1 T he Lord said to Samuel, How long will you mourn for Saul, seeing I have rejected him from reigning over Israel? Fill your horn with oil; I will send you to Jesse the Bethlehemite. For I have provided for Myself a king among his sons.

Na ka mea a Ihowa ki a Hamuera, Kia pehea ake te roa o tau tangi mo Haora, kua whakakahoretia nei hoki ia e ahau hei kingi mo Iharaira? Whakakiia tau haona ki te hinu, a haere, ka tonoa koe e ahau ki a Hehe o Peterehema: kua kitea hoki e ahau he kingi maku i roto i ana tama.

2 S amuel said, How can I go? If Saul hears it, he will kill me. And the Lord said, Take a heifer with you and say, I have come to sacrifice to the Lord.

Na ka mea a Hamuera, Me pehea ahau e haere ai? ki te rongo hoki a Haora, ka patua ahau e ia. Ano ra ko Ihowa, Kawea atu i tou ringa tetahi kuao kau, hei te uwha, ka mea atu, I haere mai ahau ki te patu whakahere ki a Ihowa.

3 A nd invite Jesse to the sacrifice, and I will show you what you shall do; and you shall anoint for Me the one I name to you.

Me karanga hoki a Hehe ki te patunga tapu, a maku e whakaatu ki a koe tau e mea ai: me whakawahi ano e koe maku te tangata e korero ai ahau ki a koe.

4 A nd Samuel did what the Lord said, and came to Bethlehem. And the elders of the town trembled at his coming and said, Have you come peaceably?

Na meatia ana e Hamuera ta Ihowa i korero ai, a haere ana ki Peterehema. Na ka haere mai nga kaumatua o te pa ki te whakatau i a ia me te wiri ano, a ka mea, E haere mai ana ranei koe i runga i te rangimarie?

5 A nd he said, Peaceably; I have come to sacrifice to the Lord. Consecrate yourselves and come with me to the sacrifice. And he consecrated Jesse and his sons and called them to the sacrifice.

Ano ra ko ia, I runga i te rangimarie: i haere mai ahau ki te patu whakahere ki a Ihowa: whakatapua koutou, ka haere tatou ki te patunga tapu. I whakatapua ano e ia a Hehe ratou ko ana tama, a karangatia ano ratou e ia ki te patunga tapu.

6 W hen they had come, he looked on Eliab and said, Surely the Lord’s anointed is before Him.

A, no to ratou taenga, na ka titiro atu ia ki a Eriapa, a ka mea, He pono kei te aroaro o Ihowa tana tangata e whakawahi ai.

7 B ut the Lord said to Samuel, Look not on his appearance or at the height of his stature, for I have rejected him. For the Lord sees not as man sees; for man looks on the outward appearance, but the Lord looks on the heart.

Na ka mea a Ihowa ki a Hamuera, Kaua e titiro ki tona ahua, ki tona roa ranei, i a ia e tu na; kua whakaparahako hoki ahau ki a ia: e kore hoki e rite ta Ihowa ki ta te tangata titiro: he titiro hoki ta te tangata ki te kanohi; ko ta Ihowa ia he titiro ki te ngakau.

8 T hen Jesse called Abinadab and made him pass before Samuel. But Samuel said, Neither has the Lord chosen this one.

Katahi ka karangatia e Hehe a Apinarapa, a ka meinga kia haere atu ma te aroaro o Hamuera. Na ka mea ia, Ehara ano tenei i ta Ihowa i whiriwhiri ai.

9 T hen Jesse made Shammah pass by. Samuel said, Nor has the Lord chosen him.

Katahi ka meinga e Hehe a Hamaha kia haere atu. Na ka mea ia, Ehara ano tenei i ta Ihowa i whiriwhiri ai.

10 J esse made seven of his sons pass before Samuel. And Samuel said to Jesse, The Lord has not chosen any of these.

Na meinga ana e Hehe ana tama tokowhitu kia haere atu ma te aroaro o Hamuera. A ka mea a Hamuera ki a Hehe, Kihai enei i whiriwhiria e Ihowa.

11 T hen said to Jesse, Are all your sons here? said, There is yet the youngest; he is tending the sheep. Samuel said to Jesse, Send for him; for we will not sit down to eat until he is here.

Na ka mea a Hamuera ki a Hehe, Kei konei katoa ranei au tamariki? A ka mea ia, Tenei ano tetahi, to muri rawa; na kei te tiaki hipi ia. Ano ra ko Hamuera ki a Hehe, Tonoa atu he tangata ki te tiki i a ia: e kore hoki tatou e noho ki te kai kia t ae mai ra ano ia ki konei.

12 J esse sent and brought him. David had a healthy reddish complexion and beautiful eyes, and was fine-looking. The Lord said, Arise, anoint him; this is he.

Na, ka tono tangata atu tera, a tikina ana ia. Na, he kiri puwhero ia, he kanohi ataahua, he pai ki te titiro atu. Na ka mea a Ihowa, Whakatika, whakawahia ia, koia hoki ia.

13 T hen Samuel took the horn of oil and anointed David in the midst of his brothers; and the Spirit of the Lord came mightily upon David from that day forward. And Samuel arose and went to Ramah.

Katahi ka mau a Hamuera ki te haona hinu, a whakawahia ana ia i roto i ona tuakana: ko te tino putanga mai o te wairua o Ihowa ki runga ki a Rawiri i taua rangi ano a ahu ake nei. Na whakatika ana a Hamuera, haere ana ki Rama.

14 B ut the Spirit of the Lord departed from Saul, and an evil spirit from the Lord tormented and troubled him.

Na kua mawehe atu i a Haora te wairua o Ihowa, a ka takakinotia ona whakaaro e tetahi wairua kino no Ihowa.

15 S aul’s servants said to him, Behold, an evil spirit from God torments you.

A ka mea nga tangata a Haora ki a ia, Nana, he wairua kino no te Atua te whakararu nei i a koe.

16 L et our lord now command your servants here before you to find a man who plays skillfully on the lyre; and when the evil spirit from God is upon you, he will play it, and you will be well.

Na kia ki mai koa to matou ariki ki ana pononga, e tau nei i tou aroaro, kia rapua he tangata mohio ki te whakatangi hapa: kia tau mai ai te wairua kino a te Atua ki a koe, ka whakatangi ia ki tona ringa, a ka marie koe.

17 S aul told his servants, Find me a man who plays well and bring him to me.

Na ka mea a Haora ki ana tangata, Tena ra, tirohia tetahi kaiwhakatangi pai, ka kawe mai ki ahau.

18 O ne of the young men said, I have seen a son of Jesse the Bethlehemite who plays skillfully, a valiant man, a man of war, prudent in speech and eloquent, an attractive person; and the Lord is with him.

Katahi ka oho tetahi o nga taitama, ka mea, Nana, kua kite ahau i tetahi o nga tama a Hehe o Peterehema, he mohio ki te whakatangi, he toa, he pakari, he tangata hapai patu, he korero tupato, he tangata ataahua, kei a ia ano hoki a Ihowa.

19 S o Saul sent messengers to Jesse and said, Send me David your son, who is with the sheep.

Heoi ka tono tangata a Haora ki a Hehe, hei mea, Tena a Rawiri, tau tama i nga hipi na, tonoa mai ki ahau.

20 A nd Jesse took a donkey loaded with bread, a skin of wine, and a kid and sent them by David his son to Saul.

Na ka mau a Hehe ki tetahi kaihe, he taro te pikaunga, me tetahi ipu waina, me tetahi kuao koati, a unga ana kia kawea e tana tama, e Rawiri, ki a Haora.

21 A nd David came to Saul and served him. Saul became very fond of him, and he became his armor-bearer.

Na ka tae a Rawiri ki a Haora, a tu ana i tona aroaro: a nui atu te aroha o tera ki a ia; meinga ana ia e ia hei kaimau patu mana.

22 S aul sent to Jesse, saying, Let David remain in my service, for he pleases me.

Na ka tono tangata a Haora ki a Hehe hei mea atu ki a ia, Tukua a Rawiri kia tu i toku aroaro; kua manakohia hoki ia e ahau.

23 A nd when the evil spirit from God was upon Saul, David took a lyre and played it; so Saul was refreshed and became well, and the evil spirit left him.

A, i nga wa i puta mai ai te wairua kino i te Atua ki a Haora, ka mau a Rawiri ki te hapa, ka whakatangi ki tona ringa: heoi ka ta te manawa o Haora, a ka marie, a mahue ake ia i te wairua kino.