Chapter 15

[] Eipe de Samouhl proV ton Saoul, Eme apesteilen o KurioV na se crisw basilea epi ton laon autou, epi ton Israhl× twra loipon akouson thV fwnhV twn logwn tou Kuriou.

Outw legei o KurioV twn dunamewn× Qelw ekdikhsei osa ekamen o Amalhk eiV ton Israhl, oti antestaqh eiV auton en th odw, ote anebainen ex Aiguptou×

upage twra kai pataxon ton Amalhk, kai exoloqreuson pan o, ti ecei kai mh feisqhV autouV× alla qanatwson kai andra kai gunaika kai paidion kai qhlazon kai boun kai probaton kai kamhlon kai onon.

Kai o Saoul ekalese ton laon kai aphriqmhsen autouV en Telaim, diakosiaV ciliadaV pezwn kai deka ciliadaV andrwn Iouda.

Kai hlqen o Saoul ewV thV polewV tou Amalhk kai enedreusen en th faraggi.

Kai eipen o Saoul proV touV KenaiouV, Upagete, anacwrhsate, katabhte ek mesou twn Amalhkitwn, dia na mh saV sumperilabw met' autwn× dioti seiV edeixate eleoV eiV pantaV touV uiouV Israhl, ote anebainon ex Aiguptou. Kai anecwrhsan oi Kenaioi ek mesou twn Amalhkitwn.

Kai epataxen o Saoul touV AmalhkitaV apo Abila ewV thV eisodou Sour, thV kata proswpon Aiguptou.

Kai sunelaben Agag ton basilea twn Amalhkitwn zwnta, panta de ton laon exwloqreusen en stomati macairaV.

Plhn efeisqh o Saoul kai o laoV ton Agag kai ta kalhtera twn probatwn kai twn bown kai twn deutereuontwn kai twn arniwn kai pantoV agaqou, kai den hqelon na exoloqreuswsin auta× alla pan to euteleV kai exoudenwmenon, ekeino exwloqreusan.

[] Tote egeine logoV Kuriou proV ton Samouhl, legwn,

Metemelhqhn oti ekama ton Saoul basilea× dioti estrafh apo opisqen mou kai touV logouV mou den exetelese. Kai touto eluphse ton Samouhl, kai ebohse proV ton Kurion di' olhV thV nuktoV.

Kai ote exhgerqh o Samouhl enwriV dia na upagh eiV sunanthsin tou Saoul to prwi, anhggeilan proV ton Samouhl, legonteV, O Saoul hlqen eiV ton Karmhlon, kai idou, anhgeiren eiV eauton tropaion× epeita estrafh kai dieperase kai katebh eiV Galgala.

Kai uphgen o Samouhl proV ton Saoul× kai eipen o Saoul proV auton, EuloghmenoV na hsai para tou Kuriou× exetelesa ton logon tou Kuriou.

Eipe de o Samouhl, Kai tiV h fwnh auth twn probatwn eiV ta wta mou, kai h fwnh twn bown, thn opoian akouw;

Kai eipen o Saoul, Ek twn Amalhkitwn eferan auta× dioti o laoV efeisqh ta kalhtera twn probatwn kai twn bown, dia na qusiash eiV Kurion ton Qeon sou× ta de loipa exwloqreusamen.

Tote eipen o Samouhl proV ton Saoul, AfeV, kai qelw apaggeilei proV se ti elalhsen o KurioV eiV eme thn nukta. O de eipe proV auton, Lege.

Kai eipen o Samouhl, Enw su hso mikroV emprosqen twn ofqalmwn sou, den egeineV h kefalh twn fulwn tou Israhl, kai se ecrisen o KurioV basilea epi ton Israhl;

kai se esteilen o KurioV eiV thn odon kai eipen, Upage kai exoloqreuson touV amartanontaV eiV eme, touV AmalhkitaV, kai polemhson enantion autwn ewsou exafanishV autouV×

dia ti loipon den uphkousaV thV fwnhV tou Kuriou, all' wrmhsaV epi ta lafura kai epraxaV to kakon enwpion tou Kuriou;

Kai eipen o Saoul proV ton Samouhl, Nai, uphkousa thV fwnhV tou Kuriou kai uphga eiV thn odon eiV thn opoian o KurioV me apesteile kai efera ton Agag ton basilea tou Amalhk, touV de AmalhkitaV exwloqreusa×

o laoV omwV elaben ek twn lafurwn probata kai boaV, ta kalhtera apo twn aphgoreumenwn, dia na qusiash eiV Kurion ton Qeon sou en GalgaloiV.

Kai eipen o Samouhl, MhpwV o KurioV aresketai eiV ta olokautwmata kai eiV taV qusiaV, kaqwV eiV to na upakouwmen thV fwnhV tou Kuriou; idou, h upotagh einai kalhtera para thn qusian× h upakoh, para to pacoV twn kriwn×

dioti h apeiqeia einai kaqwV to amarthma thV mageiaV× kai to peisma, kaqwV h asebeia kai eidwlolatreia× epeidh su aperriyaV ton logon tou Kuriou, dia touto kai autoV aperriye se apo tou na hsai basileuV.

[] Kai eipen o Saoul proV ton Samouhl, Hmarthsa× dioti parebhn to prostagma tou Kuriou kai touV logouV sou, fobhqeiV ton laon kai upakousaV eiV thn fwnhn autwn×

twra loipon sugcwrhson, parakalw, to amarthma mou kai epistreyon met' emou, dia na proskunhsw ton Kurion.

O de Samouhl eipe proV ton Saoul, Den qelw epistreyei meta sou× dioti aperriyaV ton logon tou Kuriou, kai o KurioV aperriye se apo tou na hsai basileuV epi ton Israhl.

Kai kaqwV estrafh o Samouhl dia na anacwrhsh, ekeinoV epiasen auton apo tou kraspedou tou imatiou autou× kai exescisqh.

Kai eipe proV auton o Samouhl, Exescisen h KurioV thn basileian tou Israhl apo sou shmeron kai edwken authn eiV ton plhsion sou, ton kalhteron sou×

oude qelei yeusqh o IscuroV tou Israhl oude metamelhqh× dioti outoV den einai anqrwpoV, wste na metamelhqh.

O de eipen, Hmarthsa× alla timhson me twra, parakalw, emprosqen twn presbuterwn tou laou mou kai emprosqen tou Israhl, kai epistreyon met' emou, dia na proskunhsw Kurion ton Qeon sou.

Kai epestreyen o Samouhl katopin tou Saoul kai prosekunhsen o Saoul ton Kurion.

[] Tote eipen o Samouhl, Ferete moi entauqa Agag ton basilea twn Amalhkitwn. Kai hlqe proV auton o Agag carientwV× dioti elegen o Agag, BebaiwV h pikria tou qanatou eperasen.

O de Samouhl eipe, KaqwV hteknwse gunaikaV h romfaia sou, outw qelei ateknwqh metaxu twn gunaikwn h mhthr sou. Kai katekoyen o Samouhl ton Agag enwpion tou Kuriou en GalgaloiV.

Tote anecwrhsen o Samouhl eiV Rama× o de Saoul anebh eiV ton oikon autou, eiV Gabaa Saoul.

O de Samouhl den eide pleon ton Saoul ewV thV hmeraV tou qanatou autou× epenqhsen omwV o Samouhl dia ton Saoul. Kai o KurioV metemelhqh oti ekame ton Saoul basilea epi ton Israhl.