1 Samuel 18
1 Now after David's talk with Saul was ended, the soul of Jonathan was joined with the soul of David, and David became as dear to him as his very life.
達味同撒烏耳說完了話，約納堂的心和達味的心很相契；約納堂愛他如愛自己一樣。
2 And that day Saul took David and would not let him go back to his father's house.
那天，撒烏耳把達味留下，不讓他回父家去。
3 Then Jonathan and David made an agreement together, because of Jonathan's love for David.
約納堂同達味結為盟友，愛他如愛自己一樣。
4 And Jonathan took off the robe he had on and gave it to David, with all his military dress, even to his sword and his bow and the band round his body.
約納堂脫下自己穿的外氅，連軍裝，帶刀劍，甚至弓和腰帶，都給了達味。
5 And David went wherever Saul sent him, and did wisely: and Saul put him at the head of his men of war, and this was pleasing to all the people as well as to Saul's servants.
撒烏耳派達味出去無論作什麼事，沒有不成功的；故此撒烏耳派他作軍隊的將領；軍民和撒烏耳的臣僕都非常喜愛他。
6 Now on their way, when David came back after the destruction of the Philistine, the women came out of all the towns of Israel, with songs and dances, meeting David with melody and joy and instruments of music.
當達味殺死那培肋舍特人後，班師回來時，婦女們從城中出來，唱歌跳舞，打鼓彈琴，興高采烈地前來歡迎撒烏耳君王。
7 And the women, answering one another in their song, said, Saul has put to death his thousands and David his tens of thousands.
婦女們邊唱邊跳說：「撒烏耳殺了一千，達味殺了一萬」。
8 And Saul was very angry and this saying was unpleasing to him; and he said, They have given David credit for tens of thousands, and to me for only thousands: what more is there for him but the kingdom?
撒烏耳因此很是憤怒，這話使他很不高興，遂說：「給了根一萬，只給我一千；他所少的只有王位了!」
9 And from that day Saul was looking with envy on David.
從那一天起，撒烏耳常嫉視達味。
10 Now on the day after, an evil spirit from God came on Saul with great force and he was acting like a prophet among the men of his house, while David was making music for him, as he did day by day: and Saul had his spear in his hand.
第二天，惡神由天主那裏降到撒烏耳身上；使他在屋中發狂。達味一如往日手中彈著琴，撒烏耳手中卻拿著一根長槍，
11 And Saul, balancing the spear in his hand, said, I will give David a blow, pinning him to the wall. And David got away from him twice.
撒烏耳舉起槍來，想把達味釘在牆上；達味已由他面前逃脫了兩次。
12 And Saul went in fear of David, because the Lord was with David and had gone away from Saul.
撒烏耳害怕達味，因為上主與達味同在，而離開了撒烏耳。
13 So Saul sent him away, and made him a captain over a thousand; and he went about his business before the people.
因此，撒烏耳叫他離開自己，派他作千夫長，達味便在軍民前往來出入。
14 And in all his undertakings David did wisely; and the Lord was with him.
達味在所行的一切事上，無不順利，因為天主與他同在。
15 And when Saul saw how wisely he did, he was in fear of him.
撒烏耳見他辦事順利，就更疑懼他。
16 But David was loved by all Israel and Judah, for he went out and came in before them.
但全以色列和猶大人卻愛達味，因為他在他們前往來出入。
17 And Saul said to David, Here is my oldest daughter Merab, whom I will give you for your wife: only be strong for me, fighting in the Lord's wars. For Saul said, Let it not be through me that his fate comes to him, but through the Philistines.
撒烏耳對達味說：「看；我要把我的長女默辣布嫁給你為妻，只要你為我勇敢服務，為上主作戰」。──撒烏耳心中想：我不親手害他，讓培肋舍特人加害他。
18 And David said to Saul, Who am I, and what is my father's family in Israel, that I am to be son-in-law to the king?
達味回答撒烏耳說：「我是誰，我父在以色列又算得什麼，我怎配作君王的女婿﹖」
19 But when the time came to give Merab, Saul's daughter, to David, she was given to Adriel of Meholath.
但是撒烏耳的女兒默辣布正要嫁給達味的時候，卻嫁給了默曷拉人阿德黎耳為妻。
20 And Saul's daughter Michal was in love with David: and Saul had word of it and was pleased.
當時撒烏耳的女兒米加耳很愛達味；有人告訴了撒烏耳，他看這事好，
21 And Saul said, I will give her to him, so that she may be a cause of danger to him, and so that the hands of the Philistines may be against him. So Saul said to David, Today you are to become my son-in-law for the second time.
心想：「我把她嫁給達味，叫她成為他的羅網，藉培肋舍特人害他」。所以撒烏耳再次對達味說：「今天你要作我的女婿了! 」
22 And Saul gave his servants orders saying, Have talk with David secretly and say to him, See how the king has delight in you, and how you are loved by all his servants: then be the king's son-in-law.
撒烏耳吩咐他的臣僕說：「你們暗暗地告訴達味說：看，君王多麼喜愛你，如今你要作君王的女婿了! 」
23 And Saul's servants said these things to David. And David said, Does it seem to you a small thing to be the king's son-in-law, seeing that I am a poor man, of no great name?
撒烏耳的臣僕將這些話告訴了達味；達味反答說：「你們以為作君王的女婿軟碟件小事嗎﹖我不過是個貧窮賤卑賤的人」。
24 And the servants of Saul gave him an account of what David had said.
撒烏耳的臣僕回報王說：「達味如此如此說了」。
25 And Saul said, Then say to David, The king has no desire for any bride-price, but only for the private parts of a hundred Philistines so that the king may get the better of his haters. But it was in Saul's mind that David might come to his end by the hands of the Philistines.
撒烏耳答說：「你們要這樣對達味說：君王不要什麼聘禮，只要一百培培肋舍特人的包皮，為報復君王的仇敵」。撒烏耳有意使達味落在培肋舍特人手中。
26 And when his servants said these words to David, he was well pleased to be the son-in-law of the king. And the days were still not past.
他的臣僕將這些話轉告給達味，達味看這事為作君王的女婿也對，所限的日期尚未過去，
27 So David and his men got up and went, and put to death two hundred of the Philistines; and David took their private parts and gave the full number of them to the king, so that he might be the king's son-in-law. And Saul gave him his daughter Michal for his wife.
達味就和他的人起身去殺死了一百培肋舍特人，將他們的包皮帶回，足數交給君王，為作君王的女婿；撒烏耳就將女兒米加耳嫁給他為妻。
28 And it was clear to Saul that the Lord was with David; and he was loved by all Israel.
撒烏耳看出了上主與達味同在，全以色列也都愛他，
29 And Saul's fear of David became all the greater, and he went on hating him, day by day.
從此更疑懼達味，終身與他為敵。
30 Then the rulers of the Philistines went out to war: and whenever they went out, David did more wisely than all the other servants of Saul, so that his name became greatly honoured.
培肋舍特人的首領仍不斷出征；但每遇他們出征，達味所行的常比撒烏耳所有的臣僕成就更大，為此他更受人景仰。
