ΒΑΣΙΛΕΙΩΝ Α´ - 1 Samuele - Kings I 16

LXX	CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN
1 και ειπεν κυριος προς σαμουηλ εως ποτε συ πενθεις επι σαουλ καγω εξουδενωκα αυτον μη βασιλευειν επι ισραηλ πλησον το κερας σου ελαιου και δευρο αποστειλω σε προς ιεσσαι εως εις βηθλεεμ οτι εορακα εν τοις υιοις αυτου εμοι βασιλευειν	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.”
2 και ειπεν σαμουηλ πως πορευθω και ακουσεται σαουλ και αποκτενει με και ειπεν κυριος δαμαλιν βοων λαβε εν τη χειρι σου και ερεις θυσαι τω κυριω ηκω	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.’
3 και καλεσεις τον ιεσσαι εις την θυσιαν και γνωριω σοι α ποιησεις και χρισεις ον εαν ειπω προς σε	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.”
4 και εποιησεν σαμουηλ παντα α ελαλησεν αυτω κυριος και ηλθεν εις βηθλεεμ και εξεστησαν οι πρεσβυτεροι της πολεως τη απαντησει αυτου και ειπαν ειρηνη η εισοδος σου ο βλεπων	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?”
5 και ειπεν ειρηνη θυσαι τω κυριω ηκω αγιασθητε και ευφρανθητε μετ' εμου σημερον και ηγιασεν τον ιεσσαι και τους υιους αυτου και εκαλεσεν αυτους εις την θυσιαν	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.
6 και εγενηθη εν τω αυτους εισιεναι και ειδεν τον ελιαβ και ειπεν αλλα και ενωπιον κυριου χριστος αυτου	6 And when they had entered, he saw Eliab, and he said, “Could he be the Christ in the sight of the Lord?”
7 και ειπεν κυριος προς σαμουηλ μη επιβλεψης επι την οψιν αυτου μηδε εις την εξιν μεγεθους αυτου οτι εξουδενωκα αυτον οτι ουχ ως εμβλεψεται ανθρωπος οψεται ο θεος οτι ανθρωπος οψεται εις προσωπον ο δε θεος οψεται εις καρδιαν	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.”
8 και εκαλεσεν ιεσσαι τον αμιναδαβ και παρηλθεν κατα προσωπον σαμουηλ και ειπεν ουδε τουτον εξελεξατο κυριος	8 And Jesse called Abinadab, and he brought him before Samuel. And he said, “Neither has the Lord chosen this one.”
9 και παρηγαγεν ιεσσαι τον σαμα και ειπεν και εν τουτω ουκ εξελεξατο κυριος	9 Then Jesse brought Shammah. And he said about him, “And the Lord has not chosen this one.”
10 και παρηγαγεν ιεσσαι τους επτα υιους αυτου ενωπιον σαμουηλ και ειπεν σαμουηλ ουκ εξελεξατο κυριος εν τουτοις	10 And so Jesse brought his seven sons before Samuel. And Samuel said to Jesse, “The Lord has not chosen any of these.”
11 και ειπεν σαμουηλ προς ιεσσαι εκλελοιπασιν τα παιδαρια και ειπεν ετι ο μικρος ιδου ποιμαινει εν τω ποιμνιω και ειπεν σαμουηλ προς ιεσσαι αποστειλον και λαβε αυτον οτι ου μη κατακλιθωμεν εως του ελθειν αυτον	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.”
12 και απεστειλεν και εισηγαγεν αυτον και ουτος πυρρακης μετα καλλους οφθαλμων και αγαθος ορασει κυριω και ειπεν κυριος προς σαμουηλ αναστα και χρισον τον δαυιδ οτι ουτος αγαθος εστιν	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.”
13 και ελαβεν σαμουηλ το κερας του ελαιου και εχρισεν αυτον εν μεσω των αδελφων αυτου και εφηλατο πνευμα κυριου επι δαυιδ απο της ημερας εκεινης και επανω και ανεστη σαμουηλ και απηλθεν εις αρμαθαιμ	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.
14 και πνευμα κυριου απεστη απο σαουλ και επνιγεν αυτον πνευμα πονηρον παρα κυριου	14 But the Spirit of the Lord withdrew from Saul, and a wicked spirit from the Lord disturbed him.
15 και ειπαν οι παιδες σαουλ προς αυτον ιδου δη πνευμα κυριου πονηρον πνιγει σε	15 And the servants of Saul said to him: “Behold, an evil spirit from God disturbs you.
16 ειπατωσαν δη οι δουλοι σου ενωπιον σου και ζητησατωσαν τω κυριω ημων ανδρα ειδοτα ψαλλειν εν κινυρα και εσται εν τω ειναι πνευμα πονηρον επι σοι και ψαλει εν τη κινυρα αυτου και αγαθον σοι εσται και αναπαυσει σε	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.”
17 και ειπεν σαουλ προς τους παιδας αυτου ιδετε δη μοι ανδρα ορθως ψαλλοντα και εισαγαγετε αυτον προς εμε	17 And Saul said to his servants, “Then provide for me someone who can play well, and bring him to me.”
18 και απεκριθη εις των παιδαριων αυτου και ειπεν ιδου εορακα υιον τω ιεσσαι βηθλεεμιτην και αυτον ειδοτα ψαλμον και ο ανηρ συνετος και ο ανηρ πολεμιστης και σοφος λογω και ανηρ αγαθος τω ειδει και κυριος μετ' αυτου	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.”
19 και απεστειλεν σαουλ αγγελους προς ιεσσαι λεγων αποστειλον προς με τον υιον σου δαυιδ τον εν τω ποιμνιω σου	19 Therefore, Saul sent messengers to Jesse, saying, “Send to me your son David, who is in the pastures.”
20 και ελαβεν ιεσσαι γομορ αρτων και ασκον οινου και εριφον αιγων ενα και εξαπεστειλεν εν χειρι δαυιδ του υιου αυτου προς σαουλ	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.
21 και εισηλθεν δαυιδ προς σαουλ και παρειστηκει ενωπιον αυτου και ηγαπησεν αυτον σφοδρα και εγενηθη αυτω αιρων τα σκευη αυτου	21 And David went to Saul, and stood before him. And he loved him exceedingly, and he made him his armor bearer.
22 και απεστειλεν σαουλ προς ιεσσαι λεγων παριστασθω δη δαυιδ ενωπιον εμου οτι ευρεν χαριν εν οφθαλμοις μου	22 And Saul sent to Jesse, saying: “Let David remain before my sight. For he has found favor in my eyes.”
23 και εγενηθη εν τω ειναι πνευμα πονηρον επι σαουλ και ελαμβανεν δαυιδ την κινυραν και εψαλλεν εν τη χειρι αυτου και ανεψυχεν σαουλ και αγαθον αυτω και αφιστατο απ' αυτου το πνευμα το πονηρον	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.