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.”
Finally, Yahweh said to Samuel, “I have decided that I will not allow Saul to continue to be the king. So you should not [RHQ] keep feeling sad [about what he has done]. Put some olive oil in a small container and go to Bethlehem [to anoint someone with the oil, and appoint him to be king]. I am sending you there to a man named Jesse, because I have chosen one of his sons to be the king [of Israel].”
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.'
But Samuel said, “I am afraid [RHQ] to do that! If Saul hears about it, he will kill me!” Yahweh said, “Take a (heifer/young female cow) with you, and say to people that you have come to [kill it and] offer it as a sacrifice to me.
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.”
“Invite Jesse to come to the sacrifice. [When he comes, ] I will show you what you should do. And I will show you which of his sons [I have chosen to be the king]. Then you should anoint that one [with the olive oil to be the king].”
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?”
Samuel did what Yahweh told him to do. He went to Bethlehem. When the town leaders came to him, they trembled, [because they were worried that Samuel had come to rebuke them about something]. One of them asked him, “Have you come [to speak] peacefully [to us]?”
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.
Samuel replied, “Yes. I have come peacefully, to make a sacrifice to Yahweh. [Perform the rituals to] make yourselves acceptable to Yahweh, and then come with me to where they will offer the sacrifice.” Then Samuel performed the ritual to make Jesse and his sons acceptable to God, and he also invited 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.
When they arrived there, Samuel looked at [Jesse’s oldest son] Eliab, and thought, “Surely this is the one whom Yahweh has appointed [to be king]!”
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.”
But Yahweh said to Samuel, “No, he is not the one whom I have chosen. Don’t pay attention to his being handsome and very tall, because I have not chosen him. I do not evaluate people as people do. You people evaluate people by their appearance, but I evaluate people by what is in their inner beings.”
8 Pagkatapos tinawag ni Jesse si Abinadab at pinaraan sa harapan ni Samuel. At sinabi ni Samuel, “Hindi rin siya ang pinili ni Yahweh.”
Then Jesse told [his next oldest son] Abinadab to step forward and walk in front of Samuel. [But when he did that], Samuel said, “Yahweh has not chosen this one, either.”
9 Pagkatapos pinaraan ni Jesse si Samma. At sinabi ni Samuel, “Hindi rin siya ang pinili ni Yahweh.”
Then Jesse told [his next oldest son] Shammah to step forward. He stepped forward, but Samuel said, “Yahweh has not chosen this one, either.”
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.”
Similarly, Jesse told his other four sons to walk in front of Samuel. But Samuel said to Jesse, “Yahweh has not chosen any of these sons of yours.”
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.”
Then Samuel asked Jesse, “Do you have any other sons?” Jesse replied, “My youngest son [is not here]; he is out [in the fields] taking care of the sheep.” Samuel said, “Send someone to bring him here! We will not sit down [to eat] until he gets 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.”
So Jesse sent [someone] to bring [David there. And when David arrived, Samuel saw that] he was handsome and healthy, and had bright eyes. Then Yahweh said, “This is the one [whom I have chosen]; anoint him [to be king].”
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.
So as David [stood there] in front of his older brothers, Samuel took the container of oil that he had brought and poured some of it on David’s head [to set him apart to serve God. After they all ate, Samuel left] and returned to Ramah. But Yahweh’s Spirit came on David powerfully, and stayed with David for the rest of his life.
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 Yahweh’s Spirit left Saul. Instead [of his Spirit staying with Saul], Yahweh sent an evil spirit to Saul to terrify him [repeatedly].
15 Sinabi ng lingkod ni Saul sa kanya, “Tingnan mo, isang masamang espiritu mula sa Diyos ang bumabagabag sa iyo.
One of his servants said to him, “It is evident that an evil spirit sent by God is terrifying 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.”
So [we suggest that you] allow us, your servants here, to search for a man who plays the harp well. He can play the harp whenever the evil spirit bothers you. Then [you will calm down and] you will be okay again.”
17 Sinabi ni Saul sa kanyang mga lingkod, “Maghanap kayo para sa akin ng makakatugtog nang mabuti at dalhin siya sa akin.”
Saul replied, “[Fine/Okay], find for me a man who can play [the harp] 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.”
One of his servants said to him, “A man named Jesse, in Bethlehem [town], has a son who plays the harp very well. Furthermore, he is a brave man, and is a capable soldier. He is handsome and he always speaks wisely. And Yahweh always protects 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.”
So Saul sent this message to Jesse: “Send your son David to me, the one who takes care of sheep.”
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.
[So after they went to] Jesse [and told him that, he agreed. He] got a young goat, a container of wine, a donkey on which he put some loaves of bread, and gave them to David to take to Saul [as a present].
21 Pagkatapos pumunta si David kay Saul at naglingkod sa kanya. Labis siyang minahal ni Saul, at siya ay naging tagadala ng kanyang baluti.
Then David went to Saul and started to work for him. Saul liked David very much, and he became the man who carried Saul’s weapons [when Saul went to fight in battles].
22 Ipinasabi ni Saul kay Jesse, “Hayaang mong tumayo si David sa harapan ko, sapagkat nakasumpong siya ng biyaya sa aking paningin.”
Then Saul sent [a messenger] to Jesse to tell him, “I am pleased with David. Please let him stay here and work for me.”
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.
[Jesse agreed, and after that], whenever the evil spirit whom God sent tormented Saul, David played the harp. Then Saul would become calm, and the evil spirit would leave him.
