I Samuelis 18
1 et factum est cum conplesset loqui ad Saul anima Ionathan conligata est animae David et dilexit eum Ionathan 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 Ionathan et David foedus diligebat enim eum quasi animam suam
Then Jonathan made a covenant with David because he loved him as himself.
4 nam expoliavit se Ionathan tunicam qua erat vestitus 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 quaecumque 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 Philistheo David egressae sunt mulieres de universis urbibus Israhel cantantes chorosque ducentes in occursum Saul regis in tympanis laetitiae 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 praecinebant mulieres ludentes atque dicentes percussit Saul mille et David decem milia
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 iste sermo dixitque dederunt David decem milia et mihi dederunt mille 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 ex 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 suae 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 esset Dominus 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 coepit cavere eum
When Saul saw that David was very successful, he was afraid of him.
16 omnis autem Israhel et Iuda diligebat David ipse enim egrediebatur et ingrediebatur ante eos
But all Israel and Judah loved David, because he was leading them out to battle and back.
17 dixit autem Saul ad David ecce filia mea maior Merob ipsam dabo tibi uxorem tantummodo esto vir fortis et proeliare bella Domini Saul autem reputabat dicens non sit manus mea in eo sed sit super illum 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 quae est vita mea aut cognatio patris mei in Israhel 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 Hadrihel Molathitae 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 Michol filia Saul altera David et nuntiatum 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 dixit ergo 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 haec et ait David num parum vobis videtur 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 renuntiaverunt 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 necesse rex sponsalia nisi tantum centum praeputia Philisthinorum ut fiat ultio de inimicis regis porro Saul cogitabat tradere David in manibus 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 renuntiassent servi eius David verba quae diximus 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 dies paucos surgens David abiit cum viris qui sub eo erant et percussis Philisthim ducentis viris adtulit praeputia eorum et adnumeravit ea regi ut esset gener eius dedit itaque ei Saul 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 quia 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 coepit 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.
