1 Samuel 18
1 After David finished talking with Saul, [he met Saul’s son, Jonathan.] Jonathan [immediately] liked David; in fact, he began to love/like him as much as he loved/liked himself.
Efter Davids Samtale med Saul blev Jonatans Sjæl bundet til Davids Sjæl, og han elskede ham som sin egen Sjæl;
2 From that day, Saul kept David with him, and did not let him return home.
og Saul tog ham samme Dag til sig og tillod ham ikke at vende tilbage til sin Faders Hus.
3 Because Jonathan loved David so much, he made a solemn agreement with David. [They promised each other that they would always be loyal friends].
Og Jonatan sluttede Pagt med David, fordi han elskede ham som sin egen Sjæl.
4 Jonathan took off his own outer robe and gave it to David. He also gave David his soldier’s tunic, his sword, his bow [and arrows], and his belt.
Og Jonatan afførte sig sin Kappe og gav David den tillige med sin Vaabenkjortel, ja endog sit Sværd, sin Bue og sit Bælte.
5 [David went wherever Saul sent him. And] whatever Saul told him to do, David did it very successfully. As a result, Saul appointed David to be a commander in the army. All the officers and other men in the army (approved of/were very pleased with) that.
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 But, when the men in the army were returning home after David had killed Goliath, the women came out from many [HYP] towns in Israel to meet/greet King Saul. They were singing and dancing very joyfully, playing tambourines and lyres.
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 As they danced, they sang this song to each other: “Saul has killed 1,000 [enemy soldiers], But David has killed 10,000 [of them].”
og de dansende Kvinder sang: »Saul slog sine Tusinder, men David sine Titusinder!«
8 [When] Saul [heard them singing that, he] did not like it. He became very angry. He said [to himself], “They are saying that David [killed] 10,000 men, but that I [have killed] only 1,000. Soon they will want to make him their king!” [RHQ]
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 From that time, Saul watched David very closely because he was suspicious [that David would try to become king].
Og fra den Dag af saa Saul skævt til David.
10 The next day, an evil spirit sent by God suddenly took control of Saul. He began to act like a madman, inside his house. David was playing the lyre for him, as he did every day. Saul was holding a spear in his 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 he hurled it [at David], saying to himself, “I will fasten David to the wall with the spear!” He did that two times, but David jumped aside [both times].
og kastede det i den Tanke: »Jeg vil spidde David til Væggen!« Men David undveg ham to Gange.
12 Because [it became evident that] Yahweh had abandoned Saul but [that] he was helping David, Saul was afraid of David.
Da kom Saul til at frygte David, fordi HERREN var med ham, medens han var veget fra Saul.
13 So he appointed David as a commander of 1,000 soldiers and sent David away from him, [hoping that David would be killed in a battle]. But when David led his soldiers [in their battles],
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 he always had great success, because Yahweh was helping him.
og Lykken fulgte David i alt, hvad han foretog sig; thi HERREN var med ham.
15 When Saul heard that David [and his soldiers were] very successful, he became more afraid of David.
Da Saul saa, i hvor høj Grad Lykken fulgte ham, gruede han for ham;
16 But all the people of Israel and of Judah loved David, because he led the soldiers very successfully [in the battles].
men hele Israel og Juda elskede David, fordi han drog ud til Kamp og hjem i Spidsen for dem.
17 One day Saul said to David, “I am ready to give you my oldest daughter, Merab, to be your wife. I will do that if you serve me bravely by fighting battles for Yahweh [against the Philistines]”. He said that because he thought, “I will not try to get rid of David by myself. I will allow the Philistines to do that.”
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 But David said to Saul, “I am not [RHQ] a very important person, and my family is not very important, and my clan is not a very important Israeli clan. So I do not deserve to become your son-in-law.” [RHQ]
David sagde til Saul: »Hvem er jeg, og hvad er min Familie, min Faders Slægt i Israel, at jeg skulde blive Kongens Svigersøn?«
19 So, when it was time for Merab to be given to David to become his wife, instead, Saul gave her to a man named Adriel, from Meholah [town].
Men da Tiden kom, at Sauls Datter Merab skulde gives David til Ægte, blev hun givet til Adriel fra Mehola.
20 But Saul’s other daughter, Michal, fell in love with David. When they told Saul about that, he was pleased.
Sauls Datter Mikal fattede Kærlighed til David. Det kom Saul for Øre, og han syntes godt derom;
21 He thought, “I will let Michal marry him, in order that she may trap him, and the Philistines will be able to kill him.” So he said to David, [“You can marry Michal],” and by saying that, he indicated for the second time that David would become his son-in-law.
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 Saul told his servants, “Talk to David privately, and say to him, ‘Listen, the king is pleased with you, and all of us his servants love you. So now [we think that] you should [marry Michal and] become 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 So they told that to David. But David said, “It would be a great honor [RHQ] to become the king’s son-in-law. But [I do not think that I should do that, because] I am only a poor and insignificant man.”
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 When the servants told Saul what David had said,
Og Sauls Folk meddelte ham det og sagde: »Det og det sagde David.«
25 Saul replied, “Go and say to David, ‘[In order for] the king [to allow you to marry Michal, he] wants [you to kill] 100 Philistines [and cut off] their foreskins [and bring the foreskins to him to prove that you have killed them]. In that way he will get revenge on his enemies.’” But what Saul wanted was that the Philistines would kill David [while David was trying to kill them].
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 When the servants told that to David, he was very pleased that he could become the king’s son-in-law [by doing that. The king had said how many days he would allow for David to do that]. But before that time ended,
Da hans Folk fortalte David dette, samtykkede han i at blive Kongens Svigersøn.
27 David and his men went and killed, [not 100, but] 200 Philistines! He brought their foreskins to Saul, and counted them [while Saul was watching], in order to prove that he had [done what the king required so that he could become Saul’s son-in-law. So then Saul was obligated] to allow David to marry his daughter Michal.
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 But when Saul realized that Yahweh was helping David, and that his daughter loved David,
Men da Saul saa og skønnede, at HERREN var med David, og at hele Israel elskede ham,
29 he became more afraid of David. So, as long as Saul lived, he was David’s enemy.
frygtede han David endnu mere, og Saul blev for stedse David fjendsk.
30 The Philistine armies repeatedly came to fight the Israelis, but every time they fought, David and his soldiers were more successful than any of Saul’s other army commanders. As a result, David became very famous.
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.
