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.
Då han hadde tala ut med Saul, lagde Jonatan stor elsk på David, og Jonatan elska honom som seg sjølv.
2 From that day, Saul kept David with him, and did not let him return home.
Saul tok honom til seg den dagen og let honom ikkje venda heim att til far sin.
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].
Jonatan gjorde fostbrorlag med David, av di han elska honom som seg sjølv.
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.
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 [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.
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, 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.
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 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].”
Kvendi trødde dansen og song: «Tusund tynte kong Saul, men David tie tusund.»
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]
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 From that time, Saul watched David very closely because he was suspicious [that David would try to become king].
Og Saul såg jamleg med skakkauga på David frå den dagen.
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,
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 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 kasta spjotet og tenkte: «Eg rennar spjotet gjenom David og inn i veggen!» Men David bøygde seg undan, tvo vendor.
12 Because [it became evident that] Yahweh had abandoned Saul but [that] he was helping David, Saul was afraid of David.
Saul vart rædd David, av di Herren var med honom, samstundes som han hadde vike frå 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 fekk honom då burt frå seg, med di han sette honom til herførar: han førde herfolket både ut og heim.
14 he always had great success, because Yahweh was helping him.
David hadde lukka med seg all stad: Herren var med honom.
15 When Saul heard that David [and his soldiers were] very successful, he became more afraid of David.
Då Saul såg at han hadde so stor ei lukka, fekk han rædsla for honom.
16 But all the people of Israel and of Judah loved David, because he led the soldiers very successfully [in the battles].
Men heile Israel og Juda elska David; for han førde deim både ut og heim.
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.”
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 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 svara Saul: «Kven er eg? og kva er ætti mi, farsætti mi i Israel, sidan eg skal verta måg til kongen.»
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 då tidi kom at David skulde gifta seg med Merab, dotter åt Saul, gifte han henne med Adriel frå Mehola.
20 But Saul’s other daughter, Michal, fell in love with David. When they told Saul about that, he was pleased.
Med Mikal Saulsdotter hadde huglagt David. Saul fekk vita det, og han lika det godt;
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.
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 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 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 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.”
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 When the servants told Saul what David had said,
Tenarane åt Saul fortalde honom det: «So og so 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].
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 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,
Tenarane hans melde desse ordi til David; og David lika godt å verta kongsmåg. Fyrr tidi var ute,
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.
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 But when Saul realized that Yahweh was helping David, and that his daughter loved David,
Saul såg og skyna at Herren var med David. Mikal Saulsdotter elska honom.
29 he became more afraid of David. So, as long as Saul lived, he was David’s enemy.
Men Saul vart stendigt meir og meir rædd David. So vart Saul uvenen åt David for heile livet.
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.
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.
