¹And 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 Bethlehemite: for I have provided me a king among his sons.

¹A Hospodin riekol Samuelovi: Až dokedy ty budeš žialiť za Saulom, keď som ho ja zavrhol, aby nekraľoval nad Izraelom? Naplň svoj roh olejom a poď, pošlem ťa k Izaimu Betlehemskému, lebo tam medzi jeho synmi som videl toho, ktorý mi bude kráľom.

²And 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.

²Na to povedal Samuel: Ako ta pojdem? Lebo keď počuje o tom Saul, zabije ma. - A Hospodin riekol: Pojmeš so sebou jalovičku a povieš: Prišiel som obetovať Hospodinovi.

³And call Jesse to the sacrifice, and I will show thee what thou shalt do: and thou shalt anoint unto me him whom I name unto thee.

³A pozveš Izaiho k obeti, a ja ti dám vedieť, čo máš robiť, a pomažeš mi toho, o ktorom ti poviem.

⁴And Samuel did that which the LORD spake, and came to Bethlehem. And the elders of the town trembled at his coming, and said, Comest thou peaceably?

⁴A Samuel učinil to, čo hovoril Hospodin, a prišiel do Betlehema. A starší mesta sa predesili a vyšli mu vústrety a riekli: Či tvoj príchod znamená pokoj?

⁵And 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.

⁵A odpovedal: Pokoj. Prišiel som obetovať Hospodinovi. Posväťte sa a pojdete so mnou k obeti. A posvätil aj Izaiho i jeho synov a pozval ich k obeti.

⁶And it came to pass, when they were come, that he looked on Eliab, and said, Surely the LORD's anointed is before him.

⁶A stalo sa, keď prišli, a keď uvidel Eliába, povedal: Dozaista je pred Hospodinom jeho pomazaný.

⁷But 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.

⁷Ale Hospodin riekol Samuelovi: Nehľaď na jeho peknú tvár a na výšku jeho postavy, lebo som ho zavrhol; lebo ja nehľadím na to, na čo hľadí človek, pretože človek hľadí na to, čo je pred očima, ale Hospodin hľadí na srdce.

⁸Then Jesse called Abinadab, and made him pass before Samuel. And he said, Neither hath the LORD chosen this.

⁸A Izai zavolal Abinadába a dal mu, aby predstúpil pred Samuela a prešiel. A riekol: Ani toho nevyvolil Hospodin.

⁹Then Jesse made Shammah to pass by. And he said, Neither hath the LORD chosen this.

⁹A Izai dal prejsť Šammovi. A riekol: Ani toho nevyvolil Hospodin.

¹⁰Again, Jesse made seven of his sons to pass before Samuel. And Samuel said unto Jesse, The LORD hath not chosen these.

¹⁰A tak dal Izai prejsť siedmim svojim synom popred Samuela. Ale Samuel riekol Izaimu: Niktorého z týchto si nevyvolil Hospodin.

¹¹And 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.

¹¹Potom riekol Samuel Izaimu: Či sú toto už všetci tí mládenci? A on povedal: Ešte pozostal najmladší, ktorý práve teraz pasie ovce. Na to riekol Samuel Izaimu: Pošli hneď po neho a doveď ho, lebo nesadneme okolo stola, dokiaľ neprijde sem.

¹²And 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.

¹²A tak poslal po neho a doviedol ho. A šuhaj bol rumenný a pri tom krásnych očí a peknej postavy. A Hospodin riekol: Vstaň, pomaž ho, lebo toto je on.

¹³Then 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.

¹³Vtedy vzal Samuel roh s olejom a pomazal ho prostred jeho bratov. A Duch Hospodinov sostúpil na Dávida a zostal na ňom od toho dňa a tak vše potom. A Samuel vstal a odišiel do Rámy.

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

¹⁴A Duch Hospodinov odišiel od Saula, a desil ho zlý duch, poslaný od Hospodina.

¹⁵And Saul's servants said unto him, Behold now, an evil spirit from God troubleth thee.

¹⁵Vtedy povedali služobníci Saulovi, jemu: Nože hľa, prosíme, desí ťa zlý duch od Boha.

¹⁶Let 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.

¹⁶Nech tedy rozkáže náš pán svojim služobníkom tu pred tebou, aby vyhľadali muža, ktorý vie hrať na harfe, aby, keď prijde na teba zlý duch od Boha, hral svojou rukou, a bude ti dobre.

¹⁷And Saul said unto his servants, Provide me now a man that can play well, and bring him to me.

¹⁷A Saul riekol svojim služobníkom: Nože mi tedy vyhľadajte muža, ktorý dobre hrá, a doveďte ho ku mne.

¹⁸Then answered one of the servants, and said, Behold, I have seen a son of Jesse the Bethlehemite, 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.

¹⁸Vtedy odpovedal jeden z mládencov a riekol: Hľa, videl som syna Izaiho Betlehemského, ktorý vie hrať, a je to muž udatný a bojovný, rozumný do reči, človek krásnej postavy, a Hospodin je s ním.

¹⁹Wherefore Saul sent messengers unto Jesse, and said, Send me David thy son, which is with the sheep.

¹⁹A Saul poslal poslov k Izaimu a odkázal mu: Pošli mi Dávida, svojho syna, ktorý je pri stáde.

²⁰And Jesse took an ass laden with bread, and a bottle of wine, and a kid, and sent them by David his son unto Saul.

²⁰Vtedy vzal Izai osla, chlieb a kožicu vína a jedno kozľa a poslal to po Dávidovi, svojom synovi, Saulovi.

²¹And David came to Saul, and stood before him: and he loved him greatly; and he became his armourbearer.

²¹A tak prišiel Dávid k Saulovi a stál pred ním, a veľmi si ho zamiloval, a stal sa jeho zbrojnošom.

²²And Saul sent to Jesse, saying, Let David, I pray thee, stand before me; for he hath found favor in my sight.

²²A Saul poslal k Izaimu posla s odkazom: Dovoľ, prosím, aby stál Dávid predo mnou, lebo našiel milosť v mojich očiach.

²³And 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.

²³A bývalo, že kedykoľvek napadol zlý duch od Boha Saula, Dávid vzal harfu a hral svojou rukou, a Saulovi sa uľahčilo, a bolo mu dobre, a zlý duch odstúpil vtedy od neho.