1 Samuel 16

1 Beberapa waktu kemudian TUHAN berkata kepada Samuel, "Berapa lama lagi engkau bersedih hati karena Saul? Bukankah dia telah tak diakui sebagai raja Israel? Sekarang, ambillah minyak zaitun dan pergilah ke Betlehem, kepada seorang yang bernama Isai, karena salah seorang dari anak-anaknya telah Kupilih menjadi raja."

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 Tetapi Samuel menjawab, "Bagaimana aku harus melakukannya? Jika hal itu kedengaran oleh Saul, pastilah aku dibunuhnya!" TUHAN menjawab, "Bawalah seekor sapi muda, dan katakanlah kepada rakyat bahwa engkau datang ke sana untuk mempersembahkan kurban kepada TUHAN.

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 Lalu undanglah Isai ke upacara pengurbanan itu. Nanti akan Kuberitahukan apa yang harus kaulakukan. Orang yang Kutunjukkan kepadamu, harus kaulantik menjadi raja."

“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 melakukan seperti yang dikatakan TUHAN. Ketika ia sampai di Betlehem, para pemimpin kota menyambutnya dengan terkejut dan bertanya, "Apakah kunjungan Bapak membawa selamat?"

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 Jawab Samuel, "Ya, benar. Aku datang untuk mempersembahkan kurban kepada TUHAN. Maka sucikanlah dirimu supaya dapat mengikuti upacara pengurbanan itu." Isai dan anak-anaknya juga disuruhnya menyucikan dirinya masing-masing, dan diundangnya ke upacara itu.

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 Ketika mereka sudah berkumpul dan Samuel melihat Eliab anak Isai, pikirnya, "Pastilah ini yang akan dipilih TUHAN."

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 Tetapi TUHAN berkata kepada Samuel, "Janganlah kau terpikat oleh rupanya yang elok dan tinggi badannya; bukan dia yang Kukehendaki. Aku tidak menilai seperti manusia menilai. Manusia melihat rupa, tetapi Aku melihat hati."

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 Kemudian Isai memanggil Abinadab, anaknya, lalu disuruhnya menghadap Samuel. Tetapi Samuel berkata, "Dia juga tidak dipilih TUHAN."

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 Lalu Syama disuruh maju oleh Isai, tetapi Samuel berkata, "Dia juga tidak dipilih TUHAN."

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 Demikianlah Isai menyuruh ketujuh anaknya berturut-turut menghadap Samuel, tetapi Samuel berkata kepadanya, "Mereka tidak dipilih TUHAN."

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 Lalu bertanyalah Samuel kepadanya, "Hanya inikah semua anak laki-lakimu?" Jawab Isai, "Masih ada seorang lagi, yang bungsu, tetapi ia sedang menggembalakan domba." Samuel berkata, "Suruhlah memanggil dia, karena kita tidak akan makan sebelum ia datang."

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 Lalu Isai menyuruh memanggil anak itu. Ternyata ia seorang pemuda yang tampan dan sehat, dan matanya indah. Lalu berkatalah TUHAN kepada Samuel, "Inilah dia; lantiklah dia!"

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 Segera Samuel mengambil minyak zaitun itu dan melantik Daud dengan upacara peminyakan di hadapan abang-abangnya. Pada saat itu juga Daud dikuasai oleh Roh TUHAN. Sejak hari itu dan seterusnya Roh TUHAN menyertainya. Kemudian pulanglah Samuel ke 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 Adapun Saul telah ditinggalkan oleh Roh TUHAN, dan kini ia disiksa oleh roh jahat yang diutus TUHAN.

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 Sebab itu hamba-hamba Saul berkata kepadanya, "Kami tahu bahwa roh jahat yang diutus TUHAN menyiksa Baginda.

One of his servants said to him, “It is evident that an evil spirit sent by God is terrifying you.

16 Jika Baginda setuju, kami bersedia mencari seorang yang pandai main kecapi. Bilamana Baginda disiksa roh jahat, orang itu dapat memainkan kecapinya, dan Baginda akan merasa nyaman lagi."

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 Lalu Saul memerintahkan kepada mereka, "Carilah seorang yang pandai main musik, dan bawalah dia kemari."

Saul replied, “[Fine/Okay], find for me a man who can play [the harp] well, and bring him to me.”

18 Mendengar itu seorang hambanya berkata, "Isai penduduk kota Betlehem mempunyai seorang anak laki-laki yang pandai main musik. Ia pemberani dan seorang prajurit yang baik. Lagipula ia gagah dan pandai berbicara, dan TUHAN selalu menolongnya."

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 Maka Saul mengirim utusan kepada Isai membawa pesan ini, "Suruhlah anakmu Daud, yang menjaga domba-dombamu itu menghadap kepadaku."

So Saul sent this message to Jesse: “Send your son David to me, the one who takes care of sheep.”

20 Kemudian Isai menyiapkan seekor keledai, lalu memuatinya dengan seekor anak kambing, roti dan kantong kulit berisi penuh anggur. Semuanya itu diberikannya kepada Daud untuk dipersembahkan kepada Saul.

[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 Demikianlah Daud datang kepada Saul dan menjadi pelayannya. Ia sangat disayangi Saul dan diangkat menjadi pembawa senjatanya.

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 Kemudian Saul mengirim pesan kepada Isai, "Aku suka kepada Daud. Izinkanlah dia tetap tinggal di sini dan melayani aku."

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 Sejak itu, setiap kali Saul didatangi roh jahat itu, Daud mengambil kecapinya dan memainkannya. Lalu Saul merasa tenang dan nyaman lagi, karena ditinggalkan oleh roh jahat itu.

[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.