1 Samuel 18
1 Og det skete, der han havde holdt op med at tale til Saul, da blev Jonathans Sjæl bunden til Davids Sjæl, og Jonathan elskede ham som sin egen Sjæl.
After David had finished speaking with Saul, the souls of Jonathan and David were knit together, and Jonathan loved him as himself.
2 Og Saul tog ham paa den Dag til sig og tilstedte ham ikke at komme tilbage til hans Faders Hus.
And from that day Saul kept David with him and did not let him return to his father’s house.
3 Og Jonathan og David gjorde en Pagt, fordi han elskede ham som sin egen Sjæl.
Then Jonathan made a covenant with David because he loved him as himself.
4 Og Jonathan førte sig af Kappen, som han havde over sig, og gav David den og sine Klæder, ja endog sit Sværd og sin Bue og sit Bælte.
And Jonathan removed the robe he was wearing and gave it to David, along with his tunic, his sword, his bow, and his belt.
5 Og David drog ud, hvorhen Saul sendte ham, og handlede klogeligen; og Saul satte ham over Krigsmændene, og han var godt lidt af hele Folket, endogsaa af Sauls Tjenere.
So David marched out and prospered in everything Saul sent him to do, and Saul set him over the men of war. And this was pleasing in the sight of all the people, and of Saul’s officers as well.
6 Men det hændte sig, der de kom, da David vendte tilbage fra Kampen med Filisterne, at Kvinderne af alle Israels Stæder gik ud med Sang og Dans imod Kong Saul, med Tromme, med Glæde og med Strengeleg.
As the troops were returning home after David had killed the Philistine, the women came out of all the cities of Israel to meet King Saul with singing and dancing, with joyful songs, and with tambourines and other instruments.
7 Og Kvinderne sang mod hverandre og legede og sagde: Saul har slaget sine tusinde, og David sine ti Tusinde.
And as the women danced, they sang out: “Saul has slain his thousands, and David his tens of thousands.”
8 Da optændtes Sauls Vrede saare, og dette Ord var ondt for hans Øjne, og han sagde: De gave David ti Tusinde og mig gave de tusinde, og fremdeles vil Riget sandelig blive hans.
And Saul was furious and resented this song. “They have ascribed tens of thousands to David,” he said, “but only thousands to me. What more can he have but the kingdom?”
9 Og Saul saa skævt til David fra den Dag og derefter.
And from that day forward Saul kept a jealous eye on David.
10 Og det skete den næste Dag, at den onde Aand fra Gud kom heftig over Saul, og han rasede i Huset; men David legede med sin Haand som hver Dag, og Saul havde et Spyd i Haanden.
The next day a spirit of distress sent from God came upon Saul, and he prophesied inside the house while David played the harp as usual. Now Saul was holding a spear,
11 Og Saul kastede Spydet og sagde: Jeg vil stikke det igennem David ind i Væggen; men David vendte sig to Gange om fra ham.
and he hurled it, thinking, “I will pin David to the wall.” But David eluded him twice.
12 Og Saul frygtede for David; thi Herren var med ham, men han var veget fra Saul.
So Saul was afraid of David, because the LORD was with David but had departed from Saul.
13 Da fjernede Saul ham fra sig og satte ham for sig til en Høvedsmand over tusinde; og han drog ud og drog ind for Folkets Ansigt.
Therefore Saul sent David away and gave him command of a thousand men. David led the troops out to battle and back,
14 Og David handlede klogeligen paa alle sine Veje, og Herren var med ham.
and he continued to prosper in all his ways, because the LORD was with him.
15 Og der Saul saa, at han handlede saare klogeligen, da gruede han for hans Ansigt.
When Saul saw that David was very successful, he was afraid of him.
16 Men al Israel og Juda elskede David; thi han drog ud og drog ind for deres Ansigt.
But all Israel and Judah loved David, because he was leading them out to battle and back.
17 Og Saul sagde til David: Se, min ældste Datter Merab, hende vil jeg give dig til Hustru, vær ikkun en duelig Mand for mig og strid Herrens Krige; thi Saul sagde: Min Haand skal ikke være paa ham, men Filisternes Haand skal være paa ham.
Then Saul said to David, “Here is my older daughter Merab. I will give her to you in marriage. Only be valiant for me and fight the LORD’s battles.” But Saul was thinking, “I need not raise my hand against him; let the hand of the Philistines be against him.”
18 Og David sagde til Saul: Hvo er jeg, og hvad er mit Liv, ja min Faders Slægt i Israel, at jeg skulde blive Kongens Svigersøn?
And David said to Saul, “Who am I, and what is my family or my father’s clan in Israel, that I should become the son-in-law of the king?”
19 Og det skete, der Tiden kom, at Merab, Sauls Datter, skulde gives David, da blev hun given Meholathiteren Adriel til Hustru.
So when it was time to give Saul’s daughter Merab to David, she was given in marriage to Adriel of Meholah.
20 Men Mikal, Sauls Datter, elskede David, og de gave Saul det til Kende, og den Sag var ret for hans Øjne.
Now Saul’s daughter Michal loved David, and when this was reported to Saul, it pleased him.
21 Og Saul sagde: Jeg vil give ham hende, at hun skal vorde ham til en Snare, og Filisternes Haand være over ham; da sagde Saul til David: Ved den anden skal du i Dag blive besvogret med mig.
“I will give her to David,” Saul thought, “so that she may be a snare to him, and the hand of the Philistines may be against him.” So Saul said to David, “For a second time now you can be my son-in-law.”
22 Og Saul bød sine Tjenere: Taler hemmeligt med David og siger: Se, Kongen har Behag i dig, og alle hans Tjenere elske dig, bliv derfor nu Kongens Svigersøn!
Then Saul ordered his servants, “Speak to David privately and tell him, ‘Behold, the king is pleased with you, and all his servants love you. Now therefore, become his son-in-law.’”
23 Og Sauls Tjenere talede disse Ord for Davids Øren, og David sagde: Er det en ringe Ting i eders Øjne at blive Kongens Svigersøn, og jeg er en fattig og ringe Mand?
But when Saul’s servants relayed these words to David, he replied, “Does it seem trivial in your sight to be the son-in-law of the king? I am a poor man and lightly esteemed.”
24 Og Sauls Tjenere gave ham det til Kende og sagde: Saadanne Ord talede David.
And the servants told Saul what David had said.
25 Da sagde Saul: Saaledes skulle I sige til David: Kongen har ingen Lyst til Morgengave, men til Forhuden af hundrede Filister, for at hævne sig paa Kongens Fjender; thi Saul tænkte, at han vilde lade David falde for Filisternes Haand.
Saul replied, “Say to David, ‘The king desires no other dowry but a hundred Philistine foreskins as revenge on his enemies.’” But Saul intended to cause David’s death at the hands of the Philistines.
26 Da sagde hans Tjenere disse Ord til David, og denne Sag var ret for Davids Øjne, at han skulde vorde Kongens Svigersøn, men Dagene vare endnu ikke udløbne.
When the servants reported these terms to David, he was pleased to become the king’s son-in-law. Before the wedding day arrived,
27 Da gjorde David sig rede og drog hen, han og hans Mænd, og slog iblandt Filisterne to Hundrede Mænd, og David bragte deres Forhud, og de fyldestgjorde Kongen med dem, for at han kunde blive Kongens Svigersøn; saa gav Saul ham Mikal, sin Datter, til Hustru.
David and his men went out and killed two hundred Philistines. He brought their foreskins and presented them as payment in full to become the king’s son-in-law. Then Saul gave his daughter Michal to David in marriage.
28 Og Saul saa og vidste, at Herren var med David, og Mikal, Sauls Datter, elskede ham.
When Saul realized that the LORD was with David and that his daughter Michal loved David,
29 Da blev Saul ved ydermere at frygte for Davids Ansigt, og Saul var Davids Fjende alle Dage.
he grew even more afraid of David. So from then on Saul was David’s enemy.
30 Og Filisternes Høvedsmænd droge ud, og det skete, naar de droge ud, handlede David klogere end alle Sauls Tjenere, og hans Navn var saare højt agtet.
Every time the Philistine commanders came out for battle, David was more successful than all of Saul’s officers, so that his name was highly esteemed.
