1 Samuel 16
1 Miingon si Yahweh kang Samuel, “Hangtod kanus-a ka man magsubo alang kang Saul tungod sa akong pagsalikway kaniya gikan sa pagkahari sa Israel? Pun-a ug lana ang budyong ug lakaw. Paadtoon ko ikaw kang Jesse sa Betlehem, kay nagpili ako ug hari alang kanako taliwala sa iyang mga anak nga lalaki.”
Finally, Yahweh said to Samuel, “I have decided that I will not allow Saul to continue to be the king. So you should not [RHQ] keep feeling sad [about what he has done]. Put some olive oil in a small container and go to Bethlehem [to anoint someone with the oil, and appoint him to be king]. I am sending you there to a man named Jesse, because I have chosen one of his sons to be the king [of Israel].”
2 Miingon si Samuel, “Unsaon ko man pag-adto? Kon madunggan kini ni Saul, patyon niya ako.” Miingon si Yahweh, “Pagdala ug bayeng baka ug ingna, “Mianhi ako aron maghalad kang Yahweh.'
But Samuel said, “I am afraid [RHQ] to do that! If Saul hears about it, he will kill me!” Yahweh said, “Take a (heifer/young female cow) with you, and say to people that you have come to [kill it and] offer it as a sacrifice to me.
3 Dapita si Jesse sa pagtambong sa paghalad, ug ipakita ko kanimo kung unsa ang imong buhaton. Dihogi alang kanako ang tawo nga isulti ko kanimo.”
“Invite Jesse to come to the sacrifice. [When he comes, ] I will show you what you should do. And I will show you which of his sons [I have chosen to be the king]. Then you should anoint that one [with the olive oil to be the king].”
4 Gibuhat ni Samuel ang gisulti ni Yahweh ug miadto sa Betlehem. Nangurog ang mga kadagkoan sa siyudad sa pagsugat nila kaniya ug miingon, “Mianhi ka ba sa kalinaw?”
Samuel did what Yahweh told him to do. He went to Bethlehem. When the town leaders came to him, they trembled, [because they were worried that Samuel had come to rebuke them about something]. One of them asked him, “Have you come [to speak] peacefully [to us]?”
5 Miingon siya, “Sa kalinaw; mianhi ako aron sa paghalad alang kang Yahweh. Magbalaan kamo sa inyong kaugalingon ug uban kanako aron maghalad.” Ug gibalaan niya si Jesse ug ang iyang mga anak nga lalaki ug gidapit sila aron sa pagtambong sa paghalad.
Samuel replied, “Yes. I have come peacefully, to make a sacrifice to Yahweh. [Perform the rituals to] make yourselves acceptable to Yahweh, and then come with me to where they will offer the sacrifice.” Then Samuel performed the ritual to make Jesse and his sons acceptable to God, and he also invited them to the sacrifice.
6 Sa pag-abot nila, nakakita siya kang Eliab ug naghunahuna siya nga ang gipili ni Yahweh mao na gayod ang nagbarog sa iyang atubangan.
When they arrived there, Samuel looked at [Jesse’s oldest son] Eliab, and thought, “Surely this is the one whom Yahweh has appointed [to be king]!”
7 Apan miingon si Yahweh kang Samuel, “Ayaw pagtan-aw sa iyang panagway, o sa iyang pamarug; tungod kay dili siya mao ang akong napilian. Kay si Yahweh wala magtan-aw sama sa nakita sa tawo; ang tawo nagtan-aw sa panagway, apan si Yahweh nagtan-aw sa kasingkasing.”
But Yahweh said to Samuel, “No, he is not the one whom I have chosen. Don’t pay attention to his being handsome and very tall, because I have not chosen him. I do not evaluate people as people do. You people evaluate people by their appearance, but I evaluate people by what is in their inner beings.”
8 Unya gitawag ni Jesse si Abinadab ug gipaagi siya sa atubangan ni Samuel. Ug miingon si Samuel, “Dili usab siya maoy gipili ni Yahweh.”
Then Jesse told [his next oldest son] Abinadab to step forward and walk in front of Samuel. [But when he did that], Samuel said, “Yahweh has not chosen this one, either.”
9 Unya gipaagi ni Jesse si Shamma. Ug miingon si Samuel, “Dili usab siya maoy gipili ni Yahweh.”
Then Jesse told [his next oldest son] Shammah to step forward. He stepped forward, but Samuel said, “Yahweh has not chosen this one, either.”
10 Gipalabay ni Jesse ang pito niya ka mga anak nga lalaki sa atubangan ni Samuel. Ug miingon si Samuel kang Jesse, “Dili kini sila maoy gipili ni Yahweh.”
Similarly, Jesse told his other four sons to walk in front of Samuel. But Samuel said to Jesse, “Yahweh has not chosen any of these sons of yours.”
11 Unya miingon si Samuel kang Jesse, “Ania ba dinhi ang tanan mong mga anak nga lalaki? Mitubag siya, “Aduna pay kamanghuran, apan nag-atiman siya sa mga karnero.” Miingon si Samuel kang Jesse, “Pasugoi ug paanhia siya; kay dili kita manglingkod hangtod moabot siya dinhi.”
Then Samuel asked Jesse, “Do you have any other sons?” Jesse replied, “My youngest son [is not here]; he is out [in the fields] taking care of the sheep.” Samuel said, “Send someone to bring him here! We will not sit down [to eat] until he gets here.”
12 Gipakuha siya ni Jesse ug gipasulod. Karon kini nga anak nga lalaki pulapula, adunay nindot nga mga mata ug ambongan. Miingon si Yahweh, “Barog, dihogi siya; kay siya mao ang pinili.”
So Jesse sent [someone] to bring [David there. And when David arrived, Samuel saw that] he was handsome and healthy, and had bright eyes. Then Yahweh said, “This is the one [whom I have chosen]; anoint him [to be king].”
13 Unya gikuha ni Samuel ang budyong nga may lana ug gidihogan siya taliwala sa iyang mga igsoong lalaki. Mikunsad dayon ang Espiritu ni Yahweh kang David sukad niadtong adlawa. Unya mibarog si Samuel ug miadto sa Rama.
So as David [stood there] in front of his older brothers, Samuel took the container of oil that he had brought and poured some of it on David’s head [to set him apart to serve God. After they all ate, Samuel left] and returned to Ramah. But Yahweh’s Spirit came on David powerfully, and stayed with David for the rest of his life.
14 Karon gibiyaan na si Saul sa Espiritu ni Yahweh, ug gihasol na siya sa daotang espiritu nga gipadala ni Yahweh.
But Yahweh’s Spirit left Saul. Instead [of his Spirit staying with Saul], Yahweh sent an evil spirit to Saul to terrify him [repeatedly].
15 Miingon ang sulugoon ni Saul kaniya, “Tan-awa, naghasol na kanimo ang daotang espiritu nga gipadala sa Dios.
One of his servants said to him, “It is evident that an evil spirit sent by God is terrifying you.
16 Karon among agalon sugoa ang imong mga sulugoon nga ania sa imong atubangan sa pagpangita ug tawo nga maayong motugtug sa alpa. Unya kon samukon ka sa daotang espiritu nga gipadala sa Dios, tugtugon niya kini ug mamaayo ka.”
So [we suggest that you] allow us, your servants here, to search for a man who plays the harp well. He can play the harp whenever the evil spirit bothers you. Then [you will calm down and] you will be okay again.”
17 Miingon si Saul sa iyang mga sulugoon, “Pangitai ako ug tawo nga maayong motugtog ug dad-a siya dinhi kanako.”
Saul replied, “[Fine/Okay], find for me a man who can play [the harp] well, and bring him to me.”
18 Unya ang usa sa batan-ong tawo mitubag, ug miingon, “Nakita ko ang usa sa mga anak nga lalaki ni Jesse nga taga-Betlehem, nga batid sa pagtugtog, usa ka kusgan, usa ka tawo nga isog, usa ka tawo sa gubat, buotan sa pagpamulong, usa ka ambongan nga tawo; ug si Yahweh nag-uban kaniya.”
One of his servants said to him, “A man named Jesse, in Bethlehem [town], has a son who plays the harp very well. Furthermore, he is a brave man, and is a capable soldier. He is handsome and he always speaks wisely. And Yahweh always protects him.”
19 Busa nagpadala si Saul ug mensahero kang Jesse, ug miingon, “Paanhia ang imong anak nga lalaki nga si David, nga magbalantay sa mga karnero.”
So Saul sent this message to Jesse: “Send your son David to me, the one who takes care of sheep.”
20 Nagkuha si Jesse ug usa ka asno nga gikargahan ug tinapay, usa ka sudlanan nga may bino, ug usa ka nating kanding, ug gipaadto sila uban ang iyang anak nga lalaki nga si David ngadto kang Saul.
[So after they went to] Jesse [and told him that, he agreed. He] got a young goat, a container of wine, a donkey on which he put some loaves of bread, and gave them to David to take to Saul [as a present].
21 Unya miadto si David kang Saul ug mialagad kaniya. Nahigugma pag-ayo si Saul kaniya, ug nahimo siya nga tigdala sa iyang hinagiban.
Then David went to Saul and started to work for him. Saul liked David very much, and he became the man who carried Saul’s weapons [when Saul went to fight in battles].
22 Nagpasugo si Saul kang Jesse nga nag-ingon, “Tugoti si Dvid nga moalagad kanako, kay nakakaplag siya ug kalooy sa akong panan-aw.”
Then Saul sent [a messenger] to Jesse to tell him, “I am pleased with David. Please let him stay here and work for me.”
23 Sa matag higayon nga hasolon si Saul sa daotang espiritu nga gipadala sa Dios, kuhaon ni David ang alpa ug tugtugon kini. Busa mahuwasan si Saul ug mamaayo, ug mopahawa gikan kaniya ang daotang espiritu.
[Jesse agreed, and after that], whenever the evil spirit whom God sent tormented Saul, David played the harp. Then Saul would become calm, and the evil spirit would leave him.
