1 Samuel 15
1 Samuel dijo a Saúl: “Yahvé me ha enviado para ungirte como rey de su pueblo, de Israel. Ahora, pues, escucha la voz de las palabras de Yahvé.
[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:
2 El Señor de los Ejércitos dice: ‘Me acuerdo de lo que Amalec hizo a Israel, de cómo se puso en su contra en el camino cuando subió de Egipto.
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.
3 Ahora ve y ataca a Amalec, y destruye por completo todo lo que tiene, y no lo perdones; mata tanto al hombre como a la mujer, al niño y al lactante, al buey y a la oveja, al camello y al asno’”.
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)!’”
4 Saúl convocó al pueblo y lo contó en Telaim, doscientos mil hombres de a pie y diez mil hombres de Judá.
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].
5 Saúl llegó a la ciudad de Amalec y puso una emboscada en el valle.
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.
6 Saúl dijo a los ceneos: “Vayan, váyanse, desciendan de entre los amalecitas, para que no los destruya con ellos, pues ustedes mostraron bondad con todos los hijos de Israel cuando subieron de Egipto.” Así que los ceneos se marcharon de entre los amalecitas.
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.
7 Saúl hirió a los amalecitas, desde Havila, como vas a Shur, que está frente a Egipto.
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.
8 Tomó vivo a Agag, rey de los amalecitas, y destruyó a todo el pueblo a filo de espada.
Saul’s army captured Agag, the king of the Amalek people-group, but they killed everyone else.
9 Pero Saúl y el pueblo perdonaron a Agag y a lo mejor de las ovejas, del ganado, de los terneros gordos, de los corderos, y de todo lo bueno, y no quisieron destruirlo del todo; pero todo lo vil y desecho lo destruyeron del todo.
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.
10 Entonces llegó la palabra de Yahvé a Samuel, diciendo:
Then Yahweh said to Samuel,
11 “Me apena haber puesto a Saúl como rey, pues se ha apartado de seguirme y no ha cumplido mis mandatos.” Samuel se enfureció y clamó a Yahvé toda la noche.
“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.
12 Samuel se levantó temprano para encontrarse con Saúl por la mañana, y le dijeron: “Saúl llegó al Carmelo, y he aquí que se levantó un monumento, se volvió, pasó y bajó a Gilgal.”
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.”
13 Samuel se acercó a Saúl, y éste le dijo: “¡Bendito seas por Yahvé! He cumplido el mandamiento de Yahvé”.
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.”
14 Samuel dijo: “Entonces, ¿qué significa este balido de las ovejas en mis oídos y el mugido del ganado que oigo?”
But Samuel replied, “If that is true, why is it that I hear cattle mooing and I hear sheep bleating?”
15 Saúl dijo: “Los han traído de los amalecitas, pues el pueblo perdonó lo mejor de las ovejas y del ganado, para sacrificar a Yahvé vuestro Dios. El resto lo hemos destruido por completo”.
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.”
16 Entonces Samuel dijo a Saúl: “Quédate, y te contaré lo que me dijo Yahvé anoche”. Le dijo: “Diga”.
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].”
17 Samuel dijo: “Aunque eras pequeño a tus ojos, ¿no fuiste hecho jefe de las tribus de Israel? Yahvé te ungió como rey de Israel;
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.
18 y Yahvé te envió de viaje y te dijo: ‘Ve y destruye por completo a los pecadores amalecitas, y lucha contra ellos hasta consumirlos’.
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.’
19 ¿Por qué entonces no obedeciste la voz de Yahvé, sino que tomaste el botín e hiciste lo que era malo a los ojos de Yahvé?”
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]
20 Saúl dijo a Samuel: “Pero yo he obedecido la voz de Yahvé y he seguido el camino que Yahvé me envió, y he traído a Agag, rey de Amalec, y he destruido por completo a los amalecitas.
Saul replied to Samuel, “Hey, I did what Yahweh sent me to do! I brought back King Agag, but we killed everyone else!
21 Pero el pueblo tomó del botín, ovejas y ganado, lo mejor de lo consagrado, para sacrificar a Yahvé vuestro Dios en Gilgal.”
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.”
22 Samuel dijo: “¿Se complace tanto Yahvé en los holocaustos y sacrificios como en obedecer la voz de Yahvé? He aquí que obedecer es mejor que los sacrificios, y escuchar que la grasa de los carneros.
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].
23 Porque la rebeldía es como el pecado de brujería, y la obstinación es como la idolatría y los terafines. Porque has rechazado la palabra de Yahvé, él también te ha rechazado para ser rey”.
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.”
24 Saúl dijo a Samuel: “He pecado, pues he transgredido el mandamiento de Yahvé y tus palabras, porque temí al pueblo y obedecí su voz.
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.
25 Ahora, pues, te ruego que perdones mi pecado y vuelvas conmigo para que pueda adorar a Yahvé”.
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.”
26 Samuel le dijo a Saúl: “No volveré contigo, porque has rechazado la palabra de Yahvé, y Yahvé te ha rechazado para ser rey de Israel”.
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].”
27 Cuando Samuel se dio la vuelta para marcharse, Saúl se agarró a la falda de su túnica y ésta se rasgó.
As Samuel turned to leave, Saul tried to stop him by grabbing the edge of Samuel’s robe, and it tore.
28 Samuel le dijo: “Yahvé te ha arrancado hoy el reino de Israel y se lo ha dado a un vecino tuyo que es mejor que tú.
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.
29 También la Fuerza de Israel no mentirá ni se arrepentirá, porque no es hombre para arrepentirse.”
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.”
30 Entonces dijo: “He pecado; pero te ruego que me honres ahora ante los ancianos de mi pueblo y ante Israel, y que vuelvas conmigo para que pueda adorar a Yahvé, tu Dios.”
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.”
31 Entonces Samuel regresó con Saúl, y éste adoró a Yahvé.
So Samuel finally agreed to do that, and they went together back [to where the people were], and Saul worshiped Yahweh there.
32 Entonces Samuel dijo: “¡Trae aquí a Agag, rey de los amalecitas!” Agag se acercó a él alegremente. Agag dijo: “Ciertamente la amargura de la muerte ha pasado”.
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!”
33 Samuel dijo: “¡Como tu espada ha dejado sin hijos a las mujeres, así tu madre quedará sin hijos entre las mujeres!” Entonces Samuel cortó en pedazos a Agag ante Yahvé en Gilgal.
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.
34 Entonces Samuel se fue a Ramá, y Saúl subió a su casa en Gabaa de Saúl.
Then Samuel left there and returned to his home in Ramah, and Saul went to his home in Gibeah.
35 Samuel no volvió a ver a Saúl hasta el día de su muerte, pero Samuel hizo duelo por Saúl. El Señor se afligió por haber hecho a Saúl rey de Israel.
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.
