1 Samuel, 16

1. And the Lord said to Samuel: “How long will you mourn for Saul, though I have rejected him, so that he would not reign over Israel? Fill your horn with oil and approach, so that I may send you to Jesse of Bethlehem. For I have provided a king from among his sons for myself.”

1. Jahve reèe Samuelu: "Dokle æeš tugovati zbog Šaula, kad sam ga ja odbacio da ne kraljuje više nad Izraelom? Napuni uljem svoj rog i poði na put! Ja te šaljem Betlehemcu Jišaju, jer sam izmeðu njegovih sinova izabrao sebi kralja."

2. And Samuel said: “How shall I go? For Saul will hear of it, and he will put me to death.” And the Lord said: “You shall take, by your hand, a calf from the herd. And you shall say, ‘I have arrived in order to immolate to the Lord.’

2. A Samuel reèe: "Kako bih mogao iæi onamo? Šaul æe to èuti i ubit æe me!" Ali mu Jahve odgovori: "Uzmi sa sobom junicu pa reci: 'Došao sam da žrtvujem Jahvi!'

3. And you shall call Jesse to the sacrifice, and I will reveal to you what you should do. And you shall anoint whomever I will indicate to you.”

3. I pozovi Jišaja na žrtvu, a ja æu te sam pouèiti što æeš èiniti: pomazat æeš onoga koga ti kažem."

4. Therefore, Samuel did just as the Lord told him. And he went to Bethlehem, and the elders of the city wondered. And meeting him, they said, “Is your arrival peaceful?”

4. Samuel uèini kako mu je zapovjedio Jahve. Kad je došao u Betlehem, gradske mu starješine dršæuæi doðu u susret i zapitaju: "Znaèi li tvoj dolazak dobro?"

5. And he said: “It is peaceful. I have arrived in order to immolate to the Lord. Be sanctified, and come with me to the sacrifice.” Then he sanctified Jesse and his sons, and he called them to the sacrifice.

5. Samuel odgovori: "Da, dobro! Došao sam da žrtvujem Jahvi. Oèistite se i doðite sa mnom na žrtvu!" Potom oèisti Jišaja i njegove sinove i pozva ih na žrtvu.

6. And when they had entered, he saw Eliab, and he said, “Could he be the Christ in the sight of the Lord?”

6. Kad su došli i kad je Samuel vidio Eliaba, reèe u sebi: "Jamaèno, evo pred Jahvom stoji njegov pomazanik!"

7. And the Lord said to Samuel: “You should not look with favor on his face, nor on the height of his stature. For I have rejected him. Neither do I judge by the appearance of a man. For man sees those things that are apparent, but the Lord beholds the heart.”

7. Ali Jahve reèe Samuelu: "Ne gledaj na njegovu vanjštinu ni na njegov visoki stas, jer sam ga odbacio. Bog ne gleda kao što gleda èovjek: èovjek gleda na oèi, a Jahve gleda što je u srcu."

8. And Jesse called Abinadab, and he brought him before Samuel. And he said, “Neither has the Lord chosen this one.”

8. Zatim Jišaj dozva Abinadaba i dovede ga pred Samuela. A on reèe: "Ni ovoga Jahve nije izabrao."

9. Then Jesse brought Shammah. And he said about him, “And the Lord has not chosen this one.”

9. Tada Jišaj dovede Šamu, ali Samuel reèe: "Ni ovoga Jahve nije izabrao."

10. And so Jesse brought his seven sons before Samuel. And Samuel said to Jesse, “The Lord has not chosen any of these.”

10. Tako Jišaj dovede sedam svojih sinova pred Samuela, ali Samuel reèe Jišaju: "Jahve nije izabrao nijednoga od ovih."

11. And Samuel said to Jesse, “Could the sons now be completed?” But he responded, “There still remains a little one, and he pastures the sheep.” And Samuel said to Jesse: “Send and bring him. For we shall not recline to eat, until he arrives here.”

11. Potom zapita Jišaja: "Jesu li to svi tvoji sinovi?" A on odgovori: "Ostao je još najmlaði, on je na paši, za stadom." Tada Samuel reèe Jišaju: "Pošalji po njega, jer neæemo sjedati za stol dok on ne doðe."

12. Therefore, he sent and brought him. Now he was ruddy, and beautiful to behold, and with a stately face. And the Lord said, “Rise up, anoint him! For it is he.”

12. Jišaj posla po njega: bio je to rumen momak, lijepih oèiju i krasna stasa. I Jahve reèe Samuelu: "Ustani, pomaži ga: taj je!"

13. Therefore, Samuel took the horn of oil, and he anointed him in the midst of his brothers. And the Spirit of the Lord was guiding David from that day and thereafter. And Samuel rose up, and he went away to Ramah.

13. Samuel uze rog s uljem i pomaza ga usred njegove braæe. Duh Jahvin obuze Davida od onoga dana. A Samuel krenu na put i ode u Ramu.

14. But the Spirit of the Lord withdrew from Saul, and a wicked spirit from the Lord disturbed him.

14. Duh Jahvin bijaše odstupio od Šaula, a jedan zao duh, od Jahve, stao ga je salijetati.

15. And the servants of Saul said to him: “Behold, an evil spirit from God disturbs you.

15. Tada rekoše Šaulu sluge njegove: "Evo, zao duh Božji salijeæe te.

16. May our lord order, and your servants, who are before you, will seek a man skillful in playing a stringed instrument, so that when the evil spirit from the Lord assails you, he may play with his hand, and you may bear it more easily.”

16. Zato neka naš gospodar zapovjedi, pa æe sluge tvoje potražiti èovjeka koji zna udarati u harfu: kad te napadne zao duh Božji, neka onaj udara u harfu pa æe ti biti bolje."

17. And Saul said to his servants, “Then provide for me someone who can play well, and bring him to me.”

17. Šaul reèe svojim slugama: "Naðite mi èovjeka koji umije vješto udarati u harfu i dovedite ga k meni!"

18. And one of the servants, responding, said: “Behold, I have seen the son of Jesse of Bethlehem, a skillful player, and very strong and robust, a man fit for war, and prudent in words, a handsome man. And the Lord is with him.”

18. Jedan od njegovih slugu odgovori i reèe: "Ja sam vidio jednog sina Betlehemca Jišaja: on umije udarati u harfu, hrabar je junak i èovjek ratnik, vješt je govornik, krasna je stasa i Jahve je s njim."

19. Therefore, Saul sent messengers to Jesse, saying, “Send to me your son David, who is in the pastures.”

19. Tada Šaul posla glasnike k Jišaju i poruèi mu: "Pošalji mi svoga sina Davida (koji je kod stada)!"

20. And so, Jesse took a donkey laden with bread, and a bottle of wine, and a kid from one of the goats, and he sent them, by the hand of his son David, to Saul.

20. A Jišaj uze pet hljebova, mijeh vina i jedno jare i posla Šaulu po svome sinu Davidu.

21. And David went to Saul, and stood before him. And he loved him exceedingly, and he made him his armor bearer.

21. Tako David doðe k Šaulu i stupi u njegovu službu. I Šaul ga veoma zavolje i David posta njegov štitonoša.

22. And Saul sent to Jesse, saying: “Let David remain before my sight. For he has found favor in my eyes.”

22. Potom Šaul posla k Jišaju i poruèi mu: "Neka David ostane kod mene u službi, jer je stekao moju naklonost."

23. And so, whenever the evil spirit from the Lord assailed Saul, David took up his stringed instrument, and he struck it with his hand, and Saul was refreshed and uplifted. For the evil spirit withdrew from him.

23. I kad god bi Božji duh napao Šaula, David bi uzeo harfu i svirao; tada bi Šaulu odlanulo i bilo bi mu bolje, a zao bi duh odlazio od njega.