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.
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 From that day, Saul kept David with him, and did not let him return home.
Saul in quel giorno lo prese con sé e non lo lasciò tornare a casa di suo padre.
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].
Giònata strinse con Davide un patto, perché lo amava come se stesso.
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.
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 [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.
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, 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.
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 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].”
«Saul ha ucciso i suoi mille, Davide i suoi diecimila». Le donne danzavano e cantavano alternandosi:
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]
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 From that time, Saul watched David very closely because he was suspicious [that David would try to become king].
Così da quel giorno in poi Saul si ingelosì di Davide.
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,
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 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].
Saul impugnò la lancia, pensando: «Inchioderò Davide al muro!». Ma Davide gli sfuggì davanti per due volte.
12 Because [it became evident that] Yahweh had abandoned Saul but [that] he was helping David, Saul was afraid of David.
Saul cominciò a sentir timore di fronte a Davide, perché il Signore era con lui, mentre si era ritirato da 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],
Saul lo allontanò da sé e lo fece capo di migliaia e Davide andava e veniva alla testa del suo gruppo.
14 he always had great success, because Yahweh was helping him.
Davide riusciva in tutte le sue imprese, poiché il Signore era con lui.
15 When Saul heard that David [and his soldiers were] very successful, he became more afraid of David.
Saul, vedendo che riusciva proprio sempre, aveva timore di lui.
16 But all the people of Israel and of Judah loved David, because he led the soldiers very successfully [in the battles].
Ma tutto Israele e Giuda amavano Davide, perché egli si muoveva alla loro testa.
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.”
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 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]
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 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].
Ma ecco, quando venne il tempo di dare Merab, figlia di Saul, a Davide, fu data invece in moglie ad Adriel di Mecola.
20 But Saul’s other daughter, Michal, fell in love with David. When they told Saul about that, he was pleased.
Intanto Mikal, l'altra figlia di Saul, s'invaghì di Davide; ne riferirono a Saul e la cosa gli piacque.
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 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 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.’”
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 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.”
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 When the servants told Saul what David had said,
I ministri di Saul gli riferirono: «Davide ha risposto in questo modo».
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].
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 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,
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 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.
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 But when Saul realized that Yahweh was helping David, and that his daughter loved David,
Saul si accorse che il Signore era con Davide e che Mikal figlia di Saul lo amava.
29 he became more afraid of David. So, as long as Saul lived, he was David’s enemy.
Saul ebbe ancor più paura nei riguardi di Davide; Saul fu nemico di Davide per tutti i suoi giorni.
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.
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.
