1 Samyèl 16
1 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.”
And YHWH says to Samuel, “Until when are you mourning for Saul, and I have rejected him from reigning over Israel? Fill your horn with oil and go, I send you to Jesse the Beth-Lehemite, for I have seen among his sons a king for Myself.”
2 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.’
And Samuel says, “How do I go? When Saul has heard, then he has slain me.” And YHWH says, “You take a heifer of the herd in your hand, and have said, I have come to sacrifice to YHWH;
3 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.”
and you have called for Jesse in the sacrifice, and I cause you to know that which you do, and you have anointed for Me him of whom I speak to you.”
4 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?”
And Samuel does that which YHWH has spoken, and comes to Beth-Lehem, and [the] elderly of the city tremble to meet him, and [one] says, “Is your coming peace?”
5 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.
And he says, “Peace; I have come to sacrifice to YHWH, sanctify yourselves, and you have come in with me to the sacrifice”; and he sanctifies Jesse and his sons, and calls them to the sacrifice.
6 Lè yo te antre, li te gade Eliab e li te panse: “Vrèman onksyone SENYÈ a devan m nan.”
And it comes to pass, in their coming in, that he sees Eliab and says, “Surely His anointed [is] here before YHWH.”
7 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.”
And YHWH says to Samuel, “Do not look at his appearance, and at the height of his stature, for I have rejected him; for [it is] not as man sees—for man looks at the eyes, and YHWH looks at the heart.”
8 Epi Jesse te rele Abinadab pou te fè l pase devan Samuel. Epi li te di: “SENYÈ a pa t chwazi sila a nonpli.”
And Jesse calls to Abinadab, and causes him to pass by before Samuel; and he says, “Indeed, YHWH has not fixed on this [one].”
9 Pwochènman, Jesse te fè Schamma vin pase. Epi li te di: “SENYÈ a pa t chwazi sila a nonpli.”
And Jesse causes Shammah to pass by, and he says, “Indeed, YHWH has not fixed on this [one].”
10 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.”
And Jesse causes seven of his sons to pass by before Samuel, and Samuel says to Jesse, “YHWH has not fixed on these.”
11 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.”
And Samuel says to Jesse, “Are the young men finished?” And he says, “Yet the youngest has been left; and behold, he delights himself among the flock”; and Samuel says to Jesse, “Send and take him, for we do not turn around until his coming in here.”
12 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.”
And he sends, and brings him in, and he [is] ruddy, with beautiful eyes, and of good appearance; and YHWH says, “Rise, anoint him, for this [is] he.”
13 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.
And Samuel takes the horn of oil, and anoints him in the midst of his brothers, and the Spirit of YHWH prospers over David from that day and onward; and Samuel rises and goes to Ramath.
14 Alò, Lespri SENYÈ a te vin kite Saül e yon move lespri ki sòti nan SENYÈ a te teworize li.
And the Spirit of YHWH turned aside from Saul, and a spirit of sadness from YHWH terrified him;
15 Sèvitè a Saül yo te di li: “Gade byen, koulye a, yon move lespri ki sòti nan Bondye ap teworize ou.
and the servants of Saul say to him, “Now behold, a spirit of sadness [from] God is terrifying you;
16 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.”
now let our lord command your servants before you [that] they seek a skillful man playing on a harp, and it has come to pass, in the spirit of sadness [from] God being on you, that he has played with his hand and [it is] well with you.”
17 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.”
And Saul says to his servants, “Now provide for me a man playing well—then you have brought [him] to me.”
18 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.”
And one of the servants answers and says, “Behold, I have seen a son of Jesse the Beth-Lehemite, skillful in playing, and a mighty, virtuous man, and a man of battle, and intelligent in word, and a man of form, and YHWH [is] with him.”
19 Konsa, Saül te voye mesaje yo vè Jesse e te di: “Voye pou mwen David, fis ou a, ki avèk bann mouton an.”
And Saul sends messengers to Jesse and says, “Send to me your son David, who [is] with the flock.”
20 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.
And Jesse takes a donkey, bread, and a bottle of wine, and one kid of the goats, and sends [them] by the hand of his son David to Saul.
21 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.
And David comes to Saul, and stands before him, and he loves him greatly; and he is a bearer of his weapons.
22 Saül te voye a Jesse, e te di: “Kite David kanpe koulye a devan mwen, paske li gen tan twouve favè nan zye m.”
And Saul sends to Jesse, saying, “Please let David stand before me, for he has found grace in my eyes.”
23 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.
And it has come to pass, in the spirit of [sadness from] God being on Saul, that David has taken the harp, and played with his hand, and Saul has refreshment and gladness, and the spirit of sadness has turned aside from off him.
