1 When he had finished speaking to Saul, the soul of Jonathan was knit with the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as his own soul. 2 Saul took him that day, and wouldn’t let him go home to his father’s house any more. 3 Then Jonathan and David made a covenant, because he loved him as his own soul. 4 Jonathan stripped himself of the robe that was on him and gave it to David with his clothing, even including his sword, his bow, and his sash.
5 David went out wherever Saul sent him, and behaved himself wisely; and Saul set him over the men of war. It was good in the sight of all the people, and also in the sight of Saul’s servants.
6 As they came, when David returned from the slaughter of the Philistine, the women came out of all the cities of Israel, singing and dancing, to meet king Saul with tambourines, with joy, and with instruments of music. 7 The women sang to one another as they played, and said,
"Saul has slain his thousands,
and David his ten thousands."
8 Saul was very angry, and this saying displeased him. He said, "They have credited David with ten thousands, and they have only credited me with thousands. What can he have more but the kingdom?" 9 Saul watched David from that day and forward. 10 On the next day, an evil spirit from God came mightily on Saul, and he prophesied in the middle of the house. David played with his hand, as he did day by day. Saul had his spear in his hand; 11 and Saul threw the spear, for he said, "I will pin David to the wall!" David escaped from his presence twice. 12 Saul was afraid of David, because Yahweh was with him, and had departed from Saul. 13 Therefore Saul removed him from his presence, and made him his captain over a thousand; and he went out and came in before the people.
14 David behaved himself wisely in all his ways; and Yahweh was with him. 15 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 Saul said to David, "Behold, my elder daughter Merab. I will give her to you as wife. Only be valiant for me, and fight Yahweh’s battles." For Saul said, "Don’t let my hand be on him, but let the hand of the Philistines be on him."
18 David said to 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 at the time when Merab, Saul’s daughter, should have been given to David, she was given to Adriel the Meholathite as wife.
20 Michal, Saul’s daughter, loved David; and they told Saul, and the thing pleased him. 21 Saul said, I will give her to him, that she may be a snare to him and that the hand of the Philistines may be against him. Therefore Saul said to David a second time, "You shall today be my son-in-law."
22 Saul commanded his servants, "Talk with David secretly, and say, ‘Behold, the king has delight in you, and all his servants love you. Now therefore be the king’s son-in-law.’"
23 Saul’s servants spoke those words in the ears of David. David said, "Does it seem to you a light thing to be the king’s son-in-law, since I am a poor man and little known?"
24 The servants of Saul told him, saying, "David spoke like this."
25 Saul said, "Tell David, ‘The king desires no dowry except one hundred foreskins of the Philistines, to be avenged of the king’s enemies.’" Now Saul thought he would make David fall by the hand of the Philistines. 26 When his servants told David these words, it pleased David well to be the king’s son-in-law. Before the deadline, 27 David arose and went, he and his men, and killed two hundred men of the Philistines. Then David brought their foreskins, and they gave them in full number to the king, that he might be the king’s son-in-law. Then Saul gave him Michal his daughter as wife. 28 Saul saw and knew that Yahweh was with David; and Michal, Saul’s daughter, loved him. 29 Saul was even more afraid of David; and Saul was David’s enemy continually.
30 Then the princes of the Philistines went out; and as often as they went out, David behaved himself more wisely than all the servants of Saul, so that his name was highly esteemed.
1 大卫对扫罗说完了话， 约拿单的心和大卫的心就深相契合。约拿单爱大卫如同爱自己的命。
2 从那天起， 扫罗就把大卫留下来， 不让他回到父家去。
3 约拿单与大卫立盟约， 因为他爱大卫如同爱自己的命。
4 约拿单把自己身上的外袍脱下来给大卫， 又把自己的战衣、刀、弓和腰带都给了他。
5 扫罗无论差派大卫到哪里去， 他都去， 并且凡事亨通。于是扫罗立他作军兵的将领。所有的人民和扫罗的臣仆都非常高兴。
6 大卫击杀了那非利士人， 与众人一同回来的时候， 妇女们从以色列各城里出来， 唱歌、跳舞、打鼓、欢呼、击磬迎接扫罗王。
7 妇女们跳舞、歌唱， 说： "扫罗杀死千千！ 大卫杀死万万！ "
8 扫罗非常恼怒， 不喜欢这话， 就说： "他们给大卫万万， 只给我千千， 就只剩下王位没给他。"
9 从那天起， 扫罗就妒忌大卫。
10 第二天， 从 神那里来的恶鬼降在扫罗身上， 他就在家中胡言乱语。大卫照常弹琴， 扫罗手里拿着枪。
11 扫罗把枪掷过去， 心里说： "我要把大卫刺在墙上。"大卫两次避开了他。
12 扫罗惧怕大卫， 因为耶和华与大卫同在， 却离开了扫罗。
13 因此扫罗使大卫离开自己， 立他作千夫长， 大卫就领导众民出入。
14 大卫所行的一切都亨通， 因为耶和华与他同在。
15 扫罗看见大卫所行的十分亨通， 就怕他。
16 但是所有的以色列人和犹大人都爱大卫， 因为他领导他们出入。
17 扫罗对大卫说： "我的大女儿米拉在这里。我要把她赐给你作妻子； 只要你作我的勇士， 为耶和华争战。"原来扫罗心里说： "我不好亲手害他， 让非利士人害他吧。"
18 大卫回答扫罗： "我是谁？我是什么身分？我父家在以色列人中算得什么？我怎么作王的女婿呢？"
19 到了扫罗的女儿米拉该嫁给大卫的时候， 扫罗却把她给了米何拉人亚得列作妻子。
20 扫罗的女儿米甲爱大卫。有人把这事告诉扫罗， 扫罗就欢喜，
21 心里想： "我要把米甲给大卫， 利用米甲作他的陷阱， 好让非利士人的手害他。"于是扫罗对大卫说： "你今天可以第二次作我的女婿。"
22 扫罗吩咐他的臣仆： "你们要私下对大卫说： ‘王喜欢你， 他的臣仆也都爱你， 现在你要作王的女婿！ ’"
23 于是扫罗的臣仆把这些话说给大卫听。大卫说： "你们以为作王的女婿是一件小事吗？我是个贫穷卑微的人。"
24 扫罗的臣仆把大卫所说的这些话都报告了扫罗。
25 扫罗说： "你们要对大卫这样说： ‘王不要什么聘礼， 只要一百个非利士人的包皮， 好在王的仇敌身上报仇。’"扫罗企图使大卫死在非利士人的手里。
26 扫罗的臣仆把这些话告诉了大卫， 大卫就乐意作王的女婿。在日期未满之时，
27 大卫和跟随他的人就起身出去， 在非利士人中击杀了二百人， 把他们的包皮带回来， 满数交给王， 要作王的女婿。于是扫罗把他的女儿米甲给大卫作妻子。
28 扫罗看见耶和华与大卫同在， 又知道自己的女儿米甲也爱大卫，
29 就更怕大卫， 常常与他为敌。
30 非利士人的领袖常常出征， 每逢他们出征， 大卫作事都比扫罗所有的臣仆所作的更亨通， 所以他的名字极为人尊重。