tim grešnicima, na Amalečanima, vojuj na njih do istrebljenja.'
19 Wherefore then didst thou not hearken unto the voice of the Lord, and didst fly upon the spoil, and didst the evil in the eyes of the Lord?
Zašto nisi poslušao riječi Jahvine? Zašto si se bacio na plijen i učinio ono što je zlo u Jahvinim očima?”
20 And Saul said unto Samuel, Yea, I have fully hearkened unto the voice of the Lord; and I went on the way which the Lord had sent me; and I have brought Agag the king of 'Amalek; and the 'Amalekites have I destroyed.
Šaul odgovori Samuelu: “Ja sam poslušao riječ Jahvinu: poduzeo sam pohod kamo me poslao, doveo sam Agaga, amalečkoga kralja, i izvršio 'herem' na Amalečanima.
21 And the people took of the spoil, of the flocks and oxen, the chief of the devoted things, to sacrifice unto the Lord thy God in Gilgal.
Ali je narod od plijena uzeo ovaca i goveda, i to najbolje na čemu se imao izvršiti 'herem', da žrtvuje Jahvi, tvome Bogu, u Gilgalu.”
22 And Samuel said, Hath the Lord as much delight in burnt-offerings and in sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of the Lord? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to attend more than the fat of the rams.
A Samuel odvrati: “Jesu li Jahvi milije paljenice i klanice nego poslušnost njegovu glasu? Znaj, poslušnost je vrednija od najbolje žrtve, pokornost je bolja od ovnujske pretiline.
23 For the sin of witchcraft is rebellion, and idolatry and image-worship, stubbornness; inasmuch as thou hast despised the word of the Lord, he hath also despised thee that thou shalt not be king.
Nepokornost je kao grijeh čaranja, samovolja je kao zločin s idolima. Ti si odbacio riječ Jahvinu, zato je Jahve odbacio tebe da ne budeš više kralj!”
24 And Saul said unto Samuel, I have sinned; for I have transgressed the will of the Lord, and thy words; because I feared the people, and I hearkened to their voice.
Tada Šaul odvrati Samuelu: “Zgriješio sam što sam prekršio Jahvinu zapovijed i tvoje naredbe. Bojao sam se naroda i popustio njegovu zahtjevu.
25 And now, I pray thee, pardon my sin, and return with me, that I may prostrate myself to the Lord.
A sada mi oprosti moj grijeh i vrati se sa mnom da se poklonim Jahvi.”
26 And Samuel said unto Saul, I will not return with thee; for thou didst despise the word of the Lord, and the Lord hath despised thee, that thou shalt not be king over Israel.
Ali Samuel odgovori Šaulu: “Neću se vratiti s tobom: ti si odbacio Jahvinu riječ, zato je Jahve odbacio tebe da ne budeš više kralj nad Izraelom.”
27 And Samuel turned about to go: and he laid hold on the corner of his mantle, and it was rent.
Kad se Samuel okrenuo da ode, Šaul čvrsto uhvati skut njegova plašta, ali se skut otkide.
28 And Samuel said unto him, The Lord hath rent the kingdom of Israel from off thee this day, and hath given it to thy associate, who is better than thou.
Tada mu reče Samuel: “Danas ti je Jahve otkinuo kraljevstvo nad Izraelom i dao ga tvome susjedu, koji je bolji od tebe.” -
29 And also the Strength of Israel will not lie nor repent; for he is not a man, that he should repent.
Ipak, Slava Izraelova ne laže i ne kaje se, jer nije čovjek da bi se kajao. -
30 And he said, I have sinned; [yet] honor me now, I pray thee, in the presence of the elders of my people, and in the presence of Israel, and return with me, that I may prostrate myself unto the Lord thy God.
Šaul reče: “Sagriješio sam; ali mi sada učini čast pred starješinama moga naroda i pred Izraelom i vrati se sa mnom da se poklonim Jahvi, tvome Bogu.”
31 So Samuel returned, following Saul; and Saul prostrated himself to the Lord.
I Samuel se vrati sa Šaulom i Šaul se pokloni Jahvi.
32 And Samuel said, Bring ye hither unto me Agag the king of the 'Amalekites: and Agag came unto him cheerfully; and Agag said, Surely the bitterness of death is past.
Potom zapovjedi Samuel: “Dovedite k meni Agaga, amalečkoga kralja!” I Agag dođe k njemu opirući se i reče: “Zaista, smrt je gorka!”
33 And Samuel said, As thy sword did make women childless, so shall thy mother be childless among women; and Samuel hewed Agag in pieces before the Lord in Gilgal.
Samuel mu odvrati: “Kao što je tvoj mač mnogim ženama oteo djecu, tako će među ženama tvoja majka ostati bez djeteta!” I Samuel posiječe Agaga pred Jahvom u Gilgalu.
34 Then Samuel went to Ramah; and Saul went up to his house at Gib'ah of Saul.
Potom Samuel ode u Ramu, a Šaul se vrati svojoj kući u Šaulovu Gibeu.
35 And Samuel did not see Saul any more until the day of his death; because Samuel mourned for Saul; and the Lord repented that he had made Saul king over Israel.
I Samuel nije više vidio Šaula do svoga smrtnog dana. Samuel je tugovao zbog Šaula, ali se Jahve pokajao što je Šaula postavio za kralja nad Izraelom.
