1 صَمُوئيل 16

١ 1 وَقَالَ الرَّبُّ لِصَمُوئِيلَ: «إِلَى مَتَى تَظَلُّ تَنُوحُ عَلَى شَاوُلَ وَأَنَا قَدْ رَفَضْتُهُ أَنْ يَكُونَ مَلِكاً عَلَى إِسْرَائِيلَ؟ امْلأْ قَرْنَكَ بِالزَّيْتِ وَتَعَالَ أُرْسِلْكَ إِلَى يَسَّى الْمُقِيمِ فِي بَيْتِ لَحْمٍ، لأَنِّي قَدِ اخْتَرْتُ أَحَدَ أَبْنَائِهِ لِيَكُونَ مَلِكاً».

Now the LORD said to Samuel, “How long are you going to mourn for Saul, since I have rejected him as king over Israel? Fill your horn with oil and go. I am sending you to Jesse of Bethlehem, for I have selected from his sons a king for Myself.”

٢ 2 فَقَالَ صَمُوئِيلُ: «كَيْفَ أَذْهَبُ؟ إِنْ بَلَغَ شَاوُلَ الأَمْرُ يَقْتُلْنِي». فَأَجَابَهُ الرَّبُّ: «خُذْ مَعَكَ عِجْلَةً وَقُلْ قَدْ جِئْتُ لأَذْبَحَ لِلرَّبِّ.

“How can I go?” Samuel asked. “Saul will hear of it and kill me!” The LORD answered, “Take a heifer with you and say, ‘I have come to sacrifice to the LORD.’

٣ 3 وَادْعُ يَسَّى لِحُضُورِ تَقْدِيمِ الذَّبِيحَةِ وَأَنَا أُلَقِّنُكَ مَاذَا تَصْنَعُ، فَتَمْسَحُ لِي مَنْ أَقُولُ لَكَ عَنْهُ».

Then invite Jesse to the sacrifice, and I will show you what you are to do. You are to anoint for Me the one I indicate.”

٤ 4 فَفَعَلَ صَمُوئِيلُ بِمُوْجِبِ مَا تَكَلَّمَ بِهِ الرَّبُّ. وَذَهَبَ إِلَى بَيْتِ لَحْمٍ. فَاضْطَرَبَ شُيُوخُ الْمَدِينَةِ لَدَى اسْتِقْبَالِهِ وَقَالُوا لَهُ: «هَلْ لِلسَّلامِ حَضَرْتَ؟»

So Samuel did what the LORD had said and went to Bethlehem. When the elders of the town met him, they trembled and asked, “Do you come in peace?”

٥ 5 فَأَجَابَ: «نَعَمْ، لِلسَّلامِ. لَقَدْ حَضَرْتُ لأُقَرِّبَ لِلرَّبِّ. طَهِّرُوا أَنْفُسَكُمْ وَتَعَالَوْا مَعِي إِلَى الذَّبِيحَةِ». وَقَدَّسَ يَسَّى أَبْنَاءَهُ وَدَعَاهُمْ لِلذَّبِيحَةِ.

“In peace,” he replied. “I have come to sacrifice to the LORD. Consecrate yourselves and come with me to the sacrifice.” Then he consecrated Jesse and his sons and invited them to the sacrifice.

٦ 6 وَعِنْدَمَا أَقْبَلُوا وَشَاهَدَ صَمُوئِيلُ أَلِيآبَ بْنَ يَسَّى قَالَ: «إِنَّ هَذَا هُوَ مُخْتَارُ الرَّبِّ».

When they arrived, Samuel saw Eliab and said, “Surely here before the LORD is His anointed.”

٧ 7 فَقَالَ الرَّبُّ لِصَمُوئِيلَ: «لا تُلْقِ بَالاً إِلَى وَسَامَتِهِ وَطُولِ قَامَتِهِ إِذ لَيْسَ هَذَا مَنِ اخْتَرْتُهُ، فَنَظْرَةُ الرَّبِّ تَخْتَلِفُ عَنْ نَظْرَةِ الإِنْسَانِ، لأَنَّ الإِنْسَانَ يَنْظُرُ إِلَى الْمَظْهَرِ الْخَارِجِيِّ وَأَمَّا الرَّبُّ فَإِنَّهُ يَنْظُرُ إِلَى الْقَلْبِ».

But the LORD said to Samuel, “Do not consider his appearance or height, for I have rejected him; the LORD does not see as man does. For man sees the outward appearance, but the LORD sees the heart.”

٨ 8 وَدَعَا يَسَّى ابْنَهُ أَبِينَادَابَ وَأَجَازَهُ أَمَامَ صَمُوئِيلَ، فَقَالَ: «وَهَذَا أَيْضاً لَمْ يَخْتَرْهُ الرَّبُّ».

Then Jesse called Abinadab and presented him to Samuel, who said, “The LORD has not chosen this one either.”

٩ 9 ثُمَّ قَدَّمَ يَسَّى شَمَّةَ، فَقَالَ صَمُوئِيلُ: «وَهَذَا أَيْضاً لَمْ يَخْتَرْهُ الرَّبُّ».

Next Jesse presented Shammah, but Samuel said, “The LORD has not chosen this one either.”

١٠ 10 وَعِنْدَمَا انْتَهَى يَسَّى مِنْ تَقْدِيمِ أَبْنَائِهِ السَّبْعَةِ، قَالَ صَمُوئِيلُ لِيَسَّى: «إِنَّ الرَّبَّ لَمْ يَخْتَرْ وَاحِداً مِنْ هَؤُلاءِ».

Thus Jesse made seven of his sons pass before Samuel, but Samuel told him, “The LORD has not chosen any of these.”

١١ 11 ثُمَّ اسْتَطْرَدَ: «هَلْ لَكَ أَبْنَاءٌ آخَرُونَ؟» فَأَجَابَ يَسَّى: «بَقِيَ بَعْدُ أَصْغَرُهُمْ وَهُوَ يَرْعَى الْغَنَمَ». فَقَالَ صَمُوئِيلُ لِيَسَّى: «أَرْسِلْ مَنْ يَأْتِي بِهِ لأَنَّنَا لَنْ نَتَّكِئَ حَتَّى يَصِلَ إِلَى هُنَا».

And Samuel asked him, “Are these all the sons you have?” “There is still the youngest,” Jesse replied, “but he is tending the sheep.” “Send for him,” Samuel replied. “For we will not sit down to eat until he arrives.”

١٢ 12 فَبَعَثَ يَسَّى مَنِ اسْتَدْعَاهُ، وَكَانَ فَتىً أَشْقَرَ، أَخَّاذَ الْعَيْنَيْنِ وَسِيمَ الطَّلْعَةِ. فَقَالَ الرَّبُّ: «قُمِ امْسَحْهُ، لأَنَّ هَذَا هُوَ مَنِ اخْتَرْتُهُ».

So Jesse sent for his youngest son and brought him in. He was ruddy, with beautiful eyes and a handsome appearance. And the LORD said, “Rise and anoint him, for he is the one.”

١٣ 13 فَتَنَاوَلَ صَمُوئِيلُ قَرْنَ الزَّيْتِ وَمَسَحَهُ أَمَامَ إِخْوَتِهِ. وَمُنْذُ ذَلِكَ الْيَوْمِ فَصَاعِداً حَلَّ رُوحُ الرَّبِّ عَلَى دَاوُدَ. ثُمَّ رَجَعَ صَمُوئِيلُ إِلَى الرَّامَةِ.

So Samuel took the horn of oil and anointed him in the presence of his brothers, and the Spirit of the LORD rushed upon David from that day forward. Then Samuel set out and went to Ramah.

١٤ 14 وَفَارَقَ رُوحُ الرَّبِّ شَاوُلَ وَهَاجَمَهُ مِنْ عِنْدِ الرَّبِّ رُوحٌ رَدِيءٌ يُعَذِّبُهُ.

After the Spirit of the LORD had departed from Saul, a spirit of distress from the LORD began to torment him.

١٥ 15 فَقَالَ لَهُ رِجَالُهُ: «إِنَّ رُوحاً رَدِيئاً يُعَذِّبُكَ مِنْ عِنْدِ الرَّبِّ.

Saul’s servants said to him, “Surely a spirit of distress from God is tormenting you.

١٦ 16 فَلْيَأْمُرْ سَيِّدُنَا خُدَّامَهُ الْمَاثِلِينَ أَمَامَهُ أَنْ يَبْحَثُوا لَهُ عَنْ رَجُلٍ مَاهِرٍ فِي الْعَزْفِ عَلَى الْعُودِ، فَيَعْزِفُ أَمَامَكَ كُلَّمَا هَاجَمَكَ الرُّوحُ الرَّدِيءُ مِنْ عِنْدِ الرَّبِّ فَتَطِيبُ نَفْسُكَ».

Let our lord command your servants here to seek out someone who can skillfully play the harp. Whenever the spirit of distress from God is upon you, he is to play it, and you will be well.”

١٧ 17 فَطَلَبَ شَاوُلُ مِنْ خُدَّامِهِ أَنْ يَبْحَثُوا لَهُ عَنْ رَجُلٍ مَاهِرٍ فِي الْعَزْفِ وَيُحْضِرُوهُ إِلَيْهِ.

And Saul commanded his servants, “Find me someone who plays well, and bring him to me.”

١٨ 18 فَقَالَ وَاحِدٌ مِنَ الْغِلْمَانِ: «لَقَدْ شَاهَدْتُ ابْناً لِيَسَّى البَيْتَلَحْمِيِّ مَاهِراً فِي الْعَزْفِ وَهُوَ بَطَلٌ جَبَّارٌ وَرَجُلُ حَرْبٍ، فَصِيحُ اللِّسَانِ وَبَهِيُّ الطَّلْعَةِ وَالرَّبُّ مَعَهُ».

One of the servants answered, “I have seen a son of Jesse of Bethlehem who knows how to play the harp. He is a mighty man of valor, a warrior, eloquent and handsome, and the LORD is with him.”

١٩ 19 فَأَوْفَدَ شَاوُلُ رُسُلاً إِلَى يَسَّى قَائِلاً: «أَرْسِلْ إِلَيَّ دَاوُدَ ابْنَكَ الَّذِي يَرْعَى الْغَنَمَ».

So Saul sent messengers to Jesse and said, “Send me your son David, who is with the sheep.”

٢٠ 20 فَأَعَدَّ يَسَّى حِمَاراً حَمَّلَهُ خُبْزاً وَزِقَّ خَمْرٍ وَجَدْيَ مِعْزَى، وَأَرْسَلَهَا مَعَ دَاوُدَ إِلَى شَاوُلَ.

And Jesse took a donkey loaded with bread, a skin of wine, and one young goat, and sent them to Saul with his son David.

٢١ 21 فَمَثُلَ دَاوُدُ أَمَامَ شَاوُلَ فَأَحَبَّهُ وَجَعَلَهُ حَامِلَ سِلاحِهِ.

When David came to Saul and entered his service, Saul admired him greatly, and David became his armor-bearer.

٢٢ 22 وَأَرْسَلَ شَاوُلُ إِلَى يَسَّى يَقُولُ: «دَعْ دَاوُدَ يَبْقَى فِي خِدْمَتِي لأَنَّهُ قَدْ حَظِيَ بِإِعْجَابِي».

Then Saul sent word to Jesse, saying, “Let David remain in my service, for I am pleased with him.”

٢٣ 23 وَحَدَثَ عِنْدَمَا هَاجَمَ الرُّوحُ الرَّدِيءُ الْمُرْسَلُ مِنْ قِبَلِ الرَّبِّ شَاوُلَ، أَنَّ دَاوُدَ تَنَاوَلَ الْعُودَ وَعَزَفَ عَلَيْهِ، فَكَانَ الْهُدُوءُ يَسْتَوْلِي عَلَى شَاوُلَ وَتَطِيبُ نَفْسُهُ وَيُفَارِقُهُ الرُّوحُ الرَّدِيءُ.

And whenever the spirit from God came upon Saul, David would pick up his harp and play, and Saul would become well, and the spirit of distress would depart from him.