1 Samuel 15
1 Então disse Samuel a Saul: Enviou-me o Senhor a ungir-te rei sobre o seu povo, sobre Israel: ouve pois agora a voz das palavras do Senhor.
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 Assim diz o Senhor dos exércitos: Eu me recordei do que fez Amalek a Israel; como se lhe opôs no caminho, quando subia do Egito.
‘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 Vai pois agora e fere a Amalek; e destrói totalmente a tudo o que tiver, e não lhe perdoes; porém matarás desde o homem até à mulher, desde os meninos até aos de mama, desde os bois até às ovelhas, e desde os camelos até aos jumentos
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 O que Saul anunciou ao povo, e os contou em Teilaim, duzentos mil homens de pé, e dez mil homens de Judá.
And so, Saul instructed the people, and he numbered them like lambs: two hundred thousand foot soldiers, and ten thousand men of Judah.
5 Chegando pois Saul à cidade de amalek, pôs emboscada no vale.
And when Saul had arrived as far as the city of Amalek, he placed ambushes at the torrent.
6 E disse Saul aos keneos: Ide-vos, retirai-vos e saí do meio dos amalequitas, para que vos não destrua juntamente com eles, porque vós usastes de misericórdia com todos os filhos de Israel, quando subiram do Egito. Assim os keneos se retiraram do meio dos amalequitas.
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 Então feriu Saul aos amalequitas desde Havia até chegar a Sur, que está defronte do Egito.
And Saul struck down Amalek, from Havilah even until you arrive at Shur, which is opposite the region of Egypt.
8 E tomou vivo a Agag, rei dos amalequitas; porém a todo o povo destruiu ao fio da espada.
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 E Saul e o povo perdoaram a Agag, e ao melhor das ovelhas e das vacas, e às da segunda sorte, e aos cordeiros e ao melhor que havia, e não os quizeram destruir totalmente: porém a toda a coisa vil e desprezível detruiram totalmente.
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 Então veio a palavra do Senhor a Samuel, dizendo:
Then the word of the Lord came to Samuel, saying
11 Arrependo-me de haver posto a Saul como rei; porquanto se tornou de detraz de mim, e não executou as minhas palavras. Então Samuel se contristou, e toda a noite clamou ao Senhor.
“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 E madrugou Samuel para encontrar a Saul pela manhã: e anunciou-se a Samuel, dizendo: Já chegou Saul ao Carmelo, e eis que levantou para si uma coluna. Então fez volta, e passou e desceu e 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 Veio pois Samuel a Saul; e Saul lhe disse: bendito tu do Senhor; executei a palavra do Senhor.
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 Então disse Samuel: Que balido pois de ovelhas é este nos meus ouvidos, e o mugido de vacas que ouço?
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 E disse Saul: De Amalek as trouxeram; porque o povo perdoou ao melhor das ovelhas e das vacas, para as oferecer ao Senhor teu Deus: o resto porém temos destruído totalmente.
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 Então disse Samuel a Saul: Espera, e te declararei o que o Senhor me disse esta noite. E ele disse-lhe: fala.
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 E disse Samuel: Porventura, sendo tu pequeno aos teus olhos, não foste por Cabeça das tribos de Israel? e o Senhor te ungiu rei sobre 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 E enviou-te o Senhor a este caminho, e disse: vai, e destrói totalmente a estes pecadores, os amalequitas, e peleja contra eles, até que os aniquiles.
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 Porque pois não deste ouvidos à voz do Senhor, antes voaste ao despojo, e fizeste o que parecia mal aos olhos do Senhor?
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 Então disse Saul a Samuel: Antes dei ouvidos à voz do Senhor, e caminhei no caminho pelo qual o Senhor me enviou; e trouxe a Agag, rei de Amalek, e os amalequitas destruí totalmente;
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 Mas o povo tomou do despojo ovelhas e vacas, o melhor do interdito, para oferecer ao Senhor teu Deus em 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 Porém Samuel disse: Tem porventura o Senhor tanto prazer em holocaustos e sacrifícios, como em que se obedeça à palavra do Senhor? eis que o obedecer é melhor do que o sacrificar, e o atender melhor é do que a gordura de carneiros.
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 Porque a rebelião é como o pecado de feitiçaria, e o porfiar é como iniquidade e idolatria. Porquanto tu rejeitaste a palavra do Senhor, ele também te rejeitou a ti, para que não sejas rei.
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 Então disse Saul a Samuel: Pequei, porquanto tenho traspassado o dito do Senhor e as tuas palavras: porque temi ao povo, e dei ouvidos à sua voz.
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 Agora pois, te rogo, perdoa-me o meu pecado: e torna-te comigo, para que adore ao Senhor.
But now, I beg you, to bear my sin, and to return with me, so that I may adore the Lord.”
26 Porém Samuel disse a Saul: Não tornarei contigo: porquanto rejeitaste a palavra do Senhor, já te rejeitou o Senhor, para que não sejas rei sobre 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 E virando-se Samuel para se ir, ele lhe pegou pela borda da capa, e a rasgou.
And Samuel turned away, so that he might depart. But Saul took hold of the edge of his cloak, and it tore.
28 Então Samuel lhe disse: O Senhor tem rasgado de ti hoje o reino de Israel, e o tem dado ao teu próximo, melhor do que tu.
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 E também aquele que é a Força de Israel não mente nem se arrepende; porquanto não é um homem para que se arrependa.
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 Disse ele então: Pequei; honra-me porém agora diante dos anciãos do meu povo, e diante de Israel: e torna-te comigo, para que adore ao Senhor teu Deus.
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 Então Samuel se tornou atráz de Saul: e Saul adorou ao Senhor.
Therefore, Samuel turned again after Saul. And Saul adored the Lord.
32 Então disse Samuel: Trazei-me aqui a Agag, rei dos amalequitas. E Agag veio a ele melindrosamente: e disse Agag: Na verdade já passou a amargura da morte.
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 Disse porém Samuel: Assim como a tua espada desfilhou as mulheres, assim ficará desfilhada a tua mãe entre as mulheres. Então Samuel despedaçou a Agag perante o Senhor em 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 Então Samuel se foi a Rama: e Saul subiu a sua casa, a Gibeah de Saul.
Then Samuel went away to Ramah. But Saul ascended to his house at Gibeah.
35 E nunca mais viu Samuel a Saul até ao dia da sua morte; porque Samuel teve dó de Saul. E o Senhor se arrependeu de que pusera a Saul rei sobre 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.
