1 Samuels 18
1 Efter hans samtale med Saul droges Jonatans sjel til David, og Jonatan fikk ham kjær som sitt eget liv.
After David had finished speaking with Saul, the souls of Jonathan and David were knit together, and Jonathan loved him as himself.
2 Samme dag tok Saul ham til sig og lot ham ikke mere få vende tilbake til sin fars hus.
And from that day Saul kept David with him and did not let him return to his father’s house.
3 Og Jonatan gjorde en pakt med David, fordi han hadde ham kjær som sitt eget liv.
Then Jonathan made a covenant with David because he loved him as himself.
4 Og Jonatan tok av sig den kappe han hadde på, og gav den til David og likeså sine krigsklær, ja endog sitt sverd og sin bue og sitt belte.
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 Så drog David ut i krigen; i alt det Saul sendte ham til, bar han sig klokt at; Saul satte ham over sine krigsmenn, og han var vel likt av hele folket, også av Sauls tjenere.
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 Så hendte det da de kom hjem, da David vendte tilbake efterat han hadde slått filisteren, at kvinnene gikk ut fra alle Israels byer for å møte kong Saul med sang og dans, med trommer og med gledesrop og med musikk.
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 Og de dansende kvinner istemte en sang og sa: Saul har slått sine tusener, men David sine titusener.
And as the women danced, they sang out: “Saul has slain his thousands, and David his tens of thousands.”
8 Da blev Saul meget vred; for dette ord likte han ille, og han sa: De har gitt David titusener, og mig har de gitt tusener, og nu står det bare tilbake at han får kongedømmet.
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 Fra den dag så Saul stadig skjevt til David.
And from that day forward Saul kept a jealous eye on David.
10 Dagen efter kom det en ond ånd fra Gud over Saul, og han raste inne i sitt hus, mens David spilte på harpen, som han pleide å gjøre hver dag, og Saul hadde et spyd i hånden.
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 Da svang Saul spydet og tenkte: Jeg vil støte det gjennem David og inn i veggen. Men David bøide sig til side for ham to ganger.
and he hurled it, thinking, “I will pin David to the wall.” But David eluded him twice.
12 Saul var redd for David; for Herren var med ham, men fra Saul var han veket bort.
So Saul was afraid of David, because the LORD was with David but had departed from Saul.
13 Derfor sendte Saul ham fra sig og satte ham til høvedsmann over tusen; og han drog ut og drog inn foran folket.
Therefore Saul sent David away and gave him command of a thousand men. David led the troops out to battle and back,
14 Og David bar sig klokt at i alt han tok sig fore, og Herren var med ham.
and he continued to prosper in all his ways, because the LORD was with him.
15 Da nu Saul så at han bar sig meget klokt at, grudde han for ham.
When Saul saw that David was very successful, he was afraid of him.
16 Men hele Israel og Juda hadde David kjær; for det var han som drog ut og drog inn foran dem.
But all Israel and Judah loved David, because he was leading them out to battle and back.
17 Og Saul sa til David: Her er min eldste datter Merab; henne vil jeg gi dig til hustru; la mig bare se at du er en djerv stridsmann og fører Herrens kriger! For Saul tenkte: Min hånd skal ikke ramme ham, men filistrenes hånd skal ramme ham.
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 David svarte Saul: Hvem er jeg, og hvem er mine frender, min fars ætt i Israel, at jeg skulde bli kongens svigersønn?
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 Men da tiden kom at Merab, Sauls datter, skulde gis til David, blev hun gitt Adriel fra Mehola til hustru.
So when it was time to give Saul’s daughter Merab to David, she was given in marriage to Adriel of Meholah.
20 Mikal, Sauls datter, elsket David. Da Saul fikk vite dette, syntes han godt om det.
Now Saul’s daughter Michal loved David, and when this was reported to Saul, it pleased him.
21 Saul tenkte: Jeg vil la ham få henne, så hun kan bli til en snare for ham, og filistrenes hånd kan ramme ham. Og Saul sa til David: Ved min annen datter skal du idag bli min svigersønn.
“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 Og Saul bød sine tjenere: Tal hemmelig med David og si: Kongen liker dig, og alle hans tjenere har dig kjær; bli derfor nu kongens svigersønn!
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 Da Sauls tjener sa disse ord til David, svarte han: Synes I det er en ringe ting å bli kongens svigersønn? Jeg er jo en fattig og ringe mann.
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 Sauls tjenere fortalte ham dette og sa: Således sa David.
And the servants told Saul what David had said.
25 Da sa Saul: Så skal I si til David: Kongen krever ingen annen festegave enn hundre filister-forhuder, så han kan få hevnet sig på kongens fiender. Men Saul tenkte å felle David ved filistrenes hånd.
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 Da hans tjenere fortalte David dette, var David glad over at han skulde bli kongens svigersønn. Og før tiden ennu var ute,
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 gjorde David sig rede og drog avsted med sine menn og slo ihjel to hundre mann blandt filistrene. Og David tok deres forhuder med sig og la dem fulltallig frem for kongen, så han kunne bli kongens svigersønn. Da gav Saul ham sin datter Mikal til hustru.
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 Nu så Saul og forstod at Herren var med David; og Mikal, Sauls datter, elsket ham.
When Saul realized that the LORD was with David and that his daughter Michal loved David,
29 Da blev Saul ennu mere redd David, og Saul var Davids fiende all sin tid.
he grew even more afraid of David. So from then on Saul was David’s enemy.
30 Så drog filistrenes høvdinger ut i krigen, og så ofte de drog ut, bar David sig klokere at enn alle Sauls tjenere, og han fikk et stort navn.
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.
