1 Samuel 18
1 And it came to pass, when he had finished speaking to Saul, that the soul of Jonathan was knit with the soul of David, and 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 would let him go no more home to his father’s house.
Saul tok honom til seg den dagen og let honom ikkje venda heim att til far sin.
3 Then Jonathan and David made 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 that was upon him, and gave it to David, and his garments, even to his sword, and to his bow, and to 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 And David went out wherever Saul sent him, and behaved himself wisely: and Saul set him over the men of war, and he was accepted in the sight of all the people, and also in the sight of Saul’s servants.
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 And it came to pass as they came, when David had returned from the slaughter of the Philistine, that the women came out of all the cities of Israel, singing and dancing, to meet king Saul, with tabrets, with joy, and with instruments of music.
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 spoke to one another as they played, and said, Saul hath slain his thousands, and David his ten thousands.
Kvendi trødde dansen og song: «Tusund tynte kong Saul, men David tie tusund.»
8 And Saul was very angry, and the saying displeased him; and he said, They have ascribed to David ten thousands, and to me they have ascribed thousands: and what can he have more 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 kept a jealous eye on David from that day and onward.
Og Saul såg jamleg med skakkauga på David frå den dagen.
10 And it came to pass on the next day, that the evil spirit from God came upon Saul, and he prophesied in the midst of the house: and David played with his hand, as at other times: and there was a javelin 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 And Saul cast the javelin; for he said, I will smite David even to the wall. And David escaped from his presence 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 was afraid of David, because the LORD was with him, and had departed from Saul.
Saul vart rædd David, av di Herren var med honom, samstundes som han hadde vike frå Saul.
13 Therefore Saul removed him from him, and made him his captain over 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 David behaved himself wisely in all his ways; and the LORD was with him.
David hadde lukka med seg all stad: Herren var med honom.
15 Therefore when Saul saw that he behaved himself very wisely, 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 loved David, because he went out and came in before them.
Men heile Israel og Juda elska David; for han førde deim både ut og heim.
17 And Saul said to David, Behold my elder daughter Merab, her will I give thee for a wife: only be thou valiant for me, and fight the LORD’S battles. For Saul said, Let not my 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 to Saul, Who am I? and what is my life, or my father’s family in Israel, that I should be 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 at the time when Merab Saul’s daughter should have been given to David, that she was given to Adriel the Meholathite for a wife.
Men då tidi kom at David skulde gifta seg med Merab, dotter åt Saul, gifte han henne med Adriel frå Mehola.
20 And Michal Saul’s daughter loved David: and they told Saul, and the thing pleased him.
Med Mikal Saulsdotter hadde huglagt David. Saul fekk vita det, og han lika det godt;
21 And Saul said, I will give her to him, that she may be a snare to him, and that the hand of the Philistines may be against him. Therefore Saul said to David, Thou shalt this day be my son in law in the one of the two.
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, saying, Speak with David secretly, and say, Behold, the king hath delight in thee, and all his servants love thee: now therefore be 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 And Saul’s servants spoke those words in the ears of David. And David said, Seemeth it to you a light thing to be a king’s son in law, 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 And the servants of Saul told him, saying, On this manner spoke David.
Tenarane åt Saul fortalde honom det: «So og so sagde David.»
25 And Saul said, Thus shall ye say to David, The king desireth not any dowry, but an hundred foreskins of the Philistines, to be avenged of the king’s enemies. But Saul thought to make 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 And when his servants told David these words, it pleased David well to be the king’s son in law: 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 Therefore David arose and went, he and his men, and slew of the Philistines two hundred men; and David brought their foreskins, and they gave them in full number to the king, that he might be the king’s son in law. And Saul gave him Michal his daughter for a 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 the LORD was with David, and that Michal Saul’s daughter loved him.
Saul såg og skyna at Herren var med David. Mikal Saulsdotter elska honom.
29 And Saul was yet the more afraid of David; and Saul became David’s enemy continually.
Men Saul vart stendigt meir og meir rædd David. So vart Saul uvenen åt David for heile livet.
30 Then the princes of the Philistines went forth: and it came to pass, after they went forth, that David behaved himself more wisely than all the servants of Saul; so that his name was much esteemed.
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.
