1 Samuel 16

1 Gospod je rekel Samuelu: »Doklej boš žaloval za Savlom, glede na to, da sem ga zavrnil od kraljevanja nad Izraelom? Napolni svoj rog z oljem in pojdi, poslal te bom k Betlehemcu Jeseju, kajti med njegovimi sinovi sem si priskrbel kralja.«

And the Lord said to Samuel: “How long will you mourn for Saul, though I have rejected him, so that he would not reign over Israel? Fill your horn with oil and approach, so that I may send you to Jesse of Bethlehem. For I have provided a king from among his sons for myself.”

2 Samuel je rekel: »Kako lahko grem? Če Savel to sliši, me bo ubil.« Gospod je rekel: »Vzemi s seboj telico in reci: ›Prišel sem, da žrtvujem Gospodu.‹

And Samuel said: “How shall I go? For Saul will hear of it, and he will put me to death.” And the Lord said: “You shall take, by your hand, a calf from the herd. And you shall say, ‘I have arrived in order to immolate to the Lord.’

3 H klavni daritvi pokliči Jeseja, jaz pa ti bom pokazal kaj boš storil in mazilil mi boš tistega, ki ti ga imenujem.«

And you shall call Jesse to the sacrifice, and I will reveal to you what you should do. And you shall anoint whomever I will indicate to you.”

4 Samuel je storil to, kar je Gospod govoril in prišel v Betlehem. Starešine mesta pa so trepetali ob njegovem prihodu in rekli: »Ali prihajaš miroljubno?«

Therefore, Samuel did just as the Lord told him. And he went to Bethlehem, and the elders of the city wondered. And meeting him, they said, “Is your arrival peaceful?”

5 Rekel je: »Miroljubno. Prišel sem, da darujem Gospodu. Posvetite se in pridite z menoj h klavni daritvi.« In Jeseja in njegove sinove je posvetil ter jih poklical k daritvi.

And he said: “It is peaceful. I have arrived in order to immolate to the Lord. Be sanctified, and come with me to the sacrifice.” Then he sanctified Jesse and his sons, and he called them to the sacrifice.

6 Pripetilo se je, ko so prišli, da je pogledal na Eliába in rekel: »Zagotovo je Gospodov maziljenec pred njim.«

And when they had entered, he saw Eliab, and he said, “Could he be the Christ in the sight of the Lord?”

7 Toda Gospod je rekel Samuelu: »Ne glej na njegovo obličje ali na višino njegove postave, ker sem ga odklonil, kajti GOSPOD ne vidi, kakor vidi človek; kajti človek gleda na zunanji videz, toda Gospod gleda na srce.«

And the Lord said to Samuel: “You should not look with favor on his face, nor on the height of his stature. For I have rejected him. Neither do I judge by the appearance of a man. For man sees those things that are apparent, but the Lord beholds the heart.”

8 Potem je Jese poklical Abinadába in ga primoral, da gre pred Samuela. In ta je rekel: »Niti tega Gospod ni izbral.«

And Jesse called Abinadab, and he brought him before Samuel. And he said, “Neither has the Lord chosen this one.”

9 Potem je Jese primoral Šamája, da gre mimo. Rekel je: »Niti Gospod ni izbral tega.«

Then Jesse brought Shammah. And he said about him, “And the Lord has not chosen this one.”

10 Ponovno, Jese je primoral sedem svojih sinov, da gredo mimo pred Samuelom. Samuel je rekel Jeseju: » Gospod ni izbral teh.«

And so Jesse brought his seven sons before Samuel. And Samuel said to Jesse, “The Lord has not chosen any of these.”

11 Samuel je rekel Jeseju: »Ali so tukaj vsi tvoji otroci?« Rekel je: »Ostaja še najmlajši in glej, on varuje ovce.« Samuel je rekel Jeseju: »Pošlji in privedi ga, kajti ne bomo sedli dol, dokler on ne pride sèm.«

And Samuel said to Jesse, “Could the sons now be completed?” But he responded, “There still remains a little one, and he pastures the sheep.” And Samuel said to Jesse: “Send and bring him. For we shall not recline to eat, until he arrives here.”

12 Poslal je in ga privedel noter. Torej bil je rdečkast in hkrati lepega obličja in čeden na pogled. In Gospod je rekel: »Vstani, mazili ga, kajti to je on.«

Therefore, he sent and brought him. Now he was ruddy, and beautiful to behold, and with a stately face. And the Lord said, “Rise up, anoint him! For it is he.”

13 Potem je Samuel vzel rog olja in ga mazilil v sredi njegovih bratov. Gospodov Duh je prišel na Davida od tega dne dalje. Tako je Samuel vstal in odšel v Ramo.

Therefore, Samuel took the horn of oil, and he anointed him in the midst of his brothers. And the Spirit of the Lord was guiding David from that day and thereafter. And Samuel rose up, and he went away to Ramah.

14 Vendar pa je Gospodov Duh odšel od Savla in zli duh od Gospoda ga je nadlegoval.

But the Spirit of the Lord withdrew from Saul, and a wicked spirit from the Lord disturbed him.

15 Savlovi služabniki so mu rekli: »Glej torej, nadleguje te zli duh od Boga.

And the servants of Saul said to him: “Behold, an evil spirit from God disturbs you.

16 Naj naš gospod sedaj zapove svojim služabnikom, ki so pred teboj, da poiščejo človeka, ki je spreten igralec na harfo. Zgodilo se bo, ko bo nad teboj zli duh od Boga, da bo igral s svojo roko, tebi pa bo dobro.«

May our lord order, and your servants, who are before you, will seek a man skillful in playing a stringed instrument, so that when the evil spirit from the Lord assails you, he may play with his hand, and you may bear it more easily.”

17 Savel je svojim služabnikom rekel: »Priskrbite mi torej človeka, ki lahko dobro igra in ga privedite k meni.«

And Saul said to his servants, “Then provide for me someone who can play well, and bring him to me.”

18 Potem je eden izmed služabnikov odgovoril in rekel: »Glej, videl sem sina Betlehemca Jeseja, ki je spreten v igranju, močan, hraber mož, bojevnik, razsoden v zadevah in ljubke osebnosti in Gospod je z njim.«

And one of the servants, responding, said: “Behold, I have seen the son of Jesse of Bethlehem, a skillful player, and very strong and robust, a man fit for war, and prudent in words, a handsome man. And the Lord is with him.”

19 Zato je Savel poslal poslance k Jeseju in rekel: »Pošlji mi svojega sina Davida, ki je z ovcami.«

Therefore, Saul sent messengers to Jesse, saying, “Send to me your son David, who is in the pastures.”

20 Jese je vzel osla, obloženega s kruhom, vinski meh, kozlička in jih po svojem sinu Davidu poslal k Savlu.

And so, Jesse took a donkey laden with bread, and a bottle of wine, and a kid from one of the goats, and he sent them, by the hand of his son David, to Saul.

21 David je prišel k Savlu in stal pred njim in on ga je silno vzljubil in postal je njegov nosilec bojne opreme.

And David went to Saul, and stood before him. And he loved him exceedingly, and he made him his armor bearer.

22 Savel je poslal k Jeseju, rekoč: »Pusti Davida, prosim te, stati pred menoj, kajti našel je naklonjenost v mojem pogledu.«

And Saul sent to Jesse, saying: “Let David remain before my sight. For he has found favor in my eyes.”

23 Pripetilo se je, ko je bil zli duh od Boga nad Savlom, da je David vzel harfo in igral s svojo roko. Tako je bil Savel osvežen in bilo mu je dobro in zli duh je odšel od njega.

And so, whenever the evil spirit from the Lord assailed Saul, David took up his stringed instrument, and he struck it with his hand, and Saul was refreshed and uplifted. For the evil spirit withdrew from him.