Cursed are those who refuse to do the Lord’s work, who hold back their swords from shedding blood!

懒惰为耶和华行事的，必受咒诅；禁止刀剑不经血的，必受咒诅。”

懒惰不肯为耶和华做事的，必受诅咒；禁止刀剑不见血的，必受诅咒。

懒惰不肯为耶和华做事的，必受诅咒；禁止刀剑不见血的，必受诅咒。

不殷勤地为耶和华做工，不挥刀斩杀摩押人的必受咒诅。

不努力去作耶和华的工作的，该受咒诅；不使自己的刀剑见血的，应受咒诅。

懶惰為耶和華行事的，必受咒詛；禁止刀劍不經血的，必受咒詛。）

懶惰不肯為耶和華做事的，必受詛咒；禁止刀劍不見血的，必受詛咒。

懶惰不肯為耶和華做事的，必受詛咒；禁止刀劍不見血的，必受詛咒。

不殷勤地為耶和華做工，不揮刀斬殺摩押人的必受咒詛。

不努力去作耶和華的工作的，該受咒詛；不使自己的刀劍見血的，應受咒詛。

『鬆懈懈而作永恆主之工的、必受咒詛；抑制刀劍不去插血的、必受咒詛。

作耶和華之工而草率者、可詛也、凡阻其刃不經血者、亦可詛也、

人加害於摩押、耶和華使之然、若有怠志、刃弗飲血、禍必不遠。

代主行事懈怠者、當受咒詛、禁刃飲血者、當受咒詛、

“ A curse on anyone who is lax in doing the Lord’s work! A curse on anyone who keeps their sword from bloodshed!

“ May anyone who is lazy when they do the Lord’ s work be under my curse! May anyone who keeps their sword from killing be under my curse!

“ Cursed is he who does the work of the Lord with slackness, and cursed is he who keeps back his sword from bloodshed.

The one who does the LORD’s business deceitfully is cursed, and the one who withholds his sword from bloodshed is cursed.

Cursed is the one who does the Lord’s work negligently, And cursed is the one who restrains his sword from blood.

Cursed is he who does the work of the Lord deceitfully, And cursed is he who keeps back his sword from blood.

Cursed be he that doeth the work of Jehovah negligently; and cursed be he that keepeth back his sword from blood.

The one who does the Lord’s business deceitfully is cursed, and the one who withholds his sword from bloodshed is cursed.

Cursed[ be] he that doeth the work of the LORD deceitfully, and cursed[ be] he that keepeth back his sword from blood.

A curse on anyone who is lax in doing the LORD’s work! A curse on anyone who keeps from carrying out his destruction!

“ Cursed is he who does the work of Yahweh negligently; and cursed is he who keeps back his sword from blood.

The prophet said to him,“ This is what the Lord says: Because you have spared the man I said must be destroyed, now you must die in his place, and your people will die instead of his people.”

Now go and completely destroy the entire Amalekite nation— men, women, children, babies, cattle, sheep, goats, camels, and donkeys.”

Saul 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.

‘ Let the people of Meroz be cursed,’ said the angel of the Lord.‘ Let them be utterly cursed, because they did not come to help the Lord— to help the Lord against the mighty warriors.’

But Moses was furious with all the generals and captains who had returned from the battle.“ Why have you let all the women live?” he demanded.“ These are the very ones who followed Balaam’s advice and caused the people of Israel to rebel against the Lord at Mount Peor. They are the ones who caused the plague to strike the Lord’s people.So kill all the boys and all the women who have had intercourse with a man.Only the young girls who are virgins may live; you may keep them for yourselves.

The Lord has opened his armory and brought out weapons to vent his fury. The terror that falls upon the Babylonians will be the work of the Sovereign Lord of Heaven’s Armies.

But the man of God was angry with him.“ You should have struck the ground five or six times!” he exclaimed.“ Then you would have beaten Aram until it was entirely destroyed. Now you will be victorious only three times.”

When Samuel finally found him, Saul greeted him cheerfully.“ May the Lord bless you,” he said.“ I have carried out the Lord’s command!”“ Then what is all the bleating of sheep and goats and the lowing of cattle I hear?” Samuel demanded.“ It’s true that the army spared the best of the sheep, goats, and cattle,” Saul admitted.“ But they are going to sacrifice them to the Lord your God. We have destroyed everything else.”Then Samuel said to Saul,“ Stop! Listen to what the Lord told me last night!”“ What did he tell you?” Saul asked.And Samuel told him,“ Although you may think little of yourself, are you not the leader of the tribes of Israel? The Lord has anointed you king of Israel.And the Lord sent you on a mission and told you,‘ Go and completely destroy the sinners, the Amalekites, until they are all dead.’Why haven’t you obeyed the Lord? Why did you rush for the plunder and do what was evil in the Lord’s sight?”“ But I did obey the Lord,” Saul insisted.“ I carried out the mission he gave me. I brought back King Agag, but I destroyed everyone else.Then my troops brought in the best of the sheep, goats, cattle, and plunder to sacrifice to the Lord your God in Gilgal.”But Samuel replied,“ What is more pleasing to the Lord: your burnt offerings and sacrifices or your obedience to his voice? Listen! Obedience is better than sacrifice, and submission is better than offering the fat of rams.Rebellion is as sinful as witchcraft, and stubbornness as bad as worshiping idols. So because you have rejected the command of the Lord, he has rejected you as king.”Then Saul admitted to Samuel,“ Yes, I have sinned. I have disobeyed your instructions and the Lord’s command, for I was afraid of the people and did what they demanded.But now, please forgive my sin and come back with me so that I may worship the Lord.”But Samuel replied,“ I will not go back with you! Since you have rejected the Lord’s command, he has rejected you as king of Israel.”As Samuel turned to go, Saul tried to hold him back and tore the hem of his robe.And Samuel said to him,“ The Lord has torn the kingdom of Israel from you today and has given it to someone else— one who is better than you.And he who is the Glory of Israel will not lie, nor will he change his mind, for he is not human that he should change his mind!”Then Saul pleaded again,“ I know I have sinned. But please, at least honor me before the elders of my people and before Israel by coming back with me so that I may worship the Lord your God.”So Samuel finally agreed and went back with him, and Saul worshiped the Lord.Then Samuel said,“ Bring King Agag to me.” Agag arrived full of hope, for he thought,“ Surely the worst is over, and I have been spared!”But Samuel said,“ As your sword has killed the sons of many mothers, now your mother will be childless.” And Samuel cut Agag to pieces before the Lord at Gilgal.Then Samuel went home to Ramah, and Saul returned to his house at Gibeah of Saul.Samuel never went to meet with Saul again, but he mourned constantly for him. And the Lord was sorry he had ever made Saul king of Israel.

“ Now, O sword of the Lord, when will you be at rest again? Go back into your sheath; rest and be still.