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 disse a Samuel: “Quanto tempo você vai lamentar por Saul, desde que eu o rejeitei de ser rei sobre Israel? Encha seu chifre de óleo, e vá embora. Eu te enviarei a Jessé, o belemita, pois tenho providenciado um rei para mim entre seus filhos”.
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 disse: “Como eu posso ir? Se Saul o ouvir, ele me matará”. Yahweh disse: “Leve uma novilha com você e diga: 'Vim para sacrificar a Yahweh'.
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].”
Chame Jesse para o sacrifício, e eu lhe mostrarei o que você deve fazer. Tu me ungirás aquele que eu te nomear”.
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 fez o que Yahweh falou e veio a Belém. Os anciãos da cidade vieram ao seu encontro tremendo, e disseram: “Você vem pacificamente?
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.
Ele disse: “pacificamente; vim para sacrificar a Iavé. Santificai-vos, e vinde comigo para o sacrifício”. Ele santificou Jesse e seus filhos, e os chamou para o sacrifício.
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]!”
Quando eles vieram, ele olhou para Eliab, e disse: “Certamente o ungido de Yahweh está diante dele”.
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.”
Mas Yahweh disse a Samuel: “Não olhe para seu rosto, ou para a altura de sua estatura, porque eu o rejeitei; pois não vejo como o homem vê”. Pois o homem olha para a aparência exterior, mas Yahweh olha para o coração”.
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.”
Então Jesse chamou Abinadab, e o fez passar diante de Samuel. Ele disse: “Yahweh também não escolheu este”.
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.”
Então Jesse fez Shammah passar por aqui. Ele disse: “Yahweh também não escolheu este aqui”.
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.”
Jesse fez com que sete de seus filhos passassem diante de Samuel. Samuel disse a Jesse: “Yahweh não os escolheu”.
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.”
Samuel disse a Jesse: “Todos os seus filhos estão aqui?”. Ele disse: “Ainda há os mais jovens. Eis que ele está mantendo as ovelhas”. Samuel disse a Jesse: “Mande-o buscar, pois não nos sentaremos até que ele venha aqui”.
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].”
Ele enviou e o trouxe para cá. Agora ele era corado, com um rosto bonito e boa aparência. Yahweh disse: “Levante-se! Ungam-no, pois este é ele”.
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.
Então Samuel pegou o corno de petróleo e o ungiu no meio de seus irmãos. Então o Espírito de Yahweh veio poderosamente sobre David a partir daquele dia. Então Samuel se levantou e foi para Ramah.
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].
Now O Espírito de Javé partiu de Saul, e um espírito maligno de Javé o perturbou.
15 One of his servants said to him, “It is evident that an evil spirit sent by God is terrifying you.
Os servos de Saul lhe disseram: “Veja agora, um espírito maligno de Deus o perturba.
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 nosso senhor ordene agora a seus servos que estão à sua frente que procurem um homem que toque harpa habilmente. Então, quando o espírito maligno de Deus estiver sobre você, ele tocará com sua mão, e você ficará bem”.
17 Saul replied, “[Fine/Okay], find for me a man who can play [the harp] well, and bring him to me.”
Saul disse a seus serventes: “Dê-me agora um homem que possa jogar bem, e traga-o até mim”.
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.”
Então um dos jovens respondeu e disse: “Eis que vi um filho de Jesse, o belemita, que é hábil em brincar, um homem poderoso de valor, um homem de guerra, prudente na fala e uma pessoa bonita; e Yahweh está com ele”.
19 So Saul sent this message to Jesse: “Send your son David to me, the one who takes care of sheep.”
Por isso Saul enviou mensageiros a Jesse e disse: “Envie-me David, seu filho, que está com as ovelhas”.
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].
Jesse pegou um burro carregado de pão, um recipiente de vinho e um cabrito e os enviou por David, seu filho, a Saul.
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].
David veio a Saul e ficou diante dele. Ele o amava muito; e ele se tornou seu portador de armaduras.
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.”
Saul enviou a Jesse, dizendo: “Por favor, deixe David se apresentar diante de mim, pois ele encontrou favor em minha vista”.
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.
Quando o espírito de Deus estava sobre Saul, Davi pegou a harpa e tocou com sua mão; assim, Saul se refrescou e ficou bem, e o espírito maligno se afastou dele.
