I Samuelis 18
1 Et factum est cum complesset loqui ad Saul: anima Ionathæ conglutinata est animæ David, et dilexit eum Ionathas quasi animam suam.
After David had finished speaking with Saul, the souls of Jonathan and David were knit together, and Jonathan loved him as himself.
2 Tulitque eum Saul in die illa, et non concessit ei ut reverteretur in domum patris sui.
And from that day Saul kept David with him and did not let him return to his father’s house.
3 Inierunt autem David et Ionathas fœdus: diligebat enim eum quasi animam suam.
Then Jonathan made a covenant with David because he loved him as himself.
4 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.
And Jonathan removed the robe he was wearing and gave it to David, along with his tunic, his sword, his bow, and his belt.
5 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.
So David marched out and prospered in everything Saul sent him to do, and Saul set him over the men of war. And this was pleasing in the sight of all the people, and of Saul’s officers as well.
6 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.
As the troops were returning home after David had killed the Philistine, the women came out of all the cities of Israel to meet King Saul with singing and dancing, with joyful songs, and with tambourines and other instruments.
7 Et præcinebant mulieres ludentes, atque dicentes: Percussit Saul mille, et David decem millia.
And as the women danced, they sang out: “Saul has slain his thousands, and David his tens of thousands.”
8 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?
And Saul was furious and resented this song. “They have ascribed tens of thousands to David,” he said, “but only thousands to me. What more can he have but the kingdom?”
9 Non rectis ergo oculis Saul aspiciebat David a die illa, et deinceps.
And from that day forward Saul kept a jealous eye on David.
10 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,
The next day a spirit of distress sent from God came upon Saul, and he prophesied inside the house while David played the harp as usual. Now Saul was holding a spear,
11 et misit eam, putans quod configere posset David cum pariete: et declinavit David a facie eius secundo.
and he hurled it, thinking, “I will pin David to the wall.” But David eluded him twice.
12 Et timuit Saul David, eo quod Dominus esset cum eo, et a se recessisset.
So Saul was afraid of David, because the LORD was with David but had departed from Saul.
13 Amovit ergo eum Saul a se, et fecit eum tribunum super mille viros: et egrediebatur, et intrabat in conspectu populi.
Therefore Saul sent David away and gave him command of a thousand men. David led the troops out to battle and back,
14 In omnibus quoque viis suis David prudenter agebat, et Dominus erat cum eo.
and he continued to prosper in all his ways, because the LORD was with him.
15 Vidit itaque Saul quod prudens esset nimis, et cœpit cavere eum.
When Saul saw that David was very successful, he was afraid of him.
16 Omnis autem Israel et Iuda diligebat David: ipse enim ingrediebatur et egrediebatur ante eos.
But all Israel and Judah loved David, because he was leading them out to battle and back.
17 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.
Then Saul said to David, “Here is my older daughter Merab. I will give her to you in marriage. Only be valiant for me and fight the LORD’s battles.” But Saul was thinking, “I need not raise my hand against him; let the hand of the Philistines be against him.”
18 Ait autem David ad Saul: Quis ego sum, aut quæ est vita mea, aut cognatio patris mei in Israel, ut fiam gener regis?
And David said to Saul, “Who am I, and what is my family or my father’s clan in Israel, that I should become the son-in-law of the king?”
19 Factum est autem tempus cum deberet dari Merob filia Saul David, data est Hadrieli Molathitæ uxor.
So when it was time to give Saul’s daughter Merab to David, she was given in marriage to Adriel of Meholah.
20 Dilexit autem David Michol filia Saul altera. Et nunciatum est Saul, et placuit ei.
Now Saul’s daughter Michal loved David, and when this was reported to Saul, it pleased him.
21 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.
“I will give her to David,” Saul thought, “so that she may be a snare to him, and the hand of the Philistines may be against him.” So Saul said to David, “For a second time now you can be my son-in-law.”
22 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.
Then Saul ordered his servants, “Speak to David privately and tell him, ‘Behold, the king is pleased with you, and all his servants love you. Now therefore, become his son-in-law.’”
23 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.
But when Saul’s servants relayed these words to David, he replied, “Does it seem trivial in your sight to be the son-in-law of the king? I am a poor man and lightly esteemed.”
24 Et renunciaverunt servi Saul, dicentes: Huiuscemodi verba locutus est David.
And the servants told Saul what David had said.
25 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.
Saul replied, “Say to David, ‘The king desires no other dowry but a hundred Philistine foreskins as revenge on his enemies.’” But Saul intended to cause David’s death at the hands of the Philistines.
26 Cumque renunciassent servi eius David verba, quæ dixerat Saul, placuit sermo in oculis David, ut fieret gener regis.
When the servants reported these terms to David, he was pleased to become the king’s son-in-law. Before the wedding day arrived,
27 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.
David and his men went out and killed two hundred Philistines. He brought their foreskins and presented them as payment in full to become the king’s son-in-law. Then Saul gave his daughter Michal to David in marriage.
28 Et vidit Saul, et intellexit quod Dominus esset cum David. Michol autem filia Saul diligebat eum.
When Saul realized that the LORD was with David and that his daughter Michal loved David,
29 Et Saul magis cœpit timere David: factusque est Saul inimicus David cunctis diebus.
he grew even more afraid of David. So from then on Saul was David’s enemy.
30 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.
Every time the Philistine commanders came out for battle, David was more successful than all of Saul’s officers, so that his name was highly esteemed.
