1 Da samtalen mellom David og Saul var over, ble Jonatans sjel knyttet til Davids sjel, og David ble like kjær for ham som hans eget liv.

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 Den dagen tok Saul David med seg og lot ham ikke vende tilbake til sin fars hus.

And that day Saul took David and would not let him go back to his father's house.

3 Så inngikk Jonathan og David en pakt, fordi Jonathan elsket David som sitt eget liv.

Then Jonathan and David made an agreement together, because of Jonathan's love for David.

4 Og Jonathan tok av seg kappen han hadde på og ga den til David, sammen med hele sin rustning, også sverdet, buen og beltet.

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 Og David gikk hvor enn Saul sendte ham, og han handlet klokt. Saul satte ham til leder over sine krigere, og dette gledet hele folket, også Sauls tjenere.

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 Da de vendte tilbake etter å ha beseiret filisteren, kom kvinnene ut fra alle Israels byer med sang og dans for å møte David med glede og musikkinstrumenter.

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 Og kvinnene svarte hverandre i sang og sa: Saul har slått sine tusener, men David sine titusener.

And the women, answering one another in their song, said, Saul has put to death his thousands and David his tens of thousands.

8 Da ble Saul veldig sint, for dette ordet var ubehagelig for ham. Han sa: De har gitt David ære for titusener, men meg kun for tusener. Hva mer kan han få enn kongedømmet?

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 Fra den dagen så Saul med misunnelse på David.

And from that day Saul was looking with envy on David.

10 Dagen etter kom en ond ånd fra Gud over Saul med stor styrke, og han oppførte seg som en profet i huset sitt, mens David spilte musikk for ham, som han gjorde daglig. Saul hadde sitt spyd i hånden.

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 Og Saul kastet spydet og sa: Jeg vil slå David fast i veggen. Men David unngikk ham to ganger.

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 Saul fryktet David, fordi Herren var med David og hadde forlatt Saul.

And Saul went in fear of David, because the Lord was with David and had gone away from Saul.

13 Så sendte Saul ham bort og satte ham til leder over tusen mann; og han dro og vendte tilbake foran folket.

So Saul sent him away, and made him a captain over a thousand; and he went about his business before the people.

14 Og i alle sine gjøremål handlet David klokt, for Herren var med ham.

And in all his undertakings David did wisely; and the Lord was with him.

15 Da Saul så hvor klokt han handlet, ble han redd for ham.

And when Saul saw how wisely he did, he was in fear of him.

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

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

17 Saul sa til David: Her er min eldste datter, Merab, som jeg vil gi deg til hustru. Vær bare tapper for meg og kjemp Herrens kriger. For Saul tenkte: La det ikke være gjennom meg at han dør, men gjennom filisterne.

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 Og David sa til Saul: Hvem er jeg, og hva er min fars slekt i Israel, at jeg skulle bli svigersønn til kongen?

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 Men da tiden kom for å gi Merab, Sauls datter, til David, ble hun gitt til Adriel fra Mehola.

But when the time came to give Merab, Saul's daughter, to David, she was given to Adriel of Meholath.

20 Sauls datter, Mikal, ble forelsket i David, og Saul fikk høre om det og ble glad.

And Saul's daughter Michal was in love with David: and Saul had word of it and was pleased.

21 Og Saul sa: Jeg vil gi henne til ham, slik at hun kan være en felle for ham, og filisternes hånd kan rettes mot ham. Saul sa derfor til David: I dag skal du bli min svigersønn for annen gang.

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 Saul ga sine tjenere beskjed om å snakke med David i hemmelighet og si: Se, kongen har glede i deg, og alle hans tjenere elsker deg; bli da kongens svigersønn.

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 Sauls tjenere sa dette til David, og han svarte: Synes dere det er en liten ting å bli kongens svigersønn, når jeg er en fattig mann uten stor ætt?

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 Sauls tjenere kom og fortalte ham hva David hadde sagt.

And the servants of Saul gave him an account of what David had said.

25 Saul sa: Si til David: Kongen ønsker ingen medgift, men bare forhuden av hundre filistere, så han kan hevne seg på sine fiender. Men Saul tenkte at David kunne falle for filisternes hånd.

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 Da hans tjenere fortalte David dette, var det behagelig for David å bli kongens svigersønn. Og dagene var ennå ikke forbi.

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 Så dro David og hans menn ut og drepte to hundre filistere; David tok deres forhuder og leverte det fullsatte antall til kongen, så han kunne bli kongens svigersønn. Og Saul ga ham sin datter Mikal til 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 Det ble klart for Saul at Herren var med David, og at han var elsket av hele Israel.

And it was clear to Saul that the Lord was with David; and he was loved by all Israel.

29 Sauls frykt for David ble enda større, og han hatet ham dag for dag.

And Saul's fear of David became all the greater, and he went on hating him, day by day.

30 Da filisternes fyrster dro i krig, handlet David klokere enn noen av Sauls andre tjenere, slik at han ble høyt æret.

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.