Sauls tiek atmests
1 Samuēls teica Saulam: “Kungs mani ir sūtījis svaidīt tevi par ķēniņu viņa tautai Israēlam. Tad nu klausies Kunga vārdus. 2 Tā saka Pulku Kungs: es piemeklēšu Amālēku par to, ko tas darījis Israēlam, kad tas tiem stājās pretī, kad tie nāca no Ēģiptes. 3 Tagad ej, satriec Amālēku un nolādi iznīcībai visu, kas tam ir. Nesaudzē tos un nonāvē gan vīrus un sievas, gan bērnus un zīdaiņus, gan vēršus un avis, gan kamieļus un ēzeļus!”
4 Sauls sasauca tautu un nostādīja tos Tlāimā – bija divsimt tūkstoši kājnieku, un desmit tūkstoši bija no Jūdas. 5 Un Sauls devās uz amālēkiešu pilsētu un apmetās slēpnī ielejā. 6 Kēniešiem Sauls teica: “Ejiet! Steidzieties prom un atstājiet amālēkiešus, lai kopā ar viņiem neiznīcinu arī jūs, kuri izrādījāt laipnību visiem Israēla dēliem, kad tie izgāja no Ēģiptes.” Un kēnieši devās prom no amālēkiešiem. 7 Sauls kāva amālēkiešus no Havīlas līdz pat Šūrai, kura pirms Ēģiptes. 8 Amālēka ķēniņu Agagu viņš saņēma dzīvu, bet visus ļaudis iznīcināja ar zobenu. 9 Bet Sauls un viņa ļaudis saudzēja Agagu, kā arī labākos no vēršiem, avīm, teķiem un jēriem un visu, kas labs, un negribēja tos nodot iznīcības lāstam. Bet visas lietas, kas nevērtīgas un atmetamas, viņi iznīcināja.
10 Tad Kunga vārds nāca pār Samuēlu: 11 “Man žēl, ka es iecēlu Saulu par ķēniņu, jo viņš pārstājis man sekot un nepilda manus vārdus.” Un Samuēls aizsvilās un piesauca Kungu visu nakti. 12 Rīta agrumā Samuēls gāja satikt Saulu, un Samuēlam tika teikts: “Sauls bija atnācis uz Karmelu, redzi, viņš uzcēla pieminekli sev pašam, tad griezās atpakaļ pāri kalniem lejā uz Gilgālu.” 13 Samuēls atnāca pie Saula, un Sauls viņam teica: “Esi Kunga svētīts! Es esmu pildījis Kunga vārdus.” 14 Bet Samuēls teica: “Kas tā par avju blēšanu, kas skan man ausīs, un vēršu maurošanu, ko es dzirdu?” 15 Sauls atbildēja: “Atvesti no amālēkiešiem. Labākās avis un vērši, ko ļaudis pasaudzēja, lai upurētu Kungam, tavam Dievam. Bet visu pārējo mēs esam iznīcinājuši.”
16 Samuēls teica Saulam: “Klusē! Es tev stāstīšu, ko Kungs man šonakt teica!” Tas atbildēja: “Runā!”
17 Tad Samuēls teica: “Vai nav tā – kad tu pats sev šķiti mazs, tu kļuvi par Israēla cilšu galvu un Kungs tevi svaidīja par Israēla ķēniņu? 18 Un Kungs tevi sūtīja ceļā, sacīdams: ej un nodod iznīcības lāstam šos grēciniekus amālēkiešus! Karo ar tiem, līdz tie iznīdēti! 19 Kāpēc tu neklausīji Kungu, bet meties uz laupījumu un darīji, kas ļauns Kunga acīs?”
20 Sauls teica Samuēlam: “Bet kā?! Es taču klausīju Kungu un gāju, kurp Kungs mani sūtīja! Es atvedu amālēkiešu ķēniņu Agagu un iznīdēju amālēkiešus. 21 Ļaudis paņēma no laupījuma avis un vēršus par izraudzītu veltījumu, ko Gilgālā upurēt Kungam, tavam Dievam.” 22 Bet Samuēls atbildēja:
“Vai gan Kungam tīkamāki sadedzināmie un kaujamie upuri
par paklausību Kunga balsij?
Redzi, paklausība labāka par upuriem
un uzklausīšana – par auna taukiem!
23 Jo dumpība ir pareģošanas grēks
un elkus turēt ir augstprātība.
Kā tu atmeti Kunga vārdus,
tā viņš atmetīs tevi no ķēniņiem!”
24 Sauls teica Samuēlam: “Es esmu grēkojis, pārkāpis Kunga teikto un tevis piekodināto, jo bijos ļaužu un klausīju tiem. 25 Jel piedod nu manu grēku, griezies ar mani atpakaļ, un es zemošos Kungam.” 26 Bet Samuēls teica Saulam: “Es neiešu atpakaļ kopā ar tevi, jo tu esi atmetis Kunga vārdus un Kungs ir atmetis tevi – tu vairs nebūsi Israēla ķēniņš.”
27 Kad Samuēls pagriezās, lai ietu, Sauls sagrāba viņa tērpa stūri un atrāva to. 28 Un Samuēls viņam teica: “Kungs šodien tev atrāva Israēla ķēniņvalsti un nodeva tavam tuvākajam, kas labāks par tevi. 29 Tiešām Israēla Mūžīgais nekrāpj un nenožēlo, jo viņš nav cilvēks, kas nožēlo.” 30 Nu Sauls saka: “Esmu grēkojis! Tad vismaz pagodini mani tautas vecajo un Israēla priekšā – nāc ar mani atpakaļ, ka es zemojos Kungam, tavam Dievam.” 31 Tad Samuēls sekoja Saulam, un Sauls zemojās Kungam.
32 Samuēls teica: “Atvediet pie manis amālēkiešu ķēniņu Agagu!” Agags nāca pie viņa un priecīgs domāja: “Nu gan nāves rūgtums būs gājis secen!” 33 Bet Samuēls teica: “Kā tavs zobens atņēma mātēm bērnus, tā tava māte būs sieva bez bērniem!” Samuēls nokāva Agagu Kunga priekšā Gilgālā.
34 Tad Samuēls gāja uz Rāmu, bet Sauls devās augšup uz savām mājām Saula Gibā. 35 Un Samuēls vairs netika redzējis Saulu līdz viņa nāves dienai, kaut Samuēls sēroja par Saulu. Bet Kungam bija žēl, ka viņš iecēlis Saulu par Israēla ķēniņu.
1 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.
