¹ Dywedodd yr ARGLWYDD wrth Samuel, "Am ba hyd yr wyt yn mynd i ofidio am Saul, a minnau wedi ei wrthod fel brenin ar Israel? Llanw dy gorn ag olew a dos; yr wyf yn dy anfon at Jesse o Fethlehem, oherwydd yr wyf wedi gweld brenin imi ymysg ei feibion ef."

¹And Jehovah saith unto Samuel, `Till when art thou mourning for Saul, and I have rejected him from reigning over Israel? fill thy horn with oil, and go, I send thee unto Jesse the Beth-Lehemite, for I have seen among his sons for Myself a king.

² Gofynnodd Samuel, "Sut y medraf fi fynd? Os clyw Saul, fe'm lladd." Dywedodd yr ARGLWYDD, "Dos � heffer gyda thi, a dweud dy fod wedi dod i aberthu i'r ARGLWYDD.

²And Samuel saith, `How do I go? when Saul hath heard, then he hath slain me.` And Jehovah saith, `A heifer of the herd thou dost take in thy hand, and hast said, To sacrifice to Jehovah I have come;

³ Rho wahoddiad i Jesse i'r aberth; dangosaf finnau iti beth i'w wneud, ac eneinia imi yr un a ddywedaf wrthyt."

³and thou hast called for Jesse in the sacrifice, and I cause thee to know that which thou dost do, and thou hast anointed to Me him of whom I speak unto thee.`

⁴ Gwnaeth Samuel fel y dywedodd yr ARGLWYDD wrtho, a mynd i Fethlehem. Pan ddaeth henuriaid y dref yn gynhyrfus i'w gyfarfod a gofyn, "Ai mewn heddwch y daethost?"

⁴And Samuel doth that which Jehovah hath spoken, and cometh in to Beth-Lehem, and the elders of the city tremble to meet him, and [one] saith, `Is thy coming peace?`

⁵ atebodd yntau, "Ie, mewn heddwch. I aberthu i'r ARGLWYDD yr wyf fi yma; ymgysegrwch ac ymunwch � mi yn yr aberth."

⁵and he saith, `Peace; to sacrifice to Jehovah I have come, sanctify yourselves, and ye have come in with me to the sacrifice;` and he sanctifieth Jesse and his sons, and calleth them to the sacrifice.

⁶ Cysegrodd yntau Jesse a'i feibion, a'u gwahodd i'r aberth. Fel yr oeddent yn dod, sylwodd ar Eliab a meddyliodd, "Yn sicr dyma'i eneiniog, gerbron yr ARGLWYDD."

⁶And it cometh to pass, in their coming in, that he seeth Eliab, and saith, `Surely, before Jehovah [is] His anointed.`

⁷ Ond dywedodd yr ARGLWYDD wrth Samuel, "Paid ag edrych ar ei wedd na'i daldra, oherwydd yr wyf wedi ei wrthod; oblegid nid yr hyn a w�l meidrolyn y mae Duw'n ei weld. Yr hyn sydd yn y golwg a w�l meidrolyn, ond y mae'r ARGLWYDD yn gweld beth sydd yn y galon."

⁷And Jehovah saith unto Samuel, `Look not unto his appearance, and unto the height of his stature, for I have rejected him; for [it is] not as man seeth — for man looketh at the eyes, and Jehovah looketh at the heart.`

⁸ Yna galwodd Jesse am Abinadab a'i ddwyn gerbron, ond dywedodd Samuel, "Nid hwn chwaith a ddewisodd yr ARGLWYDD."

⁸And Jesse calleth unto Abinadab, and causeth him to pass by before Samuel; and he saith, `Also on this Jehovah hath not fixed.`

⁹ Yna parodd Jesse i Samma ddod, ond dywedodd Samuel, "Nid hwn chwaith a ddewisodd yr ARGLWYDD."

⁹And Jesse causeth Shammah to pass by, and he saith, `Also on this Jehovah hath not fixed.`

¹⁰ A pharodd Jesse i saith o'i feibion ddod gerbron Samuel; ond dywedodd Samuel wrth Jesse, "Ni ddewisodd yr ARGLWYDD yr un o'r rhai hyn."

¹⁰And Jesse causeth seven of his sons to pass by before Samuel, and Samuel saith to Jesse, `Jehovah hath not fixed on these.`

¹¹ Yna gofynnodd Samuel i Jesse, "Ai dyma'r bechgyn i gyd?" Atebodd yntau, "Y mae'r ieuengaf ar �l, yn bugeilio'r defaid." Ac meddai Samuel wrth Jesse, "Anfon amdano; nid awn ni oddi yma nes iddo ef ddod."

¹¹And Samuel saith unto Jesse, `Are the young men finished?` and he saith, `Yet hath been left the youngest; and lo, he delighteth himself among the flock;` and Samuel saith unto Jesse, `Send and take him, for we do not turn round till his coming in hither.`

¹² Felly anfonodd i'w gyrchu. Yr oedd yn writgoch, a chanddo lygaid gloyw ac yn hardd yr olwg. A dywedodd yr ARGLWYDD, "Tyrd, eneinia ef, oherwydd hwn ydyw."

¹²And he sendeth, and bringeth him in, and he [is] ruddy, with beauty of eyes, and of good appearance; and Jehovah saith, `Rise, anoint him, for this [is] he.`

¹³ Cymerodd Samuel y corn olew, a'i eneinio yng nghanol ei frodyr; a disgynnodd ysbryd yr ARGLWYDD ar Ddafydd, o'r dydd hwnnw ymlaen. Yna aeth Samuel yn �l i Rama.

¹³And Samuel taketh the horn of oil, and anointeth him in the midst of his brethren, and prosper over David doth the Spirit of Jehovah from that day and onwards; and Samuel riseth and goeth to Ramath.

¹⁴ Ciliodd ysbryd yr ARGLWYDD oddi wrth Saul, a dechreuodd ysbryd drwg oddi wrth yr ARGLWYDD aflonyddu arno.

¹⁴And the Spirit of Jehovah turned aside from Saul, and a spirit of sadness from Jehovah terrified him;

¹⁵ Dywedodd gweision Saul wrtho, "Dyma sydd o'i le: y mae un o'r ysbrydion drwg yn aflonyddu arnat.

¹⁵and the servants of Saul say unto him, `Lo, we pray thee, a spirit of sadness [from] God is terrifying thee;

¹⁶ O na fyddai'n meistr yn gorchymyn i'w weision yma chwilio am u373?r sy'n medru canu telyn! Caiff yntau ei chanu pan fydd yr ysbryd drwg yn ymosod arnat, a byddi dithau'n well."

¹⁶let our lord command, we pray thee, thy servants before thee, they seek a skilful man, playing on a harp, and it hath come to pass, in the spirit of sadness [from] God being upon thee, that he hath played with his hand, and [it is] well with thee.`

¹⁷ Dywedodd Saul wrth ei weision, "Chwiliwch am ddyn sy'n delynor da, a dewch ag ef ataf."

¹⁷And Saul saith unto his servants, `Provide, I pray you, for me a man playing well — then ye have brought [him] in unto me.`

¹⁸ Atebodd un o'r gweision, "Mi welais fab i Jesse o Fethlehem, sy'n medru canu telyn, ac y mae'n u373?r dewr ac yn rhyfelwr; y mae'n siarad yn ddeallus ac yn un golygus hefyd, ac y mae'r ARGLWYDD gydag ef."

¹⁸And one of the servants answereth and saith, `Lo, I have seen a son of Jesse the Beth-Lehemite, skilful in playing, and a mighty virtuous man, and a man of battle, and intelligent in word, and a man of form, and Jehovah [is] with him.`

¹⁹ Anfonodd Saul negeswyr at Jesse a dweud, "Anfon ataf dy fab Dafydd sydd gyda'r defaid."

¹⁹And Saul sendeth messengers unto Jesse, and saith, `Send unto me David thy son, who [is] with the flock.`

²⁰ Cymerodd Jesse asyn gyda baich o fara, costrel o win, a myn gafr, a'u hanfon gyda'i fab Dafydd at Saul.

²⁰And Jesse taketh an ass, [with] bread, and a bottle of wine, and one kid of the goats, and sendeth by the hand of David his son unto Saul.

²¹ Aeth Saul yn hoff iawn o Ddafydd pan ddaeth i weini ato, a gwnaeth ef yn gludydd arfau iddo.

²¹And David cometh in unto Saul, and standeth before him, and he loveth him greatly; and he is a bearer of his weapons.

²² Anfonodd Saul at Jesse a dweud, "Yr wyf am i Ddafydd gael aros yn fy ngwasanaeth, oherwydd yr wyf wrth fy modd gydag ef."

²²And Saul sendeth unto Jesse, saying, `Let David, I pray thee, stand before me, for he hath found grace in mine eyes.`

²³ Pryd bynnag y byddai'r ysbryd drwg yn blino Saul, byddai Dafydd yn cymryd ei delyn ac yn ei chanu; rhoddai hynny esmwyth�d i Saul a'i wella, fel bod yr ysbryd drwg yn cilio oddi wrtho.

²³And it hath come to pass, in the spirit of [sadness from] God being on Saul, that David hath taken the harp, and played with his hand, and Saul hath refreshment and gladness, and the spirit of sadness hath turned aside from off him.