1 Samuel 18
1 And it came to pass, when he had made an end of speaking to Saul, the soul of Jonathan was knit with the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as his own soul.
Come Davide ebbe finito di parlare con Saul, l’anima di Gionathan rimase così legata all’anima di lui, che Gionathan l’amò come l’anima sua.
2 And Saul took him that day, and would not let him return to his father’s house.
Da quel giorno Saul lo tenne presso di sé e non permise più ch’ei se ne tornasse a casa di suo padre.
3 And David and Jonathan made a covenant, for be loved him as his own soul.
E Gionathan fece alleanza con Davide, perché lo amava come l’anima propria.
4 And Jonathan stripped himself of the coat with which he was clothed, and gave it to David, and the rest of his garments, even to his sword, and to his bow, and to his girdle.
Quindi Gionathan si tolse di dosso il mantello, e lo diede a Davide; e così fece delle sue vesti, fino alla sua spada, al suo arco e alla sua cintura.
5 And David went out to whatsoever business Saul sent him, and he behaved himself prudently: and Saul set him over the soldiers, and he was acceptable in the eyes of all the people, and especially in the eyes of Saul’s servants.
E Davide andava e riusciva bene dovunque Saul lo mandava: Saul lo mise a capo della gente di guerra, ed egli era gradito a tutto il popolo, anche ai servi di Saul.
6 Now when David returned, after be slew the Philistine, the women came out of all the cities of Israel, singing and dancing, to meet king Saul, with timbrels of joy, and cornets.
Or all’arrivo dell’esercito, quando Davide, ucciso il Filisteo, facea ritorno, le donne uscirono da tutte le città d’Israele incontro al re Saul, cantando e danzando al suon de’ timpani e de’ triangoli, e alzando grida di gioia;
7 And the women sung as they played, and they said: I Saul slew his thousands, and David his ten thousands.
e le donne, danzando, si rispondevano a vicenda e dicevano: Saul ha ucciso i suoi mille, e Davide i suoi diecimila.
8 And Saul was exceeding angry, and this word was displeasing in his eyes, and he said: They have given David ten thousands, and to me they have given but a thousand; what can he have more but the kingdom?
Saul n’ebbe sdegno fortissimo; quelle parole gli dispiacquero, e disse: “Ne dànno diecimila a Davide, e a me non ne dan che mille! Non gli manca più che il regno!”
9 And Saul did not look on David with a good eye from that day and forward.
E Saul, da quel giorno in poi, guardò Davide di mal occhio.
10 And the day after the evil spirit from God came upon Saul, and he prophesied in the midst of his house. And David played with his hand as at other times. And Saul held a spear in his hand,
Il giorno dopo, un cattivo spirito, suscitato da Dio, s’impossessò di Saul che era come fuori di sé in mezzo alla casa, mentre Davide sonava l’arpa, come solea fare tutti i giorni. Saul aveva in mano la sua lancia;
11 And threw it, thinking to nail David to the wall: and David stept aside out of his presence twice.
e la scagliò, dicendo: “Inchioderò Davide al muro!” Ma Davide schivò il colpo per due volte.
12 And Saul feared David, because the Lord was with him, and was departed from himself.
Saul avea paura di Davide, perché l’Eterno era con lui e s’era ritirato da Saul;
13 Therefore Saul removed him from him, and made him a captain over a thousand men, and he went out and came in before the people.
perciò Saul lo allontanò da sé, e lo fece capitano di mille uomini; ed egli andava e veniva alla testa del popolo.
14 And David behaved wisely in all his ways, and the Lord was with him.
Or Davide riusciva bene in tutte le sue imprese, e l’Eterno era con lui.
15 And Saul saw that he was exceeding prudent, and began to beware of him.
E quando Saul vide ch’egli riusciva splendidamente, cominciò ad aver timore di lui;
16 But all Israel and Juda loved David, for he came in and went out before them.
ma tutto Israele e Giuda amavano Davide, perché andava e veniva alla loro testa.
17 And Saul said to David: Behold my elder daughter Merob, her will I give thee to wife: only be a valiant man, and fight the battles of the Lord. Now Saul said within himself: Let not my hand be upon him, but let the hands of the Philistines be upon him.
Saul disse a Davide: “Ecco Merab, la mia figliuola maggiore; io te la darò per moglie; solo siimi valente, e combatti le battaglie dell’Eterno”. Or Saul diceva tra sé: “Non sia la mia mano che lo colpisca, ma sia la mano de’ Filistei”.
18 And David said to Saul: Who am I, or what is my life, or my father’s family in Israel, that I should be son in law of the king?
Ma Davide rispose a Saul: “Chi son io, che è la vita mia, e che è la famiglia di mio padre in Israele, ch’io abbia ad essere genero del re?”
19 And it came to pass at the time when Merob the daughter of Saul should have been given to David, that she was given to Hadriel the Molathite to wife.
Or avvenne che, quando Merab figliuola di Saul doveva esser data a Davide, fu invece sposata ad Adriel di Mehola.
20 But Michol the other daughter of Saul loved David. And it was told Saul, and it pleased him.
Ma Mical, figliuola di Saul, amava Davide; lo riferirono a Saul, e la cosa gli piacque.
21 And Saul said: I will give her to him, that she may be a stumblingblock to him, and that the band of the Philistines may be upon him. And Saul said to David: In two things thou shalt be my son in law this day.
E Saul disse: “Gliela darò, perché sia per lui un’insidia ed egli cada sotto la mano de’ Filistei”. Saul dunque disse a Davide: “Oggi, per la seconda volta, tu puoi diventar mio genero”.
22 And Saul commanded his servants to speak to David privately, saying: Behold thou pleasest the king, and all his servants love thee. Now therefore be the king’s son in law.
Poi Saul diede quest’ordine ai suoi servitori: “Parlate in confidenza a Davide, e ditegli: Ecco, tu sei in grazia del re, e tutti i suoi servi ti amano, diventa dunque genero del re”.
23 And the servants of Saul spoke all these words in the ears of David. And David said: Doth it seem to you a small matter to be the king’s son in law? But I am a poor man, and of small ability.
I servi di Saul ridissero queste parole a Davide. Ma Davide replicò: “Sembra a voi cosa lieve il diventar genero del re? E io son povero e di basso stato”.
24 And the servants of Saul told him, saying: Such words as these hath David spoken.
I servi riferirono a Saul: “Davide ha risposto così e così”.
25 And Saul said: Speak thus to David: The king desireth not any dowry, but only a hundred foreskins of the Philistines, to be avenged of the king’s enemies. Now Saul thought to deliver David into the hands of the Philistines.
E Saul disse: “Dite così a Davide: Il re non domanda dote; ma domanda cento prepuzi di Filistei, per trar vendetta de’ suoi nemici”. Or Saul aveva in animo di far cader Davide nelle mani de’ Filistei.
26 And when his servants had told David the words that Saul had said, the word was pleasing in the eyes of David to be the king’s son in law.
I servitori dunque riferirono quelle parole a Davide, e a Davide piacque di diventar in tal modo genero del re. E prima del termine fissato,
27 And after a few days David rose up, and went with the men that were under him, and he slew of the Philistines two hundred men, and brought their foreskins and numbered them out to the king, that he might be his son in law. Saul therefore gave him Michol his daughter to wife.
Davide si levò, partì con la sua gente, uccise duecento uomini de’ Filistei, portò i loro prepuzi e ne consegnò il numero preciso al re, per diventar suo genero.
28 And Saul saw, and understood that the Lord was with David. And Michol the daughter of Saul loved him.
E Saul gli diede per moglie Mical, sua figliuola. E Saul vide e riconobbe che l’Eterno era con Davide; e Mical, figliuola di Saul, l’amava.
29 And Saul began to fear David more: and Saul became David’s enemy continually.
E Saul continuò più che mai a temer Davide, e gli fu sempre nemico.
30 And the princes of the Philistines went forth: and from the beginning of their going forth, David behaved himself more wisely than all the servants of Saul, and his name became very famous.
Or i principi de’ Filistei uscivano a combattere; e ogni volta che uscivano, Davide riusciva meglio di tutti i servi di Saul, in guisa che il suo nome divenne molto famoso.
