1 Samuel 18
1 And it came to pass, when he had ended speaking to Saul, that the soul of Jonathan was knit with the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as his own soul.
Efter Davids Samtale med Saul blev Jonatans Sjæl bundet til Davids Sjæl, og han elskede ham som sin egen Sjæl;
2 And Saul took him that day, and would not let him return to his father's house.
og Saul tog ham samme Dag til sig og tillod ham ikke at vende tilbage til sin Faders Hus.
3 And Jonathan and David made a covenant, because he loved him as his own soul.
Og Jonatan sluttede Pagt med David, fordi han elskede ham som sin egen Sjæl.
4 And Jonathan stripped himself of the robe that was upon him, and gave it to David, and his dress, even to his sword, and to his bow, and to his girdle.
Og Jonatan afførte sig sin Kappe og gav David den tillige med sin Vaabenkjortel, ja endog sit Sværd, sin Bue og sit Bælte.
5 And David went forth; whithersoever Saul sent him he prospered; 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.
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.
6 And it came to pass as they came, when David returned from the slaughter of the Philistine, that the women came out of all the cities of Israel, singing and dancing, to meet king Saul, with tambours, with joy, and with triangles.
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,
7 And the women answered [one another] as they played, and said, Saul hath smitten his thousands, And David his ten thousands.
og de dansende Kvinder sang: »Saul slog sine Tusinder, men David sine Titusinder!«
8 And Saul was very wroth, and that saying was evil in his sight; and he said, They have ascribed to David ten thousands, but to me they have ascribed the thousands; and [what] is there more for him but the kingdom?
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!«
9 And Saul eyed David from that day and forward.
Og fra den Dag af saa Saul skævt til David.
10 And it came to pass the next day that an evil spirit from God came upon Saul, and he prophesied in the midst of the house, but David played with his hand, as on other days; and the spear was in Saul's hand.
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
11 And Saul cast the spear, and thought, I will smite David and the wall. But David turned away from him twice.
og kastede det i den Tanke: »Jeg vil spidde David til Væggen!« Men David undveg ham to Gange.
12 And Saul was afraid of David, because Jehovah was with him, and had departed from Saul.
Da kom Saul til at frygte David, fordi HERREN var med ham, medens han var veget fra Saul.
13 And Saul removed him from him, and made him his captain over a thousand; and he went out and came in before the people.
Derfor fjernede Saul ham fra sig og gjorde ham til Tusindfører; og han drog ud til Kamp og hjem igen i Spidsen for Krigerne;
14 And David prospered in all his ways; and Jehovah was with him.
og Lykken fulgte David i alt, hvad han foretog sig; thi HERREN var med ham.
15 And Saul saw that he prospered well, and he stood in awe of him.
Da Saul saa, i hvor høj Grad Lykken fulgte ham, gruede han for ham;
16 But all Israel and Judah loved David, for he went out and came in before them.
men hele Israel og Juda elskede David, fordi han drog ud til Kamp og hjem i Spidsen for dem.
17 And Saul said to David, Behold my eldest daughter Merab, her will I give thee to wife; only be thou valiant for me, and fight Jehovah's battles. But Saul thought, My hand shall not be upon him, but the hand of the Philistines shall be upon him.
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!«
18 And 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?
David sagde til Saul: »Hvem er jeg, og hvad er min Familie, min Faders Slægt i Israel, at jeg skulde blive Kongens Svigersøn?«
19 And it came to pass at the time when Merab Saul's daughter should have been given to David, that she was given to Adriel the Meholathite as wife.
Men da Tiden kom, at Sauls Datter Merab skulde gives David til Ægte, blev hun givet til Adriel fra Mehola.
20 And Michal Saul's daughter loved David; and they told Saul, and the thing was right in his sight.
Sauls Datter Mikal fattede Kærlighed til David. Det kom Saul for Øre, og han syntes godt derom;
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 upon him. And Saul said to David, Thou shalt this day be my son-in-law a second time.
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!«
22 And Saul commanded his servants, Speak with David secretly, saying, Behold, the king has delight in thee, and all his servants love thee: now therefore be the king's son-in-law.
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!«
23 And Saul's servants spoke those words in the ears of David. And David said, Is it a light thing in your eyes to be the king's son-in-law, seeing that I am a poor man, and lightly esteemed?
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!«
24 And the servants of Saul told him, saying, On this manner did David speak.
Og Sauls Folk meddelte ham det og sagde: »Det og det sagde David.«
25 And Saul said, Thus shall ye say to David: The king does not desire any dowry, but a 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.
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.
26 And his servants told David these words; and the thing was right in David's sight to be the king's son-in-law. And the days were not expired,
Da hans Folk fortalte David dette, samtykkede han i at blive Kongens Svigersøn.
27 when David arose and went, he and his men, and smote of the Philistines two hundred men; and David brought their foreskins, and they delivered them in full to the king, that he might be the king's son-in-law. And Saul gave him Michal his daughter as wife.
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.
28 And Saul saw and knew that Jehovah was with David; and Michal Saul's daughter loved him.
Men da Saul saa og skønnede, at HERREN var med David, og at hele Israel elskede ham,
29 And Saul was yet the more afraid of David; and Saul was David's enemy continually.
frygtede han David endnu mere, og Saul blev for stedse David fjendsk.
30 And the princes of the Philistines went forth; and it came to pass, whenever they went forth, that David succeeded better than all the servants of Saul; and his name was much esteemed.
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.
