1 Samuel 16

1 BAWIPA ni Samuel koe Isarel lathueng hoi ukkung lah onae dawk hoi ka pahnawt e na hmu eiteh Sawl kecu dawk bangkong na lung a mathoe han. Na ki dawk satui hlun nateh cet haw. Bethlehem kho e Jesi koe na patoun han. Bangkongtetpawiteh, a capanaw thung dawk siangpahrang lah tami buet touh ka pouk tangcoung e ao telah atipouh.

AND the Lord said unto Samuel, How long wilt thou mourn for Saul, seeing I have rejected him from reigning over Israel? fill thine horn with oil, and go, I will send thee to Jesse the Beth-lehemite: for I have provided me a king among his sons.

2 Samuel ni bangtelamaw khuet ka cei thai han. Sawl ni thai pawiteh na thei han doeh telah ati. BAWIPA ni maitolaca lat nateh BAWIPA koe thueng hanelah ka tho han ti pouh han.

And Samuel said, How can I go? if Saul hear it, he will kill me. And the Lord said, Take an heifer with thee, and say, I am come to sacrifice to the Lord.

3 Jesi haiyah thuengnae koe coun nateh, na sak hane na patue vaiteh, nang koe ka dei e hah kai hane satui na awi han telah atipouh.

And call Jesse to the sacrifice, and I will shew thee what thou shalt do: and thou shalt anoint unto me him whom I name unto thee.

4 Samuel ni, BAWIPA e kâ poe e patetlah a sak teh Bethlehem vah a cei, a thonae ni kho thung e kacuenaw a tâlueng sak. Roumnae hoi na tho maw telah atipouh awh.

And Samuel did that which the Lord spake, and came to Beth-lehem. And the elders of the town trembled at his coming, and said, Comest thou peaceably?

5 Samuel ni roumnae hoi doeh. BAWIPA koe thuengnae ka sak hanelah ka tho. Kamthoung awh nateh thuengnae koe tho van awh atipouh. Jeese hoi a capanaw a kamthoung sak awh hnukkhu ahnimanaw hah thuengnae koe a coun.

And he said, Peaceably: I am come to sacrifice unto the Lord: sanctify yourselves, and come with me to the sacrifice. And he sanctified Jesse and his sons, and called them to the sacrifice.

6 Ahnimouh a tho awh toteh Samuel ni Eliab hah a hmu toteh BAWIPA ni satui a awi e tami teh het han doeh telah ati navah,

And it came to pass, when they were come, that he looked on Eliab, and said, Surely the Lord’s anointed is before him.

7 BAWIPA ni a meilam a tungtang khen hanh, Kai ni ahni teh ka pahnawt toe. Kai teh tami ni a khet e patetlah ka khen hoeh. Tami ni teh avanlah doeh a khet. BAWIPA teh a lungthin ka khen e doeh telah ati.

But the Lord said unto Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature; because I have refused him: for the Lord seeth not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the Lord looketh on the heart.

8 Jesi ni Abinadab a kaw teh Samuel hmalah a ceisak. Ahni ni het hai BAWIPA ni a rawi e nahoeh telah ati.

Then Jesse called Abinadab, and made him pass before Samuel. And he said, Neither hath the Lord chosen this.

9 Jesi ni Samah bout a ceisak ahni hai BAWIPA ni a rawi e nahoeh telah ati.

Then Jesse made Shammah to pass by. And he said, Neither hath the Lord chosen this.

10 Jesi ni a capa 7 touh Samuel hmalah a ceisak. Samuel ni Jesi koevah BAWIPA ni hetnaw rawi hoeh telah ati.

Again, Jesse made seven of his sons to pass before Samuel. And Samuel said unto Jesse, The Lord hath not chosen these.

11 Samuel ni Jesi koe hi vah na canaw koung a kuep maw, atipouh. Ahni na cahnoung ao rah, hatei tu a khoum telah bout a dei pouh navah, tami patoun nateh kaw sak haw, hi a tho hoehroukrak tahung awh mahoeh telah Samuel ni atipouh.

And Samuel said unto Jesse, Are here all thy children? And he said, There remaineth yet the youngest, and, behold, he keepeth the sheep. And Samuel said unto Jesse, Send and fetch him: for we will not sit down till he come hither.

12 Hatdawkvah tami a patoun teh a kaw teh a kâenkhai, ahni teh a sam palingvuek, a mit padai e hai a kamcu teh a mei hai ahawi. BAWIPA ni het nan mah thaw nateh ahni hah satui awi haw atipouh.

And he sent, and brought him in. Now he was ruddy, and withal of a beautiful countenance, and goodly to look to. And the Lord said, Arise, anoint him: for this is he.

13 Hottelahoi Samuel ni ki dawk hoi satui a la teh a hmaunaw rahak ahni teh satui a awi. Hat na hnin totouh hoi teh BAWIPA e Muitha teh Devit van a pha. Samuel a thaw teh Ramah kho lah a cei.

Then Samuel took the horn of oil, and anointed him in the midst of his brethren: and the Spirit of the Lord came upon David from that day forward. So Samuel rose up, and went to Ramah.

14 BAWIPA e Muitha teh Sawl dawk hoi a kampuen teh BAWIPA koehoi e muitha kathout ni a lungpuen sak.

But the Spirit of the Lord departed from Saul, and an evil spirit from the Lord troubled him.

15 Sawl e a sannaw ni ahni koevah, khenhaw! BAWIPA koehoi e muitha kathout ni runae a poe e doeh.

And Saul’s servants said unto him, Behold now, an evil spirit from God troubleth thee.

16 Nang koe kaawm awh e na sannaw hah ratoung ka kueng thai e tawng hanelah atu kâ na poe awh haw. Cathut koe e Muitha mathout a tho toteh, ahni ni a kut hoi ratoung a kueng vaiteh na hawi han doeh telah atipouh awh.

Let our lord now command thy servants, which are before thee, to seek out a man, who is a cunning player on an harp: and it shall come to pass, when the evil spirit from God is upon thee, that he shall play with his hand, and thou shalt be well.

17 Sawl ni a sannaw koe ka kueng thai e na tawng pouh nateh kai koe thokhai awh telah ati.

And Saul said unto his servants, Provide me now a man that can play well, and bring him to me.

18 A sannaw thung dawk e buet touh ni khenhaw! Bethlehem kho e Jesi capa ratoung kueng kathoum poung e a thakaawme, taran ka tuk thai e, lawkdei kathoum e, a mei ka hawi poung e, ka hmu toe. Ahni koe BAWIPA ao atipouh.

Then answered one of the servants, and said, Behold, I have seen a son of Jesse the Beth-lehemite, that is cunning in playing, and a mighty valiant man, and a man of war, and prudent in matters, and a comely person, and the Lord is with him.

19 Sawl ni Jesi koe patounenaw a patoun teh tu ka khoum e capa hah kai koe patoun haw telah atipouh.

Wherefore Saul sent messengers unto Jesse, and said, Send me David thy son, which is with the sheep.

20 Jesi ni la buet touh a la teh ca hane naw, vaiyei hoi misurtui um touh hoi hmaeca hoi a capa Devit hah Sawl koe a patoun.

And Jesse took an ass laden with bread, and a bottle of wine, and a kid, and sent them by David his son unto Saul.

21 Devit ni Sawl koe a pha toteh a hmalah a kangdue, ahni ni a lung hroung a pataw teh senehmaica kasinkung lah a hruek.

And David came to Saul, and stood before him: and he loved him greatly; and he became his armourbearer.

22 Sawl ni Jesi koevah, pahren lahoi Devit heh kai koe awm na nei. Bangkongtetpawiteh, ka lungyouk telah dei pouh hane tami a patoun.

And Saul sent to Jesse, saying, Let David, I pray thee, stand before me; for he hath found favour in my sight.

23 Cathut koehoi muitha mathout teh Sawl koe a phanae tueng dawk Devit ni ratoung a la teh a kueng. Sawl teh bout a thangcuem teh, bout a dam. Muitha mathout ni hai a kangheng takhai.

And it came to pass, when the evil spirit from God was upon Saul, that David took an harp, and played with his hand: so Saul was refreshed, and was well, and the evil spirit departed from him.