1 Samuel 15:3-15
New American Standard Bible
4Then Saul summoned the people and counted them in Telaim: two hundred thousand foot soldiers and ten thousand men of Judah.
5And Saul came to the city of Amalek and set an ambush in the wadi.
6But Saul said to the Kenites, 'Go, get away, go down from among the Amalekites, so that I do not destroy you along with them; for you showed kindness to all the sons of Israel when they went up from Egypt.' So the Kenites got away from among the Amalekites.
7Then Saul defeated the Amalekites, from Havilah going toward Shur, which is east of Egypt.
8He captured Agag the king of the Amalekites alive, and completely destroyed all the people with the edge of the sword.
9But Saul and the people spared Agag and the best of the sheep, the oxen, the more valuable animals, the lambs, and everything that was good, and were unwilling to destroy them completely; but everything despicable and weak, that they completely destroyed.
10Then the word of the LORD came to Samuel, saying,
11'I regret that I have made Saul king, because he has turned back from following Me and has not carried out My commands.' And Samuel was furious and cried out to the LORD all night.
12Samuel got up early in the morning to meet Saul; and it was reported to Samuel, saying, 'Saul came to Carmel, and behold, he set up a monument for himself, then turned and proceeded on down to Gilgal.'
13So Samuel came to Saul, and Saul said to him, 'Blessed are you of the LORD! I have carried out the command of the LORD.'
14But Samuel said, 'What then is this bleating of the sheep in my ears, and the bellowing of the oxen which I hear?'
15Saul said, 'They have brought them from the Amalekites, for the people spared the best of the sheep and oxen to sacrifice to the LORD your God; but the rest we have completely destroyed.'
King James Version
Chapter 15
3Now 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. 4And Saul gathered the people together, and numbered them in Telaim, two hundred thousand footmen, and ten thousand men of Judah. 5And Saul came to a city of Amalek, and laid wait in the valley. 6And 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. 7And Saul smote the Amalekites from Havilah until thou comest to Shur, that is over against Egypt. 8And he took Agag the king of the Amalekites alive, and utterly destroyed all the people with the edge of the sword. 9But 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.
10Then came the word of the LORD unto Samuel, saying,
11It 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.
12And 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.
13And Samuel came to Saul: and Saul said unto him, Blessed be thou of the LORD: I have performed the commandment of the LORD.
14And Samuel said, What meaneth then this bleating of the sheep in mine ears, and the lowing of the oxen which I hear?
15And 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.
Christian Standard Bible
4Then Saul summoned the troops and counted them at Telaim: two hundred thousand foot soldiers and ten thousand men from Judah.
5Saul came to the city of Amalek and set up an ambush in the wadi.
6He warned the Kenites, "Since you showed kindness to all the Israelites when they came out of Egypt, go on and leave! Get away from the Amalekites, or I'll sweep you away with them." So the Kenites withdrew from the Amalekites.
7Then Saul struck down the Amalekites from Havilah all the way to Shur, which is next to Egypt.
8He captured King Agag of Amalek alive, but he completely destroyed all the rest of the people with the sword.
9Saul and the troops spared Agag, and the best of the sheep, goats, cattle, and choice animals, as well as the young rams and the best of everything else. They were not willing to destroy them, but they did destroy all the worthless and unwanted things.
10Then the word of the Lord came to Samuel,
11"I regret that I made Saul king, for he has turned away from following me and has not carried out my instructions." So Samuel became angry and cried out to the Lord all night.
12Early in the morning Samuel got up to confront Saul, but it was reported to Samuel, "Saul went to Carmel where he set up a monument for himself. Then he turned around and went down to Gilgal."
13When Samuel came to him, Saul said, "May the Lord bless you. I have carried out the Lord's instructions."
New Living Translation
4So Saul mobilized his army at Telaim. There were 200,000 soldiers from Israel and 10,000 men from Judah.
5Then Saul and his army went to a town of the Amalekites and lay in wait in the valley.
6Saul sent this warning to the Kenites: 'Move away from where the Amalekites live, or you will die with them. For you showed kindness to all the people of Israel when they came up from Egypt.' So the Kenites packed up and left.
7Then Saul slaughtered the Amalekites from Havilah all the way to Shur, east of Egypt.
8He captured Agag, the Amalekite king, but completely destroyed everyone else.
9Saul and his men spared Agag's life and kept the best of the sheep and goats, the cattle, the fat calves, and the lambs--everything, in fact, that appealed to them. They destroyed only what was worthless or of poor quality.
English Standard Version
4So Saul summoned the people and numbered them in Telaim, two hundred thousand men on foot, and ten thousand men of Judah.
5And Saul came to the city of Amalek and lay in wait in the valley.
6Then 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 people of Israel when they came up out of Egypt.” So the Kenites departed from among the Amalekites, lest I destroy you with them. For you showed kindness to all the people of Israel when they came up out of Egypt.” So the Kenites departed from among the Amalekites.
7And Saul defeated the Amalekites from Havilah as far as Shur, which is east of Egypt.
8And he took Agag the king of the Amalekites alive and devoted to destruction all the people with the edge of the sword.
9But Saul and the people spared Agag and the best of the sheep and of the oxen and of the fattened calves and the lambs, and all that was good, and would not utterly destroy them. All that was despised and worthless they devoted to destruction.
10The word of the LORD came to Samuel:
11“I regret that I have made Saul king, for he has turned back from following me and has not performed my commandments.” And Samuel was angry, and he cried to the LORD all night.
12And Samuel rose early to meet Saul in the morning. And it was told Samuel, “Saul came to Carmel, and behold, he set up a monument for himself and turned and passed on and went down to Gilgal.”
13And Samuel came to Saul, and Saul said to him, “Blessed be you to the LORD. I have performed the commandment of the LORD.”
14And Samuel said, “What then is this bleating of the sheep in my ears and the lowing of the oxen that I hear?”
15Saul said, “They have brought them from the Amalekites, for the people spared the best of the sheep and of the oxen to sacrifice to the LORD your God, and the rest we have devoted to destruction.”
New International Version
4So Saul summoned the men and mustered them at Telaim--two hundred thousand foot soldiers and ten thousand from Judah.
5Saul went to the city of Amalek and set an ambush in the ravine.
6Then he said to the Kenites, 'Go away, leave the Amalekites so that I do not destroy you along with them; for you showed kindness to all the Israelites when they came up out of Egypt.' So the Kenites moved away from the Amalekites.
7Then Saul attacked the Amalekites all the way from Havilah to Shur, near the eastern border of Egypt.
8He took Agag king of the Amalekites alive, and all his people he totally destroyed with the sword.
9But Saul and the army spared Agag and the best of the sheep and cattle, the fat calves and lambs--everything that was good. These they were unwilling to destroy completely, but everything that was despised and weak they totally destroyed.
La Biblia de las Américas
4Entonces Saúl convocó al pueblo, y los contó en Telaim : doscientos mil soldados de a pie, y diez mil hombres de Judá.
5Saúl fue a la ciudad de Amalec y se emboscó en el valle.
6Y dijo Saúl a los ceneos : Idos, apartaos, descended de entre los amalecitas, para que no os destruya con ellos; porque vosotros mostrasteis misericordia a todos los hijos de Israel cuando subían de Egipto. Y los ceneos se apartaron de entre los amalecitas.
7Saúl derrotó a los amalecitas desde Havila en dirección a Shur, que está al oriente de Egipto.
8Capturó vivo a Agag, rey de los amalecitas, y destruyó por completo a todo el pueblo a filo de espada.
9Pero Saúl y el pueblo perdonaron a Agag, y a lo mejor de las ovejas, de los bueyes, de los animales engordados, de los corderos y de todo lo bueno, y no lo quisieron destruir por completo; pero todo lo despreciable y sin valor lo destruyeron totalmente.
10Entonces vino la palabra del SEÑOR a Samuel, diciendo:
11Me pesa haber hecho rey a Saúl, porque ha dejado de seguirme y no ha cumplido mis mandamientos. Y Samuel se conmovió, y clamó al SEÑOR toda la noche.
12Y se levantó Samuel muy de mañana para ir al encuentro de Saúl; y se le dio aviso a Samuel, diciendo: Saúl se ha ido a Carmel, y he aquí que ha levantado un monumento para sí, y dando la vuelta, ha seguido adelante bajando a Gilgal.
13Entonces Samuel vino a Saúl, y Saúl le dijo: ¡Bendito seas del SEÑOR ! He cumplido el mandamiento del SEÑOR.
14Pero Samuel dijo: ¿Qué es este balido de ovejas en mis oídos y el mugido de bueyes que oigo ?
15Y Saúl respondió: Los han traído de los amalecitas, porque el pueblo perdonó lo mejor de las ovejas y de los bueyes, para sacrificar al SEÑOR tu Dios ; pero lo demás lo destruimos por completo.
Nueva Biblia de las Américas
4Entonces Saúl convocó al pueblo, y los contó en Telaim: 200,000 soldados de a pie, y 10,000 hombres de Judá.
5Saúl fue a la ciudad de Amalec y se emboscó en el valle.
6Y dijo Saúl a los Quenitas: “Váyanse, apártense, desciendan de entre los Amalecitas, para que yo no los destruya junto con ellos; porque ustedes mostraron misericordia a todos los Israelitas cuando subían de Egipto.” Entonces los Quenitas se apartaron de entre los Amalecitas.
7Saúl derrotó a los Amalecitas desde Havila en dirección a Shur, que está al oriente de Egipto.
8Capturó vivo a Agag, rey de los Amalecitas, y destruyó por completo a todo el pueblo a filo de espada.
9Pero Saúl y el pueblo perdonaron a Agag, y lo mejor de las ovejas, de los bueyes, de los animales engordados, de los corderos y de todo lo bueno. No lo quisieron destruir por completo; pero todo lo despreciable y sin valor lo destruyeron totalmente.
10Entonces vino la palabra del SEÑOR a Samuel:
11“Me pesa haber hecho rey a Saúl, porque ha dejado de seguirme y no ha cumplido Mis mandamientos.” Y Samuel se conmovió, y clamó al SEÑOR toda la noche.
12Y se levantó Samuel muy de mañana para ir al encuentro de Saúl; y se le dio aviso a Samuel: Saúl se ha ido a Carmel, donde se ha levantado un monumento para sí, y dando la vuelta, ha seguido adelante bajando a Gilgal.
13Entonces Samuel vino a Saúl, y Saúl le dijo: “¡Bendito seas del SEÑOR! He cumplido el mandamiento del SEÑOR.”
14Pero Samuel dijo: “¿Qué es este balido de ovejas en mis oídos y el mugido de bueyes que oigo?”
15Y Saúl respondió: “Los han traído de los Amalecitas, porque el pueblo perdonó lo mejor de las ovejas y de los bueyes, para sacrificar al SEÑOR tu Dios; pero lo demás lo destruimos por completo.”
Nueva Versión Internacional
4Saúl reunió al ejército y le pasó revista en Telayin: eran doscientos mil soldados de infantería más diez mil soldados de Judá.
5Luego se dirigió a la ciudad de Amalec y tendió una emboscada en el barranco.
6Los quenitas se apartaron de los amalecitas, pues Saúl les dijo: «¡Váyanse de aquí! Salgan y apártense de los amalecitas. Ustedes fueron bondadosos con todos los israelitas cuando ellos salieron de Egipto. Así que no quiero destruirlos a ustedes junto con ellos».
7Saúl atacó a los amalecitas desde Javilá hasta Sur, que está cerca de la frontera de Egipto.
8A Agag, rey de Amalec, lo capturó vivo, pero a todos los habitantes los mató a filo de espada.
9Además de perdonarle la vida al rey Agag, Saúl y su ejército preservaron las mejores ovejas y vacas, los terneros más gordos y, en fin, todo lo que era de valor. Nada de esto quisieron destruir; solo destruyeron lo que era inútil y lo que no servía.
11«Me arrepiento de haber hecho rey a Saúl, pues se ha apartado de mí y no ha llevado a cabo mis instrucciones». Tanto se alteró Samuel que pasó la noche clamando al SEÑOR.
12Por la mañana, muy temprano, se levantó y fue a encontrarse con Saúl, pero le dijeron: «Saúl se fue a Carmel, y allí se erigió un monumento. Luego dio una vuelta y continuó hacia Guilgal».
Reina-Valera 1960
4Saúl, pues, convocó al pueblo y les pasó revista en Telaim, doscientos mil de a pie, y diez mil hombres de Judá.
5Y viniendo Saúl a la ciudad de Amalec, puso emboscada en el valle.
6Y dijo Saúl a los ceneos: Idos, apartaos y salid de entre los de Amalec, para que no os destruya juntamente con ellos; porque vosotros mostrasteis misericordia a todos los hijos de Israel, cuando subían de Egipto. Y se apartaron los ceneos de entre los hijos de Amalec.
7Y Saúl derrotó a los amalecitas desde Havila hasta llegar a Shur, que está al oriente de Egipto.
8Y tomó vivo a Agag rey de Amalec, pero a todo el pueblo mató a filo de espada.
9Y Saúl y el pueblo perdonaron a Agag, y a lo mejor de las ovejas y del ganado mayor, de los animales engordados, de los carneros y de todo lo bueno, y no lo quisieron destruir; mas todo lo que era vil y despreciable destruyeron.
10Y vino palabra de Jehová a Samuel, diciendo:
11Me pesa haber puesto por rey a Saúl, porque se ha vuelto de en pos de mí, y no ha cumplido mis palabras. Y se apesadumbró Samuel, y clamó a Jehová toda aquella noche.
12Madrugó luego Samuel para ir a encontrar a Saúl por la mañana; y fue dado aviso a Samuel, diciendo: Saúl ha venido a Carmel, y he aquí se levantó un monumento, y dio la vuelta, y pasó adelante y descendió a Gilgal.
13Vino, pues, Samuel a Saúl, y Saúl le dijo: Bendito seas tú de Jehová; yo he cumplido la palabra de Jehová.
14Samuel entonces dijo: ¿Pues qué balido de ovejas y bramido de vacas es este que yo oigo con mis oídos?
15Y Saúl respondió: De Amalec los han traído; porque el pueblo perdonó lo mejor de las ovejas y de las vacas, para sacrificarlas a Jehová tu Dios, pero lo demás lo destruimos.
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