1 Samuel 15
1 Sinabi ni Samuel kay Saul, “Ipinadala ako ni Yahweh upang buhusan ka ng langis para maging hari sa kanyang bayang Israel. Ngayon makinig ka sa mga salita ni Yahweh.
[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 Ito ang sinabi ni Yahweh ng mga hukbo, 'Natandaan ko kung ano ang ginawa ng Amalek sa Israel sa paglaban sa kanila sa daan, nang lumabas sila sa Ehipto.
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 Ngayo'y humayo at lusubin ang Amalek at ganap na lipulin ang lahat ng meron sila. Huwag silang paligtasin subalit patayin ang kapwa lalaki at babae, bata at sanggol, lalaking baka at tupa, kamelyo at 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 Ipinatawag ni Saul ang mga tao at binilang sila sa lungsod ng Telem: dalawang daang libong naglalakad, at sampung libong kalalakihan ng Juda.
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 Pagkatapos dumating si Saul sa lungsod ng Amalek at naghintay sa lambak.
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 Pagkatapos sinabi ni Saul sa mga Kenita, “Humayo, umalis, lumabas mula sa mga Amalek, upang hindi ko kayo lipulin kasama nila. Sapagkat nagpakita kayo ng kagandahang-loob sa lahat ng tao sa Israel, nang dumating sila mula Ehipto.” Kaya lumayo ang mga Kenita mula sa mga Amalek.
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 Pagkatapos nilusob ni Saul ang mga Amalek, mula Avila hanggang sa layo ng Shur, na nasa silangan ng Ehipto.
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 Pagkatapos dinala niyang buhay si Agag ang hari ng mga Amalek; tuluyan niyang nilipol ang lahat ng mga tao gamit ang talim ng espada.
Saul’s army captured Agag, the king of the Amalek people-group, but they killed everyone else.
9 Subalit itinira ni Saul at ng mga tao si Agag, pati na rin ang pinakamabuti sa mga tupa, mga baka, mga pinatabang bisiro, at ang mga tupa. Lahat ng bagay na mabuti, hindi nila winasak. Sapagkat ganap nilang winasak ang anumang bagay na kinasuklaman at walang halaga.
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 Pagkatapos dumating ang salita ni Yahweh kay Samuel, nagsasabing,
Then Yahweh said to Samuel,
11 “Nalulungkot akong ginawa kong hari si Saul, dahil tumalikod siya sa pagsunod sa akin at hindi tinupad ang aking mga kautusan.” Galit si Samuel; buong gabi siyang umiyak kay Yahweh.
“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 Bumangon ng maaga si Samuel upang puntahan si Saul. Sinabihan si Samuel, “Dumating si Saul sa Carmel at nagtayo siya ng isang bantayog sa kanyang sarili, pagkatapos lumihis at nagpatuloy pababa sa 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 Pagkatapos dumating si Samuel kay Saul, at sinabi ni Saul sa kanya, “Pinagpala ka sa pamamagitan ni Yahweh! Natupad ko na ang utos ni Yahweh.”
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 Sinabi ni Samuel, “Ano pala itong pag-unga ng mga tupa sa aking mga tainga, at ang ungal ng mga baka na aking narinig?”
But Samuel replied, “If that is true, why is it that I hear cattle mooing and I hear sheep bleating?”
15 Sumagot si Saul, “Dinala nila ang mga ito mula sa mga Amalek. Sapagkat itinira ng mga tao ang pinakamabuti sa mga tupa at sa mga baka, upang ialay kay Yahweh na iyong Diyos. Ang natitira ay ganap naming winasak.”
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 Pagkatapos sinabi ni Samuel kay Saul, “Sandali lang, at sasabihin ko sa iyo kung ano ang sinabi ni Yahweh sa akin ngayong gabi.” Sinabi ni Saul sa kanya, “Magsalita!”
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 Sinabi ni Samuel, “Kahit na ikaw ay maliit sa sarili mong paningin, hindi kaba naging pinuno ng mga lipi ng Israel? At hinirang ka ni Yahweh bilang hari ng 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 Ipinadala ka ni Yahweh sa iyong sariling paraan at sinabi, “Humayo at ganap na lipulin ang mga taong makasalanan, ang mga Amalek, at makipaglaban sa kanila hanggang sila ay malipol.'
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 Bakit hindi mo sinunod ang boses ni Yahweh, subalit sa halip sinamsam mo ang nadambong at gumawa ng masama sa paningin ni Yahweh?
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 Pagkatapos sinabi ni Saul kay Samuel, “Sa katunayan ay sinunod ko ang boses ni Yahweh, at pumunta sa daan na ipinadala ako ni Yahweh. Nabihag ko si Agag, ang hari ng Amalek, at ganap na nilipol ang mga Amalek.
Saul replied to Samuel, “Hey, I did what Yahweh sent me to do! I brought back King Agag, but we killed everyone else!
21 Subalit kumuha ang mga tao ng ilan sa nadambong—mga tupa at mga lalaking baka, ang pinakamabuti sa mga bagay na itinalaga sa pagkawasak, upang ialay kay Yahweh na inyong Diyos sa 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 Sumagot si Samuel, “Mas nagagalak ba si Yahweh sa mga handog na susunugin at mga alay, kaysa sa pagsunod sa boses ni Yahweh? Ang pagsunod ay maigi kaysa sa alay, at ang pakikinig ay maigi kaysa sa taba ng mga lalaking tupa.
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 Sapagkat ang paghihimagsik ay tulad ng kasalanan ng panghuhula, at pagkasutil at tulad ng kasamaan at katampalasan. Dahil tinanggihan mo ang salita ni Yahweh, tinanggihan ka rin niya mula sa pagiging hari.”
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 Pagkatapos sinabi ni Saul kay Samuel, “Nagkasala ako; dahil binali ko ang kautusan ni Yahweh at ang iyong mga salita, dahil takot ako sa mga tao at sinunod ang kanilang boses.
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 Ngayon, pakiusap patawarin ang aking kasalanan, at bumalik kasama ko upang maaari kong sambahin si Yahweh.”
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 Sinabi ni Samuel kay Saul, “Hindi ako babalik kasama mo; dahil tinanggihan mo ang salita ni Yahweh, at tinanggihan ka ni Yahweh mula sa pagiging hari sa 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 Habang patalikod si Samuel upang umalis, hinawakan ni Saul ang tupi ng kanyang damit at napunit ito.
As Samuel turned to leave, Saul tried to stop him by grabbing the edge of Samuel’s robe, and it tore.
28 Sinabi ni Samuel sa kanya, “Kinuha ni Yahweh ang kaharian ng Israel mula sa iyo ngayon at ibinigay ito sa isang kapwa mo, isa na mas mabuti kaysa sa iyo.
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 Gayundin, ang Lakas ng Israel ay hindi magsisinungaling ni babaguhin ang kanyang isip; sapagkat siya ay hindi isang tao, na dapat niyang baguhin ang kanyang isip.”
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 Pagkatapos sinabi ni Saul, “Nagkasala ako. Subalit pakiusap parangalan mo ako ngayon sa harapan ng mga nakakatanda ng aking mga tao at sa harapan ng Israel. Bumaling ka muli kasama ko, para masamba ko si Yahweh na iyong Diyos.”
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 Kaya bumaling muli si Samuel kay Saul, at sinamba ni Saul si Yahweh.
So Samuel finally agreed to do that, and they went together back [to where the people were], and Saul worshiped Yahweh there.
32 Pagkatapos sinabi ni Saul, “Dalhin si Agag ang hari ng mga Amalek dito sa akin.” Pumunta si Agag sa kanya na nakagapos sa mga kadena at sinabi, “Tiyak na lumipas na ang pait ng kamatayan.”
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 Sumagot si Samuel, “Sa pamamagitan ng iyong espada ginawang walang anak ang mga babae, kaya ang iyong ina ay magiging walang anak kasama ng mga kababaihan.” Pagkatapos tinadtad ni Samuel si Agag ng pira-piraso sa harapan ni Yahweh sa 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 Pumunta si Samuel sa Rama at umakyat si Saul sa kanyang bahay sa Gibea ni Saul.
Then Samuel left there and returned to his home in Ramah, and Saul went to his home in Gibeah.
35 Hindi nakita ni Samuel si Saul hanggang sa araw ng kanyang kamatayan, sapagkat nagluksa siya kay Saul. At nalungkot si Yahweh na kanyang ginawang hari si Saul ng 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.
