¹A Samuel riekol Saulovi: Mňa bol poslal Hospodin, aby som ťa pomazal za kráľa, nad jeho ľudom, nad Izraelom, a tak teraz počúvaj na hlas slov Hospodinových.

¹And Samuel said to Saul, Jehovah sent *me* to anoint thee king over his people, over Israel: now therefore hearken to the voice of the words of Jehovah.

²Takto hovorí Hospodin Zástupov: Pohliadol som na to, čo urobil Amalech Izraelovi, že mu položil úklad do cesty, keď išiel hore z Egypta

²Thus saith Jehovah of hosts: I have considered what Amalek did to Israel, how he set himself against him in the way, when he came up from Egypt.

³Preto teraz iď a zbiješ Amalecha, a zarieknuc ho na záhubu vyhladíte všetko, čo má, a nezľutuješ sa nad ním, ale usmrtíš všetko od muža až po ženu, od odrastlého dieťaťa až po kojenca, od vola až po dobytča, od veľblúda až po osla.

³Now go and smite Amalek, and destroy utterly all that they have, and spare them not, but slay both man and woman, infant and suckling, ox and sheep, camel and ass.

⁴A Saul svolal ľud a spočítal ho v Telaime, dvesto tisíc peších a desať tisíc mužov z Júdu.

⁴And Saul summoned the people, and numbered them in Telaim, two hundred thousand footmen, and ten thousand men of Judah.

⁵A tak prišiel Saul až k mestu Amalechovmu a postavil úklad v doline.

⁵And Saul came to the city of the Amalekites, and set an ambush in the valley.

⁶A Saul povedal Kénitovi: Odídite, ustúpte, sídite dolu zpomedzi Amalechitského, aby som ťa nezahladil s ním, lebo veď si ty učinil milosrdenstvo so všetkými synmi Izraelovými, keď išli hore z Egypta. A tak uhnul Kéni zpomedzi Amalecha.

⁶And Saul said to the Kenites, Go, depart, and go down from among the Amalekites, lest I destroy you with them; for ye shewed kindness to all the children of Israel when they came up out of Egypt. And the Kenites departed from among the Amalekites.

⁷Vtedy porazil Saul Amalecha, od Chavily až potiaľ, ako ideš do Šúra, ktorý je naproti Egyptu.

⁷And Saul smote Amalek from Havilah as thou comest to Shur, which is opposite to Egypt.

⁸A zajal Agaga, kráľa Amalechovho, živého, a všetok ľud zahladil ostrím meča.

⁸And he took Agag the king of Amalek alive, and utterly destroyed all the people with the edge of the sword.

⁹Ale Saul i s ľudom zľutoval sa nad Agagom i nad tým, čo bolo najlepšie z drobného stáda a z rožného statku a z krmného dobytka i z baranov a vôbec nad všetkým, čo bolo najlepšie, a nechceli to zahladiť, dané pod kliatbu na záhubu. Ale všetko, čo bolo ničomné a prašivé, zahladili.

⁹And Saul and the people spared Agag, and the best of the sheep and oxen, and beasts of the second bearing, and the lambs, and all that was good, and would not devote them to destruction; but everything that was mean and weak, that they destroyed utterly.

¹⁰Preto stalo sa slovo Hospodinovo k Samuelovi povediac:

¹⁰And the word of Jehovah came to Samuel, saying,

¹¹Ľutujem, že som ustanovil Saula za kráľa, lebo sa odvrátil odo mňa nenasledujúc ma a nevykonal mojich slov. A Samuel sa zapálil hnevom a kričal k Hospodinovi celú tú noc.

¹¹It repenteth me that I have set up Saul to be king; for he is turned away from following me, and hath not fulfilled my words. And Samuel was much grieved; and he cried to Jehovah all night.

¹²Potom vstal Samuel skoro a išiel ráno v ústrety Saulovi. A oznámil Samuelovi, že vraj Saul prišiel na Karmel v Judsku a hľa, postavil si tam pomník a obrátiac sa odtiaľ išiel ďalej a sišiel do Gilgala.

¹²And Samuel rose early to meet Saul in the morning. And it was told Samuel, saying, Saul came to Carmel, and behold, he set him up a monument, and has turned about, and passed on, and gone down to Gilgal.

¹³A keď prišiel Samuel k Saulovi, povedal mu Saul: Požehnaný ty Hospodinovi, vykonal som slovo Hospodinovo.

¹³And Samuel came to Saul; and Saul said to him, Blessed art thou of Jehovah: I have fulfilled the word of Jehovah.

¹⁴Ale Samuel riekol: A jakýže je to bľakot stáda v mojich ušiach, ručanie volov, ktorý čujem?

¹⁴And Samuel said, What [means] then this bleating of sheep in mine ears, and the lowing of oxen which I hear?

¹⁵A Saul povedal: Od Amalecha ich prihnali, pretože ľud ušetril čo najlepšie z drobného stáda i z volov, aby bolo čo obetovať Hospodinovi, tvojmu Bohu, a ostatné sme, dané pod kliatbu, zahladili.

¹⁵And Saul said, They have brought them from the Amalekites, because the people spared the best of the sheep and of the oxen, to sacrifice to Jehovah thy God; and the rest we have utterly destroyed.

¹⁶Ale Samuel riekol Saulovi: Nože dovoľ, aby som ti oznámil, čo mi hovoril Hospodin tejto noci. A povedal mu: Hovor!

¹⁶And Samuel said to Saul, Stay, that I may tell thee what Jehovah has said to me this night. And he said to him, Say on.

¹⁷A Samuel riekol: Či nie je tak, že keď si bol malý vo svojich očiach, že si bol učinený hlavou pokolení Izraelových? A Hospodin ťa pomazal za kráľa nad Izraelom.

¹⁷And Samuel said, Was it not when thou wast little in thine eyes that thou [becamest] the head of the tribes of Israel, and Jehovah anointed thee king over Israel?

¹⁸Potom ťa Hospodin poslal na cestu a povedal: Iď a zahladíš tých hriešnikov, Amalecha, a budeš bojovať proti nemu, dokiaľ ich celkom nevyhladíš.

¹⁸And Jehovah sent thee on a way and said, Go and utterly destroy the sinners the Amalekites, and fight against them until they be consumed.

¹⁹Nuž prečože si neposlúchol na hlas Hospodinov? Ale si sa vrhol na korisť a učinil si to zlé v očiach Hospodinových?

¹⁹Why then didst thou not hearken to the voice of Jehovah, but didst fall upon the spoil, and didst evil in the sight of Jehovah?

²⁰Na to povedal Saul Samuelovi: Veď som poslúchol na hlas Hospodinov a išiel som cestou, ktorou ma poslal Hospodin, a doviedol som Agaga, kráľa Amalechovho, a Amalecha, daného pod kliatbu som zahladil.

²⁰And Saul said to Samuel, I have indeed hearkened to the voice of Jehovah, and have gone the way which Jehovah sent me, and have brought Agag the king of Amalek, and have utterly destroyed the Amalekites.

²¹Ale ľud vzal z koristi drobné stádo a voly, prvotinu daného pod kliatbu, aby bolo čo obetovať Hospodinovi, tvojmu Bohu, v Gilgale.

²¹But the people took of the spoil, sheep and oxen, the choicest of the devoted things, to sacrifice to Jehovah thy God in Gilgal.

²²No, Samuel riekol: Či azda má Hospodin takú záľubu v zápalných a v iných obetiach bitných, ako aby niekto poslúchal na hlas Hospodinov? Hľa, poslúchať je lepšie ako obetovať a pozorovať na slovo Hospodinovo ako donášať tuk baranov.

²²And Samuel said, Has Jehovah delight in burnt-offerings and sacrifices, As in hearkening to the voice of Jehovah? Behold, obedience is better than sacrifice, Attention than the fat of rams.

²³Lebo spúra je taký hriech ako čarodejníctvo a svojvôľa jako modlárstvo a bohovia. Preto, že si ty zavrhnul slovo Hospodinovo, zavrhnul aj on teba, aby si nebol kráľom.

²³For rebellion is [as] the sin of divination, And selfwill is [as] iniquity and idolatry. Because thou hast rejected the word of Jehovah, He hath also rejected thee from being king.

²⁴Vtedy povedal Saul Samuelovi: Zhrešil som, že som prestúpil rozkaz Hospodinov i tvoje slová, lebo som sa bál ľudu a poslúchol som na ich hlas.

²⁴And Saul said to Samuel, I have sinned, for I have transgressed the commandment of Jehovah, and thy words; for I feared the people, and hearkened to their voice.

²⁵Preto teraz odpusť, prosím, môj hriech a vráť sa so mnou, aby som sa klaňal Hospodinovi.

²⁵And now, I pray thee, forgive my sin, and turn again with me, that I may worship Jehovah.

²⁶Ale Samuel riekol Saulovi: Nevrátim sa s tebou, lebo si zavrhnul slovo Hospodinovo a preto, že aj Hospodin zavrhnul teba, aby si nebol kráľom nad Izraelom.

²⁶And Samuel said to Saul, I will not turn again with thee; for thou hast rejected the word of Jehovah, and Jehovah has rejected thee from being king over Israel.

²⁷A keď sa obrátil Samuel, aby odišiel, chytil Saul krýdlo jeho plášťa, a odtrhlo sa.

²⁷And as Samuel turned to go away, [Saul] laid hold upon the skirt of his mantle, and it rent.

²⁸Vtedy mu riekol Samuel: Hospodin odtrhnul kráľovstvo Izraelovo od teba dnes a dal ho tvojmu blížnemu, lepšiemu ako si ty.

²⁸Then Samuel said to him, Jehovah has rent the kingdom of Israel from thee to-day, and has given it to thy neighbour, who is better than thou.

²⁹Ani nebude klamať večne trvajúci víťaz Izraelov ako ani nebude želieť, lebo nie je človek, aby želel.

²⁹And also the Hope of Israel will not lie nor repent; for he is not a man, that he should repent.

³⁰A on povedal: Zhrešil som, avšak ma, prosím, predsa len teraz ucti pred staršími môjho ľudu a pred Izraelom a navráť sa so mnou, aby som sa klaňal Hospodinovi, tvojmu Bohu.

³⁰And he said, I have sinned; honour me now, I pray thee, before the elders of my people, and before Israel, and turn again with me, that I may worship Jehovah thy God.

³¹A Samuel sa vrátil a išiel za Saulom, a Saul sa poklonil Hospodinovi.

³¹So Samuel turned again after Saul; and Saul worshipped Jehovah.

³²Potom riekol Samuel: Doveďte ku mne Agaga, kráľa Amalechovho. A Agag išiel k nemu vesele, lebo Agag povedal vo svojom srdci: Už istotne uhla horkosť smrti.

³²And Samuel said, Bring ye near to me Agag the king of Amalek. And Agag came to him gaily. And Agag said, Surely the bitterness of death is past.

³³Ale Samuel riekol: Ako tvoj meč osirotieval ženy pozbavujúc ich detí, tak nech nad iné ženy osireje tvoja mater! A Samuel rozsekal Agaga na kusy pred Hospodinom v Gilgale.

³³And Samuel said, As thy sword has made women childless, so shall thy mother be childless above women. And Samuel hewed Agag in pieces before Jehovah in Gilgal.

³⁴Potom odišiel Samuel do Rámy, a Saul odišiel hore do svojho domu, do Gibee Saulovej.

³⁴And Samuel went to Ramah; and Saul went up to his house to Gibeah of Saul.

³⁵A Samuel neišiel viacej vidieť Saula ani ho nevidel až do dňa jeho smrti; lebo Samuel žialil za Saulom, a Hospodin ľutoval, že učinil Saula kráľom nad Izraelom.

³⁵And Samuel saw Saul no more until the day of his death; for Samuel mourned over Saul; and Jehovah repented that he had made Saul king over Israel.