1 Samuel 16
1 Finally, Yahweh said to Samuel, “I have decided that I will not allow Saul to continue to be the king. So you should not [RHQ] keep feeling sad [about what he has done]. Put some olive oil in a small container and go to Bethlehem [to anoint someone with the oil, and appoint him to be king]. I am sending you there to a man named Jesse, because I have chosen one of his sons to be the king [of Israel].”
Yahweh dit à Samuel: « Jusques à quand pleureras-tu sur Saül, alors que je l’ai rejeté, afin qu’il ne règne plus sur Israël? Remplis ta corne d’huile et va; je t’envoie chez Isaï de Béthléem, car j’ai vu parmi ses fils le roi que je veux. »
2 But Samuel said, “I am afraid [RHQ] to do that! If Saul hears about it, he will kill me!” Yahweh said, “Take a (heifer/young female cow) with you, and say to people that you have come to [kill it and] offer it as a sacrifice to me.
Samuel dit: « Comment irais-je? Saül l’apprendra, et il me tuera. » Et Yahweh dit: « Tu prendras avec toi une génisse, et tu diras: C’est pour offrir un sacrifice à Yahweh que je suis venu.
3 “Invite Jesse to come to the sacrifice. [When he comes, ] I will show you what you should do. And I will show you which of his sons [I have chosen to be the king]. Then you should anoint that one [with the olive oil to be the king].”
Tu inviteras Isaï au sacrifice, et je te ferai connaître ce que tu auras à faire, et tu oindras pour moi celui que je te désignerai. »
4 Samuel did what Yahweh told him to do. He went to Bethlehem. When the town leaders came to him, they trembled, [because they were worried that Samuel had come to rebuke them about something]. One of them asked him, “Have you come [to speak] peacefully [to us]?”
Samuel fit ce que Yahweh avait dit, et il se rendit à Bethléem. Les anciens de la ville vinrent inquiets au-devant de lui et dirent: « Ton arrivée est-elle pour la paix? »
5 Samuel replied, “Yes. I have come peacefully, to make a sacrifice to Yahweh. [Perform the rituals to] make yourselves acceptable to Yahweh, and then come with me to where they will offer the sacrifice.” Then Samuel performed the ritual to make Jesse and his sons acceptable to God, and he also invited them to the sacrifice.
Il répondit: « Pour la paix! Je viens pour offrir un sacrifice à Yahweh. Sanctifiez-vous et venez avec moi au sacrifice. » Et il sanctifia Isaï et ses fils et les invita au sacrifice.
6 When they arrived there, Samuel looked at [Jesse’s oldest son] Eliab, and thought, “Surely this is the one whom Yahweh has appointed [to be king]!”
Lorsqu’ils furent entrés, Samuel aperçut Eliab et dit: « Certainement l’oint de Yahweh est devant lui. »
7 But Yahweh said to Samuel, “No, he is not the one whom I have chosen. Don’t pay attention to his being handsome and very tall, because I have not chosen him. I do not evaluate people as people do. You people evaluate people by their appearance, but I evaluate people by what is in their inner beings.”
Et Yahweh dit à Samuel: « Ne prends pas garde à sa figure et à la hauteur de sa taille, car je l’ai écarté. Il ne s’agit pas de ce que l’homme voit; l’homme regarde le visage, mais Yahweh regarde le cœur. »
8 Then Jesse told [his next oldest son] Abinadab to step forward and walk in front of Samuel. [But when he did that], Samuel said, “Yahweh has not chosen this one, either.”
Isaï appela Abinadab et le fit passer devant Samuel; et Samuel dit: « Ce n’est pas encore celui-ci que Yahweh a choisi. »
9 Then Jesse told [his next oldest son] Shammah to step forward. He stepped forward, but Samuel said, “Yahweh has not chosen this one, either.”
Isaï fit passer Samma; et Samuel dit: « Ce n’est pas encore celui-ci que Yahweh a choisi. »
10 Similarly, Jesse told his other four sons to walk in front of Samuel. But Samuel said to Jesse, “Yahweh has not chosen any of these sons of yours.”
Isaï fit passer ses sept fils devant Samuel; et Samuel dit à Isaï: « Yahweh n’a choisi aucun de ceux-ci. »
11 Then Samuel asked Jesse, “Do you have any other sons?” Jesse replied, “My youngest son [is not here]; he is out [in the fields] taking care of the sheep.” Samuel said, “Send someone to bring him here! We will not sit down [to eat] until he gets here.”
Alors Samuel dit à Isaï: « Sont-ce là tous les jeunes gens? » Il répondit: « Il y a encore le plus jeune, et voilà qu’il fait paître les brebis. » Samuel dit à Isaï: « Envoie-le chercher, car nous ne nous mettrons point à table qu’il ne soit venu ici. »
12 So Jesse sent [someone] to bring [David there. And when David arrived, Samuel saw that] he was handsome and healthy, and had bright eyes. Then Yahweh said, “This is the one [whom I have chosen]; anoint him [to be king].”
Isaï l’envoya chercher. Or il était blond, avec de beaux yeux et une belle figure. Yahweh dit: « Lève-toi, oins-le, car c’est lui! »
13 So as David [stood there] in front of his older brothers, Samuel took the container of oil that he had brought and poured some of it on David’s head [to set him apart to serve God. After they all ate, Samuel left] and returned to Ramah. But Yahweh’s Spirit came on David powerfully, and stayed with David for the rest of his life.
Samuel, ayant pris la corne d’huile, l’oignit au milieu de ses frères, et l’Esprit de Yahweh fondit sur David à partir de ce jour et dans la suite. Samuel se leva et s’en alla à Ramatha.
14 But Yahweh’s Spirit left Saul. Instead [of his Spirit staying with Saul], Yahweh sent an evil spirit to Saul to terrify him [repeatedly].
L’Esprit de Yahweh se retira de Saül, et un mauvais esprit venu de Yahweh fondit sur lui.
15 One of his servants said to him, “It is evident that an evil spirit sent by God is terrifying you.
Les serviteurs de Saül lui dirent: « Voici qu’un mauvais esprit de Dieu fond sur toi.
16 So [we suggest that you] allow us, your servants here, to search for a man who plays the harp well. He can play the harp whenever the evil spirit bothers you. Then [you will calm down and] you will be okay again.”
Que notre seigneur parle; tes serviteurs sont devant toi, ils chercheront un homme sachant jouer de la harpe, et, quand le mauvais esprit venu de Dieu sera sur toi, il jouera de sa main, et tu seras soulagé. »
17 Saul replied, “[Fine/Okay], find for me a man who can play [the harp] well, and bring him to me.”
Saül répondit à ses serviteurs: « Trouvez-moi donc un homme habile à jouer, et amenez-le-moi. »
18 One of his servants said to him, “A man named Jesse, in Bethlehem [town], has a son who plays the harp very well. Furthermore, he is a brave man, and is a capable soldier. He is handsome and he always speaks wisely. And Yahweh always protects him.”
L’un des serviteurs, prenant la parole, dit: « J’ai vu un fils d’Isaï de Bethléem, qui sait jouer; il est fort et vaillant guerrier, parlant bien; c’est un homme de belle figure, et Yahweh est sur lui. »
19 So Saul sent this message to Jesse: “Send your son David to me, the one who takes care of sheep.”
Saül envoya des messagers à Isaï, pour lui dire: « Envoie-moi David, ton fils, qui est avec les brebis. »
20 [So after they went to] Jesse [and told him that, he agreed. He] got a young goat, a container of wine, a donkey on which he put some loaves of bread, and gave them to David to take to Saul [as a present].
Isaï prit un âne, avec du pain, une outre de vin et un chevreau, et les envoya à Saül par David, son fils.
21 Then David went to Saul and started to work for him. Saul liked David very much, and he became the man who carried Saul’s weapons [when Saul went to fight in battles].
Arrivé chez Saül, David se tint devant lui; et Saül le prit en affection, et il devint son écuyer.
22 Then Saul sent [a messenger] to Jesse to tell him, “I am pleased with David. Please let him stay here and work for me.”
Et Saül envoya dire à Isaï: « Que David, je te prie, reste devant moi, car il a trouvé grâce à mes yeux. »
23 [Jesse agreed, and after that], whenever the evil spirit whom God sent tormented Saul, David played the harp. Then Saul would become calm, and the evil spirit would leave him.
Lorsque l’esprit venu de Dieu était sur Saül, David prenait la harpe et jouait de sa main, et Saül se calmait et se trouvait bien, et le mauvais esprit se retirait de lui.
