I Livro de Samuel 16

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1 O Senhor disse-lhe: Até quando chorarás tu Saul, tendo-o eu rejeitado da realeza de Israel? Enche o teu corno de óleo. Vai; envio-te a Isaí de Belém, porque escolhi um rei entre os seus filhos.	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 Samuel respondeu: Como hei de ir? Se Saul souber, matar-me-á. O Senhor disse: Levarás contigo uma novilha e dirás que vais oferecer um sacrifício ao Senhor.	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 Convidarás Isaí ao sacrifício, e eu te mostrarei o que deverás fazer. Ungirás para mim aquele que eu mandar.	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 Fez Samuel como o Senhor queria. Ao chegar a Belém, os anciãos da cidade vieram-lhe ao encontro, inquietos: É de paz a tua vinda?, perguntaram-lhe.	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 Sim, disse ele; venho oferecer um sacrifício ao Senhor; purificai-vos para a cerimônia. Ele mesmo purificou Isaí e seus filhos e os convidou ao sacrifício.	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 Logo que entraram, Samuel viu Eliab e pensou consigo: Certamente é esse o ungido do Senhor.	6 And when they had entered, he saw Eliab, and he said, “Could he be the Christ in the sight of the Lord?”
7 Mas o Senhor disse-lhe: Não te deixes impressionar pelo seu belo aspecto, nem pela sua alta estatura, porque eu o rejeitei. O que o homem vê não é o que importa: o homem vê a face, mas o Senhor olha o coração.	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 Isaí chamou Abinadab e fê-lo passar diante de Samuel. Não é tampouco este, pensou Samuel, que o Senhor escolheu.	8 And Jesse called Abinadab, and he brought him before Samuel. And he said, “Neither has the Lord chosen this one.”
9 Isaí fez passar Sama. Não é ainda este que escolheu o Senhor, pensou Samuel.	9 Then Jesse brought Shammah. And he said about him, “And the Lord has not chosen this one.”
10 Isaí mandou vir assim os seus sete filhos diante do profeta, que lhe disse: O Senhor não escolheu nenhum deles.	10 And so Jesse brought his seven sons before Samuel. And Samuel said to Jesse, “The Lord has not chosen any of these.”
11 E ajuntou: Estão aqui todos os teus filhos? Resta ainda o mais novo, confessou Isaí, que está .pastoreando as ovelhas. Samuel ordenou a Isaí: Manda buscá-lo, pois não nos poremos à mesa antes que ele esteja aqui.	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 E Isaí mandou buscá-lo. Ele era louro, de belos olhos e mui formosa aparência. O Senhor disse: Vamos, unge-o: é ele.	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 Samuel tomou o corno de óleo e ungiu-o no meio dos seus irmãos. E, a partir daquele momento, o Espírito do Senhor apoderou-se de Davi. Samuel, porém, retomou o caminho de Ramá.	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 O Espírito do Senhor retirou-se de Saul, e um espírito mau veio sobre ele, enviado pelo Senhor.	14 But the Spirit of the Lord withdrew from Saul, and a wicked spirit from the Lord disturbed him.
15 Os homens de Saul disseram-lhe: Eis que um mau espírito de Deus veio sobre ti.	15 And the servants of Saul said to him: “Behold, an evil spirit from God disturbs you.
16 Que nosso senhor ordene, e teus servos aqui presentes procurarão um homem que saiba tocar harpa e, quando o mau espírito de Deus estiver sobre ti, ele tocará o instrumento para acalmar-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.”
17 Está bem, respondeu Saul, procurai-me um bom músico e trazei-mo.	17 And Saul said to his servants, “Then provide for me someone who can play well, and bring him to me.”
18 Um dos servos declarou: Conheço um filho de Isaí de Belém que sabe tocar muito bem: é valente e forte, fala bem, tem um belo rosto, e o Senhor está com ele.	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 Saul mandou mensageiros a Isaí, para dizer-lhe: Manda-me o teu filho Davi, o pastor.	19 Therefore, Saul sent messengers to Jesse, saying, “Send to me your son David, who is in the pastures.”
20 Isaí tomou um jumento carregado com pão, um odre de vinho e um cabrito, e mandou esses presentes a Saul, por seu filho.	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 Davi chegou à casa do rei e apresentou-se a ele. Saul afeiçoou-se a Davi e o fez seu escudeiro.	21 And David went to Saul, and stood before him. And he loved him exceedingly, and he made him his armor bearer.
22 Mandou então dizer a Isaí: Peço-te que deixes Davi a meu serviço, porque ele me é simpático.	22 And Saul sent to Jesse, saying: “Let David remain before my sight. For he has found favor in my eyes.”
23 E sempre que o espírito mau de Deus acometia o rei, Davi tomava a harpa e tocava. Saul acalmava-se, sentia-se aliviado e o espírito mau o deixava.	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.