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].”
Na ka mea a Ihowa ki a Hamuera, Kia pehea ake te roa o tau tangi mo Haora, kua whakakahoretia nei hoki ia e ahau hei kingi mo Iharaira? Whakakiia tau haona ki te hinu, a haere, ka tonoa koe e ahau ki a Hehe o Peterehema: kua kitea hoki e ahau he kingi maku i roto i ana tama.
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.
Na ka mea a Hamuera, Me pehea ahau e haere ai? ki te rongo hoki a Haora, ka patua ahau e ia. Ano ra ko Ihowa, Kawea atu i tou ringa tetahi kuao kau, hei te uwha, ka mea atu, I haere mai ahau ki te patu whakahere ki a Ihowa.
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].”
Me karanga hoki a Hehe ki te patunga tapu, a maku e whakaatu ki a koe tau e mea ai: me whakawahi ano e koe maku te tangata e korero ai ahau ki a koe.
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]?”
Na meatia ana e Hamuera ta Ihowa i korero ai, a haere ana ki Peterehema. Na ka haere mai nga kaumatua o te pa ki te whakatau i a ia me te wiri ano, a ka mea, E haere mai ana ranei koe i runga i te rangimarie?
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.
Ano ra ko ia, I runga i te rangimarie: i haere mai ahau ki te patu whakahere ki a Ihowa: whakatapua koutou, ka haere tatou ki te patunga tapu. I whakatapua ano e ia a Hehe ratou ko ana tama, a karangatia ano ratou e ia ki te patunga tapu.
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]!”
A, no to ratou taenga, na ka titiro atu ia ki a Eriapa, a ka mea, He pono kei te aroaro o Ihowa tana tangata e whakawahi ai.
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.”
Na ka mea a Ihowa ki a Hamuera, Kaua e titiro ki tona ahua, ki tona roa ranei, i a ia e tu na; kua whakaparahako hoki ahau ki a ia: e kore hoki e rite ta Ihowa ki ta te tangata titiro: he titiro hoki ta te tangata ki te kanohi; ko ta Ihowa ia he titiro ki te ngakau.
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.”
Katahi ka karangatia e Hehe a Apinarapa, a ka meinga kia haere atu ma te aroaro o Hamuera. Na ka mea ia, Ehara ano tenei i ta Ihowa i whiriwhiri ai.
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.”
Katahi ka meinga e Hehe a Hamaha kia haere atu. Na ka mea ia, Ehara ano tenei i ta Ihowa i whiriwhiri ai.
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.”
Na meinga ana e Hehe ana tama tokowhitu kia haere atu ma te aroaro o Hamuera. A ka mea a Hamuera ki a Hehe, Kihai enei i whiriwhiria e Ihowa.
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.”
Na ka mea a Hamuera ki a Hehe, Kei konei katoa ranei au tamariki? A ka mea ia, Tenei ano tetahi, to muri rawa; na kei te tiaki hipi ia. Ano ra ko Hamuera ki a Hehe, Tonoa atu he tangata ki te tiki i a ia: e kore hoki tatou e noho ki te kai kia t ae mai ra ano ia ki konei.
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].”
Na, ka tono tangata atu tera, a tikina ana ia. Na, he kiri puwhero ia, he kanohi ataahua, he pai ki te titiro atu. Na ka mea a Ihowa, Whakatika, whakawahia ia, koia hoki ia.
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.
Katahi ka mau a Hamuera ki te haona hinu, a whakawahia ana ia i roto i ona tuakana: ko te tino putanga mai o te wairua o Ihowa ki runga ki a Rawiri i taua rangi ano a ahu ake nei. Na whakatika ana a Hamuera, haere ana ki Rama.
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].
Na kua mawehe atu i a Haora te wairua o Ihowa, a ka takakinotia ona whakaaro e tetahi wairua kino no Ihowa.
15 One of his servants said to him, “It is evident that an evil spirit sent by God is terrifying you.
A ka mea nga tangata a Haora ki a ia, Nana, he wairua kino no te Atua te whakararu nei i a koe.
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.”
Na kia ki mai koa to matou ariki ki ana pononga, e tau nei i tou aroaro, kia rapua he tangata mohio ki te whakatangi hapa: kia tau mai ai te wairua kino a te Atua ki a koe, ka whakatangi ia ki tona ringa, a ka marie koe.
17 Saul replied, “[Fine/Okay], find for me a man who can play [the harp] well, and bring him to me.”
Na ka mea a Haora ki ana tangata, Tena ra, tirohia tetahi kaiwhakatangi pai, ka kawe mai ki ahau.
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.”
Katahi ka oho tetahi o nga taitama, ka mea, Nana, kua kite ahau i tetahi o nga tama a Hehe o Peterehema, he mohio ki te whakatangi, he toa, he pakari, he tangata hapai patu, he korero tupato, he tangata ataahua, kei a ia ano hoki a Ihowa.
19 So Saul sent this message to Jesse: “Send your son David to me, the one who takes care of sheep.”
Heoi ka tono tangata a Haora ki a Hehe, hei mea, Tena a Rawiri, tau tama i nga hipi na, tonoa mai ki ahau.
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].
Na ka mau a Hehe ki tetahi kaihe, he taro te pikaunga, me tetahi ipu waina, me tetahi kuao koati, a unga ana kia kawea e tana tama, e Rawiri, ki a Haora.
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].
Na ka tae a Rawiri ki a Haora, a tu ana i tona aroaro: a nui atu te aroha o tera ki a ia; meinga ana ia e ia hei kaimau patu mana.
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.”
Na ka tono tangata a Haora ki a Hehe hei mea atu ki a ia, Tukua a Rawiri kia tu i toku aroaro; kua manakohia hoki ia e ahau.
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.
A, i nga wa i puta mai ai te wairua kino i te Atua ki a Haora, ka mau a Rawiri ki te hapa, ka whakatangi ki tona ringa: heoi ka ta te manawa o Haora, a ka marie, a mahue ake ia i te wairua kino.
