1 Hamuera 16
1 Na ka mea a Ihowa ki a Hamuera, Kia pehea ake te roa o tau tangi mo Haora, kua whakakahoretia nei hoki ia e ahau hei kingi mo Iharaira? Whakakiia tau haona ki te hinu, a haere, ka tonoa koe e ahau ki a Hehe o Peterehema: kua kitea hoki e ahau he kingi maku i roto i ana tama.
The Lord asked Samuel, “How long are you going to continue to mourn over Saul because I have rejected him as king of Israel? Fill your flask with olive oil and go. I'm sending you to Jesse of Bethlehem, for I have chosen a king for myself from among his sons.”
2 Na ka mea a Hamuera, Me pehea ahau e haere ai? ki te rongo hoki a Haora, ka patua ahau e ia. Ano ra ko Ihowa, Kawea atu i tou ringa tetahi kuao kau, hei te uwha, ka mea atu, I haere mai ahau ki te patu whakahere ki a Ihowa.
“How can I go and do that?” Samuel asked. “Saul will hear about it and kill me!” The Lord answered, “Take a young cow with you and say, ‘I've come to sacrifice to the Lord.’
3 Me karanga hoki a Hehe ki te patunga tapu, a maku e whakaatu ki a koe tau e mea ai: me whakawahi ano e koe maku te tangata e korero ai ahau ki a koe.
Invite Jesse to the sacrifice, and I will show you what you have to do. Anoint for me the one I tell you to.”
4 Na meatia ana e Hamuera ta Ihowa i korero ai, a haere ana ki Peterehema. Na ka haere mai nga kaumatua o te pa ki te whakatau i a ia me te wiri ano, a ka mea, E haere mai ana ranei koe i runga i te rangimarie?
Samuel did what the Lord had told him to and went to Bethlehem. When the town elders met him, they were afraid and asked him, “Do you come in peace?”
5 Ano ra ko ia, I runga i te rangimarie: i haere mai ahau ki te patu whakahere ki a Ihowa: whakatapua koutou, ka haere tatou ki te patunga tapu. I whakatapua ano e ia a Hehe ratou ko ana tama, a karangatia ano ratou e ia ki te patunga tapu.
“Yes, I come in peace,” he replied. “I have come to sacrifice to the Lord. Purify yourselves and come with me to the sacrifice.” He purified Jesse and his sons and invited them to the sacrifice.
6 A, no to ratou taenga, na ka titiro atu ia ki a Eriapa, a ka mea, He pono kei te aroaro o Ihowa tana tangata e whakawahi ai.
When they arrived and Samuel saw Eliab, he said to himself, “This has got to be the Lord's anointed!”
7 Na ka mea a Ihowa ki a Hamuera, Kaua e titiro ki tona ahua, ki tona roa ranei, i a ia e tu na; kua whakaparahako hoki ahau ki a ia: e kore hoki e rite ta Ihowa ki ta te tangata titiro: he titiro hoki ta te tangata ki te kanohi; ko ta Ihowa ia he titiro ki te ngakau.
But the Lord said to Samuel, “Don't look at his outward appearance or how tall he is because I have rejected him, for the Lord does not look as human beings do. Human beings only see with their eyes what's on the outside, but the Lord looks at the way people think deep inside.”
8 Katahi ka karangatia e Hehe a Apinarapa, a ka meinga kia haere atu ma te aroaro o Hamuera. Na ka mea ia, Ehara ano tenei i ta Ihowa i whiriwhiri ai.
Then Jesse called Abinadab and had him come before Samuel, who said, “The Lord hasn't chosen this one either.”
9 Katahi ka meinga e Hehe a Hamaha kia haere atu. Na ka mea ia, Ehara ano tenei i ta Ihowa i whiriwhiri ai.
Then Jesse had Shammah come forward. But Samuel said, “The Lord hasn't chosen this one either.”
10 Na meinga ana e Hehe ana tama tokowhitu kia haere atu ma te aroaro o Hamuera. A ka mea a Hamuera ki a Hehe, Kihai enei i whiriwhiria e Ihowa.
Jesse had seven of his sons come before Samuel, but Samuel told him, “The Lord has not chosen any of these.”
11 Na ka mea a Hamuera ki a Hehe, Kei konei katoa ranei au tamariki? A ka mea ia, Tenei ano tetahi, to muri rawa; na kei te tiaki hipi ia. Ano ra ko Hamuera ki a Hehe, Tonoa atu he tangata ki te tiki i a ia: e kore hoki tatou e noho ki te kai kia t ae mai ra ano ia ki konei.
So he asked Jesse, “Don't you have any more sons?” “Well, there's still the youngest,” Jesse replied, “but he is out looking after the sheep.” “Send for him and bring him here because we will not sit down and eat until he gets here,” Samuel told Jesse.
12 Na, ka tono tangata atu tera, a tikina ana ia. Na, he kiri puwhero ia, he kanohi ataahua, he pai ki te titiro atu. Na ka mea a Ihowa, Whakatika, whakawahia ia, koia hoki ia.
So Jesse sent for him and brought him in. He had a red complexion with beautiful eyes, and looked handsome. The Lord said, “Go and anoint him, for he's the one.”
13 Katahi ka mau a Hamuera ki te haona hinu, a whakawahia ana ia i roto i ona tuakana: ko te tino putanga mai o te wairua o Ihowa ki runga ki a Rawiri i taua rangi ano a ahu ake nei. Na whakatika ana a Hamuera, haere ana ki Rama.
Samuel took the flask of olive oil and anointed him in the presence of his brothers, and the Spirit of the Lord came on David in power from that day on. Then Samuel left and returned to Ramah.
14 Na kua mawehe atu i a Haora te wairua o Ihowa, a ka takakinotia ona whakaaro e tetahi wairua kino no Ihowa.
The Spirit of the Lord had left Saul, and an evil spirit from the Lord tormented him.
15 A ka mea nga tangata a Haora ki a ia, Nana, he wairua kino no te Atua te whakararu nei i a koe.
Saul's servants told him, “It's definitely an evil spirit from God that's tormenting you.
16 Na kia ki mai koa to matou ariki ki ana pononga, e tau nei i tou aroaro, kia rapua he tangata mohio ki te whakatangi hapa: kia tau mai ai te wairua kino a te Atua ki a koe, ka whakatangi ia ki tona ringa, a ka marie koe.
Give us your servants here the order to find someone who is good at playing the harp so that when the evil spirit from God comes on you, he can play and you'll feel much better.”
17 Na ka mea a Haora ki ana tangata, Tena ra, tirohia tetahi kaiwhakatangi pai, ka kawe mai ki ahau.
Saul gave the order to his servants, “Find me someone who is good at playing the harp and bring him to me.”
18 Katahi ka oho tetahi o nga taitama, ka mea, Nana, kua kite ahau i tetahi o nga tama a Hehe o Peterehema, he mohio ki te whakatangi, he toa, he pakari, he tangata hapai patu, he korero tupato, he tangata ataahua, kei a ia ano hoki a Ihowa.
One of the servants replied, “I know a son of Jesse of Bethlehem who is good at playing the harp. He is a brave man, a good fighter, well-spoken and handsome, and the Lord is with him.”
19 Heoi ka tono tangata a Haora ki a Hehe, hei mea, Tena a Rawiri, tau tama i nga hipi na, tonoa mai ki ahau.
Saul sent messengers to Jesse, telling him, “Send me your son David who takes care of the sheep.”
20 Na ka mau a Hehe ki tetahi kaihe, he taro te pikaunga, me tetahi ipu waina, me tetahi kuao koati, a unga ana kia kawea e tana tama, e Rawiri, ki a Haora.
So Jesse loaded a donkey with bread, a skin of wine, and a young goat and sent them with his son David to Saul.
21 Na ka tae a Rawiri ki a Haora, a tu ana i tona aroaro: a nui atu te aroha o tera ki a ia; meinga ana ia e ia hei kaimau patu mana.
David came to Saul and began working for him. Saul thought a great deal of him, and David became his armor-bearer.
22 Na ka tono tangata a Haora ki a Hehe hei mea atu ki a ia, Tukua a Rawiri kia tu i toku aroaro; kua manakohia hoki ia e ahau.
Saul sent a message to Jesse, saying, “Please allow David to continue working for me because I am pleased with him.”
23 A, i nga wa i puta mai ai te wairua kino i te Atua ki a Haora, ka mau a Rawiri ki te hapa, ka whakatangi ki tona ringa: heoi ka ta te manawa o Haora, a ka marie, a mahue ake ia i te wairua kino.
So whenever the spirit from God came on Saul, David would take his harp and play, and Saul would gain relief and feel better, and the evil spirit would leave him.
