1 Samuel 16
1 And Jehovah saith unto Samuel, 'Till when art thou mourning for Saul, and I have rejected him from reigning over Israel? fill thy horn with oil, and go, I send thee unto Jesse the Beth-Lehemite, for I have seen among his sons for Myself a king.
Alò, SENYÈ a te di a Samuel: “Pandan konbyen de tan ou va lamante pou Saül, paske Mwen te rejte li kòm wa sou Israël? Ranpli poban ou avèk lwil e ale. Mwen va voye ou vè Jesse, mesye Bethléhem nan, paske mwen te chwazi yon wa pou kont Mwen pami fis li yo.”
2 And Samuel saith, 'How do I go? when Saul hath heard, then he hath slain me.' And Jehovah saith, 'A heifer of the herd thou dost take in thy hand, and hast said, To sacrifice to Jehovah I have come;
Men Samuel te di: “Kijan mwen kapab ale? Lè Saül tande koze sa a, li va touye mwen.” Epi SENYÈ a te di: “Pran yon gazèl avèk ou e di: ‘Mwen vin fè sakrifis bay SENYÈ a.’
3 and thou hast called for Jesse in the sacrifice, and I cause thee to know that which thou dost do, and thou hast anointed to Me him of whom I speak unto thee.'
Ou va envite Jesse pou vini nan sakrifis la. Mwen va montre ou kisa pou ou fè, e ou va onksyone pou Mwen, sila ke M montre ou a.”
4 And Samuel doth that which Jehovah hath spoken, and cometh in to Beth-Lehem, and the elders of the city tremble to meet him, and [one] saith, 'Is thy coming peace?'
Konsa, Samuel te fè sa ke SENYÈ a te di a, e li te vini Bethléhem. Epi ansyen lavil yo te vin rankontre li tou. Ak tranbleman yo pwoche l e te di: “Èske nou vini nan lapè?”
5 and he saith, 'Peace; to sacrifice to Jehovah I have come, sanctify yourselves, and ye have come in with me to the sacrifice;' and he sanctifieth Jesse and his sons, and calleth them to the sacrifice.
Li te di: “Nan lapè; mwen te vin fè sakrifis bay SENYÈ a. Pou sa, konsakre nou e vin avè m nan sakrifis la.” Anplis, li te konsakre Jesse avèk fis li yo, e li te envite yo nan sakrifis la.
6 And it cometh to pass, in their coming in, that he seeth Eliab, and saith, 'Surely, before Jehovah [is] His anointed.'
Lè yo te antre, li te gade Eliab e li te panse: “Vrèman onksyone SENYÈ a devan m nan.”
7 And Jehovah saith unto Samuel, 'Look not unto his appearance, and unto the height of his stature, for I have rejected him; for [it is] not as man seeth — for man looketh at the eyes, and Jehovah looketh at the heart.'
Men SENYÈ a te di Samuel: “Pa gade aparans li, ni wotè li, paske Mwen te rejte li. Paske Bondye pa gade tankou yon nonm gade. Paske lòm wè selon aparans deyò, men SENYÈ a wè kè a.”
8 And Jesse calleth unto Abinadab, and causeth him to pass by before Samuel; and he saith, 'Also on this Jehovah hath not fixed.'
Epi Jesse te rele Abinadab pou te fè l pase devan Samuel. Epi li te di: “SENYÈ a pa t chwazi sila a nonpli.”
9 And Jesse causeth Shammah to pass by, and he saith, 'Also on this Jehovah hath not fixed.'
Pwochènman, Jesse te fè Schamma vin pase. Epi li te di: “SENYÈ a pa t chwazi sila a nonpli.”
10 And Jesse causeth seven of his sons to pass by before Samuel, and Samuel saith to Jesse, 'Jehovah hath not fixed on these.'
Konsa Jesse te fè kat nan fis li yo pase devan Samuel. Men Samuel te di a Jesse: “SENYÈ a pa t chwazi sila yo.”
11 And Samuel saith unto Jesse, 'Are the young men finished?' and he saith, 'Yet hath been left the youngest; and lo, he delighteth himself among the flock;' and Samuel saith unto Jesse, 'Send and take him, for we do not turn round till his coming in hither.'
Epi Samuel te di a Jesse: “Èske sa yo se tout pitit ou yo?” Epi li te di: “Rete toujou pi piti a. Gade, li ap okipe mouton yo.” Alò Samuel te di a Jesse: “Voye chache li, paske nou p ap chita jiskaske li vin isit la.”
12 And he sendeth, and bringeth him in, and he [is] ruddy, with beauty of eyes, and of good appearance; and Jehovah saith, 'Rise, anoint him, for this [is] he.'
Konsa, li te voye chache li antre. Alò li te wouj avèk zye byen bèl ak aparans ki bèl. Epi SENYÈ a te di: “Leve, onksyone li, paske sa se li menm.”
13 And Samuel taketh the horn of oil, and anointeth him in the midst of his brethren, and prosper over David doth the Spirit of Jehovah from that day and onwards; and Samuel riseth and goeth to Ramath.
Konsa, Samuel te pran poban lwil la pou te onksyone li nan mitan frè li yo. Epi Lespri SENYÈ a te vini byen fò sou David depi jou sa a, ale nèt. Epi Samuel te leve pou te ale Rama.
14 And the Spirit of Jehovah turned aside from Saul, and a spirit of sadness from Jehovah terrified him;
Alò, Lespri SENYÈ a te vin kite Saül e yon move lespri ki sòti nan SENYÈ a te teworize li.
15 and the servants of Saul say unto him, 'Lo, we pray thee, a spirit of sadness [from] God is terrifying thee;
Sèvitè a Saül yo te di li: “Gade byen, koulye a, yon move lespri ki sòti nan Bondye ap teworize ou.
16 let our lord command, we pray thee, thy servants before thee, they seek a skilful man, playing on a harp, and it hath come to pass, in the spirit of sadness [from] God being upon thee, that he hath played with his hand, and [it is] well with thee.'
Kite mèt nou an kòmande sèvitè li yo pou chache yon nonm ki fò nan jwe ap. Konsa li va rive lè move lespri ki sòti nan Bondye a vini sou ou, ke li va jwe ap la avèk men l e ou va vin geri.”
17 And Saul saith unto his servants, 'Provide, I pray you, for me a man playing well — then ye have brought [him] in unto me.'
Pou sa, Saül te di a sèvitè li yo: “Founi pou mwen koulye a yon nonm ki kapab jwe ap e mennen li ban mwen.”
18 And one of the servants answereth and saith, 'Lo, I have seen a son of Jesse the Beth-Lehemite, skilful in playing, and a mighty virtuous man, and a man of battle, and intelligent in word, and a man of form, and Jehovah [is] with him.'
Alò, youn nan jennonm sa yo te di: “Gade byen, mwen konn wè yon fis a Jesse, Betleyemit lan, ki se yon mizisyen byen fò, yon mesye pwisan avèk anpil kouraj, yon gèrye, yon moun ki saj nan pawòl, yon bo gason; epi SENYÈ a avè l.”
19 And Saul sendeth messengers unto Jesse, and saith, 'Send unto me David thy son, who [is] with the flock.'
Konsa, Saül te voye mesaje yo vè Jesse e te di: “Voye pou mwen David, fis ou a, ki avèk bann mouton an.”
20 And Jesse taketh an ass, [with] bread, and a bottle of wine, and one kid of the goats, and sendeth by the hand of David his son unto Saul.
Jesse te pran yon bourik chaje avèk pen ak yon boutèy diven avèk yon jenn kabrit e li te voye yo kote Saül avèk David, fis li a.
21 And David cometh in unto Saul, and standeth before him, and he loveth him greatly; and he is a bearer of his weapons.
Epi David te vin kote Saül e li te okipe li. Saül te renmen li anpil, e David te devni pòtè a zam pou li.
22 And Saul sendeth unto Jesse, saying, 'Let David, I pray thee, stand before me, for he hath found grace in mine eyes.'
Saül te voye a Jesse, e te di: “Kite David kanpe koulye a devan mwen, paske li gen tan twouve favè nan zye m.”
23 And it hath come to pass, in the spirit of [sadness from] God being on Saul, that David hath taken the harp, and played with his hand, and Saul hath refreshment and gladness, and the spirit of sadness hath turned aside from off him.
Epi li te rive ke nenpòt lè move lespri ki sòti nan Bondye a te vin kote Saül, David te pran ap la, e li te jwe avèk men li. Konsa, Saül te renouvle, li te vin sen e move lespri a te vin kite li.
