1 Samuel 15
1 And Samuel said to Saul: “The Lord sent me, so that I would anoint you as king over his people Israel. Now therefore, listen to the voice of the Lord.
Samuel dijo a Saúl: “Yahvé me ha enviado para ungirte como rey de su pueblo, de Israel. Ahora, pues, escucha la voz de las palabras de Yahvé.
2 ‘Thus says the Lord of hosts: I have taken account of all that Amalek has done to Israel, how he stood against him in the way, when he ascended from Egypt.
El Señor de los Ejércitos dice: ‘Me acuerdo de lo que Amalec hizo a Israel, de cómo se puso en su contra en el camino cuando subió de Egipto.
3 Now therefore, go and strike Amalek, and demolish all that is his. You shall not spare him, and you shall not covet anything out of the things that are his. Instead, kill from man even to woman, and little ones as well as infants, ox and sheep, camel and donkey.’”
Ahora ve y ataca a Amalec, y destruye por completo todo lo que tiene, y no lo perdones; mata tanto al hombre como a la mujer, al niño y al lactante, al buey y a la oveja, al camello y al asno’”.
4 And so, Saul instructed the people, and he numbered them like lambs: two hundred thousand foot soldiers, and ten thousand men of Judah.
Saúl convocó al pueblo y lo contó en Telaim, doscientos mil hombres de a pie y diez mil hombres de Judá.
5 And when Saul had arrived as far as the city of Amalek, he placed ambushes at the torrent.
Saúl llegó a la ciudad de Amalec y puso una emboscada en el valle.
6 And Saul said to the Kenite: “Go away, withdraw, and descend from Amalek. Otherwise, I will include you with him. For you showed mercy to all the sons of Israel, when they ascended from Egypt.” And so the Kenite withdrew from the midst of Amalek.
Saúl dijo a los ceneos: “Vayan, váyanse, desciendan de entre los amalecitas, para que no los destruya con ellos, pues ustedes mostraron bondad con todos los hijos de Israel cuando subieron de Egipto.” Así que los ceneos se marcharon de entre los amalecitas.
7 And Saul struck down Amalek, from Havilah even until you arrive at Shur, which is opposite the region of Egypt.
Saúl hirió a los amalecitas, desde Havila, como vas a Shur, que está frente a Egipto.
8 And he apprehended Agag, the king of Amalek, alive. But all the common people he put to death with the edge of the sword.
Tomó vivo a Agag, rey de los amalecitas, y destruyó a todo el pueblo a filo de espada.
9 And Saul and the people spared Agag, and the best of the flocks of sheep, and of the herds, and the garments, and the rams, and all that was beautiful, and they were not willing to destroy them. Yet truly, whatever was vile or worthless, these they demolished.
Pero Saúl y el pueblo perdonaron a Agag y a lo mejor de las ovejas, del ganado, de los terneros gordos, de los corderos, y de todo lo bueno, y no quisieron destruirlo del todo; pero todo lo vil y desecho lo destruyeron del todo.
10 Then the word of the Lord came to Samuel, saying
Entonces llegó la palabra de Yahvé a Samuel, diciendo:
11 “It displeases me that I have appointed Saul as king. For he has forsaken me, and he has not fulfilled the work of my words.” And Samuel was greatly saddened, and he cried out to the Lord, all night long
“Me apena haber puesto a Saúl como rey, pues se ha apartado de seguirme y no ha cumplido mis mandatos.” Samuel se enfureció y clamó a Yahvé toda la noche.
12 And when Samuel had risen while it was still dark, so that he might go to Saul in the morning, it was reported to Samuel that Saul had arrived at Carmel, and that he had erected for himself a triumphant arch. And, while returning, he had continued on and descended to Gilgal. Therefore, Samuel went to Saul. And Saul was offering a holocaust to the Lord, from the best of the spoils, which he had brought from Amalek.
Samuel se levantó temprano para encontrarse con Saúl por la mañana, y le dijeron: “Saúl llegó al Carmelo, y he aquí que se levantó un monumento, se volvió, pasó y bajó a Gilgal.”
13 And when Samuel had gone to Saul, Saul said to him: “You are the blessed of the Lord. I have fulfilled the word of the Lord.”
Samuel se acercó a Saúl, y éste le dijo: “¡Bendito seas por Yahvé! He cumplido el mandamiento de Yahvé”.
14 And Samuel said, “Then what is this voice of the flocks, which resounds in my ears, and of the herds, which I am hearing?”
Samuel dijo: “Entonces, ¿qué significa este balido de las ovejas en mis oídos y el mugido del ganado que oigo?”
15 And Saul said: “They have brought these from Amalek. For the people spared the best of the sheep and of the herds, so that they might be immolated to the Lord your God. Yet truly, the remainder we have slain.”
Saúl dijo: “Los han traído de los amalecitas, pues el pueblo perdonó lo mejor de las ovejas y del ganado, para sacrificar a Yahvé vuestro Dios. El resto lo hemos destruido por completo”.
16 Then Samuel said to Saul, “Permit me, and I will reveal to you what the Lord has said to me this night.” And he said to him, “Speak.”
Entonces Samuel dijo a Saúl: “Quédate, y te contaré lo que me dijo Yahvé anoche”. Le dijo: “Diga”.
17 And Samuel said: “Was it not when you were little in your own eyes that you were made the head of the tribes of Israel? And the Lord anointed you as king over Israel.
Samuel dijo: “Aunque eras pequeño a tus ojos, ¿no fuiste hecho jefe de las tribus de Israel? Yahvé te ungió como rey de Israel;
18 And the Lord sent you on the way, and he said: ‘Go and put to death the sinners of Amalek. And you shall fight against them, even unto utter annihilation.’
y Yahvé te envió de viaje y te dijo: ‘Ve y destruye por completo a los pecadores amalecitas, y lucha contra ellos hasta consumirlos’.
19 Why then, did you not listen to the voice of the Lord? Instead, you turned to the spoils, and you did evil in the eyes of the Lord.”
¿Por qué entonces no obedeciste la voz de Yahvé, sino que tomaste el botín e hiciste lo que era malo a los ojos de Yahvé?”
20 And Saul said to Samuel: “On the contrary, I did listen to the voice of the Lord, and I walked in the way along which the Lord sent me, and I led back Agag, the king of Amalek, and I put to death Amalek.
Saúl dijo a Samuel: “Pero yo he obedecido la voz de Yahvé y he seguido el camino que Yahvé me envió, y he traído a Agag, rey de Amalec, y he destruido por completo a los amalecitas.
21 But the people took some of the spoils, sheep and oxen, as the first-fruits of those things that were slain, to immolate to the Lord their God at Gilgal.”
Pero el pueblo tomó del botín, ovejas y ganado, lo mejor de lo consagrado, para sacrificar a Yahvé vuestro Dios en Gilgal.”
22 And Samuel said: “Does the Lord want holocausts and victims, and not instead that the voice of the Lord should be obeyed? For obedience is better than sacrifice. And to heed is greater than to offer the fat of rams.
Samuel dijo: “¿Se complace tanto Yahvé en los holocaustos y sacrificios como en obedecer la voz de Yahvé? He aquí que obedecer es mejor que los sacrificios, y escuchar que la grasa de los carneros.
23 Therefore, it is like the sin of paganism to rebel. And it is like the crime of idolatry to refuse to obey. For this reason, therefore, because you have rejected the word of the Lord, the Lord has also rejected you from being king.”
Porque la rebeldía es como el pecado de brujería, y la obstinación es como la idolatría y los terafines. Porque has rechazado la palabra de Yahvé, él también te ha rechazado para ser rey”.
24 And Saul said to Samuel: “I have sinned, for I have transgressed the word of the Lord, and your words, by fearing the people and obeying their voice.
Saúl dijo a Samuel: “He pecado, pues he transgredido el mandamiento de Yahvé y tus palabras, porque temí al pueblo y obedecí su voz.
25 But now, I beg you, to bear my sin, and to return with me, so that I may adore the Lord.”
Ahora, pues, te ruego que perdones mi pecado y vuelvas conmigo para que pueda adorar a Yahvé”.
26 And Samuel said to Saul: “I will not return with you. For you have rejected the word of the Lord, and the Lord has rejected you from being king over Israel.”
Samuel le dijo a Saúl: “No volveré contigo, porque has rechazado la palabra de Yahvé, y Yahvé te ha rechazado para ser rey de Israel”.
27 And Samuel turned away, so that he might depart. But Saul took hold of the edge of his cloak, and it tore.
Cuando Samuel se dio la vuelta para marcharse, Saúl se agarró a la falda de su túnica y ésta se rasgó.
28 And Samuel said to him: “The Lord has torn the kingdom of Israel away from you this day. And he has delivered it to your neighbor, who is better than you are.
Samuel le dijo: “Yahvé te ha arrancado hoy el reino de Israel y se lo ha dado a un vecino tuyo que es mejor que tú.
29 Moreover, the One who triumphs within Israel will not spare, and he will not be moved to repentance. For he is not a man, that he should repent.”
También la Fuerza de Israel no mentirá ni se arrepentirá, porque no es hombre para arrepentirse.”
30 Then he said: “I have sinned. But now, honor me before the elders of my people, and before Israel, and return with me, so that I may adore the Lord your God.”
Entonces dijo: “He pecado; pero te ruego que me honres ahora ante los ancianos de mi pueblo y ante Israel, y que vuelvas conmigo para que pueda adorar a Yahvé, tu Dios.”
31 Therefore, Samuel turned again after Saul. And Saul adored the Lord.
Entonces Samuel regresó con Saúl, y éste adoró a Yahvé.
32 And Samuel said, “Bring near to me Agag, the king of Amalek.” And Agag, very fat and trembling, was presented to him. And Agag said, “Does bitter death separate in this manner?”
Entonces Samuel dijo: “¡Trae aquí a Agag, rey de los amalecitas!” Agag se acercó a él alegremente. Agag dijo: “Ciertamente la amargura de la muerte ha pasado”.
33 And Samuel said, “Just as your sword caused women to be without their children, so will your mother be without her children among women.” And Samuel cut him into pieces, before the Lord at Gilgal.
Samuel dijo: “¡Como tu espada ha dejado sin hijos a las mujeres, así tu madre quedará sin hijos entre las mujeres!” Entonces Samuel cortó en pedazos a Agag ante Yahvé en Gilgal.
34 Then Samuel went away to Ramah. But Saul ascended to his house at Gibeah.
Entonces Samuel se fue a Ramá, y Saúl subió a su casa en Gabaa de Saúl.
35 And Samuel did not see Saul any more, until the day of his death. Yet truly, Samuel mourned for Saul, because the Lord regretted that he had appointed him as king over Israel.
Samuel no volvió a ver a Saúl hasta el día de su muerte, pero Samuel hizo duelo por Saúl. El Señor se afligió por haber hecho a Saúl rey de Israel.
