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.
1Samuel pa je govoril Savlu: GOSPOD me je poslal, da te pomazilim za kralja nad ljudstvom njegovim, nad Izraelom; sedaj torej poslušaj glas besed GOSPODOVIH.
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.
2Tako pravi GOSPOD nad vojskami: Ozrl sem se na to, kar je Amalek storil Izraelu, kako mu je založil pot, ko je šel sem iz Egipta.
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.’”
3Pojdi torej in udari Amaleka ter s prokletjem pogubi vse, kar imajo; nič jim ne prizanašaj, temuč pomori može in žene, otroke in dojenčke, vole in ovce, velblode in osle.
4Saul summoned the people, and numbered them in Telaim, two hundred thousand footmen, and ten thousand men of Judah.
4Tedaj skliče Savel ljudstvo in ga prešteje v Telaimu: dvesto tisoč pešcev in deset tisoč mož iz Jude.
5Saul came to the city of Amalek, and laid wait in the valley.
5In Savel pride k mestu Amalekovcev in postavi zasedo v dolini.
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.
6In Savel sporoči Kenejcem: Pojdite, umaknite se, odpravite se izmed Amaleka, da vas ne potrebim ž njimi vred; kajti vi ste prijaznost storili vsem sinovom Izraelovim, ko so šli iz Egipta. Nato so se umeknili Kenejci izmed Amalekovcev.
7Saul struck the Amalekites, from Havilah as you go to Shur, that is before Egypt.
7In Savel udari Amalekovce od Havile tja do Sura, ki je Egiptu nasproti.
8He took Agag the king of the Amalekites alive, and utterly destroyed all the people with the edge of the sword.
8Agaga pa, kralja Amalekovcev, je ujel živega; a vse ljudstvo je kot prokleto pomoril z ostrino 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.
9Toda Savel in ljudstvo je prizaneslo Agagu, in kar je bilo lepih ovac in goved in pitane živine in jagnjet in vsega, kar je bilo dobrega, niso hoteli kot prokleto pokončati; karkoli pa je bilo slabega in nevrednega, so pokončali kot prokleto.
10Then the word of Yahweh came to Samuel, saying,
10Tedaj pride beseda GOSPODOVA k Samuelu, govoreč:
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.
11Žal mi je, da sem postavil Savla za kralja; zakaj odvrnil se je, da ne bi šel za menoj, in ni izpolnil besed mojih. In razsrdi se Samuel in vpije h GOSPODU vso noč.
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.”
12In Samuel vstane zgodaj, da zjutraj sreča Savla. In sporočijo Samuelu: Savel je prišel v Karmel, in glej, postavil si je spomenik; potem je hodil okoli in šel naprej in stopil doli v Gilgal.
13Samuel came to Saul; and Saul said to him, “You are blessed by Yahweh! I have performed the commandment of Yahweh.”
13Ko Samuel dospe k Savlu, mu reče Savel: Blagoslovljen bodi od GOSPODA; izvršil sem povelje GOSPODOVO.
14Samuel said, “Then what does this bleating of the sheep in my ears, and the lowing of the cattle which I hear mean?”
14Samuel odgovori: Kakovo je to torej beketanje ovac v mojih ušesih in mukanje volov, ki ga slišim?
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.”
15Savel reče: Od Amalekovcev so jih pripeljali; zakaj ljudstvo je prizaneslo boljšim ovcam in volom, da naj se darujejo GOSPODU, Bogu tvojemu; ostalo pa smo kot prokleto pokončali.
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.”
16Tedaj reče Samuel Savlu: Postoj, da ti povem, kaj mi je govoril GOSPOD nocoj. On mu reče: Povej!
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;
17In Samuel pravi: Ni li tako: ko si bil majhen v svojih očeh, si bil postavljen za glavo rodovom Izraelovim? In GOSPOD te je pomazilil za kralja 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.’
18In GOSPOD te je poslal na pot in rekel: Pojdi in kot proklete pogubi grešnike Amalekovce, in bojuj se ž njimi, dokler jih ne zatareš.
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?”
19Zakaj nisi torej poslušal glasu GOSPODOVEGA, temuč si se lotil ropa in storil, kar je hudo v očeh GOSPODOVIH?
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.
20Savel pa reče Samuelu: Saj sem slušal glas GOSPODOV in sem šel po potu, ki me je nanj poslal GOSPOD, in sem pripeljal Agaga, kralja Amalekovcev, Amalekovce pa sem pogubil kot proklete.
21But the people took of the spoil, sheep and cattle, the chief of the devoted things, to sacrifice to Yahweh your God in Gilgal.”
21Ljudstvo pa je vzelo od ropa, ovac in volov, kar je bilo najboljše med prokletim, da naj se daruje. GOSPODU, Bogu tvojemu, v Gilgalu.
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.
22Samuel pa reče: Ali so GOSPODU toliko v veselje žgalne in klalne daritve, kakor da se posluša glas GOSPODOV? Glej, pokorščina je boljša, nego daritev, in poslušati je bolje nego prinašati tolstino ovnov.
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.”
23Zakaj upor je kakor greh čaranja, in samovolja kakor malikovalstvo in podobočastje. Ker si pa zavrgel besedo GOSPODOVO, je tudi tebe GOSPOD zavrgel, da ne boš kralj.
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.
24In Savel reče Samuelu: Grešil sem, ker sem prestopil povelje GOSPODOVO in besede tvoje; zakaj bal sem se ljudstva in slušal njih glas.
25Now therefore, please pardon my sin, and turn again with me, that I may worship Yahweh.”
25Sedaj pa, prosim, odpusti mi greh moj in vrni se z mano, da molim GOSPODA.
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.”
26Samuel odgovori Savlu: Ne vrnem se s teboj; zakaj ti si zavrgel besedo GOSPODOVO, in GOSPOD je tebe zavrgel, da ne boš kralj Izraelu.
27As Samuel turned about to go away, Saul grabbed the skirt of his robe, and it tore.
27In Samuel se obrne, da gre proč; on pa popade konec njegovega plašča, da se je odtrgal.
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.
28Tedaj mu reče Samuel: GOSPOD je danes odtrgal kraljestvo Izraelovo od tebe in ga je dal bližnjiku tvojemu, ki je boljši nego ti.
29Also the Strength of Israel will not lie nor repent; for he is not a man, that he should repent.”
29Pa tudi Stanovitnik Izraelov ne laže in se ne kesa; ker on ni človek, da bi se kesal.
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.”
30On pa reče: Grešil sem; a sedaj me spoštuj, prosim, pred starejšinami ljudstva mojega in pred Izraelom, in vrni se z mano, da molim GOSPODA, Boga tvojega.
31So Samuel went back with Saul; and Saul worshiped Yahweh.
31Vrne se torej Samuel za Savlom; in Savel je molil GOSPODA.
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.”
32Potem veli Samuel: Pripeljite sem k meni Agaga, kralja Amalekovcev! In Agag prikorači veselo k njemu. In Agag reče: Zares, grenkost smrti je minila!
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.
33A Samuel reče: Kakor je meč tvoj mnogim materam vzel otroke, tako bodi mati tvoja brez otrok med ženami! In Samuel je razsekal Agaga v kose pred GOSPODOM v Gilgalu.
34Then Samuel went to Ramah; and Saul went up to his house to Gibeah of Saul.
34Potem odide Samuel v Ramo; in Savel gre gori v hišo svojo v Gibei Savlovi.In Samuel ni videl več Savla do dne smrti svoje; kajti Samuel je žaloval nad Savlom, ker je bilo GOSPODU žal, da je postavil Savla za kralja Izraelu.
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.
35In Samuel ni videl več Savla do dne smrti svoje; kajti Samuel je žaloval nad Savlom, ker je bilo GOSPODU žal, da je postavil Savla za kralja Izraelu.