Первая книга Царств 16

1 И рече Господь к Самуилу: доколе ты плачеши о Сауле, Аз же уничижих его, не царствовати во Израили? Наполни рог твой елеа и прииди, послю тя ко Иессею до Вифлеема, яко узрех в сынех его Себе царя.

And the Lord said unto Samuel, How long wilt thou mourn for Saul, seeing I have rejected him so as not to reign over Israel? fill thy horn with oil, and go, I will send thee to Jesse the Beth-lechemite; for I have selected among his sons unto myself a king.

2 И рече Самуил: како пойду? И услышит Саул, и убиет мя. И рече Господь: юницу от волов возми в руце твои и речеши: пожрети Господеви иду:

And Samuel said, How shall I go? if Saul should hear it, he would kill me. And the Lord said, Take a heifer with thee, and say, To sacrifice unto the Lord am I come.

3 и призовеши Иессеа и сыны его к жертве: и Аз ти покажу, яже сотвориши, и помажеши Ми, егоже ти реку.

And invite Jesse to the sacrifice, and I will let thee know what thou shalt do; and thou shalt anoint unto me the one whom I will say unto thee.

4 И сотвори Самуил вся, елика рече ему Господь: и прииде в Вифлеем, и ужасошася старейшины града о пришествии его и реша: мир ли вход твой, о, прозорливче?

And Samuel did that which the Lord had spoken, and came to Beth-lechem. And the elders of the town came hastily to meet him, and said, Peace to thee at thy coming.

5 И рече: мир: пожрети Господу приидох: освятитеся и возвеселитеся днесь со мною. И освяти Иессеа и сыны его, и призва я к жертве.

And he said, Peace: to sacrifice unto the Lord am I come; sanctify yourselves, and come with me to the sacrifice. And he sanctified Jesse and his sons, and invited them to the sacrifice.

6 И бысть внегда внити им, и виде Елиава и рече: сей ли пред Господем помазанник Его?

And it came to pass, when they came, that he saw Eliab, and said, Surely the Lord's anointed is [here] before him.

7 И рече Господь Самуилу: не зри на лице его, ниже на возраст величества его, яко уничижих его: понеже не тако зрит человек, яко зрит Бог: яко человек зрит на лице, Бог же зрит на сердце.

But the Lord said unto Samuel, Regard not his appearance, nor the height of his stature; because I have rejected him; for not what man looketh on; —for man looketh on the eyes, but the Lord looketh on the heart.

8 И призва Иессей Аминадава и представи его пред лице Самуила. И рече (Самуил): ниже сего избра Господь.

Then Jesse called Abinadab, and caused him to pass before Samuel. And he said, This one also hath the Lord not chosen.

9 И приведе Иессей Саммаа. И рече: и сего не избра Господь.

Then Jesse caused Shammah to pass by. And he said, This one also hath the Lord not chosen.

10 И приведе Иессей седмь сынов своих пред Самуила. И рече Самуил ко Иессею: не избра Господь от сих.

And Jesse caused seven of his sons to pass before Samuel: and Samuel said unto Jesse, The Lord hath not made choice of these.

11 И рече Самуил ко Иессею: не достало ли уже детей? И рече Иессей: еще есть един мал, и сей пасет на пажити. И рече Самуил ко Иессею: посли и приведи его, яко не возляжем, дондеже приидет той семо.

And Samuel said unto Jesse, Are there not more young men? And he said, There is yet left behind the youngest, and, behold, he is feeding the flocks. And Samuel said unto Jesse, Send and fetch him; for we will not sit down till he have come hither.

12 И посла, и введе его: и той чермен, добрыма очима, и благ взором Господеви. И рече Господь к Самуилу: востани и помажи Давида, яко сей благ есть.

And he sent, and brought him in. Now he was ruddy, having withal handsome eyes, and being of a goodly appearance. And the Lord said, Arise, anoint him; for this is he.

13 И прия Самуил рог со елеем и помаза его посреде братии его. И ношашеся Дух Господень над Давидом от того дне и потом. И воста Самуил и отиде во Армафем.

Then took Samuel the horn of oil, and anointed him from among his brothers; and the Spirit of the Lord came suddenly upon David from that day and forward. And Samuel then rose up, and went to Ramah.

14 И Дух Господень отступи от Саула, и давляше его дух лукавый от Господа.

And the Spirit of the Lord departed from Saul, and there troubled him an evil spirit from the Lord.

15 И реша отроцы Сауловы к нему: се, ныне дух лукавый от Господа давит тя:

And Saul's servants said unto him, Behold now, an evil spirit from God troubleth thee.

16 да рекут раби твои ныне пред тобою, и взыщут господину нашему мужа знающа пети в гусли: и внегда будет дух лукавый на тебе, и тогда да поет в гусли своя, и благо ти будет, и упокоит тя.

Let our Lord but say [the word], and thy servants, now before thee, will seek out a man, who is skilful as a 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, that thou mayest be well.

17 И рече Саул ко отроком своим: посмотрите ми мужа добре поюща и введите его ко мне.

And Saul said unto his servants, Select for me, I pray you, a man that can play well, and bring him to me.

18 И отвеща един от отрок его и рече: се, видех сына Иессеова из Вифлеема, и той весть пение, и муж разумен, и борец, и мудр в словеси, и муж благ видом, и Господь с ним.

Then answered one of the servants, and said, Behold, I have seen a son of Jesse the Beth-lechemite, who is skilful as a player, and a mighty valiant man, and a man of war, and intelligent in speech, and a person of a good form, and the Lord is with him.

19 И посла Саул вестники ко Иессею, глаголя: отпусти ко мне Давида сына твоего, иже у стада твоего.

Thereupon Saul sent messengers unto Jesse, and said, Send me David thy son, who is with the flocks.

20 И взя Иессей бремя хлебов и мех вина и козля от коз едино, и посла к Саулу рукою Давида сына своего.

And Jesse took an ass laden with bread, and a bottle of wine, and a kid, and sent them through David his son unto Saul.

21 И вниде Давид к Саулу, и предстояше пред ним, и возлюби его зело Саул, и бысть ему носяй оружие его.

And David came to Saul, and stood before him; and he loved him greatly, and he became his armor-bearer.

22 И посла Саул ко Иессею, глаголя: да предстоит Давид предо мною, яко обрете благодать пред очима моима.

And Saul sent to Jesse, saying, Let David, I pray thee, stand before me; for he hath found favor in my eyes.

23 И бысть внегда быти духу лукаву на Сауле, и взимаше Давид гусли и играше рукою своею, и отдыхаше Саул, и благо ему бяше, и отступаше от него дух лукавый.

And it came to pass, when the spirit of God was upon Saul, that David took the harp, and played with his hand; so Saul became relieved, and he felt well, and the evil spirit departed from him.