1-я Царств 18
1 Когда кончил Давид разговор с Саулом, душа Ионафана прилепилась к душе его, и полюбил его Ионафан, как свою душу.
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.
2 И взял его Саул в тот день и не позволил ему возвратиться в дом отца его.
From that day, Saul kept David with him, and did not let him return home.
3 Ионафан же заключил с Давидом союз, ибо полюбил его, как свою душу.
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 И снял Ионафан верхнюю одежду свою, которая была на нем, и отдал ее Давиду, также и прочие одежды свои, и меч свой, и лук свой, и пояс свой.
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 И Давид действовал благоразумно везде, куда ни посылал его Саул, и сделал его Саул начальником над военными людьми; и это понравилось всему народу и слугам Сауловым.
[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 Когда они шли, при возвращении Давида с победы над Филистимлянином, то женщины из всех городов Израильских выходили навстречу Саулу царю с пением и плясками, с торжественными тимпанами и с кимвалами.
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 И восклицали игравшие женщины, говоря: Саул победил тысячи, а Давид - десятки тысяч!
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 И Саул сильно огорчился, и неприятно было ему это слово, и он сказал: Давиду дали десятки тысяч, а мне тысячи; ему недостает только царства.
[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]
9 И с того дня и потом подозрительно смотрел Саул на Давида.
From that time, Saul watched David very closely because he was suspicious [that David would try to become king].
10 И было на другой день: напал злой дух от Бога на Саула, и он бесновался в доме своем, а Давид играл рукою своею на струнах, как и в другие дни; в руке у Саула было копье.
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 И бросил Саул копье, подумав: пригвожду Давида к стене; но Давид два раза уклонился от него.
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].
12 И стал бояться Саул Давида, потому что Господь был с ним, а от Саула отступил.
Because [it became evident that] Yahweh had abandoned Saul but [that] he was helping David, Saul was afraid of David.
13 И удалил его Саул от себя и поставил его у себя тысяченачальником, и он выходил и входил пред народом.
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],
14 И Давид во всех делах своих поступал благоразумно, и Господь был с ним.
he always had great success, because Yahweh was helping him.
15 И Саул видел, что он очень благоразумен, и боялся его.
When Saul heard that David [and his soldiers were] very successful, he became more afraid of David.
16 А весь Израиль и Иуда любили Давида, ибо он выходил и входил пред ними.
But all the people of Israel and of Judah loved David, because he led the soldiers very successfully [in the battles].
17 И сказал Саул Давиду: вот старшая дочь моя, Мерова; я дам ее тебе в жену, только будь у меня храбрым и веди войны Господни. Ибо Саул думал: пусть не моя рука будет на нем, но рука Филистимлян будет на нем.
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 Но Давид сказал Саулу: кто я, и что жизнь моя и род отца моего в Израиле, чтобы мне быть зятем царя?
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 А когда наступило время отдать Мерову, дочь Саула, Давиду, то она выдана была в замужество за Адриэла из Мехолы.
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 Но Давида полюбила другая дочь Саула, Мелхола; и когда возвестили об этом Саулу, то это было приятно ему.
But Saul’s other daughter, Michal, fell in love with David. When they told Saul about that, he was pleased.
21 Саул думал: отдам ее за него, и она будет ему сетью, и рука Филистимлян будет на нем. И сказал Саул Давиду: чрез другую ты породнишься ныне со мною.
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 И приказал Саул слугам своим: скажите Давиду тайно: вот, царь благоволит к тебе, и все слуги его любят тебя; итак будь зятем царя.
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 И передали слуги Сауловы в уши Давиду все слова эти. И сказал Давид: разве легко кажется вам быть зятем царя? я - человек бедный и незначительный.
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.”
24 И донесли Саулу слуги его и сказали: вот что говорит Давид.
When the servants told Saul what David had said,
25 И сказал Саул: так скажите Давиду: царь не хочет вена, кроме ста краеобрезаний Филистимских, в отмщение врагам царя. Ибо Саул имел в мыслях погубить Давида руками Филистимлян.
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 И пересказали слуги его Давиду эти слова, и понравилось Давиду сделаться зятем царя.
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 Еще не прошли назначенные дни, как Давид встал и пошел сам и люди его с ним, и убил двести человек Филистимлян, и принес Давид краеобрезания их, и представил их в полном количестве царю, чтобы сделаться зятем царя. И выдал Саул за него Мелхолу, дочь свою, в замужество.
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 И увидел Саул и узнал, что Господь с Давидом и весь Израиль любит его, и что Мелхола, дочь Саула, любила Давида.
But when Saul realized that Yahweh was helping David, and that his daughter loved David,
29 И стал Саул еще больше бояться Давида и сделался врагом его на всю жизнь.
he became more afraid of David. So, as long as Saul lived, he was David’s enemy.
30 И когда вожди Филистимские вышли на войну, Давид, с самого выхода их, действовал благоразумнее всех слуг Сауловых, и весьма прославилось имя его.
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.
