1 Samuel 16

1 And the Lord said to Samuel. How It long wilt thou mourn for Saul, whom I have rejected from reigning over Israel? fill thy horn with oil, and come, that I may send thee to Isai the Bethlehemite: for I have provided me a king among his sons.

Jahve reče Samuelu: “Dokle ćeš tugovati zbog Šaula, kad sam ga ja odbacio da ne kraljuje više nad Izraelom? Napuni uljem svoj rog i pođi na put! Ja te šaljem Betlehemcu Jišaju, jer sam između njegovih sinova izabrao sebi kralja.”

2 And Samuel said: How shall I go? for Saul will hear of it, and he will kill me. And the Lord said: Thou shalt take with thee a calf of the herd, and thou shalt say: I am come to sacrifice to the Lord.

A Samuel reče: “Kako bih mogao ići onamo? Šaul će to čuti i ubit će me!” Ali mu Jahve odgovori: “Uzmi sa sobom junicu pa reci: 'Došao sam da žrtvujem Jahvi!'

3 And thou shalt call Isai to the sacrifice, and I will shew thee what thou art to do, and thou shalt anoint him whom I shall shew to thee.

I pozovi Jišaja na žrtvu, a ja ću te sam poučiti što ćeš činiti: pomazat ćeš onoga koga ti kažem.”

4 Then Samuel did as the Lord had said to him. And he came to Bethlehem, and the ancients of the city wondered, and meeting him, they said: Is thy coming hither peaceable?

Samuel učini kako mu je zapovjedio Jahve. Kad je došao u Betlehem, gradske mu starješine dršćući dođu u susret i zapitaju: “Znači li tvoj dolazak dobro?”

5 And he said: It is peaceable: I am come to offer sacrifice to the Lord, be ye sanctified, and come with me to the sacrifice. And he sanctified Isai and his sons, and called them to the sacrifice.

Samuel odgovori: “Da, dobro! Došao sam da žrtvujem Jahvi. Očistite se i dođite sa mnom na žrtvu!” Potom očisti Jišaja i njegove sinove i pozva ih na žrtvu.

6 And when they were come in, he saw Eliab, and said: Is the Lord’s anointed before him?

Kad su došli i kad je Samuel vidio Eliaba, reče u sebi: “Jamačno, evo pred Jahvom stoji njegov pomazanik!”

7 And the Lord said to Samuel: Look not on his countenance, nor on the height of his stature: because I have rejected him, nor do I judge according to the look of man: for man seeth those things that appear, but the Lord beholdeth the heart.

Ali Jahve reče Samuelu: “Ne gledaj na njegovu vanjštinu ni na njegov visoki stas, jer sam ga odbacio. Bog ne gleda kao što gleda čovjek: čovjek gleda na oči, a Jahve gleda što je u srcu.”

8 And Isai called Abinadab, and brought him before Samuel. And he said: Neither hath the Lord chosen this.

Zatim Jišaj dozva Abinadaba i dovede ga pred Samuela. A on reče: “Ni ovoga Jahve nije izabrao.”

9 And Isai brought Samma, and he said of him: Neither hath the Lord chosen this.

Tada Jišaj dovede Šamu, ali Samuel reče: “Ni ovoga Jahve nije izabrao.”

10 Isai therefore brought his seven sons before Samuel: and Samuel said to Isai: The Lord hath not chosen any one of these.

Tako Jišaj dovede sedam svojih sinova pred Samuela, ali Samuel reče Jišaju: “Jahve nije izabrao nijednoga od ovih.”

11 And Samuel said to Isai: Are here all thy sons? He answered: There remaineth yet a young one, who keepeth the sheep. And Samuel said to Isai: Send, and fetch him, for we will not sit down till he come hither.

Potom zapita Jišaja: “Jesu li to svi tvoji sinovi?” A on odgovori: “Ostao je još najmlađi, on je na paši, za stadom.” Tada Samuel reče Jišaju: “Pošalji po njega, jer nećemo sjedati za stol dok on ne dođe.”

12 He sent therefore and brought him Now he was ruddy and beautiful to behold, and of a comely face. And the Lord said: Arise, and anoint him, for this is he.

Jišaj posla po njega: bio je to rumen momak, lijepih očiju i krasna stasa. I Jahve reče Samuelu: “Ustani, pomaži ga: taj je!”

13 Then Samuel took the horn of oil, and anointed him in the midst of his brethren: and the spirit of the Lord came upon David from that day forward: and Samuel rose up, and went to Ramatha.

Samuel uze rog s uljem i pomaza ga usred njegove braće. Duh Jahvin obuze Davida od onoga dana. A Samuel krenu na put i ode u Ramu.

14 But the spirit of the Lord departed from Saul, and an evil spirit from the Lord troubled him.

Duh Jahvin bijaše odstupio od Šaula, a jedan zao duh, od Jahve, stao ga je salijetati.

15 And the servants of Saul said to him: Behold now an evil spirit from God troubleth thee.

Tada rekoše Šaulu sluge njegove: “Evo, zao duh Božji salijeće te.

16 Let our lord give orders, and thy servants who are before thee will seek out a man skillful in playing on the harp, that when the evil spirit from the Lord is upon thee, he may play with his hand, and thou mayest bear it more easily.

Zato neka naš gospodar zapovjedi, pa će sluge tvoje potražiti čovjeka koji zna udarati u harfu: kad te napadne zao duh Božji, neka onaj udara u harfu pa će ti biti bolje.”

17 And Saul said to his servants: Provide me then some man that can play well, and bring him to me.

Šaul reče svojim slugama: “Nađite mi čovjeka koji umije vješto udarati u harfu i dovedite ga k meni!”

18 And one of the servants answering, said: Behold I have seen a son of Isai the Bethlehemite, a skillful player, and one of great strength, and a man fit for war, and prudent in his words, and a comely person: and the Lord is with him.

Jedan od njegovih slugu odgovori i reče: “Ja sam vidio jednog sina Betlehemca Jišaja: on umije udarati u harfu, hrabar je junak i čovjek ratnik, vješt je govornik, krasna je stasa i Jahve je s njim.”

19 Then Saul sent messengers to Isai, saying: Send me David thy son, who is in the pastures.

Tada Šaul posla glasnike k Jišaju i poruči mu: “Pošalji mi svoga sina Davida (koji je kod stada)!”

20 And Isai took an ass laden with bread, and a bottle of wine, and a kid of the flock, and sent them by the hand of David his son to Saul.

A Jišaj uze pet hljebova, mijeh vina i jedno jare i posla Šaulu po svome sinu Davidu.

21 And David came to Saul, and stood before him: and he loved him exceedingly, and made him his armourbearer.

Tako David dođe k Šaulu i stupi u njegovu službu. I Šaul ga veoma zavolje i David posta njegov štitonoša.

22 And Saul sent to Isai, saying: Let David stand before me: for he hath found favour in my sight.

Potom Šaul posla k Jišaju i poruči mu: “Neka David ostane kod mene u službi, jer je stekao moju naklonost.”

23 So whensoever the evil spirit from the Lord was upon Saul, David took his harp, and played with his hand, and Saul was refreshed, and was better, for the evil spirit departed from him.

I kad god bi Božji duh napao Šaula, David bi uzeo harfu i svirao; tada bi Šaulu odlanulo i bilo bi mu bolje, a zao bi duh odlazio od njega.