Now therefore thus shalt thou say unto my servant David, Thus saith Jehovah of hosts, I took thee from the sheepcote, from following the sheep, that thou shouldest be prince over my people Israel:

So now, say to my servant David, The Lord of armies says, I took you from the fields, from keeping sheep, so that you might be a ruler over my people Israel;

Τωρα λοιπον ουτω θελεις ειπει προς τον Δαβιδ τον δουλον μου· Ουτω λεγει ο Κυριος των δυναμεων· Εγω σε ελαβον εκ της μανδρας, απο οπισθεν των προβατων, δια να ησαι ηγεμων επι τον λαον μου τον Ισραηλ·

Now therefore thus shalt thou say unto my servant David, Thus saith the Lord of hosts, I took thee from the sheepcote, even from following the sheep, that thou shouldest be ruler over my people Israel: