1 Kingdoms 15

Old Testament · Brenton Septuagint with Greek parallel

1 Kingdoms 15

1And Samuel said to Saul, The Lord sent me to anoint you king over Israel: and now hear the voice of the Lord.Καὶ εἶπε Σαμουὴλ πρὸς Σαοὺλ, ἐμὲ ἀπέστειλε Κύριος χρίσαί σε εἰς βασιλεα ἐπὶ Ἰσραήλ· καὶ νῦν ἄκουε τῆς φωνῆς Κυρίου.

2Thus said the Lord of hosts, Now will I take vengeance for what Amalec did to Israel, when he met him in the way as he came up out of Egypt.Τάδε εἶπε Κύριος σαβαὼθ, νῦν ἐκδικήσω ἃ ἐποίησεν ʼΑμαλὴκ τῷ Ἰσραὴλ, ὡς ἀπήντησεν αὐτῷ ἐν τῇ ὁδῷ ἀναβαίνοντος αὐτοῦ ἐξ Αἰγύπτου.

3And now go, and you shall strike Amalec and * Hierim and all that belongs to him, and you shall not save anything of him alive, but you shall utterly destroy him: and you shall devote him and all his to destruction, and you shall spare nothing belonging to him; and you shall kill both man and woman, and infant and suckling, and calf and sheep, and camel and ass.Καὶ νῦν πορεύου, καὶ πατάξεις τὸν ʼΑμαλὴκ καὶ Ἱερὶμ καὶ πάντα τὰ αὐτοῦ, καὶ οὐ περιποιήσῃ ἐξ αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἐξολοθρεύσεις αὐτόν· καὶ ἀναθεματιεῖς αὐτὸν καὶ πάντα τὰ αὐτοῦ, καὶ οὐ φείσῃ ἀπʼ αὐτοῦ· καὶ ἀποκτενεῖς ἀπὸ ἀνδρὸς καὶ ἕως γυναικὸς, καὶ ἀπὸ νηπίου ἕως θηλάζοντος, καὶ ἀπὸ μόσχου ἕως προβάτου, καὶ ἀπὸ καμήλου ἕως ὄνου.

4And Saul summoned the people, and he † numbered them in Galgala, four hundred thousand ‡ regular troops, and Juda thirty thousand regular troops.Καὶ παρήγγειλε Σαοὺλ τῷ λαῷ, καὶ ἐπισκέπτεται αὐτοὺς ἐν Γαλγάλοις τετρακοσίας χιλιάδας ταγμάτων, καὶ τὸν Ἰούδαν τριάκοντα χιλιάδας ταγμάτων.

5And Saul came to the cities of Amalec, and laid wait in the § valley.Καὶ ἦλθε Σαοὺλ ἕως τῶν πόλεων ʼΑμαλὴκ, καὶ ἐνήδρευσεν ἐν τῷ χειμάῤῥῳ.

6And Saul said to the Kinite, Go, and depart out of the midst of the Amalekites, lest I put you with them; for you dealt mercifully with the children of Israel when they went up out of Egypt. So the Kinite departed from the midst of Amalec.Καὶ εἶπε Σαοὺλ πρὸς τὸν Κιναῖον, ἄπελθε καὶ ἔκκλινον ἐκ μέσου τοῦ ʼΑμαληκίτου, μὴ προσθῶ σε μετʼ αὐτοῦ, καὶ σὺ ἐποίησας ἔλεος μετὰ τῶν υἱῶν Ἰσραὴλ, ἐν τῷ ἀναβαίνειν αὐτοὺς ἐξ Αἰγύπτου· καὶ ἐξέκλινεν ὁ Κιναῖος ἐκ μέσου ʼΑμαλήκ.

7And Saul struck Amalec from Evilat to Sur fronting Egypt.Καὶ ἐπάταξε Σαοὺλ τὸν Ἀμαλὴκ ἀπὸ Εὐειλὰτ ἕως Σοὺρ ἐπὶ προσώπου Αἰγύπτου.

8And he took Agag the king of Amalec alive, and he killed all the people and ** Hierim with the edge of the sword.Καὶ συνέλαβε τὸν ʼΑγὰγ βασιλέα ʼΑμαλὴκ ζῶντα, καὶ πάντα τὸν λαὸν καὶ Ἱερὶμ ἀπέκτεινεν ἐν στόματι ῥομφαίας.

9And Saul and all the people saved Agag alive, and the †† best of the flocks, and of the herds, and of the fruits, of the vineyards, and of all the good things; and they would not destroy them: but every worthless and refuse ‡‡ thing they destroyed.Καὶ περιεποιήσατο Σαοὺλ καὶ πᾶς ὁ λαὸς τὸν ʼΑγὰγ ζῶντα, καὶ τὰ ἀγαθὰ τῶν ποιμνίων, καὶ τῶν βουκολίων, καὶ τῶν ἐδεσμάτων καὶ τῶν ἀμπελώνων, καὶ πάντων τῶν ἀγαθῶν, καὶ οὐκ ἐβούλοντο ἐξολοθρεῦσαι αὐτά· καὶ πᾶν ἔργον ἠτιμωμένον καὶ ἐξουδενωμένον ἐξωλόθρευσαν.

10And the word of the Lord came to Samuel, saying,Καὶ ἐγενήθη ῥῆμα Κυρίου πρὸς Σαμουὴλ, λέγων,

11I have §§ repented that I have made Saul to be king: for he has turned back from following me, and has not kept my word. And Samuel was grieved, and cried to the Lord all night.παρακέκλημαι ὅτι ἐβασίλευσα τὸν Σαοὺλ εἰς βασιλέα, ὅτι ἀπέστρεψεν ἀπὸ ὄπισθέ μου, καὶ τοὺς λόγους μου οὐκ ἐτήρησε· καὶ ἠθύμησε Σαμουὴλ, καὶ ἐβόησε πρὸς Κύριον ὅλην τὴν νύκτα.

12And Samuel rose early and went to meet Israel in the morning, and it was told *** Saul, ††† saying, Samuel has come to Carmel, and he has ‡‡‡ raised up help for himself: and he turned his chariot, and came down to Galgala to Saul; and, behold, he was offering up a whole burnt offering to the Lord, the chief of the spoils which he brought out of Amalec.Καὶ ὤρθρισε Σαμουὴλ, καὶ ἐπορεύθη εἰς ἀπάντησιν Ἰσραὴλ το πρωΐ· καὶ ἀπηγγέλη τῷ Σαοὺλ, λέγοντες ἥκει Σαμουὴλ εἰς Κάρμηλον, καὶ ἀνέστακεν αὐτῷ χεῖρα· καὶ ἐπέστρεψε τὸ ἅρμα, καὶ κατέβη εἰς Γάλγαλα πρὸς Σαούλ, καὶ ἰδοὺ αὐτὸς ἀνέφερεν ὁλοκαύτωσιν τῷ Κυρίῳ, τὰ πρῶτα τῶν σκύλων ἤνεγκεν ἐξ ʼΑμαλήκ.

13And Samuel came to Saul: and Saul said to him, Blessed are you §§§ of the Lord: I have * performed all that the Lord said.Καὶ παρεγένετο Σαμουὴλ πρὸς Σαούλ· καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῷ Σαοὺλ, εὐλογητὸς σὺ τῷ Κυρίῳ· ἔστησα πάντα ὅσα ἐλάλησε Κύριος.

14And Samuel said, What then is the † bleating of this flock in my ears, and the sound of the oxen which I hear?Καὶ εἶπε Σαμουὴλ, καὶ τίς ἡ φωνὴ τοῦ ποιμνίου τούτου ἐν τοῖς ὠσί μου, καὶ φωνὴ τῶν βοῶν ἣν ἐγὼ ἀκούω;

15And Saul said, I have brought them out of Amalec, that which the people preserved, even the best of the sheep, and of the cattle, that it might be sacrificed to the Lord your God, and the rest have I utterly destroyed.Καὶ εἶπε Σαούλ, ἐξ ʼΑμαλὴκ ἤνεγκα αὐτά, ἃ περιεποιήσατο ὁ λαός, τὰ κράτιστα τοῦ ποιμνίου, καὶ τῶν βοῶν, ὅπως τυθῇ Κυρίῳ τῷ Θεῷ σου, καὶ τὰ λοιπὰ ἐξωλόθρευσα.

16And Samuel said to Saul, Stay, and I will tell you what the Lord has said to me this night: and he said to him, Say on.Καὶ εἶπε Σαμουὴλ πρὸς Σαοὺλ, ἄνες, καὶ ἀπαγγελῶ σοι ἃ ἐλάλησε Κύριος πρὸς μὲ τὴν νύκτα· καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῷ, λάλησον.

17And Samuel said to Saul, Are you not little in his eyes, though a leader of ‡ one of the tribes of Israel? and yet the Lord anointed you to be king over Israel.Καὶ εἶπε Σαμουὴλ πρὸς Σαούλ, οὐχὶ μικρὸς εἶ σὺ ἐνώπιον αὐτοῦ, ἡγούμενος σκήπτρου φυλῆς Ἰσραήλ; καὶ ἔχρισέ σε Κύριος εἰς βασιλέα ἐπὶ Ἰσραήλ.

18And the Lord sent you on a journey, and said to you, Go, and utterly destroy: you shall kill the sinners against me, even the Amalekites; and you shall war against them until you have consumed them.Καὶ ἀπέστειλέ σε Κύριος ἐν ὁδῷ, καὶ εἶπέ σοι, πορεύθητι, καὶ ἐξολόθρευσον· ἀνελεῖς τοὺς ἁμαρτάνοντας εἰς ἐμέ, τὸν Ἀμαλὴκ, καὶ πολεμήσεις αὐτοὺς ἕως συντελέσῃς αὐτούς.

19And why did not you listen to the voice of the Lord, but did haste to fasten upon the spoils, and did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord?Καὶ ἱνατί οὐκ ἤκουσας φωνῆς Κυρίου, ἀλλʼ ὥρμησας τοῦ θέσθαι ἐπὶ τὰ σκῦλα, καὶ ἐποίησας τὸ πονηρὸν ἐνώπιον Κυρίου;

20And Saul said to Samuel, Because I listened to the voice of the people: yet I went the way by which the Lord sent me, and I brought Agag the king of Amalec, and I destroyed Amalec.Καὶ εἶπε Σαοὺλ πρὸς Σαμουὴλ, διὰ τὸ ἀκοῦσαί με τῆς φωνῆς τοῦ λαοῦ, καὶ ἐπορεύθην τῇ ὁδῷ ᾗ ἀπέστειλέ με Κύριος, καὶ ἤγαγον τὸν ʼΑγὰγ βασιλέα ʼΑμαλὴκ, καὶ τὸν ʼΑμαλὴκ ἐξωλόθρευσα.

21But the people took of the spoils the best flocks and herds out of that which was destroyed, to sacrifice before the Lord our God in Galgal.Καὶ ἔλαβεν ὁ λαὸς τῶν σκύλων ποίμνια καὶ βουκόλια τὰ πρῶτα τοῦ ἐξολοθρεύματος, θύσαι ἐνώπιον Κυρίου Θεοῦ ἡμῶν ἐν Γαλγάλοις.

22And Samuel said, Does the Lord take pleasure in whole burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in hearing the words of the Lord? behold, obedience is better than a good sacrifice, and hearkening than the fat of rams.Καὶ εἶπε Σαμουήλ, εἰ θελητὸν τῷ Κυρίῳ ὁλοκαυτώματα καὶ θυσίας, ὡς τὸ ἀκοῦσαι φωνῆς Κυρίου; ἰδοὺ ἀκοὴ ὑπὲρ θυσίαν ἀγαθὴν, καὶ ἡ ἐπακρόασις ὑπὲρ στέαρ κριῶν.

23For sin is as divination; idols bring on pain and grief. Because you have rejected the word of the Lord, the Lord also shall reject you from being king over Israel.Ὅτι ἁμαρτία οἰώνισμά ἐστιν, ὀδύνην καὶ πόνονς θεραφὶν ἐπάγουσιν· ὅτι ἐξουδένωσας τὸ ῥῆμα Κυρίου, καὶ ἐξουδενώσει σε Κύριος μὴ εἶναι βασιλέα ἐπὶ Ἰσραήλ.

24And Saul said to Samuel, I have sinned, in that I have transgressed the word of the Lord and your direction; for I feared the people, and I listened to their voice.Καὶ εἶπε Σαοὺλ πρὸς Σαμουὴλ, ἡμάρτηκα, ὅτι παρέβην τὸν λόγον Κυρίου καὶ τὸ ῥῆμά σου, ὅτι ἐφοβήθην τὸν λαὸν, καὶ ἤκουσα τῆς φωνῆς αὐτῶν.

25And now remove, I pray you, my sin, and turn back with me, and I will worship the Lord your God.Καὶ νῦν ἆρον δὴ τὸ ἁμάρτημά μου, καὶ ἀνάστρεψον μετʼ ἐμοῦ, καὶ προσκυνήσω Κυρίῳ τῷ Θεῷ σου.

26And Samuel said to Saul, I will not turn back with you, for you have rejected the word of the Lord, and the Lord will reject you from being king over Israel.Καὶ εἶπε Σαμουὴλ πρὸς Σαοὺλ, οὐκ ἀναστρέφω μετὰ σοῦ; ὅτι ἐξουδένωσας τὸ ῥῆμα Κυρίου, καὶ ἐξουδενώσει σε Κύριος τοῦ μὴ εἶναι βασιλέα ἐπὶ τὸν Ἰσραήλ.

27And Samuel turned his face to depart, and Saul caught hold of the skirt of his § garment, and tore it.Καὶ ἐπέστρεψε Σαμουὴλ τὸ πρόσωπον αὐτοῦ τοῦ ἀπελθεῖν, καὶ ἐκράτησε Σαοὺλ τοῦ πτερυγίου τῆς διπλοΐδος αὐτοῦ, καὶ διέῤῥηξεν αὐτό.

28And Samuel said to him, The Lord has torn your kingdom from Israel out of your hand this day, and will give it to your neighbor who is better than you.Καὶ εἶπε πρὸς αὐτὸν Σαμουὴλ, διέῤῥηξε Κύριος τὴν βασιλείαν σου ἀπὸ Ἰσραὴλ ἐκ χείρος σου σήμερον, καὶ δώσει αὐτὴν τῷ πλησίον σου τῷ ἀγαθῷ ὑπὲρ σέ·

29And ** Israel shall be divided to two: and God will not turn nor repent, for he is not as a man to repent.Καὶ διαιρεθήσεται Ἰσραὴλ εἰς δύο, καὶ οὐκ ἀποστρέψει οὐδὲ μετανοήσει, ὅτι οὐχ ὡς ἄνθρωπός ἐστι τοῦ μετανοῆσαι αὐτός.

30And Saul said, I have sinned; yet honor me, I pray you, before the elders of Israel, and before my people; and turn back with me, and I will worship the Lord your God.Καὶ εἶπε Σαοὺλ, ἡμάρτηκα, ἀλλὰ δόξασόν με δὴ ἐνώπιον πρεσβυτέρων Ἰσραὴλ καὶ ἐνώπιον λαοῦ μου, καὶ ἀνάστρεψον μετʼ ἐμοῦ, καὶ προσκυνήσω Κυρίῳ τῷ Θεῷ σου.

31So Samuel turned back after Saul, and he worshipped the Lord.Καὶ ἀνέστρεψε Σαμουὴλ ὀπίσω Σαοὺλ, καὶ προσεκύνησε τῷ Κυρίῳ.

32And Samuel said, Bring me Agag the king of Amalec: and Agag came to him trembling; and Agag said ††Is death thus bitter?Καὶ εἶπε Σαμουὴλ, προσαγάγετέ μοι τὸν ʼΑγὰγ βασιλέα ʼΑμαλήκ· καὶ προσῆλθε πρὸς αὐτὸν ʼΑγὰγ τρέμων· καὶ εἶπεν ʼΑγὰγ, εἰ οὕτω πικρὸς ὁ θάνατος.

33And Samuel said to Agag, As your sword has bereaved women of their children, so shall your mother be made childless among women: and Samuel killed Agag before the Lord in Galgal.Καὶ εἶπε Σαμουὴλ πρὸς ʼΑγὰγ, καθότι ἠτέκνωσε γυναῖκας ἡ ῥομφαία σου, οὕτως ἀτεκνωθήσεται ἐκ γυναικῶν ἡ μήτηρ σου· καὶ ἔσφαξε Σαμουὴλ τὸν ʼΑγὰγ ἐνώπιον Κυρίου ἐν Γαλγάλ.

34And Samuel departed to Armathaim, and Saul went up to his house at Gabaa.Καὶ ἀπῆλθε Σαμουὴλ εἰς ʼΑρμαθαίμ· καὶ Σαοὺλ ἀνέβη εἰς τὸν οἶκον αὐτοῦ εἰς Γαβαά.

35And Samuel did not see Saul again till the day of his death, for Samuel mourned after Saul, and the Lord repented that he had made Saul king over Israel.Καὶ οὐ προσέθετο ἔτι Σαμουὴλ ἰδεῖν τὸν Σαοὺλ ἕως ἡμέρας θανάτου αὐτοῦ, ὅτι ἐπένθει Σαμουὴλ ἐπὶ Σαοὺλ, καὶ Κύριος μετεμελήθη ὅτι ἐβασίλευσε τὸν Σαοὺλ ἐπὶ Ἰσραήλ.

Translator's Notes

These notes come from the printed edition of Sir Lancelot Brenton's classic English translation of the Septuagint (LXX), and record where the Greek differs from the English rendering or admits more than one reading.

• v. 3*See v 8.
• v. 4†Gr. numbers.
• v. 4‡Gr. of ranks.
• v. 5§Gr. brook.
• v. 8**This is strangely given as the rendering of החריס 'he destroyed.'
• v. 9††Gr. good.
• v. 9‡‡Gr. work.
• v. 11§§Gr. 'been comforted.' The word has been rendered the same way before.
• v. 12***Heb. and Alex. Samuel.
• v. 12†††Heb. and Alex. Saul.
• v. 12‡‡‡Lit. set up a hand.
• v. 13§§§Gr. to the Lord.
• v. 13*Gr. established.
• v. 14†Gr. voice.
• v. 17‡Gr. staff of a tribe. A double rendering of שבט i.e. both staff and tribe.
• v. 27§Gr. doublet, or mantle.
• v. 29**Wide variation from the Heb.
• v. 32††Or, 'If it be thus, bitter is death.'