1 And Saul spoke to Jonathan his son, and to all his servants, that they should slay David.
2 But Jonathan Saul's son delighted much in David. And Jonathan told David, saying, Saul my father seeks to kill thee; and now, I pray thee, take heed to thyself in the morning, and abide in a secret place and hide thyself;
3 and I will go out and stand beside my father in the field where thou art, and will speak of thee with my father: and see what it is, and tell thee.
4 And Jonathan spoke good of David to Saul his father, and said to him, Let not the king sin against his servant, against David, because he has not sinned against thee; for also what he did was very advantageous to thee;
5 for he put his life in hand, and smote the Philistine, and Jehovah wrought a great salvation for all Israel: thou didst see {it}, and didst rejoice; why then wilt thou sin against innocent blood, in slaying David without cause?
6 And Saul hearkened to the voice of Jonathan, and Saul swore, {As} Jehovah liveth, he shall not be put to death!
7 Then Jonathan called David, and Jonathan declared to him all those things. And Jonathan brought David to Saul, and he was in his presence as previously.
8 And there was war again; and David went forth and fought with the Philistines, and smote them with a great slaughter; and they fled before him.
9 And an evil spirit from Jehovah was upon Saul. And he sat in his house with his spear in his hand; and David played with his hand.
10 And Saul sought to smite David and the wall with the spear; but he slipped away out of Saul's presence, and he smote the spear into the wall. And David fled, and escaped that night.
11 And Saul sent messengers to David's house, to watch him, and to slay him in the morning; and Michal David's wife told him, saying, If thou save not thy life to-night, to-morrow thou wilt be put to death.
12 And Michal let David down through a window; and he went, and fled and escaped.
13 And Michal took the image, and laid it in the bed, and put the net of goats' {hair} at its head, and covered it with the coverlet.
14 And Saul sent messengers to take David, and she said, He is sick.
15 And Saul sent the messengers to see David, saying, Bring him up to me in the bed, that I may put him to death.
16 And the messengers came in, and behold, the image was in the bed, and the net of goats' {hair} at its head.
17 Then Saul said to Michal, Why hast thou deceived me so, and sent away mine enemy, that he is escaped? And Michal said to Saul, He said to me, Let me go; why should I slay thee?
18 And David fled, and escaped, and came to Samuel to Ramah, and told him all that Saul had done to him. And he and Samuel went and dwelt in Naioth.
19 And it was told Saul, saying, Behold, David is at Naioth by Ramah.
20 Then Saul sent messengers to take David; and they saw a company of prophets prophesying, and Samuel standing as president over them; and the Spirit of God came upon the messengers of Saul, and they also prophesied.
21 And it was told Saul, and he sent other messengers, and they also prophesied. And Saul sent messengers again the third time, and they also prophesied.
22 Then went he also to Ramah, and came to the great well that is in Sechu; and he asked and said, Where are Samuel and David? And one said, Behold, at Naioth by Ramah.
23 And he went thither to Naioth by Ramah; and the Spirit of God came upon him also, and he went on, and prophesied, until he came to Naioth by Ramah.
24 And he himself also stripped off his clothes, and prophesied, himself also, before Samuel, and lay down naked all that day and all that night. Wherefore they say, Is Saul also among the prophets?
1 Ja Saul puhui pojallensa Joonatanille ja kaikille palvelijoillensa, että Daavid olisi surmattava. Mutta Saulin poika Joonatan oli suuresti mieltynyt Daavidiin.
7 Niin Joonatan kutsui Daavidin, ja Joonatan ilmoitti hänelle kaiken tämän. Ja sitten Joonatan vei Daavidin Saulin tykö, ja hän palveli häntä niinkuin ennenkin.
8 Kun sitten sota alkoi uudestaan, lähti Daavid taistelemaan filistealaisia vastaan ja tuotti heille suuren tappion, niin että he pakenivat hänen edestään.
9 Mutta Herran lähettämä paha henki tuli Sauliin, kun hän istui kotonaan keihäs kädessä ja Daavid soitteli.
10 Niin Saul koetti keihästää Daavidin seinään; mutta hän väisti Saulia, ja tämä iski keihään seinään. Daavid pakeni ja pelastui sinä yönä.
12 Ja Miikal laski Daavidin alas ikkunasta; ja hän lähti pakoon ja pelastui.
13 Sitten Miikal otti kotijumalan ja asetti sen vuoteeseen, ja levitettyään vuohenkarvoista tehdyn kärpäsverkon sen pään yli hän peitti sen vaatteella.
16 Mutta kun miehet tulivat sisälle, niin katso, vuoteessa olikin kotijumala, vuohenkarvoista tehty kärpäsverkko pään päällä.
18 Kun Daavid oli paennut ja pelastunut, meni hän Samuelin luo Raamaan ja kertoi hänelle kaikki, mitä Saul oli hänelle tehnyt. Ja hän ja Samuel menivät Naajotiin ja jäivät sinne.
20 Niin Saul lähetti miehiä ottamaan Daavidia. Mutta kun he näkivät profeettain joukon hurmoksissa ja Samuelin seisovan johtamassa heitä, tuli Jumalan henki Saulin miehiin, niin että hekin joutuivat hurmoksiin.
21 Kun se ilmoitettiin Saulille, lähetti hän toiset miehet; mutta hekin joutuivat hurmoksiin. Ja Saul lähetti vielä kolmannet miehet, mutta hekin joutuivat hurmoksiin.
23 Mutta kun hän oli menossa sinne, Raaman Naajotiin, tuli Jumalan henki häneenkin, niin että hän kulki hurmoksissa, kunnes tuli Raaman Naajotiin.