1 Samuels 15
1 Samuel sagde til Saul: «Det var meg Herren sende til å salva deg til konge yver Israel, folket sitt. So lyd no Herrens ord!
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.
2 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.
‘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.
3 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.»»
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.’”
4 So baud Saul ut herfolket og mynstra deim i Telajim; tvo hundrad tusund mann fotfolk og dessutan ti tusund mann frå Juda.
And so, Saul instructed the people, and he numbered them like lambs: two hundred thousand foot soldiers, and ten thousand men of Judah.
5 Då Saul kom til Amalekbyen, sette han umsåtmenner i dalen.
And when Saul had arrived as far as the city of Amalek, he placed ambushes at the torrent.
6 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.
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.
7 Saul vann yver amalekitarne og forfylgde deim frå Havila til fram imot Sur, som ligg austan for Egyptarland.
And Saul struck down Amalek, from Havilah even until you arrive at Shur, which is opposite the region of Egypt.
8 Han tok Agag, amalekitarkongen, livande til fange; og alt folket bannstøytte han og hogg deim ned.
And he apprehended Agag, the king of Amalek, alive. But all the common people he put to death with the edge of the sword.
9 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.
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.
10 Herrens ord kom til Samuel:
Then the word of the Lord came to Samuel, saying
11 «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.
“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
12 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.»
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.
13 Då Samuel kom til Saul, sagde Saul til honom: «Velsigna vere du av Herren! No hev eg gjort det Herren sette meg til.»
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.”
14 Samuel svara: «Kva er det for bræking som læt for øyro mine? Kva er det for rauting eg høyrer?»
And Samuel said, “Then what is this voice of the flocks, which resounds in my ears, and of the herds, which I am hearing?”
15 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.»
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.”
16 Samuel sagde til Saul: «Teg still! so vil eg kunngjera deg kva Herren hev sagt meg i natt.» Han sagde til honom: «Seg det!»
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.”
17 Samuel sagde: «Du veit du vart hovding yver Israels-ætterne, då du tyktest deg sjølv ring. For Herren salva deg til konge yver Israel.
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.
18 Og Herren sende deg av stad og sagde: «Gakk og bannstøyt desse syndarar amalekitarne! Før krig mot deim, til dess du hev tynt deim!»
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.’
19 Kvifor lydde du ikkje Herren, men kasta deg yver herfanget og gjorde det som Herren mislikar?»
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.”
20 Saul svara Samuel: «Eg hev lydt Herren og gjenge vegen Herren sende meg. Eg hev ført Agag, amalekitarkongen, hit, og amalekitarne hev eg bannstøytt.
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.
21 Men folket tok av herfanget bufe og smale, det beste av det bannstøytte, til offer for Herren, din Gud, i Gilgal.»
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.”
22 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.
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.
23 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.»
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.”
24 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.
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.
25 Men tilgjev no det eg hev synda! Ver med meg heim, so eg kann bøygja kne for Herren!»
But now, I beg you, to bear my sin, and to return with me, so that I may adore the Lord.”
26 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.»
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.”
27 Då no Samuel snudde seg og vilde ganga, tok han tak i snippen på kappa hans, og reiv honom av.
And Samuel turned away, so that he might depart. But Saul took hold of the edge of his cloak, and it tore.
28 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.
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.
29 Israels heider lyg ikkje og angrar ikkje. For ikkje eit menneskje er han, so han skulde angra.»
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.”
30 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.»
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.”
31 So fylgde Samuel med Saul, og Saul bøygde på kne for Herren.
Therefore, Samuel turned again after Saul. And Saul adored the Lord.
32 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!»
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?”
33 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.
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.
34 Samuel gjekk til Rama, og Saul for heim att til Sauls Gibea.
Then Samuel went away to Ramah. But Saul ascended to his house at Gibeah.
35 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.
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.
