1 Samuel 16

1 And the Lord said to Samuel: “How long will you mourn for Saul, though I have rejected him, so that he would not reign over Israel? Fill your horn with oil and approach, so that I may send you to Jesse of Bethlehem. For I have provided a king from among his sons for myself.”

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.«

2 And Samuel said: “How shall I go? For Saul will hear of it, and he will put me to death.” And the Lord said: “You shall take, by your hand, a calf from the herd. And you shall say, ‘I have arrived in order to immolate to the Lord.’

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!

3 And you shall call Jesse to the sacrifice, and I will reveal to you what you should do. And you shall anoint whomever I will indicate to you.”

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

4 Therefore, Samuel did just as the Lord told him. And he went to Bethlehem, and the elders of the city wondered. And meeting him, they said, “Is your arrival peaceful?”

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?«

5 And he said: “It is peaceful. I have arrived in order to immolate to the Lord. Be sanctified, and come with me to the sacrifice.” Then he sanctified Jesse and his sons, and he called them to the sacrifice.

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:

6 And when they had entered, he saw Eliab, and he said, “Could he be the Christ in the sight of the Lord?”

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

7 And the Lord said to Samuel: “You should not look with favor on his face, nor on the height of his stature. For I have rejected him. Neither do I judge by the appearance of a man. For man sees those things that are apparent, but the Lord beholds the heart.”

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.«

8 And Jesse called Abinadab, and he brought him before Samuel. And he said, “Neither has the Lord chosen this one.”

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

9 Then Jesse brought Shammah. And he said about him, “And the Lord has not chosen this one.”

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

10 And so Jesse brought his seven sons before Samuel. And Samuel said to Jesse, “The Lord has not chosen any of these.”

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

11 And Samuel said to Jesse, “Could the sons now be completed?” But he responded, “There still remains a little one, and he pastures the sheep.” And Samuel said to Jesse: “Send and bring him. For we shall not recline to eat, until he arrives here.”

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!«

12 Therefore, he sent and brought him. Now he was ruddy, and beautiful to behold, and with a stately face. And the Lord said, “Rise up, anoint him! For it is he.”

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!«

13 Therefore, Samuel took the horn of oil, and he anointed him in the midst of his brothers. And the Spirit of the Lord was guiding David from that day and thereafter. And Samuel rose up, and he went away to Ramah.

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.

14 But the Spirit of the Lord withdrew from Saul, and a wicked spirit from the Lord disturbed him.

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

15 And the servants of Saul said to him: “Behold, an evil spirit from God disturbs you.

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

16 May our lord order, and your servants, who are before you, will seek a man skillful in playing a stringed instrument, so that when the evil spirit from the Lord assails you, he may play with his hand, and you may bear it more easily.”

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!«

17 And Saul said to his servants, “Then provide for me someone who can play well, and bring him to me.”

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

18 And one of the servants, responding, said: “Behold, I have seen the son of Jesse of Bethlehem, a skillful player, and very strong and robust, a man fit for war, and prudent in words, a handsome man. And the Lord is with him.”

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!«

19 Therefore, Saul sent messengers to Jesse, saying, “Send to me your son David, who is in the pastures.”

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

20 And so, Jesse took a donkey laden with bread, and a bottle of wine, and a kid from one of the goats, and he sent them, by the hand of his son David, to Saul.

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

21 And David went to Saul, and stood before him. And he loved him exceedingly, and he made him his armor bearer.

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

22 And Saul sent to Jesse, saying: “Let David remain before my sight. For he has found favor in my eyes.”

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

23 And so, whenever the evil spirit from the Lord assailed Saul, David took up his stringed instrument, and he struck it with his hand, and Saul was refreshed and uplifted. For the evil spirit withdrew from him.

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.