1 Samuel 16

1 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].”

E IL Signore disse a Samuele: Infino a quando farai tu cordoglio di Saulle? conciossiachè io l'abbia sdegnato, acciocchè non regni più sopra Israele. Empi il tuo corno d'olio, e va'; io ti manderò ad Isai Betlehemita; perciocchè io mi sono provveduto di un re d'infra i suoi figliuoli.

2 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.

E Samuele disse: Come [v'] andrò io? se Saulle l'intende, egli mi ucciderà. Ma il Signore gli disse: Prendi teco una giovenca e di': Io son venuto per far sacrificio al Signore.

3 “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].”

Ed invita Isai al [convito del] sacrificio; ed io ti farò assapere ciò che tu avrai a fare, e tu mi ungerai colui ch'io ti dirò.

4 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]?”

Samuele adunque fece quello che il Signore [gli] avea detto, e venne in Bet-lehem. E gli Anziani della città furono spaventati al suo incontro, e dissero: La tua venuta [è ella] per bene?

5 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.

Ed egli disse: [Sì, ella è] per bene. Io son venuto per sacrificare al Signore: santificatevi, e venite meco al sacrificio. Fece ancora santificare Isai, e i suoi figliuoli, e li invitò al [convito del] sacrificio.

6 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]!”

Ora, come essi entravano, egli vide Eliab, e disse: Certo, l'Unto del Signore [è] davanti a lui.

7 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.”

Ma il Signore disse a Samuele: Non riguardare al suo aspetto, nè all'altezza della sua statura; perciocchè io l'ho lasciato indietro; conciossiachè [il Signore] non [riguardi a ciò] a che l'uomo riguarda; perchè l'uomo riguarda [a ciò che è] davanti agli occhi, ma il Signore riguarda al cuore.

8 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.”

Poi Isai chiamò Abinadab, e lo fece passare davanti a Samuele. Ma egli disse: Nè anche costui ha eletto il Signore.

9 Then Jesse told [his next oldest son] Shammah to step forward. He stepped forward, but Samuel said, “Yahweh has not chosen this one, either.”

Poi Isai fece passare Samma; ma [Samuele] disse: Nè anche costui ha eletto il Signore.

10 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.”

Ed Isai fece passare i suoi sette figliuoli davanti a Samuele. Ma Samuele disse ad Isai: Il Signore non ha eletti costoro.

11 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.”

E Samuele disse ad Isai: I giovani sono eglino tutti [passati]? Ed Isai disse: Ei vi resta ancora il più piccolo, ma ecco, egli pastura la greggia. E Samuele disse ad Isai: Manda per lui; perciocchè noi non ci metteremo a tavola, ch'egli non sia venuto qua.

12 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].”

Egli adunque mandò, e lo fece venire (or egli [era] biondo, di bello sguardo, e di formoso aspetto). E il Signore disse [a Samuele: ] Levati, ungilo; perciocchè costui [è] desso.

13 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.

Samuele adunque prese il corno dell'olio, e l'unse in mezzo de' suoi fratelli; e lo Spirito del Signore da quel dì innanzi si avventò sopra Davide. Poi Samuele si levò, e se ne andò in Rama.

14 But Yahweh’s Spirit left Saul. Instead [of his Spirit staying with Saul], Yahweh sent an evil spirit to Saul to terrify him [repeatedly].

E LO Spirito del Signore si partì da Saulle; e lo spirito malvagio, [mandato] da Dio, lo turbava.

15 One of his servants said to him, “It is evident that an evil spirit sent by God is terrifying you.

Laonde i servitori di Saulle gli dissero: Ecco, ora lo spirito malvagio di Dio ti turba.

16 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.”

Deh! dica il nostro signore a' suoi servitori [che stanno] davanti a lui, che cerchino un uomo che sappia sonare con la cetera; e quando lo spirito malvagio di Dio sarà sopra te, egli sonerà con le sue mani, e tu ne sarai sollevato.

17 Saul replied, “[Fine/Okay], find for me a man who can play [the harp] well, and bring him to me.”

E Saulle disse a' suoi servitori: Deh! provvedetemi di un uomo che suoni bene, e menatemelo.

18 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.”

Ed uno de' servitori rispose, e disse: Ecco, io ho veduto un figliuolo di Isai Betlehemita, il quale sa sonare, ed [è] uomo prode e valente, e guerriero, ed avveduto nel parlare, ed [è] un bell'uomo, e il Signore [è] con lui.

19 So Saul sent this message to Jesse: “Send your son David to me, the one who takes care of sheep.”

Saulle adunque mandò de' messi ad Isai a dirgli: Mandami Davide, tuo figliuolo, che [è] appresso alla greggia.

20 [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].

Ed Isai prese un asino [carico] di pane, e di un barile di vino, e d'un capretto; e lo mandò a Saulle, per Davide suo figliuolo.

21 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].

E Davide venne a Saulle, e stette davanti a lui. E [Saulle] l'amò forte, e [Davide] fu suo scudiere.

22 Then Saul sent [a messenger] to Jesse to tell him, “I am pleased with David. Please let him stay here and work for me.”

E Saulle mandò a dire ad Isai: Deh! [lascia] che Davide stia davanti a me; perciocchè egli mi è in grazia.

23 [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.

Ora, quando lo spirito malvagio, [mandato] da Dio, era sopra Saulle, Davide pigliava la cetera, e ne sonava con la mano; e Saulle n'era sollevato, e ne stava meglio, e lo spirito malvagio si partiva da lui.