1 Samuel 16
New Catholic Bible
Chapter 16
1 The Lord said to Samuel, “How long will you continue to mourn for Saul, for I have rejected him as king over Israel. Fill your horn with oil and go, I am sending you to Jesse in Bethlehem. I have seen a king for myself among his sons.” 2 But Samuel said, “How can I go? Saul will hear about it and kill me.” The Lord said, “Take a heifer with you and say, ‘I am going to make a sacrifice to the Lord.’ 3 Invite Jesse to the sacrifice, and I will let you know what you are to do. You will anoint for me whomever I point out to you.”
David Is Anointed as King. 4 Samuel did what the Lord had said. When he arrived in Bethlehem, the elders of the city came out to him trembling with fear. They asked, “Do you come in peace?” 5 Samuel answered, “Yes. In peace I have come to make a sacrifice to the Lord. Purify yourselves and come to the sacrifice with me.” Then he purified Jesse and his sons, and he invited them to the sacrifice.
6 When they arrived, he looked at Eliab and said, “Surely his anointed one stands before the Lord.” 7 But the Lord said to Samuel, “Do not consider his appearance or how tall he stands, for the Lord has rejected him. He does not see the way that men see, for men look on the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.”
8 Jesse then summoned Abinadab and had him pass in front of Samuel. He said, “The Lord has not chosen this one either.” 9 Then Jesse had Shammah pass by. He said, “The Lord has not chosen this one either.” 10 Jesse made his seven sons pass in front of Samuel. Samuel said to Jesse, “The Lord has not chosen these either.”
11 Samuel asked Jesse, “Are these all of the children?” He said, “There is still the youngest; he is watching the sheep.” Samuel said to Jesse, “Send for him and fetch him. We will not sit down until he has arrived.”
12 And so he sent for and brought him. He was ruddy, with a fine and handsome appearance. The Lord said, “Rise up and anoint him, for he is the one.” 13 Samuel took the horn of oil, and he anointed him in the midst of his brothers. The Spirit of the Lord rushed upon David from that day onward, and Samuel then returned to Ramah.
14 Saul’s Armor-Bearer.[a][b]Now the Spirit of the Lord had departed from Saul, and an evil spirit oppressed him.[c] 15 Saul’s servants said to him, “Behold, an evil spirit from God is troubling you. 16 Let our lord command your servants to seek out someone who is talented in playing the harp. When an evil spirit from God descends upon you, he can play and you will feel better.” 17 Saul said to his servants, “Find someone for me who plays well and bring him to me.” 18 One of his servants said, “I have seen a son of Jesse from Bethlehem who is talented at playing. He is strong and a brave warrior. He is prudent in his speech and handsome, and the Lord is with him.” 19 [d]So Saul sent messengers to Jesse saying, “Send me David, your son, who is tending the sheep.”
20 Jesse took a donkey loaded with bread, a skin of wine, and a young goat, and he sent them with David, his son, to Saul. 21 David came to Saul and entered into his service. He loved him very much, and he became his armor-bearer.
22 Saul sent to Jesse saying, “Please let David be in my service, for he has found favor in my sight.” 23 Whenever an evil spirit came upon Saul, David took a harp and played it. Saul revived and he felt better, and the evil spirit would depart from him.
Footnotes
- 1 Samuel 16:14 This passage gives two different accounts of David’s entrance into the service of Saul. A first tradition describes David as the king’s new minstrel. This tradition is interwoven with a second that tells of David’s combat with Goliath. In this second tradition David goes off to see his brothers on the field of battle, and he is not presented to Saul until after his victory over Goliath.
- 1 Samuel 16:14 One of the stories of David being selected for the king’s service.
- 1 Samuel 16:14 An evil spirit oppressed him: when the Spirit of the Lord departed from Saul, the emptiness was filled with a spirit that caused him to act erratically (i.e., attempt to murder David).
- 1 Samuel 16:19 David is given an opportunity to learn firsthand the ways of leading the people from Saul, who apparently does not know that Samuel has already anointed David as the Lord instructed (v. 13).
1 Sa-mu-ên 16
New Vietnamese Bible
CHÚA Chọn Đa-vít
16 CHÚA bảo ông Sa-mu-ên: “Con tiếp tục đau buồn về Sau-lơ cho đến chừng nào? Ta đã gạt bỏ nó, không cho làm vua Y-sơ-ra-ên nữa. Con đổ đầy dầu một sừng rồi đi. Ta sai con đến gặp Y-sai ở Bết-lê-hem vì Ta đã chọn cho Ta một trong những con trai của người để làm vua.” 2 Ông Sa-mu-ên thưa: “Con đi sao được? Nếu vua Sau-lơ nghe tin, chắc sẽ giết con.” CHÚA đáp: “Con dẫn theo một bò tơ và nói: ‘Tôi đến dâng sinh tế lên CHÚA.’ 3 Rồi con mời Y-sai đến dự lễ. Ta sẽ dạy con điều phải làm, Ta sẽ chỉ cho con biết người con sẽ xức dầu làm vua để phục vụ Ta.”
4 Ông Sa-mu-ên làm theo điều CHÚA truyền, đi đến Bết-lê-hem. Các trưởng lão trong thành ra đón ông. Họ run sợ hỏi: “Thưa ông đến đây với mục đích bình an?” 5 Ông đáp: “Bình an. Tôi đến dâng sinh tế lên CHÚA. Anh em dọn mình thánh sạch rồi đến dự lễ với tôi.” Ông cũng mời ông Y-sai và các con trai ông dọn mình thánh sạch đến dự lễ nữa.
6 Khi ông Y-sai và các con trai ông đến, ông Sa-mu-ên nhìn thấy Ê-li-áp, tự nghĩ: “Chắc đây là người CHÚA chọn.” 7 Nhưng CHÚA bảo ông: “Con đừng chú ý diện mạo và dáng vóc cao lớn của nó, vì Ta đã gạt bỏ nó. Ta không xét đoán như loài người xét đoán, vì loài người chỉ nhìn thấy bề ngoài, nhưng CHÚA nhìn thấy tấm lòng bên trong.” 8 Ông Y-sai gọi A-bi-na-đáp, bảo người đến trình diện ông Sa-mu-ên, nhưng ông nói: “CHÚA cũng không chọn người này.” 9 Ông Y-sai bảo Sam-ma đến trình diện ông Sa-mu-ên, nhưng ông lặp lại: “CHÚA cũng không chọn người này.” 10 Ông Y-sai cho bảy người con mình đến trình diện ông Sa-mu-ên như vậy, nhưng ông bảo: “CHÚA không chọn ai trong những người này.” 11 Sau đó, ông Sa-mu-ên hỏi ông Y-sai: “Ông còn người con nào nữa không?” Ông đáp: “Còn đứa út đang chăn chiên.” Ông Sa-mu-ên bảo: “Ông cho người gọi cậu ấy về, vì chúng ta sẽ không bắt đầu buổi lễ cho đến khi cậu ấy về.” 12 Ông Y-sai cho người gọi cậu út về. Cậu này trông khỏe mạnh hồng hào, đôi mắt sáng ngời, diện mạo khôi ngô. CHÚA bảo ông Sa-mu-ên: “Đây đúng là người Ta chọn. Con đứng lên xức dầu cho nó làm vua!”
13 Ông Sa-mu-ên cầm sừng dầu, đổ lên đầu Đa-vít trước mặt các anh người. Ngay lúc đó, thần linh của CHÚA chiếm ngự Đa-vít, và ở với chàng luôn kể từ ngày hôm ấy.
Sau đó, ông Sa-mu-ên trở về Ra-ma.
Đa-vít Vào Triều Phục Vụ Sau-lơ
14 Nhưng Thần Linh của CHÚA rời khỏi vua Sau-lơ, và một ác thần từ CHÚA đến quấy nhiễu vua. 15 Triều thần đề nghị: “Có một ác thần từ Đức Chúa Trời đến quấy nhiễu bệ hạ. 16 Xin bệ hạ truyền cho bề tôi đang đứng trước mặt bệ hạ đây tìm một người chơi đàn hạc giỏi. Khi nào ác thần từ Đức Chúa Trời đến quấy rầy bệ hạ, người ấy sẽ gảy đàn cho bệ hạ cảm thấy dễ chịu.”
17 Vua Sau-lơ bảo triều thần: “Các ngươi hãy đi tìm một người chơi đàn giỏi, đem về đây cho ta.” 18 Một quan triều thần tâu: “Tôi biết ông Y-sai ở Bết-lê-hem có một người con trai, Anh này chơi đàn giỏi, là một dũng sĩ chiến đấu can trường, nói năng lưu loát, lại đẹp trai, và có CHÚA ở cùng anh.”
19 Vua Sau-lơ sai sứ giả đến nói với ông Y-sai: “Ngươi hãy gởi cho ta con ngươi là Đa-vít, đứa chăn chiên.” 20 Ông Y-sai bắt một con lừa, chất bánh, một bầu rượu, và một con dê con lên lưng lừa, rồi sai Đa-vít con mình đem biếu vua Sau-lơ. 21 Đa-vít vào yết kiến vua Sau-lơ và khởi sự phục vụ vua ngay. Vua thương chàng nhiều đến nỗi vua giao cho chàng mang binh khí của vua. 22 Chẳng bao lâu sau đó, vua Sau-lơ sai người nói với ông Y-sai: “Ngươi hãy để Đa-vít ở lại đây phục vụ ta, vì cậu ấy rất vừa lòng ta.”
23 Khi nào ác thần từ Đức Chúa Trời đến quấy nhiễu vua Sau-lơ, Đa-vít mang đàn hạc ra gảy. Vua được giải khuây, cảm thấy dễ chịu, và ác thần bỏ đi.
1 Samuel 16
King James Version
16 And the Lord said unto Samuel, How long wilt thou mourn for Saul, seeing I have rejected him from reigning over Israel? fill thine horn with oil, and go, I will send thee to Jesse the Bethlehemite: for I have provided me a king among his sons.
2 And Samuel said, How can I go? if Saul hear it, he will kill me. And the Lord said, Take an heifer with thee, and say, I am come to sacrifice to the Lord.
3 And call Jesse to the sacrifice, and I will shew thee what thou shalt do: and thou shalt anoint unto me him whom I name unto thee.
4 And Samuel did that which the Lord spake, and came to Bethlehem. And the elders of the town trembled at his coming, and said, Comest thou peaceably?
5 And he said, Peaceably: I am come to sacrifice unto the Lord: sanctify yourselves, and come with me to the sacrifice. And he sanctified Jesse and his sons, and called them to the sacrifice.
6 And it came to pass, when they were come, that he looked on Eliab, and said, Surely the Lord's anointed is before him.
7 But the Lord said unto Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature; because I have refused him: for the Lord seeth not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the Lord looketh on the heart.
8 Then Jesse called Abinadab, and made him pass before Samuel. And he said, Neither hath the Lord chosen this.
9 Then Jesse made Shammah to pass by. And he said, Neither hath the Lord chosen this.
10 Again, Jesse made seven of his sons to pass before Samuel. And Samuel said unto Jesse, The Lord hath not chosen these.
11 And Samuel said unto Jesse, Are here all thy children? And he said, There remaineth yet the youngest, and, behold, he keepeth the sheep. And Samuel said unto Jesse, Send and fetch him: for we will not sit down till he come hither.
12 And he sent, and brought him in. Now he was ruddy, and withal of a beautiful countenance, and goodly to look to. And the Lord said, Arise, anoint him: for this is he.
13 Then Samuel took the horn of oil, and anointed him in the midst of his brethren: and the Spirit of the Lord came upon David from that day forward. So Samuel rose up, and went to Ramah.
14 But the Spirit of the Lord departed from Saul, and an evil spirit from the Lord troubled him.
15 And Saul's servants said unto him, Behold now, an evil spirit from God troubleth thee.
16 Let our lord now command thy servants, which are before thee, to seek out a man, who is a cunning player on an harp: and it shall come to pass, when the evil spirit from God is upon thee, that he shall play with his hand, and thou shalt be well.
17 And Saul said unto his servants, Provide me now a man that can play well, and bring him to me.
18 Then answered one of the servants, and said, Behold, I have seen a son of Jesse the Bethlehemite, that is cunning in playing, and a mighty valiant man, and a man of war, and prudent in matters, and a comely person, and the Lord is with him.
19 Wherefore Saul sent messengers unto Jesse, and said, Send me David thy son, which is with the sheep.
20 And Jesse took an ass laden with bread, and a bottle of wine, and a kid, and sent them by David his son unto Saul.
21 And David came to Saul, and stood before him: and he loved him greatly; and he became his armourbearer.
22 And Saul sent to Jesse, saying, Let David, I pray thee, stand before me; for he hath found favour in my sight.
23 And it came to pass, when the evil spirit from God was upon Saul, that David took an harp, and played with his hand: so Saul was refreshed, and was well, and the evil spirit departed from him.
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