1 Samuel 16
1 And he said Yahweh to Samuel until when? [are] you mourning to Saul and I I have rejected him from reigning over Israel fill horn your oil and go I will send you to Jesse [the] Beth-lehemite for I have seen among sons his for myself a king.
上主對撒慕爾說：「我既然廢棄廢棄了撒烏耳，不要他作以色列的君王，你為他要悲傷到幾時呢﹖把你的角盛滿油，我派你到白冷人葉瑟那裏去，因為在他的兒子中，我已為我選定了一位君王」。
2 And he said Samuel how? will I go and he will hear Saul and he will kill me. And he said Yahweh a heifer of cattle you will take in hand your and you will say to sacrifice to Yahweh I have come.
撒慕爾回答說：「怎能去﹖撒烏耳聽說了，必要殺我」。上主回答說：「你手裏牽一頭小母牛說：我為祭獻上主而來。
3 And you will invite Jesse at the sacrifice and I I will make known to you [that] which you will do and you will anoint for me [the one] whom I will say to you.
你請葉瑟參與祭獻，我要告訴你當作的事，你要為我指要你的人傅油」。
4 And he did Samuel [that] which he said Yahweh and he came Beth-lehem and they trembled [the] elders of the city to meet him and someone said [in] peace [are] coming? you.
撒慕爾遂依照上主吩咐他的作了。及至到白冷，城內的長老都戰憟前來迎接他說：「你駕臨這裏平安嗎﹖」
5 And he said - peace to sacrifice to Yahweh I have come consecrate yourselves and you will come with me at the sacrifice and he consecrated Jesse and sons his and he invited them to the sacrifice.
他回答說：「平安，我是為祭獻上主而來的，你們應聖潔自己，來同我一同獻祭」。他聖潔了葉瑟和他的兒子，請他們來參與祭獻。
6 And it was when came they and he saw Eliab and he said surely [is] before Yahweh anointed his.
他們一來到，他見了厄里雅布，心裏想：這一定是立在上主前的受傅者。
7 And he said Yahweh to Samuel may not you look to appearance his and to [the] height of stature his for I have rejected him for - not [that] which he sees man for man he sees to the eyes and Yahweh he sees to the heart.
但上主對撒慕爾說：「你不要注意他的容貌和他高大的身材，我拒絕要他，因為天主的看法人不同：人看外貌，上主卻看人心。
8 And he called Jesse to Abinadab and he made pass by him before Samuel and he said also this one not he has chosen Yahweh.
葉瑟叫阿彼納達布來，領他到撒慕爾面前；但是他說：「這也不是不是上主所揀選的」。
9 And he made pass by Jesse Shammah and he said also this one not he has chosen Yahweh.
葉瑟就叫沙瑪來，他又說：「這也不是不是上主所揀選的」。
10 And he made pass by Jesse seven of sons his before Samuel and he said Samuel to Jesse not he has chosen Yahweh these.
葉瑟就叫他的七個兒子都到撒慕爾面前來，旦2對葉瑟說：「上主沒有揀選這些人」。
11 And he said Samuel to Jesse ¿ are they finished the young men and he said still he remains the young [one] and there! [he is] shepherding the flock and he said Samuel to Jesse send! and bring him for not we will turn round until comes he here.
撒慕爾於是問葉瑟說：「孩子們全到了嗎﹖」他回答說：「還有一個最小的，他正在放羊」。撒慕爾葉瑟說：「快派人帶他來，因為他不來，我們決不入席」。
12 And he sent and he brought him and he [was] red with beautiful of eyes and good of appearance. And he said Yahweh arise anoint him for this [is] he.
於是派人把他帶來，他是一個有血色，眉清目秀，外貌英的少年。上主說：「起來，給他傅油，就是這一位」。
13 And he took Samuel [the] horn of oil and he anointed him in [the] midst of brothers his and it rushed [the] spirit of Yahweh to David from the day that and on-wards and he arose Samuel and he went Ramah towards.
撒慕爾拿起油角來，在他兄弟們中給他傅了油。從那天起，上主的神便降臨於達味。事後，撒慕爾起身回了辣瑪。
14 And [the] spirit of Yahweh it departed from with Saul and it terrified him a spirit evil from with Yahweh.
上主的神離棄了撒烏耳，便有惡神從上主那裏騷擾他。
15 And they said [the] servants of Saul to him here! please a spirit of God evil [is] terrifying you.
撒烏耳的臣僕對他說：「看，由天主那裏來的惡神來騷擾你。
16 Let him say please lord our servants your before you let them seek a person [who] knows playing on the harp and it will be when is on you a spirit of God evil and he will play with hand his and good [will belong] to you.
只要我主吩咐一聲，你跟前的臣僕便會去找一個善於彈琴的人來，當惡神由天主那裏手到你身上時，叫他彈奏，你必感到舒服」。
17 And he said Saul to servants his see please for me a person [who] does well to play and you will bring [him] to me.
撒烏耳就對他的臣僕說：「好，你們給我找一個彈於彈奏的人，引來見我」。
18 And he answered one from the young men and he said here! I have seen a son of Jesse [the] Beth-lehemite [who] knows to play and a mighty [man] of strength and a man of war and [one] discerning of word and a man of form and Yahweh [is] with him.
有個僕人立刻提議，說：「我見過白冷人葉瑟的一個兒子會彈奏，這人又驍勇善戰，擅於辭令，身材英俊，上主又與他同在」。
19 And he sent Saul messengers to Jesse and he said send! to me David son your who [is] with the flock.
撒烏耳遂派使者到葉瑟那裏說：「將你『那放羊』的兒子達味送到這裏來! 」葉瑟便了十個餅，一皮囊酒，一隻小山羊，叫他的兒子達味送給撒烏耳。
20 And he took Jesse a donkey bread and a skin-bottle of wine and a kid of goats one and he sent [them] by [the] hand of David son his to Saul.
達味於是來到撒烏耳前，侍立在他左右；撒烏耳很愛他，叫他作自己的持戟侍衛。
21 And he came David to Saul and he stood before him and he loved him exceedingly and he was of him bearer of armor.
達味於是來到撒烏耳前，侍立在他左右；撒烏耳很愛他，叫他作自己的持戟侍衛。
22 And he sent Saul to Jesse saying let him stand please David before me for he has found favor in view my.
撒烏耳於是派人到葉瑟那裏說：「讓達味侍立在我左右，因為他得了我的歡心」。
23 And it was when was a spirit of God to Saul and he took David the harp and he played with hand his and it was relief to Saul and good [belonged] to him and it departed from on him [the] spirit of evil.
每當惡神由天主降到撒烏耳身上時，達味就拿起琴來彈奏，撒烏耳就覺得爽快舒服，惡神也就離開了他。
