1 Samyèl 16
1 Seyè a di Samyèl konsa: -Kilè w'a sispann gen lapenn pou Sayil? Se mwen menm ki voye l' jete pou l' pa wa pèp Izrayèl la ankò. Plen ti poban ou lan lwil. Leve ou ale. M'ap voye ou lavil Betleyèm, kay yon nonm yo rele Izayi, paske mwen chwazi yonn nan pitit gason l' yo pou vin wa.
And Jehovah said to Samuel, How long will thou mourn for Saul, since I have rejected him from being king over Israel? Fill thy horn with oil, and go. I will send thee to Jesse the Bethlehemite, for I have provided for me a king among his sons.
2 Samyèl di li: -Ki jan ou vle mwen fè bagay konsa? Si Sayil vin konn sa, l'a touye m'. Seyè a reponn li: -Pran yon jenn ti gazèl avè ou, epi w'a di: Mwen vin fè yon sèvis ofrann bèt pou Seyè a.
And Samuel said, How do I go? If Saul hears it, he will kill me. And Jehovah said, Take a heifer with thee, and say, I have come to sacrifice to Jehovah.
3 W'a envite Izayi nan sèvis la. Mwen menm, m'a di ou sa pou ou fè. W'a mete moun m'a di ou la apa pou sèvi wa devan m'.
And call Jesse to the sacrifice, and I will show thee what thou shall do. And thou shall anoint to me him whom I name to thee.
4 Samyèl fè tou sa Seyè a te di l' fè a. L' ale lavil Betleyèm. Chèf ki reskonsab lavil yo vin kontre l'. Yo tout te gen kè sote. Yo di l' konsa: -Eske se pou byen nou ou vin isit la?
And Samuel did that which Jehovah spoke, and came to Bethlehem. And the elders of the city came to meet him trembling, and said, Do thou come peaceably?
5 Samyèl di: -Wi se pou byen nou. Mwen vin fè yon sèvis ofrann bèt pou Seyè a. Ale mete nou nan kondisyon pou fè sèvis pou Bondye. Apre sa, n'a vin avè m' nan sèvis la. Li te mande Izayi ansanm ak pitit li yo pou yo te mete yo nan kondisyon pou fè sèvis pou Bondye tou. Lèfini, li envite yo nan sèvis ofrann bèt la tou.
And he said, Peaceably; I have come to sacrifice to Jehovah. Sanctify yourselves, and come with me to the sacrifice. And he sanctified Jesse and his sons, and called them to the sacrifice.
6 Lè yo rive, Samyèl wè Eliyab, yonn nan pitit gason Izayi yo, li di nan kè l': -Nèg sa a ki kanpe devan lotèl la, sèten se li menm Seyè a chwazi.
And it came to pass, when they came, that he looked on Eliab, and said, Surely Jehovah's anointed is before him.
7 Men Granmèt la di l': -Pa gade sou bèl aparans li, ni sou bèl wotè li. Paske mwen mete l' sou kote. Mwen pa jije valè yon moun jan lèzòm fè l' la. Lèzòm gade sou sa ki parèt devan je yo. Men, mwen menm mwen gade sa ki nan kè moun.
But Jehovah said to Samuel, Do not look on his countenance, or on the height of his stature, because I have rejected him. For Jehovah sees not as man sees, for man looks on the outward appearance, but Jehovah looks on the heart.
8 Apre sa, Izayi fè rele Abinadab, yon lòt nan pitit gason l' yo, li mennen l' bay Samyèl. Men, Samyèl di: -Sa a tou, se pa li Seyè a chwazi.
Then Jesse called Abinadab, and made him pass before Samuel. And he said, Neither has Jehovah chosen this man.
9 Izayi fè mennen Chama devan Samyèl. Men, Samyèl di: -Sa a tou, se pa li Seyè a chwazi.
Then Jesse made Shammah to pass by. And he said, Neither has Jehovah chosen this man.
10 Konsa konsa, Izayi te mennen sèt nan pitit gason l' yo bay Samyèl. Epi Samyèl di Izayi konsa: -Non, Seyè a pa chwazi yonn ladan yo.
And Jesse made seven of his sons to pass before Samuel. And Samuel said to Jesse, Jehovah has not chosen these men.
11 Lè sa a, Samyèl di Izayi ankò: -Se tout pitit gason ou yo sa? Ou pa gen lòt? Izayi reponn: -Wi, mwen gen yon ti dènye. Men, l' al mennen mouton m' yo al nan manje. Samyèl di li: -Voye chache l', paske nou p'ap konmanse sèvis la tout tan li pa vini.
And Samuel said to Jesse, Are all thy sons here? And he said, There remains yet the youngest, and, behold, he is keeping the sheep. And Samuel said to Jesse, Send and fetch him, for we will not sit down till he comes here.
12 Se konsa Izayi voye chache ti nonm lan. Yo mennen l' vini. Se te yon jenn gason ak bèl ti je, cheve l' te yon ti koulè kannèl, li te gen bèl figi. Seyè a di Samyèl: -Men li! Kanpe non, vide lwil sou tèt li.
And he sent, and brought him in. Now he was ruddy, and of a beautiful countenance, and fine to look upon. And Jehovah said, Arise, anoint him, for this is he.
13 Samyèl pran ti poban lwil la, li vide l' sou tèt David, la devan tout frè li yo. Lamenm Lespri Seyè a desanm sou David. Depi jou sa a, li pa t' janm kite l'. Apre sa, Samyèl leve, li tounen lavil Rama.
Then Samuel took the horn of oil, and anointed him in the midst of his brothers. And the Spirit of Jehovah came mightily upon David from that day forward. So Samuel rose up, and went to Ramah.
14 Lespri Seyè a te kite Sayil, epi Seyè a voye yon move lespri sou li ki t'ap toumante l'.
Now the Spirit of Jehovah departed from Saul, and an evil spirit from Jehovah troubled him.
15 Moun k'ap sèvi Sayil yo di l' konsa: -Gade! Ou konnen Seyè a voye yon move lespri sou ou k'ap toumante ou!
And Saul's servants said to him, Behold now, an evil spirit from God troubles thee.
16 Mèt, annik pase yon lòd, epi nou menm ki la avè ou, n'a chache yon moun ki konn jwe gita. Konsa, chak fwa move lespri a va vin sou ou, moun lan va jwe pou ou, epi w'a santi yon soulajman.
Let our lord now command thy servants, who are before thee, to seek out a man who is a skilful player on the harp. And it shall come to pass, when the evil spirit from God is upon thee, that he shall play with his hand, and thou shall be well.
17 Sayil di moun k'ap sèvi l' yo: -Al chache yon moun ki konn jwe mizik mennen ban mwen.
And Saul said to his servants, Provide for me now a man who can play well, and bring him to me.
18 Yonn nan mesye yo di konsa: -Izayi, moun lavil Betleyèm lan, gen yon pitit gason ki konn jwe mizik. Se yon vanyan gason, yon bon sòlda ki gen bon pawòl nan bouch li. Lèfini, li byen kanpe. Seyè a avèk li.
Then one of the young men answered, and said, Behold, I have seen a son of Jesse the Bethlehemite who is skilful in playing, and a mighty man of valor, and a man of war, and prudent in speech, and a comely man, and Jehovah is with him.
19 Se konsa Sayil voye kèk mesaje bò kote Izayi pou di li: -Voye David, pitit gason ou ki konn okipe mouton ou yo, ban mwen.
Therefore Saul sent messengers to Jesse, and said, Send to me David thy son, who is with the sheep.
20 Izayi pran yon veso plen diven, yon jenn ti kabrit ak yon bourik chaje pen, li bay David pou renmèt Sayil. Epi li voye a al jwenn wa a.
And Jesse took a donkey with bread, and a bottle of wine, and a kid, and sent them by David his son to Saul.
21 Se konsa David al jwenn Sayil ki pran l' pou sèvi l'. Sayil te vin renmen David anpil. Li pran l' pou pote zam li yo.
And David came to Saul, and stood before him. And he loved him greatly, and he became his armor bearer.
22 Sayil voye di Izayi konsa: -Tanpri, kite David rete avè m'. Mwen renmen l' anpil.
And Saul sent to Jesse, saying, Let David, I pray thee, stand before me, for he has found favor in my sight.
23 Depi lè sa a, chak fwa move lespri Bondye te voye a desann sou Sayil, David pran gita a epi li tonbe jwe. Lè konsa, move lespri a kite l', epi Sayil te soulaje, li te santi l' byen ankò.
And it came to pass, when the spirit from God was upon Saul, that David took the harp, and played with his hand. So Saul was refreshed, and was well, and the evil spirit departed from him.
