OL · O Livro
Saul tem ciúmes de David
1 Depois de Saul ter conversado com David, este encontrou-se com Jónatas, o filho do rei. Imediatamente estabeleceu-se entre os dois uma grande amizade. Jónatas gostava tanto de David como de si próprio. 2 Saul, naquele mesmo dia, tomou David para o seu serviço e não permitiu que voltasse para casa de seu pai. 3 Jónatas fez com David uma aliança, porquanto tornara-se o seu melhor amigo. 4 Como penhor dessa grande amizade deu-lhe a sua capa, a espada, o arco e o cinto que trazia. 5 Tornou-se oficial do exército e todas as diretrizes que recebia executava-as inteligentemente. Essa nomeação foi aplaudida não só pelos que estavam ao serviço do rei como por toda a população.
6 Um dia, quando o exército israelita regressava vitorioso, depois de David ter matado Golias, muitas mulheres de todas as cidades de Israel vieram ao encontro do rei Saul para o aclamar, cantando e dançando, acompanhadas de adufes e de instrumentos de música, no meio de grande alegria.
7 No entanto, nos seus cantares diziam:
"Saul matou os seus milhares
e David os seus dez milhares!"
8 Saul indignou-se muito com isto: "O quê? Louvam a David por dez milhares e a mim só por milhares? Pouco falta para que façam dele rei!", pensou consigo. 9 A partir dessa altura, o rei Saul ficou sempre de pé atrás em relação a David.
10 No dia seguinte, o espírito atormentador veio sobre ele, da parte de Deus. Para o acalmar, David começou a tocar a harpa como das outras vezes que tal acontecia. Saul tinha ali ao seu alcance uma lança. 11 Lançou-a repentinamente contra David com a intenção de o cravar contra a parede. Contudo, David desviou-se a tempo e conseguiu escapar-lhe. Isto aconteceu também noutra ocasião.
12 Saul temia-o por o Senhor o ter deixado e estar agora com David. 13 Finalmente, Saul baniu-o da sua presença e demitiu-o do cargo de oficial do exército de 1000 homens e David liderou as tropas nas suas campanhas. 14 David continuava a ser bem sucedido em tudo o que empreendia, porque o Senhor estava com ele. 15 Perante tais factos, Saul receava-o cada vez mais. 16 Todo o Israel e Judá amava a David, porque era ele que liderava as tropas.
17 Um dia, Saul disse a David: "Estou pronto a dar-te a minha filha mais velha, Merabe, por esposa. Mas primeiramente terás de provar que és um verdadeiro soldado, combatendo as guerras do Senhor." Porque Saul pensava consigo: "vale mais que o mande lutar contra os filisteus e que morra assim do que ser eu a tirar-lhe a vida."
18 "Quem sou eu para me tornar genro do rei!", exclamou David. "A família do meu pai pouco vale!" 19 Entretanto, quando chegou a altura de Merabe ser dada a David, Saul casou-a com Adriel, um homem de Meolate.
20 No entanto Mical, outra filha de Saul, amava muito a David e Saul ficou satisfeito ao saber disso. 21 "Aqui está uma oportunidade para que seja morto pelos filisteus!", pensou Saul. Contudo, ao próprio David disse: "Tens ainda ocasião de te tornares genro do rei; posso dar-te a minha filha mais nova."
22 Saul deu instruções aos seus homens para que dissessem a David, confidencialmente, que o rei, no fundo, gostava mesmo muito dele; que todos, aliás, gostavam dele e achavam que deveria aceitar a proposta do rei de se tornar seu genro. 23 Ele replicava-lhes: "Ficariam assim tão honrados se a filha do rei casasse com um homem tão pobre e de humilde condição como eu?"
24 Quando vieram contar isto a Saul, 25 este disse-lhes: "Digam a David que o único dote de que preciso é de uma centena de filisteus mortos! Vingança sobre os meus inimigos é tudo o que eu pretendo." No entanto, o que tinha em mente era que David fosse morto nesse combate.
26 David ficou muito contente com essa proposta. Assim, muito antes que o prazo fixado tivesse acabado, 27 partiu, acompanhado dos seus próprios homens e matou duzentos filisteus, apresentando os seus prepúcios ao rei. E Mical foi-lhe dada por mulher.
28 Quando o rei se deu conta do quanto o Senhor estava com David, e como a sua filha Mical o amava, 29 ficou ainda mais receoso, aumentando o ódio que sentia por ele de dia para dia.
30 Sempre que as tropas dos filisteus atacavam, David era muito mais bem sucedido contra os inimigos do que o resto dos soldados de Saul. Dessa forma, o nome de David tornou-se famoso em toda a terra.
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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