NVI · Nova Versão Internacional
A inveja de Saul
1 Depois que Davi e Saul terminaram de conversar, surgiu tão grande amizade entre Jônatas e Davi que Jônatas se tornou o seu melhor amigo. 2 Daquele dia em diante, Saul manteve Davi consigo e não o deixou voltar à casa do seu pai. 3 Jônatas fez um acordo de amizade com Davi, pois se tornara o melhor amigo dele. 4 Jônatas tirou o manto que estava vestindo e o deu a Davi; deu-lhe também a sua túnica, e até a espada, o arco e o cinturão.
5 Davi tinha êxito em tudo o que Saul lhe ordenava fazer, de maneira que Saul lhe deu um posto elevado no exército. Isso agradou a todo o povo, bem como aos oficiais de Saul.
6 Quando os soldados voltavam para casa, depois que Davi matou o filisteu, as mulheres saíram de todas as cidades de Israel ao encontro do rei Saul com cânticos e danças, com tamborins, com músicas alegres e instrumentos de três cordas. 7 As mulheres dançavam e cantavam:
"Saul matou milhares;
Davi, dezenas de milhares".
8 Saul ficou muito irritado com esse refrão e, aborrecido, disse:
— Atribuíram a Davi dezenas de milhares, mas a mim apenas milhares. O que mais lhe falta senão o reino?
9 Daí em diante, Saul olhava com inveja18.9 Ou suspeita. para Davi.
10 No dia seguinte, um espírito maligno18.10 Ou arruinador. da parte de Deus veio sobre Saul, e ele entrou em transe profético em sua casa, enquanto Davi tocava harpa, como costumava fazer. Saul estava com uma lança na mão 11 e a atirou, pensando: "Encravarei Davi na parede". Davi, porém, desviou-se duas vezes.
12 Saul tinha medo de Davi porque o Senhor o havia abandonado e agora estava com Davi. 13 Então, Saul afastou Davi da sua presença e deu-lhe o comando de uma tropa de mil soldados, que Davi conduzia em suas campanhas. 14 Davi tinha êxito em tudo o que fazia, pois o Senhor estava com ele. 15 Vendo isso, Saul teve muito medo dele. 16 Todo o Israel e todo o Judá, porém, gostavam de Davi, pois ele os conduzia nas batalhas.
17 Saul disse a Davi:
— Aqui está a minha filha mais velha, Merabe. Eu a darei em casamento a você; com a condição de que você me sirva com bravura e lute as batalhas do Senhor.
Contudo, Saul pensou: "Não o matarei. Deixo isso para os filisteus!".
18 Davi, porém, disse a Saul:
— Quem sou eu, e o que é a minha família ou o clã do meu pai em Israel, para que eu me torne genro do rei?
19 Por isso,18.19 Ou Contudo. quando chegou a época de Merabe, a filha de Saul, ser dada em casamento a Davi, ela foi dada a Adriel, de Meolá.
20 Mical, a outra filha de Saul, amava Davi. Quando disseram isso a Saul, ele ficou contente e pensou: 21 "Eu a darei a ele, para que lhe sirva de armadilha, fazendo-o cair nas mãos dos filisteus". Então, Saul disse a Davi:
— Hoje você tem uma segunda oportunidade de tornar-se meu genro.
22 Então, Saul ordenou aos seus servos que falassem em particular com Davi, dizendo: "O rei está satisfeito com você, e todos os seus servos o estimam. Torne-se, agora, genro dele".
23 Quando falaram com Davi, ele disse:
— Vocês acham que tornar-se genro do rei é fácil? Sou homem pobre e sem recursos.
24 Quando os servos de Saul lhe contaram o que Davi tinha dito, 25 Saul ordenou que dissessem a Davi: "O rei não quer outro dote pela noiva além de cem prepúcios de filisteus, para vingar-se dos seus inimigos". O plano de Saul era que Davi fosse morto pelos filisteus.
26 Quando os servos falaram novamente com Davi, ele gostou da ideia de tornar-se genro do rei. Por isso, antes de terminar o prazo estipulado, 27 Davi e os seus soldados saíram e mataram duzentos filisteus. Ele trouxe os prepúcios e apresentou-os ao rei para que se tornasse genro dele. Então, Saul lhe deu em casamento a sua filha Mical.
28 Quando Saul viu claramente que o Senhor estava com Davi e que a sua filha Mical o amava, 29 temeu-o ainda mais e continuou sendo seu inimigo pelo resto da vida.
30 Os comandantes filisteus continuaram saindo para a batalha, e, todas as vezes que o faziam, Davi tinha mais êxito do que os outros oficiais de Saul; assim, tornou-se ainda mais famoso.
KJV · King James Version
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 garments, 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 he was accepted in the sight of all the people, and also in the sight of Saul’s servants.18.5 behaved…: or, prospered
6 And it came to pass as they came, when David was returned from the slaughter of the Philistine, that the women came out of all cities of Israel, singing and dancing, to meet king Saul, with tabrets, with joy, and with instruments of musick.18.6 Philistine: or, Philistines18.6 instruments…: Heb. three stringed instruments 7 And the women answered one another as they played, and said, Saul hath slain his thousands, and David his ten thousands. 8 And Saul was very wroth, and the 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?18.8 displeased him: Heb. was evil in his eyes 9 And Saul eyed David from that day and forward.
10 And it came to pass on the morrow, that the evil spirit from God came upon Saul, and he prophesied in the midst of the house: and David played with his hand, as at other times: and there was a javelin in Saul’s hand. 11 And Saul cast the javelin; for he said, I will smite David even to the wall with it. And David avoided out of his presence twice.
12 And Saul was afraid of David, because the LORD 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 the LORD was with him.18.14 behaved…: or, prospered 15 Wherefore when Saul saw that he behaved himself very wisely, he was afraid of him. 16 But all Israel and Judah loved David, because 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 the LORD’s battles. For Saul said, Let not mine hand be upon him, but let the hand of the Philistines be upon him.18.17 valiant: Heb. a son of valour 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.18.20 pleased him: Heb. was right in his eyes 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 in the one of the twain.
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 a 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.18.24 On…: Heb. According to these words 25 And Saul said, Thus shall ye say to David, The king desireth not any dowry, but an hundred foreskins of the Philistines, to be avenged of the king’s enemies. But 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.18.26 expired: Heb. fulfilled 27 Wherefore 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 tale 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 the LORD was with David, and that Michal Saul’s daughter loved him. 29 And Saul was yet the more afraid of David; and Saul became David’s enemy continually. 30 Then the princes of the Philistines went forth: and it came to pass, after they went forth, that David behaved himself more wisely than all the servants of Saul; so that his name was much set by.18.30 set by: Heb. precious
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