Revised Literal Translation

1 Samuel 15:1-19

1Samuelשְׁמוּאֵל֙she.mu.'ElH8050also saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Saulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586,Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068sentשָׁלַ֤חsha.LachH7971me to anointלִמְשָׁחֳךָ֣lim.sho.cho.KhaH4886thee to bekingלְמֶ֔לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428over his peopleעַמּ֖וֹa.MoH5971,over Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478:now therefore hearkenשְׁמַ֔עshe.Ma'H8085thou unto the voiceלְק֖וֹלle.KolH6963of the wordsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697of Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.

2Thus saithאָמַר֙'a.MarH559Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of Armiesצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,I rememberפָּקַ֕דְתִּיpa.Kad.tiH6485thatwhich Amalekעֲמָלֵ֖ק'a.ma.LekH6002didעָשָׂ֥ה'a.SahH6213to Israelלְיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לle.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,how he laidשָׂ֥םsamH7760waitfor him in the wayבַּדֶּ֔רֶךְba.De.rekhH1870,when he came upבַּעֲלֹת֖וֹba.'a.lo.ToH5927from Egyptמִמִּצְרָֽיִם׃mi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

3Now goH3212and smiteוְהִכִּֽיתָ֜הve.hi.ki.TahH5221Amalekעֲמָלֵ֗ק'a.ma.LekH6002,and utterly destroyוְהַֽחֲרַמְתֶּם֙ve.ha.cha.ram.TemH2763all that they have, and spareתַחְמֹ֖לtach.MolH2550them not; but slayוְהֵמַתָּ֞הve.he.ma.TahH4191both manמֵאִ֣ישׁme.'IshH376and womanאִשָּׁ֗ה'i.ShahH802,infantמֵֽעֹלֵל֙me.'o.LelH5768and sucklingיוֹנֵ֔קyo.NekH3243,oxמִשּׁ֣וֹרmi.ShorH7794and sheepשֶׂ֔הSehH7716,camelמִגָּמָ֖לmi.ga.MalH1581and donkeyחֲמֽוֹר׃ סcha.MorH2543.

4And Saulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586gatheredH8085the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971togetherH8085,and numberedוַֽיִּפְקְדֵם֙vai.yif.ke.DemH6485them in Telaimבַּטְּלָאִ֔יםba.te.la.'ImH2923,two hundredמָאתַ֥יִםma.Ta.yimH3967thousandאֶ֖לֶף'E.lefH505footmenרַגְלִ֑יrag.LiH7273,and tenוַעֲשֶׂ֥רֶתva.'a.Se.retH6235thousandאֲלָפִ֖ים'a.la.FimH505menאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376of Judahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063.

5And Saulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586cameוַיָּבֹ֥אvai.ya.Vo'H935to a cityעִ֣יר'irH5892of Amalekעֲמָלֵ֑ק'a.ma.LekH6002,and laid waitוַיָּ֖רֶבvai.Ya.revH693 H7378in the valleyבַּנָּֽחַל׃ba.Na.chalH5158.

6And Saulשָׁא֣וּלsha.'UlH7586saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto the Kenitesהַקֵּינִ֡יha.kei.NiH7017,GoH3212,departסֻּ֨רוּSu.ruH5493,get you downרְד֜וּre.DuH3381from amongמִתּ֣וֹךְmi.TokhH8432the Amalekitesעֲמָלֵֽק׃'a.ma.LekH6002,lest I destroyאֹֽסִפְךָ֙'o.sif.KhaH622you with them: for ye shewedעָשִׂ֤יתָה'a.Si.tahH6213kindnessחֶ֙סֶד֙che.sedH2617to all the childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,when they came upבַּעֲלוֹתָ֖םba.'a.lo.TamH5927out of Egyptמִמִּצְרָ֑יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714.So the Kenitesקֵינִ֖יkei.NiH7017departedוַיָּ֥סַרvai.Ya.sarH5493from amongמִתּ֥וֹךְmi.TokhH8432the Amalekitesעֲמָלֵקִ֗י'a.mal.KiH6003.

7And Saulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586smoteוַיַּ֥ךְvai.YakhH5221the Amalekitesעֲמָלֵ֑ק'a.ma.LekH6002from Havilahמֵֽחֲוִילָה֙me.cha.vi.LahH2341untilthou comestבּוֹאֲךָ֣bo.'a.KhaH935to Shurשׁ֔וּרShurH7793, that isover againstפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

8And he tookוַיִּתְפֹּ֛שׂvai.yit.PosH8610Agagאֲגַ֥ג'a.GagH90the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of the Amalekitesעֲמָלֵ֖ק'a.ma.LekH6002aliveחָ֑יChaiH2416,and utterly destroyedהֶחֱרִ֥יםhe.che.RimH2763all the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971with the edgeלְפִי־le.fi-H6310of the swordחָֽרֶב׃Cha.revH2719.

9But Saulשָׁא֨וּלsha.'UlH7586and the peopleוְהָעָ֜םve.ha.'AmH5971sparedוַיַּחְמֹל֩vai.yach.MolH2550Agagאֲגָ֗ג'a.GagH90,and the bestמֵיטַ֣בmei.TavH4315of the sheepהַצֹּאן֩ha.tzoNH6629,and of the oxenוְהַבָּקָ֨רve.ha.ba.KarH1241,and of the fatlingsוְהַמִּשְׁנִ֤יםve.ha.mish.NimH4932,and the lambsהַכָּרִים֙ha.ka.RimH3733, and all that wasgoodהַטּ֔וֹבha.TovH2896,and wouldאָב֖וּ'a.VuH14not utterly destroyהַחֲרִימָ֑םha.cha.ri.MamH2763them: but every thingהַמְּלָאכָ֛הha.me.la.KhahH4399that wasvileנְמִבְזָ֥הne.miv.ZahH5240and refuseוְנָמֵ֖סve.na.MesH4549,that they destroyed utterlyהֶחֱרִֽימוּ׃ פhe.che.Ri.muH2763.

10Then came the wordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068unto Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֖לshe.mu.'ElH8050,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

11It repentethנִחַ֗מְתִּיni.Cham.tiH5162me that I have set upהִמְלַ֤כְתִּיhim.Lakh.tiH4427Saulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586to bekingלְמֶ֔לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428:for he is turned backשָׁב֙shavH7725from followingמֵאַֽחֲרַ֔יme.'a.cha.RaiH310me, and hath not performedהֵקִ֑יםhe.KimH6965my commandmentsדְּבָרַ֖יde.va.RaiH1697.And it grievedוַיִּ֙חַר֙vai.Yi.charH2734Samuelלִשְׁמוּאֵ֔לlish.mu.'ElH8050;and he criedוַיִּזְעַ֥קvai.yiz.'AkH2199unto Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068all nightהַלָּֽיְלָה׃ha.La.ye.lahH3915.

12And when Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֛לshe.mu.'ElH8050rose earlyוַיַּשְׁכֵּ֧םvai.yash.KemH7925to meetH7125Saulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586in the morningבַּבֹּ֑קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242,it was toldוַיֻּגַּ֨דvai.yu.GadH5046Samuelלִשְׁמוּאֵ֜לlish.mu.'ElH8050,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559,Saulשָׁא֤וּלsha.'UlH7586cameבָּֽא־ba'-H935to Carmelהַכַּרְמֶ֙לָה֙ha.kar.Me.lahH3760,and, behold, he set him upמַצִּ֥יבma.TzivH5324a placeיָ֔דYadH3027,and is gone aboutוַיִּסֹּב֙vai.yi.SoH5437,and passed onוַֽיַּעֲבֹ֔רvai.ya.'a.VorH5674,and gone downוַיֵּ֖רֶדvai.Ye.redH3381to Gilgalהַגִּלְגָּֽל׃ha.gil.GalH1537.

13And Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֖לshe.mu.'ElH8050cameוַיָּבֹ֥אvai.ya.Vo'H935to Saulשָׁא֑וּלsha.'UlH7586:and Saulשָׁא֗וּלsha.'UlH7586saidוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him, Blessedבָּר֤וּךְba.RukhH1288bethou of Yhwhלַֽיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068:I have performedהֲקִימֹ֖תִיha.ki.Mo.tiH6965the commandmentדְּבַ֥רde.VarH1697of Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

14And Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֔לshe.mu.'ElH8050saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, What meaneththen this bleatingקֽוֹל־kol-H6963of the sheepהַצֹּ֥אןha.TzonH6629in mine earsבְּאָזְנָ֑יbe.'a.ze.NaiH241,and the lowingוְק֣וֹלve.KolH6963of the oxenהַבָּקָ֔רha.ba.KarH1241which I hearשֹׁמֵֽעַ׃sho.Me.a'H8085?

15And Saulשָׁא֜וּלsha.'UlH7586saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,They have broughtהֱבִיא֗וּםhe.vi.'UmH935them from the Amalekitesמֵעֲמָלֵקִ֣יme.'a.mal.KiH6003:for the peopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971sparedחָמַ֤לcha.MalH2550the bestמֵיטַ֤בmei.TavH4315of the sheepהַצֹּאן֙ha.tzoNH6629and of the oxenוְהַבָּקָ֔רve.ha.ba.KarH1241,to sacrificeזְבֹ֖חַze.Vo.achH2076unto Yhwhלַיהוָ֣הla.Yah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430;and the restH3498we have utterly destroyedהֶחֱרַֽמְנוּ׃ סhe.che.Ram.nuH2763.

16Then Samuelשְׁמוּאֵל֙she.mu.'ElH8050saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Saulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586,Stayהֶ֚רֶףHe.refH7503,and I will tellוְאַגִּ֣ידָהve.'a.Gi.dahH5046thee what Yhwhיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068hath saidדִּבֶּ֧רdi.BerH1696to me this nightהַלָּ֑יְלָהha.La.ye.lahH3915.And he saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.yo.me.ruH559unto him, Say onדַּבֵּֽר׃ סda.BerH1696.

17And Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֔לshe.mu.'ElH8050saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, When thou wastlittleקָטֹ֤ןka.TonH6996in thine own sightבְּעֵינֶ֔יךָbe.'ei.Nei.khaH5869, wast thou not madethe headרֹ֛אשׁroshH7218of the tribesשִׁבְטֵ֥יshiv.TeiH7626of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,And Yhwhיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068anointedוַיִּמְשָׁחֲךָ֧vai.yim.sha.cha.KhaH4886thee kingלְמֶ֖לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428over Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478?

18And Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068sentוַיִּשְׁלָחֲךָ֥vai.yish.la.cha.KhaH7971thee on a journeyבְּדָ֑רֶךְbe.Da.rekhH1870,and saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,GoH3212and utterly destroyוְהַחֲרַמְתָּ֞הve.ha.cha.ram.TahH2763the sinnersהַֽחַטָּאִים֙ha.cha.ta.'ImH2400the Amalekitesעֲמָלֵ֔ק'a.ma.LekH6002,and fightוְנִלְחַמְתָּ֣ve.nil.cham.TaH3898against them until they be consumedכַּלּוֹתָ֖םka.lo.TamH3615.

19Wherefore then didst thou not obeyשָׁמַ֖עְתָּsha.Ma'.taH8085the voiceבְּק֣וֹלbe.KolH6963of Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,but didst flyוַתַּ֙עַט֙va.Ta.'atH5860upon the spoilהַשָּׁלָ֔לha.sha.LalH7998,and didstוַתַּ֥עַשׂva.Ta.'asH6213evilהָרַ֖עha.Ra'H7451in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֥יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068?

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