¹[Ny nanosorana an'i Davida ho mpanjakan'ny Isiraely] Ary hoy Jehovah tamin'i Samoela: Mandra-pahoviana no hahalahelovanao an'i Saoly, nefa Izaho efa nandà azy tsy ho mpanjakan'ny Isiraely? fenoy diloilo ny tandrokao, ka mandehana, fa hirahiko ho any amin'i Jese Betlehemita ianao; fa efa nahita mpanjaka ho Ahy ao amin'ny zanany Aho.

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.

²Fa hoy Samoela: Hataoko ahoana no fandeha; fa raha ren'i Saoly izany, moa tsy hovonoiny va aho? Ary hoy Jehovah: Mitondrà ombivavy kely ianao, ka lazao hoe: Avy hamono zavatra hatao fanatitra ho an'i Jehovah aho.

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;

³Ary antsoy Jese mba ho any amin'ny fanatitra, ary Izaho no hampahafantatra anao izay hataonao; ka dia hohosoranao ho Ahy izay holazaiko aminao.

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.`

⁴Ary Samoela nanao izay nolazain'i Jehovah, dia tonga tao Betlehema. Ary nitsena azy amin-kovitra ny loholona teo an-tanàna ka nanao hoe: Fihavanana va no ihavianao?

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?`

⁵Ary hoy izy: Fihavanana; avy hamono zavatra hatao fanatitra ho an'i Jehovah aho; hamasino ny tenanareo, ary andeha hiaraka amiko ho any amin'ny fanatitra. Dia nohamasininy Jese sy ny zanany ka nasainy ho any amin'ny fanatitra.

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.

⁶Ary nony tonga ireo, dia nijery an'i Eliaba izy ka nanao hoe: Ny voahosotr'i Jehovah tokoa ity eto anatrehany.

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

⁷Fa hoy Jehovah tamin'i Samoela: Aza mijery ny tarehiny na ny hahavon'ny tsanganany, fa efa nolaviko izy; fa tsy mba toy ny fijerin'ny olona no fijerin'i Jehovah; fa ny olona mijery ny miseho eo ivelany, fa Jehovah kosa mijery ny fo.

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.`

⁸Ary Jese niantso an'i Abinadaba ka nampandalo azy teo anatrehan'i Samoela. Fa hoy izy: Tsy ity no nofidin'i Jehovah.

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

⁹Ary Jese dia nampandalo an'i Sama indray. Fa hoy izy: Tsy ity no nofidin'i Jehovah.

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

¹⁰Ary Jese nampandalo fito lahy tamin'ny zanany teo anatrehan'i Samoela. Fa hoy Samoela tamin'i Jese: Tsy nofidin'i Jehovah ireto.

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

¹¹Ary hoy Samoela tamin'i Jese: Tapitra eto avokoa va ny zanakao-lahy rehetra? Dia hoy izy: Ny faralahy no sisa, fa miandry ondry izy. Ary hoy Samoela tamin'i Jese: Maniraha haka azy, fa tsy hipetraka hihinana isika ambara-pahatongany eto.

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.`

¹²Dia naniraka izy ka nitondra azy hiditra. Ary mena volo izy sady bary maso no tsara tarehy. Ary hoy Jehovah: Mitsangàna, hosory izy, fa io no izy.[Na: tendron-tava]

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.`

¹³Ary Samoela nandray ny tandroka feno diloilo ka nanosotra azy teo amin'ny rahalahiny; ary ny Fanahin'i Jehovah dia nilatsaka tamin'i Davida hatramin'iny andro iny. Dia nitsangana Samoela ka nankany 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.

¹⁴Fa ny Fanahin'i Jehovah efa niala tamin'i Saoly, ary nisy fanahy ratsy avy tany amin'i Jehovah nampahatahotra azy.

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

¹⁵Ary hoy ny mpanompon'i Saoly taminy: Indro, ankehitriny misy fanahy ratsy avy any amin'Andriamanitra mampahatahotra anao.

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

¹⁶Aoka ny tomponay ankehitriny handidy anay mpanomponao izay eto anatrehanao, dia hitady olona mahay mitendry lokanga izahay; ary rehefa misy fanahy ratsy avy any amin'Andriamanitra tonga aminao, dia hitendry amin'ny tànany izy, ka dia ho tsara ihany ianao.

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.`

¹⁷Ary hoy Saoly tamin'ny mpanompony: Mizahà ary olona izay mahay mitendry tsara, ka ento etỳ amiko.

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

¹⁸Dia namaly ny anankiray amin'ny zatovony ka nanao hoe: Indro, ny anankiray amin'ny zanak'i Jese Betlehemita no hitako mahay mitendry, sady lehilahy mahery sy mpanafika izy ary mahay mandaha-teny sy lehilahy tsara tarehy, ary Jehovah momba azy.

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.`

¹⁹Ary Saoly dia naniraka tany amin'i Jese ka nanao hoe: Iraho hankatỳ amiko Davida zanakao izay miandry ondry.

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

²⁰Ary Jese naka mofo tokony ho zakan'ny boriky iray sy divay iray siny hoditra sy zanak'osy, ka nampitondrainy an'i Davida zanany ho an'i Saoly ireo.

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.

²¹Ary Davida tonga tany amin'i Saoly ka nitoetra teo anatrehany; ary tiany indrindra izy, ka dia tonga mpitondra ny fiadiany.

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

²²Ary Saoly naniraka tany amin'i Jese nanao hoe: Masìna ianao, avelao Davida hitoetra eo anatrehako, fa efa mahita fitia amiko izy.Ary raha nisy fanahy avy tany amin'Andriamanitra tonga tao amin'i Saoly, dia noraisin'i Davida ny lokanga ka notendren'ny tànany; ka dia velombelona sady nanaritra Saoly, ary ny fanahy ratsy niala taminy.

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

²³Ary raha nisy fanahy avy tany amin'Andriamanitra tonga tao amin'i Saoly, dia noraisin'i Davida ny lokanga ka notendren'ny tànany; ka dia velombelona sady nanaritra Saoly, ary ny fanahy ratsy niala taminy.

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.