1 Samuel 16
1 Et l'Éternel dit à Samuel: Jusques à quand t'attristeras-tu pour Saül, puisque moi je l'ai rejeté? il est déchu de la royauté d'Israël. Remplis ta corne d'huile et pars! je t'envoie chez Isaï de Bethléhem; car j'ai remarqué parmi ses fils un roi pour moi.
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].”
2 Et Samuel dit: Comment irais-je! Si Saül l'apprend, il me fera mourir. Et l'Éternel dit: Prends avec toi une génisse et dis: Je viens offrir un sacrifice à l'Éternel.
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.
3 Et convie Isaï au sacrifice, et moi je t'indiquerai ce que tu auras à faire, et tu oindras pour moi celui que je te dirai.
“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].”
4 Et Samuel fit ce que prescrivait l'Éternel et vint à Bethléem. Alors les Anciens de la ville accoururent inquiets au-devant lui et dirent: Ta venue est-elle un signe de paix?
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]?”
5 Et il dit: De paix! C'est pour offrir un sacrifice à l'Éternel que j'arrive. Mettez-vous en état de sainteté et venez avec moi au sacrifice. Et il mit en état de sainteté Isaï et ses fils et les convia au sacrifice.
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.
6 Et lorsqu'ils parurent, il aperçut Eliab et se dit: Certes voilà devant l'Éternel son Oint!
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]!”
7 Mais l'Éternel dit à Samuel: Ne considère pas sa figure et la hauteur de sa taille, car je l'ai rejeté; car [je ne considère] pas ce que l'homme considère; car l'homme considère l'aspect, mais l'Éternel considère le cœur.
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.”
8 Alors Isaï appela Abinadab et le fit passer devant Samuel. Et il dit: De celui-ci l'Éternel n'a pas fait choix.
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.”
9 Alors Isaï fit passer Samma. Et il dit: De celui-ci aussi l'Éternel n'a pas fait choix.
Then Jesse told [his next oldest son] Shammah to step forward. He stepped forward, but Samuel said, “Yahweh has not chosen this one, either.”
10 Et Isaï fit ainsi passer sept de ses fils devant Samuel. Et Samuel dit à Isaï: L'Éternel n'a pas fait choix de ceux-ci.
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.”
11 Puis Samuel dit à Isaï: Sont-ce là tous tes enfants? Et il répondit il reste encore le cadet, et voici, il fait paître les brebis. Et Samuel dit: Envoie-le chercher! car nous ne prendrons pas place qu'il ne soit ici.
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.”
12 Isaï l'envoya donc chercher. Or il était blond ayant aussi de beaux yeux et bonne mine. Et l'Éternel dit: Lève-toi! oins-le; car c'est lui.
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].”
13 Samuel prit la corne d'huile et l'oignit au milieu de ses frères. Et à partir de ce jour l'Esprit de l'Éternel descendit désormais sur David. Et Samuel se leva et partit pour Rama.
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.
14 Cependant l'Esprit de l'Éternel se retira d'avec Saül et de par l'Éternel il subit les atteintes d'un mauvais esprit.
But Yahweh’s Spirit left Saul. Instead [of his Spirit staying with Saul], Yahweh sent an evil spirit to Saul to terrify him [repeatedly].
15 Et les serviteurs de Saül lui dirent: Te voilà assailli par un mauvais esprit de par Dieu.
One of his servants said to him, “It is evident that an evil spirit sent by God is terrifying you.
16 Que notre Seigneur parle donc, et tes serviteurs présents chercheront un homme habile à jouer du luth, et lorsque tu sentiras les atteintes du mauvais esprit divin, de sa main il jouera, et tu te trouveras mieux.
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.”
17 Et Saül dit à ses serviteurs: Oui, cherchez un homme qui soit bon musicien et me l'amenez.
Saul replied, “[Fine/Okay], find for me a man who can play [the harp] well, and bring him to me.”
18 Et l'un des servants prit la parole et dit: Voici, j'ai vu un fils d'Isaï de Bethléhem, habile musicien et très homme de bien, et guerrier et ayant le talent de bien dire et ayant une belle figure, et l'Éternel est avec lui.
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.”
19 Alors Saül dépêcha des messagers à Isaï pour lui dire: Envoie-moi David, ton fils, qui est berger.
So Saul sent this message to Jesse: “Send your son David to me, the one who takes care of sheep.”
20 Et Isaï prit un âne avec du pain et une outre de vin et un chevreau, qu'il envoya par David, son fils, à Saül.
[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].
21 C'est ainsi que David entra chez Saül, et il fut à son service, et il prit beaucoup d'affection pour lui et il devint son écuyer.
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].
22 Et Saül envoya ce message à Isaï: Laisse donc David à mon service, car il a trouvé grâce à mes yeux.
Then Saul sent [a messenger] to Jesse to tell him, “I am pleased with David. Please let him stay here and work for me.”
23 Et lorsque l'esprit de Dieu assaillait Saül, David prenait son luth et en jouait de sa main et Saül était soulagé et il se trouvait mieux, et le mauvais esprit s'éloignait de lui.
[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.
