1 Samuel 18
1 Efter Davids Samtale med Saul blev Jonatans Sjæl bundet til Davids Sjæl, og han elskede ham som sin egen Sjæl;
After David finished speaking with Saul, Jonathan became great friends with David. He loved David as he loved himself.
2 og Saul tog ham samme Dag til sig og tillod ham ikke at vende tilbage til sin Faders Hus.
From that time on Jonathan had David work for him and would not let him go back home.
3 Og Jonatan sluttede Pagt med David, fordi han elskede ham som sin egen Sjæl.
Jonathan made a solemn agreement with David because he loved him as he loved himself.
4 Og Jonatan afførte sig sin Kappe og gav David den tillige med sin Vaabenkjortel, ja endog sit Sværd, sin Bue og sit Bælte.
Jonathan took off the robe he was wearing and gave it to David, together with his tunic, his sword, his bow, and his belt.
5 Og David drog ud; hvor som helst Saul sendte ham hen, havde han Lykken med sig; derfor satte Saul ham over Krigerne, og han vandt Yndest hos alt Folket, endog hos Sauls Folk.
David was successful in doing everything Saul asked him to do, so Saul made him an officer in the army. This pleased everyone, including Saul's other officers.
6 Men da de kom hjem, da David vendte tilbage efter at have fældet Filisteren, gik Kvinderne fra alle Israels Byer Saul i Møde med Sang og Dans, med Haandpauker, Jubel og Cymbler,
When the soldiers returned home after David had killed the Philistine, the women of all the towns of Israel came out singing and dancing to meet King Saul, happily celebrating with tambourines and musical instruments.
7 og de dansende Kvinder sang: »Saul slog sine Tusinder, men David sine Titusinder!«
As they danced the women sang, “Saul has killed his thousands, and David his tens of thousands.”
8 Da blev Saul meget vred; disse Ord mishagede ham, og han sagde: »David giver de Titusinder, og mig giver de Tusinder; nu mangler han kun Kongemagten!«
What they were singing made Saul very angry as he didn't think it was right. He said to himself, “They've given David credit for killing tens of thousands, but only thousands to me. All that's left is to give him the kingdom!”
9 Og fra den Dag af saa Saul skævt til David.
From that time on Saul viewed David with suspicion.
10 Næste Dag overvældede en ond Aand fra Gud Saul, saa han rasede i Huset, medens David som sædvanligt legede paa Strenge; Saul havde sit Spyd i Haanden
The following day an evil spirit from God came on Saul with power, and he was ranting inside the house while David played the harp as he regularly did. Saul happened to be holding a spear,
11 og kastede det i den Tanke: »Jeg vil spidde David til Væggen!« Men David undveg ham to Gange.
and he threw it at David, saying to himself, “I'll pin David to the wall.” But David managed to escape him twice.
12 Da kom Saul til at frygte David, fordi HERREN var med ham, medens han var veget fra Saul.
Saul was afraid of David, because the Lord was with David, but he had given up on Saul.
13 Derfor fjernede Saul ham fra sig og gjorde ham til Tusindfører; og han drog ud til Kamp og hjem igen i Spidsen for Krigerne;
So Saul sent David away and made him a commander of a thousand soldiers, leading them out and back as part of the army.
14 og Lykken fulgte David i alt, hvad han foretog sig; thi HERREN var med ham.
David was very successful in everything he did, because the Lord was with him.
15 Da Saul saa, i hvor høj Grad Lykken fulgte ham, gruede han for ham;
When Saul saw how successful David was, he was even more afraid of him.
16 men hele Israel og Juda elskede David, fordi han drog ud til Kamp og hjem i Spidsen for dem.
But everyone in Israel and Judah loved David, because of his leadership in the army.
17 Da sagde Saul til David: »Se, her er min ældste Datter Merab; hende vil jeg give dig til Hustru, dersom du viser dig som en tapper Mand i min Tjeneste og fører HERRENS Krige!« Saul tænkte nemlig: »Han skal ikke falde for min, men for Filisternes Haand!«
One day Saul told David, “Here's my oldest daughter Merab. I will give her to you in marriage, but only if you prove to me you're a brave warrior and fight the battles of the Lord.” For Saul was thinking, “I don't need to be the one to kill him—let the Philistines do it!”
18 David sagde til Saul: »Hvem er jeg, og hvad er min Familie, min Faders Slægt i Israel, at jeg skulde blive Kongens Svigersøn?«
“But who am I, and what status does my family have in Israel, for me to become the son-in-law of the king?” David replied.
19 Men da Tiden kom, at Sauls Datter Merab skulde gives David til Ægte, blev hun givet til Adriel fra Mehola.
However, when the time came to give Merab, Saul's daughter, to David, she was given in marriage to Adriel of Meholah instead.
20 Sauls Datter Mikal fattede Kærlighed til David. Det kom Saul for Øre, og han syntes godt derom;
Meanwhile Saul's daughter Michal had fallen in love with David, and when Saul was told, he was happy about it.
21 Saul tænkte nemlig: »Jeg vil give hende til ham, for at hun kan blive ham en Snare, saa han falder for Filisternes Haand!« Da sagde Saul til David: »I Dag skal du for anden Gang blive min Svigersøn!«
“I'll give her to David,” Saul thought. “She can be the bait so the Philistines can trap him.” So Saul said to David, “This is the second time you can become my son-in-law.”
22 Og Saul gav sine Folk Befaling til underhaanden at sige til David: »Kongen synes godt om dig, og alle hans Folk elsker dig; saa bliv nu Kongens Svigersøn!«
Saul gave these instructions to his servants, “Talk with David in private and tell him, ‘Look, the king is very happy with you, and all of us love you. Why not become the king's son-in-law?’”
23 Men da Sauls Folk sagde det til David, svarede han: »Synes det eder en ringe Ting at blive Kongens Svigersøn? Jeg er jo en fattig og ringe Mand!«
Saul's servants spoke privately to David, but he replied, “Do you think it's nothing to become the king's son-in-law? I'm a poor man, and I'm not important.”
24 Og Sauls Folk meddelte ham det og sagde: »Det og det sagde David.«
When Saul's servants explained to him what David had said,
25 Da sagde Saul: »Saaledes skal I sige til David: Kongen ønsker ikke andet i Brudekøb end 100 Filisterforhuder, saa at han kan faa Hævn over sine Fjender!« Saul gjorde nemlig Regning paa at faa David fældet ved Filisternes Haand.
Saul told them, “Tell David, ‘The only dowry the king wants for the bride is one hundred foreskins of dead Philistine as a way of taking revenge on his enemies.’” Saul's plan was to have David be killed by the Philistines.
26 Da hans Folk fortalte David dette, samtykkede han i at blive Kongens Svigersøn.
When the servants reported what the king had said back to David, he was happy to become the king's son-in-law. While there was still time,
27 Derpaa brød David op og drog ud med sine Mænd og dræbte 200 Filistere, og David kom med deres Forhuder og leverede Kongen dem fuldtallige for at blive hans Svigersøn. Saa gav Saul ham sin Datter Mikal til Ægte.
David set off with his men and killed two hundred Philistines, and brought back their foreskins. They counted them all out before the king so that David could become the king's son-in-law. So Saul gave him his daughter Michal in marriage.
28 Men da Saul saa og skønnede, at HERREN var med David, og at hele Israel elskede ham,
Saul realized that the Lord was with David and that his daughter Michal was in love with David,
29 frygtede han David endnu mere, og Saul blev for stedse David fjendsk.
and so he became even more afraid of David, and was David's enemy for the rest of his life.
30 Filisternes Høvdinger rykkede i Marken; og hver Gang de rykkede ud, havde David mere Held med sig end alle Sauls Folk, og han vandt stort Ry.
Whenever the Philistine commanders attacked, David was more successful in battle than all of Saul's officers, so that his reputation grew rapidly.
