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.”
Yawe alobaki na Samuele: — Kino tango nini okosala matanga mpo na Saulo? Ngai, nasilaki kobwaka ye mpo ete azala lisusu mokonzi ya Isalaele te. Tondisa sik’oyo liseke na yo na mafuta mpe kende. Natindi yo epai ya Izayi ya Beteleemi, pamba te naponi moko kati na bana na ye ya mibali mpo ete azala mokonzi.
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.’
Samuele alobaki: — Nakokende ndenge nini? Soki Saulo ayoki bongo akoboma ngai. Yawe azongiselaki ye: — Kamata mwana ngombe ya mwasi elongo na yo mpe loba: « Nakeyi kobonzela Yawe mbeka. »
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.”
Bongo tango okotumba mbeka, okobengisa Izayi; mpe Ngai moko nakolakisa yo nini oyo osengeli kosala. Moto oyo nakolakisa yo, okopakola ye mafuta mpo na Ngai.
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?”
Samuele asalaki makambo oyo Yawe alobaki. Tango akomaki na Beteleemi, bampaka ya engumba balengaki tango bakutanaki na ye. Batunaki ye: — Boni, koya na yo ezali ya kimia?
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.
Samuele azongisaki: — Solo, koya na ngai ezali ya kimia. Nayei mpo na kobonzela Yawe mbeka. Bomibulisa mpe boya kotumba mbeka elongo na ngai. Bongo abulisaki Izayi elongo na bana na ye ya mibali mpe abengisaki bango na kotumba mbeka elongo na ye.
6 And when they had entered, he saw Eliab, and he said, “Could he be the Christ in the sight of the Lord?”
Tango bakomaki, Samuele atalaki Eliabi mpe amilobelaki: « Solo, mopakolami na Yawe atelemi awa liboso na Ye. »
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.”
Kasi Yawe alobaki na Samuele: — Kotala te lolenge ya nzoto na ye to molayi na ye, pamba te naponi ye te. Yawe atalaka te ndenge moto atalaka. Moto atalaka kaka oyo ebetaka na miso, kasi Yawe atalaka motema.
8 And Jesse called Abinadab, and he brought him before Samuel. And he said, “Neither has the Lord chosen this one.”
Bongo Izayi abengisaki Abinadabi mpe alekisaki ye liboso ya Samuele. Kasi Samuele alobaki: « Ezali ye te nde Yawe aponi. »
9 Then Jesse brought Shammah. And he said about him, “And the Lord has not chosen this one.”
Izayi alekisaki lisusu Shama liboso ya Samuele, kasi Samuele alobaki: « Ezali ye te nde Yawe aponi. »
10 And so Jesse brought his seven sons before Samuel. And Samuel said to Jesse, “The Lord has not chosen any of these.”
Izayi alekisaki liboso ya Samuele bana sambo na ye ya mibali. Kasi Samuele alobaki na ye: « Yawe aponi moko te kati na bango. »
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.”
Bongo Samuele atunaki Izayi: — Boni, bana na yo ya mibali bakoki bango nyonso? Izayi azongisaki: — Te! Ezali lisusu na moko oyo aleki bolenge, kasi azali koleisa bampate. Samuele alobaki: — Bengisa ye, pamba te tokovanda na mesa te soki akomi nanu te.
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.”
Boye, Izayi atindaki bato mpo na kobenga ye, mpe bayaki na ye. Langi ya poso ya nzoto na ye ezalaki kitoko; azalaki na miso kitoko mpe elobeli ya malamu. Bongo Yawe alobaki na Samuele: « Telema mpe pakola ye mafuta, pamba te ezali nde ye. »
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.
Boye Samuele azwaki liseke ya mafuta mpe apakolaki ye na miso ya bandeko na ye ya mibali. Banda mokolo wana, Molimo na Yawe akitelaki Davidi na nguya. Mpe Samuele azongaki na Rama.
14 But the Spirit of the Lord withdrew from Saul, and a wicked spirit from the Lord disturbed him.
Molimo na Yawe alongwaki na Saulo, mpe molimo mabe kowuta na Yawe etungisaki ye.
15 And the servants of Saul said to him: “Behold, an evil spirit from God disturbs you.
Basali ya Saulo bayebisaki ye: — Tala, molimo moko ya mabe ewuti na Yawe mpe ezali kotungisa yo.
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.”
Tika ete nkolo na biso atinda basali na ye, oyo bazali awa mpo ete balukela ye moto moko oyo ayebi kobeta lindanda. Wana molimo mabe oyo ewuti na Yawe ekoya kotungisa yo, ye akobeta lindanda na ye, mpe yo okoyoka nzoto malamu.
17 And Saul said to his servants, “Then provide for me someone who can play well, and bring him to me.”
Boye Saulo alobaki na basali na ye: — Bolukela ngai moto moko oyo ayebi kobeta lindanda malamu, mpe boya na ye epai na ngai.
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.”
Moko kati na basali na ye azongisaki: — Namoni mwana mobali moko ya Izayi ya Beteleemi, oyo ayebi penza kobeta lindanda. Azali soda ya mpiko mpe elombe ya bitumba, alobaka kitoko mpe azali mwana mobali moko ya kitoko penza; Yawe mpe azalaka elongo na ye.
19 Therefore, Saul sent messengers to Jesse, saying, “Send to me your son David, who is in the pastures.”
Saulo atindaki bantoma epai ya Izayi mpo na koloba na ye: « Tindela ngai Davidi, mwana na yo ya mobali, oyo azali koleisa bampate. »
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 azwaki ane moko; atiaki na likolo na yango mapa, mbeki moko ya vino mpe mwana ntaba, mpe atindaki yango epai ya Saulo elongo na Davidi, mwana na ye ya mobali.
21 And David went to Saul, and stood before him. And he loved him exceedingly, and he made him his armor bearer.
Davidi ayaki epai ya Saulo mpe akomaki kosala epai na ye. Saulo alingaki ye makasi, mpe Davidi akomaki komemela Saulo bibundeli.
22 And Saul sent to Jesse, saying: “Let David remain before my sight. For he has found favor in my eyes.”
Saulo atindaki maloba epai ya Izayi: « Nabondeli yo, tika ete Davidi akoba kosala epai na ngai, pamba te nazali kosepela na ye. »
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.
Tango nyonso molimo mabe kowuta na Nzambe ezalaki koya kotungisa Saulo, Davidi azalaki kozwa lindanda na ye mpe kobeta yango. Mpe pema ya Saulo ezalaki kokita, azalaki koyoka nzoto malamu, mpe molimo mabe yango ezalaki kolongwa kati na ye.
