| 1 | Saul puhui pojalleen Jonatanille ja kaikille miehilleen Daavidin surmaamisesta. Mutta Saulin poika Jonatan oli kovin kiintynyt Daavidiin | And Saul gave orders to his son Jonathan and to all his servants to put David to death. But Saul's son Jonathan had great delight in David. |
| 2 | Jonatan kutsui sitten Daavidin luokseen ja kertoi hänelle, mitä Saul oli sanonut. Hän toi Daavidin takaisin Saulin luo, ja Daavid palveli Saulia kuten ennenkin. | And Jonathan said to David, Saul, my father, is purposing your death: so now, take care in the morning, and keep yourself safe in a secret place: |
| 3 | Kun sota syttyi, Daavid lähti jälleen taistelemaan filistealaisia vastaan ja tuotti heille niin suuren tappion, että he hajaantuivat pakoon hänen tieltään. | And I will go out and take my place by my father's side in the field near where you are; and I will get into talk with my father about you, and when I see how things are, I will give you word. |
| 4 | Herran lähettämä paha henki yllätti taas Saulin. Saul istui kotonaan keihäs kädessä, ja Daavid soitti harppua. | And Jonathan gave his father Saul a good account of David, and said to him, Let not the king do wrong against his servant, against David; because he has done you no wrong, and all his acts have had a good outcome for you: |
| 5 | Saul yritti naulita Daavidin seinään keihäällään, mutta Daavid väisti ja keihäs iskeytyi seinään. Daavid juoksi ulos ja pääsi pakoon. Samana yönä | For he put his life in danger and overcame the Philistine, and the Lord gave all Israel salvation: you saw it and were glad: why then are you sinning against him who has done no wrong, desiring the death of David without cause? |
| 6 | Mikal laski Daavidin alas ikkunasta, ja hän pakeni ja pelastui. | And Saul gave ear to the voice of Jonathan, and said with an oath, By the living Lord, he is not to be put to death. |
| 7 | Mikal pani vuoteeseen jumalankuvan, asetti pääpuoleen vuohenkarvatyynyn ja peitti ne vaatteella. | Then Jonathan sent for David and gave him word of all these things. And Jonathan took David to Saul, who kept him by his side as in the past. |
| 8 | Miehet menivät, mutta vuoteessa olikin vain jumalankuva ja pääpuolessa vuohenkarvatyyny. | And there was war again: and David went out fighting the Philistines, causing great destruction among them; and they went in flight before him. |
| 9 | Näin Daavid pääsi pakenemaan. Hän meni Samuelin luo Ramaan ja kertoi, mitä Saul oli tehnyt hänelle. Sitten hän ja Samuel menivät Najotiin ja jäivät sinne. | And an evil spirit from the Lord came on Saul, when he was seated in his house with his spear in his hand; and David made music for him. |
| 10 | Kun Saul sai tietää Daavidin olevan Raman Najotissa, | And Saul would have sent his spear through him, pinning him to the wall, but he got away and the spear went into the wall: and that night David went in flight and got away. |
| 11 | hän lähetti miehiä vangitsemaan hänet. Mutta kun Saulin miehet näkivät hurmostilassa olevan profeettajoukon ja Samuelin sitä johtamassa, Jumalan henki yllätti heidät ja hekin joutuivat hurmoksiin. | Then in that night Saul sent men to David's house to keep watch on him so as to put him to death in the morning: and David's wife Michal said to him, If you do not go away to a safe place tonight you will be put to death in the morning. |
| 12 | Saatuaan tästä tiedon Saul lähetti toiset miehet, mutta hekin joutuivat hurmoksiin. Saul lähetti vielä kolmannet, mutta myös he joutuivat hurmoksiin. | So Michal let David down through the window, and he went in flight and got away. |
| 13 | Kun hän lähti kulkemaan sinnepäin, Jumalan henki yllätti myös hänet, niin että hän vaelsi hurmostilassa koko matkan Raman Najotiin saakka. | Then Michal took the image and put it in the bed, with a cushion of goat's hair at its head, and she put clothing over it. |
| 14 | And when Saul sent men to take David, she said, He is ill. | |
| 15 | And Saul sent his men to see David, saying, Do not come back without him, take him in his bed, so that I may put him to death. | |
| 16 | And when the men came in, there was the image in the bed, with the cushion of goat's hair at its head | |
| 17 | And Saul said to Michal, why have you been false to me, letting my hater go and get safely away? And in answer Michal said to Saul, He said to me, Let me go, or I will put you to death. | |
| 18 mapa | So David went in flight and got away and came to Ramah, to Samuel, and gave him an account of all Saul had done to him. And he and Samuel went and were living in Naioth. | |
| 19 mapa | And word was given to Saul that David was at Naioth in Ramah. | |
| 20 | And Saul sent men to take David; and when they saw the band of prophets at work, with Samuel in his place at their head, the spirit of God came on Saul's men, and they became like prophets. | |
| 21 | And Saul, having news of this, sent other men, who in the same way became like prophets. And a third time Saul sent men, and they like the others became like prophets. | |
| 22 mapa | Then he himself went to Ramah, and came to the great water-spring in Secu; and questioning the people he said, Where are Samuel and David? And one said, They are at Naioth in Ramah. | |
| 23 mapa | And he went on from there to Naioth in Ramah: and the spirit of God came on him, and he went on, acting like a prophet, till he came to Naioth in Ramah. | |
| 24 | And he took off his clothing, acting like a prophet before Samuel, and falling down he was stretched out, without his clothing, all that day and all that night. This is the reason for the saying, Is even Saul among the prophets? |