1 Samuelova 19
1 I Saul govori Jonatanu sinu svojemu i svijem slugama svojim da ubiju Davida; ali Jonatan sin Saulov ljubljaše veoma Davida.
Then Saul urged all his servants and his son Jonathan to kill David. But Jonathan liked David very much.
2 I javi Jonatan Davidu i reèe mu: Saul otac moj traži da te ubije; nego se èuvaj sjutra, skloni se gdjegod i prikrij se.
So he warned David, “My father Saul is seeking for a way to kill you. So be careful. Tomorrow morning go and find a place to hide [in the field].
3 A ja æu izaæi i stajaæu pored oca svojega u polju gdje ti budeš, i govoriæu o tebi s ocem svojim, i što doznam javiæu ti.
I will ask my father to go out there with me. [While we are out there], I will talk to him about you. Then I will tell you everything that he tells me.” [So David did what Jonathan told him to do].
4 I Jonatan progovori za Davida Saulu ocu svojemu, i reèe mu: da se ne ogriješi car o slugu svojega Davida, jer se on nije ogriješio o tebe, nego je još vrlo dobro za te što je èinio.
[The next morning], Jonathan spoke with his father, saying many good things about David. He said, “You should never do anything to harm your servant David! He has never done anything to harm you! Everything that he has done has helped you very much.
5 Jer nije mario za život svoj i pobio je Filisteje, i Gospod uèini spasenje veliko svemu Izrailju; vidio si i radovao si se; pa zašto bi se ogriješio o krv pravu i ubio Davida ni za što?
He was in danger of being killed when he fought against [Goliath, the champion of] the Philistia [army. By enabling David to kill him], Yahweh won a great victory for all the people of Israel. You were very happy when you saw that. Why would you want to do anything now to harm David [RHQ]? There is no reason for you to kill him, because he has not done anything wrong!”
6 I posluša Saul Jonatana, i zakle se Saul: tako živ bio Gospod, neæe poginuti.
Saul listened to what Jonathan said. Then Saul said, “I solemnly promise that just as certain as Yahweh lives, I will not kill David.”
7 Tada Jonatan dozva Davida, i kaza mu Jonatan sve ovo; i dovede Jonatan Davida k Saulu, i opet bi pred njim kao preðe.
Afterward, Jonathan summoned David and told him what he and Saul had said. Then Jonathan brought David to Saul, and David served Saul as he had done before.
8 I nasta opet rat, i David izide i pobi se s Filistejima, i razbi ih veoma, te bježaše od njega.
One day a war started again, and David [led his soldiers to] fight against the Philistia army. David’s [army] attacked them very furiously, with the result that the Philistia army ran away.
9 Potom zli duh Gospodnji napade Saula kad sjeðaše kod kuæe i držaše koplje u ruci, a David udaraše rukom o gusle.
But one day when sitting in his house, an evil spirit [sent] from Yahweh [suddenly] came upon Saul. While David was playing his harp [for Saul],
10 I Saul šæaše Davida kopljem prikovati za zid, ali se on izmaèe Saulu, te koplje udari u zid, a David pobježe i izbavi se onu noæ.
Saul hurled his spear at David to try to fasten him to the wall. David (dodged/jumped to one side), and the spear did not hit him. The spear stuck in the wall, but that night David escaped.
11 A Saul posla ljude ka kuæi Davidovoj da ga èuvaju i ujutru ubiju. A to javi Davidu žena njegova Mihala govoreæi: ako noæas ne izbaviš duše svoje, ujutru æeš poginuti.
Then Saul sent messengers to David’s house. He told them to watch the house and to kill David [while he was leaving the house] the following morning. But David’s wife Michal [saw them and] warned him, “To survive, you must run away tonight, because if you do not do that, you will be killed tomorrow!”
12 Tada Mihala spusti Davida kroz prozor, te otide i pobježe i izbavi se.
So she enabled David to climb out through a window, and he ran away and escaped.
13 A Mihala uze lik, i metnu ga u postelju, i metnu mu pod glavu uzglavlje od kostrijeti, i pokri ga haljinom.
Then Michal took an idol and put it in the bed. She covered it with some [of David’s] clothes, and put some goat’s hair on the head of the idol.
14 I kad Saul posla ljude da uhvate Davida, ona reèe: bolestan je.
When the messengers came [to the house the next morning], she told them that David was sick [and could not get out of bed].
15 A Saul posla opet ljude da vide Davida govoreæi: donesite mi ga u postelji da ga pogubim.
[When they reported that to] Saul, he told them to go back to David’s house. He said to them, “Bring him to me lying on his bed, in order that I can kill him!”
16 A kad doðoše poslani, gle, lik u postelji i uzglavlje od kostrijeti pod glavom mu.
But when those men entered David’s house, they saw that there was only an idol in the bed, with goat’s hair on its head.
17 I reèe Saul Mihali: što me tako prevari i pusti neprijatelja mojega da uteèe? A Mihala reèe Saulu: on mi reèe: pusti me, ili æu te ubiti.
[When they reported that to Saul, ] Saul [summoned] Michal [and] said to her, “Why did you trick me like that? You allowed my enemy to escape!” Michal replied to Saul, “David told me that if I did not help him escape, he would kill me!” [RHQ]
18 Tako David uteèe i izbavi se, i doðe k Samuilu u Ramu, i pripovjedi mu sve što mu je uèinio Saul. I otidoše on i Samuilo, i ostaše u Najotu.
After David had escaped from Saul, he went to Samuel, who was [at his home] at Ramah. He told Samuel everything that Saul had done to [try to kill] him. Then David and Samuel went to Naioth, [which was a section] of [Ramah city], and they stayed there.
19 A Saulu doðe glas i rekoše mu: eno Davida u Najotu u Rami.
Someone told Saul that David was in Naioth.
20 Tada posla Saul ljude da uhvate Davida; i oni vidješe zbor proroka gdje prorokuju a Samuilo im starješina. I duh Gospodnji doðe na poslanike Saulove, te i oni prorokovahu.
So Saul sent some messengers to capture David. [When] those messengers [arrived in Ramah, they] met some men who were proclaiming ecstatic messages, and Samuel was there, as their leader. When Saul’s messengers met them, the Spirit of God took control of Saul’s men, and they also spoke ecstatically.
21 A kad to javiše Saulu, on posla druge poslanike, ali i oni prorokovahu; te Saul opet posla treæe poslanike, ali i oni prorokovahu.
When Saul heard about that, he sent messengers a third time, but they also started to speak ecstatically.
22 Tada sam poðe u Ramu, i kad doðe na veliki studenac koji je u Sokotu, zapita govoreæi: gdje je Samuilo i David? I rekoše mu: eno ih u Najotu u Rami.
Finally, Saul himself went to Ramah. When he arrived at the well at [a place named] Secu, he asked people there, “Where are Samuel and David?” The people replied, “They are at Naioth in Ramah [city].”
23 I poðe u Najot u Rami; ali i na njega siðe duh Božji, te iduæi dalje prorokovaše dokle doðe u Najot u Rami.
While Saul was walking toward Naioth, the Spirit of God also took control of him. [While he walked on], he continued speaking ecstatic messages until he came to Naioth.
24 Pa skide i on haljine svoje sa sebe, i prorokova i on pred Samuilom, i padnuvši ležaše go vas onaj dan i svu noæ. Stoga se govori: eda li je i Saul meðu prorocima?
There he took off his clothes, and he spoke messages from God in front of Samuel. He lay on the ground doing that all day and all night. That is the reason that [when people see someone doing something that is very unexpected, they think about what happened to Saul, and] they say, “We are surprised, like the people were surprised to see Saul [acting like] a prophet?” [RHQ]
