1 Samuele 16
1 Yawe alobaki na Samuele: — Kino tango nini okosala matanga mpo na Saulo? Ngai, nasilaki kobwaka ye mpo ete azala lisusu mokonzi ya Isalaele te. Tondisa sik’oyo liseke na yo na mafuta mpe kende. Natindi yo epai ya Izayi ya Beteleemi, pamba te naponi moko kati na bana na ye ya mibali mpo ete azala mokonzi.
And the Lord said to Samuel, How long will you go on sorrowing for Saul, seeing that I have put him from his place as king over Israel? Take oil in your vessel and go; I will send you to Jesse, the Beth-lehemite: for I have got a king for myself among his sons.
2 Samuele alobaki: — Nakokende ndenge nini? Soki Saulo ayoki bongo akoboma ngai. Yawe azongiselaki ye: — Kamata mwana ngombe ya mwasi elongo na yo mpe loba: « Nakeyi kobonzela Yawe mbeka. »
And Samuel said, How is it possible for me to go? If Saul gets news of it he will put me to death. And the Lord said, Take a young cow with you and say, I have come to make an offering to the Lord.
3 Bongo tango okotumba mbeka, okobengisa Izayi; mpe Ngai moko nakolakisa yo nini oyo osengeli kosala. Moto oyo nakolakisa yo, okopakola ye mafuta mpo na Ngai.
And send for Jesse to be present at the offering, and I will make clear to you what you are to do: and you are to put the holy oil on him whose name I give you.
4 Samuele asalaki makambo oyo Yawe alobaki. Tango akomaki na Beteleemi, bampaka ya engumba balengaki tango bakutanaki na ye. Batunaki ye: — Boni, koya na yo ezali ya kimia?
And Samuel did as the Lord said and came to Beth-lehem. And the responsible men of the town came out to him in fear and said, Do you come in peace?
5 Samuele azongisaki: — Solo, koya na ngai ezali ya kimia. Nayei mpo na kobonzela Yawe mbeka. Bomibulisa mpe boya kotumba mbeka elongo na ngai. Bongo abulisaki Izayi elongo na bana na ye ya mibali mpe abengisaki bango na kotumba mbeka elongo na ye.
And he said, In peace: I have come to make an offering to the Lord: make yourselves clean and come with me to make the offering. And he made Jesse and his sons clean, and sent for them to be present at the offering.
6 Tango bakomaki, Samuele atalaki Eliabi mpe amilobelaki: « Solo, mopakolami na Yawe atelemi awa liboso na Ye. »
Now when they came, looking at Eliab, he said, Clearly the man of the Lord's selection is before him.
7 Kasi Yawe alobaki na Samuele: — Kotala te lolenge ya nzoto na ye to molayi na ye, pamba te naponi ye te. Yawe atalaka te ndenge moto atalaka. Moto atalaka kaka oyo ebetaka na miso, kasi Yawe atalaka motema.
But the Lord said to Samuel, Do not take note of his face or how tall he is, because I will not have him: for the Lord's view is not man's; man takes note of the outer form, but the Lord sees the heart.
8 Bongo Izayi abengisaki Abinadabi mpe alekisaki ye liboso ya Samuele. Kasi Samuele alobaki: « Ezali ye te nde Yawe aponi. »
Then Jesse sent for Abinadab and made him come before Samuel. And he said, The Lord has not taken this one.
9 Izayi alekisaki lisusu Shama liboso ya Samuele, kasi Samuele alobaki: « Ezali ye te nde Yawe aponi. »
Then Jesse made Shammah come before him. And he said, The Lord has not taken this one.
10 Izayi alekisaki liboso ya Samuele bana sambo na ye ya mibali. Kasi Samuele alobaki na ye: « Yawe aponi moko te kati na bango. »
And Jesse made his seven sons come before Samuel. And Samuel said to Jesse, The Lord has not taken any of these.
11 Bongo Samuele atunaki Izayi: — Boni, bana na yo ya mibali bakoki bango nyonso? Izayi azongisaki: — Te! Ezali lisusu na moko oyo aleki bolenge, kasi azali koleisa bampate. Samuele alobaki: — Bengisa ye, pamba te tokovanda na mesa te soki akomi nanu te.
Then Samuel said to Jesse, Are all your children here? And he said, There is still the youngest, and he is looking after the sheep. And Samuel said to Jesse, Send and make him come here: for we will not take our seats till he is here.
12 Boye, Izayi atindaki bato mpo na kobenga ye, mpe bayaki na ye. Langi ya poso ya nzoto na ye ezalaki kitoko; azalaki na miso kitoko mpe elobeli ya malamu. Bongo Yawe alobaki na Samuele: « Telema mpe pakola ye mafuta, pamba te ezali nde ye. »
So he sent and made him come in. Now he had red hair and beautiful eyes and pleasing looks. And the Lord said, Come, put the oil on him, for this is he.
13 Boye Samuele azwaki liseke ya mafuta mpe apakolaki ye na miso ya bandeko na ye ya mibali. Banda mokolo wana, Molimo na Yawe akitelaki Davidi na nguya. Mpe Samuele azongaki na Rama.
Then Samuel took the bottle of oil, and put the oil on him there among his brothers: and from that day the spirit of the Lord came on David with power. So Samuel went back to Ramah.
14 Molimo na Yawe alongwaki na Saulo, mpe molimo mabe kowuta na Yawe etungisaki ye.
Now the spirit of the Lord had gone from Saul, and an evil spirit from the Lord was troubling him.
15 Basali ya Saulo bayebisaki ye: — Tala, molimo moko ya mabe ewuti na Yawe mpe ezali kotungisa yo.
And Saul's servants said to him, See now, an evil spirit from God is troubling you.
16 Tika ete nkolo na biso atinda basali na ye, oyo bazali awa mpo ete balukela ye moto moko oyo ayebi kobeta lindanda. Wana molimo mabe oyo ewuti na Yawe ekoya kotungisa yo, ye akobeta lindanda na ye, mpe yo okoyoka nzoto malamu.
Now give orders to your servants who are here before you to go in search of a man who is an expert player on a corded instrument: and it will be that when the evil spirit from God is on you, he will make music for you on his instrument, and you will get well.
17 Boye Saulo alobaki na basali na ye: — Bolukela ngai moto moko oyo ayebi kobeta lindanda malamu, mpe boya na ye epai na ngai.
And Saul said to his servants, Then get me a man who is an expert player, and make him come to me.
18 Moko kati na basali na ye azongisaki: — Namoni mwana mobali moko ya Izayi ya Beteleemi, oyo ayebi penza kobeta lindanda. Azali soda ya mpiko mpe elombe ya bitumba, alobaka kitoko mpe azali mwana mobali moko ya kitoko penza; Yawe mpe azalaka elongo na ye.
Then one of the servants in answer said, I have seen a son of Jesse, the Beth-lehemite, who is expert at playing, and a strong man and a man of war; and he is wise in his words, and pleasing in looks, and the Lord is with him.
19 Saulo atindaki bantoma epai ya Izayi mpo na koloba na ye: « Tindela ngai Davidi, mwana na yo ya mobali, oyo azali koleisa bampate. »
So Saul sent his servants to Jesse and said, Send me your son David who is with the sheep.
20 Izayi azwaki ane moko; atiaki na likolo na yango mapa, mbeki moko ya vino mpe mwana ntaba, mpe atindaki yango epai ya Saulo elongo na Davidi, mwana na ye ya mobali.
And Jesse took five cakes of bread and a skin of wine and a young goat and sent them to Saul by David.
21 Davidi ayaki epai ya Saulo mpe akomaki kosala epai na ye. Saulo alingaki ye makasi, mpe Davidi akomaki komemela Saulo bibundeli.
And David came to Saul, waiting before him: and he became very dear to Saul, who made him his servant, giving him the care of his arms.
22 Saulo atindaki maloba epai ya Izayi: « Nabondeli yo, tika ete Davidi akoba kosala epai na ngai, pamba te nazali kosepela na ye. »
And Saul sent to Jesse saying, Let David be with me, for he is pleasing to me.
23 Tango nyonso molimo mabe kowuta na Nzambe ezalaki koya kotungisa Saulo, Davidi azalaki kozwa lindanda na ye mpe kobeta yango. Mpe pema ya Saulo ezalaki kokita, azalaki koyoka nzoto malamu, mpe molimo mabe yango ezalaki kolongwa kati na ye.
And whenever the evil spirit from God came on Saul, David took his instrument and made music: so new life came to Saul, and he got well, and the evil spirit went away from him.
