1 Daarna het Saul met sy seun Jonatan en met al sy dienaars gespreek om Dawid dood te maak; maar Jonatan, die seun van Saul, het baie van Dawid gehou;
2 en Jonatan het dit aan Dawid meegedeel en gesê: My vader Saul soek geleentheid om jou dood te maak: pas dan nou môre vroeg op en hou jou verborge en steek jou weg.
3 Dan sal ek uitgaan en langs my vader gaan staan in die veld waar jy is, en ek sal met my vader oor jou spreek; en as ek iets sien, sal ek jou dit meedeel.
4 Jonatan het toe goed van Dawid gespreek by sy vader Saul en vir hom gesê: Laat die koning hom tog nie besondig aan sy dienaar Dawid nie, omdat hy nie teen u gesondig het nie, en omdat sy handelwyse u geheel ten goede kom:
5 hy het sy lewe gewaag en die Filistyn verslaan, en die HERE het aan die hele Israel 'n groot oorwinning besorg. U het dit gesien en u was bly; waarom sal u dan aan onskuldige bloed u besondig deur Dawid sonder oorsaak dood te maak?
6 En Saul het na Jonatan geluister, en Saul het gesweer: So waar as die HERE leef, hy sal nie gedood word nie!
7 Daarop het Jonatan Dawid geroep, en Jonatan het al hierdie woorde aan hom meegedeel. En Jonatan het Dawid na Saul gebring, en hy was voor hom soos gister en eergister.
8 En toe daar weer oorlog kom, het Dawid uitgetrek en teen die Filistyne geveg en 'n groot slag onder hulle geslaan, sodat hulle voor hom uit gevlug het.
9 Maar 'n bose gees van die HERE het oor Saul gekom terwyl hy in sy huis sit met sy spies in sy hand en Dawid met die hand op die snare speel.
10 Toe probeer Saul om Dawid met die spies teen die muur vas te steek, maar hy het vir Saul gekoes, sodat hy die spies teen die muur vasgooi. En Dawid het gevlug en daardie nag vrygekom.
11 Maar Saul het boodskappers na Dawid se huis gestuur om hom te bewaak en hom die môre vroeg dood te maak. Maar sy vrou Migal het dit aan Dawid meegedeel en gesê: As jy nie vannag jou lewe red nie, word jy môre gedood.
12 Migal het Dawid toe deur die venster laat afsak; en hy het weggegaan en gevlug en vrygekom.
13 Daarop neem Migal die huisgod en lê dit op die bed neer, en sy sit die net van bokhaar aan sy koppenent en bedek dit met 'n kombers.
14 Toe Saul dan boodskappers stuur om Dawid te gaan haal, sê sy: Hy is siek.
15 Daarop stuur Saul die boodskappers om Dawid te besoek met die opdrag: Bring hom met bed en al na my toe, dat ek hom kan ombring.
16 Toe die boodskappers inkom, lê die huisgod daar op die bed en die net van bokhaar aan sy koppenent!
17 En Saul sê vir Migal: Waarom het jy my so bedrieg en my vyand laat gaan, sodat hy vrygekom het? Maar Migal het Saul geantwoord: Hy het vir my gesê: Laat my gaan, of ek maak jou dood.
18 Intussen het Dawid gevlug en vrygeraak en by Samuel in Rama gekom en hom meegedeel alles wat Saul hom aangedoen het. Toe het hy saam met Samuel weggegaan, en hulle het in Najot gebly.
19 En aan Saul is meegedeel en gesê: Kyk, Dawid is in Najot by Rama.
20 Daarop stuur Saul boodskappers om Dawid te gaan haal. Maar toe hulle die skare profete sien profeteer, met Samuel as leier aan hulle hoof, het die Gees van God oor die boodskappers van Saul gekom, sodat hulle ook geprofeteer het.
21 Toe hulle dit aan Saul meedeel, het hy ander boodskappers gestuur, maar hulle het ook geprofeteer; en Saul het die derde keer weer boodskappers gestuur, maar hulle het ook geprofeteer.
22 En hy het self ook na Rama gegaan en by die groot put gekom wat by Segu is, en gevra en gesê: Waar is Samuel en Dawid? En hulle antwoord: Daar in Najot by Rama.
23 Hierop gaan hy daarheen, na Najot by Rama; en die Gees van God het ook oor hom gekom, sodat hy aldeur geloop en profeteer het totdat hy in Najot by Rama aangekom het.
24 Hy het ook self sy klere uitgetrek en ook voor Samuel geprofeteer en ontbloot neergeval daardie hele dag en die hele nag. Daarom sê hulle: Is Saul ook onder die profete?
1 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 So Michal let David down through the window, and he went in flight and got away.
13 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 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 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 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 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?