1 Samuel 18
1 And it came to pass, when he had made an end of speaking unto Saul, that, the soul of Jonathan, was knit with, the soul of David, so that Jonathan loved him, as his own soul.
Quando Davide ebbe finito di parlare con Saul, l'anima di Giònata s'era gia talmente legata all'anima di Davide, che Giònata lo amò come se stesso.
2 And Saul took him, that day, —and suffered him not to return unto the house of his father.
Saul in quel giorno lo prese con sé e non lo lasciò tornare a casa di suo padre.
3 And Jonathan and David solemnised a covenant, —because he loved him as his own soul.
Giònata strinse con Davide un patto, perché lo amava come se stesso.
4 And Jonathan stripped himself of the robe which was upon him, and gave it to David, —and his equipments, even to his sword, and to his bow, and to his girdle.
Giònata si tolse il mantello che indossava e lo diede a Davide e vi aggiunse i suoi abiti, la sua spada, il suo arco e la cintura.
5 And David went forth—whithersoever Saul sent him, he behaved himself prudently, so Saul set him over the men of war, —and he became a favourite in the eyes of all the people, yea even in the eyes of the servants of Saul.
Davide riusciva in tutti gli incarichi che Saul gli affidava, così che Saul lo pose al comando dei guerrieri ed era gradito a tutto il popolo e anche ai ministri di Saul.
6 But so it was, when they came in on the return of David from the smiting of the Philistine, that the women went forth out of all the cities of Israel, singing and dancing, to meet Saul the king, —with timbrels, with rejoicing, and with instruments of three strings.
Al loro rientrare, mentre Davide tornava dall'uccisione del Filisteo, uscirono le donne da tutte le città d'Israele a cantare e a danzare incontro al re Saul, accompagnandosi con i timpani, con grida di gioia e con sistri.
7 And the women that made merry responded to each other in song, and said, —Saul, hath smitten, his thousands, but, David, his, tens of thousands.
«Saul ha ucciso i suoi mille, Davide i suoi diecimila». Le donne danzavano e cantavano alternandosi:
8 Then was Saul exceeding angry, and this saying was offensive in his eyes, and he said, —They have ascribed, to David, ten thousands, but, to me, have they ascribed thousands, —What, more, then, can he have but, the kingdom?
Saul ne fu molto irritato e gli parvero cattive quelle parole. Diceva: «Hanno dato a Davide diecimila, a me ne hanno dato mille. Non gli manca altro che il regno».
9 And Saul was eyeing David from that day forward.
Così da quel giorno in poi Saul si ingelosì di Davide.
10 And, when it came to pass, on the morrow, that a superhuman spirit of sadness came suddenly upon Saul, and he was moved to raving in the midst of the house, —and, David, began playing with his hand, as he had done day by day, that a spear being in Saul’s hand,
Il giorno dopo, un cattivo spirito sovrumano s'impossessò di Saul, il quale si mise a delirare in casa. Davide suonava la cetra come i giorni precedenti e Saul teneva in mano la lancia.
11 Saul hurled the spear, and said to himself—I will smite David, even to the wall! But David moved round from before him, twice.
Saul impugnò la lancia, pensando: «Inchioderò Davide al muro!». Ma Davide gli sfuggì davanti per due volte.
12 And Saul feared because of David, —for Yahweh was with him, whereas, from Saul, he had departed.
Saul cominciò a sentir timore di fronte a Davide, perché il Signore era con lui, mentre si era ritirato da Saul.
13 So Saul removed him from him, and appointed him to be for him the captain of a thousand, —and he went out and came in before the people.
Saul lo allontanò da sé e lo fece capo di migliaia e Davide andava e veniva alla testa del suo gruppo.
14 And it came to pass that David, in all his ways, acted prudently, —and, Yahweh, was with him.
Davide riusciva in tutte le sue imprese, poiché il Signore era con lui.
15 And, when Saul saw that, he, was acting very prudently, he was afraid of him.
Saul, vedendo che riusciva proprio sempre, aveva timore di lui.
16 But, all Israel and Judah, were in love with David, —for he was going out and coming in before them.
Ma tutto Israele e Giuda amavano Davide, perché egli si muoveva alla loro testa.
17 So then Saul said unto David—Lo! my elder daughter Merab, her, will I give thee to wife, only, approve thyself unto me as a son of valour and fight the battles of Yahweh. Saul, however, had said to himself—Let not, my own hand, be upon him, but let, the hand of the Philistines, be upon him.
Ora Saul disse a Davide: «Ecco Merab, mia figlia maggiore. La do in moglie a te. Tu dovrai essere il mio guerriero e combatterai le battaglie del Signore». Saul pensava: «Non sia contro di lui la mia mano, ma contro di lui sia la mano dei Filistei».
18 And David said unto Saul—Who am, I, or who are my kinsfolk, the family of my father, in Israel, —that I should become son-in-law, to the king?
Davide rispose a Saul: «Chi sono io e che importanza ha la famiglia di mio padre in Israele, perché io possa diventare genero del re?».
19 But it came to pass, within the time for giving Merab daughter of Saul to David, that, she, was given to Adriel the Meholathite, to wife.
Ma ecco, quando venne il tempo di dare Merab, figlia di Saul, a Davide, fu data invece in moglie ad Adriel di Mecola.
20 Then did Michal, Saul’s daughter, love David, —and it was told Saul, and the thing was right in his eyes.
Intanto Mikal, l'altra figlia di Saul, s'invaghì di Davide; ne riferirono a Saul e la cosa gli piacque.
21 And Saul said to himself—I will give her unto him, that she may prove to him a snare, and that, the hand of the Philistines, may be upon him. So then Saul said unto David, A second time, mayest thou become my son-in-law to-day.
Saul diceva: «Gliela darò, ma sarà per lui una trappola e la mano dei Filistei cadrà su di lui». E Saul disse a Davide: «Oggi hai una seconda occasione per diventare mio genero».
22 And Saul commanded his servants—Speak ye unto David quietly saying, Lo! the king delighteth in thee, and, all his servants, love thee, —now, therefore, become thou son-in-law to the king.
Quindi Saul ordinò ai suoi ministri: «Dite di nascosto a Davide: Ecco, tu piaci al re e i suoi ministri ti amano. Su, dunque, diventa genero del re».
23 And the servants of Saul spake, in the ears of David, these words. And David said—Seemeth it a light thing, in your eyes, to become son-in-law to the king, seeing that, I, am a poor man and lightly esteemed?
I ministri di Saul sussurrarono all'orecchio di Davide queste parole e Davide rispose: «Vi pare piccola cosa divenir genero del re? Io sono povero e uomo di bassa condizione».
24 So the servants of Saul told him, saying, —According to these words, spake David,
I ministri di Saul gli riferirono: «Davide ha risposto in questo modo».
25 Then said Saul—Thus, shall ye say unto David—The king hath no delight in purchase-price, but rather in a hundred foreskins of Philistines, by avenging himself on the enemies of the king. But, Saul, thought to let David fall by the hand of the Philistines.
Allora Saul disse: «Riferite a Davide: Il re non pretende il prezzo nuziale, ma solo cento prepuzi di Filistei, perché sia fatta vendetta dei nemici del re». Saul pensava di far cadere Davide in mano ai Filistei.
26 So, when his servants told David these words, the thing was right in the eyes of David, to become son-in-law unto the king, —and the days had not expired.
I ministri di lui riferirono a Davide queste parole e piacque a Davide tale condizione per diventare genero del re. Non erano ancora passati i giorni fissati,
27 Wherefore David arose, and went—he and his men, and smote among the Philistines two hundred men, and David brought in their foreskins, and gave them in full tale unto the king, that he might become son-in-law unto the king, and Saul gave him Michal his daughter, to wife.
quando Davide si alzò, partì con i suoi uomini e uccise tra i Filistei duecento uomini. Davide riportò i loro prepuzi e li contò davanti al re per diventare genero del re. Saul gli diede in moglie la figlia Mikal.
28 And Saul saw and knew that, Yahweh, was with David, and that, all Israel, loved him.
Saul si accorse che il Signore era con Davide e che Mikal figlia di Saul lo amava.
29 So then Saul went on to fear because of David, yet more, —and it came to pass that Saul was hostile to David, all the days.
Saul ebbe ancor più paura nei riguardi di Davide; Saul fu nemico di Davide per tutti i suoi giorni.
30 And, when the princes of the Philistines came forth, so it was, that, as often as they came forth, David was more circumspect than any of the servants of Saul, so that his name was, precious exceedingly.
I capi dei Filistei facevano sortite, ma Davide, ogni volta che uscivano, riportava successi maggiori di tutti i ministri di Saul e in tal modo si acquistò grande fama.
