Rotherham(i)
19 Wherefore, then, didst thou not hearken unto the voice of Yahweh,––but didst rush upon the spoil, and do that which was wrong in the sight of Yahweh?
20 And Saul said unto Samuel––As indeed I have hearkened unto the voice of Yahweh, and have been on the journey on which Yahweh sent me,––and have brought in Agag, king of Amalek, and, the Amalekites, have I devoted to destruction.
21 And the people took, of the spoil, sheep and oxen, the chief of the things so devoted,––to sacrifice unto Yahweh thy God, in Gilgal.
22 Then said Samuel––Doth that which is pleasing unto Yahweh consist in ascending–offerings and sacrifices, So much as in hearkening unto the voice of Yahweh? Lo! to hearken, is, better, than, sacrifice. And, to give heed, than, the fat of rams;