1Samuel said to Saul, “Yahweh sent me to anoint you to be king over his people, over Israel. Now therefore listen to the voice of the words of Yahweh.
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.
2Thus says Yahweh of Armies, ‘I have marked that which Amalek did to Israel, how he set himself against him in the way, when he came up out of Egypt.
2Takto hovorí Hospodin Zástupov: Pohliadol som na to, čo urobil Amalech Izraelovi, že mu položil úklad do cesty, keď išiel hore z Egypta
3Now go and strike Amalek, and utterly destroy all that they have, and don’t spare them; but kill both man and woman, infant and nursing baby, ox and sheep, camel and donkey.’”
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.
4Saul summoned the people, and numbered them in Telaim, two hundred thousand footmen, and ten thousand men of Judah.
4A Saul svolal ľud a spočítal ho v Telaime, dvesto tisíc peších a desať tisíc mužov z Júdu.
5Saul came to the city of Amalek, and laid wait in the valley.
5A tak prišiel Saul až k mestu Amalechovmu a postavil úklad v doline.
6Saul said to the Kenites, “Go, depart, go down from among the Amalekites, lest I destroy you with them; for you showed kindness to all the children of Israel, when they came up out of Egypt.” So the Kenites departed from among the Amalekites.
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.
7Saul struck the Amalekites, from Havilah as you go to Shur, that is before Egypt.
7Vtedy porazil Saul Amalecha, od Chavily až potiaľ, ako ideš do Šúra, ktorý je naproti Egyptu.
8He took Agag the king of the Amalekites alive, and utterly destroyed all the people with the edge of the sword.
8A zajal Agaga, kráľa Amalechovho, živého, a všetok ľud zahladil ostrím meča.
9But Saul and the people spared Agag, and the best of the sheep, and of the cattle, and of the fatlings, and the lambs, and all that was good, and wouldn’t utterly destroy them: but everything that was vile and refuse, that they destroyed utterly.
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.
10Then the word of Yahweh came to Samuel, saying,
10Preto stalo sa slovo Hospodinovo k Samuelovi povediac:
11“It grieves me that I have set up Saul to be king; for he is turned back from following me, and has not performed my commandments.” Samuel was angry; and he cried to Yahweh all night.
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.
12Samuel rose early to meet Saul in the morning; and it was told Samuel, saying, “Saul came to Carmel, and behold, he set up a monument for himself, and turned, and passed on, and went down to Gilgal.”
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.
13Samuel came to Saul; and Saul said to him, “You are blessed by Yahweh! I have performed the commandment of Yahweh.”
13A keď prišiel Samuel k Saulovi, povedal mu Saul: Požehnaný ty Hospodinovi, vykonal som slovo Hospodinovo.
14Samuel said, “Then what does this bleating of the sheep in my ears, and the lowing of the cattle which I hear mean?”
14Ale Samuel riekol: A jakýže je to bľakot stáda v mojich ušiach, ručanie volov, ktorý čujem?
15Saul said, “They have brought them from the Amalekites; for the people spared the best of the sheep and of the cattle, to sacrifice to Yahweh your God. We have utterly destroyed the rest.”
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.
16Then Samuel said to Saul, “Stay, and I will tell you what Yahweh has said to me last night.” He said to him, “Say on.”
16Ale Samuel riekol Saulovi: Nože dovoľ, aby som ti oznámil, čo mi hovoril Hospodin tejto noci. A povedal mu: Hovor!
17Samuel said, “Though you were little in your own sight, weren’t you made the head of the tribes of Israel? Yahweh anointed you king over Israel;
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.
18and Yahweh sent you on a journey, and said, ‘Go, and utterly destroy the sinners the Amalekites, and fight against them until they are consumed.’
18Potom ťa Hospodin poslal na cestu a povedal: Iď a zahladíš tých hriešnikov, Amalecha, a budeš bojovať proti nemu, dokiaľ ich celkom nevyhladíš.
19Why then didn’t you obey the voice of Yahweh, but took the spoils, and did that which was evil in the sight of Yahweh?”
19Nuž prečože si neposlúchol na hlas Hospodinov? Ale si sa vrhol na korisť a učinil si to zlé v očiach Hospodinových?
20Saul said to Samuel, “But I have obeyed the voice of Yahweh, and have gone the way which Yahweh sent me, and have brought Agag the king of Amalek, and have utterly destroyed the Amalekites.
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.
21But the people took of the spoil, sheep and cattle, the chief of the devoted things, to sacrifice to Yahweh your God in Gilgal.”
21Ale ľud vzal z koristi drobné stádo a voly, prvotinu daného pod kliatbu, aby bolo čo obetovať Hospodinovi, tvojmu Bohu, v Gilgale.
22Samuel said, “Has Yahweh as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of Yahweh? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to listen than the fat of rams.
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.
23For rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft, and stubbornness is as idolatry and teraphim. Because you have rejected the word of Yahweh, he has also rejected you from being king.”
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.
24Saul said to Samuel, “I have sinned; for I have transgressed the commandment of Yahweh, and your words, because I feared the people, and obeyed their voice.
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.
25Now therefore, please pardon my sin, and turn again with me, that I may worship Yahweh.”
25Preto teraz odpusť, prosím, môj hriech a vráť sa so mnou, aby som sa klaňal Hospodinovi.
26Samuel said to Saul, “I will not return with you; for you have rejected the word of Yahweh, and Yahweh has rejected you from being king over Israel.”
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.
27As Samuel turned about to go away, Saul grabbed the skirt of his robe, and it tore.
27A keď sa obrátil Samuel, aby odišiel, chytil Saul krýdlo jeho plášťa, a odtrhlo sa.
28Samuel said to him, “Yahweh has torn the kingdom of Israel from you this day, and has given it to a neighbor of yours who is better than you.
28Vtedy mu riekol Samuel: Hospodin odtrhnul kráľovstvo Izraelovo od teba dnes a dal ho tvojmu blížnemu, lepšiemu ako si ty.
29Also the Strength of Israel will not lie nor repent; for he is not a man, that he should repent.”
29Ani nebude klamať večne trvajúci víťaz Izraelov ako ani nebude želieť, lebo nie je človek, aby želel.
30Then he said, “I have sinned: yet please honor me now before the elders of my people, and before Israel, and come back with me, that I may worship Yahweh your God.”
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.
31So Samuel went back with Saul; and Saul worshiped Yahweh.
31A Samuel sa vrátil a išiel za Saulom, a Saul sa poklonil Hospodinovi.
32Then Samuel said, “Bring here to me Agag the king of the Amalekites!” Agag came to him cheerfully. Agag said, “Surely the bitterness of death is past.”
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.
33Samuel said, “As your sword has made women childless, so your mother will be childless among women!” Samuel cut Agag in pieces before Yahweh in Gilgal.
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.
34Then Samuel went to Ramah; and Saul went up to his house to Gibeah of Saul.
34Potom odišiel Samuel do Rámy, a Saul odišiel hore do svojho domu, do Gibee Saulovej.
35Samuel came no more to see Saul until the day of his death; for Samuel mourned for Saul: and Yahweh grieved that he had made Saul king over Israel.
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.