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1 Un día Samuel le dijo a Saúl: «Te coroné rey de Israel porque el Señor me lo ordenó. Escucha lo que él quiere ahora.
1 Samuel said to Saul, “Yahweh sent me to anoint you to be king over his people, over Israel. Now therefore listen to the voice of Yahweh’s words.
2 Este es su mandamiento: “He decidido ajustar cuentas con Amalec por no permitir que mi pueblo pasara por su territorio cuando Israel salió de Egipto.
2 Yahweh of Armies says, ‘I remember what Amalek did to Israel, how he set himself against him on the way when he came up out of Egypt.
3 Ve y destruye completamente a Amalec: hombres, mujeres, bebés, niños, bueyes, ovejas, camellos y burros”».
3 Now 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.’”
4 Entonces Saúl movilizó su ejército en Telayin. Había doscientos mil de a pie, aparte de los diez mil hombres de Judá.
4 Saul summoned the people, and counted them in Telaim, two hundred thousand footmen and ten thousand men of Judah.
5 Se dirigieron a la capital de los amalecitas y pusieron una emboscada en el valle.
5 Saul came to the city of Amalek, and set an ambush in the valley.
6 Saúl mandó un mensaje a los ceneos diciéndoles que se retiraran de entre los amalecitas o morirían con ellos. «Porque ustedes fueron buenos con el pueblo de Israel cuando salió de Egipto», les dijo. Los ceneos, tomando sus cosas, salieron de allí.
6 Saul 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.
7 Luego Saúl destruyó a los amalecitas desde Javilá a todo lo largo del camino hasta Sur, al este de Egipto.
7 Saul struck the Amalekites, from Havilah as you go to Shur, which is before Egypt.
8 Capturó vivo a Agag, rey de los amalecitas, pero mató a todo el resto de la población.
8 He took Agag the king of the Amalekites alive, and utterly destroyed all the people with the edge of the sword.
9 Sin embargo, Saúl y sus hombres conservaron lo mejor de las ovejas y de las vacas, los mejores corderos y, en suma, todo lo que les pareció bueno. Destruyeron solamente lo que era de poco valor o de mala calidad.
9 But Saul and the people spared Agag and the best of the sheep, of the cattle, of the fat calves, of the lambs, and all that was good, and were not willing to utterly destroy them; but everything that was vile and refuse, that they destroyed utterly.
10 Entonces el Señor le dijo a Samuel:
10 Then Yahweh’s word came to Samuel, saying,
11 «Lamento haber hecho rey a Saúl porque nuevamente me ha desobedecido». Samuel se apesadumbró cuando oyó lo que el Señor le dijo, tanto, que lloró delante de Dios toda aquella noche.
11 “It grieves me that I have set up Saul to be king, for he has turned back from following me, and has not performed my commandments.” Samuel was angry; and he cried to Yahweh all night.
12 Al día siguiente, de madrugada, salió a buscar a Saúl. Alguien le dijo que había ido al monte Carmelo a edificar un monumento para sí, y que luego se había ido a Gilgal.
12 Samuel rose early to meet Saul in the morning; and Samuel was told, saying, “Saul came to Carmel, and behold, he set up a monument for himself, turned, passed on, and went down to Gilgal.”
13 Cuando Samuel finalmente lo encontró, Saúl lo saludó con alegría. ―El Señor te bendiga —le dijo—. Bien he cumplido con el mandamiento del Señor.
13 Samuel came to Saul; and Saul said to him, “You are blessed by Yahweh! I have performed the commandment of Yahweh.”
14 ―Entonces, ¿qué son esos balidos de ovejas y mugidos de bueyes que oigo? —preguntó Samuel.
14 Samuel said, “Then what does this bleating of the sheep in my ears and the lowing of the cattle which I hear mean?”
15 ―Bueno, sí. El ejército reservó lo mejor de las ovejas y de las vacas, pero van a sacrificarlo al Señor tu Dios, y hemos destruido todo lo demás.
15 Saul 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.”
16 Y Samuel le dijo a Saúl: ―Un momento. Escucha lo que el Señor me dijo anoche. ―¿Qué te dijo? —preguntó Saúl.
16 Then Samuel said to Saul, “Stay, and I will tell you what Yahweh said to me last night.” He said to him, “Say on.”
17 Samuel le dijo: ―Aun cuando tú mismo pensabas que eras poca cosa, el Señor te ungió rey de Israel.
17 Samuel 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;
18 Él te envió un mensaje y te dijo: “Ve y destruye completamente a los pecadores, a los amalecitas, hasta que todos hayan muerto”.
18 and Yahweh sent you on a journey, and said, ‘Go, and utterly destroy the sinners the Amalekites, and fight against them until they are consumed.’
19 ¿Por qué no obedeciste al Señor? ¿Por qué te apresuraste a tomar botín y a hacer exactamente lo que el Señor te prohibió que hicieras?
19 Why then didn’t you obey Yahweh’s voice, but took the plunder, and did that which was evil in Yahweh’s sight?”
20 ―Pero yo he obedecido al Señor. Fui a donde me mandó. Traje prisionero al rey Agag, y maté a todos los demás.
20 Saul said to Samuel, “But I have obeyed Yahweh’s voice, and have gone the way which Yahweh sent me, and have brought Agag the king of Amalek, and have utterly destroyed the Amalekites.
21 Sólo que los soldados han tomado lo mejor de las ovejas, y de las vacas y del botín para ofrecerlo al Señor.
21 But the people took of the plunder, sheep and cattle, the best of the devoted things, to sacrifice to Yahweh your God in Gilgal.”
22 Samuel respondió: ―¿Se complace el Señor tanto en los holocaustos y sacrificios como en que se obedezcan sus palabras? La obediencia es mucho mejor que los sacrificios. Él prefiere que le obedezcas a que le ofrezcas la gordura de los carneros.
22 Samuel said, “Has Yahweh as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying Yahweh’s voice? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to listen than the fat of rams.
23 Porque la rebelión es tan mala como el pecado de hechicería, y la soberbia es tan mala como la idolatría. Y ahora, por cuanto has rechazado la palabra del Señor, él te ha rechazado como rey.
23 For rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft, and stubbornness is as idolatry and teraphim. Because you have rejected Yahweh’s word, he has also rejected you from being king.”
24 ―He pecado —reconoció finalmente Saúl—. Sí, he desobedecido tus instrucciones y el mandamiento del Señor. Le tuve miedo al pueblo y les dejé hacer lo que quisieron.
24 Saul 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.
25 Perdona mi pecado, y ven conmigo a adorar al Señor.
25 Now therefore, please pardon my sin, and turn again with me, that I may worship Yahweh.”
26 Pero Samuel replicó: ―No regresaré contigo. Por cuanto has rechazado el mandamiento del Señor, él te ha rechazado como rey de Israel.
26 Samuel said to Saul, “I will not return with you; for you have rejected Yahweh’s word, and Yahweh has rejected you from being king over Israel.”
27 Cuando Samuel dio media vuelta para irse, Saúl lo tomó del manto para que regresara y se lo rasgó.
27 As Samuel turned around to go away, Saul grabbed the skirt of his robe, and it tore.
28 Samuel le dijo: ―¿Ves? El Señor ha rasgado de ti el reino de Israel hoy, y se lo ha dado a un prójimo tuyo que es mejor que tú.
28 Samuel said to him, “Yahweh has torn the kingdom of Israel from you today, and has given it to a neighbor of yours who is better than you.
29 Y el Señor, que es la Gloria de Israel, no miente, ni cambia de parecer, porque no es como los hombres.
29 Also the Strength of Israel will not lie nor repent; for he is not a man, that he should repent.”
30 ―He pecado —insistió Saúl—. Pero, por lo menos, hónrame delante de los jefes y delante del pueblo yendo conmigo a adorar al Señor tu Dios.
30 Then 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.”
31 Finalmente Samuel aceptó y le acompañó, y Saúl rindió culto al Señor.
31 So Samuel went back with Saul; and Saul worshiped Yahweh.
32 Luego dijo: ―Trae al rey Agag: Agag llegó sonriente, porque pensaba: «Seguramente ya ha pasado lo peor».
32 Then Samuel said, “Bring Agag the king of the Amalekites here to me!” Agag came to him cheerfully. Agag said, “Surely the bitterness of death is past.”
33 Pero Samuel le dijo: ―Puesto que tu espada dejó a muchas madres sin hijos, ahora tu madre quedará sin su hijo. Y Samuel lo descuartizó delante del Señor en Gilgal.
33 Samuel said, “As your sword has made women childless, so your mother will be childless among women!” Then Samuel cut Agag in pieces before Yahweh in Gilgal.
34 Entonces Samuel regresó a Ramá y Saúl a Guibeá.
34 Then Samuel went to Ramah; and Saul went up to his house to Gibeah of Saul.
35 Samuel no volvió a ver a Saúl, pero lloraba continuamente por él, porque el Señor se había arrepentido de haber hecho a Saúl rey de Israel.
35 Samuel came no more to see Saul until the day of his death, but Samuel mourned for Saul. Yahweh grieved that he had made Saul king over Israel.
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Agag
King of Amalek, whom Saul captured alive against the LORD's command to destroy everything, and whom Samuel hacked to pieces before the LORD at Gilgal.
Cited in the guide: 1 Samuel 15:8; 1 Samuel 15:9; 1 Samuel 15:32
Saul
Israel's first king, anointed by Samuel but later rejected for his disobedience to God.
Cited in the guide: 1 Samuel 9-10; 1 Samuel 15
Cross references (32)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 1 1 Samuel 9:16; 1 Samuel 12:14; 1 Chronicles 22:12–13; 1 Samuel 13:13; Psalm 2:10–11
- 2 Deuteronomy 25:17–19; Numbers 24:20; Exodus 17:8–16; Hosea 7:2; Amos 8:7
- 3 Deuteronomy 20:16–18; Numbers 24:20; Isaiah 14:21–22; 1 Samuel 22:19; Numbers 31:17
- 4 Joshua 15:24; 1 Samuel 11:8; 1 Samuel 13:15
- 6 Judges 1:16; Numbers 10:29–32; Numbers 24:21–22; Judges 4:11; Exodus 18:19
- 7 Genesis 25:18; Genesis 16:7; 1 Samuel 14:48; 1 Samuel 27:8; Genesis 2:11
- 8 1 Samuel 30:1; Numbers 24:7; Esther 3:1; 1 Kings 20:34–42; Joshua 11:12
- 9 1 Samuel 15:15; 1 Samuel 15:19; 1 Samuel 15:3; Joshua 7:21; 2 Samuel 6:13
- 11 1 Samuel 13:13; Genesis 6:6; Psalm 119:136; 2 Samuel 24:16; Jeremiah 9:18
- 12 Joshua 15:55; 1 Samuel 25:2; 2 Samuel 18:18; 1 Kings 18:42; Joshua 4:8–9
- 13 Judges 17:2; Ruth 3:10; Proverbs 28:13; Proverbs 30:13; Luke 18:11
- 14 Psalm 36:2; Jeremiah 2:22–23; Romans 3:19; Malachi 3:13–15; Jeremiah 2:18–19
- 15 1 Samuel 15:9; 1 Samuel 15:21; Exodus 32:22–23; Genesis 3:12–13; Proverbs 28:13
- 16 1 Samuel 9:27; 1 Kings 22:16; 1 Samuel 12:7
- 17 1 Samuel 15:1–3; 1 Samuel 9:21; 1 Samuel 10:22; 1 Samuel 10:1; Matthew 18:4
- 18 Genesis 15:16; Job 31:3; Genesis 13:13; Numbers 16:38; Proverbs 10:29
- 19 1 Samuel 14:32; 2 Chronicles 33:6; 2 Chronicles 36:12; Jeremiah 7:11; Habakkuk 2:9–12
- 20 1 Samuel 15:13; Matthew 19:20; Romans 10:3; Job 34:5; Job 35:2
- 21 1 Samuel 15:15; Exodus 32:22–23; Genesis 3:13
- 22 Hosea 6:6; Psalm 51:16–17; Proverbs 21:3; Amos 5:21–24; Mark 12:33
- 23 Jeremiah 28:16; 1 Samuel 13:14; Leviticus 20:6; Galatians 5:20; 2 Corinthians 6:16
- 24 2 Samuel 12:13; Isaiah 51:12–13; Proverbs 29:25; Galatians 1:10; Numbers 22:34
- 25 Exodus 10:17
- 26 Hosea 4:6; 1 Samuel 13:14; 1 Samuel 16:1; Jeremiah 6:19; 1 Samuel 15:23
- 27 1 Kings 11:30–31
- 28 1 Samuel 28:17–18; Acts 13:22; Romans 13:1; 1 Samuel 2:7–8; Daniel 4:17
- 29 Numbers 23:19; Ezekiel 24:14; Titus 1:2; Hebrews 6:18; 2 Timothy 2:13
- 30 John 12:43; John 5:44; Isaiah 29:13; 2 Timothy 3:5; Luke 18:9–14
- 32 Jeremiah 48:44; Revelation 18:7; 1 Thessalonians 5:3
- 33 Judges 1:7; Genesis 9:6; Matthew 7:2; Revelation 18:6; James 2:13
- 34 1 Samuel 11:4; 1 Samuel 7:17
- 35 1 Samuel 19:24; 1 Samuel 15:11; 1 Samuel 16:1; Jeremiah 9:1–2; Genesis 6:6
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Again Saul sinned through disobedience, and again Samuel says to him in the word of the Lord, "Because thou hast despised the word of the Lord, the Lord hath despised thee, that thou mayest not be king over Israel." And again for the same sin, when Saul confessed it, and prayed for pardon, and besought Samuel to return with him …
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And He will not be changed, neither will He repent: for He is not as a man, that He should repent; who threatens and does not persist." He to whom it is said, "The Lord will despise thee that thou mayest not be king over Israel," and "The Lord hath rent the kingdom from Israel out of thine hand this …
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