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.

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. 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? 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. 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 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 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. 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. 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.

1 David avait achevé de parler à Saül. Et dès lors l'âme de Jonathan fut attachée à l'âme de David, et Jonathan l'aima comme son âme.

2 Ce même jour Saül retint David, et ne le laissa pas retourner dans la maison de son père.

3 Jonathan fit alliance avec David, parce qu'il l'aimait comme son âme.

4 Il ôta le manteau qu'il portait, pour le donner à David; et il lui donna ses vêtements, même son épée, son arc et sa ceinture.

5 David allait et réussissait partout où l'envoyait Saül; il fut mis par Saül à la tête des gens de guerre, et il plaisait à tout le peuple, même aux serviteurs de Saül.

6 Comme ils revenaient, lors du retour de David après qu'il eut tué le Philistin, les femmes sortirent de toutes les villes d'Israël au-devant du roi Saül, en chantant et en dansant, au son des tambourins et des triangles, et en poussant des cris de joie.

7 Les femmes qui chantaient se répondaient les unes aux autres, et disaient: Saül a frappé ses mille, Et David ses dix mille.

8 Saül fut très irrité, et cela lui déplut. Il dit: On en donne dix mille à David, et c'est à moi que l'on donne les mille! Il ne lui manque plus que la royauté.

9 Et Saül regarda David d'un mauvais oeil, à partir de ce jour et dans la suite.

10 Le lendemain, le mauvais esprit de Dieu saisit Saül, qui eut des transports au milieu de la maison. David jouait, comme les autres jours, et Saül avait sa lance à la main.

11 Saül leva sa lance, disant en lui-même: Je frapperai David contre la paroi. Mais David se détourna de lui deux fois.

12 Saül craignait la présence de David, parce que l'Eternel était avec David et s'était retiré de lui.

13 Il l'éloigna de sa personne, et il l'établit chef de mille hommes. David sortait et rentrait à la tête du peuple;

14 il réussissait dans toutes ses entreprises, et l'Eternel était avec lui.

15 Saül, voyant qu'il réussissait toujours, avait peur de lui;

16 mais tout Israël et Juda aimaient David, parce qu'il sortait et rentrait à leur tête.

17 Saül dit à David: Voici, je te donnerai pour femme ma fille aînée Mérab; sers-moi seulement avec vaillance, et soutiens les guerres de l'Eternel. Or Saül se disait: Je ne veux pas mettre la main sur lui, mais que la main des Philistins soit sur lui.

18 David répondit à Saül: Qui suis-je, et qu'est-ce que ma vie, qu'est-ce que la famille de mon père en Israël, pour que je devienne le gendre du roi?

19 Lorsque arriva le temps où Mérab, fille de Saül, devait être donnée à David, elle fut donnée pour femme à Adriel, de Mehola.

20 Mical, fille de Saül, aima David. On en informa Saül, et la chose lui convint.

21 Il se disait: Je la lui donnerai, afin qu'elle soit un piège pour lui, et qu'il tombe sous la main des Philistins. Et Saül dit à David pour la seconde fois: Tu vas aujourd'hui devenir mon gendre.

22 Saül donna cet ordre à ses serviteurs: Parlez en confidence à David, et dites-lui: Voici, le roi est bien disposé pour toi, et tous ses serviteurs t'aiment; sois maintenant le gendre du roi.

23 Les serviteurs de Saül répétèrent ces paroles aux oreilles de David. Et David répondit: Croyez-vous qu'il soit facile de devenir le gendre du roi? Moi, je suis un homme pauvre et de peu d'importance.

24 Les serviteurs de Saül lui rapportèrent ce qu'avait répondu David.

25 Saül dit: Vous parlerez ainsi à David: Le roi ne demande point de dot; mais il désire cent prépuces de Philistins, pour être vengé de ses ennemis. Saül avait le dessein de faire tomber David entre les mains des Philistins.

26 Les serviteurs de Saül rapportèrent ces paroles à David, et David agréa ce qui lui était demandé pour qu'il devînt gendre du roi. Avant le terme fixé,

27 David se leva, partit avec ses gens, et tua deux cents hommes parmi les Philistins; il apporta leurs prépuces, et en livra au roi le nombre complet, afin de devenir gendre du roi. Alors Saül lui donna pour femme Mical, sa fille.

28 Saül vit et comprit que l'Eternel était avec David; et Mical, sa fille, aimait David.

29 Saül craignit de plus en plus David, et il fut toute sa vie son ennemi.

30 Les princes des Philistins faisaient des excursions; et chaque fois qu'ils sortaient, David avait plus de succès que tous les serviteurs de Saül, et son nom devint très célèbre.

1 Come Davide ebbe finito di parlare con Saul, l’anima di Gionathan rimase così legata all’anima di lui, che Gionathan l’amò come l’anima sua.

2 Da quel giorno Saul lo tenne presso di sé e non permise più ch’ei se ne tornasse a casa di suo padre.

3 E Gionathan fece alleanza con Davide, perché lo amava come l’anima propria.

4 Quindi Gionathan si tolse di dosso il mantello, e lo diede a Davide; e così fece delle sue vesti, fino alla ua spada, al suo arco e alla sua cintura.

5 E Davide andava e riusciva bene dovunque Saul lo mandava: Saul lo mise a capo della gente di guerra, ed egli era gradito a tutto il popolo, anche ai servi di Saul.

6 Or all’arrivo dell’esercito, quando Davide, ucciso il Filisteo, facea ritorno, le donne uscirono da tutte le città d’Israele incontro al re Saul, cantando e danzando al suon de’ timpani e de’ triangoli, e alzando grida di gioia;

7 e le donne, danzando, si rispondevano a vicenda e dicevano: Saul ha ucciso i suoi mille, e Davide i suoi diecimila.

8 Saul n’ebbe sdegno fortissimo; quelle parole gli dispiacquero, e disse: "Ne dànno diecimila a Davide, e a me non ne dan che mille! Non gli manca più che il regno!"

9 E Saul, da quel giorno in poi, guardò Davide di mal occhio.

10 Il giorno dopo, un cattivo spirito, suscitato da Dio, s’impossessò di Saul che era come fuori di sé in mezzo alla casa, mentre Davide sonava l’arpa, come solea fare tutti i giorni. Saul aveva in mano la sua lancia;

11 e la scagliò, dicendo: "Inchioderò Davide al muro!" Ma Davide schivò il colpo per due volte.

12 Saul avea paura di Davide, perché l’Eterno era con lui e s’era ritirato da Saul;

13 perciò Saul lo allontanò da sé, e lo fece capitano di mille uomini; ed egli andava e veniva alla testa del popolo.

14 Or Davide riusciva bene in tutte le sue imprese, e l’Eterno era con lui.

15 E quando Saul vide ch’egli riusciva splendidamente, cominciò ad aver timore di lui;

16 ma tutto Israele e Giuda amavano Davide, perché andava e veniva alla loro testa.

17 Saul disse a Davide: "Ecco Merab, la mia figliuola maggiore; io te la darò per moglie; solo siimi valente, e combatti le battaglie dell’Eterno". Or Saul diceva tra sé: "Non sia la mia mano che lo colpisca, ma sia la mano de’ Filistei".

18 Ma Davide rispose a Saul: "Chi son io, che è la vita mia, e che è la famiglia di mio padre in Israele, ch’io abbia ad essere genero del re?"

19 Or avvenne che, quando Merab figliuola di Saul doveva esser data a Davide, fu invece sposata ad driel di Mehola.

20 Ma Mical, figliuola di Saul, amava Davide; lo riferirono a Saul, e la cosa gli piacque.

21 E Saul disse: "Gliela darò, perché sia per lui un’insidia ed egli cada sotto la mano de’ Filistei". Saul dunque disse a Davide: "Oggi, per la seconda volta, tu puoi diventar mio genero".

22 Poi Saul diede quest’ordine ai suoi servitori: "Parlate in confidenza a Davide, e ditegli: Ecco, tu sei in grazia del re, e tutti i suoi servi ti amano, diventa dunque genero del re".

23 I servi di Saul ridissero queste parole a Davide. Ma Davide replicò: "Sembra a voi cosa lieve il diventar genero del re? E io son povero e di basso stato".

24 I servi riferirono a Saul: "Davide ha risposto così e così".

25 E Saul disse: "Dite così a Davide: Il re non domanda dote; ma domanda cento prepuzi di Filistei, per trar vendetta de’ suoi nemici". Or Saul aveva in animo di far cader Davide nelle mani de’ Filistei.

26 I servitori dunque riferirono quelle parole a Davide, e a Davide piacque di diventar in tal modo genero del re. E prima del termine fissato,

27 Davide si levò, partì con la sua gente, uccise duecento uomini de’ Filistei, portò i loro prepuzi e ne consegnò il numero preciso al re, per diventar suo genero.

28 E Saul gli diede per moglie Mical, sua figliuola. E Saul vide e riconobbe che l’Eterno era con Davide; Mical, figliuola di Saul, l’amava.

29 E Saul continuò più che mai a temer Davide, e gli fu sempre nemico.

30 Or i principi de’ Filistei uscivano a combattere; e ogni volta che uscivano, Davide riusciva meglio di tutti i servi di Saul, in guisa che il suo nome divenne molto famoso.