1 Књига Самуилова 18
1 И кад сврши разговор са Саулом, душа Јонатанова приону за душу Давидову, и Јонатан га запази као своју душу.
When he had finished speaking to Saul, the soul of Jonathan was knit with the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as his own soul.
2 И узе га Саул тај дан, и не даде му да се врати кући оца свог.
Saul took him that day, and wouldn’t let him go home to his father’s house any more.
3 И Јонатан учини веру с Давидом, јер га љубљаше као своју душу.
Then Jonathan and David made a covenant, because he loved him as his own soul.
4 И скиде Јонатан са себе плашт, који ношаше, и даде га Давиду, и одело своје и мач свој и лук свој и појас свој.
Jonathan stripped himself of the robe that was on him and gave it to David with his clothing, even including his sword, his bow, and his sash.
5 И иђаше Давид на шта га год Саул пошиљаше, и беше срећан, и постави га Саул над војницима, и омиле свему народу, па и слугама Сауловим.
David went out wherever Saul sent him, and behaved himself wisely; and Saul set him over the men of war. It was good in the sight of all the people, and also in the sight of Saul’s servants.
6 А кад се враћаху, и кад се Давид враћаше убивши Филистејина, излазише жене из сваког града Израиљевог певајући и играјући на сусрет цару Саулу, с бубњевима и с весељем и гуслама.
As they came, when David returned from the slaughter of the Philistine, the women came out of all the cities of Israel, singing and dancing, to meet King Saul with tambourines, with joy, and with instruments of music.
7 И отпевајући жене једне другима уза свирке говораху: Саул згуби своју хиљаду, али Давид својих десет хиљада.
The women sang to one another as they played, and said, “Saul has slain his thousands, and David his ten thousands.”
8 И разгневи се Саул врло, и не бише му по вољи те речи, и рече: Давиду дадоше десет хиљада, а мени дадоше хиљаду; још му само царство треба.
Saul was very angry, and this saying displeased him. He said, “They have credited David with ten thousands, and they have only credited me with thousands. What can he have more but the kingdom?”
9 И од тог дана Саул гледаше попреко Давида.
Saul watched David from that day and forward.
10 А сутрадан нападе Саула зли дух Божји, те пророковаше у кући, а Давид му удараше руком својом у гусле као пре: а Саулу у руци беше копље.
On the next day, an evil spirit from God came mightily on Saul, and he prophesied in the middle of the house. David played with his hand, as he did day by day. Saul had his spear in his hand;
11 И Саул баци копље говорећи: Да прикујем Давида за зид. Али му се Давид измаче два пута.
and Saul threw the spear, for he said, “I will pin David to the wall!” David escaped from his presence twice.
12 И Саула беше страх од Давида, јер Господ беше с њим, а од Саула беше одступио.
Saul was afraid of David, because Yahweh was with him, and had departed from Saul.
13 Зато га уклони Саул од себе, и постави га хиљадником; и он одлажаше и долажаше пред народом.
Therefore Saul removed him from his presence, and made him his captain over a thousand; and he went out and came in before the people.
14 И Давид беше срећан у свему што чињаше, јер Господ беше с њим.
David behaved himself wisely in all his ways; and Yahweh was with him.
15 А Саул видећи да је веома срећан, бојаше га се.
When Saul saw that he behaved himself very wisely, he stood in awe of him.
16 А сав Израиљ и Јуда љубљаше Давида, јер он одлажаше и долажаше пред њима.
But all Israel and Judah loved David; for he went out and came in before them.
17 И рече Саул Давиду: Ево, кћер своју старију Мераву даћу ти за жену, само ми буди храбар и води ратове Господње. Јер Саул говораше: Нећу да се дигне моја рука на њ, него филистејска рука нека се дигне на њ.
Saul said to David, “Behold, my elder daughter Merab. I will give her to you as wife. Only be valiant for me, and fight Yahweh’s battles.” For Saul said, “Don’t let my hand be on him, but let the hand of the Philistines be on him.”
18 А Давид рече Саулу: Ко сам ја и какав је живот мој или дом оца мог у Израиљу, да будем зет царев?
David said to Saul, “Who am I, and what is my life, or my father’s family in Israel, that I should be son-in-law to the king?”
19 А кад дође време да Мераву, кћер Саулову, даду Давиду, дадоше је Адрилу Меолаћанину за жену.
But at the time when Merab, Saul’s daughter, should have been given to David, she was given to Adriel the Meholathite as wife.
20 Али Давида љубљаше Михала, кћи Саулова; а кад то јавише Саулу, би му по вољи.
Michal, Saul’s daughter, loved David; and they told Saul, and the thing pleased him.
21 И рече Саул: Даћу му је да му буде замка и да се диже на њ рука филистејска. А Давиду рече Саул: Бићеш ми данас зет с другом.
Saul said, I will give her to him, that she may be a snare to him and that the hand of the Philistines may be against him. Therefore Saul said to David a second time, “You shall today be my son-in-law.”
22 И заповеди Саул слугама својим: Реците Давиду тајно и говорите: Гле, омилео си цару, и све слуге његове љубе те; буди сада зет царев.
Saul commanded his servants, “Talk with David secretly, and say, ‘Behold, the king has delight in you, and all his servants love you. Now therefore be the king’s son-in-law.’”
23 И слуге Саулове рекоше те речи Давиду, а Давид рече: Мислите ли да је лако бити зет царев? Та ја сам сиромах и мали човек.
Saul’s servants spoke those words in the ears of David. David said, “Does it seem to you a light thing to be the king’s son-in-law, since I am a poor man and little known?”
24 И Саулу јавише ово слуге његове говорећи: Овако рече Давид.
The servants of Saul told him, saying, “David spoke like this.”
25 А Саул рече: Овако реците Давиду: Не тражи цар уздарја, него сто окрајака филистејских, да се цар освети својим непријатељима. А Саул мишљаше како би Давид пао у руке Филистејима.
Saul said, “Tell David, ‘The king desires no dowry except one hundred foreskins of the Philistines, to be avenged of the king’s enemies.’” Now Saul thought he would make David fall by the hand of the Philistines.
26 И слуге његове казаше Давиду те речи, и Давиду би по вољи да постане царев зет. И време се још не наврши.
When his servants told David these words, it pleased David well to be the king’s son-in-law. Before the deadline,
27 А Давид уста и отиде са својим људима, и поби двеста Филистеја. И донесе Давид окрајке њихове, и дадоше их на број цару да би постао царев зет. И Саул му даде за жену Михалу кћер своју.
David arose and went, he and his men, and killed two hundred men of the Philistines. Then David brought their foreskins, and they gave them in full number to the king, that he might be the king’s son-in-law. Then Saul gave him Michal his daughter as wife.
28 И Саул виде и позна да је Господ са Давидом; и Михала кћи Саулова љубљаше га.
Saul saw and knew that Yahweh was with David; and Michal, Saul’s daughter, loved him.
29 А Саул се још већма побоја Давида; и беше Саул једнако непријатељ Давиду.
Saul was even more afraid of David; and Saul was David’s enemy continually.
30 А кнезови филистејски удараху; и кад год удараху, Давид беше срећнији од свих слуга Саулових, и име се његово врло прослави.
Then the princes of the Philistines went out; and as often as they went out, David behaved himself more wisely than all the servants of Saul, so that his name was highly esteemed.
