1 Samuel 16
1 And the Lord said to Samuel, How long will you go on sorrowing for Saul, seeing that I have put him from his place as king over Israel? Take oil in your vessel and go; I will send you to Jesse, the Beth-lehemite: for I have got a king for myself among his sons.
Ary hoy Jehovah tamin’ i Samoela: Mandra-pahoviana no hahalahelovanao an’ i Saoly, nefa Izaho efa nandà azy tsy ho mpanjakan’ ny Isiraely? fenoy diloilo ny tandrokao, ka mandehana, fa hirahiko ho any amin’ i Jese Betlehemita ianao; fa efa nahita mpanjaka ho Ahy ao amin’ ny zanany Aho.
2 And Samuel said, How is it possible for me to go? If Saul gets news of it he will put me to death. And the Lord said, Take a young cow with you and say, I have come to make an offering to the Lord.
Fa hoy Samoela: Hataoko ahoana no fandeha; fa raha ren’ i Saoly izany, moa tsy hovonoiny va aho? Ary hoy Jehovah: Mitondrà ombivavy kely ianao, ka lazao hoe: Avy hamono zavatra hatao fanatitra ho an’ i Jehovah aho.
3 And send for Jesse to be present at the offering, and I will make clear to you what you are to do: and you are to put the holy oil on him whose name I give you.
Ary antsoy Jese mba ho any amin’ ny fanatitra, ary Izaho no hampahafantatra anao izay hataonao; ka dia hohosoranao ho Ahy izay holazaiko aminao.
4 And Samuel did as the Lord said and came to Beth-lehem. And the responsible men of the town came out to him in fear and said, Do you come in peace?
Ary Samoela nanao izay nolazain’ i Jehovah, dia tonga tao Betlehema. Ary nitsena azy amin-kovitra ny loholona teo an-tanàna ka nanao hoe: Fihavanana va no ihavianao?
5 And he said, In peace: I have come to make an offering to the Lord: make yourselves clean and come with me to make the offering. And he made Jesse and his sons clean, and sent for them to be present at the offering.
Ary hoy izy: Fihavanana; avy hamono zavatra hatao fanatitra ho an’ i Jehovah aho; hamasino ny tenanareo, ary andeha hiaraka amiko ho any amin’ ny fanatitra. Dia nohamasininy Jese sy ny zanany ka nasainy ho any amin’ ny fanatitra.
6 Now when they came, looking at Eliab, he said, Clearly the man of the Lord's selection is before him.
Ary nony tonga ireo, dia nijery an’ i Eliaba izy ka nanao hoe: Ny voahosotr’ i Jehovah tokoa ity eto anatrehany.
7 But the Lord said to Samuel, Do not take note of his face or how tall he is, because I will not have him: for the Lord's view is not man's; man takes note of the outer form, but the Lord sees the heart.
Fa hoy Jehovah tamin’ i Samoela: Aza mijery ny tarehiny na ny hahavon’ ny tsanganany, fa efa nolaviko izy; fa tsy mba toy ny fijerin’ ny olona no fijerin’ i Jehovah; fa ny olona mijery ny miseho eo ivelany, fa Jehovah kosa mijery ny fo.
8 Then Jesse sent for Abinadab and made him come before Samuel. And he said, The Lord has not taken this one.
Ary Jese niantso an’ i Abinadaba ka nampandalo azy teo anatrehan’ i Samoela. Fa hoy izy: Tsy ity no nofidin’ i Jehovah.
9 Then Jesse made Shammah come before him. And he said, The Lord has not taken this one.
Ary Jese dia nampandalo an’ i Sama indray. Fa hoy izy: Tsy ity no nofidin’ i Jehovah.
10 And Jesse made his seven sons come before Samuel. And Samuel said to Jesse, The Lord has not taken any of these.
Ary Jese nampandalo fito lahy tamin’ ny zanany teo anatrehan’ i Samoela. Fa hoy Samoela tamin’ i Jese: Tsy nofidin’ i Jehovah ireto.
11 Then Samuel said to Jesse, Are all your children here? And he said, There is still the youngest, and he is looking after the sheep. And Samuel said to Jesse, Send and make him come here: for we will not take our seats till he is here.
Ary hoy Samoela tamin’ i Jese: Tapitra eto avokoa va ny zanakao-lahy rehetra? Dia hoy izy: Ny faralahy no sisa, fa miandry ondry izy. Ary hoy Samoela tamin’ i Jese: Maniraha haka azy, fa tsy hipetraka hihinana isika ambara-pahatongany eto.
12 So he sent and made him come in. Now he had red hair and beautiful eyes and pleasing looks. And the Lord said, Come, put the oil on him, for this is he.
Dia naniraka izy ka nitondra azy hiditra. Ary mena volo izy sady bary maso no tsara tarehy. Ary hoy Jehovah: Mitsangàna, hosory izy, fa io no izy.
13 Then Samuel took the bottle of oil, and put the oil on him there among his brothers: and from that day the spirit of the Lord came on David with power. So Samuel went back to Ramah.
Ary Samoela nandray ny tandroka feno diloilo ka nanosotra azy teo amin’ ny rahalahiny; ary ny Fanahin’ i Jehovah dia nilatsaka tamin’ i Davida hatramin’ iny andro iny. Dia nitsangana Samoela ka nankany Rama.
14 Now the spirit of the Lord had gone from Saul, and an evil spirit from the Lord was troubling him.
Fa ny Fanahin’ i Jehovah efa niala tamin’ i Saoly, ary nisy fanahy ratsy avy tany amin’ i Jehovah nampahatahotra azy.
15 And Saul's servants said to him, See now, an evil spirit from God is troubling you.
Ary hoy ny mpanompon’ i Saoly taminy: Indro, ankehitriny misy fanahy ratsy avy any amin’ Andriamanitra mampahatahotra anao.
16 Now give orders to your servants who are here before you to go in search of a man who is an expert player on a corded instrument: and it will be that when the evil spirit from God is on you, he will make music for you on his instrument, and you will get well.
Aoka ny tomponay ankehitriny handidy anay mpanomponao izay eto anatrehanao, dia hitady olona mahay mitendry lokanga izahay; ary rehefa misy fanahy ratsy avy any amin’ Andriamanitra tonga aminao, dia hitendry amin’ ny tànany izy, ka dia ho tsara ihany ianao.
17 And Saul said to his servants, Then get me a man who is an expert player, and make him come to me.
Ary hoy Saoly tamin’ ny mpanompony: Mizahà ary olona izay mahay mitendry tsara, ka ento etỳ amiko.
18 Then one of the servants in answer said, I have seen a son of Jesse, the Beth-lehemite, who is expert at playing, and a strong man and a man of war; and he is wise in his words, and pleasing in looks, and the Lord is with him.
Dia namaly ny anankiray amin’ ny zatovony ka nanao hoe: Indro, ny anankiray amin’ ny zanak’ i Jese Betlehemita no hitako mahay mitendry, sady lehilahy mahery sy mpanafika izy ary mahay mandaha-teny sy lehilahy tsara tarehy, ary Jehovah momba azy.
19 So Saul sent his servants to Jesse and said, Send me your son David who is with the sheep.
Ary Saoly dia naniraka tany amin’ i Jese ka nanao hoe: Iraho hankatỳ amiko Davida zanakao izay miandry ondry.
20 And Jesse took five cakes of bread and a skin of wine and a young goat and sent them to Saul by David.
Ary Jese naka mofo tokony ho zakan’ ny boriky iray sy divay iray siny hoditra sy zanak’ osy, ka nampitondrainy an’ i Davida zanany ho an’ i Saoly ireo.
21 And David came to Saul, waiting before him: and he became very dear to Saul, who made him his servant, giving him the care of his arms.
Ary Davida tonga tany amin’ i Saoly ka nitoetra teo anatrehany; ary tiany indrindra izy, ka dia tonga mpitondra ny fiadiany.
22 And Saul sent to Jesse saying, Let David be with me, for he is pleasing to me.
Ary Saoly naniraka tany amin’ i Jese nanao hoe: Masìna ianao, avelao Davida hitoetra eo anatrehako, fa efa mahita fitia amiko izy.
23 And whenever the evil spirit from God came on Saul, David took his instrument and made music: so new life came to Saul, and he got well, and the evil spirit went away from him.
Ary raha nisy fanahy avy tany amin’ Andriamanitra tonga tao amin’ i Saoly, dia noraisin’ i Davida ny lokanga ka notendren’ ny tànany; ka dia velombelona sady nanaritra Saoly, ary ny fanahy ratsy niala taminy.
