I Samuel 16

فَقَالَ الرَّبُّ لِصَمُوئِيلَ: «حَتَّى مَتَى تَنُوحُ عَلَى شَاوُلَ، وَأَنَا قَدْ رَفَضْتُهُ عَنْ أَنْ يَمْلِكَ عَلَى إِسْرَائِيلَ؟ اِمْلأْ قَرْنَكَ دُهْنًا وَتَعَالَ أُرْسِلْكَ إِلَى يَسَّى الْبَيْتَلَحْمِيِّ، لأَنِّي قَدْ رَأَيْتُ لِي فِي بَنِيهِ مَلِكًا».

And the LORD said unto Samuel, How long wilt thou mourn for Saul, seeing I have rejected him from reigning over Israel? fill thine horn with oil, and go, I will send thee to Jesse the Beth–lehemite: for I have provided me a king among his sons.

فَقَالَ صَمُوئِيلُ: «كَيْفَ أَذْهَبُ؟ إِنْ سَمِعَ شَاوُلُ يَقْتُلْنِي». فَقَالَ الرَّبُّ: «خُذْ بِيَدِكَ عِجْلَةً مِنَ الْبَقَرِ وَقُلْ: قَدْ جِئْتُ لأَذْبَحَ لِلرَّبِّ.

And Samuel said, How can I go? if Saul hear it, he will kill me. And the LORD said, Take an heifer with thee, and say, I am come to sacrifice to the LORD.

وَادْعُ يَسَّى إِلَى الذَّبِيحَةِ، وَأَنَا أُعَلِّمُكَ مَاذَا تَصْنَعُ. وَامْسَحْ لِيَ الَّذِي أَقُولُ لَكَ عَنْهُ».

And call Jesse to the sacrifice, and I will shew thee what thou shalt do: and thou shalt anoint unto me him whom I name unto thee.

فَفَعَلَ صَمُوئِيلُ كَمَا تَكَلَّمَ الرَّبُّ وَجَاءَ إِلَى بَيْتِ لَحْمٍ. فَارْتَعَدَ شُيُوخُ الْمَدِينَةِ عِنْدَ اسْتِقْبَالِهِ وَقَالُوا: «أَسَلاَمٌ مَجِيئُكَ؟»

And Samuel did that which the LORD spake, and came to Beth–lehem. And the elders of the town trembled at his coming, and said, Comest thou peaceably?

فَقَالَ: «سَلاَمٌ. قَدْ جِئْتُ لأَذْبَحَ لِلرَّبِّ. تَقَدَّسُوا وَتَعَالَوْا مَعِي إِلَى الذَّبِيحَةِ». وَقَدَّسَ يَسَّى وَبَنِيهِ وَدَعَاهُمْ إِلَى الذَّبِيحَةِ.

And he said, Peaceably: I am come to sacrifice unto the LORD: sanctify yourselves, and come with me to the sacrifice. And he sanctified Jesse and his sons, and called them to the sacrifice.

وَكَانَ لَمَّا جَاءُوا أَنَّهُ رَأَى أَلِيآبَ، فَقَالَ: «إِنَّ أَمَامَ الرَّبِّ مَسِيحَهُ».

And it came to pass, when they were come, that he looked on Eliab, and said, Surely the LORD'S anointed is before him.

فَقَالَ الرَّبُّ لِصَمُوئِيلَ: «لاَ تَنْظُرْ إِلَى مَنْظَرِهِ وَطُولِ قَامَتِهِ لأَنِّي قَدْ رَفَضْتُهُ. لأَنَّهُ لَيْسَ كَمَا يَنْظُرُ الإِنْسَانُ. لأَنَّ الإِنْسَانَ يَنْظُرُ إِلَى الْعَيْنَيْنِ، وَأَمَّا الرَّبُّ فَإِنَّهُ يَنْظُرُ إِلَى الْقَلْبِ».

But the LORD said unto Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature; because I have refused him: for the LORD seeth not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the LORD looketh on the heart.

فَدَعَا يَسَّى أَبِينَادَابَ وَعَبَّرَهُ أَمَامَ صَمُوئِيلَ، فَقَالَ: «وَهذَا أَيْضًا لَمْ يَخْتَرْهُ الرَّبُّ».

Then Jesse called Abinadab, and made him pass before Samuel. And he said, Neither hath the LORD chosen this.

وَعَبَّرَ يَسَّى شَمَّةَ، فَقَالَ: «وَهذَا أَيْضًا لَمْ يَخْتَرْهُ الرَّبُّ».

Then Jesse made Shammah to pass by. And he said, Neither hath the LORD chosen this.

وَعَبَّرَ يَسَّى بَنِيهِ السَّبْعَةَ أَمَامَ صَمُوئِيلَ، فَقَالَ صَمُوئِيلُ لِيَسَّى: «الرَّبُّ لَمْ يَخْتَرْ هؤُلاَءِ».

Again, Jesse made seven of his sons to pass before Samuel. And Samuel said unto Jesse, The LORD hath not chosen these.

وَقَالَ صَمُوئِيلُ لِيَسَّى: «هَلْ كَمُلُوا الْغِلْمَانُ؟» فَقَالَ: «بَقِيَ بَعْدُ الصَّغِيرُ وَهُوَذَا يَرْعَى الْغَنَمَ». فَقَالَ صَمُوئِيلُ لِيَسَّى: «أَرْسِلْ وَأْتِ بِهِ، لأَنَّنَا لاَ نَجْلِسُ حَتَّى يَأْتِيَ إِلَى ههُنَا».

And Samuel said unto Jesse, Are here all thy children? And he said, There remaineth yet the youngest, and, behold, he keepeth the sheep. And Samuel said unto Jesse, Send and fetch him: for we will not sit down till he come hither.

فَأَرْسَلَ وَأَتَى بِهِ. وَكَانَ أَشْقَرَ مَعَ حَلاَوَةِ الْعَيْنَيْنِ وَحَسَنَ الْمَنْظَرِ. فَقَالَ الرَّبُّ: «قُمِ امْسَحْهُ، لأَنَّ هذَا هُوَ».

And he sent, and brought him in. Now he was ruddy, and withal of a beautiful countenance, and goodly to look to. And the LORD said, Arise, anoint him: for this is he.

فَأَخَذَ صَمُوئِيلُ قَرْنَ الدُّهْنِ وَمَسَحَهُ فِي وَسَطِ إِخْوَتِهِ. وَحَلَّ رُوحُ الرَّبِّ عَلَى دَاوُدَ مِنْ ذلِكَ الْيَوْمِ فَصَاعِدًا. ثُمَّ قَامَ صَمُوئِيلُ وَذَهَبَ إِلَى الرَّامَةِ.

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. So Samuel rose up, and went to Ramah.

وَذَهَبَ رُوحُ الرَّبِّ مِنْ عِنْدِ شَاوُلَ، وَبَغَتَهُ رُوحٌ رَدِيءٌ مِنْ قِبَلِ الرَّبِّ.

But the Spirit of the LORD departed from Saul, and an evil spirit from the LORD troubled him.

فَقَالَ عَبِيدُ شَاوُلَ لَهُ: «هُوَذَا رُوحٌ رَدِيءٌ مِنْ قِبَلِ اللهِ يَبْغَتُكَ.

And Saul's servants said unto him, Behold now, an evil spirit from God troubleth thee.

فَلْيَأْمُرْ سَيِّدُنَا عَبِيدَهُ قُدَّامَهُ أَنْ يُفَتِّشُوا عَلَى رَجُل يُحْسِنُ الضَّرْبَ بِالْعُودِ. وَيَكُونُ إِذَا كَانَ عَلَيْكَ الرُّوحُ الرَّدِيءُ مِنْ قِبَلِ اللهِ، أَنَّهُ يَضْرِبُ بِيَدِهِ فَتَطِيبُ».

Let our lord now command thy servants, which are before thee, to seek out a man, who is a cunning player on an harp: and it shall come to pass, when the evil spirit from God is upon thee, that he shall play with his hand, and thou shalt be well.

فَقَالَ شَاوُلُ لِعَبِيدِهِ: «انْظُرُوا لِي رَجُلاً يُحْسِنُ الضَّرْبَ وَأْتُوا بِهِ إِلَيَّ».

And Saul said unto his servants, Provide me now a man that can play well, and bring him to me.

فَأَجَابَ وَاحِدٌ مِنَ الْغِلْمَانِ وَقَالَ: «هُوَذَا قَدْ رَأَيْتُ ابْنًا لِيَسَّى الْبَيْتَلَحْمِيِّ يُحْسِنُ الضَّرْبَ، وَهُوَ جَبَّارُ بَأْسٍ وَرَجُلُ حَرْبٍ، وَفَصِيحٌ وَرَجُلٌ جَمِيلٌ، وَالرَّبُّ مَعَهُ».

Then answered one of the servants, and said, Behold, I have seen a son of Jesse the Beth–lehemite, that is cunning in playing, and a mighty valiant man, and a man of war, and prudent in matters, and a comely person, and the LORD is with him.

فَأَرْسَلَ شَاوُلُ رُسُلاً إِلَى يَسَّى يَقُولُ: «أَرْسِلْ إِلَيَّ دَاوُدَ ابْنَكَ الَّذِي مَعَ الْغَنَمِ».

Wherefore Saul sent messengers unto Jesse, and said, Send me David thy son, which is with the sheep.

فَأَخَذَ يَسَّى حِمَارًا حَامِلاً خُبْزًا وَزِقَّ خَمْرٍ وَجَدْيَ مِعْزًى، وَأَرْسَلَهَا بِيَدِ دَاوُدَ ابْنِهِ إِلَى شَاوُلَ.

And Jesse took an ass laden with bread, and a bottle of wine, and a kid, and sent them by David his son unto Saul.

فَجَاءَ دَاوُدُ إِلَى شَاوُلَ وَوَقَفَ أَمَامَهُ، فَأَحَبَّهُ جِدًّا وَكَانَ لَهُ حَامِلَ سِلاَحٍ.

And David came to Saul, and stood before him: and he loved him greatly; and he became his armourbearer.

فَأَرْسَلَ شَاوُلُ إِلَى يَسَّى يَقُولُ: «لِيَقِفْ دَاوُدُ أَمَامِي لأَنَّهُ وَجَدَ نِعْمَةً فِي عَيْنَيَّ».

And Saul sent to Jesse, saying, Let David, I pray thee, stand before me; for he hath found favour in my sight.

وَكَانَ عِنْدَمَا جَاءَ الرُّوحُ مِنْ قِبَلِ اللهِ عَلَى شَاوُلَ أَنَّ دَاوُدَ أَخَذَ الْعُودَ وَضَرَبَ بِيَدِهِ، فَكَانَ يَرْتَاحُ شَاوُلُ وَيَطِيبُ وَيَذْهَبُ عَنْهُ الرُّوحُ الرَّدِيءُ.

And it came to pass, when the evil spirit from God was upon Saul, that David took an harp, and played with his hand: so Saul was refreshed, and was well, and the evil spirit departed from him.