1 Samuel 16
1 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.”
Seyè a di Samyèl konsa: -Kilè w'a sispann gen lapenn pou Sayil? Se mwen menm ki voye l' jete pou l' pa wa pèp Izrayèl la ankò. Plen ti poban ou lan lwil. Leve ou ale. M'ap voye ou lavil Betleyèm, kay yon nonm yo rele Izayi, paske mwen chwazi yonn nan pitit gason l' yo pou vin wa.
2 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.’
Samyèl di li: -Ki jan ou vle mwen fè bagay konsa? Si Sayil vin konn sa, l'a touye m'. Seyè a reponn li: -Pran yon jenn ti gazèl avè ou, epi w'a di: Mwen vin fè yon sèvis ofrann bèt pou Seyè a.
3 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.”
W'a envite Izayi nan sèvis la. Mwen menm, m'a di ou sa pou ou fè. W'a mete moun m'a di ou la apa pou sèvi wa devan m'.
4 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?”
Samyèl fè tou sa Seyè a te di l' fè a. L' ale lavil Betleyèm. Chèf ki reskonsab lavil yo vin kontre l'. Yo tout te gen kè sote. Yo di l' konsa: -Eske se pou byen nou ou vin isit la?
5 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.
Samyèl di: -Wi se pou byen nou. Mwen vin fè yon sèvis ofrann bèt pou Seyè a. Ale mete nou nan kondisyon pou fè sèvis pou Bondye. Apre sa, n'a vin avè m' nan sèvis la. Li te mande Izayi ansanm ak pitit li yo pou yo te mete yo nan kondisyon pou fè sèvis pou Bondye tou. Lèfini, li envite yo nan sèvis ofrann bèt la tou.
6 And when they had entered, he saw Eliab, and he said, “Could he be the Christ in the sight of the Lord?”
Lè yo rive, Samyèl wè Eliyab, yonn nan pitit gason Izayi yo, li di nan kè l': -Nèg sa a ki kanpe devan lotèl la, sèten se li menm Seyè a chwazi.
7 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.”
Men Granmèt la di l': -Pa gade sou bèl aparans li, ni sou bèl wotè li. Paske mwen mete l' sou kote. Mwen pa jije valè yon moun jan lèzòm fè l' la. Lèzòm gade sou sa ki parèt devan je yo. Men, mwen menm mwen gade sa ki nan kè moun.
8 And Jesse called Abinadab, and he brought him before Samuel. And he said, “Neither has the Lord chosen this one.”
Apre sa, Izayi fè rele Abinadab, yon lòt nan pitit gason l' yo, li mennen l' bay Samyèl. Men, Samyèl di: -Sa a tou, se pa li Seyè a chwazi.
9 Then Jesse brought Shammah. And he said about him, “And the Lord has not chosen this one.”
Izayi fè mennen Chama devan Samyèl. Men, Samyèl di: -Sa a tou, se pa li Seyè a chwazi.
10 And so Jesse brought his seven sons before Samuel. And Samuel said to Jesse, “The Lord has not chosen any of these.”
Konsa konsa, Izayi te mennen sèt nan pitit gason l' yo bay Samyèl. Epi Samyèl di Izayi konsa: -Non, Seyè a pa chwazi yonn ladan yo.
11 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.”
Lè sa a, Samyèl di Izayi ankò: -Se tout pitit gason ou yo sa? Ou pa gen lòt? Izayi reponn: -Wi, mwen gen yon ti dènye. Men, l' al mennen mouton m' yo al nan manje. Samyèl di li: -Voye chache l', paske nou p'ap konmanse sèvis la tout tan li pa vini.
12 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.”
Se konsa Izayi voye chache ti nonm lan. Yo mennen l' vini. Se te yon jenn gason ak bèl ti je, cheve l' te yon ti koulè kannèl, li te gen bèl figi. Seyè a di Samyèl: -Men li! Kanpe non, vide lwil sou tèt li.
13 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.
Samyèl pran ti poban lwil la, li vide l' sou tèt David, la devan tout frè li yo. Lamenm Lespri Seyè a desanm sou David. Depi jou sa a, li pa t' janm kite l'. Apre sa, Samyèl leve, li tounen lavil Rama.
14 But the Spirit of the Lord withdrew from Saul, and a wicked spirit from the Lord disturbed him.
Lespri Seyè a te kite Sayil, epi Seyè a voye yon move lespri sou li ki t'ap toumante l'.
15 And the servants of Saul said to him: “Behold, an evil spirit from God disturbs you.
Moun k'ap sèvi Sayil yo di l' konsa: -Gade! Ou konnen Seyè a voye yon move lespri sou ou k'ap toumante ou!
16 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.”
Mèt, annik pase yon lòd, epi nou menm ki la avè ou, n'a chache yon moun ki konn jwe gita. Konsa, chak fwa move lespri a va vin sou ou, moun lan va jwe pou ou, epi w'a santi yon soulajman.
17 And Saul said to his servants, “Then provide for me someone who can play well, and bring him to me.”
Sayil di moun k'ap sèvi l' yo: -Al chache yon moun ki konn jwe mizik mennen ban mwen.
18 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.”
Yonn nan mesye yo di konsa: -Izayi, moun lavil Betleyèm lan, gen yon pitit gason ki konn jwe mizik. Se yon vanyan gason, yon bon sòlda ki gen bon pawòl nan bouch li. Lèfini, li byen kanpe. Seyè a avèk li.
19 Therefore, Saul sent messengers to Jesse, saying, “Send to me your son David, who is in the pastures.”
Se konsa Sayil voye kèk mesaje bò kote Izayi pou di li: -Voye David, pitit gason ou ki konn okipe mouton ou yo, ban mwen.
20 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.
Izayi pran yon veso plen diven, yon jenn ti kabrit ak yon bourik chaje pen, li bay David pou renmèt Sayil. Epi li voye a al jwenn wa a.
21 And David went to Saul, and stood before him. And he loved him exceedingly, and he made him his armor bearer.
Se konsa David al jwenn Sayil ki pran l' pou sèvi l'. Sayil te vin renmen David anpil. Li pran l' pou pote zam li yo.
22 And Saul sent to Jesse, saying: “Let David remain before my sight. For he has found favor in my eyes.”
Sayil voye di Izayi konsa: -Tanpri, kite David rete avè m'. Mwen renmen l' anpil.
23 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.
Depi lè sa a, chak fwa move lespri Bondye te voye a desann sou Sayil, David pran gita a epi li tonbe jwe. Lè konsa, move lespri a kite l', epi Sayil te soulaje, li te santi l' byen ankò.
