1 Samuel 16:23 — all translations

American Standard Version (1901)

And it came to pass, when the evil spirit from God was upon Saul, that David took the harp, and played with his hand: so Saul was refreshed, and was well, and the evil spirit departed from him.

ASV Byzantine Text

And it came to pass, when the evil spirit from God was upon Saul, that David took the harp, and played with his hand: so Saul was refreshed, and was well, and the evil spirit departed from him.

Asang Khongca Bible

Angraeng khae ih kasae muithla Saul khaeah phak naah, David mah katoeng to lak moe, kruek; to naah Saul loe hoihkhang kue, poeknawm kue moe, kasae muithla mah anih to caehtaak.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible w/ Strongs

Pathen kah mueihla loh Saul te a pha tih a om thil takuem vaengah, David loh rhotoeng a loh tih a kut neh a tum pah. Te vaengah Saul dongkah mueihla thae a nong dongah amah khaw hoengpoek tih a then pah.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible 2019

Pathen kah mueihla loh Saul te a pha tih a om thil takuem vaengah, David loh rhotoeng a loh tih a kut neh a tum pah. Te vaengah Saul dongkah mueihla thae a nong dongah amah khaw hoengpoek tih a then pah.

Hawaiian Bible 1868

A i ka manawa i hiki mai ai ka uhane ino maluna o Saula na ke Akua mai, lalau aku la o Davida i ka lira, a hookani aku la me kona lima; a ua oluolu o Saula, a ua ola hoi, a haalele ka uhane ino ia ia.

English Berean Standard Bible

And whenever the spirit from God came upon Saul, David would pick up his harp and play, and Saul would become well, and the spirit of distress would depart from him.

Haitian Creole Bible 1985

Depi lè sa a, chak fwa move lespri Bondye te voye a desann sou Sayil, David pran gita a epi li tonbe jwe. Lè konsa, move lespri a kite l', epi Sayil te soulaje, li te santi l' byen ankò.

Clementine Vulgate 1598

Igitur quandocumque spiritus Domini malus arripiebat Saul, David tollebat citharam, et percutiebat manu sua, et refocillabatur Saul, et levius habebat: recedebat enim ab eo spiritus malus.

Bible in Basic English

And whenever the evil spirit from God came on Saul, David took his instrument and made music: so new life came to Saul, and he got well, and the evil spirit went away from him.

French: Bible J.N. Darby

Et il arrivait que, quand l’esprit [envoyé] de Dieu était sur Saül, David prenait la harpe et en jouait de sa main ; et Saül était soulagé et se trouvait bien, et le mauvais esprit se retirait de dessus lui.

Czech Kralická Bible 1613

I bývalo, že kdyžkoli napadal duch Boží Saule, David, bera harfu, hrával rukou svou; i míval Saul polehčení, a lépe mu bývalo, nebo ten duch zlý odstupoval od něho.

Kosraean Bible

In pacl sac fahla, pacl nukewa ma ngun koluk se sin God ac utyak nu in Saul, na David el ac eis harp natul ac srital kac. Na ngun koluk sac ac som lukel Saul, ac el ac mongi ac sifilpa wola.

World Portuguese Bible

Sempre que o espírito da parte de Deus vinha sobre Saul, Davi pegava a harpa e tocava. Saul sentia alívio e melhorava, e o espírito maligno o deixava.

Romanian BTF Bible

Și s-a întâmplat, când duhul rău de la Dumnezeu era peste Saul, că David lua harpa și cânta cu mâna sa; astfel Saul era înviorat și era bine și duhul rău se depărta de la el.

Brenton English Septuagint

And it came to pass when the evil spirit was upon Saul, that David took his harp, and played with his hand: and Saul was refreshed, and it was well with him, and the evil spirit departed from him.

Burmese Common Language Bible

ထိုနေ့မှအစပြု၍ရှောလုကိုဘုရားသခင် စေလွှတ်တော်မူသောနတ်မိစ္ဆာဝင်သည့်အခါတိုင်း ဒါဝိဒ်သည်စောင်းကိုယူ၍တီးလေ့ရှိ၏။ ထို အခါနတ်မိစ္ဆာသည်ထွက်ခွာသွားသဖြင့် ရှောလုသည်သက်သာ၍တစ်ဖန်ကျန်းမာ လာလေသည်။

Darby Translation

And it came to pass, when the [evil] spirit from God was upon Saul, that David took the harp, and played with his hand; and Saul was refreshed, and was well, and the evil spirit departed from him.

German Unrevised Elberfelder Bible

Und es geschah, wenn der Geist von Gott über Saul kam, so nahm David die Laute und spielte mit seiner Hand; und Saul fand Erleichterung, und es wurde ihm wohl, und der böse Geist wich von ihm.

Dutch Bible 1917

En het geschiedde, als de geest Gods over Saul was, zo nam David de harp, en hij speelde met zijn hand; dat was voor Saul een verademing, en het werd beter met hem, en de boze geest week van hem.

Dutch Bible, Petrus Canisius

En telkens als de geest van God Saul overviel, nam David de citer en speelde erop; dan kalmeerde Saul en voelde zich beter, omdat de boze geest van hem week.

Italian Diodati Bible

Ora, quando lo spirito malvagio, mandato da Dio, era sopra Saulle, Davide pigliava la cetera, e ne sonava con la mano; e Saulle n'era sollevato, e ne stava meglio, e lo spirito malvagio si partiva da lui.

Douay-Rheims 1899

So whensoever the evil spirit from the Lord was upon Saul, David took his harp, and played with his hand, and Saul was refreshed, and was better, for the evil spirit departed from him.

Geneva Bible 1599

And so when the euil spirite of God came vpon Saul, Dauid tooke an harpe and plaied with his hande, and Saul was refreshed, and was eased: for the euill spirit departed from him.

Danish Bible 1931

Når nu Ånden fra Gud kom over Saul, tog David sin Citer og rørte Strengene; så følte Saul Lindring og fik det godt, og den onde Ånd veg fra ham.

Leeser Tanakh

And it came to pass, when the spirit of God was upon Saul, that David took the harp, and played with his hand; so Saul became relieved, and he felt well, and the evil spirit departed from him.

JPS TaNaKH 1917

And it came to pass, when the evil spirit from God was upon Saul, that David took the harp, and played with his hand; so Saul found relief, and it was well with him, and the evil spirit departed from him.

King James Version

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.

King James Version + Apocrypha

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.

Vietnamese Bible 1923

Vậy, khi Đức Chúa Trời khiến ác thần nhập vào Sau-lơ, thì Đa-vít lấy đàn và gảy. Sau-lơ bèn được an ủi, lành mạnh, và ác thần lìa khỏi người.

KJV Cambridge Paragraph

And it came to pass, when the evil spirit from God was upon Saul, that David took a harp, and played with his hand: so Saul was refreshed, and was well, and the evil spirit departed from him.

Revised West Version

Pea ʻi he hoko kia Saula ʻae laumālie mei he ʻOtua, pea pehē, naʻe toʻo ʻe Tevita ʻae haʻape ʻo ne tā ʻaki ia hono nima: pea naʻe fakafiemālie ai ʻa Saula, pea moʻui ai, pea naʻe ʻalu ʻiate ia ʻae laumālie kovi.

French Ostervald Bible

Quand donc le mauvais esprit, envoyé de Dieu, était sur Saül, David prenait la harpe, et en jouait de sa main; et Saül respirait et était soulagé, et le mauvais esprit se retirait de lui.

Esperanto Bible

Kaj ĉiufoje, kiam la spirito, sendita de Dio, atakis Saulon, David prenadis la harpon kaj ludadis per sia mano; tiam al Saul fariĝadis pli facile kaj bone, kaj la malbona spirito foriĝadis de li.

French Louis Segond 1910 Bible

Et lorsque l’esprit de Dieu était sur Saül, David prenait la harpe et jouait de sa main; Saül respirait alors plus à l’aise et se trouvait soulagé, et le mauvais esprit se retirait de lui.

German Luther Bible 1912

Wenn nun der Geist Gottes über Saul kam, so nahm David die Harfe und spielte mit seiner Hand; so erquickte sich Saul, und es ward besser mit ihm, und der böse Geist wich von ihm.

LXX2012 U. S. English

And it came to pass when the evil spirit was upon Saul, that David took his harp, and played with his hand: and Saul was refreshed, and it was well with him, and the evil spirit departed from him.

British English Septuagint 2012

And it came to pass when the evil spirit was upon Saul, that David took his harp, and played with his hand: and Saul was refreshed, and it was well with him, and the evil spirit departed from him.

Majority Standard BIble

And whenever the spirit from God came upon Saul, David would pick up his harp and play. Then Saul would find relief and feel better, and the spirit of distress would depart from him.

Webster Bible

And it came to pass, when the evil spirit from God was upon Saul, that David took a harp, and played with his hand: so Saul was refreshed, and was well, and the evil spirit departed from him.

Revised Version

And it came to pass, when the evil spirit from God was upon Saul, that David took the harp, and played with his hand: so Saul was refreshed, and was well, and the evil spirit departed from him.

Italian Riveduta Bible

Or quando il cattivo spirito suscitato da Dio investiva Saul, Davide pigliava l’arpa e si metteva a sonare; Saul si sentiva sollevato, stava meglio, e il cattivo spirito se n’andava da lui.

French Free Holy Bible for the World

Chaque fois que l’esprit venant de Dieu était sur Saül, David prenait la harpe et jouait. Saül respirait alors plus librement, se trouvait soulagé, et le mauvais esprit se retirait de lui.

Reina Valera 1909

Y cuando el espíritu malo de parte de Dios era sobre Saúl, David tomaba el arpa, y tañía con su mano; y Saúl tenía refrigerio, y estaba mejor, y el espíritu malo se apartaba de él.

Spanish BLL

Cada vez que el espíritu de parte de Dios atacaba a Saúl, David tomaba el arpa y se ponía a tocar. Entonces Saúl se calmaba y se sentía mejor, y el espíritu malo se apartaba de él.

Spanish Free Bible for the World

Y cuando el espíritu de parte de Dios asaltaba a Saúl, David tomaba el arpa y la tocaba con su mano; Saúl se aliviaba y se sentía mejor, y el espíritu malo se apartaba de él.

Croatian Bible

I kad god bi Božji duh napao Šaula, David bi uzeo harfu i svirao; tada bi Šaulu odlanulo i bilo bi mu bolje, a zao bi duh odlazio od njega.

Serbian DK Bible (Latin)

I kad bi duh Božji napao Saula, David uzevši gusle udarao bi rukom svojom, te bi Saul odahnuo i bilo bi mu bolje, jer bi zli duh otišao od njega.

German Textbibel

So oft hernach der Gottesgeist über Saul kam, griff David zur Zither und spielte: da wurde es Saul leichter und besser, und der böse Geist zog sich von ihm zurück.

Updated Brenton English Septuagint

And it came to pass when the evil spirit was upon Saul, that David took his harp, and played with his hand: and Saul was refreshed, and it was well with him, and the evil spirit departed from him.

Hebrew OT (WLC)

וְהָיָ֗ה בִּֽהְי֤וֹת רֽוּחַ־אֱלֹהִים֙ אֶל־שָׁא֔וּל וְלָקַ֥ח דָּוִ֛ד אֶת־הַכִּנּ֖וֹר וְנִגֵּ֣ן בְּיָד֑וֹ וְרָוַ֤ח לְשָׁאוּל֙ וְט֣וֹב ל֔וֹ וְסָ֥רָה מֵעָלָ֖יו ר֥וּחַ הָרָעָֽה׃ פ