1 Samuele 18
1 ORA, come egli ebbe finito di parlare a Saulle, l'anima di Gionatan fu legata all'anima di esso, sì che Gionatan l'amò come l'anima sua.
And it came to pass, when he had made an end of speaking unto Saul, that, the soul of Jonathan, was knit with, the soul of David, so that Jonathan loved him, as his own soul.
2 Ed in quel giorno, Saulle lo prese [appresso di sè], e non gli permise [più] di ritornare a casa di suo padre.
And Saul took him, that day, —and suffered him not to return unto the house of his father.
3 E Gionatan fece lega con Davide; perciocchè egli l'amava come l'anima sua.
And Jonathan and David solemnised a covenant, —because he loved him as his own soul.
4 E Gionatan si spogliò l'ammanto ch'egli avea indosso, e lo diede a Davide, co' suoi vestimenti, fino alla sua spada, ed al suo arco, ed alla sua cintura.
And Jonathan stripped himself of the robe which was upon him, and gave it to David, —and his equipments, even to his sword, and to his bow, and to his girdle.
5 E Davide usciva fuori; dovunque Saulle lo mandava, egli prosperava; laonde Saulle lo costituì sopra [un certo numero di] gente di guerra; ed egli fu grazioso a tutto il popolo, ed anche a' servitori di Saulle.
And David went forth—whithersoever Saul sent him, he behaved himself prudently, so Saul set him over the men of war, —and he became a favourite in the eyes of all the people, yea even in the eyes of the servants of Saul.
6 Or avvenne che, come essi venivano, ritornando Davide da pecuotere il Filisteo, le donne uscirono fuori di tutte le città d'Israele, cantando, e [menando] danze incontro al re Saulle con tamburi, con allegrezza, e con canti di trionfo.
But so it was, when they came in on the return of David from the smiting of the Philistine, that the women went forth out of all the cities of Israel, singing and dancing, to meet Saul the king, —with timbrels, with rejoicing, and with instruments of three strings.
7 E le donne che giocavano, cantavano a vicenda, e dicevano: Saulle ne ha percossi i suoi mille, E Davide i suoi diecimila.
And the women that made merry responded to each other in song, and said, —Saul, hath smitten, his thousands, but, David, his, tens of thousands.
8 Laonde Saulle si adirò gravemente, e questa cosa gli dispiacque, e disse: Esse ne hanno dati a Davide diecimila, e a me ne hanno [sol] dati mille; certo non gli [manca] altro che il reame.
Then was Saul exceeding angry, and this saying was offensive in his eyes, and he said, —They have ascribed, to David, ten thousands, but, to me, have they ascribed thousands, —What, more, then, can he have but, the kingdom?
9 E da quel dì innanzi Saulle riguardava Davide di mal occhio.
And Saul was eyeing David from that day forward.
10 Ora il giorno seguente avvenne che lo spirito malvagio [mandato] da Dio si avventò sopra Saulle, onde egli facea atti da uomo forsennato in mezzo la casa; e Davide sonava con le sue mani come per addietro, e Saulle avea una lancia in mano.
And, when it came to pass, on the morrow, that a superhuman spirit of sadness came suddenly upon Saul, and he was moved to raving in the midst of the house, —and, David, began playing with his hand, as he had done day by day, that a spear being in Saul’s hand,
11 E Saulle lanciò la lancia, e disse: Io conficcherò Davide nella parete. Ma Davide si stornò d'innanzi a lui due volte.
Saul hurled the spear, and said to himself—I will smite David, even to the wall! But David moved round from before him, twice.
12 E Saulle temette per cagion di Davide; perciocchè il Signore era con lui, e si era partito da Saulle.
And Saul feared because of David, —for Yahweh was with him, whereas, from Saul, he had departed.
13 Laonde Saulle lo rimosse d'appresso a sè, e lo costituì capitano di mille [uomini]; ed egli andava e veniva davanti al popolo.
So Saul removed him from him, and appointed him to be for him the captain of a thousand, —and he went out and came in before the people.
14 Or Davide prosperava in tutte le sue imprese, e il Signore [era] con lui.
And it came to pass that David, in all his ways, acted prudently, —and, Yahweh, was with him.
15 E Saulle, veggendo ch'egli prosperava grandemente, ebbe paura di lui.
And, when Saul saw that, he, was acting very prudently, he was afraid of him.
16 Ma tutto Israele e Giuda amava Davide; perciocchè egli andava e veniva davanti a loro.
But, all Israel and Judah, were in love with David, —for he was going out and coming in before them.
17 E SAULLE disse a Davide: Ecco Merab, mia figliuola maggiore; io te la darò per moglie; siimi pur valoroso, e conduci le guerre del Signore. (Or Saulle diceva: Non sia la mia mano sopra lui: ma sia la mano de' Filistei sopra lui).
So then Saul said unto David—Lo! my elder daughter Merab, her, will I give thee to wife, only, approve thyself unto me as a son of valour and fight the battles of Yahweh. Saul, however, had said to himself—Let not, my own hand, be upon him, but let, the hand of the Philistines, be upon him.
18 E Davide disse a Saulle: Chi [son] io, e quale [è] la mia vita, [e quale è] la nazione di mio padre in Israele, che io sia genero del re?
And David said unto Saul—Who am, I, or who are my kinsfolk, the family of my father, in Israel, —that I should become son-in-law, to the king?
19 Or avvenne che al tempo che Merab, figliuola di Saulle, si dovea dare a Davide, fu data per moglie ad Adriel Meholatita.
But it came to pass, within the time for giving Merab daughter of Saul to David, that, she, was given to Adriel the Meholathite, to wife.
20 Ma Mical, figliuola di Saulle, amava Davide; il che fu rapportato a Saulle, e la cosa gli piacque.
Then did Michal, Saul’s daughter, love David, —and it was told Saul, and the thing was right in his eyes.
21 E Saulle disse: Io gliela darò, acciocchè gli sia per laccio, e che la mano de' Filistei sia sopra lui. Saulle adunque disse a Davide: Tu sarai oggi mio genero per amendue.
And Saul said to himself—I will give her unto him, that she may prove to him a snare, and that, the hand of the Philistines, may be upon him. So then Saul said unto David, A second time, mayest thou become my son-in-law to-day.
22 E Saulle comandò a' suoi servitori di parlare in segreto a Davide, e dirgli: Ecco, il re ti gradisce, e tutti i suoi servitori ti amano; ora adunque sii genero del re.
And Saul commanded his servants—Speak ye unto David quietly saying, Lo! the king delighteth in thee, and, all his servants, love thee, —now, therefore, become thou son-in-law to the king.
23 I servitori di Saulle adunque ridissero queste parole a Davide. Ma Davide disse: Parvi egli cosa leggiera d'esser genero del re, [essendo] io uomo povero e vile?
And the servants of Saul spake, in the ears of David, these words. And David said—Seemeth it a light thing, in your eyes, to become son-in-law to the king, seeing that, I, am a poor man and lightly esteemed?
24 Ed i servitori di Saulle gliel rapportarono, dicendo: Davide ha dette tali cose.
So the servants of Saul told him, saying, —According to these words, spake David,
25 E Saulle disse: Dite così a Davide: Il re non vuol dote, ma cento prepuzii de' Filistei, acciocchè sia fatta vendetta de' suoi nemici. Or Saulle pensava di far cader Davide nelle mani de' Filistei.
Then said Saul—Thus, shall ye say unto David—The king hath no delight in purchase-price, but rather in a hundred foreskins of Philistines, by avenging himself on the enemies of the king. But, Saul, thought to let David fall by the hand of the Philistines.
26 I suoi servitori adunque rapportarono queste parole a Davide; e la cosa piacque a Davide, per esser genero del re. Ora, avanti che i giorni fossero compiuti,
So, when his servants told David these words, the thing was right in the eyes of David, to become son-in-law unto the king, —and the days had not expired.
27 Davide si levò, ed andò con la sua gente, e percosse dugent'uomini de' Filistei e portò i lor prepuzii, onde il numero compiuto fu consegnato al re, acciocchè egli potesse esser genero del re. E Saulle gli diede Mical, sua figliuola, per moglie.
Wherefore David arose, and went—he and his men, and smote among the Philistines two hundred men, and David brought in their foreskins, and gave them in full tale unto the king, that he might become son-in-law unto the king, and Saul gave him Michal his daughter, to wife.
28 E Saulle vide e conobbe che il Signore [era] con Davide; e Mical, figliuola di esso, l'amava.
And Saul saw and knew that, Yahweh, was with David, and that, all Israel, loved him.
29 Laonde Saulle continuò di temere di Davide vie maggiormente; e fu sempre suo nemico.
So then Saul went on to fear because of David, yet more, —and it came to pass that Saul was hostile to David, all the days.
30 Or i capitani de' Filistei uscirono fuori [in guerra]; e dacchè furono usciti, Davide prosperò più che tutti gli [altri] servitori di Saulle; onde il suo nome fu in grande stima.
And, when the princes of the Philistines came forth, so it was, that, as often as they came forth, David was more circumspect than any of the servants of Saul, so that his name was, precious exceedingly.
