1 Samuel 16
1 Sinabi ni Yahweh kay Samuel, “Hanggang kailan ka magluluksa para kay Saul, yamang tinanggihan ko siya mula sa pagiging hari sa Israel? Punuin mo ng langis ang iyong sungay na sisidlan at umalis. Ipapadala kita kay Jesse na taga-Bethlehem, sapagkat pumili ako para sa aking sarili ng isang hari sa kanyang mga anak na lalaki.”
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 Sinabi ni Samuel, “Paano ako pupunta? Kung marinig ito ni Saul, papatayin niya ako.” Sinabi ni Yahweh, “Magdala ka ng dumalagang baka at sabihin, 'Pumarito ako para mag-alay kay Yahweh.'
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 Tawagin mo si Jesse para mag-alay, at ipapakita ko sa iyo kung ano ang iyong gagawin. Bubuhusan mo ng langis para sa akin ang isa na sasabihin ko sa iyo.”
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 Ginawa ni Samuel ang sinabi ni Yahweh at pumunta sa Bethlehem. Nanginginig ang mga nakakatanda ng lungsod habang sinasalubong siya at sinabi, “Pumarito ka ba para sa kapayapaan?”
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 Sinabi niya, “Sa kapayapaan; naparito ako upang mag-alay kay Yahweh. Italaga ang iyong sarili kay Yahweh para sa alay at sumama kayo sa akin.” At itinalaga niya si Jesse at ang kanyang mga anak na lalaki kay Yahweh, at pagkatapos tinawag niya sila sa pag-aalay.
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 Nang dumating sila, tumingin siya kay Eliab at sinabi niya sa kanyang sarili na ang pinili ni Yahweh ay tunay na nakatindig sa harapan niya.
And when they had entered, he saw Eliab, and he said, “Could he be the Christ in the sight of the Lord?”
7 Ngunit sinabi ni Yahweh kay Samuel, “Huwag kang tumingin sa kanyang panlabas na anyo, o sa taas ng kanyang tindig; dahil tinanggihan ko siya. Sapagka't hindi tumitingin si Yahweh katulad nang pagtingin ng tao; sa panlabas na anyo tumitingin ang tao, ngunit sa puso tumitingin si Yahweh.”
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 Pagkatapos tinawag ni Jesse si Abinadab at pinaraan sa harapan ni Samuel. At sinabi ni Samuel, “Hindi rin siya ang pinili ni Yahweh.”
And Jesse called Abinadab, and he brought him before Samuel. And he said, “Neither has the Lord chosen this one.”
9 Pagkatapos pinaraan ni Jesse si Samma. At sinabi ni Samuel, “Hindi rin siya ang pinili ni Yahweh.”
Then Jesse brought Shammah. And he said about him, “And the Lord has not chosen this one.”
10 Pinaraan ni Jesse ang pito sa kanyang mga anak na lalaki sa harapan ni Samuel. At sinabi ni Samuel kay Jesse, “Hindi pinili ni Yahweh ang sinuman sa mga ito.”
And so Jesse brought his seven sons before Samuel. And Samuel said to Jesse, “The Lord has not chosen any of these.”
11 Pagkatapos sinabi ni Samuel kay Jesse, “Narito ba lahat ng iyong mga anak na lalaki?” Sumagot siya, “Natitira pa ang bunso, ngunit nagpapastol siya ng mga tupa.” Sinabi ni Samuel kay Jesse, “Ipasundo siya; sapagka't hindi tayo uupo hanggang sa dumating siya rito.”
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 Nagpadala si Jesse at ipinasundo siya. Ngayon ang binatilyong ito ay malusog at may magandang mga mata at makisig na anyo. Sinabi ni Yahweh, “Tumayo ka, buhusan mo siya ng langis; sapagka't siya na iyon.”
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 Pagkatapos kinuha ni Samuel ang sungay ng langis at binuhusan siya sa gitna ng kanyang mga kapatid na lalaki. Mula sa araw na iyon lumukob ang Espiritu ni Yahweh kay David. Pagkatapos bumangon si Samuel at pumunta sa Rama.
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 Ngayon ang Espiritu ni Yahweh ay umalis na kay Saul, at sa halip isang masamang espiritu na mula kay Yahweh ang bumagabag sa kanya.
But the Spirit of the Lord withdrew from Saul, and a wicked spirit from the Lord disturbed him.
15 Sinabi ng lingkod ni Saul sa kanya, “Tingnan mo, isang masamang espiritu mula sa Diyos ang bumabagabag sa iyo.
And the servants of Saul said to him: “Behold, an evil spirit from God disturbs you.
16 Hayaang mo na ang aming panginoon ang mag-utos sa iyong mga alipin na nasa iyong harapan na humanap ng isang taong may kasanayang tumugtog ng alpa. At kapag nasa iyo ang masamang espiritu na mula sa Diyos, patutugtugin niya ito at bubuti ang pakiramdam mo.”
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 Sinabi ni Saul sa kanyang mga lingkod, “Maghanap kayo para sa akin ng makakatugtog nang mabuti at dalhin siya sa akin.”
And Saul said to his servants, “Then provide for me someone who can play well, and bring him to me.”
18 Pagkatapos isa sa mga binata ang sumagot, at sinabi, “Nakita ko ang anak na lalaki ni Jesse na taga-Bethlehem, na bihasa sa panunugtog, isang malakas, matapang na lalaki, isang lalaking mandirigma, matalino sa pananalita, isang makisig na lalaki; at kasama niya si Yahweh.”
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 Kaya't nagpadala ng mga mensahero si Saul kay Jesse, at sinabi, “Ipadala mo sa akin ang anak mong si David, na kasama ng mga tupa.”
Therefore, Saul sent messengers to Jesse, saying, “Send to me your son David, who is in the pastures.”
20 Kumuha si Jesse ng isang asnong may kargang tinapay, isang sisidlan ng alak, at isang batang kambing, at ipinadala sila sa pamamagitan ng kanyang anak na si David kay Saul.
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 Pagkatapos pumunta si David kay Saul at naglingkod sa kanya. Labis siyang minahal ni Saul, at siya ay naging tagadala ng kanyang baluti.
And David went to Saul, and stood before him. And he loved him exceedingly, and he made him his armor bearer.
22 Ipinasabi ni Saul kay Jesse, “Hayaang mong tumayo si David sa harapan ko, sapagkat nakasumpong siya ng biyaya sa aking paningin.”
And Saul sent to Jesse, saying: “Let David remain before my sight. For he has found favor in my eyes.”
23 Sa tuwing na kay Saul ang masamang espiritu na mula sa Diyos, kinukuha ni David ang alpa at tinutugtog ito. Kaya nagiginhawahan si Saul at bumubuti, at aalis sa kanya ang masamang espiritu.
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.
