1 Sucedeu que, acabando Davi de falar com Saul, a alma de Jônatas se ligou com a de Davi; e Jônatas o amou como à sua própria alma. 2 Saul, naquele dia, o tomou e não lhe permitiu que tornasse para casa de seu pai. 3 Jônatas e Davi fizeram aliança; porque Jônatas o amava como à sua própria alma. 4 Despojou-se Jônatas da capa que vestia e a deu a Davi, como também a armadura, inclusive a espada, o arco e o cinto. 5 Saía Davi aonde quer que Saul o enviava e se conduzia com prudência; de modo que Saul o pôs sobre tropas do seu exército, e era ele benquisto de todo o povo e até dos próprios servos de Saul.
6 Sucedeu, porém, que, vindo Saul e seu exército, e voltando também Davi de ferir os filisteus, as mulheres de todas as cidades de Israel saíram ao encontro do rei Saul, cantando e dançando, com tambores, com júbilo e com instrumentos de música. 7 As mulheres se alegravam e, cantando alternadamente, diziam:
Saul feriu os seus milhares,
porém Davi, os seus dez milhares.
8 Então, Saul se indignou muito, pois estas palavras lhe desagradaram em extremo; e disse: Dez milhares deram elas a Davi, e a mim somente milhares; na verdade, que lhe falta, senão o reino? 9 Daquele dia em diante, Saul não via a Davi com bons olhos.
10 No dia seguinte, um espírito maligno, da parte de Deus, se apossou de Saul, que teve uma crise de raiva em casa; e Davi, como nos outros dias, dedilhava a harpa; Saul, porém, trazia na mão uma lança, 11 que arrojou, dizendo: Encravarei a Davi na parede. Porém Davi se desviou dele por duas vezes.
12 Saul temia a Davi, porque o Senhor era com este e se tinha retirado de Saul. 13 Pelo que Saul o afastou de si e o pôs por chefe de mil; ele fazia saídas e entradas militares diante do povo. 14 Davi lograva bom êxito em todos os seus empreendimentos, pois o Senhor era com ele. 15 Então, vendo Saul que Davi lograva bom êxito, tinha medo dele. 16 Porém todo o Israel e Judá amavam Davi, porquanto fazia saídas e entradas militares diante deles.
17 Disse Saul a Davi: Eis aqui Merabe, minha filha mais velha, que te darei por mulher; sê-me somente filho valente e guerreia as guerras do Senhor; porque Saul dizia consigo: Não seja contra ele a minha mão, e sim a dos filisteus. 18 Respondeu Davi a Saul: Quem sou eu, e qual é a minha vida e a família de meu pai em Israel, para vir a ser eu genro do rei? 19 Sucedeu, porém, que, ao tempo em que Merabe, filha de Saul, devia ser dada a Davi, foi dada por mulher a Adriel, meolatita.
20 Mas Mical, a outra filha de Saul, amava a Davi. Contaram-no a Saul, e isso lhe agradou. 21 Disse Saul: Eu lha darei, para que ela lhe sirva de laço e para que a mão dos filisteus venha a ser contra ele. Pelo que Saul disse a Davi: Com esta segunda serás, hoje, meu genro. 22 Ordenou Saul aos seus servos: Falai confidencialmente a Davi, dizendo: Eis que o rei tem afeição por ti, e todos os seus servos te amam; consente, pois, em ser genro do rei. 23 Os servos de Saul falaram estas palavras a Davi, o qual respondeu: Parece-vos coisa de somenos ser genro do rei, sendo eu homem pobre e de humilde condição? 24 Os servos de Saul lhe referiram isto, dizendo: Tais foram as palavras que falou Davi. 25 Então, disse Saul: Assim direis a Davi: O rei não deseja dote algum, mas cem prepúcios de filisteus, para tomar vingança dos inimigos do rei. Porquanto Saul tentava fazer cair a Davi pelas mãos dos filisteus. 26 Tendo os servos de Saul referido estas palavras a Davi, agradou-se este de que viesse a ser genro do rei. Antes de vencido o prazo, 27 dispôs-se Davi e partiu com os seus homens, e feriram dentre os filisteus duzentos homens; trouxe os seus prepúcios e os entregou todos ao rei, para que lhe fosse genro. Então, Saul lhe deu por mulher a sua filha Mical. 28 Viu Saul e reconheceu que o Senhor era com Davi; e Mical, filha de Saul, o amava. 29 Então, Saul temeu ainda mais a Davi e continuamente foi seu inimigo.
30 Cada vez que os príncipes dos filisteus saíam à batalha, Davi lograva mais êxito do que todos os servos de Saul; portanto, o seu nome se tornou muito estimado.
1 And it came to pass, when he had made an end of speaking unto Saul, that the soul of Jonathan was knit with the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as his own soul. 2 And Saul took him that day, and would let him go no more home to his father’s house. 3 Then Jonathan and David made a covenant, because he loved him as his own soul. 4 And Jonathan stripped himself of the robe that was upon him, and gave it to David, and his apparel, even to his sword, and to his bow, and to his girdle. 5 And David went out whithersoever Saul sent him, and behaved himself wisely: and Saul set him over the men of war, and it was good in the sight of all the people, and also in the sight of Saul’s servants.
6 And it came to pass as they came, when David returned from the slaughter of the Philistine, that the women came out of all the cities of Israel, singing and dancing, to meet king Saul, with timbrels, with joy, and with instruments of music. 7 And the women sang one to another as they played, and said,
Saul hath slain his thousands,
And David his ten thousands.
8 And Saul was very wroth, and this saying displeased him; and he said, They have ascribed unto David ten thousands, and to me they have ascribed but thousands: and what can he have more but the kingdom? 9 And Saul eyed David from that day and forward.
10 And it came to pass on the morrow, that an evil spirit from God came mightily upon Saul, and he prophesied in the midst of the house: and David played with his hand, as he did day by day. And Saul had his spear in his hand; 11 and Saul cast the spear; for he said, I will smite David even to the wall. And David avoided out of his presence twice. 12 And Saul was afraid of David, because Jehovah was with him, and was departed from Saul. 13 Therefore Saul removed him from him, and made him his captain over a thousand; and he went out and came in before the people. 14 And David behaved himself wisely in all his ways; and Jehovah was with him. 15 And when Saul saw that he behaved himself very wisely, he stood in awe of him. 16 But all Israel and Judah loved David; for he went out and came in before them.
17 And Saul said to David, Behold, my elder daughter Merab, her will I give thee to wife: only be thou valiant for me, and fight Jehovah’s battles. For Saul said, Let not my hand be upon him, but let the hand of the Philistines be upon him. 18 And David said unto Saul, Who am I, and what is my life, or my father’s family in Israel, that I should be son-in-law to the king? 19 But it came to pass at the time when Merab, Saul’s daughter, should have been given to David, that she was given unto Adriel the Meholathite to wife. 20 And Michal, Saul’s daughter, loved David: and they told Saul, and the thing pleased him. 21 And Saul said, I will give him her, that she may be a snare to him, and that the hand of the Philistines may be against him. Wherefore Saul said to David, Thou shalt this day be my son-in-law a second time.
22 And Saul commanded his servants, saying, Commune with David secretly, and say, Behold, the king hath delight in thee, and all his servants love thee: now therefore be the king’s son-in-law. 23 And Saul’s servants spake those words in the ears of David. And David said, Seemeth it to you a light thing to be the king’s son-in-law, seeing that I am a poor man, and lightly esteemed? 24 And the servants of Saul told him, saying, On this manner spake David. 25 And Saul said, Thus shall ye say to David, The king desireth not any dowry, but a hundred foreskins of the Philistines, to be avenged of the king’s enemies. Now Saul thought to make David fall by the hand of the Philistines. 26 And when his servants told David these words, it pleased David well to be the king’s son-in-law. And the days were not expired; 27 and David arose and went, he and his men, and slew of the Philistines two hundred men; and David brought their foreskins, and they gave them in full number to the king, that he might be the king’s son-in-law. And Saul gave him Michal his daughter to wife. 28 And Saul saw and knew that Jehovah was with David; and Michal, Saul’s daughter, loved him. 29 And Saul was yet the more afraid of David; and Saul was David’s enemy continually.
30 Then the princes of the Philistines went forth: and it came to pass, as often as they went forth, that David behaved himself more wisely than all the servants of Saul; so that his name was much set by.
1 After David had finished talking with Saul, Jonathan became one in spirit with David, and he loved him as himself.
2 From that day Saul kept David with him and did not let him return home to his family.
3 And Jonathan made a covenant with David because he loved him as himself.
4 Jonathan took off the robe he was wearing and gave it to David, along with his tunic, and even his sword, his bow and his belt.
5 Whatever mission Saul sent him on, David was so successful that Saul gave him a high rank in the army. This pleased all the troops, and Saul's officers as well.
6 When the men were returning home after David had killed the Philistine, the women came out from all the towns of Israel to meet King Saul with singing and dancing, with joyful songs and with timbrels and lyres.
7 As they danced, they sang: "Saul has slain his thousands, and David his tens of thousands."
8 Saul was very angry; this refrain displeased him greatly. "They have credited David with tens of thousands," he thought, "but me with only thousands. What more can he get but the kingdom?"
9 And from that time on Saul kept a close eye on David.
10 The next day an evil "spirit from God came forcefully on Saul. He was prophesying in his house, while David was playing the lyre, as he usually did. Saul had a spear in his hand
11 and he hurled it, saying to himself, "I'll pin David to the wall." But David eluded him twice.
12 Saul was afraid of David, because the LORD was with David but had departed from Saul.
13 So he sent David away from him and gave him command over a thousand men, and David led the troops in their campaigns.
14 In everything he did he had great success, because the LORD was with him.
15 When Saul saw how successful he was, he was afraid of him.
16 But all Israel and Judah loved David, because he led them in their campaigns.
17 Saul said to David, "Here is my older daughter Merab. I will give her to you in marriage; only serve me bravely and fight the battles of the LORD." For Saul said to himself, "I will not raise a hand against him. Let the Philistines do that!"
18 But David said to Saul, "Who am I, and what is my family or my clan in Israel, that I should become the king's son-in-law?"
19 So "when the time came for Merab, Saul's daughter, to be given to David, she was given in marriage to Adriel of Meholah.
20 Now Saul's daughter Michal was in love with David, and when they told Saul about it, he was pleased.
21 "I will give her to him," he thought, "so that she may be a snare to him and so that the hand of the Philistines may be against him." So Saul said to David, "Now you have a second opportunity to become my son-in-law."
22 Then Saul ordered his attendants: "Speak to David privately and say, 'Look, the king likes you, and his attendants all love you; now become his son-in-law.'"
23 They repeated these words to David. But David said, "Do you think it is a small matter to become the king's son-in-law? I'm only a poor man and little known."
24 When Saul's servants told him what David had said,
25 Saul replied, "Say to David, 'The king wants no other price for the bride than a hundred Philistine foreskins, to take revenge on his enemies.'" Saul's plan was to have David fall by the hands of the Philistines.
26 When the attendants told David these things, he was pleased to become the king's son-in-law. So before the allotted time elapsed,
27 David took his men with him and went out and killed two hundred Philistines and brought back their foreskins. They counted out the full number to the king so that David might become the king's son-in-law. Then Saul gave him his daughter Michal in marriage.
28 When Saul realized that the LORD was with David and that his daughter Michal loved David,
29 Saul became still more afraid of him, and he remained his enemy the rest of his days.
30 The Philistine commanders continued to go out to battle, and as often as they did, David met with more success than the rest of Saul's officers, and his name became well known.