1 Samuelsboken 18
1 Då han hade uttalat med Saul, förband sig Jonathans hjerta med Davids hjerta; och Jonathan vardt kär åt honom, såsom sitt eget hjerta.
Now after David's talk with Saul was ended, the soul of Jonathan was joined with the soul of David, and David became as dear to him as his very life.
2 Och Saul tog honom i den dagen, och lät honom icke mer komma i sins faders hus.
And that day Saul took David and would not let him go back to his father's house.
3 Och Jonathan och David gjorde ett förbund tillhopa; ty han hade honom kär, såsom sitt eget hjerta.
Then Jonathan and David made an agreement together, because of Jonathan's love for David.
4 Och Jonathan drog af sin kjortel, som han hade uppå, och gaf honom David; dertill sin mantel, sitt svärd, sin båga och sitt bälte.
And Jonathan took off the robe he had on and gave it to David, with all his military dress, even to his sword and his bow and the band round his body.
5 Och David gick ut, dit Saul sände honom, och skickade sig visliga; och Saul satte honom öfver krigsfolket, och han var allo folkena, och desslikes Sauls tjenarom, täcker.
And David went wherever Saul sent him, and did wisely: and Saul put him at the head of his men of war, and this was pleasing to all the people as well as to Saul's servants.
6 Men det begaf sig, då han igenkommen var, sedan han hade slagit Philisteen, att qvinnorna af alla Israels städer gingo emot Konung Saul med sång och harpor, med trummor, med glädje, och med gigor.
Now on their way, when David came back after the destruction of the Philistine, the women came out of all the towns of Israel, with songs and dances, meeting David with melody and joy and instruments of music.
7 Och qvinnorna söngo till hvarandra, och spelade, och sade: Saul hafver slagit tusende; men David tiotusend.
And the women, answering one another in their song, said, Saul has put to death his thousands and David his tens of thousands.
8 Då förgrymmade sig Saul storliga, och det talet behagade honom ganska illa, och sade: De hafva gifvit David tiotusend, och mig tusende; han varder väl ännu Konung?
And Saul was very angry and this saying was unpleasing to him; and he said, They have given David credit for tens of thousands, and to me for only thousands: what more is there for him but the kingdom?
9 Och Saul såg illa uppå David, ifrå den dagen, och allt sedan.
And from that day Saul was looking with envy on David.
10 På den andra dagen föll den onde anden af Gudi öfver Saul, och han propheterade hemma i huset; men David spelade på strängerna med sine hand, såsom han dageliga plägade. Och Saul hade ett spjut i handene:
Now on the day after, an evil spirit from God came on Saul with great force and he was acting like a prophet among the men of his house, while David was making music for him, as he did day by day: and Saul had his spear in his hand.
11 Och sköt det åstad, och tänkte: Jag vill skjuta David igenom i väggena; men David gaf sig undan för honom i två gånger.
And Saul, balancing the spear in his hand, said, I will give David a blow, pinning him to the wall. And David got away from him twice.
12 Och Saul fruktade för David; ty Herren var med honom, och var gången ifrå Saul.
And Saul went in fear of David, because the Lord was with David and had gone away from Saul.
13 Så satte Saul honom ifrå sig, och gjorde honom till höfvitsman öfver tusende män; och han gick ut och in för folkena.
So Saul sent him away, and made him a captain over a thousand; and he went about his business before the people.
14 Och David hade sig förnumsteliga i alla sina gerningar; och Herren var med honom.
And in all his undertakings David did wisely; and the Lord was with him.
15 Då nu Saul såg, att han var så ganska förnumstig, fruktade han för honom.
And when Saul saw how wisely he did, he was in fear of him.
16 Men hela Israel och Juda hade David kär; ty han gick ut och in för dem.
But David was loved by all Israel and Judah, for he went out and came in before them.
17 Och Saul sade till David: Si, min äldsta dotter Merob vill jag gifva dig till hustru; var manlig, och för Herrans krig; ty Saul tänkte, min hand skall icke komma vid honom, utan de Philisteers hand.
And Saul said to David, Here is my oldest daughter Merab, whom I will give you for your wife: only be strong for me, fighting in the Lord's wars. For Saul said, Let it not be through me that his fate comes to him, but through the Philistines.
18 Men David svarade Saul: Ho är jag? Eller hvad är mitt lefverne, och mins faders hus slägt i Israel, att jag skulle varda Konungens måg?
And David said to Saul, Who am I, and what is my father's family in Israel, that I am to be son-in-law to the king?
19 Då nu tiden kom, att Merob, Sauls dotter, skulle vordit gifven David, vardt hon gifven Adriel den Meholathiten till hustru.
But when the time came to give Merab, Saul's daughter, to David, she was given to Adriel of Meholath.
20 Men Michal, Sauls dotter, hade David kär. Då det vardt sagdt Saul, sade han: Det är rätt;
And Saul's daughter Michal was in love with David: and Saul had word of it and was pleased.
21 Jag vill gifva honom henne, att hon må komma honom på fall, och de Philisteers händer måga komma öfver honom. Och han sade till David: Du skall i dag varda min måg med den andra.
And Saul said, I will give her to him, so that she may be a cause of danger to him, and so that the hands of the Philistines may be against him. So Saul said to David, Today you are to become my son-in-law for the second time.
22 Och Saul böd sina tjenare: Taler vid David hemliga, och säger: Si, Konungen hafver vilja till dig, och alla hans tjenare älska dig; så blif nu Konungens måg.
And Saul gave his servants orders saying, Have talk with David secretly and say to him, See how the king has delight in you, and how you are loved by all his servants: then be the king's son-in-law.
23 Och Sauls tjenare talade dessa orden för Davids öron; men David sade: Tycker eder det vara en ringa ting, att vara Konungens måg? Och jag är en fattig och ringa man.
And Saul's servants said these things to David. And David said, Does it seem to you a small thing to be the king's son-in-law, seeing that I am a poor man, of no great name?
24 Och Sauls tjenare gåfvo honom svar igen, och sade: Sådana ord hafver David sagt.
And the servants of Saul gave him an account of what David had said.
25 Saul sade: Säger så till David: Konungen begärar ingen morgongåfvo, annan än hundrade förhudar af de Philisteer, att man må hämnas på Konungens fiendar; ty Saul for efter att fälla David genom de Philisteers hand.
And Saul said, Then say to David, The king has no desire for any bride-price, but only for the private parts of a hundred Philistines so that the king may get the better of his haters. But it was in Saul's mind that David might come to his end by the hands of the Philistines.
26 Då sade hans tjenare David dessa orden. Och David tyckte så godt vara, att han måtte blifva Konungens måg. Och tiden var ännu icke ute.
And when his servants said these words to David, he was well pleased to be the son-in-law of the king. And the days were still not past.
27 Och David stod upp, och drog åstad med sina män, och slog af de Philisteer tuhundrad män; och David hade deras förhudar, och förnöjde Konungen med talet; på det han skulle varda Konungens måg. Då gaf Saul honom sina dotter Michal till hustru.
So David and his men got up and went, and put to death two hundred of the Philistines; and David took their private parts and gave the full number of them to the king, so that he might be the king's son-in-law. And Saul gave him his daughter Michal for his wife.
28 Och Saul såg och märkte, att Herren var med honom. Och Michal, Sauls dotter, hade honom kär.
And it was clear to Saul that the Lord was with David; and he was loved by all Israel.
29 Då fruktade Saul ännu mer för David, och vardt hans fiende i alla sina lifsdagar.
And Saul's fear of David became all the greater, and he went on hating him, day by day.
30 Och då de Philisteers Förstar drogo ut, handlade David förnumsteligare än alle Sauls tjenare, när de utdrogo, så att hans namn vardt mycket aktadt.
Then the rulers of the Philistines went out to war: and whenever they went out, David did more wisely than all the other servants of Saul, so that his name became greatly honoured.
