1 Samuela 15
1 Pea naʻe lea pehē foki ʻa Samuela kia Saula, “Naʻe fekau au ʻe Sihova ke u fakanofo koe ko e tuʻi ki hono kakai, ʻio, ko ʻIsileli: pea ko eni ke ke fanongo koe ki he leʻo ʻoe ngaahi folofola ʻa Sihova.
And Samuel said unto Saul, It was, me, Yahweh sent to anoint thee to be king over his people, over Israel, —now, therefore, hearken thou to the voice of Yahweh’s words.
2 ʻOku pehē mai ʻe Sihova ʻoe ngaahi kautau, ʻoku ou manatuʻi ʻaia naʻe fai ʻe ʻAmaleki ki ʻIsileli, ʻa ʻene toitoiʻi ia ʻi he hala, ʻi heʻene ʻalu hake mei ʻIsipite.
Thus, saith Yahweh of hosts, I have well considered what Amalek did unto Israel—how he lay in wait for him in the way, when he came up out of Egypt.
3 Pea ko eni ke ke ʻalu ʻo taaʻi ʻa ʻAmaleki, pea fakaʻauha ʻaupito ʻaia kotoa pē ʻoku nau maʻu, pea ʻoua naʻa fakamoʻui ʻakinautolu; ka ke tāmateʻi ʻae tangata mo e fefine, mo e fānau huhu, ʻae fanga pulu mo e sipi, ʻae kāmeli mo e ʻasi.”
Now, go and smite Amalek, and devote ye to destruction all that he hath, and spare him not, —but thou shalt slay both man and woman, both child and suckling, both ox and sheep, both camel and ass.
4 Pea naʻe tānaki fakataha ʻe Saula ʻae kakai, ʻo ne lau ʻakinautolu ʻi Tilaimi, ko e kau tangata hāʻele ʻe toko ua kilu, pea ko e kau tangata Siuta ko e tokotaha mano.
So then Saul called together the people, and numbered them in Telaim, two hundred thousand footmen, —and ten thousand men of Judah.
5 Pea naʻe haʻu ʻa Saula ki he kolo ʻe taha ʻo ʻAmaleki ʻo ne tali tau ʻi he toafa.
And Saul came as far as the city of Amalek, —and stirred up strife in the ravine.
6 Pea naʻe lea ʻa Saula ki he kau Kena, “ʻAlu ʻakimoutolu, ʻo ʻalu hifo mei he kakai ʻAmaleki, telia naʻaku fakaʻauha ʻakimoutolu fakataha mo kinautolu: he naʻa mou fakahā ʻae angaʻofa ki he fānau kotoa pē ʻa ʻIsileli, ʻi heʻenau ʻalu hake mei ʻIsipite.” Pea naʻe ʻalu ʻae kau Kena mei he kakai ʻAmaleki.
Then said Saul unto the Kenites—Go, depart, get you down out of the midst of the Amalekites, lest I destroy you with them, yet, ye, dealt in lovingkindness, with all the sons of Israel, when they came up out of Egypt. So the Kenites departed out of the midst of the Amalekites.
7 Pea naʻe taaʻi ʻe Saula ʻae kakai ʻAmaleki mei Havila ʻo aʻu atu ki Sua, ʻaia ʻoku hangatonu ki ʻIsipite.
And Saul smote Amalek, —from Havilah, till thou enterest Shur, which is over against Egypt.
8 Pea naʻa ne puke moʻui ʻa Ekaki ko e tuʻi ʻoe kakai ʻAmaleki, pea ne fakaʻauha ʻaupito ʻae kakai ʻaki ʻae mata ʻoe heletā.
And he took Agag, king of Amalek, alive, —but, all the people, devoted he to destruction at the edge of the sword.
9 Ka naʻe fakamoʻui ʻe Saula mo e kakai ʻa Ekaki, mo e fanga sipi ʻoku fungani lelei, mo e fanga pulu, pea mo e fanga manu sino, pea mo e fanga lami, mo ia kotoa pē naʻe lelei, pea ʻikai siʻi fakaʻauha ʻakinautolu: ka ko ia kotoa pē naʻe mata kovi, mo taʻeʻaonga, ko ia ne nau fakaʻauha ʻaupito.
But Saul and the people spared Agag, and the best of the sheep and the oxen and the lambs, also the fatlings, and all that was good, and would not devote them to destruction, —but, all the cattle that was contemptible and diseased, that, devoted they to destruction.
10 Pea naʻe hoko ai ʻae folofola ʻa Sihova kia Samuela, ʻo pehē,
Then came the word of Yahweh unto Samuel, saying—
11 “ʻOku liliu hoku loto koeʻuhi ko ʻeku fokotuʻu ʻa Saula ke tuʻi: he kuo tafoki kimui ia mei he muimui ʻiate au, pea kuo ʻikai siʻi fai ki heʻeku ngaahi fekau.” Pea naʻe mamahi ai ʻa Samuela; pea tangi ia kia Sihova ʻi he pō ʻo ʻaho.
I am grieved that I made Saul to be king, for he hath turned back from following me, and, my words, hath he not established. And it was vexing to Samuel, so that he made outcry unto Yahweh, all the night.
12 Pea ʻi he tuʻu hengihengi hake ʻa Samuela ʻi he ʻapongipongi ke fakafetaulaki kia Saula, naʻe fakahā kia Samuela, ʻo pehē, naʻe haʻu ʻa Saula ki Kameli, pea vakai, naʻe fokotuʻu ʻe ia hano potu ʻi ai, pea liu mei ai, ʻo ʻalu, ʻo ʻalu hifo ki Kilikali.
And Samuel rose early to meet Saul, in the morning, and it was told Samuel, saying—Saul having come to Carmel, and lo! having set him up a sign, hath gone round, and passed over, and descended to Gilgal.
13 Pea naʻe hoko ange ʻa Samuela kia Saula: pea pehē ʻe Saula kiate ia, “Ke monūʻia pe ʻa koe ʻia Sihova: kuo u fai ʻae fekau ʻa Sihova.”
And Samuel came unto Saul, —and Saul said unto him—Blessed, be thou by Yahweh: I have established the word of Yahweh.
14 Pea naʻe pehē ʻe Samuela, “Ko e hā hono ʻuhinga ʻoe tangi ʻae fanga sipi ni ʻi hoku telinga? Pea mo e tangi ʻae fanga pulu ʻaia ʻoku ou ongoʻi?”
And Samuel said, What then is this bleating of sheep, in mine ears, —and the lowing of oxen, which I can hear?
15 Pea naʻe pehē ʻe Saula, “Kuo nau ʻomi ʻakinautolu mei he kakai ʻAmaleki he naʻe fakamoʻui ʻe he kakai ʻae fanga sipi fungani lelei mo e fanga pulu, ke feilaulau ʻaki kia Sihova ko ho ʻOtua; pea ko hono toe kuo mau fakaʻauha ʻaupito.”
Then said Saul—From the Amalekites, have they brought them in; in that the people spared the best of the sheep, and of the oxen, to sacrifice unto Yahweh thy God, —but, the rest, have we devoted to destruction.
16 Pea pehē ʻe Samuela kia Saula, “Tatali, pea te u fakahā kiate koe ʻaia naʻe tala mai ʻe Sihova kiate au ʻi he poōni.” Pea pehē ʻe ia kiate ia, “Ke ke lea mai.”
Then said Samuel unto Saul, Stay, and let me tell thee, that which Yahweh hath spoken unto me, this night. And he said to him—Speak.
17 Pea pehē ʻe Samuela, “ʻI hoʻo [kei ]siʻi ʻi ho mata ʻoʻou, ʻikai naʻe ngaohi koe ko e ʻulu ki he ngaahi faʻahinga ʻo ʻIsileli, pea fakanofo koe ʻe Sihova ke ke tuʻi ki ʻIsileli?”
And Samuel said, Was it not, when, little, thou wast in thine own eyes, that thou wast made, head of the tribes of Israel, —and that Yahweh anointed thee to be king over Israel?
18 Pea naʻe fekau koe ʻe Sihova, ʻi ha fononga, ʻo ne pehē, “ʻAlu ʻo fakaʻauha ʻaupito ʻae kau angahala ko e kau ʻAmaleki, ʻo tauʻi ʻakinautolu ke nau ʻauha ai.
So then Yahweh sent thee on a journey, —and said—Go, and devastate to destruction, the sinners—the Amalekites, and make war against them, until they have consumed them.
19 Ko ia ko e hā naʻe ʻikai ai te ke talangofua ki he folofola ʻa Sihova, ka naʻa ke ʻoho ki he koloa ʻoe vete, pea fai kovi ʻi he ʻao ʻo Sihova?”
Wherefore, then, didst thou not hearken unto the voice of Yahweh, —but didst rush upon the spoil, and do that which was wrong in the sight of Yahweh?
20 Pea pehē ʻe Saula kia Samuela, “Ko e moʻoni kuo u fai talangofua ki he leʻo ʻo Sihova, pea u ʻalu ʻi he hala ʻaia naʻe fekau au ki ai ʻe Sihova, pea kuo ʻomi ʻa Ekaki ko e tuʻi ʻoe kakai ʻAmaleki, pea kuo fakaʻauha ʻaupito ʻae kakai ʻAmaleki.”
And Saul said unto Samuel—As indeed I have hearkened unto the voice of Yahweh, and have been on the journey on which Yahweh sent me, —and have brought in Agag, king of Amalek, and, the Amalekites, have I devoted to destruction.
21 Ka naʻe toʻo ʻe he kakai ʻae koloa vete, ko e fanga sipi, mo e fanga pulu, ko hono fungani ʻoe ngaahi meʻa ʻaia naʻe tonu ke fakaʻauha ʻaupito, ke feilaulau ʻaki kia Sihova ko ho ʻOtua ʻi Kilikali.
And the people took, of the spoil, sheep and oxen, the chief of the things so devoted, —to sacrifice unto Yahweh thy God, in Gilgal.
22 Pea pehē ʻe Samuela, “He ʻoka fiemālie tatau pe ʻa Sihova ʻi he ngaahi feilaulau tutu, mo e ngaahi feilaulau, ʻi he fai talangofua ki he leʻo ʻo Sihova? Vakai, ʻoku lelei lahi ʻae talangofua ʻi he feilaulau, pea ko e fakafanongo ʻi he ngako ʻoe fanga sipitangata.”
Then said Samuel—Doth that which is pleasing unto Yahweh consist in ascending-offerings and sacrifices, So much as in hearkening unto the voice of Yahweh? Lo! to hearken, is, better, than, sacrifice. And, to give heed, than, the fat of rams;
23 He ʻoku tatau ʻae angatuʻu mo e hia ko e tuki fakatēvolo, pea ko e paongataʻa ʻoku tatau ia mo e hia ʻoe tauhi ʻotua loi. Ko e meʻa ʻi hoʻo liʻaki ʻae folofola ʻa Sihova, kuo ne liʻaki foki koe ke ʻoua naʻa ke tuʻi.
For, as the sin of divination, is, rebelliousness, —and, as transgression with household gods, is, stubbornness, —Because thou hast rejected the word of Yahweh, therefore hath he rejected thee from being king.
24 Pea naʻe pehē ʻe Saula kia Samuela, “Kuo u fai angahala: he kuo u fai talangataʻa ki he fekau ʻa Sihova, pea mo hoʻo lea: ko e meʻa ʻi heʻeku manavahē ki he kakai, pea u talangofua ki honau leʻo.
Then said Saul unto Samuel—I have sinned; for I have transgressed the bidding of Yahweh, and thy words, —for I feared the people, and hearkened unto their voice.
25 Pea ko eni, ʻoku ou kole kiate koe, ke ke fakamolemole ʻeku angahala, pea ke haʻu ke ta ō mo au, koeʻuhi ke u hū kia Sihova.”
Now, therefore, I pray thee, pardon my sin, —and turn again with me, that I may bow down unto Yahweh.
26 Pea naʻe pehē ʻe Samuela kia Saula, “ʻE ʻikai te ta foki mo koe: he kuo ke liʻaki ʻae folofola ʻa Sihova, pea kuo liʻaki koe ʻe Sihova ke ʻoua naʻa ke tuʻi ki ʻIsileli.”
And Samuel said unto Saul, I will not turn again with thee, —Because thou hast rejected the word of Yahweh, therefore hath Yahweh rejected thee from being king over Israel.
27 Pea ʻi he tafoki atu ʻa Samuela ke ʻalu, naʻa ne puke ki he tapa ʻo hono pulupulu, pea naʻe haeʻi ia.
And, when Samuel turned about to go away, then laid he hold of the skirt of his robe, and it was rent.
28 Pea naʻe pehē ʻe Samuela kiate ia, “Kuo haeʻi ʻe Sihova ʻae puleʻanga ʻo ʻIsileli meiate koe he ʻaho ni, pea kuo ne foaki ia ki ho kaungāʻapi ʻoʻou ʻoku lelei hake ʻiate koe.
And Samuel said unto him, Yahweh hath rent the kingdom of Israel from off thee, to-day, —and will give it unto a neighbour of thine, who is better than thou.
29 Pea koeʻuhi foki ko e Māfimafi ʻo ʻIsileli, ʻe ʻikai loi ia pe fakatomala: he ʻoku ʻikai ko e tangata ia, koeʻuhi ke ne fakatomala.”
Moreover also, the Eminence of Israel, will not lie, neither will he repent, —For no, iron of earth, is, he, to repent!
30 Pea toki pehē ai ʻe ia, “Kuo u fai angahala: ka ʻoku ʻoku ou kole kiate koe, ke ke fakaʻapaʻapa kiate au ʻi he ʻao ʻoe kau mātuʻa ʻo hoku kakai, pea ʻi he ʻao ʻo ʻIsileli, pea ke ta tafoki mo au, koeʻuhi ke u hū kia Sihova ko ho ʻOtua.”
Then he said: I have sinned, Now, honour me, I pray thee, before the elders of my people, and before Israel, —and turn again with me, then will I bow down unto Yahweh thy God.
31 Pea naʻe toe tafoki ʻa Samuela kia Saula; pea naʻe hū ʻa Saula kia Sihova.
So then Samuel turned again, after Saul—and Saul bowed down unto Yahweh.
32 Pea naʻe pehē ʻe Samuela, “Mou ʻomi kiate au ʻa Ekaki ko e tuʻi ʻoe kakai ʻAmaleki.” Pea naʻe haʻu fakamofutofuta ʻa Ekaki kiate ia. Pea naʻe pehē ʻe Ekaki, “Kuo hili ange moʻoni [nai ]ʻae kona ʻoe mate.”
Then said Samuel—Bring ye near unto me—Agag, king of Amalek, And Agag came unto him, in fetters. Then said Agag, Surely, terrible, is the bitterness of death!
33 Pea pehē ʻe Samuela, “Hangē naʻe fakamasiva fānau ʻae kau fefine, ʻe hoʻo heletā, ʻe masiva fānau ʻa hoʻo faʻē ʻi he kau fefine.” Pea naʻe tuʻutuʻu ke iiki ʻe Samuela ʻa Ekaki ʻi he ʻao ʻo Sihova ʻi Kilikali.
And Samuel said, As women have been made childless by thy sword, So, childless among women, shall be, thine own mother. And Samuel cut Agag asunder before Yahweh, in Gilgal.
34 Pea naʻe ʻalu ai ʻa Samuela ki Lama: pea naʻe ʻalu hake ʻa Saula ki hono fale ʻi Kipea ʻo Saula.
Then Samuel departed unto Ramah, —but, Saul, went up unto his own house, at Gibeah of Saul.
35 Pea naʻe ʻikai toe haʻu ʻa Samuela ke ʻaʻahi kia Saula ʻo aʻu ki he ʻaho ʻo ʻene pekia: ka naʻe tēngihia ʻe Samuela ʻa Saula: pea naʻe liliu ʻa Sihova mei heʻene fakanofo ʻa Saula ko e tuʻi ki ʻIsileli.
And Samuel did no more see Saul, until the day of his death, for Samuel pined for Saul, —but, Yahweh, was grieved that he had made Saul king over Israel.
