1 Samuel 16
1 And the Lord said to Samuel, How long will you go on sorrowing for Saul, seeing that I have put him from his place as king over Israel? Take oil in your vessel and go; I will send you to Jesse, the Beth-lehemite: for I have got a king for myself among his sons.
Então disse o Senhor a Samuel: Até quando terás dó de Saul, havendo-o eu rejeitado, para que não reine sobre Israel? enche o teu vaso d'azeite, e vem, enviar-te-hei a Jessé o beth-lehemita; porque d'entre os seus filhos me tenho provido de um rei.
2 And Samuel said, How is it possible for me to go? If Saul gets news of it he will put me to death. And the Lord said, Take a young cow with you and say, I have come to make an offering to the Lord.
Porém disse Samuel: Como irei eu? pois, ouvindo-o Saul, me matará. Então disse o Senhor: Toma uma bezerra das vaccas em tuas mãos, e dize: Vim para sacrificar ao Senhor.
3 And send for Jesse to be present at the offering, and I will make clear to you what you are to do: and you are to put the holy oil on him whose name I give you.
E convidarás a Jessé ao sacrificio: e eu te farei saber o que has de fazer, e ungir-me-has a quem eu te disser.
4 And Samuel did as the Lord said and came to Beth-lehem. And the responsible men of the town came out to him in fear and said, Do you come in peace?
Fez pois Samuel o que dissera o Senhor, e veiu a Beth-lehem: então os anciãos da cidade sairam ao encontro, tremendo, e disseram: De paz é a tua vinda?
5 And he said, In peace: I have come to make an offering to the Lord: make yourselves clean and come with me to make the offering. And he made Jesse and his sons clean, and sent for them to be present at the offering.
E disse elle: É de paz, vim sacrificar ao Senhor; sanctificae-vos, e vinde comigo ao sacrificio. E sanctificou elle a Jessé e a seus filhos, e os convidou ao sacrificio.
6 Now when they came, looking at Eliab, he said, Clearly the man of the Lord's selection is before him.
E succedeu que, entrando elles, viu a Eliah, e disse: Certamente está perante o Senhor o seu ungido.
7 But the Lord said to Samuel, Do not take note of his face or how tall he is, because I will not have him: for the Lord's view is not man's; man takes note of the outer form, but the Lord sees the heart.
Porém o Senhor disse a Samuel: Não attentes para a sua apparencia, nem para a altura da sua estatura, porque o tenho rejeitado, porque o Senhor não vê como vê o homem, pois o homem vê o que está diante dos olhos, porém o Senhor olha para o coração
8 Then Jesse sent for Abinadab and made him come before Samuel. And he said, The Lord has not taken this one.
Então chamou Jessé a Abinadab: e o fez passar diante de Samuel, o qual disse: Nem a este tem escolhido o Senhor.
9 Then Jesse made Shammah come before him. And he said, The Lord has not taken this one.
Então Jessé fez passar a Samma: porém disse: Tão pouco a este tem escolhido o Senhor.
10 And Jesse made his seven sons come before Samuel. And Samuel said to Jesse, The Lord has not taken any of these.
Assim fez passar Jessé a seus sete filhos diante de Samuel: porém Samuel disse a Jessé: O Senhor não tem escolhido a estes.
11 Then Samuel said to Jesse, Are all your children here? And he said, There is still the youngest, and he is looking after the sheep. And Samuel said to Jesse, Send and make him come here: for we will not take our seats till he is here.
Disse mais Samuel a Jessé: Acabaram-se os mancebos? E disse: Ainda falta o menor, e eis que apascenta as ovelhas. Disse pois Samuel a Jessé: Envia, e manda-o chamar, porquanto não nos assentaremos em roda da mesa até que elle venha aqui.
12 So he sent and made him come in. Now he had red hair and beautiful eyes and pleasing looks. And the Lord said, Come, put the oil on him, for this is he.
Então mandou, e o trouxe (e era ruivo e formoso de semblante e de boa presença): e disse o Senhor: Levanta-te, e unge-o, porque este mesmo é
13 Then Samuel took the bottle of oil, and put the oil on him there among his brothers: and from that day the spirit of the Lord came on David with power. So Samuel went back to Ramah.
Então Samuel tomou o vaso do azeite, e ungiu-o no meio de seus irmãos; e desde aquelle dia em diante o espirito do Senhor se apoderou de David: então Samuel se levantou, e se tornou a Rama.
14 Now the spirit of the Lord had gone from Saul, and an evil spirit from the Lord was troubling him.
E o espirito do Senhor se retirou de Saul, e o assombrava o espirito mau da parte do Senhor.
15 And Saul's servants said to him, See now, an evil spirit from God is troubling you.
Então os creados de Saul lhe disseram: Eis que agora o espirito mau da parte do Senhor te assombra:
16 Now give orders to your servants who are here before you to go in search of a man who is an expert player on a corded instrument: and it will be that when the evil spirit from God is on you, he will make music for you on his instrument, and you will get well.
Diga pois nosso senhor a seus servos, que estão em tua presença, que busquem um homem que saiba tocar harpa, e será que, quando o espirito mau da parte do Senhor vier sobre ti, então elle tocará com a sua mão, e te acharás melhor
17 And Saul said to his servants, Then get me a man who is an expert player, and make him come to me.
Então disse Saul aos seus servos: Buscae-me pois um homem que toque bem, e trazei-m'o.
18 Then one of the servants in answer said, I have seen a son of Jesse, the Beth-lehemite, who is expert at playing, and a strong man and a man of war; and he is wise in his words, and pleasing in looks, and the Lord is with him.
Então respondeu um dos mancebos, e disse: Eis que tenho visto a um filho de Jessé, o beth-lehemita, que sabe tocar, e é valente e animoso, e homem de guerra, e sisudo em palavras, e de gentil presença: o Senhor é com elle
19 So Saul sent his servants to Jesse and said, Send me your son David who is with the sheep.
E Saul enviou mensageiros a Jessé, dizendo: Envia-me David, teu filho, o que está com as ovelhas.
20 And Jesse took five cakes of bread and a skin of wine and a young goat and sent them to Saul by David.
Então tomou Jessé um jumento carregado de pão, e um odre de vinho, e um cabrito, e enviou-os a Saul pela mão de David, seu filho.
21 And David came to Saul, waiting before him: and he became very dear to Saul, who made him his servant, giving him the care of his arms.
Assim David veiu a Saul, e esteve perante elle, e o amou muito, e foi seu pagem d'armas.
22 And Saul sent to Jesse saying, Let David be with me, for he is pleasing to me.
Então Saul mandou dizer a Jessé: Deixa estar a David perante mim, pois achou graça em meus olhos.
23 And whenever the evil spirit from God came on Saul, David took his instrument and made music: so new life came to Saul, and he got well, and the evil spirit went away from him.
E succedia que, quando o espirito mau da parte de Deus vinha sobre Saul, David tomava a harpa, e a tocava com a sua mão; então Saul sentia allivio, e se achava melhor, e o espirito mau se retirava d'elle.
