1 Samuel 16
1 Elle Seigneur dit à Samuel: Jusqu’à quand pleureras-tu Saül, puisque je l’ai rejeté, afin qu’il ne règne plus sur Israël? Remplis La corne d’huile, et viens, afin que je t’envoie vers Isaï, le Bethléhémite; car je me suis choisi un roi entre 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 Et Samuel répondit: Comment irai-je? car Saul l’apprendra, et il me tuera. Et le Seigneur dit: Tu prendras un veau du troupeau en ta main, et tu diras: C’est pour l’immoler au Seigneur que je suis venu.
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 Et tu appelleras Isaï pour la victime, et je te montrerai ce que tu dois faire, et tu oindras celui que je te désignerai.
“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 donc comme lui avait dit le Seigneur. Et il vint en Bethléhem, et les anciens de la ville furent surpris, venant au devant de lui, et ils dirent: Votre entrée est-elle pacifique?
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 Et il répondit: Pacifique; c’est pour immoler au Seigneur que je suis venu; sanctifiez-vous, et venez avec moi, afin que j’immole. Il sanctifia donc Isaï et ses fils, et il 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 entrés, il vit Eliab, et il dit: Est-ce le christ du Seigneur qui est 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 Et le Seigneur dit à Samuel: Ne regarde point son visage, ni la hauteur de sa stature, parce que je l’ai rejeté, et que moi je ne juge point selon le regard de l’homme; car l’homme voit ce qui paraît, mais le Seigneur 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 Et Isaï appela Abinadab, et l’amena devant Samuel, lequel dit: Ce n’est point non plus celui-là que le Seigneur a choisi.
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 Or, Isaï amena Samma, dont Samuel dit: Même celui-là, le Seigneur 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 C’est pourquoi Isaï amena ses sept fils devant Samuel; et Samuel dit à Isaï: Le Seigneur n’a pas choisi parmi ceux-ci.
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 Alors Samuel dit à Isaï: Tes fils sont-ils là au complet? Isaï répondit: Il reste encore un petit enfant; et il paît les brebis. Et Samuel dit à Isaï: Envoie, et amène-le; car nous ne nous mettrons pas à table avant que celui-là 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 envoya donc, et il l’amena. Or, il était roux, d’un bel aspect, et d’un visage agréable; et le Seigneur dit: Lève-toi, oins-le; car c’est celui-là.
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 Samuel prit donc la corne d’huile, et l’oignit au milieu de ses frères: et l’esprit du Seigneur descendit sur David dès ce jour-là et à jamais; et Samuel se levant s’en alla à Ramatha.
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 Mais l’esprit du Seigneur se retira de Saül, et un esprit malin, envoyé par le Seigneur, le tourmentait.
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 Et les serviteurs de Saül lui dirent: Voici qu’un esprit malin, envoyé de Dieu, vous tourmente.
One of his servants said to him, “It is evident that an evil spirit sent by God is terrifying you.
16 Que notre seigneur commande, et vos serviteurs, qui sont devant vous, chercheront un homme sachant toucher la harpe, afin que, quand l’esprit malin, envoyé par le Seigneur, vous aura saisi, il en joue de sa main, et que vous souffriez plus patiemment.
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 Et Saül dit à ses serviteurs: Procurez-moi quelqu’un qui touche bien la harpe, 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 Et répondant, un des serviteurs dit: Voilà que j’ai vu le fils d’Isaï le Bethléhémite, sachant la toucher, homme d’une très grande force, belliqueux, prudent en paroles, et homme doué de beauté; et le Seigneur 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 Saul envoya donc des messagers à Isaï, disant: Envoie-moi David, ton fils, qui est dans la prairie.
So Saul sent this message to Jesse: “Send your son David to me, the one who takes care of sheep.”
20 C’est pourquoi Isaï prit un âne chargé de pains, une cruche de vin et un chevreau, et il les envoya par l’entremise de David son fils à Saül.
[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 Et David vint vers Saül et se présenta devant lui: mais Saül l’aima beaucoup, et il devint son écuyer.
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 Et Saül envoya vers Isaï, disant: Que David se tienne en ma présence; car il a trouvé grâce âmes 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 Ainsi toutes les fois que l’esprit malin saisissait Saül, David prenait la harpe et la touchait de sa main, et Saül était soulagé, et il se trouvait mieux; car l’esprit malin se retirait 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.
