1 Samuel 15
Ang Biblia, 2001
Digmaan Laban sa mga Amalekita
15 At(A) sinabi ni Samuel kay Saul, “Sinugo ako ng Panginoon upang hirangin ka[a] upang maging hari sa kanyang bayang Israel; kaya't ngayon ay pakinggan mo ang tinig ng mga salita ng Panginoon.
2 Ganito(B) ang sabi ng Panginoon ng mga hukbo, ‘Aking parurusahan ang ginawa ng Amalek sa Israel sa paghadlang sa kanila sa daan nang sila'y umahon mula sa Ehipto.
3 Ngayo'y umalis ka at lipulin mo ang Amalek, at iyong lubos na wasakin ang lahat nilang pag-aari. Huwag kang magtitira sa kanila kundi patayin mo ang lalaki at babae, sanggol at sumususo, baka at tupa, kamelyo at asno.’”
4 Kaya't tinipon ni Saul ang taong-bayan at binilang sila sa Telaim, dalawandaang libong kawal na lakad, at sampung libong kawal mula sa Juda.
5 Dumating si Saul sa lunsod ng mga Amalekita at nag-abang sa libis.
6 At sinabi ni Saul sa mga Kineo, “Umalis na kayo! Humiwalay kayo sa mga Amalekita, baka kayo'y puksain kong kasama nila; sapagkat kayo'y nagpakita ng kagandahang-loob sa mga anak ni Israel nang sila'y umahon mula sa Ehipto.” Kaya't umalis ang mga Kineo sa gitna ng mga Amalekita.
7 Nagapi ni Saul ang mga Amalekita mula sa Havila hanggang sa Shur na nasa silangan ng Ehipto.
8 Kinuha niyang buháy si Agag na hari ng mga Amalekita, at ganap na nilipol ang buong bayan sa pamamagitan ng talim ng tabak.
9 Ngunit itinira ni Saul at ng taong-bayan si Agag at ang pinakamabuti sa mga tupa, mga baka, mga pinataba, mga kordero, at lahat ng mahalaga, at hindi nila ganap na pinuksa ang mga ito. Lahat ng bagay na hamak at walang halaga ay ganap nilang winasak.
Si Saul ay Itinakuwil Bilang Hari
10 Ang salita ng Panginoon ay dumating kay Samuel, na sinasabi,
11 “Ikinalulungkot ko na ginawa kong hari si Saul sapagkat siya'y tumalikod sa pagsunod sa akin, at hindi tinupad ang aking mga utos.” At si Samuel ay nagalit, at siya'y dumaing sa Panginoon nang buong magdamag.
12 Kinaumagahan, si Samuel ay bumangong maaga upang makipagkita kay Saul. At sinabi niya kay Samuel, “Si Saul ay pumunta sa Carmel at doon ay nagtayo siya para sa kanyang sarili ng isang bantayog, at pagbalik niya ay lumusong siya sa Gilgal.”
13 Nang dumating si Samuel kay Saul, sinabi ni Saul sa kanya, “Pagpalain ka nawa ng Panginoon, tinupad ko na ang utos ng Panginoon.”
14 Ngunit sinabi ni Samuel, “Ano kung gayon ang kahulugan nitong iyakan ng tupa at ang ungal ng mga baka na aking naririnig?”
15 Sinabi ni Saul, “Sila'y dinala nila mula sa mga Amalekita, sapagkat itinira ng taong-bayan ang pinakamabuti sa mga tupa at baka upang ihandog sa Panginoon mong Diyos. Ang nalabi ay aming pinuksang lahat.”
16 Nang magkagayo'y sinabi ni Samuel kay Saul, “Tumigil ka! Aking sasabihin sa iyo kung ano ang sinabi ng Panginoon sa akin sa gabing ito.” At sinabi niya sa kanya, “Sabihin mo.”
17 At sinabi ni Samuel, “Bagaman ikaw ay maliit sa iyong sariling paningin, hindi ba ikaw ay ginawang pinuno ng mga lipi ng Israel? At hinirang ka[b] ng Panginoon upang maging hari sa Israel.
18 Sinugo ka ng Panginoon sa isang takdang gawain, at sinabi, ‘Humayo ka at ganap mong puksain ang mga makasalanang Amalekita, at labanan mo sila hanggang sa sila'y maubos.’
19 Bakit hindi mo sinunod ang tinig ng Panginoon, kundi ikaw ay dumaluhong sa samsam, at ginawa mo ang masama sa paningin ng Panginoon?”
20 Sinabi ni Saul kay Samuel, “Oo, aking sinunod ang tinig ng Panginoon, at ako'y pumunta sa daang pinagsuguan sa akin ng Panginoon. Aking dinala si Agag na hari ng Amalek, at aking pinatay na lahat ang mga Amalekita.
21 Ngunit ang taong-bayan ay kumuha mula sa mga samsam, sa mga tupa at baka, ng pinakamabuti sa mga itinalagang bagay upang ihandog sa Panginoon mong Diyos sa Gilgal.”
22 At sinabi ni Samuel,
“Ang Panginoon kaya ay may malaking kasiyahan sa mga handog na sinusunog at sa mga alay,
gaya ng pagsunod sa tinig ng Panginoon?
Tiyak, ang pagsunod ay mas mabuti kaysa alay,
at ang pakikinig kaysa taba ng mga tupang lalaki.
23 Sapagkat ang paghihimagsik ay gaya ng kasalanan ng pangkukulam,
at ang katigasan ng ulo ay gaya ng katampalasanan at pagsamba sa mga diyus-diyosan.
Sapagkat itinakuwil mo ang salita ng Panginoon,
itinakuwil ka rin niya sa pagiging hari.”
24 At sinabi ni Saul kay Samuel, “Ako'y nagkasala, sapagkat ako'y sumuway sa utos ng Panginoon at sa iyong mga salita, sapagkat ako'y natakot sa taong-bayan at sumunod sa kanilang tinig.
25 Ngayon nga'y hinihiling ko sa iyo, ipatawad mo ang aking kasalanan, at bumalik kang kasama ko upang ako'y makasamba sa Panginoon.”
26 At sinabi ni Samuel kay Saul, “Hindi ako babalik na kasama mo sapagkat itinakuwil mo ang salita ng Panginoon, at itinakuwil ka ng Panginoon sa pagiging hari ng Israel.”
27 Nang(C) tumalikod si Samuel upang umalis, hinawakan ni Saul ang laylayan ng kanyang balabal at ito ay napunit.
28 At sinabi ni Samuel sa kanya, “Pinunit ng Panginoon sa iyo ang kaharian ng Israel sa araw na ito, at ibinigay sa iyong kapwa, na higit na mabuti kaysa iyo.
29 Gayundin ang Kaluwalhatian ng Israel ay hindi magsisinungaling o magbabago ng isipan, sapagkat siya'y hindi isang tao na dapat niyang baguhin ang kanyang isipan.”
30 Nang magkagayo'y kanyang sinabi, “Ako'y nagkasala. Gayunma'y parangalan mo ako ngayon sa harap ng matatanda ng aking bayan at sa harap ng Israel, at bumalik kang kasama ko upang ako'y sumamba sa Panginoon mong Diyos.”
31 Kaya't bumalik si Samuel kay Saul at sumamba si Saul sa Panginoon.
32 Pagkatapos ay sinabi ni Samuel, “Dalhin ninyo rito sa akin si Agag na hari ng mga Amalekita.” At masayang lumapit si Agag sa kanya. At sinabi ni Agag, “Tunay na ang pait ng kamatayan ay nakaraan na.”
33 Ngunit sinabi ni Samuel, “Kung paanong sa pamamagitan ng iyong tabak ay nawalan ng anak ang mga babae, magiging gayon ang iyong ina na mawawalan ng anak sa gitna ng mga babae.” At pinagputul-putol ni Samuel si Agag sa harap ng Panginoon sa Gilgal.
34 Pagkatapos ay pumunta si Samuel sa Rama, at si Saul ay umahon sa kanyang bahay sa Gibea.
35 Hindi na muling nakita ni Samuel si Saul hanggang sa araw ng kanyang kamatayan, ngunit tinangisan ni Samuel si Saul. At ikinalungkot ng Panginoon na kanyang ginawang hari ng Israel si Saul.
Footnotes
- 1 Samuel 15:1 o buhusan ka ng langis (10:1) .
- 1 Samuel 15:17 o binuhusan ka ng langis .
1 Samuel 15
King James Version
15 Samuel also said unto Saul, The Lord sent me to anoint thee to be king over his people, over Israel: now therefore hearken thou unto the voice of the words of the Lord.
2 Thus saith the Lord of hosts, I remember that which Amalek did to Israel, how he laid wait for him in the way, when he came up from Egypt.
3 Now go and smite Amalek, and utterly destroy all that they have, and spare them not; but slay both man and woman, infant and suckling, ox and sheep, camel and ass.
4 And Saul gathered the people together, and numbered them in Telaim, two hundred thousand footmen, and ten thousand men of Judah.
5 And Saul came to a city of Amalek, and laid wait in the valley.
6 And Saul said unto the Kenites, Go, depart, get you 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. So the Kenites departed from among the Amalekites.
7 And Saul smote the Amalekites from Havilah until thou comest to Shur, that is over against Egypt.
8 And he took Agag the king of the Amalekites alive, and utterly destroyed all the people with the edge of the sword.
9 But Saul and the people spared Agag, and the best of the sheep, and of the oxen, and of the fatlings, and the lambs, and all that was good, and would not utterly destroy them: but every thing that was vile and refuse, that they destroyed utterly.
10 Then came the word of the Lord unto Samuel, saying,
11 It repenteth me that I have set up Saul to be king: for he is turned back from following me, and hath not performed my commandments. And it grieved Samuel; and he cried unto the Lord all night.
12 And when Samuel rose early to meet Saul in the morning, it was told Samuel, saying, Saul came to Carmel, and, behold, he set him up a place, and is gone about, and passed on, and gone down to Gilgal.
13 And Samuel came to Saul: and Saul said unto him, Blessed be thou of the Lord: I have performed the commandment of the Lord.
14 And Samuel said, What meaneth then this bleating of the sheep in mine ears, and the lowing of the oxen which I hear?
15 And Saul said, They have brought them from the Amalekites: for the people spared the best of the sheep and of the oxen, to sacrifice unto the Lord thy God; and the rest we have utterly destroyed.
16 Then Samuel said unto Saul, Stay, and I will tell thee what the Lord hath said to me this night. And he said unto him, Say on.
17 And Samuel said, When thou wast little in thine own sight, wast thou not made the head of the tribes of Israel, and the Lord anointed thee king over Israel?
18 And the Lord sent thee on a journey, and said, Go and utterly destroy the sinners the Amalekites, and fight against them until they be consumed.
19 Wherefore then didst thou not obey the voice of the Lord, but didst fly upon the spoil, and didst evil in the sight of the Lord?
20 And Saul said unto Samuel, Yea, I have obeyed the voice of the Lord, and have gone the way which the Lord sent me, and have brought Agag the king of Amalek, and have utterly destroyed the Amalekites.
21 But the people took of the spoil, sheep and oxen, the chief of the things which should have been utterly destroyed, to sacrifice unto the Lord thy God in Gilgal.
22 And Samuel said, Hath the Lord as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of the Lord? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to hearken than the fat of rams.
23 For rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft, and stubbornness is as iniquity and idolatry. Because thou hast rejected the word of the Lord, he hath also rejected thee from being king.
24 And Saul said unto Samuel, I have sinned: for I have transgressed the commandment of the Lord, and thy words: because I feared the people, and obeyed their voice.
25 Now therefore, I pray thee, pardon my sin, and turn again with me, that I may worship the Lord.
26 And Samuel said unto Saul, I will not return with thee: for thou hast rejected the word of the Lord, and the Lord hath rejected thee from being king over Israel.
27 And as Samuel turned about to go away, he laid hold upon the skirt of his mantle, and it rent.
28 And Samuel said unto him, The Lord hath rent the kingdom of Israel from thee this day, and hath given it to a neighbour of thine, that is better than thou.
29 And also the Strength of Israel will not lie nor repent: for he is not a man, that he should repent.
30 Then he said, I have sinned: yet honour me now, I pray thee, before the elders of my people, and before Israel, and turn again with me, that I may worship the Lord thy God.
31 So Samuel turned again after Saul; and Saul worshipped the Lord.
32 Then said Samuel, Bring ye hither to me Agag the king of the Amalekites. And Agag came unto him delicately. And Agag said, Surely the bitterness of death is past.
33 And Samuel said, As thy sword hath made women childless, so shall thy mother be childless among women. And Samuel hewed Agag in pieces before the Lord in Gilgal.
34 Then Samuel went to Ramah; and Saul went up to his house to Gibeah of Saul.
35 And Samuel came no more to see Saul until the day of his death: nevertheless Samuel mourned for Saul: and the Lord repented that he had made Saul king over Israel.
1 Samuel 15
New King James Version
Saul Spares King Agag
15 Samuel also said to Saul, (A)“The Lord sent me to anoint you king over His people, over Israel. Now therefore, heed the voice of the words of the Lord. 2 Thus says the Lord of hosts: ‘I will punish Amalek for what he did to Israel, (B)how he ambushed him on the way when he came up from Egypt. 3 Now go and (C)attack[a] Amalek, and (D)utterly destroy all that they have, and do not spare them. But kill both man and woman, infant and nursing child, ox and sheep, camel and donkey.’ ”
4 So Saul gathered the people together and numbered them in Telaim, two hundred thousand foot soldiers and ten thousand men of Judah. 5 And Saul came to a city of Amalek, and lay in wait in the valley.
6 Then Saul said to (E)the Kenites, (F)“Go, depart, get down from among the Amalekites, lest I destroy you with them. For (G)you showed kindness to all the children of Israel when they came up out of Egypt.” So the Kenites departed from among the Amalekites. 7 (H)And Saul attacked the Amalekites, from (I)Havilah all the way to (J)Shur, which is east of Egypt. 8 (K)He also took Agag king of the Amalekites alive, and (L)utterly destroyed all the people with the edge of the sword. 9 But Saul and the people (M)spared Agag and the best of the sheep, the oxen, the fatlings, the lambs, and all that was good, and were unwilling to utterly destroy them. But everything despised and worthless, that they utterly destroyed.
Saul Rejected as King
10 Now the word of the Lord came to Samuel, saying, 11 (N)“I greatly regret that I have set up Saul as king, for he has (O)turned back from following Me, (P)and has not performed My commandments.” And it (Q)grieved Samuel, and he cried out to the Lord all night. 12 So when Samuel rose early in the morning to meet Saul, it was told Samuel, saying, “Saul went to (R)Carmel, and indeed, he set up a monument for himself; and he has gone on around, passed by, and gone down to Gilgal.” 13 Then Samuel went to Saul, and Saul said to him, (S)“Blessed are you of the Lord! I have performed the commandment of the Lord.”
14 But Samuel said, “What then is this bleating of the sheep in my ears, and the lowing of the oxen which I hear?”
15 And Saul said, “They have brought them from the Amalekites; (T)for the people spared the best of the sheep and the oxen, to sacrifice to the Lord your God; and the rest we have utterly destroyed.”
16 Then Samuel said to Saul, “Be quiet! And I will tell you what the Lord said to me last night.”
And he said to him, “Speak on.”
17 So Samuel said, (U)“When you were little in your own eyes, were you not head of the tribes of Israel? And did not the Lord anoint you king over Israel? 18 Now the Lord sent you on a mission, and said, ‘Go, and utterly destroy the sinners, the Amalekites, and fight against them until they are [b]consumed.’ 19 Why then did you not obey the voice of the Lord? Why did you swoop down on the [c]spoil, and do evil in the sight of the Lord?”
20 And Saul said to Samuel, (V)“But I have obeyed the voice of the Lord, and gone on the mission on which the Lord sent me, and brought back Agag king of Amalek; I have utterly destroyed the Amalekites. 21 (W)But the people took of the plunder, sheep and oxen, the best of the things which should have been utterly destroyed, to sacrifice to the Lord your God in Gilgal.”
22 So Samuel said:
(X)“Has the Lord as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices,
As in obeying the voice of the Lord?
Behold, (Y)to obey is better than sacrifice,
And to heed than the fat of rams.
23 For rebellion is as the sin of [d]witchcraft,
And stubbornness is as iniquity and idolatry.
Because you have rejected the word of the Lord,
(Z)He also has rejected you from being king.”
24 (AA)Then Saul said to Samuel, “I have sinned, for I have transgressed the commandment of the Lord and your words, because I (AB)feared the people and obeyed their voice. 25 Now therefore, please pardon my sin, and return with me, that I may worship the Lord.”
26 But Samuel said to Saul, “I will not return with you, (AC)for you have rejected the word of the Lord, and the Lord has rejected you from being king over Israel.”
27 And as Samuel turned around to go away, (AD)Saul seized the edge of his robe, and it tore. 28 So Samuel said to him, (AE)“The Lord has torn the kingdom of Israel from you today, and has given it to a neighbor of yours, who is better than you. 29 And also the Strength of Israel (AF)will not lie nor relent. For He is not a man, that He should relent.”
30 Then he said, “I have sinned; yet (AG)honor me now, please, before the elders of my people and before Israel, and return with me, that I may worship the Lord your God.” 31 So Samuel turned back after Saul, and Saul worshiped the Lord.
32 Then Samuel said, “Bring Agag king of the Amalekites here to me.” So Agag came to him cautiously.
And Agag said, “Surely the bitterness of death is past.”
33 But Samuel said, (AH)“As your sword has made women childless, so shall your mother be childless among women.” And Samuel hacked Agag in pieces before the Lord in Gilgal.
34 Then Samuel went to (AI)Ramah, and Saul went up to his house at (AJ)Gibeah of Saul. 35 And (AK)Samuel went no more to see Saul until the day of his death. Nevertheless Samuel mourned for Saul, and the Lord regretted that He had made Saul king over Israel.
Footnotes
- 1 Samuel 15:3 Lit. strike
- 1 Samuel 15:18 exterminated
- 1 Samuel 15:19 plunder
- 1 Samuel 15:23 divination
Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

