1 Samuel 16:16 Multilingual: Let our lord now command your servants who are before you to seek out a man who is skillful in playing the lyre, and when the harmful spirit from God is upon you, he will play it, and you will be well.'

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New International Version
Let our lord command his servants here to search for someone who can play the lyre. He will play when the evil spirit from God comes on you, and you will feel better."

New Living Translation
Let us find a good musician to play the harp whenever the tormenting spirit troubles you. He will play soothing music, and you will soon be well again."

English Standard Version
Let our lord now command your servants who are before you to seek out a man who is skillful in playing the lyre, and when the harmful spirit from God is upon you, he will play it, and you will be well.”

Berean Study Bible
Let our lord command your servants here to seek out someone who can skillfully play the harp. Whenever the spirit of distress from God is upon you, he is to play it, and you will be well.”

New American Standard Bible
"Let our lord now command your servants who are before you. Let them seek a man who is a skillful player on the harp; and it shall come about when the evil spirit from God is on you, that he shall play the harp with his hand, and you will be well."

King James Bible
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.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Let our lord command your servants here in your presence to look for someone who knows how to play the lyre. Whenever the evil spirit from God troubles you, that person can play the lyre, and you will feel better."

International Standard Version
Let our lord order his servants who attend you to look for a man who is skilled in playing the lyre. And then when an evil spirit from God comes on you, he will play and you will be better."

NET Bible
Let our lord instruct his servants who are here before you to look for a man who knows how to play the lyre. Then whenever the evil spirit from God comes upon you, he can play the lyre and you will feel better."

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Your Majesty, why don't you command us to look for a man who can play the lyre well? When the evil spirit from God comes to you, he'll strum a tune, and you'll feel better."

Jubilee Bible 2000
Let our lord now command thy slaves, which are before thee, to seek out a man who is a cunning player on a 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 have relief.

King James 2000 Bible
Let our lord now command your servants, which are before you, to seek out a man, who is a skillful player on a harp: and it shall come to pass, when the evil spirit from God is upon you, that he shall play with his hand, and you shall be well.

American King James Version
Let our lord now command your servants, which are before you, 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 on you, that he shall play with his hand, and you shall be well.

American Standard Version
Let our lord now command thy servants, that are before thee, to seek out a man who is a skilful player on the 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.

Douay-Rheims Bible
Let our lord give orders, and thy servants who are before thee will seek out a man skilful in playing on the harp, that when the evil spirit from the Lord is upon thee, he may play with his hand, and thou mayest bear it more easily.

Darby Bible Translation
Let our lord now speak; thy servants are before thee: they shall seek out a man, a skilful player on a 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.

English Revised Version
Let our lord now command thy servants, which are before thee, to seek out a man who is a cunning player on the 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.

Webster's Bible Translation
Let our lord now command thy servants, who are before thee, to seek a man who is a skillful player on a harp: and it shall come to pass, when the evil spirit from God is upon thee, that he will play with his hand, and thou wilt be well.

World English Bible
Let our lord now command your servants who are before you, to seek out a man who is a skillful player on the harp. It shall happen, when the evil spirit from God is on you, that he shall play with his hand, and you shall be well."

Young's Literal Translation
let our lord command, we pray thee, thy servants before thee, they seek a skilful man, playing on a harp, and it hath come to pass, in the spirit of sadness from God being upon thee, that he hath played with his hand, and it is well with thee.'

1 Samuel 16:16 Afrikaans PWL
Laat ons meester nou u diensknegte wat voor u staan beveel en laat hulle ’n man soek wat ’n bekwame speler op die harp is en dit sal gebeur as die bose gees vanaf voor יהוה op u is, dat hy moet speel met sy hand en u sal beter wees.”

1 i Samuelit 16:16 Albanian
Zoti ynë të urdhërojë, pra, që shërbëtorët e tu që rrinë përpara teje të gjejnë një njeri që i bie mirë harpës; kur pastaj fryma e keq nga ana e Perëndisë do të të zotërojë, ai do t'i bjerë harpës dhe ti do ta ndjesh veten mirë".

ﺻﻤﻮﺋﻴﻞ ﺍﻷﻭﻝ 16:16 Arabic: Smith & Van Dyke
فليأمر سيدنا عبيده قدامه ان يفتشوا على رجل يحسن الضرب بالعود ويكون اذا كان عليك الروح الرديء من قبل الله انه يضرب بيده فتطيب.

Dyr Sämyheel A 16:16 Bavarian
Drum, wenn s dyr recht ist, o Künig, dann suech myr öbbern, der wo de Ziter spilt. Bald di der boese Geist Gottes überfallt, sollt yr auf dyr Ziter spiln; aft geet s dyr glei wider bösser."

1 Царе 16:16 Bulgarian
затова нека заповяда господарят ни на слугите си, които са пред тебе, да потърсят човек, който знае да свири с арфа; и когато злият дух от Бога е на тебе, той ще свири с ръката си, и ще ти стане добре.

現代標點和合本 (CUVMP Traditional)
我們的主可以吩咐面前的臣僕，找一個善於彈琴的來，等神那裡來的惡魔臨到你身上的時候，使他用手彈琴，你就好了。」

现代标点和合本 (CUVMP Simplified)
我们的主可以吩咐面前的臣仆，找一个善于弹琴的来，等神那里来的恶魔临到你身上的时候，使他用手弹琴，你就好了。”

撒母耳記上 16:16 Chinese Bible: Union (Traditional)
我們的主可以吩咐面前的臣僕，找一個善於彈琴的來，等　神那裡來的惡魔臨到你身上的時候，使他用手彈琴，你就好了。

撒母耳記上 16:16 Chinese Bible: Union (Simplified)
我们的主可以吩咐面前的臣仆，找一个善於弹琴的来，等　神那里来的恶魔临到你身上的时候，使他用手弹琴，你就好了。

1 Samuel 16:16 Croatian Bible
Zato neka naš gospodar zapovjedi, pa će sluge tvoje potražiti čovjeka koji zna udarati u harfu: kad te napadne zao duh Božji, neka onaj udara u harfu pa će ti biti bolje."

První Samuelova 16:16 Czech BKR
Nechť, medle, rozkáže pán náš služebníkům svým, kteříž stojí před tebou, ať hledají muže, kterýž by uměl hráti na harfu, aby, když by přišel na tě duch Boží zlý, hral rukou svou, a tobě aby lehčeji bylo.

1 Samuel 16:16 Danish
sig kun et Ord, Herre, dine Trælle staar rede til at søge efter en Mand, der kan lege paa Strenge; naar en ond Aand fra Gud kommer over dig, skal han røre Strengene; saa faar du det godt!«

1 Samuël 16:16 Dutch Staten Vertaling
Onze heer zegge toch tot uw knechten, die voor uw aangezicht staan, dat zij een man zoeken, die op de harp spelen kan; en het zal geschieden, als de boze geest Gods op u is, dat hij met zijn hand spele, dat het beter met u worde.

Swete's Septuagint
εἰπάτωσαν δὴ οἱ δοῦλοί σου ἐνώπιόν σου καὶ ζητησάτωσαν τῷ κυρίῳ ἡμῶν ἄνδρα εἰδότα ψάλλειν ἐν κινύρᾳ· καὶ ἔσται ἐν τῷ εἶναι πνεῦμα πονηρὸν ἐπὶ σοὶ καὶ ψαλεῖ ἐν τῇ κινύρᾳ αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἀγαθόν σοι ἔσται καὶ ἀναπαύσει σε.

Westminster Leningrad Codex
יֹאמַר־נָ֤א אֲדֹנֵ֙נוּ֙ עֲבָדֶ֣יךָ לְפָנֶ֔יךָ יְבַקְשׁ֕וּ אִ֕ישׁ יֹדֵ֖עַ מְנַגֵּ֣ן בַּכִּנֹּ֑ור וְהָיָ֗ה בִּֽהְיֹ֨ות עָלֶ֤יךָ רֽוּחַ־אֱלֹהִים֙ רָעָ֔ה וְנִגֵּ֥ן בְּיָדֹ֖ו וְטֹ֥וב לָֽךְ׃ פ

WLC (Consonants Only)
יאמר־נא אדננו עבדיך לפניך יבקשו איש ידע מנגן בכנור והיה בהיות עליך רוח־אלהים רעה ונגן בידו וטוב לך׃ פ

Aleppo Codex
טז יאמר נא אדננו עבדיך לפניך--יבקשו איש ידע מנגן בכנור והיה בהיות עליך רוח אלהים רעה--ונגן בידו וטוב לך {פ}

1 Sámuel 16:16 Hungarian: Karoli
Parancsoljon azért a mi urunk szolgáidnak, kik körülötted vannak, hogy keressenek [olyan] embert, a ki tudja a hárfát pengetni, és mikor az Istentõl [küldött] gonosz lélek reád jön, pengesse kezével, hogy te megkönnyebbülj.

Samuel 1 16:16 Esperanto
tial nia sinjoro diru al siaj servantoj, ke ili elsercxu homon, kiu povoscias ludi harpon:kaj kiam atakos vin la malbona spirito, sendita de Dio, li ekludos per sia mano, kaj tiam farigxos al vi bone.

ENSIMMÄINEN SAMUELIN KIRJA 16:16 Finnish: Bible (1776)
Meidän Herramme sanokaan nyt palvelioillensa, jotka hänen edessänsä seisovat, että he etsivät miestä, joka taitais soittaa harppua: kuin paha henki tulee Jumalalta sinuun, että hän soittais kädellänsä, niin sinä paranet.

1 Samuel 16:16 French: Darby
Que notre seigneur veuille parler: tes serviteurs sont devant toi, ils chercheront un homme qui sache jouer de la harpe; et il arrivera que, quand le mauvais esprit envoye de Dieu sera sur toi, il jouera de sa main et tu t'en trouveras bien.

1 Samuel 16:16 French: Louis Segond (1910)
Que notre seigneur parle! Tes serviteurs sont devant toi. Ils chercheront un homme qui sache jouer de la harpe; et, quand le mauvais esprit de Dieu sera sur toi, il jouera de sa main, et tu seras soulagé.

1 Samuel 16:16 French: Martin (1744)
Que [le Roi] notre Seigneur dise à ses serviteurs qui sont devant toi, qu'ils cherchent un homme qui sache jouer du violon; et quand le malin esprit [envoyé] de Dieu sera sur toi, il jouera de sa main, et tu en seras soulagé.

1 Samuel 16:16 German: Modernized
Unser HERR sage seinen Knechten, die vor ihm stehen, daß sie einen Mann suchen, der auf der Harfe wohl spielen könne, auf daß, wenn der böse Geist Gottes über dich kommt, er mit seiner Hand spiele, daß besser mit dir werde.

1 Samuel 16:16 German: Luther (1912)
unser Herr sage seinen Knechten, die vor ihm stehen, daß sie einen Mann suchen, der auf der Harfe wohl spielen könne, auf daß, wenn der böse Geist Gottes über dich kommt, er mit seiner Hand spiele, daß es besser mit dir werde. {~}

1 Samuel 16:16 German: Textbibel (1899)
so darf unser Herr nur gebieten; deine Sklaven stehen zu deiner Verfügung und werden einen Mann suchen, der ein kundiger Zitherspieler ist: wenn dann der böse Gottesgeist über dich kommt, und er spielt, so wird es dir besser werden.

1 Samuele 16:16 Italian: Riveduta Bible (1927)
Ordini ora il nostro signore ai tuoi servi che ti stanno dinanzi, di cercar un uomo che sappia sonar l’arpa; e quando il cattivo spirito suscitato da Dio t’investirà, quegli si metterà a sonare e tu ne sarai sollevato".

1 Samuele 16:16 Italian: Giovanni Diodati Bible (1649)
Deh! dica il nostro signore a’ suoi servitori che stanno davanti a lui, che cerchino un uomo che sappia sonare con la cetera; e quando lo spirito malvagio di Dio sarà sopra te, egli sonerà con le sue mani, e tu ne sarai sollevato.

1 SAMUEL 16:16 Indonesian - Terjemahan Lama (TL)
Hendaklah kiranya tuanku menitahkan patik sekalian, yang menghadap tuanku ini, mencahari seorang yang pandai memetik kecapi, maka akan jadi kelak, apabila syaitan dari pada Allah itu merasuk tuanku, bolehlah ia memetik dengan tangannya, lalu sembuhlah tuanku.

사무엘상 16:16 Korean
원컨대 우리 주는 주의 앞에 모시는 신하에게 명하여 수금 잘 탈줄 아는 사람을 구하게 하소서 하나님의 부리신 악신이 왕에게 이를 때에 그가 손으로 타면 왕이 나으시리이다'

I Samuelis 16:16 Latin: Vulgata Clementina
Jubeat dominus noster, et servi tui, qui coram te sunt, quærent hominem scientem psallere cithara, ut quando arripuerit te spiritus Domini malus, psallat manu sua, et levius feras.

Pirmoji Samuelio knyga 16:16 Lithuanian
Tegul mūsų valdovas įsako savo tarnams suieškoti vyrą, kuris gražiai skambina arfa. Kai tave apims piktoji dvasia nuo Dievo, jis skambins ir nuramins tave”.

1 Samuel 16:16 Maori
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.

1 Samuels 16:16 Norwegian: Det Norsk Bibelselskap (1930)
Herre, byd bare dine tjenere som står for ditt ansikt, å opsøke en mann som er kyndig i å spille på harpe. Når da en ond ånd fra Gud kommer over dig, skal han spille på sin harpe; da vil det bli bedre med dig.

1 Samuel 16:16 Spanish: La Biblia de las Américas
Ordene ahora nuestro señor a tus siervos que están delante de ti, que busquen un hombre que sepa tocar el arpa, y cuando el espíritu malo de parte de Dios esté sobre ti, él tocará el arpa con su mano y te pondrás bien.

1 Samuel 16:16 Spanish: La Nueva Biblia de los Hispanos
ordena ahora nuestro señor a sus siervos que están delante de usted, que busquen un hombre que sepa tocar el arpa, y cuando el espíritu malo de parte de Dios esté sobre usted, él tocará con su mano y le pondrá bien."

1 Samuel 16:16 Spanish: Reina Valera Gómez
Diga ahora nuestro señor a tus siervos que están delante de ti, que busquen un hombre que sepa tocar el arpa; y sucederá que cuando esté sobre ti el espíritu malo de parte de Dios, él tocará con su mano y tendrás alivio.

1 Samuel 16:16 Spanish: Reina Valera 1909
Diga pues nuestro señor á tus siervos que están delante de ti, que busquen alguno que sepa tocar el arpa; para que cuando fuere sobre ti el espíritu malo de parte de Dios, él taña con su mano, y tengas alivio.

1 Samuel 16:16 Spanish: Sagradas Escrituras 1569
Diga, pues, nuestro señor a tus siervos que están delante de ti, que busquen alguno que sepa tocar el arpa; para que cuando fuere sobre ti el espíritu malo de parte de Dios, él taña con su mano, y tengas alivio.

1 Samuel 16:16 Bíblia King James Atualizada Português
Portanto, que o nosso soberano ordene que estes teus servos busquem um homem que saiba dedilhar a harpa e, quando o mau espírito, vindo da parte de Deus, se apoderar de ti, o homem tocará liricamente e tu te sentirás melhor.”

1 Samuel 16:16 Portugese Bible
dize, pois, Senhor nosso, a teus servos que estão na tua presença, que busquem um homem que saiba tocar harpa; e quando o espírito maligno da parte do Senhor vier sobre ti, ele tocara com a sua mão, e te sentirás melhor.

1 Samuel 16:16 Romanian: Cornilescu
Poruncească numai domnul nostru! Robii tăi sînt înaintea ta. Ei vor căuta un om care să ştie să cînte cu arfa; şi, cînd duhul rău trimes de Dumnezeu, va fi peste tine, el va cînta cu mîna, şi vei fi uşurat.``

1-я Царств 16:16 Russian: Synodal Translation (1876)
пусть господин наш прикажет слугам своим, которые пред тобою, поискать человека, искусного в игре на гуслях, и когда придет на тебя злой дух от Бога,то он, играя рукою своею, будет успокоивать тебя.

1-я Царств 16:16 Russian koi8r
пусть господин наш прикажет слугам своим, [которые] пред тобою, поискать человека, искусного в игре на гуслях, и когда придет на тебя злой дух от Бога, то он, играя рукою своею, будет успокоивать тебя.

1 Samuelsboken 16:16 Swedish (1917)
må du, vår herre, tillsäga dina tjänare, som stå inför dig, att de söka upp en man som är kunnig i harpospel, på det att han må spela på harpan, när den onde anden från Gud kommer över dig; så skall det bliva bättre med dig.»

1 Samuel 16:16 Tagalog: Ang Dating Biblia (1905)
Iutos ngayon ng aming panginoon sa iyong mga bataan na nasa harap mo na humanap ng isang lalake na bihasang manunugtog ng alpa; at mangyayari, pagka ang masamang espiritu na mula sa Dios ay nasa iyo na siya'y tutugtog ng kaniyang kamay at ikaw ay bubuti.

1 ซามูเอล 16:16 Thai: from KJV
ขอเจ้านายของข้าพระองค์ทั้งหลาย จงบัญชาผู้รับใช้ของพระองค์ผู้ที่อยู่ต่อพระพักตร์พระองค์ให้หาคนที่มีฝีมือในการดีดพิณเขาคู่ และต่อมาเมื่อวิญญาณชั่วจากพระเจ้าสิงพระองค์ ก็ให้เขาดีดพิณเขาคู่แล้วพระองค์จะหายดี"

1 Samuel 16:16 Turkish
‹‹Efendimiz, biz hizmetkârlarına buyruk ver, iyi lir çalan birini bulalım. Öyle ki, Tanrının gönderdiği kötü ruh üzerine gelince, o lir çalar, sen de rahatlarsın.››

1 Sa-mu-eân 16:16 Vietnamese (1934)
Xin chúa chúng tôi hãy biểu những tôi tớ đứng chầu chúa tìm một người biết gảy đờn, để khi nào Ðức Chúa Trời sai ác thần đến chúa, thì người đó sẽ gảy đờn, và chúa sẽ được an ủy.