1 Samuel 16
1 Yahvé dit à Samuel: « Jusques à quand porteras-tu le deuil de Saül, puisque je l'ai refusé comme roi d'Israël? Remplis ta corne d'huile, et pars. Je t'enverrai chez Isaï, le Bethléemite, car j'ai prévu pour moi un roi parmi ses fils. »
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].”
2 Samuel dit: « Comment puis-je y aller? Si Saül l'apprend, il me tuera. » Yahvé dit: « Prends avec toi une génisse, et dis: « Je suis venu pour offrir un sacrifice à Yahvé ».
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.
3 Appelle Jesse pour le sacrifice, et je te montrerai ce que tu dois faire. Tu oindras pour moi celui que je t'ai nommé. »
“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].”
4 Samuel fit ce que Yahvé avait dit, et il arriva à Bethléem. Les anciens de la ville vinrent à sa rencontre en tremblant, et dirent: « Viens-tu paisiblement? »
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]?”
5 Il dit: « En paix; je suis venu pour offrir un sacrifice à Yahvé. Sanctifiez-vous, et venez avec moi au sacrifice. » Il sanctifia Isaï et ses fils, et les appela au sacrifice.
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.
6 Lorsqu'ils furent arrivés, il regarda Éliab et dit: « L'oint de l'Éternel est certainement devant lui. »
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]!”
7 Mais Yahvé dit à Samuel: « Ne regarde pas son visage, ni la hauteur de sa taille, parce que je l'ai rejeté; car je ne vois pas comme l'homme voit. Car l'homme regarde l'apparence extérieure, mais Yahvé regarde le cœur. »
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.”
8 Alors Isaï appela Abinadab et le fit passer devant Samuel. Il dit: « Yahvé n'a pas non plus choisi celui-là. »
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.”
9 Et Isaï appela Shammah et le fit passer devant Samuel. Il dit: « Lui non plus, Yahvé ne l'a pas choisi. »
Then Jesse told [his next oldest son] Shammah to step forward. He stepped forward, but Samuel said, “Yahweh has not chosen this one, either.”
10 Isaï fit passer sept de ses fils devant Samuel. Samuel dit à Isaï: « Ceux-là, Yahvé ne les a pas choisis. »
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.”
11 Samuel dit à Isaï: « Tous tes enfants sont-ils là? » Il dit: « Il reste encore le plus jeune. Voici qu'il garde les brebis. » Samuel dit à Jessé: « Envoie-le chercher, car nous ne nous assiérons pas avant qu'il ne vienne ici. »
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.”
12 Il l'envoya, et le fit venir. Il avait une belle peau, un beau visage et une belle apparence. Yahvé dit: « Lève-toi! Fais-lui une onction, car c'est lui. »
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].”
13 Et Samuel prit la corne d'huile et l'oignit au milieu de ses frères. Et l'Esprit de Yahvé vint puissamment sur David à partir de ce jour-là. Et Samuel se leva et alla à Rama.
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.
14 Or l'Esprit de Yahvé se retira de Saül, et un mauvais esprit de Yahvé le troubla.
But Yahweh’s Spirit left Saul. Instead [of his Spirit staying with Saul], Yahweh sent an evil spirit to Saul to terrify him [repeatedly].
15 Les serviteurs de Saül lui dirent: « Vois maintenant qu'un mauvais esprit de Dieu te trouble.
One of his servants said to him, “It is evident that an evil spirit sent by God is terrifying you.
16 Que notre seigneur ordonne maintenant à tes serviteurs qui sont devant toi de chercher un homme qui joue habilement de la harpe. Ainsi, lorsque le mauvais esprit de Dieu sera sur toi, il jouera de sa main, et tu seras guéri. »
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.”
17 Saül dit à ses serviteurs: « Trouvez-moi maintenant un homme qui sache bien jouer, et amenez-le-moi. »
Saul replied, “[Fine/Okay], find for me a man who can play [the harp] well, and bring him to me.”
18 Alors l'un des jeunes gens prit la parole et dit: « Voici que j'ai vu un fils d'Isaï, le Bethléhémite, qui est habile au jeu, un vaillant homme, un homme de guerre, un homme prudent en paroles, et une belle personne; et Yahvé est avec lui. »
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.”
19 Saül envoya des messagers à Isaï, et dit: « Envoie-moi David, ton fils, qui est avec les brebis. »
So Saul sent this message to Jesse: “Send your son David to me, the one who takes care of sheep.”
20 Isaï prit un âne chargé de pain, un récipient de vin et un chevreau, et les envoya à Saül par David, son fils.
[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].
21 David vint chez Saül et se présenta devant lui. Il l'aimait beaucoup, et il devint son porteur d'armure.
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].
22 Saül envoya dire à Isaï: « Laisse David se présenter devant moi, car il a trouvé grâce à mes yeux. »
Then Saul sent [a messenger] to Jesse to tell him, “I am pleased with David. Please let him stay here and work for me.”
23 Comme l'esprit de Dieu était sur Saül, David prit la harpe et en joua de sa main; Saül se rafraîchit et se rétablit, et le mauvais esprit se retira de lui.
[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.
