1 Samuel 16

1 The LORD said to Samuel, “How long will you mourn for Saul, since I have rejected him from being king over Israel? Fill your horn with oil, and go. I will send you to Jesse the Bethlehemite, for I have provided a king for myself among his sons.”

Gospod je rekel Samuelu: »Doklej boš žaloval za Savlom, glede na to, da sem ga zavrnil od kraljevanja nad Izraelom? Napolni svoj rog z oljem in pojdi, poslal te bom k Betlehemcu Jeseju, kajti med njegovimi sinovi sem si priskrbel kralja.«

2 Samuel said, “How can I go? If Saul hears it, he will kill me.” The LORD said, “Take a heifer with you, and say, ‘I have come to sacrifice to the LORD.’

Samuel je rekel: »Kako lahko grem? Če Savel to sliši, me bo ubil.« Gospod je rekel: »Vzemi s seboj telico in reci: ›Prišel sem, da žrtvujem Gospodu.‹

3 Call Jesse to the sacrifice, and I will show you what you shall do. You shall anoint to me him whom I name to you.”

H klavni daritvi pokliči Jeseja, jaz pa ti bom pokazal kaj boš storil in mazilil mi boš tistega, ki ti ga imenujem.«

4 Samuel did that which the LORD spoke, and came to Bethlehem. The elders of the city came to meet him trembling, and said, “Do you come peaceably?”

Samuel je storil to, kar je Gospod govoril in prišel v Betlehem. Starešine mesta pa so trepetali ob njegovem prihodu in rekli: »Ali prihajaš miroljubno?«

5 He said, “Peaceably; I have come to sacrifice to the LORD. Sanctify yourselves, and come with me to the sacrifice.” He sanctified Jesse and his sons, and called them to the sacrifice.

Rekel je: »Miroljubno. Prišel sem, da darujem Gospodu. Posvetite se in pridite z menoj h klavni daritvi.« In Jeseja in njegove sinove je posvetil ter jih poklical k daritvi.

6 When they had come, he looked at Eliab, and said, “Surely the LORD’s anointed is before him.”

Pripetilo se je, ko so prišli, da je pogledal na Eliába in rekel: »Zagotovo je Gospodov maziljenec pred njim.«

7 But the LORD said to Samuel, “Do not look on his face, or on the height of his stature, because I have rejected him; for I do not see as man sees. For man looks at the outward appearance, but the LORD looks at the heart.”

Toda Gospod je rekel Samuelu: »Ne glej na njegovo obličje ali na višino njegove postave, ker sem ga odklonil, kajti GOSPOD ne vidi, kakor vidi človek; kajti človek gleda na zunanji videz, toda Gospod gleda na srce.«

8 Then Jesse called Abinadab, and made him pass before Samuel. He said, “The LORD has not chosen this one, either.”

Potem je Jese poklical Abinadába in ga primoral, da gre pred Samuela. In ta je rekel: »Niti tega Gospod ni izbral.«

9 Then Jesse made Shammah to pass by. He said, “The LORD has not chosen this one, either.”

Potem je Jese primoral Šamája, da gre mimo. Rekel je: »Niti Gospod ni izbral tega.«

10 Jesse made seven of his sons to pass before Samuel. Samuel said to Jesse, “The LORD has not chosen these.”

Ponovno, Jese je primoral sedem svojih sinov, da gredo mimo pred Samuelom. Samuel je rekel Jeseju: » Gospod ni izbral teh.«

11 Samuel said to Jesse, “Are all your children here?” He said, “There remains yet the youngest. Behold, he is keeping the sheep.” Samuel said to Jesse, “Send and get him, for we will not sit down until he comes here.”

Samuel je rekel Jeseju: »Ali so tukaj vsi tvoji otroci?« Rekel je: »Ostaja še najmlajši in glej, on varuje ovce.« Samuel je rekel Jeseju: »Pošlji in privedi ga, kajti ne bomo sedli dol, dokler on ne pride sèm.«

12 He sent, and brought him in. Now he was ruddy, with a handsome face and good appearance. The LORD said, “Arise! Anoint him, for this is he.”

Poslal je in ga privedel noter. Torej bil je rdečkast in hkrati lepega obličja in čeden na pogled. In Gospod je rekel: »Vstani, mazili ga, kajti to je on.«

13 Then Samuel took the horn of oil and anointed him in the middle of his brothers. Then the LORD’s Spirit came mightily on David from that day forward. So Samuel rose up and went to Ramah.

Potem je Samuel vzel rog olja in ga mazilil v sredi njegovih bratov. Gospodov Duh je prišel na Davida od tega dne dalje. Tako je Samuel vstal in odšel v Ramo.

14 Now the LORD’s Spirit departed from Saul, and an evil spirit from the LORD troubled him.

Vendar pa je Gospodov Duh odšel od Savla in zli duh od Gospoda ga je nadlegoval.

15 Saul’s servants said to him, “See now, an evil spirit from God troubles you.

Savlovi služabniki so mu rekli: »Glej torej, nadleguje te zli duh od Boga.

16 Let our lord now command your servants who are in front of you to seek out a man who is a skillful player on the harp. Then when the evil spirit from God is on you, he will play with his hand, and you will be well.”

Naj naš gospod sedaj zapove svojim služabnikom, ki so pred teboj, da poiščejo človeka, ki je spreten igralec na harfo. Zgodilo se bo, ko bo nad teboj zli duh od Boga, da bo igral s svojo roko, tebi pa bo dobro.«

17 Saul said to his servants, “Provide me now a man who can play well, and bring him to me.”

Savel je svojim služabnikom rekel: »Priskrbite mi torej človeka, ki lahko dobro igra in ga privedite k meni.«

18 Then one of the young men answered and said, “Behold, I have seen a son of Jesse the Bethlehemite who is skillful in playing, a mighty man of valor, a man of war, prudent in speech, and a handsome person; and the LORD is with him.”

Potem je eden izmed služabnikov odgovoril in rekel: »Glej, videl sem sina Betlehemca Jeseja, ki je spreten v igranju, močan, hraber mož, bojevnik, razsoden v zadevah in ljubke osebnosti in Gospod je z njim.«

19 Therefore Saul sent messengers to Jesse, and said, “Send me David your son, who is with the sheep.”

Zato je Savel poslal poslance k Jeseju in rekel: »Pošlji mi svojega sina Davida, ki je z ovcami.«

20 Jesse took a donkey loaded with bread, a container of wine, and a young goat, and sent them by David his son to Saul.

Jese je vzel osla, obloženega s kruhom, vinski meh, kozlička in jih po svojem sinu Davidu poslal k Savlu.

21 David came to Saul and stood before him. He loved him greatly; and he became his armor bearer.

David je prišel k Savlu in stal pred njim in on ga je silno vzljubil in postal je njegov nosilec bojne opreme.

22 Saul sent to Jesse, saying, “Please let David stand before me, for he has found favor in my sight.”

Savel je poslal k Jeseju, rekoč: »Pusti Davida, prosim te, stati pred menoj, kajti našel je naklonjenost v mojem pogledu.«

23 When the spirit from God was on Saul, David took the harp and played with his hand; so Saul was refreshed and was well, and the evil spirit departed from him.

Pripetilo se je, ko je bil zli duh od Boga nad Savlom, da je David vzel harfo in igral s svojo roko. Tako je bil Savel osvežen in bilo mu je dobro in zli duh je odšel od njega.