1 शमुवेल 18
1 १ तेव्हा असे झाले की, दावीदाने शौलाशी बोलणे समाप्त केले असता, योनाथानाचा जीव दावीदाच्या जिवाशी जडला होता आणि योनाथान आपल्या जिवा सारखी त्याच्यावर प्रीती करू लागला होता.
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.
From that day, Saul kept David with him, and did not let him return home.
Because Jonathan loved David so much, he made a solemn agreement with David. [They promised each other that they would always be loyal friends].
4 ४ योनाथानाने आपल्या अंगातील जो झगा होता तो काढून दावीदाला दिला आणि आपले अंग वस्त्रे आणि आपली तलवार व आपले धनुष्य व आपला कमरबंद ही त्यास दिला.
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.
5 ५ तेव्हा शौल दावीदाला जेथे जेथे पाठवी तेथे तेथे तो चतुराईने वागत असे. शौलाने त्यास लढाईच्या मनुष्यांवर नेमिले आणि तो शौलाच्या चाकराच्या दृष्टीतही तो मान्य झाला.
[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.
6 ६ मग असे झाले की, ते त्या पलिष्ट्याला मारून माघारी आले, तेव्हा स्त्रिया इस्राएलच्या सर्व नगरातून गात व नाचत, डफ व झांज वाजवीत शौल राजाची भेट घ्यावयास निघाल्या.
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.
7 ७ त्या स्त्रिया नाचत असता एकमेकीस उत्तर देऊन असे गात होत्या की, “शौलाने हजारास मारले आणि दावीदाने दहा हजारास मारले.”
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].”
8 ८ तेव्हा शौलला फार राग आला, आणि त्या गाण्याने त्यास वाईट वाटून त्याने म्हटले, “त्यांनी दावीदाला दहा हजारचे यश दिले आणि मला मात्र हजाराचे यश दिले. राज्याशिवाय त्यास आणखी काय अधिक मिळवायचे राहिले?”
[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]
From that time, Saul watched David very closely because he was suspicious [that David would try to become king].
10 १० मग दुसऱ्या दिवशी असे झाले; देवापासून दुष्ट आत्मा शौलावर जोराने आला तेव्हा तो घरात बडबडत होता. म्हणून दावीद रोजच्याप्रमाणे आपल्या हाताने वाद्य वाजवीत होता. शौलाच्या हाती त्याचा भाला होता.
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,
11 ११ तेव्हा शौलाने भाला मारण्यासाठी उगारला कारण त्याने म्हटले, “मी दावीदाला मारून भिंतीशी खिळीन.” परंतु दावीद त्याच्या समोरून दोनदा निसटून गेला.
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].
Because [it became evident that] Yahweh had abandoned Saul but [that] he was helping David, Saul was afraid of David.
13 १३ शौलाने त्यास आपल्यापासून दूर करून त्यास आपल्या हजारांचा सरदार करून ठेवले. दावीद लोकांच्या देखत आत बाहेर जात येत असे.
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],
he always had great success, because Yahweh was helping him.
When Saul heard that David [and his soldiers were] very successful, he became more afraid of David.
16 १६ परंतु सर्व इस्राएली आणि यहूदी दावीदावर प्रीती करीत होते, कारण की तो त्यांच्यादेखत आत बाहेर जात येत असे.
But all the people of Israel and of Judah loved David, because he led the soldiers very successfully [in the battles].
17 १७ मग शौलाने दावीदाले म्हटले, “पाहा मी आपली वडील कन्या मेरब ही तुला पत्नी करून देईन. माझ्यासाठी तू केवळ शूर हो, आणि परमेश्वरासाठी लढाया कर.” कारण शौल म्हणाला, माझा हात त्याजवर न पडो, पण पलिष्टंयाचा हात त्याजवर पडो.
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.”
18 १८ तेव्हा दावीदाने शौलाला म्हटले, “मी राजाचा जावई व्हावे असा मी कोण आहे? माझा जीव काय? आणि इस्राएलामध्ये माझ्या बापाचे कुळ काय?”
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]
19 १९ परंतु असे झाले की, ज्या वेळेस शौलाची कन्या मेरब दावीदाला द्यायची होती तेव्हा ती अद्रीएल महोलाथी याला पत्नी करून देण्यात आली.
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].
20 २० तेव्हा शौलाची कन्या मीखल ही दावीदावर प्रीती करीत असे, आणि हे शौलाला सांगितले असता त्यास बरे वाटले.
But Saul’s other daughter, Michal, fell in love with David. When they told Saul about that, he was pleased.
21 २१ तेव्हा शौलाने म्हटले, “मी ती त्यास देईन आणि ती त्यास पाशरुप होईल आणि पलिष्ट्यांचा हात त्याजवर पडेल. मग शौलाने दावीदाला दुसऱ्यांदा म्हटले की, तू माझा जावई होशील.”
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.
22 २२ शौलाने आपल्या चाकरास आज्ञा केली की, “तुम्ही दावीदाला गुप्तपणे बोलून म्हणा, की पाहा राजा तुजवर संतुष्ट आहे आणि त्याचे अवघे चाकर तुजवर प्रीती करतात. तर आता राजाचा जावई हो.”
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.’”
23 २३ शौलाच्या चाकरांनी हे शब्द दावीदाला सांगितले. तेव्हा दावीदाने म्हटले की, “राजाचा जावई होणे ही तुमच्या हिशोबात हलकी गोष्ट आहे की काय?” मी तर दीन व तुच्छ असा मनुष्य आहे.
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.”
When the servants told Saul what David had said,
25 २५ तेव्हा शौलाने म्हटले, “तुम्ही दावीदास असे म्हणा, राजाच्या शत्रूंचा सूड उगवावा म्हणून पलिष्ट्यांच्या शंभर अग्रत्वचा याशिवाय काही हुंडा राजा मागत नाही.” परंतु दावीदाला पलिष्ट्यांच्या हाताकडून मारावे असे शौलाने इच्छिले होते.
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].
26 २६ मग त्याच्या चाकरांनी हे शब्द दावीदाला सांगितले, तेव्हा राजाचा जावई होणे हे दावीदाले बरे वाटले.
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,
27 २७ नेमलेला वेळ अद्याप समाप्त झालेला नव्हता; तेव्हाच दावीदाने उठून आपल्या मनुष्यांसह जाऊन दोनशे पलिष्ट्यांस जिवे मारले आणि त्यांच्या अग्रत्वचा आणून आपण राजाचा जावई होण्यासाठी राजाजवळ त्या मोजून दिल्या; तेव्हा शौलाने आपली कन्या मीखल त्यास पत्नी करून दिली.
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.
28 २८ मग हे पाहून शौलाला कळले की, परमेश्वर दावीदाच्या बरोबर आहे आणि शौलाची कन्या मीखल हीने त्याजवर प्रीती केली.
But when Saul realized that Yahweh was helping David, and that his daughter loved David,
he became more afraid of David. So, as long as Saul lived, he was David’s enemy.
30 ३० नंतर पलिष्ट्यांचे सरदार लढायास बाहेर आले आणि असे झाले की ते आले असता दावीद शौलाच्या सर्व चाकरापेक्षा चतुराईने वर्तला आणि त्याचे नाव प्रसिद्ध झाले.
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.
