New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Samuel 15:23-30

23For rebellionמֶ֔רִיMe.riH4805is as the sinחַטַּאת־cha.tat-H2403ofdivinationקֶ֙סֶם֙ke.semH7081,And insubordinationהַפְצַ֑רhaf.TzarH6484is asiniquityוְאָ֥וֶןve.'A.venH205and idolatryוּתְרָפִ֖יםu.te.ra.FimH8655.Becauseיַ֗עַןYa.'anH3282you have rejectedמָאַ֙סְתָּ֙ma.'As.taH3988the wordדְּבַ֣רde.VarH1697of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,He has also rejectedוַיִּמְאָסְךָ֖vai.yim.'a.se.KhaH3988you from beingkingמִמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ סmi.Me.lekhH4428.”

24Then Saulשָׁא֤וּלsha.'UlH7586saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Samuelשְׁמוּאֵל֙she.mu.'ElH8050, “I have sinnedחָטָ֔אתִיcha.Ta.tiH2398;I have indeedכִּֽי־ki-H3588transgressedעָבַ֥רְתִּי'a.Var.tiH5674thecommandפִּֽי־pi-H6310of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068and your wordsדְּבָרֶ֑יךָde.va.Rei.khaH1697,becauseכִּ֤יkiH3588I fearedיָרֵ֙אתִי֙ya.Re.tiH3372the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971and listenedוָאֶשְׁמַ֖עva.'esh.Ma'H8085to their voiceבְּקוֹלָֽם׃be.ko.LamH6963.

25Nowוְעַתָּ֕הve.'a.TahH6258therefore,pleaseנָ֖אna'H4994pardonH5545my sinחַטָּאתִ֑יcha.ta.TiH2403and returnוְשׁ֣וּבve.ShuvH7725with me, that I may worshipוְאֶֽשְׁתַּחֲוֶ֖הve.'esh.ta.cha.VehH7812the Lordלַֽיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehH3068.”

26But Samuelשְׁמוּאֵל֙she.mu.'ElH8050saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Saulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586, “I will not returnאָשׁ֖וּב'a.ShuvH7725with you; foryou have rejectedמָאַ֙סְתָּה֙ma.'As.tahH3988the wordדְּבַ֣רde.VarH1697of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,and the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068has rejectedוַיִּמְאָסְךָ֣vai.yim.'a.se.KhaH3988you from beingמִהְי֥וֹתmih.YotH1961kingמֶ֖לֶךְMe.lekhH4428overעַל־'al-H5921Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ סYis.ra.'ElH3478.”

27As Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֖לshe.mu.'ElH8050turnedוַיִּסֹּ֥בvai.yi.SoH5437to goלָלֶ֑כֶתla.Le.khetH1980, Saulseizedוַיַּחֲזֵ֥קvai.ya.cha.ZekH2388the edgeבִּכְנַף־bikh.naf-H3671of his robeמְעִיל֖וֹme.'i.LoH4598,and it toreוַיִּקָּרַֽע׃vai.yi.ka.Ra'H7167.

28So Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֔לshe.mu.'ElH8050saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, “The Lordיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068has tornקָרַ֨עka.Ra'H7167the kingdomמַמְלְכ֧וּתmam.le.KhutH4468of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478from you todayהַיּ֑וֹםhai.YomH3117and has givenוּנְתָנָ֕הּu.ne.ta.NahH5414it to your neighborלְרֵעֲךָ֖le.re.'a.KhaH7453,who is betterהַטּ֥וֹבha.TovH2896thanמִמֶּֽךָּ׃mi.Me.kaH4480you.

29Alsoוְגַם֙ve.GamH1571theGloryנֵ֣צַחNe.tzachH5331of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478will not lieיְשַׁקֵּ֖רye.sha.KerH8266or changeH5162His mindH5162;for He is not a manאָדָ֛ם'a.DamH120that He should changeH5162His mindH5162.”

30Then he saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “I have sinnedחָטָ֔אתִיcha.Ta.tiH2398; butpleaseנָ֛אna'H4994honorכַּבְּדֵ֥נִיka.be.De.niH3513me nowעַתָּ֗ה'a.TahH6258beforeנֶ֥גֶדNe.gedH5048the eldersזִקְנֵֽי־zik.nei-H2205of my peopleעַמִּ֖י'a.MiH5971and beforeוְנֶ֣גֶדve.Ne.gedH5048Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,and goH7725backH7725with me,that I may worshipוְהִֽשְׁתַּחֲוֵ֖יתִיve.hish.ta.cha.Vei.tiH7812the Lordלַֽיהוָ֥הla.Yah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶֽיךָ׃'e.lo.Hei.khaH430.”

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