1Yahweh 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.”
1og HERREN sagde til Samuel: "Hvor længe vil du gå og sørge over Saul? Jeg har jo dog forkastet ham, så han ikke mere skal være Konge over Israel. Fyld dit Horn med Olie og drag af Sted! Jeg sender dig til Betlehemiten Isaj, thi jeg har udset mig en Konge blandt hans Sønner."
2Samuel 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.
2Samuel svarede: "Hvorledes kan jeg det? Får Saul det at høre, dræber han mig!" Men HERREN sagde: "Tag en Kvie med og sig: Jeg kommer for at ofre HERREN et Offer!
3Call Jesse to the sacrifice, and I will show you what you shall do. You shall anoint to me him whom I name to you.”
3Og indbyd Isaj til Ofringen; så vil jeg lade dig vide, hvad du skal gøre; du skal salve mig den, jeg siger dig!"
4Samuel 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?”
4Samuel gjorde da, som HERREN sagde. Da han kom til Betlehem, gik Byens Ældste ham forfærdede i Møde og sagde: "Kommer du for det gode?"
5He 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.
5Han svarede: "Ja! Jeg kommer for at ofre til HERREN. Helliger eder og kom med til Ofringen!" Og han lod Isaj og hans Sønner hellige sig og indbød dem til Ofringen:
6It happened, when they had come, that he looked at Eliab, and said, “Surely Yahweh’s anointed is before him.”
6Da de kom, og han så Eliab, tænkte han: "Visselig står nu HERRENs Salvede for ham!"
7But Yahweh said to Samuel, “Don’t look on his face, or on the height of his stature; because I have rejected him: for I see not as man sees; for man looks at the outward appearance, but Yahweh looks at the heart.”
7Men HERREN sagde til Samuel: "Se ikke på hans Ydre eller høje Vækst; thi jeg har vraget ham; Gud ser jo ikke, som Mennesker ser, thi Mennesker ser på det, som er for Øjnene, men HERREN ser på Hjertet."
8Then Jesse called Abinadab, and made him pass before Samuel. He said, “Neither has Yahweh chosen this one.”
8Da kaldte Isaj på Abinadab og førte ham hen for Samuel; men han sagde: "Heller ikke ham har HERREN udvalgt!"
9Then Jesse made Shammah to pass by. He said, “Neither has Yahweh chosen this one.”
9Isaj førte da Sjamma frem; men han sagde: "Heller ikke ham har HERREN udvalgt!"
10Jesse made seven of his sons to pass before Samuel. Samuel said to Jesse, “Yahweh has not chosen these.”
10Så førte Isaj de andre af sine syv Sønner frem for Samuel; men Samuel sagde til Isaj: "HERREN har ikke udvalgt nogen af dem!"
11Samuel said to Jesse, “Are all your children here?” He said, “There remains yet the youngest, and behold, he is keeping the sheep.” Samuel said to Jesse, “Send and get him; for we will not sit down until he comes here.”
11Samuel spurgte da Isaj: "Er det alle de unge Mænd?" Han svarede: "Endnu er den yngste tilbage; men han vogter Småkvæget!" Da sagde Samuel til Isaj: "Send Bud efter ham! thi vi sætter os ikke til Bords, før han kommer!"
12He sent, and brought him in. Now he was ruddy, and withal of a beautiful face, and goodly to look on. Yahweh said, “Arise, anoint him; for this is he.”
12Så sendte han Bud efter ham. Han var rødmosset, en Yngling med smukke Øjne og skøn at se til. Da sagde HERREN: "Stå op, salv ham, thi ham er det!"
13Then Samuel took the horn of oil, and anointed him in the midst of his brothers: and the Spirit of Yahweh came mightily on David from that day forward. So Samuel rose up, and went to Ramah.
13Samuel tog da Oliehornet og salvede ham, medens hans Brødre stod rundt om: Og HERRENs Ånd kom over David fra den Dag af. Derefter brød Samuel op og gik til Rama.
14Now the Spirit of Yahweh departed from Saul, and an evil spirit from Yahweh troubled him.
14Efter at HERRENs Ånd var veget fra Saul, plagedes han af en ond Ånd fra HERREN.
15Saul’s servants said to him, “See now, an evil spirit from God troubles you.
15Sauls Folk sagde da til ham: "Se, en ond Ånd fra Gud plager dig;
16Let our lord now command your servants who are before you, to seek out a man who is a skillful player on the harp. It shall happen, when the evil spirit from God is on you, that he shall play with his hand, and you shall be well.”
16sig kun et Ord, Herre, dine Trælle står rede til at søge efter en Mand, der kan lege på Strenge; når en ond Ånd fra Gud kommer over dig, skal han røre Strengene; så får du det godt!"
17Saul said to his servants, “Provide me now a man who can play well, and bring him to me.”
17Da sagde Saul til sine Folk: "Find mig en Mand, der er dygtig til Strengeleg, og bring ham til mig!"
18Then 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 comely person; and Yahweh is with him.”
18En af Tjenerne tog til Orde og sagde: "Jeg har set en Søn af Betlehemiten Isaj, han kan lege på Strenge og er en dygtig Kriger, en øvet Krigsmand; han ved at føje sine Ord og er en smuk Mand, og HERREN er med ham!"
19Therefore Saul sent messengers to Jesse, and said, “Send me David your son, who is with the sheep.”
19Saul sendte da Bud til Isaj og lod sige: "Send mig din Søn David, som er ved Fårene!"
20Jesse took a donkey loaded with bread, and a bottle of wine, and a young goat, and sent them by David his son to Saul.
20Da tog Isaj ti Brød, en Lædersæk Vin og et Gedekid og sendte sin Søn David til Saul dermed.
21David came to Saul, and stood before him. He loved him greatly; and he became his armor bearer.
21Således kom David til Saul og trådte i hans Tjeneste; Saul fik ham såre kær, og han blev hans Våbendrager.
22Saul sent to Jesse, saying, “Please let David stand before me; for he has found favor in my sight.”
22Og Saul sendte Bud til Isaj og lod sige: "Lad David blive i min Tjeneste, thi jeg har fattet Godhed for ham!"
23It happened, when the spirit from God was on Saul, that David took the harp, and played with his hand: so Saul was refreshed, and was well, and the evil spirit departed from him.
23Når nu Ånden fra Gud kom over Saul, tog David sin Citer og rørte Strengene; så følte Saul Lindring og fik det godt, og den onde Ånd veg fra ham.