1 Samuel 15:22 — all translations

American Standard Version (1901)

And Samuel said, Hath Jehovah as great delight in burnt-offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of Jehovah? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to hearken than the fat of rams.

ASV Byzantine Text

And Samuel said, Hath Jehovah as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of Jehovah? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to hearken than the fat of rams.

Asang Khongca Bible

Toe Samuel mah, Angraeng ih lok tahngai pongah, hmai angbawnhaih hoi hmuen paekhaih to Angraeng mah koeh kue maw? Khenah, hmuenpaekhaih pongah a koehhaih pazui to hoih kue, lok tahngaihaih loe kathawk hruk tuunawk pongah hoih kue.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible w/ Strongs

Te dongah Samuel loh, “Hmueihhlutnah he BOEIPA ol hnatun bangla hmueihhlutnah neh hmueih dongah BOEIPA te hmae a? Olngai he hmueih lakah, hnatung ham he tutal kah a tha lakah then ngai.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible 2019

Te dongah Samuel loh , “Hmueihhlutnah he BOEIPA ol hnatun bangla hmueihhlutnah neh hmueih dongah BOEIPA te hmae a? Olngai he hmueih lakah, hnatung ham he tutal kah a tha lakah then ngai.

Hawaiian Bible 1868

I aku la o Samuela, Ua like anei ka oluolu o Iehova i na mohaikuni, a i na alana, me ka hoolohe ana i ka leo o Iehova? Aia hoi, ua oi aku ka pono o ka hoolohe ana, mamua o ka mohai, a o ka maliu ana, mamua o ka momona o na hipakane.

English Berean Standard Bible

But Samuel declared: “Does the LORD delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices as much as in obedience to His voice? Behold, obedience is better than sacrifice, and attentiveness is better than the fat of rams.

Haitian Creole Bible 1985

Lè sa a, Samyèl di l' konsa: -Dapre ou, kisa Seyè a pito: yon moun k'ap ofri bèt pou boule nan dife, k'ap fè tout kalite ofrann bèt pou li, osinon yon moun k'ap fè sa li di l' fè a? Konn sa tande! Pito yon moun fè sa Seyè a di l' fè a pase pou l' touye bèt ofri pou Bondye. Pito yon moun soumèt devan Bondye pase pou l' ofri bèl belye chatre pou Seyè a.

Clementine Vulgate 1598

Et ait Samuel: Numquid vult Dominus holocausta et victimas, et non potius ut obediatur voci Domini? melior est enim obedientia quam victimæ, et auscultare magis quam offerre adipem arietum.

Bible in Basic English

And Samuel said, Has the Lord as much delight in offerings and burned offerings as in the doing of his orders? Truly, to do his pleasure is better than to make offerings, and to give ear to him than the fat of sheep.

French: Bible J.N. Darby

Et Samuel dit : L’ Éternel prend-il plaisir aux holocaustes et aux sacrifices, comme à ce qu’on écoute la voix de l’ Éternel ? Voici, écouter est meilleur que sacrifice, prêter l’oreille, meilleur que la graisse des béliers ;

Czech Kralická Bible 1613

I řekl Samuel: Zdaliž líbost takovou má Hospodin v zápalích a v obětech, jako když se poslušenství koná hlasu Hospodinova? Aj, poslouchati lépe jest, nežli obětovati, a ku poslušenství státi, nežli tuk skopců přinášeti.

Kosraean Bible

Na Samuel el fahk, “Pia kac ma God El lungse uh — akosten, ku mwe sang ac mwe kisa? Liye, akos wo liki mwe kisa, ac porongo wo liki sheep fact.

World Portuguese Bible

Samuel disse: “Acaso o SENHOR se agrada tanto de holocaustos e sacrifícios como de que se obedeça à voz do SENHOR? Eis que a obediência é melhor do que o sacrifício, e a submissão é melhor do que a gordura de carneiros.

Romanian BTF Bible

Și Samuel a spus: Îi fac DOMNULUI mai mare desfătare ofrandele arse și sacrificiile, decât ascultarea de vocea DOMNULUI? Iată, a asculta de el este mai bine decât sacrificiul, și a da ascultare decât grăsimea berbecilor.

Brenton English Septuagint

And 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.

Burmese Common Language Bible

ရှမွေလက``ထာဝရဘုရားသည်မီးရှို့ ရာယဇ်အစရှိသည့်ပူဇော်သကာများ ဆက်သမှုနှင့် မိမိ၏အမိန့်တော်နာခံ မှုတို့အနက်မည်သည်ကိုပို၍နှစ်သက်တော် မူပါသနည်း။ နာခံခြင်းသည်အဆူဖြိုး ဆုံးသိုးကိုယဇ်ပူဇော်ခြင်းထက်ပို၍မြတ်၏။-

Darby Translation

And Samuel said, Has Jehovah delight in burnt-offerings and sacrifices, As in hearkening to the voice of Jehovah? Behold, obedience is better than sacrifice, Attention than the fat of rams.

German Unrevised Elberfelder Bible

Und Samuel sprach zu Saul: Hat Jehova Lust an Brandopfern und Schlachtopfern, wie daran, daß man der Stimme Jehovas gehorcht? Siehe, Gehorchen ist besser als Schlachtopfer, Aufmerken besser als das Fett der Widder.

Dutch Bible 1917

Doch Samuel zeide: Heeft de HEERE lust aan brandofferen, en slachtofferen, als aan het gehoorzamen van de stem des HEEREN? Zie, gehoorzamen is beter dan slachtoffer, opmerken dan het vette der rammen.

Dutch Bible, Petrus Canisius

Maar Samuël sprak: Behagen Jahweh brand- en slachtoffers Evenveel als gehoorzaamheid aan zijn stem? Néén, gehoorzaamheid is beter dan slachtoffers, Volgzaamheid beter dan het vet van bokken!

Italian Diodati Bible

E Samuele disse: Il Signore ha egli a grado gli olocausti e i sacrificii, come che si ubbidisca alla sua voce ? Ecco, ubbidire val meglio che sacrificio ; e prestare attenzione val meglio che grasso di montoni.

Douay-Rheims 1899

And Samuel said: Doth the Lord desire holocausts and victims, and not rather that the voice of the Lord should be obeyed? For obedience is better than sacrifices: and to hearken rather than to offer the fat of rams.

Geneva Bible 1599

And Samuel saide, Hath the Lord as great pleasure in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as when the voyce of the Lord is obeyed? beholde, to obey is better then sacrifice, and to hearken is better then the fatte of rammes.

Danish Bible 1931

Men Samuel sagde: “Mon HERREN har lige så meget Behag i Brændofre og Slagtofre som i Lydighed mod HERRENS Høst? Nej, at adlyde er mere værd end Slagtoffer, og at være lydhør er mere værd end Vædderfedt;

Leeser Tanakh

And Samuel said, Hath the Lord as much delight in burnt-offerings and in sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of the Lord? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to attend more than the fat of the rams.

JPS TaNaKH 1917

And Samuel said: 'Hath the LORD as great delight in burnt-offerings and sacrifices, as in hearkening to the voice of the LORD? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to hearken than the fat of rams.

King James Version

And Samuel said, Hath the LORD as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of the LORD? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to hearken than the fat of rams.

King James Version + Apocrypha

And Samuel said, Hath the LORD as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of the LORD? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to hearken than the fat of rams.

Vietnamese Bible 1923

Sa-mu-ên nói: Đức Giê-hô-va há đẹp lòng của lễ thiêu và của lễ thù ân bằng sự vâng theo lời phán của Ngài ư? Vả, sự vâng lời tốt hơn của tế lễ; sự nghe theo tốt hơn mỡ chiên đực;

KJV Cambridge Paragraph

And Samuel said, Hath the Lord as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, As in obeying the voice of the Lord? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, And to hearken than the fat of rams.

Revised West Version

Pea pehē ʻe Samuela, “He ʻoka fiemālie tatau pe ʻa Sihova ʻi he ngaahi feilaulau tutu, mo e ngaahi feilaulau, ʻi he fai talangofua ki he leʻo ʻo Sihova? Vakai, ʻoku lelei lahi ʻae talangofua ʻi he feilaulau, pea ko e fakafanongo ʻi he ngako ʻoe fanga sipitangata.”

French Ostervald Bible

Alors Samuel dit: L'Éternel prend-il plaisir aux holocaustes et aux sacrifices, comme à ce qu'on obéisse à la voix de l'Éternel? Voici, obéir vaut mieux que sacrifice; être attentif vaut mieux que la graisse des moutons;

Esperanto Bible

Sed Samuel diris: Ĉu bruloferoj kaj buĉoferoj estas tiel agrablaj al la Eternulo, kiel la obeado al la voĉo de la Eternulo? vidu, obeado estas pli bona ol buĉofero, atentado estas pli bona ol la sebo de ŝafoj.

French Louis Segond 1910 Bible

Samuel dit: L’Éternel trouve-t-il du plaisir dans les holocaustes et les sacrifices, comme dans l’obéissance à la voix de l’Éternel? Voici, l’obéissance vaut mieux que les sacrifices, et l’observation de sa parole vaut mieux que la graisse des béliers.

German Luther Bible 1912

Samuel aber sprach: Meinst du, daß der HERR Lust habe am Opfer und Brandopfer gleich wie am Gehorsam gegen die Stimme des Herrn? Siehe, Gehorsam ist besser denn Opfer, und Aufmerken besser denn das Fett von Widdern;

LXX2012 U. S. English

And 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.

British English Septuagint 2012

And 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.

Majority Standard BIble

But Samuel declared: “Does the LORD delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices as much as in obedience to His voice? Behold, obedience is better than sacrifice, and attentiveness is better than the fat of rams.

Webster Bible

And Samuel said, Hath the LORD as great delight in burnt-offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of the LORD? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to hearken than the fat of rams.

Revised Version

And Samuel said, Hath the LORD as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of the LORD? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to hearken than the fat of rams.

Italian Riveduta Bible

E Samuele disse: “L’Eterno ha egli a grado gli olocausti e i sacrifizi come che si ubbidisca alla sua voce? Ecco, l’ubbidienza val meglio che il sacrifizio, e dare ascolto val meglio che il grasso dei montoni;

French Free Holy Bible for the World

Samuel dit : « Le SEIGNEUR prend-il autant plaisir aux holocaustes et aux sacrifices qu’à l’obéissance ? Obéir vaut mieux qu’offrir un sacrifice, et écouter vaut mieux que la graisse des béliers.

Reina Valera 1909

Y Samuel dijo: ¿Tiene Jehová tanto contentamiento con los holocaustos y víctimas, como en obedecer á las palabras de Jehová? Ciertamente el obedecer es mejor que los sacrificios; y el prestar atención que el sebo de los carneros:

Spanish BLL

Entonces Samuel sentenció: “¿Qué le agrada más a Yahvé: los sacrificios y las ofrendas, o la obediencia a su palabra? El obedecer es mejor que los sacrificios, y el prestar atención es mejor que la grasa de los carneros.

Spanish Free Bible for the World

Samuel respondió: «¿Le agradan al Señor los holocaustos y sacrificios tanto como la obediencia a su palabra? La obediencia es mejor que los sacrificios, y el acatamiento mejor que la grasa de los carneros.

Croatian Bible

A Samuel odvrati: “Jesu li Jahvi milije paljenice i klanice nego poslušnost njegovu glasu? Znaj, poslušnost je vrednija od najbolje žrtve, pokornost je bolja od ovnujske pretiline.

Serbian DK Bible (Latin)

Ali Samuilo reče: Zar su mile Gospodu žrtve paljenice i prinosi kao kad se sluša glas Njegov? Gle, poslušnost je bolja od žrtve i pokornost od pretiline ovnujske.

German Textbibel

Da rief Samuel: Hat denn Jahwe an brandopfern und Schlachtopfern dieselbe freude, wie am Gehorsam gegen Jahwes Befehl? Nein, Gehorsam ist besser, als Opfer, und Hören mehr wert, als Fett von Widdern;

Updated Brenton English Septuagint

And 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.

Hebrew OT (WLC)

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר שְׁמוּאֵ֗ל הַחֵ֤פֶץ לַֽיהוָה֙ בְּעֹל֣וֹת וּזְבָחִ֔ים כִּשְׁמֹ֖עַ בְּק֣וֹל יְהוָ֑ה הִנֵּ֤ה שְׁמֹ֨עַ֙ מִזֶּ֣בַח ט֔וֹב לְהַקְשִׁ֖יב מֵחֵ֥לֶב אֵילִֽים׃