1 Samuel 15
1 [One day] Samuel said to Saul, “Yahweh sent me to appoint you to be the king of the Israeli people. So now listen to this message from Yahweh:
Samuel sagde til Saul: «Det var meg Herren sende til å salva deg til konge yver Israel, folket sitt. So lyd no Herrens ord!
2 Yahweh, [the commander] of the armies [of angels] has declared this: ‘I am going to punish [the descendants of] Amalek for [attacking] the Israeli people after the Israelis left Egypt.
So hev Herren, allhers drott, sagt: «Eg vil hemna det Amalek gjorde mot Israel med di han lagde seg i vegen for deim då dei drog upp frå Egyptarland.
3 So now go [with your army] and attack the Amalek people-group. Destroy them completely—destroy them and everything that belongs to them—the men and women, their children and infants, their cattle and sheep and camels and donkeys. Do not (spare any of them/allow any of them to remain alive)!’”
Gakk no ut og vinn yver amalekitarne! Du skal bannstøytte deim og alt det dei eig. Du skal ikkje tykkja synd i deim, men drepa både kar og kvende, småborn og sogborn, bu og smale, kamelar og asen.»»
4 So Saul summoned the army, and they gathered at Telaim [town]. There were 200,000 soldiers. 10,000 of them were from Judah, [and the others were from the other Israeli tribes].
So baud Saul ut herfolket og mynstra deim i Telajim; tvo hundrad tusund mann fotfolk og dessutan ti tusund mann frå Juda.
5 Then Saul went [with his army] to a town where some of the Amalek people-group lived. [His army prepared to attack them suddenly by] hiding in the valley.
Då Saul kom til Amalekbyen, sette han umsåtmenner i dalen.
6 Then Saul sent this message to the Ken people-group [who lived in that area]: “You acted kindly toward all our Israeli [ancestors] when they left Egypt. But we are going to kill all of the Amalek people-group, [because they opposed/attacked our ancestors]. So move away from where the Amalek people-group live. [If you do not move away], you will be killed when they are killed.” So [when] the Ken people-group [heard that, they immediately] left that area.
Saul sagde til kenitarne: «Kom, skil dykk ut! Far undan frå amalekitarne, so eg ikkje skal gjera ende på dykk samstundes med deim! De synte då godhug mot alle Israels-borni då dei drog upp frå Egyptarlandet.» Då skilde kenitarne seg frå amalekitarne.
7 Then Saul’s [army] slaughtered the Amalek people-group, from Havilah [town in the east] to Shur [town in the west]. Shur was at the border [between Israel and] Egypt.
Saul vann yver amalekitarne og forfylgde deim frå Havila til fram imot Sur, som ligg austan for Egyptarland.
8 Saul’s army captured Agag, the king of the Amalek people-group, but they killed everyone else.
Han tok Agag, amalekitarkongen, livande til fange; og alt folket bannstøytte han og hogg deim ned.
9 They not only (spared/did not kill) Agag, but they also took the best sheep and goats and cattle. They took everything that was good. They destroyed only the animals that they considered to be worthless.
Men Saul og folket sparde Agag og det beste og det næstbeste av smalen og bufeet og lambi, alt som hadde verde; sovore vilde dei ikkje bannstøyta. Men alt skrapfeet og alle skrantne dyr, deim bannstøytte dei.
10 Then Yahweh said to Samuel,
Herrens ord kom til Samuel:
11 “I am sorry that I appointed Saul to be your king, because he has turned away from me and has not obeyed what I commanded him to do.” Samuel was very disturbed/upset [when he heard that], and he cried out to Yahweh all that night.
«Eg angrar at eg gjorde Saul til konge! Han hev vendt seg burt frå meg og ikkje gjort det eg sette honom til.» Då harmast Samuel, og han ropa til Herren heile natti.
12 Early the next morning, Samuel got up and went to talk with Saul. But someone told Samuel, “Saul went to Camel [city], where he has set up a monument to honor himself. Now he has left there and gone down to Gilgal.”
Då Samuel reis upp tidleg um morgonen og gjekk til møtes med Saul, fekk han høyre gjete: «Saul hev fare til Karmel og reist seg eit æreminne der; so hev han snutt heim att og fare ned att til Gilgal.»
13 When Samuel arrived [at Gilgal] he approached Saul, and Saul said to him, “I wish/desire that Yahweh will bless you! I have obeyed what Yahweh told me to do.”
Då Samuel kom til Saul, sagde Saul til honom: «Velsigna vere du av Herren! No hev eg gjort det Herren sette meg til.»
14 But Samuel replied, “If that is true, why is it that I hear cattle mooing and I hear sheep bleating?”
Samuel svara: «Kva er det for bræking som læt for øyro mine? Kva er det for rauting eg høyrer?»
15 Saul replied, “The soldiers took them from the Amalek people-group. They saved the best sheep and cattle, in order to offer them as sacrifices to Yahweh, your God. But we have completely destroyed all the others.”
Saul sagde: «Frå amalekitarne hev dei ført deim hit. Folket sparde det beste av bufe og smale til slagtoffer åt Herren, din Gud. Resten bannstøytte me.»
16 Samuel said to Saul, “Stop [talking]! Allow me to tell you what Yahweh said to me last night.” Saul replied, “Tell me [what he said].”
Samuel sagde til Saul: «Teg still! so vil eg kunngjera deg kva Herren hev sagt meg i natt.» Han sagde til honom: «Seg det!»
17 Samuel said, “Previously you did not think that you were important. But now you have become [RHQ] the leader of the tribes of Israel. Yahweh appointed you to be their king.
Samuel sagde: «Du veit du vart hovding yver Israels-ætterne, då du tyktest deg sjølv ring. For Herren salva deg til konge yver Israel.
18 And Yahweh sent you to do something [for him]. He said to you, ‘Go and get rid of all those sinful people, the Amalek people-group. Attack them and kill all of them.’
Og Herren sende deg av stad og sagde: «Gakk og bannstøyt desse syndarar amalekitarne! Før krig mot deim, til dess du hev tynt deim!»
19 So why did you not obey Yahweh [RHQ]? Why did your men take the best animals [RHQ]? Why did you do what Yahweh said was evil?” [RHQ]
Kvifor lydde du ikkje Herren, men kasta deg yver herfanget og gjorde det som Herren mislikar?»
20 Saul replied to Samuel, “Hey, I did what Yahweh sent me to do! I brought back King Agag, but we killed everyone else!
Saul svara Samuel: «Eg hev lydt Herren og gjenge vegen Herren sende meg. Eg hev ført Agag, amalekitarkongen, hit, og amalekitarne hev eg bannstøytt.
21 My men brought back only the best sheep and cattle and other things, in order to sacrifice them to Yahweh your God here at Gilgal.”
Men folket tok av herfanget bufe og smale, det beste av det bannstøytte, til offer for Herren, din Gud, i Gilgal.»
22 But Samuel replied, “Which [do you think] pleases Yahweh more, animals that are completely burned [on the altar] and other sacrifices, or people obeying him [SYN]? It is better to obey [Yahweh] than [to offer] sacrifices [to him]. It is better to pay attention to what he says than [to burn] the fat of rams, [even though God said they should be sacrificed to him].
Då sagde Samuel: «Meiner du Herren hev hugnad i brennoffer og slagtoffer likso mykje som i lydnad mot Herren? Nei, lydnad er betre enn likaste offeret, ope øyra betre enn feitaste veren.
23 To rebel [against God] is as sinful as doing sorcery/black magic, and being stubborn is as sinful as worshiping idols. So, because you disobeyed what Yahweh told you to do, he has declared that you will no longer be king.”
Trass er trollskap, einvisa er som avgudar og husgudar. Av di du vanda Herrens ord, hev han vanda deg, so du vert ikkje kanna konge lenger.»
24 Then Saul said to Samuel, “[Yes], I have sinned. I disobeyed what you told me to do, which is what Yahweh commanded. I did that because I was (afraid of/worried about) what my men would say [if I did not do what they wanted]. So I did what they demanded.
Saul sagde til Samuel: «Eg hev synda med di eg hev gjorde tvert imot det Herren baud meg og du tala til meg. Folket var eg rædd og gjorde deim til viljes.
25 But now, please forgive me for having sinned. And come back with me [to where the people are] in order that I may worship Yahweh.”
Men tilgjev no det eg hev synda! Ver med meg heim, so eg kann bøygja kne for Herren!»
26 But Samuel replied, “No, I will not go back with you. You have rejected/disobeyed what Yahweh commanded you to do. So he has rejected you, [and declared that you will no longer] be the king of Israel. [So I do not want to talk any more with you].”
Samuel sagde til Saul: «Eg vil ikkje vera med deg heim. Av di du hev vanda Herrens ord, hev Herren vanda deg, so du skal ikkje vera konge yver Israel.»
27 As Samuel turned to leave, Saul tried to stop him by grabbing the edge of Samuel’s robe, and it tore.
Då no Samuel snudde seg og vilde ganga, tok han tak i snippen på kappa hans, og reiv honom av.
28 Samuel said to him, “[You tore my robe! And] today Yahweh has torn away from you the kingdom of Israel! He will appoint someone else to be king, someone who is a better man than you are.
Då sagde Samuel til honom: «Herren hev i dag rive kongedømet yver Israel frå deg og gjeve det åt ein annan som er betre enn du.
29 And since the one who is the glorious [God] of the Israeli people does not lie, he will not change (his mind/what he has said). Humans sometimes change their minds, but God does not do that, because he is not a human.”
Israels heider lyg ikkje og angrar ikkje. For ikkje eit menneskje er han, so han skulde angra.»
30 Then Saul [pleaded again. He] said, “I know that I have sinned. But please honor me in front of the leaders of the Israeli people and in front of all the other Israeli people by coming back [to them] with me in order that I may worship Yahweh your God.”
Han svara: «Eg hev synda. Men syn meg no den æra framfor dei øvste i folket mitt og heile Israel, at du er med meg heim, so eg kann bøygja kne for Herren, din Gud.»
31 So Samuel finally agreed to do that, and they went together back [to where the people were], and Saul worshiped Yahweh there.
So fylgde Samuel med Saul, og Saul bøygde på kne for Herren.
32 Then Samuel said, “Bring King Agag to me.” So they brought Agag to him. Agag was confidently expecting that they would spare him/not kill him. He was thinking, “Surely I will not have to endure an agonizing death!”
Samuel sagde: «Før hit til meg Agag, amalekitarkongen!» Då gjekk Agag fram til honom med lystig hug, med di han sagde: «Visst er det beiske i dauden burte!»
33 But Samuel said to him, “You have killed the sons of many women with your sword, so now your mother will no longer have a son.” And Samuel cut Agag into pieces [with his sword], there at Gilgal, in the presence of Yahweh.
Men Samuel sagde: «Liksom ditt sverd hev gjort kvinnor barnlause, soleis skal di mor verta barnlaus meir enn andre kvinnor.» Og Samuel gav Agag banehogg framfor Herren i Gilgal.
34 Then Samuel left there and returned to his home in Ramah, and Saul went to his home in Gibeah.
Samuel gjekk til Rama, og Saul for heim att til Sauls Gibea.
35 Samuel never saw Saul again, but he was very sad about [what] Saul [had done]. And Yahweh was very sorry that he had appointed Saul to be the king of Israel.
Samuel vilde ikkje sjå Saul meir so lenge han livde. For Samuel syrgde yver Saul, av di Herren angra han hadde gjort Saul til konge yver Israel.
