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.
Et factum est cum complesset loqui ad Saul: anima Ionathæ conglutinata est animæ David, et dilexit eum Ionathas quasi animam suam.
2 From that day, Saul kept David with him, and did not let him return home.
Tulitque eum Saul in die illa, et non concessit ei ut reverteretur in domum patris sui.
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].
Inierunt autem David et Ionathas fœdus: diligebat enim eum quasi animam suam.
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.
Nam expoliavit se Ionathas tunica, qua erat indutus, et dedit eam David, et reliqua vestimenta sua usque ad gladium et arcum suum, et usque ad balteum.
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.
Egrediebatur quoque David ad omnia quæcumque misisset eum Saul, et prudenter se agebat: posuitque eum Saul super viros belli, et acceptus erat in oculis universi populi, maximeque in conspectu famulorum 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.
Porro cum reverteretur percusso Philisthæo David, egressæ sunt mulieres de universis urbibus Israel, cantantes, chorosque ducentes in occursum Saul regis, in tympanis lætitiæ, et in sistris.
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].”
Et præcinebant mulieres ludentes, atque dicentes: Percussit Saul mille, et David decem millia.
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]
Iratus est autem Saul nimis, et displicuit in oculis eius sermo iste: dixitque: Dederunt David decem millia, et mihi mille dederunt: quid ei superest, nisi solum regnum?
9 From that time, Saul watched David very closely because he was suspicious [that David would try to become king].
Non rectis ergo oculis Saul aspiciebat David a die illa, et deinceps.
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,
Post diem autem alteram, invasit spiritus Dei malus Saul, et prophetabat in medio domus suæ: David autem psallebat manu sua, sicut per singulos dies. Tenebatque Saul lanceam,
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].
et misit eam, putans quod configere posset David cum pariete: et declinavit David a facie eius secundo.
12 Because [it became evident that] Yahweh had abandoned Saul but [that] he was helping David, Saul was afraid of David.
Et timuit Saul David, eo quod Dominus esset cum eo, et a se recessisset.
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],
Amovit ergo eum Saul a se, et fecit eum tribunum super mille viros: et egrediebatur, et intrabat in conspectu populi.
14 he always had great success, because Yahweh was helping him.
In omnibus quoque viis suis David prudenter agebat, et Dominus erat cum eo.
15 When Saul heard that David [and his soldiers were] very successful, he became more afraid of David.
Vidit itaque Saul quod prudens esset nimis, et cœpit cavere eum.
16 But all the people of Israel and of Judah loved David, because he led the soldiers very successfully [in the battles].
Omnis autem Israel et Iuda diligebat David: ipse enim ingrediebatur et egrediebatur ante eos.
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.”
Dixitque Saul ad David: Ecce filia mea maior Merob, ipsam dabo tibi uxorem: tantummodo esto vir fortis, et præliare bella Domini. Saul autem reputabat, dicens: Non sit manus mea in eum, sed sit super eum manus Philisthinorum.
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]
Ait autem David ad Saul: Quis ego sum, aut quæ est vita mea, aut cognatio patris mei in Israel, ut fiam gener regis?
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].
Factum est autem tempus cum deberet dari Merob filia Saul David, data est Hadrieli Molathitæ uxor.
20 But Saul’s other daughter, Michal, fell in love with David. When they told Saul about that, he was pleased.
Dilexit autem David Michol filia Saul altera. Et nunciatum est Saul, et placuit ei.
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.
Dixitque Saul: Dabo eam illi, ut fiat ei in scandalum, et sit super eum manus Philisthinorum. Dixitque Saul ad David: In duabus rebus gener meus eris hodie.
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.’”
Et mandavit Saul servis suis: Loquimini ad David clam me, dicentes: Ecce places regi, et omnes servi eius diligunt te. Nunc ergo esto gener regis.
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.”
Et locuti sunt servi Saul in auribus David omnia verba hæc. Et ait David: Num parum videtur vobis, generum esse regis? Ego autem sum vir pauper et tenuis.
24 When the servants told Saul what David had said,
Et renunciaverunt servi Saul, dicentes: Huiuscemodi verba locutus est 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].
Dixit autem Saul: Sic loquimini ad David: Non habet rex sponsalia necesse, nisi tantum centum præputia Philisthinorum, ut fiat ultio de inimicis regis. Porro Saul cogitabat tradere David in manus Philisthinorum.
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,
Cumque renunciassent servi eius David verba, quæ dixerat Saul, placuit sermo in oculis David, ut fieret gener regis.
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.
Et post paucos dies surgens David, abiit cum viris, qui sub eo erant. Et percussit ex Philisthiim ducentos viros, et attulit eorum præputia, et annumeravit ea regi, ut esset gener eius. Dedit itaque Saul ei Michol filiam suam uxorem.
28 But when Saul realized that Yahweh was helping David, and that his daughter loved David,
Et vidit Saul, et intellexit quod Dominus esset cum David. Michol autem filia Saul diligebat eum.
29 he became more afraid of David. So, as long as Saul lived, he was David’s enemy.
Et Saul magis cœpit timere David: factusque est Saul inimicus David cunctis diebus.
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.
Et egressi sunt principes Philisthinorum. A principio autem egressionis eorum, prudentius se gerebat David quam omnes servi Saul, et celebre factum est nomen eius nimis.
