Da han var ferdig med å snakke med Saul, ble Jonatans sjel knyttet til Davids sjel, og Jonatan elsket ham som sin egen sjel.

It happened, when he had made an end of speaking to Saul, that the soul of Jonathan was knit with the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as his own soul.

Saul tok ham den dagen og lot ham ikke vende tilbake til sin fars hus.

Saul took him that day, and would let him go no more home to his father's house.

Da inngikk Jonatan og David en pakt, fordi han elsket ham som sin egen sjel.

Then Jonathan and David made a covenant, because he loved him as his own soul.

Jonatan tok av seg kappen han hadde på seg, og ga den til David, sammen med sine klær, samt sitt sverd, sin bue og sitt belte.

Jonathan stripped himself of the robe that was on him, and gave it to David, and his clothing, even to his sword, and to his bow, and to his sash.

David gikk hvor enn Saul sendte ham og oppførte seg klokt; og Saul satte ham over krigsfolket, og det var godt i folkets øyne og også i øynene til Sauls tjenere.

David went out wherever Saul sent him, [and] behaved himself wisely: and Saul set him over the men of war, and it was good in the sight of all the people, and also in the sight of Saul's servants.

Da de kom tilbake, da David vendte hjem etter å ha slått filisteren, kom kvinnene ut fra alle Israels byer, syngende og dansende, for å møte kong Saul, med tamburiner, med glede og med musikkinstrumenter.

It happened as they came, when David returned from the slaughter of the Philistine, that 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.

Kvinnene sang til hverandre mens de danset, og sa: Saul har drept sine tusener, men David sine titusener.

The women sang one to another as they played, and said, Saul has slain his thousands, David his ten thousands.

Saul ble svært sint, og dette ordet mislikte han; og han sa: De har tilskrevet David titusener, og meg har de bare tilskrevet tusener. Hva mer kan han få enn kongeriket?

Saul was very angry, and this saying displeased him; and he said, They have ascribed to David ten thousands, and to me they have ascribed but thousands: and what can he have more but the kingdom?

Saul så skjevt på David fra denne dagen og videre.

Saul eyed David from that day and forward.

Det skjedde neste dag at en ond ånd fra Gud kom mektig over Saul, og han profeterte inne i huset mens David spilte på harpen, som han gjorde dag etter dag. Saul hadde spydet sitt i hånden;

It happened on the next day, that an evil spirit from God came mightily on Saul, and he prophesied in the midst of the house: and David played with his hand, as he did day by day. Saul had his spear in his hand;

og Saul kastet spydet, for han sa: Jeg vil feste David til veggen. Men David unngikk ham to ganger.

and Saul cast the spear; for he said, I will strike David even to the wall. David avoided out of his presence twice.

Saul var redd for David, fordi Herren var med ham og hadde gått fra Saul.

Saul was afraid of David, because Yahweh was with him, and was departed from Saul.

Derfor fjernet Saul ham fra seg og gjorde ham til fører over tusen; og han gikk ut og kom inn foran folket.

Therefore Saul removed him from him, and made him his captain over a thousand; and he went out and came in before the people.

David oppførte seg klokt i alle sine gjøremål, og Herren var med ham.

David behaved himself wisely in all his ways; and Yahweh was with him.

Da Saul så at han oppførte seg veldig klokt, ble han redd for ham.

When Saul saw that he behaved himself very wisely, he stood in awe of him.

Men hele Israel og Juda elsket David, for han gikk ut og kom inn foran dem.

But all Israel and Judah loved David; for he went out and came in before them.

Saul sa til David: Se, min eldste datter Merab, henne vil jeg gi deg til kone. Vær bare modig for meg, og kjemp Herrens kamper. For Saul tenkte: La ikke min hånd komme over ham, men la filisternes hånd gjøre det.

Saul said to David, Behold, my elder daughter Merab, her will I give 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.

David sa til Saul: Hvem er jeg, og hva er mitt liv eller min fars slekt i Israel, at jeg skal bli kongens svigersønn?

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?

Men da tiden kom da Merab, Sauls datter, skulle bli gitt til David, ble hun gitt til Adriel fra Mehola til kone.

But it happened at the time when Merab, Saul's daughter, should have been given to David, that she was given to Adriel the Meholathite as wife.

Michal, Sauls datter, elsket David, og de fortalte Saul, og dette behaget ham.

Michal, Saul's daughter, loved David: and they told Saul, and the thing pleased him.

Saul sa: Jeg skal gi henne til ham, så hun kan være en felle for ham, og filisternes hånd kan være mot ham. Derfor sa Saul til David: I dag skal du bli min svigersønn for andre gang.

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, You shall this day be my son-in-law a second time.

Saul befalte sine tjenere å snakke med David i hemmelighet og si: Se, kongen har behag i deg, og alle hans tjenere elsker deg. Bli derfor kongens svigersønn.

Saul commanded his servants, [saying], Commune 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.

Sauls tjenere gjentok disse ordene i Davids ører. David sa: Er det en liten sak for dere å bli kongens svigersønn, siden jeg er en fattig mann, og lettet fra?

Saul's servants spoke those words in the ears of David. David said, Seems it to you a light thing to be the king's son-in-law, seeing that I am a poor man, and lightly esteemed?

Sauls tjenere fortalte ham, og sa: Slik talte David.

The servants of Saul told him, saying, On this manner spoke David.

Saul sa: Dette skal dere si til David: Kongen ønsker ingen medgift, bare hundre filisteres forhud, for å hevne seg på kongens fiender. Saul tenkte å la David falle for filisternes hånd.

Saul said, Thus shall you 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 to make David fall by the hand of the Philistines.

Da hans tjenere fortalte David disse ordene, var David glad for tanken på å bli kongens svigersønn. Tiden gikk ikke ut,

When his servants told David these words, it pleased David well to be the king's son-in-law. The days were not expired;

så David og hans menn skyndte seg bort og drepte to hundre filistiske menn. David kom med deres forhud og ga dem fullt antall til kongen, så han kunne bli kongens svigersønn. Saul ga ham Michal, sin datter, til kone.

and David arose and went, he and his men, and killed of the Philistines two hundred men; and David brought their foreskins, and they gave them in full number to the king, that he might be the king's son-in-law. Saul gave him Michal his daughter as wife.

Saul så og visste at Herren var med David, og Michal, Sauls datter, elsket ham.

Saul saw and knew that Yahweh was with David; and Michal, Saul's daughter, loved him.

Saul ble enda mer redd for David, og Saul var Davids fiende hele tiden.

Saul was yet the more afraid of David; and Saul was David's enemy continually.

Da filisternes fyrster dro i krig, skjedde det hver gang de dro ut, at David oppførte seg klokere enn alle Sauls tjenere, slik at hans navn ble høyt ansett.

Then the princes of the Philistines went forth: and it happened, as often as they went forth, that David behaved himself more wisely than all the servants of Saul; so that his name was much set by.