1 Samuel 16
1 Og Herren sagde til Samuel: Hvor længe vil du sørge for Saul? og jeg har forkastet ham, at han ikke skal være Konge over Israel; fyld dit Horn med Olie og gak hen, jeg vil sende dig til Bethlehemiteren Isai, thi jeg har udset mig en Konge iblandt hans Sønner.
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 Men Samuel sagde: Hvorledes kan jeg gaa? thi Saul skulde høre det og slaa mig ihjel; da sagde Herren: Tag en Kalv af Kvæget med dig, og du skal sige: Jeg er kommen at slagte Slagtoffer for Herren.
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 Og du skal byde Isai til det Slagtoffer; og jeg vil lade dig vide, hvad du skal gøre, og du skal salve mig den, som jeg siger dig.
“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 Og Samuel gjorde det, som Herren sagde, og kom til Bethlehem; da forfærdedes de Ældste i Staden og gik ham i Møde og sagde: Er det med Fred, at du kommer?
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 Og han sagde: Det er med Fred, jeg er kommen for at slagte Slagtoffer for Herren, helliger eder og kommer med mig til Slagtofret; og han helligede Isai og hans Sønner og indbød dem til Ofringen.
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 Og det skete, der de kom, da saa han Eliab; og han tænkte: Visseligen er han for Herren hans salvede.
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 Og Herren sagde til Samuel: Se ikke til hans Anseelse eller til hans høje Vækst, thi jeg har forkastet ham; thi jeg agter ikke det, som et Menneske ser paa; thi et Menneske ser det, som er for Øjnene, men Herren ser til Hjertet.
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 Da kaldte Isai ad Abinadab og lod ham gaa forbi for Samuels Ansigt, og han sagde: Denne har Herren ikke heller udvalgt.
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 Derefter lod Isai Samma gaa forbi, og han sagde: Denne har Herren ikke heller udvalgt.
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 Saa lod Isai sine syv Sønner gaa forbi for Samuels Ansigt; men Samuel sagde til Isai: Herren har ikke udvalgt disse.
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 Fremdeles sagde Samuel til Isai: Er det alle Drengene? og han sagde: Den yngste er endnu tilbage, og se, han vogter Smaakvæg; da sagde Samuel til Isai: Send hen og lad ham hente, thi vi sætte os ikke til Bords, før han kommer hid.
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 Da sendte han hen og lod ham føre frem, og han var rødmusset med dejlige Øjne og skøn af Anseelse; da sagde Herren: Staa op, salv ham, thi ham er det.
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 Saa tog Samuel Oliehornet og salvede ham midt iblandt hans Brødre, og Herrens Aand kom heftig over David fra den samme Dag og fremdeles; derefter gjorde Samuel sig rede og gik til 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 Men Herrens Aand veg fra Saul, og en ond Aand fra Herren forfærdede ham.
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 Da sagde Sauls Tjenere til ham: Se, kære, en ond Aand fra Gud forfærder dig.
One of his servants said to him, “It is evident that an evil spirit sent by God is terrifying you.
16 Vor Herre sige dog til dine Tjenere, som staa for dit Ansigt, at de opsøge en Mand, som forstaar at lege paa Harpe; og det skal ske, naar den onde Aand fra Gud er over dig, og hin leger med sin Haand, da skal det blive godt med dig.
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 Da sagde Saul til sine Tjenere: Kære, ser mig om efter en Mand, som kan lege godt, og fører ham til mig.
Saul replied, “[Fine/Okay], find for me a man who can play [the harp] well, and bring him to me.”
18 Da svarede een af de unge Karle og sagde: Se, jeg saa Bethlehemiteren Isais Søn, han forstaar at lege og er vældig til Strid, en Krigsmand og forstandig i Ord, en Mand, som er dejlig af Skikkelse, og Herren er med ham.
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 Da sendte Saul Bud til Isai og lod sige: Send til mig David, din Søn, som er hos Smaakvæget.
So Saul sent this message to Jesse: “Send your son David to me, the one who takes care of sheep.”
20 Da tog Isai et Asen tillige med Brød og en Flaske Vin og et Gedekid og sendte det ved David sin Søns Haand til 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 Saa kom David til Saul og stod for hans Ansigt; og han elskede ham saare, og han blev hans Vaabendrager.
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 Derefter sendte Saul til Isai og lod sige: Kære, lad David staa for mit Ansigt, thi han har fundet Naade for mine Øjne.
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 Og det skete, naar Aanden fra Gud var over Saul, da tog David Harpen og legede med sin Haand; og Saul blev vederkvæget, og det blev godt med ham, og den onde Aand veg fra ham.
[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.
