1 Samuel 16

1 And YHWH says to Samuel, “Until when are you mourning for Saul, and I have rejected him from reigning over Israel? Fill your horn with oil and go, I send you to Jesse the Beth-Lehemite, for I have seen among his sons a king 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 says, “How do I go? When Saul has heard, then he has slain me.” And YHWH says, “You take a heifer of the herd in your hand, and have said, I have come to sacrifice to YHWH;

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 have called for Jesse in the sacrifice, and I cause you to know that which you do, and you have anointed for Me him of whom I speak 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 And Samuel does that which YHWH has spoken, and comes to Beth-Lehem, and [the] elderly of the city tremble to meet him, and [one] says, “Is your coming peace?”

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 says, “Peace; I have come to sacrifice to YHWH, sanctify yourselves, and you have come in with me to the sacrifice”; and he sanctifies Jesse and his sons, and calls 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 it comes to pass, in their coming in, that he sees Eliab and says, “Surely His anointed [is] here before YHWH.”

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

7 And YHWH says to Samuel, “Do not look at his appearance, and at the height of his stature, for I have rejected him; for [it is] not as man sees—for man looks at the eyes, and YHWH looks at 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 calls to Abinadab, and causes him to pass by before Samuel; and he says, “Indeed, YHWH has not fixed on this [one].”

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

9 And Jesse causes Shammah to pass by, and he says, “Indeed, YHWH has not fixed on this [one].”

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

10 And Jesse causes seven of his sons to pass by before Samuel, and Samuel says to Jesse, “YHWH has not fixed on 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 says to Jesse, “Are the young men finished?” And he says, “Yet the youngest has been left; and behold, he delights himself among the flock”; and Samuel says to Jesse, “Send and take him, for we do not turn around until his coming in 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 And he sends, and brings him in, and he [is] ruddy, with beautiful eyes, and of good appearance; and YHWH says, “Rise, anoint him, for this [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 And Samuel takes the horn of oil, and anoints him in the midst of his brothers, and the Spirit of YHWH prospers over David from that day and onward; and Samuel rises and goes to Ramath.

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 And the Spirit of YHWH turned aside from Saul, and a spirit of sadness from YHWH terrified him;

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

15 and the servants of Saul say to him, “Now behold, a spirit of sadness [from] God is terrifying you;

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

16 now let our lord command your servants before you [that] they seek a skillful man playing on a harp, and it has come to pass, in the spirit of sadness [from] God being on you, that he has played with his hand and [it is] well with you.”

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 says to his servants, “Now provide for me a man playing well—then you have brought [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 answers and says, “Behold, I have seen a son of Jesse the Beth-Lehemite, skillful in playing, and a mighty, virtuous man, and a man of battle, and intelligent in word, and a man of form, and YHWH [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 And Saul sends messengers to Jesse and says, “Send to me your son David, who [is] with the flock.”

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

20 And Jesse takes a donkey, bread, and a bottle of wine, and one kid of the goats, and sends [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 comes to Saul, and stands before him, and he loves him greatly; and he is a bearer of his weapons.

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

22 And Saul sends to Jesse, saying, “Please let David stand before me, for he has found grace 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 it has come to pass, in the spirit of [sadness from] God being on Saul, that David has taken the harp, and played with his hand, and Saul has refreshment and gladness, and the spirit of sadness has turned aside from off 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.