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.

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.

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.

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;

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

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.`

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?

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?`

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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.`

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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.`

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.

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.`

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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.`

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

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

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.

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.`

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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.