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.
Då han hadde tala ut med Saul, lagde Jonatan stor elsk på David, og Jonatan elska honom som seg sjølv.
2 And Saul took him, that day, —and suffered him not to return unto the house of his father.
Saul tok honom til seg den dagen og let honom ikkje venda heim att til far sin.
3 And Jonathan and David solemnised a covenant, —because he loved him as his own soul.
Jonatan gjorde fostbrorlag med David, av di han elska honom som seg sjølv.
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.
Jonatan tok av seg kappa han bar og gav til David, og våpnkjolen sin, ja jamvel sverdet sitt og bogen sin og beltet sitt gav han honom.
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.
David drog i herferd. Kvar helst Saul sende honom, hadde han lukka med seg. Og Saul sette honom yver krigsheren. Han var vel umtykt av heile folket, endå til av tenarane åt 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.
Då dei kom heim, etter David hadde felt filistaren, gjekk kvendi ut frå alle byar i Israel, med song og dans, til å møta kong Saul med trummor, fagnadrop og triangel.
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.
Kvendi trødde dansen og song: «Tusund tynte kong Saul, men David tie tusund.»
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?
Då vart Saul brennande harm. Han mislika dei ordi og sagde: «David hev dei gjeve ti tusund; meg hev dei gjeve tusund! No vantar det honom berre kongedømet!»
9 And Saul was eyeing David from that day forward.
Og Saul såg jamleg med skakkauga på David frå den dagen.
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,
Dagen etter kom den vonde åndi frå Gud yver Saul. Og han rasa i huset sitt. David spela på harpa, som han kvar dag gjorde. Saul hadde eit spjot i handi.
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 kasta spjotet og tenkte: «Eg rennar spjotet gjenom David og inn i veggen!» Men David bøygde seg undan, tvo vendor.
12 And Saul feared because of David, —for Yahweh was with him, whereas, from Saul, he had departed.
Saul vart rædd David, av di Herren var med honom, samstundes som han hadde vike frå 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 fekk honom då burt frå seg, med di han sette honom til herførar: han førde herfolket både ut og heim.
14 And it came to pass that David, in all his ways, acted prudently, —and, Yahweh, was with him.
David hadde lukka med seg all stad: Herren var med honom.
15 And, when Saul saw that, he, was acting very prudently, he was afraid of him.
Då Saul såg at han hadde so stor ei lukka, fekk han rædsla for honom.
16 But, all Israel and Judah, were in love with David, —for he was going out and coming in before them.
Men heile Israel og Juda elska David; for han førde deim både ut og heim.
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.
Saul sagde med David: «Her er eldste dotter mi, Merab; henne gjev eg deg til kona. Berre te deg som ein dugande kar, og før striden for Herren!» Saul tenkte: «Ikkje for mi hand skal han falla, men for filistarane.»
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?
David svara Saul: «Kven er eg? og kva er ætti mi, farsætti mi i Israel, sidan eg skal verta måg til kongen.»
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.
Men då tidi kom at David skulde gifta seg med Merab, dotter åt Saul, gifte han henne med Adriel frå Mehola.
20 Then did Michal, Saul’s daughter, love David, —and it was told Saul, and the thing was right in his eyes.
Med Mikal Saulsdotter hadde huglagt David. Saul fekk vita det, og han lika det godt;
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.
for Saul tenkte: «Eg skal gjeva henne åt honom, soleis at ho vert til ei snara for honom, so han fell for filistarhand.» Saul sagde med David: «Andre venda kann du verta mågen min.»
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.
Og Saul baud folki sine: «Kviskra dette ordet i øyra på David: «Kongen likar deg godt, alle folki hans er glad i deg; no må du verta måg til kongen!»»
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?
Då folki åt Saul sagde dette med David, svara han: «Tykkjer de det er so lite å vera kongsmåg? eg er då berre ein ring og fatig kar.»
24 So the servants of Saul told him, saying, —According to these words, spake David,
Tenarane åt Saul fortalde honom det: «So og so sagde David.»
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.
Saul sagde: «Soleis skal de segja med David: «Kongen krev ikkje onnor festargåve enn hundrad huvehold av filistarar; for kongen vil hava hemn yver fiendarne sine.»» Saul vonast fella David med filistarhand.
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.
Tenarane hans melde desse ordi til David; og David lika godt å verta kongsmåg. Fyrr tidi var ute,
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.
reis han upp og gjekk av stad med sveinarne sine og gav tvo hundrad filistarar banehogg. Og David førde huveholdi deira med seg og lagde fullt tal fram for kongen, so han kunde verta kongsmåg. So gav Saul honom Mikal til kona.
28 And Saul saw and knew that, Yahweh, was with David, and that, all Israel, loved him.
Saul såg og skyna at Herren var med David. Mikal Saulsdotter elska honom.
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.
Men Saul vart stendigt meir og meir rædd David. So vart Saul uvenen åt David for heile livet.
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.
Men filistarfyrstarne for i herferd. Og so tidt det for ut, hadde David meir lukka med seg enn hermennerne åt Saul. Og namnet hans vart høgvyrdt.
