1 Samuel 16
1 og HERREN sagde til Samuel: "Hvor længe vil du gå og sørge over Saul? Jeg har jo dog forkastet ham, så 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."
And Jehovah said to Samuel, How long will thou mourn for Saul, since I have rejected him from being king over Israel? Fill thy horn with oil, and go. I will send thee to Jesse the Bethlehemite, for I have provided for me a king among his sons.
2 Samuel svarede: "Hvorledes kan jeg det? Får Saul det at høre, dræber han mig!" Men HERREN sagde: "Tag en Kvie med og sig: Jeg kommer for at ofre HERREN et Offer!
And Samuel said, How do I go? If Saul hears it, he will kill me. And Jehovah said, Take a heifer with thee, and say, I have come to sacrifice to Jehovah.
3 Og indbyd Isaj til Ofringen; så vil jeg lade dig vide, hvad du skal gøre; du skal salve mig den, jeg siger dig!"
And call Jesse to the sacrifice, and I will show thee what thou shall do. And thou shall anoint to me him whom I name to thee.
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?"
And Samuel did that which Jehovah spoke, and came to Bethlehem. And the elders of the city came to meet him trembling, and said, Do thou come peaceably?
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:
And he said, Peaceably; I have come to sacrifice to Jehovah. Sanctify yourselves, and come with me to the sacrifice. And he sanctified Jesse and his sons, and called them to the sacrifice.
6 Da de kom, og han så Eliab, tænkte han: "Visselig står nu HERRENs Salvede for ham!"
And it came to pass, when they came, that he looked on Eliab, and said, Surely Jehovah's anointed is before him.
7 Men HERREN sagde til Samuel: "Se ikke på hans Ydre eller høje Vækst; thi jeg har vraget ham; Gud ser jo ikke, som Mennesker ser, thi Mennesker ser på det, som er for Øjnene, men HERREN ser på Hjertet."
But Jehovah said to Samuel, Do not look on his countenance, or on the height of his stature, because I have rejected him. For Jehovah sees not as man sees, for man looks on the outward appearance, but Jehovah looks on the heart.
8 Da kaldte Isaj på Abinadab og førte ham hen for Samuel; men han sagde: "Heller ikke ham har HERREN udvalgt!"
Then Jesse called Abinadab, and made him pass before Samuel. And he said, Neither has Jehovah chosen this man.
9 Isaj førte da Sjamma frem; men han sagde: "Heller ikke ham har HERREN udvalgt!"
Then Jesse made Shammah to pass by. And he said, Neither has Jehovah chosen this man.
10 Så førte Isaj de andre af sine syv Sønner frem for Samuel; men Samuel sagde til Isaj: "HERREN har ikke udvalgt nogen af dem!"
And Jesse made seven of his sons to pass before Samuel. And Samuel said to Jesse, Jehovah has not chosen these men.
11 Samuel spurgte da Isaj: "Er det alle de unge Mænd?" Han svarede: "Endnu er den yngste tilbage; men han vogter Småkvæget!" Da sagde Samuel til Isaj: "Send Bud efter ham! thi vi sætter os ikke til Bords, før han kommer!"
And Samuel said to Jesse, Are all thy sons here? And he said, There remains yet the youngest, and, behold, he is keeping the sheep. And Samuel said to Jesse, Send and fetch him, for we will not sit down till he comes here.
12 Så sendte han Bud efter ham. Han var rødmosset, en Yngling med smukke Øjne og skøn at se til. Da sagde HERREN: "Stå op, salv ham, thi ham er det!"
And he sent, and brought him in. Now he was ruddy, and of a beautiful countenance, and fine to look upon. And Jehovah said, Arise, anoint him, for this is he.
13 Samuel tog da Oliehornet og salvede ham, medens hans Brødre stod rundt om: Og HERRENs Ånd kom over David fra den Dag af. Derefter brød Samuel op og gik til Rama.
Then Samuel took the horn of oil, and anointed him in the midst of his brothers. And the Spirit of Jehovah came mightily upon David from that day forward. So Samuel rose up, and went to Ramah.
14 Efter at HERRENs Ånd var veget fra Saul, plagedes han af en ond Ånd fra HERREN.
Now the Spirit of Jehovah departed from Saul, and an evil spirit from Jehovah troubled him.
15 Sauls Folk sagde da til ham: "Se, en ond Ånd fra Gud plager dig;
And Saul's servants said to him, Behold now, an evil spirit from God troubles thee.
16 sig kun et Ord, Herre, dine Trælle står rede til at søge efter en Mand, der kan lege på Strenge; når en ond Ånd fra Gud kommer over dig, skal han røre Strengene; så får du det godt!"
Let our lord now command thy servants, who are before thee, to seek out a man who is a skilful player on the 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 shall be well.
17 Da sagde Saul til sine Folk: "Find mig en Mand, der er dygtig til Strengeleg, og bring ham til mig!"
And Saul said to his servants, Provide for me now a man who can play well, 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 på 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!"
Then one of the young men answered, and said, Behold, I have seen a son of Jesse the Bethlehemite who is skilful in playing, and a mighty man of valor, and a man of war, and prudent in speech, and a comely man, and Jehovah is with him.
19 Saul sendte da Bud til Isaj og lod sige: "Send mig din Søn David, som er ved Fårene!"
Therefore Saul sent messengers to Jesse, and said, Send to me David thy son, who is with the sheep.
20 Da tog Isaj ti Brød, en Lædersæk Vin og et Gedekid og sendte sin Søn David til Saul dermed.
And Jesse took a donkey with bread, and a bottle of wine, and a kid, and sent them by David his son to Saul.
21 Således kom David til Saul og trådte i hans Tjeneste; Saul fik ham såre kær, og han blev hans Våbendrager.
And David came to Saul, and stood before him. And he loved him greatly, and he 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!"
And Saul sent to Jesse, saying, Let David, I pray thee, stand before me, for he has found favor in my sight.
23 Når nu Ånden fra Gud kom over Saul, tog David sin Citer og rørte Strengene; så følte Saul Lindring og fik det godt, og den onde Ånd veg fra ham.
And it came to pass, when the spirit from God was upon Saul, that David took the harp, and played with his hand. So Saul was refreshed, and was well, and the evil spirit departed from him.
