1 Samuel 15

NEW AMERICAN BIBLE	Biblija Hrvatski
1 Samuel said to Saul: "It was I the LORD sent to anoint you king over his people Israel. Now, therefore, listen to the message of the LORD.	1 Jednom Samuel reče Šaulu: »Mene je Jahve poslao da te pomažem za kralja nad njegovim narodom Izraelom. Poslušaj, dakle, riječi Jahvine.
2 This is what the LORD of hosts has to say: 'I will punish what Amalek did to Israel when he barred his way as he was coming up from Egypt.	2 Ovako govori Jahve nad vojskama: ‘Odlučio sam osvetiti ono što je Amalek učinio Izraelu zatvarajući mu put kad je izlazio iz Egipta.
3 Go, now, attack Amalek, and deal with him and all that he has under the ban. Do not spare him, but kill men and women, children and infants, oxen and sheep, camels and asses.'"	3 Sada idi i udari na Amaleka, izvrši ‘herem’, kleto uništenje, na njemu i na svemu što posjeduje; ne štedi ga, pobij muškarce i žene, djecu i dojenčad, goveda i ovce, deve i magarce!’«
4 Saul alerted the soldiers, and at Telaim reviewed two hundred thousand foot soldiers and ten thousand men of Judah.	4 Šaul sazva narod te ih izbroji u Telamu: bijaše ih dvije stotine tisuća pješaka (i deset tisuća Judejaca).
5 Saul went to the city of Amalek, and after setting an ambush in the wadi,	5 Šaul dođe do amalečkoga grada i postavi zasjedu u dolini potoka.
6 warned the Kenites: "Come! Leave Amalek and withdraw, that I may not have to destroy you with them, for you were kind to the Israelites when they came up from Egypt." After the Kenites left,	6 Potom Šaul poruči Kenijcima: »Otiđite i odvojite se od Amalečana da vas ne bih istrijebio zajedno s njima, jer ste bili skloni svim Izraelcima kad su izlazili iz Egipta.« I Kenijci se odvojiše od Amalečana.
7 Saul routed Amalek from Havilah to the approaches of Shur, on the frontier of Egypt.	7 Šaul potuče Amalečane od Havile pa sve do Šura, koji leži pred Egiptom.
8 He took Agag, king of Amalek, alive, but on the rest of the people he put into effect the ban of destruction by the sword.	8 I živa uhvati Agaga, amalečkog kralja, a sav narod zatre oštricom mača, izvršujući »herem«, kleto uništenje.
9 He and his troops spared Agag and the best of the fat sheep and oxen, and the lambs. They refused to carry out the doom on anything that was worthwhile, dooming only what was worthless and of no account.	9 Ali Šaul i narod poštedješe Agaga i najbolje ovce i najbolja goveda, ugojenu stoku i jaganjce i sve što je bilo dobro. Na svemu tome ne htjedoše izvršiti »herem«; nego što je god od stoke bilo bez cijene i vrijednosti, na tom izvršiše »herem«.
10 Then the LORD spoke to Samuel:	10 Zato dođe riječ Jahvina Samuelu ovako:
11 "I regret having made Saul king, for he has turned from me and has not kept my command." At this Samuel grew angry and cried out to the LORD all night.	11 »Kajem se što sam Šaula postavio za kralja: okrenuo se od mene i nije izvršio mojih zapovijedi.« Samuel se ražalosti i svu je noć vapio Jahvi.
12 Early in the morning he went to meet Saul, but was informed that Saul had gone to Carmel, where he erected a trophy in his own honor, and that on his return he had passed on and gone down to Gilgal.	12 U rano jutro krenu Samuel da potraži Šaula. I javiše Samuelu ovako: »Šaul je otišao u Karmel, i gle, podigao je ondje sebi spomenik; zatim je otišao dalje i sišao u Gilgal.«
13 When Samuel came to him, Saul greeted him: "The LORD bless you! I have kept the command of the LORD."	13 Kad je Samuel došao k Šaulu, reče mu Šaul: »Blagoslovljen da si od Jahve! Izvršio sam Jahvinu zapovijed.«
14 But Samuel asked, "What, then, is the meaning of this bleating of sheep that comes to my ears, and the lowing of oxen that I hear?"	14 Ali Samuel upita: »Kakvo je to ovčje blejanje što dopire do mojih ušiju i mukanje goveda koje čujem?«
15 Saul replied: "They were brought from Amalek. The men spared the best sheep and oxen to sacrifice to the LORD, your God; but we have carried out the ban on the rest."	15 A Šaul odgovori: »Dognali su ih od Amalečana, jer je narod poštedio najbolje ovce i najbolja goveda da ih žrtvuje Jahvi, tvome Bogu. Na svemu drugome izvršili smo ‘herem’.«
16 Samuel said to Saul: "Stop! Let me tell you what the LORD said to me last night." "Speak!" he replied.	16 A Samuel reče Šaulu: »Stani da ti kažem što mi je noćas objavio Jahve.« A on reče: »Govori!«
17 Samuel then said: "Though little in your own esteem, are you not leader of the tribes of Israel? The LORD anointed you king of Israel	17 Tada će Samuel: »Koliko god si malen sâm u svojim očima, ipak si postao glavar Izraelovih plemena. Jahve te pomazao za kralja nad Izraelom.
18 and sent you on a mission, saying, 'Go and put the sinful Amalekites under a ban of destruction. Fight against them until you have exterminated them.'	18 Jahve te poslao na vojni pohod i zapovjedio ti: ‘Idi, izvrši ‘herem’ na tim grešnicima, na Amalečanima, vojuj na njih do istrebljenja.’
19 Why then have you disobeyed the LORD? You have pounced on the spoil, thus displeasing the LORD."	19 Zašto nisi poslušao riječi Jahvine? Zašto si se bacio na plijen i učinio ono što je zlo u Jahvinim očima?«
20 Saul answered Samuel: "I did indeed obey the LORD and fulfill the mission on which the LORD sent me. I have brought back Agag, and I have destroyed Amalek under the ban.	20 Šaul odgovori Samuelu: »Ja sam poslušao riječ Jahvinu: poduzeo sam pohod kamo me poslao, doveo sam Agaga, amalečkoga kralja, i izvršio ‘herem’ na Amalečanima.
21 But from the spoil the men took sheep and oxen, the best of what had been banned, to sacrifice to the LORD their God in Gilgal."	21 Ali je narod od plijena uzeo ovaca i goveda, i to najbolje na čemu se imao izvršiti ‘herem’, da žrtvuje Jahvi, tvome Bogu, u Gilgalu.«
22 But Samuel said: "Does the LORD so delight in holocausts and sacrifices as in obedience to the command of the LORD? Obedience is better than sacrifice, and submission than the fat of rams.	22 A Samuel odvrati: »Jesu li Jahvi milije paljenice i klanice nego poslušnost njegovu glasu? Znaj, poslušnost je vrednija od najbolje žrtve, pokornost je bolja od ovnujske pretiline.
23 For a sin like divination is rebellion, and presumption is the crime of idolatry. Because you have rejected the command of the LORD, he, too, has rejected you as ruler."	23 Nepokornost je kao grijeh čaranja, samovolja je kao zločin s idolima. Ti si odbacio riječ Jahvinu, zato je Jahve odbacio tebe da ne budeš više kralj!«
24 Saul replied to Samuel: "I have sinned, for I have disobeyed the command of the LORD and your instructions. In my fear of the people, I did what they said.	24 Tada Šaul odvrati Samuelu: »Zgriješio sam što sam prekršio Jahvinu zapovijed i tvoje naredbe. Bojao sam se naroda i popustio njegovu zahtjevu.
25 Now forgive my sin, and return with me, that I may worship the LORD."	25 A sada mi oprosti moj grijeh i vrati se sa mnom da se poklonim Jahvi.«
26 But Samuel said to Saul, "I will not return with you, because you rejected the command of the LORD and the LORD rejects you as king of Israel."	26 Ali Samuel odgovori Šaulu: »Neću se vratiti s tobom: ti si odbacio Jahvinu riječ, zato je Jahve odbacio tebe da ne budeš više kralj nad Izraelom.«
27 As Samuel turned to go, Saul seized a loose end of his mantle, and it tore off.	27 Kad se Samuel okrenuo da ode, Šaul čvrsto uhvati skut njegova plašta, ali se skut otkide.
28 So Samuel said to him: "The LORD has torn the kingdom of Israel from you this day, and has given it to a neighbor of yours, who is better than you.	28 Tada mu reče Samuel: »Danas ti je Jahve otkinuo kraljevstvo nad Izraelom i dao ga tvome susjedu, koji je bolji od tebe.« –
29 The Glory of Israel neither retracts nor repents, for he is not man that he should repent."	29 Ipak, Slava Izraelova ne laže i ne kaje se, jer nije čovjek da bi se kajao. –
30 But he answered: "I have sinned, yet honor me now before the elders of my people and before Israel. Return with me that I may worship the LORD your God."	30 Šaul reče: »Sagriješio sam, ali mi sada učini čast pred starješinama moga naroda i pred Izraelom i vrati se sa mnom da se poklonim Jahvi, tvome Bogu.«
31 And so Samuel returned with him, and Saul worshiped the LORD.	31 I Samuel se vrati sa Šaulom i Šaul se pokloni Jahvi.
32 Afterward Samuel commanded, "Bring Agag, king of Amalek, to me." Agag came to him struggling and saying, "So it is bitter death!"	32 Potom zapovjedi Samuel: »Dovedite k meni Agaga, amalečkoga kralja!« I Agag dođe k njemu opirući se i reče: »Zaista, smrt je gorka!«
33 And Samuel said, "As your sword has made women childless, so shall your mother be childless among women." Then he cut Agag down before the LORD in Gilgal.	33 Samuel mu odvrati: »Kao što je tvoj mač mnogim ženama oteo djecu, tako će među ženama tvoja majka ostati bez djeteta!« I Samuel posiječe Agaga pred Jahvom u Gilgalu.
34 Samuel departed for Ramah, while Saul went up to his home in Gibeah of Saul.	34 Potom Samuel ode u Ramu, a Šaul se vrati svojoj kući u Šaulovu Gibeu.
35 Never again, as long as he lived, did Samuel see Saul. Yet he grieved over Saul, because the LORD regretted having made him king of Israel.	35 I Samuel nije više vidio Šaula do svoga smrtnog dana. Samuel je tugovao zbog Šaula, ali se Jahve pokajao što je Šaula postavio za kralja nad Izraelom.