16:1 ⧉ ⤴︎ וַיֹּ֨אמֶר יְהֹוָ֜ה אֶל ־שְׁמוּאֵ֗ל עַד ־מָתַי֙ אַתָּה֙ מִתְאַבֵּ֣ל אֶל ־שָׁא֔וּל וַאֲנִ֣י מְאַסְתִּ֔יו מִמְּלֹ֖ךְ עַל ־יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל מַלֵּ֨א קַרְנְךָ֜ שֶׁ֗מֶן וְלֵ֤ךְ אֶֽשְׁלָחֲךָ֙ אֶל ־יִשַׁ֣י בֵּֽית ־הַלַּחְמִ֔י כִּֽי ־רָאִ֧יתִי בְּבָנָ֛יו לִ֖י מֶֽלֶךְ ׃
καὶ εἶπεν κύριος πρὸς Σαμουηλ ἕως πότε σὺ πενθεῖς ἐπὶ Σαουλ κἀγὼ ἐξουδένωκα αὐτὸν μὴ βασιλεύειν ἐπὶ Ισραηλ πλῆσον τὸ κέρας σου ἐλαίου καὶ δεῦρο ἀποστείλω σε πρὸς Ιεσσαι ἕως εἰς Βηθλεεμ ὅτι ἑόρακα ἐν τοῖς υἱοῖς αὐτοῦ ἐμοὶ βασιλεύειν
Dixitque Dominus ad Samuelem : Usquequo tu luges Saul , cum ego projecerim eum ne regnet super Israël ? Imple cornu tuum oleo , et veni , ut mittam te ad Isai Bethlehemitem : providi enim in filiis ejus mihi regem .
ወይቤሎ ፡ እግዚአብሔር ፡ ለሳሙኤል ፡ እስከ ፡ ማእዜኑ ፡ ትላሕዎ ፡ አንተ ፡ ለሳኦል ፡ ወአንሰ ፡ መነንክዎ ፡ ከመ ፡ ኢይንግሥ ፡ ላዕለ ፡ እስራኤል ፤ ምላእ ፡ ቀርነ ፡ ቅብእ ፡ ወነዓ ፡ እፈኑከ ፡ ኀበ ፡ እሴይ ፡ ውስተ ፡ ቤተ ፡ ልሔም ፡ እስመ ፡ ርኢኩ ፡ እምውስተ ፡ ደቂቁ ፡ ዘይነግሥ ፡ ሊተ ።
Yahweh said to Samuel, “How long will you mourn for Saul, since I have rejected him from being king over Israel? Fill your horn with oil, and go. I will send you to Jesse the Bethlehemite, for I have provided a king for myself among his sons.”
16:2 ⧉ ⤴︎ וַיֹּ֤אמֶר שְׁמוּאֵל֙ אֵ֣יךְ אֵלֵ֔ךְ וְשָׁמַ֥ע שָׁא֖וּל וַהֲרָגָ֑נִי וַיֹּ֣אמֶר יְהֹוָ֗ה עֶגְלַ֤ת בָּקָר֙ תִּקַּ֣ח בְּיָדֶ֔ךָ וְאָ֣מַרְתָּ֔ לִזְבֹּ֥חַ לַיהֹוָ֖ה בָּֽאתִי ׃
καὶ εἶπεν Σαμουηλ πῶς πορευθῶ καὶ ἀκούσεται Σαουλ καὶ ἀποκτενεῖ με καὶ εἶπεν κύριος δάμαλιν βοῶν λαβὲ ἐν τῇ χειρί σου καὶ ἐρεῖς θῦσαι τῷ κυρίῳ ἥκω
Et ait Samuel : Quomodo vadam ? audiet enim Saul , et interficiet me . Et ait Dominus : Vitulum de armento tolles in manu tua , et dices : Ad immolandum Domino veni .
ወይቤ ፡ ሳሙኤል ፡ ወእፎ ፡ አሐውር ፡ ወእመ ፡ ሰምዐ ፡ ሳኦል ፡ ይቀትለኒ ፡ ወይቤሎ ፡ እግዚአብሔር ፡ ንሣእ ፡ ምስሌከ ፡ እጉ ፡ ልተ ፡ እምውስተ ፡ አልህምት ፡ ወትብል ፡ እሡዕ ፡ መጻእኩ ፡ ለእግዚአብሔር ።
Samuel said, “How can I go? If Saul hears it, he will kill me.” Yahweh said, “Take a heifer with you, and say, ‘I have come to sacrifice to Yahweh.’
16:3 ⧉ ⤴︎ וְקָרָ֥אתָ לְיִשַׁ֖י בַּזָּ֑בַח וְאָנֹכִ֗י אוֹדִֽיעֲךָ֙ אֵ֣ת אֲשֶֽׁר ־תַּעֲשֶׂ֔ה וּמָשַׁחְתָּ֣ לִ֔י אֵ֥ת אֲשֶׁר ־אֹמַ֖ר אֵלֶֽיךָ ׃
καὶ καλέσεις τὸν Ιεσσαι εἰς τὴν θυσίαν καὶ γνωριῶ σοι ἃ ποιήσεις καὶ χρίσεις ὃν ἐὰν εἴπω πρὸς σέ
Et vocabis Isai ad victimam , et ego ostendam tibi quid facias , et unges quemcumque monstravero tibi .
ወጸውዖ ፡ ለእሴይ ፡ ወለደቂቁ ፡ ውስተ ፡ መሥዋዕት ፡ ወእነግረከ ፡ ዘከመ ፡ ትገብር ፡ ወትቀብእ ፡ ዘአነ ፡ እሌለከ ።
Call Jesse to the sacrifice, and I will show you what you shall do. You shall anoint to me him whom I name to you.”
16:4 ⧉ ⤴︎ וַיַּ֣עַשׂ שְׁמוּאֵ֗ל אֵ֚ת אֲשֶׁ֣ר דִּבֶּ֣ר יְהֹוָ֔ה וַיָּבֹ֖א בֵּ֣ית לָ֑חֶם וַיֶּחֶרְד֞וּ זִקְנֵ֤י הָעִיר֙ לִקְרָאת֔וֹ וַיֹּ֖אמֶר שָׁלֹ֥ם בּוֹאֶֽךָ ׃
καὶ ἐποίησεν Σαμουηλ πάντα ἃ ἐλάλησεν αὐτῷ κύριος καὶ ἦλθεν εἰς Βηθλεεμ καὶ ἐξέστησαν οἱ πρεσβύτεροι τῆς πόλεως τῇ ἀπαντήσει αὐτοῦ καὶ εἶπαν εἰρήνη ἡ εἴσοδός σου ὁ βλέπων
Fecit ergo Samuel sicut locutus est ei Dominus . Venitque in Bethlehem , et admirati sunt seniores civitatis occurrentes ei : dixeruntque : Pacificusne est ingressus tuus ?
ወገብረ ፡ ሳሙኤል ፡ ኵሎ ፡ ዘከመ ፡ ይቤሎ ፡ እግዚአብሔር ፡ ወሶበ ፡ በጽሐ ፡ ውስተ ፡ ቤተ ፡ ልሔም ፡ ደንገፁ ፡ ሊቃናተ ፡ ሀገር ፡ እስመ ፡ መጽአ ፡ ወይቤልዎ ፡ ሰላም ፡ ለምጽአትከ ፡ ራእይ ።
Samuel did that which Yahweh spoke, and came to Bethlehem. The elders of the city came to meet him trembling, and said, “Do you come peaceably?”
16:5 ⧉ ⤴︎ וַיֹּ֣אמֶר ׀ שָׁל֗וֹם לִזְבֹּ֤חַ לַֽיהֹוָה֙ בָּ֔אתִי הִֽתְקַדְּשׁ֔וּ וּבָאתֶ֥ם אִתִּ֖י בַּזָּ֑בַח וַיְקַדֵּ֤שׁ אֶת ־יִשַׁי֙ וְאֶת ־בָּנָ֔יו וַיִּקְרָ֥א לָהֶ֖ם לַזָּֽבַח ׃
καὶ εἶπεν εἰρήνη θῦσαι τῷ κυρίῳ ἥκω ἁγιάσθητε καὶ εὐφράνθητε μετ’ ἐμοῦ σήμερον καὶ ἡγίασεν τὸν Ιεσσαι καὶ τοὺς υἱοὺς αὐτοῦ καὶ ἐκάλεσεν αὐτοὺς εἰς τὴν θυσίαν
Et ait : Pacificus : ad immolandum Domino veni : sanctificamini , et venite mecum ut immolem . Sanctificavit ergo Isai et filios ejus , et vocavit eos ad sacrificium .
ወይቤሎሙ ፡ ሰላም ፡ ለክሙ ፤ እሡዕ ፡ ለእግዚአብሔር ፡ መጸእኩ ፤ ተቀደሱ ፡ ወተፈሥሑ ፡ ምስሌየ ፡ ዮም ፤ ወቀደሶሙ ፡ ለእሴይ ፡ ወለደቂቁ ፡ ወጸውዖሙ ፡ ውስተ ፡ መሥዋዕት ።
He said, “Peaceably; I have come to sacrifice to Yahweh. Sanctify yourselves, and come with me to the sacrifice.” He sanctified Jesse and his sons, and called them to the sacrifice.
16:6 ⧉ ⤴︎ וַיְהִ֣י בְּבוֹאָ֔ם וַיַּ֖רְא אֶת ־אֱלִיאָ֑ב וַיֹּ֕אמֶר אַ֛ךְ נֶ֥גֶד יְהֹוָ֖ה מְשִׁיחֽוֹ ׃ {ס}
καὶ ἐγενήθη ἐν τῷ αὐτοὺς εἰσιέναι καὶ εἶδεν τὸν Ελιαβ καὶ εἶπεν ἀλλὰ καὶ ἐνώπιον κυρίου χριστὸς αὐτοῦ
Cumque ingressi essent , vidit Eliab , et ait : Num coram Domino est christus ejus ?
ወእምዝ ፡ ሶበ ፡ መጽአ ፡ ወርእዮ ፡ ለኤልያብ ፡ ይቤ ፡ ቅድመ ፡ እግዚአብሔር ፡ መሲሑ ፡ ውእቱ ።
When they had come, he looked at Eliab, and said, “Surely Yahweh’s anointed is before him.”
16:7 ⧉ ⤴︎ וַיֹּ֨אמֶר יְהֹוָ֜ה אֶל ־שְׁמוּאֵ֗ל אַל ־תַּבֵּ֧ט אֶל ־מַרְאֵ֛הוּ וְאֶל ־גְּבֹ֥הַּ קוֹמָת֖וֹ כִּ֣י מְאַסְתִּ֑יהוּ כִּ֣י ׀ לֹ֗א אֲשֶׁ֤ר יִרְאֶה֙ הָאָדָ֔ם כִּ֤י הָאָדָם֙ יִרְאֶ֣ה לַעֵינַ֔יִם וַיהֹוָ֖ה יִרְאֶ֥ה לַלֵּבָֽב ׃
καὶ εἶπεν κύριος πρὸς Σαμουηλ μὴ ἐπιβλέψῃς ἐπὶ τὴν ὄψιν αὐτοῦ μηδὲ εἰς τὴν ἕξιν μεγέθους αὐτοῦ ὅτι ἐξουδένωκα αὐτόν ὅτι οὐχ ὡς ἐμβλέψεται ἄνθρωπος ὄψεται ὁ θεός ὅτι ἄνθρωπος ὄψεται εἰς πρόσωπον ὁ δὲ θεὸς ὄψεται εἰς καρδίαν
Et dixit Dominus ad Samuelem : Ne respicias vultum ejus , neque altitudinem staturae ejus : quoniam abjeci eum , nec juxta intuitum hominis ego judico : homo enim videt ea quae parent , Dominus autem intuetur cor .
ወይቤሎ ፡ እግዚአብሔር ፡ ለሳሙኤል ፡ ኢትነጽር ፡ ገጾ ፡ ወኢትርአይ ፡ ግርማ ፡ ርእየቱ ፡ እስመ ፡ መነንክዎ ፡ እስመ ፡ አኮ ፡ ከመ ፡ ይሬኢ ፡ ሰብእ ፡ ዘይሬኢ ፡ እግዚአብሔር ፡ እስመ ፡ ሰብእሰ ፡ ገጸ ፡ ይሬኢ ፡ ወእግዚአብሔርሰ ፡ ልበ ፡ ይሬኢ ።
But Yahweh said to Samuel, “Don’t look on his face, or on the height of his stature, because I have rejected him; for I don’t see as man sees. For man looks at the outward appearance, but Yahweh looks at the heart.”
16:8 ⧉ ⤴︎ וַיִּקְרָ֤א יִשַׁי֙ אֶל ־אֲבִ֣ינָדָ֔ב וַיַּעֲבִרֵ֖הוּ לִפְנֵ֣י שְׁמוּאֵ֑ל וַיֹּ֕אמֶר גַּם ־בָּזֶ֖ה לֹא ־בָחַ֥ר יְהֹוָֽה ׃
καὶ ἐκάλεσεν Ιεσσαι τὸν Αμιναδαβ καὶ παρῆλθεν κατὰ πρόσωπον Σαμουηλ καὶ εἶπεν οὐδὲ τοῦτον ἐξελέξατο κύριος
Et vocavit Isai Abinadab , et adduxit eum coram Samuele . Qui dixit : Nec hunc elegit Dominus .
ወጸውዖ ፡ እሴይ ፡ ለአሚናዳብ ፡ ወመጽአ ፡ ቅድሜሁ ፡ ለሳሙኤል ፡ ወይቤ ፡ ለዝንቱኒ ፡ ኢኀረዮ ፡ እግዚአብሔር ።
Then Jesse called Abinadab, and made him pass before Samuel. He said, “Yahweh has not chosen this one, either.”
16:9 ⧉ ⤴︎ וַיַּעֲבֵ֥ר יִשַׁ֖י שַׁמָּ֑ה וַיֹּ֕אמֶר גַּם ־בָּזֶ֖ה לֹא ־בָחַ֥ר יְהֹוָֽה ׃
καὶ παρήγαγεν Ιεσσαι τὸν Σαμα καὶ εἶπεν καὶ ἐν τούτῳ οὐκ ἐξελέξατο κύριος
Adduxit autem Isai Samma , de quo ait : Etiam hunc non elegit Dominus .
ወአምጽኦ ፡ እሴይ ፡ ለሳባዕ ፡ ወይቤ ፡ ለዝንቱኒ ፡ ኢኀረዮ ፡ እግዚአብሔር ።
Then Jesse made Shammah to pass by. He said, “Yahweh has not chosen this one, either.”
16:10 ⧉ ⤴︎ וַיַּעֲבֵ֥ר יִשַׁ֛י שִׁבְעַ֥ת בָּנָ֖יו לִפְנֵ֣י שְׁמוּאֵ֑ל וַיֹּ֤אמֶר שְׁמוּאֵל֙ אֶל ־יִשַׁ֔י לֹא ־בָחַ֥ר יְהֹוָ֖ה בָּאֵֽלֶּה ׃
καὶ παρήγαγεν Ιεσσαι τοὺς ἑπτὰ υἱοὺς αὐτοῦ ἐνώπιον Σαμουηλ καὶ εἶπεν Σαμουηλ οὐκ ἐξελέξατο κύριος ἐν τούτοις
Adduxit itaque Isai septem filios suos coram Samuele : et ait Samuel ad Isai : Non elegit Dominus ex istis .
ወአምጽኦሙ ፡ እሴይ ፡ ለሰብዕቲሆሙ ፡ ደቂቁ ፡ ቅድሜሁ ፡ ለሳሙኤል ፡ ወይቤሎ ፡ ሳሙኤል ፡ ለእሴይ ፡ [ለእሉኒ ፡ ኢኀረዮሙ ፡ እግዚአብሔር ።
Jesse made seven of his sons to pass before Samuel. Samuel said to Jesse, “Yahweh has not chosen these.”
16:11 ⧉ ⤴︎ וַיֹּ֨אמֶר שְׁמוּאֵ֣ל אֶל ־יִשַׁי֮ הֲתַ֣מּוּ הַנְּעָרִים֒ וַיֹּ֗אמֶר ע֚וֹד שָׁאַ֣ר הַקָּטָ֔ן וְהִנֵּ֥ה רֹעֶ֖ה בַּצֹּ֑אן וַיֹּ֨אמֶר שְׁמוּאֵ֤ל אֶל ־יִשַׁי֙ שִׁלְחָ֣ה וְקָחֶ֔נּוּ כִּ֥י לֹֽא ־נָסֹ֖ב עַד ־בֹּא֥וֹ פֹֽה ׃
καὶ εἶπεν Σαμουηλ πρὸς Ιεσσαι ἐκλελοίπασιν τὰ παιδάρια καὶ εἶπεν ἔτι ὁ μικρὸς ἰδοὺ ποιμαίνει ἐν τῷ ποιμνίῳ καὶ εἶπεν Σαμουηλ πρὸς Ιεσσαι ἀπόστειλον καὶ λαβὲ αὐτόν ὅτι οὐ μὴ κατακλιθῶμεν ἕως τοῦ ἐλθεῖν αὐτόν
Dixitque Samuel ad Isai : Numquid jam completi sunt filii ? Qui respondit : Adhuc reliquus est parvulus , et pascit oves . Et ait Samuel ad Isai : Mitte , et adduc eum : nec enim discumbemus priusquam huc ille veniat .
ወይቤሎ ፡ ሳሙኤል ፡ ለእሴይ ፡] እሉኑ ፡ ዳእሙ ፡ ደቂቅከ ፡ ወይቤ ፡ ሀለወ ፡ ዘይንእስ ፡ ውስተ ፡ መራዕይ ፡ ይርዒ ፡ ወይቤሎ ፡ ሳሙኤል ፡ ለእሴይ ፡ ለአክ ፡ ያምጽእዎ ፡ እስመ ፡ ኢይመስሕ ፡ ዘእንበለ ፡ ይምጻእ ፡ ውእቱ ።
Samuel said to Jesse, “Are all your children here?” He said, “There remains yet the youngest. Behold, he is keeping the sheep.” Samuel said to Jesse, “Send and get him, for we will not sit down until he comes here.”
16:12 ⧉ ⤴︎ וַיִּשְׁלַ֤ח וַיְבִיאֵ֙הוּ֙ וְה֣וּא אַדְמוֹנִ֔י עִם ־יְפֵ֥ה עֵינַ֖יִם וְט֣וֹב רֹ֑אִי {פ} וַיֹּ֧אמֶר יְהֹוָ֛ה ק֥וּם מְשָׁחֵ֖הוּ כִּי ־זֶ֥ה הֽוּא ׃
καὶ ἀπέστειλεν καὶ εἰσήγαγεν αὐτόν καὶ οὗτος πυρράκης μετὰ κάλλους ὀφθαλμῶν καὶ ἀγαθὸς ὁράσει κυρίῳ καὶ εἶπεν κύριος πρὸς Σαμουηλ ἀνάστα καὶ χρῖσον τὸν Δαυιδ ὅτι οὗτος ἀγαθός ἐστιν
Misit ergo , et adduxit eum . Erat autem rufus , et pulcher aspectu , decoraque facie : et ait Dominus : Surge , unge eum : ipse est enim .
ወለአከ ፡ ወአምጽእዎ ፡ ወቀይሕ ፡ ውእቱ ፡ ወላሕይ ፡ አዕይንቲሁ ፡ ወሠናይ ፡ ራእዩ ፡ ለእግዚአብሔር ፡ ወይቤሎ ፡ እግዚአብሔር ፡ ለሳሙኤል ፡ ተንሥእ ፡ ወቅብኦ ፡ ለዳዊት ፡ እስመ ፡ ውእቱ ፡ ይኄይሶሙ ።
He sent, and brought him in. Now he was ruddy, with a handsome face and good appearance. Yahweh said, “Arise! Anoint him, for this is he.”
16:13 ⧉ ⤴︎ וַיִּקַּ֨ח שְׁמוּאֵ֜ל אֶת ־קֶ֣רֶן הַשֶּׁ֗מֶן וַיִּמְשַׁ֣ח אֹתוֹ֮ בְּקֶ֣רֶב אֶחָיו֒ וַתִּצְלַ֤ח רֽוּחַ ־יְהֹוָה֙ אֶל ־דָּוִ֔ד מֵהַיּ֥וֹם הַה֖וּא וָמָ֑עְלָה וַיָּ֣קׇם שְׁמוּאֵ֔ל וַיֵּ֖לֶךְ הָרָמָֽתָה ׃
καὶ ἔλαβεν Σαμουηλ τὸ κέρας τοῦ ἐλαίου καὶ ἔχρισεν αὐτὸν ἐν μέσῳ τῶν ἀδελφῶν αὐτοῦ καὶ ἐφήλατο πνεῦμα κυρίου ἐπὶ Δαυιδ ἀπὸ τῆς ἡμέρας ἐκείνης καὶ ἐπάνω καὶ ἀνέστη Σαμουηλ καὶ ἀπῆλθεν εἰς Αρμαθαιμ
Tulit ergo Samuel cornu olei , et unxit eum in medio fratrum ejus : et directus est spiritus Domini a die illa in David , et deinceps . Surgensque Samuel abiit in Ramatha .
ወነሥአ ፡ ሳሙኤል ፡ ቀርነ ፡ ቅብእ ፡ ወቀብኦ ፡ በማእከለ ፡ አኀዊሁ ፡ ወመጽአ ፡ መንፈሰ ፡ እግዚአብሔር ፡ ላዕለ ፡ ዳዊት ፡ እምይእቲ ፡ አሚር ፡ ወለዝላፉ ፡ ወተንሥአ ፡ ሳሙኤል ፡ ወአተወ ፡ ውስተ ፡ አርማቴም ።
Then Samuel took the horn of oil and anointed him in the middle of his brothers. Then Yahweh’s Spirit came mightily on David from that day forward. So Samuel rose up and went to Ramah.
16:14 ⧉ ⤴︎ וְר֧וּחַ יְהֹוָ֛ה סָ֖רָה מֵעִ֣ם שָׁא֑וּל וּבִעֲתַ֥תּוּ רֽוּחַ ־רָעָ֖ה מֵאֵ֥ת יְהֹוָֽה ׃
καὶ πνεῦμα κυρίου ἀπέστη ἀπὸ Σαουλ καὶ ἔπνιγεν αὐτὸν πνεῦμα πονηρὸν παρὰ κυρίου
Spiritus autem Domini recessit a Saul , et exagitabat eum spiritus nequam a Domino .
ወኀደጎ ፡ መንፈሰ ፡ እግዚአብሔር ፡ ለሳኦል ፡ ወኀነቆ ፡ መንፈስ ፡ እኩይ ፡ እምኀበ ፡ እግዚአብሔር ።
Now Yahweh’s Spirit departed from Saul, and an evil spirit from Yahweh troubled him.
16:15 ⧉ ⤴︎ וַיֹּאמְר֥וּ עַבְדֵֽי ־שָׁא֖וּל אֵלָ֑יו הִנֵּה ־נָ֧א רוּחַ ־אֱלֹהִ֛ים רָעָ֖ה מְבַעִתֶּֽךָ ׃
καὶ εἶπαν οἱ παῖδες Σαουλ πρὸς αὐτόν ἰδοὺ δὴ πνεῦμα κυρίου πονηρὸν πνίγει σε
Dixeruntque servi Saul ad eum : Ecce spiritus Dei malus exagitat te .
ወይቤልዎ ፡ ደቁ ፡ ለሳኦል ፡ ናሁ ፡ መንፈስ ፡ እኩይ ፡ የኀንቀከ ፡ እምኀበ ፡ እግዚአብሔር ።
Saul’s servants said to him, “See now, an evil spirit from God troubles you.
16:16 ⧉ ⤴︎ יֹֽאמַר ־נָ֤א אֲדֹנֵ֙נוּ֙ עֲבָדֶ֣יךָ לְפָנֶ֔יךָ יְבַקְשׁ֕וּ אִ֕ישׁ יֹדֵ֖עַ מְנַגֵּ֣ן בַּכִּנּ֑וֹר וְהָיָ֗ה בִּֽהְי֨וֹת עָלֶ֤יךָ רֽוּחַ ־אֱלֹהִים֙ רָעָ֔ה וְנִגֵּ֥ן בְּיָד֖וֹ וְט֥וֹב לָֽךְ ׃ {פ}
εἰπάτωσαν δὴ οἱ δοῦλοί σου ἐνώπιόν σου καὶ ζητησάτωσαν τῷ κυρίῳ ἡμῶν ἄνδρα εἰδότα ψάλλειν ἐν κινύρᾳ καὶ ἔσται ἐν τῷ εἶναι πνεῦμα πονηρὸν ἐπὶ σοὶ καὶ ψαλεῖ ἐν τῇ κινύρᾳ αὐτοῦ καὶ ἀγαθόν σοι ἔσται καὶ ἀναπαύσει σε
Jubeat dominus noster , et servi tui qui coram te sunt quaerent hominem scientem psallere cithara , ut quando arripuerit te spiritus Domini malus , psallat manu sua , et levius feras .
ይንግሩ ፡ አግብርቲከ ፡ ቅደሜከ ፡ ወየሐይወ ፡ እግዚኦሙ ፤ ርኢነ ፡ ብእሴ ፡ ዘይዜምር ፡ በመሰንቆ ፡ ወእምከመ ፡ መጽአ ፡ ላዕሌከ ፡ ዝንቱ ፡ መንፈስ ፡ እኩይ ፡ ወይዜምር ፡ ውእቱ ፡ በመሰንቆ ፡ ወያዐርፈከ ።
Let our lord now command your servants who are in front of you to seek out a man who is a skillful player on the harp. Then when the evil spirit from God is on you, he will play with his hand, and you will be well.”
16:17 ⧉ ⤴︎ וַיֹּ֥אמֶר שָׁא֖וּל אֶל ־עֲבָדָ֑יו רְאוּ ־נָ֣א לִ֗י אִ֚ישׁ מֵיטִ֣יב לְנַגֵּ֔ן וַהֲבִיאוֹתֶ֖ם אֵלָֽי ׃
καὶ εἶπεν Σαουλ πρὸς τοὺς παῖδας αὐτοῦ ἴδετε δή μοι ἄνδρα ὀρθῶς ψάλλοντα καὶ εἰσαγάγετε αὐτὸν πρὸς ἐμέ
Et ait Saul ad servos suos : Providete ergo mihi aliquem bene psallentem , et adducite eum ad me .
ወይቤሎሙ ፡ ሳኦል ፡ ለደቁ ፡ ርእዩ ፡ ሊተ ፡ ብእሴ ፡ ዘሠናየ ፡ ይዜምር ፡ ወአምጽእዎ ፡ ሊተ ።
Saul said to his servants, “Provide me now a man who can play well, and bring him to me.”
16:18 ⧉ ⤴︎ וַיַּ֩עַן֩ אֶחָ֨ד מֵהַנְּעָרִ֜ים וַיֹּ֗אמֶר הִנֵּ֨ה רָאִ֜יתִי בֵּ֣ן לְיִשַׁי֮ בֵּ֣ית הַלַּחְמִי֒ יֹדֵ֣עַ נַ֠גֵּ֠ן וְגִבּ֨וֹר חַ֜יִל וְאִ֧ישׁ מִלְחָמָ֛ה וּנְב֥וֹן דָּבָ֖ר וְאִ֣ישׁ תֹּ֑אַר וַיהֹוָ֖ה עִמּֽוֹ ׃
καὶ ἀπεκρίθη εἷς τῶν παιδαρίων αὐτοῦ καὶ εἶπεν ἰδοὺ ἑόρακα υἱὸν τῷ Ιεσσαι Βηθλεεμίτην καὶ αὐτὸν εἰδότα ψαλμόν καὶ ὁ ἀνὴρ συνετός καὶ ὁ ἀνὴρ πολεμιστὴς καὶ σοφὸς λόγῳ καὶ ἀνὴρ ἀγαθὸς τῷ εἴδει καὶ κύριος μετ’ αὐτοῦ
Et respondens unus de pueris , ait : Ecce vidi filium Isai Bethlehemitem scientem psallere , et fortissimum robore , et virum bellicosum , et prudentem in verbis , et virum pulchrum : et Dominus est cum eo .
ወአውሥአ ፡ አሐዱ ፡ እምውስተ ፡ ደቁ ፡ ወይዜ ፡ ርኢኩ ፡ ወልደ ፡ እሴይ ፡ ዘቤተ ፡ ልሔም ፡ እንዘ ፡ ይዜምር ፡ ወጠቢብ ፡ ብእሲሁ ፡ ወመስተቃትል ፡ ውእቱ ፡ ወለባዊ ፡ በቃሉ ፡ ወሠናይ ፡ ራእዩ ፡ ብእሲሁ ፡ ወእግዚአብሔር ፡ ምስሌሁ ።
Then one of the young men answered and said, “Behold, I have seen a son of Jesse the Bethlehemite who is skillful in playing, a mighty man of valor, a man of war, prudent in speech, and a handsome person; and Yahweh is with him.”
16:19 ⧉ ⤴︎ וַיִּשְׁלַ֥ח שָׁא֛וּל מַלְאָכִ֖ים אֶל ־יִשָׁ֑י וַיֹּ֕אמֶר שִׁלְחָ֥ה אֵלַ֛י אֶת ־דָּוִ֥ד בִּנְךָ֖ אֲשֶׁ֥ר בַּצֹּֽאן ׃
καὶ ἀπέστειλεν Σαουλ ἀγγέλους πρὸς Ιεσσαι λέγων ἀπόστειλον πρός με τὸν υἱόν σου Δαυιδ τὸν ἐν τῷ ποιμνίῳ σου
Misit ergo Saul nuntios ad Isai , dicens : Mitte ad me David filium tuum , qui est in pascuis .
ወለአከ ፡ ሳኦል ፡ ሐዋርያተ ፡ ኀበ ፡ እሴይ ፡ እንዘ ፡ ይብል ፡ ፈንዎአ ፡ ሊተአ ፡ ለወልድከአ ፡ ዳዊትአ ፡ ዘውስተ ፡ መራዕይከአ ።
Therefore Saul sent messengers to Jesse, and said, “Send me David your son, who is with the sheep.”
16:20 ⧉ ⤴︎ וַיִּקַּ֨ח יִשַׁ֜י חֲמ֥וֹר לֶ֙חֶם֙ וְנֹ֣אד יַ֔יִן וּגְדִ֥י עִזִּ֖ים אֶחָ֑ד וַיִּשְׁלַ֛ח בְּיַד ־דָּוִ֥ד בְּנ֖וֹ אֶל ־שָׁאֽוּל ׃
καὶ ἔλαβεν Ιεσσαι γομορ ἄρτων καὶ ἀσκὸν οἴνου καὶ ἔριφον αἰγῶν ἕνα καὶ ἐξαπέστειλεν ἐν χειρὶ Δαυιδ τοῦ υἱοῦ αὐτοῦ πρὸς Σαουλ
Tulit itaque Isai asinum plenum panibus , et lagenam vini , et haedum de capris unum , et misit per manum David filii sui Sauli .
ወነሥአ ፡ እሴይ ፡ መሳንቅተ ፡ ኅብስት ፡ ወዝቀ ፡ ወይን ፡ ወአሐደ ፡ ማሕስአ ፡ ጠሊ ፡ ወፈነወ ፡ ምስለ ፡ ዳዊት ፡ ወልዱ ፡ ኀበ ፡ ሳኦል ።
Jesse took a donkey loaded with bread, a container of wine, and a young goat, and sent them by David his son to Saul.
16:21 ⧉ ⤴︎ וַיָּבֹ֤א דָוִד֙ אֶל ־שָׁא֔וּל וַֽיַּעֲמֹ֖ד לְפָנָ֑יו וַיֶּאֱהָבֵ֣הֽוּ מְאֹ֔ד וַֽיְהִי ־ל֖וֹ נֹשֵׂ֥א כֵלִֽים ׃
καὶ εἰσῆλθεν Δαυιδ πρὸς Σαουλ καὶ παρειστήκει ἐνώπιον αὐτοῦ καὶ ἠγάπησεν αὐτὸν σφόδρα καὶ ἐγενήθη αὐτῷ αἴρων τὰ σκεύη αὐτοῦ
Et venit David ad Saul , et stetit coram eo : at ille dilexit eum nimis , et factus est ejus armiger .
ወቦአ ፡ ዳዊት ፡ ኀበ ፡ ሳኦል ፡ ወቆመ ፡ ቅድሜሁ ፡ ወአፍቀሮ ፡ ጥቀ ፡ ወረሰዮ ፡ ሎቱ ፡ ዘይጸውር ፡ ንዋየ ፡ ሐቅሉ ።
David came to Saul and stood before him. He loved him greatly; and he became his armor bearer.
16:22 ⧉ ⤴︎ וַיִּשְׁלַ֣ח שָׁא֔וּל אֶל ־יִשַׁ֖י לֵאמֹ֑ר יַעֲמׇד ־נָ֤א דָוִד֙ לְפָנַ֔י כִּי ־מָ֥צָא חֵ֖ן בְּעֵינָֽי ׃
καὶ ἀπέστειλεν Σαουλ πρὸς Ιεσσαι λέγων παριστάσθω δὴ Δαυιδ ἐνώπιον ἐμοῦ ὅτι εὗρεν χάριν ἐν ὀφθαλμοῖς μου
Misitque Saul ad Isai , dicens : Stet David in conspectu meo : invenit enim gratiam in oculis meis .
ወለአከ ፡ ሳኦል ፡ ኀበ ፡ እሴይ ፡ እንዘ ፡ ይብል ፡ ለይንበርአ ፡ ዳዊትአ ፡ ኀቤየአ ፡ ወይቁምአ ፡ ቅድሜየአ ፡ እስመ ፡ ረከበአ ፡ ሞገሰአ ፡ ቅድመ ፡ አዕይንትየአ ።
Saul sent to Jesse, saying, “Please let David stand before me, for he has found favor in my sight.”
16:23 ⧉ ⤴︎ וְהָיָ֗ה בִּֽהְי֤וֹת רֽוּחַ ־אֱלֹהִים֙ אֶל ־שָׁא֔וּל וְלָקַ֥ח דָּוִ֛ד אֶת ־הַכִּנּ֖וֹר וְנִגֵּ֣ן בְּיָד֑וֹ וְרָוַ֤ח לְשָׁאוּל֙ וְט֣וֹב ל֔וֹ וְסָ֥רָה מֵעָלָ֖יו ר֥וּחַ הָרָעָֽה ׃ {פ}
καὶ ἐγενήθη ἐν τῷ εἶναι πνεῦμα πονηρὸν ἐπὶ Σαουλ καὶ ἐλάμβανεν Δαυιδ τὴν κινύραν καὶ ἔψαλλεν ἐν τῇ χειρὶ αὐτοῦ καὶ ἀνέψυχεν Σαουλ καὶ ἀγαθὸν αὐτῷ καὶ ἀφίστατο ἀπ’ αὐτοῦ τὸ πνεῦμα τὸ πονηρόν
Igitur quandocumque spiritus Domini malus arripiebat Saul , David tollebat citharam , et percutiebat manu sua , et refocillabatur Saul , et levius habebat : recedebat enim ab eo spiritus malus .
ወእምዝ ፡ ሶበ ፡ ይመጽእ ፡ ዝክቱ ፡ መንፈስ ፡ እኩይ ፡ ላዕለ ፡ ሳኦል ፡ ይነሥእ ፡ ዳዊት ፡ መሰንቆሁ ፡ ወይዜምር ፡ በቅድሜሁ ፡ ወያዕርፍ ፡ ሳኦል ፡ ወይኤድሞ ፡ ወየኀደጎ ፡ ዝክቱ ፡ መንፈስ ፡ እኩይ ።
When the spirit from God was on Saul, David took the harp and played with his hand; so Saul was refreshed and was well, and the evil spirit departed from him.