1 Samuel 16

1 og HERREN sagde til Samuel: »Hvor længe vil du gaa og sørge over Saul? Jeg har jo dog forkastet ham, saa han ikke mere skal være Konge over Israel. Fyld dit Horn med Olie og drag af Sted! Jeg sender dig til Betlehemiten Isaj, thi jeg har udset mig en Konge blandt hans Sønner.«

The Lord asked Samuel, “How long are you going to continue to mourn over Saul because I have rejected him as king of Israel? Fill your flask with olive oil and go. I'm sending you to Jesse of Bethlehem, for I have chosen a king for myself from among his sons.”

2 Samuel svarede: »Hvorledes kan jeg det? Faar Saul det at høre, dræber han mig!« Men HERREN sagde: »Tag en Kvie med og sig: Jeg kommer for at ofre HERREN et Offer!

“How can I go and do that?” Samuel asked. “Saul will hear about it and kill me!” The Lord answered, “Take a young cow with you and say, ‘I've come to sacrifice to the Lord.’

3 Og indbyd Isaj til Ofringen; saa vil jeg lade dig vide, hvad du skal gøre; du skal salve mig den, jeg siger dig!«

Invite Jesse to the sacrifice, and I will show you what you have to do. Anoint for me the one I tell you to.”

4 Samuel gjorde da, som HERREN sagde. Da han kom til Betlehem, gik Byens Ældste ham forfærdede i Møde og sagde: »Kommer du for det gode?«

Samuel did what the Lord had told him to and went to Bethlehem. When the town elders met him, they were afraid and asked him, “Do you come in peace?”

5 Han svarede: »Ja! Jeg kommer for at ofre til HERREN. Helliger eder og kom med til Ofringen!« Og han lod Isaj og hans Sønner hellige sig og indbød dem til Ofringen:

“Yes, I come in peace,” he replied. “I have come to sacrifice to the Lord. Purify yourselves and come with me to the sacrifice.” He purified Jesse and his sons and invited them to the sacrifice.

6 Da de kom, og han saa Eliab, tænkte han: »Visselig staar nu HERRENS Salvede for ham!«

When they arrived and Samuel saw Eliab, he said to himself, “This has got to be the Lord's anointed!”

7 Men HERREN sagde til Samuel: »Se ikke paa hans Ydre eller høje Vækst; thi jeg har vraget ham; Gud ser jo ikke, som Mennesker ser, thi Mennesker ser paa det, som er for Øjnene, men HERREN ser paa Hjertet.«

But the Lord said to Samuel, “Don't look at his outward appearance or how tall he is because I have rejected him, for the Lord does not look as human beings do. Human beings only see with their eyes what's on the outside, but the Lord looks at the way people think deep inside.”

8 Da kaldte Isaj paa Abinadab og førte ham hen for Samuel; men han sagde: »Heller ikke ham har HERREN udvalgt!«

Then Jesse called Abinadab and had him come before Samuel, who said, “The Lord hasn't chosen this one either.”

9 Isaj førte da Sjamma frem; men han sagde: »Heller ikke ham har HERREN udvalgt!«

Then Jesse had Shammah come forward. But Samuel said, “The Lord hasn't chosen this one either.”

10 Saa førte Isaj de andre af sine syv Sønner frem for Samuel; men Samuel sagde til Isaj: »HERREN har ikke udvalgt nogen af dem!«

Jesse had seven of his sons come before Samuel, but Samuel told him, “The Lord has not chosen any of these.”

11 Samuel spurgte da Isaj: »Er det alle de unge Mænd?« Han svarede: »Endnu er den yngste tilbage; men han vogter Smaakvæget!« Da sagde Samuel til Isaj: »Send Bud efter ham! thi vi sætter os ikke til Bords, før han kommer!«

So he asked Jesse, “Don't you have any more sons?” “Well, there's still the youngest,” Jesse replied, “but he is out looking after the sheep.” “Send for him and bring him here because we will not sit down and eat until he gets here,” Samuel told Jesse.

12 Saa sendte han Bud efter ham. Han var rødmosset, en Yngling med smukke Øjne og skøn at se til. Da sagde HERREN: »Staa op, salv ham, thi ham er det!«

So Jesse sent for him and brought him in. He had a red complexion with beautiful eyes, and looked handsome. The Lord said, “Go and anoint him, for he's the one.”

13 Samuel tog da Oliehornet og salvede ham, medens hans Brødre stod rundt om: Og HERRENS Aand kom over David fra den Dag af. Derefter brød Samuel op og gik til Rama.

Samuel took the flask of olive oil and anointed him in the presence of his brothers, and the Spirit of the Lord came on David in power from that day on. Then Samuel left and returned to Ramah.

14 Efter at HERRENS Aand var veget fra Saul, plagedes han af en ond Aand fra HERREN.

The Spirit of the Lord had left Saul, and an evil spirit from the Lord tormented him.

15 Sauls Folk sagde da til ham: »Se, en ond Aand fra Gud plager dig;

Saul's servants told him, “It's definitely an evil spirit from God that's tormenting you.

16 sig kun et Ord, Herre, dine Trælle staar rede til at søge efter en Mand, der kan lege paa Strenge; naar en ond Aand fra Gud kommer over dig, skal han røre Strengene; saa faar du det godt!«

Give us your servants here the order to find someone who is good at playing the harp so that when the evil spirit from God comes on you, he can play and you'll feel much better.”

17 Da sagde Saul til sine Folk: »Find mig en Mand, der er dygtig til Strengeleg, og bring ham til mig!«

Saul gave the order to his servants, “Find me someone who is good at playing the harp and bring him to me.”

18 En af Tjenerne tog til Orde og sagde: »Jeg har set en Søn af Betlehemiten Isaj, han kan lege paa Strenge og er en dygtig Kriger, en øvet Krigsmand; han ved at føje sine Ord og er en smuk Mand, og HERREN er med ham!«

One of the servants replied, “I know a son of Jesse of Bethlehem who is good at playing the harp. He is a brave man, a good fighter, well-spoken and handsome, and the Lord is with him.”

19 Saul sendte da Bud til Isaj og lod sige: »Send mig din Søn David, som er ved Faarene!«

Saul sent messengers to Jesse, telling him, “Send me your son David who takes care of the sheep.”

20 Da tog Isaj ti Brød, en Lædersæk Vin og et Gedekid og sendte sin Søn David til Saul dermed.

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

21 Saaledes kom David til Saul og traadte i hans Tjeneste; Saul fik ham saare kær, og han blev hans Vaabendrager.

David came to Saul and began working for him. Saul thought a great deal of him, and David became his armor-bearer.

22 Og Saul sendte Bud til Isaj og lod sige: »Lad David blive i min Tjeneste, thi jeg har fattet Godhed for ham!«

Saul sent a message to Jesse, saying, “Please allow David to continue working for me because I am pleased with him.”

23 Naar nu Aanden fra Gud kom over Saul, tog David sin Citer og rørte Strengene; saa følte Saul Lindring og fik det godt, og den onde Aand veg fra ham.

So whenever the spirit from God came on Saul, David would take his harp and play, and Saul would gain relief and feel better, and the evil spirit would leave him.