Da det skjedde, etter at han hadde snakket ferdig med Saul, ble Jonatans sjel forent med Davids sjel, og Jonathan elsket ham som sitt eget liv.

And it came to pass, when he had made an end of speaking unto 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 lenger dra hjem til sin fars hus.

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

Jonathan og David inngikk en pakt, fordi han elsket ham som sitt eget liv.

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

Jonathan tok av seg kappen sin og ga den til David, sammen med sine klær, sitt sverd, sin bue og sitt belte.

And Jonathan stripped himself of the robe that was upon him, and gave it to David, and his garments, even to his sword, and to his bow, and to his girdle.

David gikk ut hvor enn Saul sendte ham, og han oppførte seg klokt. Saul satte ham over krigerne, og han ble godt akseptert av folket og Sauls tjenere.

And David went out whithersoever Saul sent him, and behaved himself wisely: and Saul set him over the men of war, and he was accepted in the sight of all the people, and also in the sight of Saul's servants.

Da de kom tilbake, etter at David hadde drept filisteren, kom Israels kvinner ut fra alle byene og møtte kong Saul med sang og dans, med tamburiner, glede og musikk.

And it came to pass as they came, when David was returned from the slaughter of the Philistine, that the women came out of all cities of Israel, singing and dancing, to meet king Saul, with tabrets, with joy, and with instruments of musick.

Kvinnene svarte hverandre mens de spilte og sa: Saul har slått sine tusener, men David sine ti tusener.

And the women answered one another as they played, and said, Saul hath slain his thousands, and David his ten thousands.

Saul ble meget sint, og disse ordene mislikte han; han sa: De har gitt David ti tusener, og meg bare tusener. Hva mer kan han få enn kongeriket?

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

Fra den dagen holdt Saul et skarpt øye med David.

And Saul eyed David from that day and forward.

Neste dag kom en ond ånd fra Gud over Saul, og han profeterte i huset. David spilte på harpen, som han pleide, og Saul hadde et spyd i hånden.

And it came to pass on the morrow, that the evil spirit from God came upon Saul, and he prophesied in the midst of the house: and David played with his hand, as at other times: and there was a javelin in Saul's hand.

Saul kastet spydet, for han sa: Jeg skal stikke David fast i veggen. Men David unngikk ham to ganger.

And Saul cast the javelin; for he said, I will smite David even to the wall with it. And David avoided out of his presence twice.

Saul fryktet David, for Herren var med ham, men hadde forlatt Saul.

And Saul was afraid of David, because the LORD was with him, and was departed from Saul.

Saul fjernet David fra seg og gjorde ham til høvding over tusen mann; han gikk inn og ut blant 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 veier, og Herren var med ham.

And David behaved himself wisely in all his ways; and the LORD was with him.

Da Saul så at han oppførte seg meget klokt, fryktet han ham.

Wherefore when Saul saw that he behaved himself very wisely, he was afraid of him.

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

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

Saul sa til David: Se, min eldste datter Merab skal jeg gi deg til kone; bare vær tapper for meg og kjemp Herrens kamper. For Saul tenkte: La ikke min hånd komme over ham, men filisternes hånd.

And Saul said to David, Behold my elder daughter Merab, her will I give thee to wife: only be thou valiant for me, and fight the LORD'S battles. For Saul said, Let not mine hand be upon him, but let the hand of the Philistines be upon him.

David svarte Saul: Hvem er jeg, hva er mitt liv eller min fars slekt i Israel, at jeg skulle bli kongens svigersønn?

And David said unto 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 for å gi Merab, Sauls datter, til David, ble hun gitt Adriel fra Mehola til kone.

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

Sauls datter Mikal elsket David. Da de fortalte Saul det, var det etter hans ønske.

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

Saul sa: Jeg skal gi ham henne, slik at hun kan bli en felle for ham, og filisternes hånd kan være mot ham. Derfor sa Saul til David: Nå skal du bli min svigersønn i dag med den ene av de to.

And Saul said, I will give him her, that she may be a snare to him, and that the hand of the Philistines may be against him. Wherefore Saul said to David, Thou shalt this day be my son in law in the one of the twain.

Saul befalte sine tjenere: Snakk med David i hemmelighet og si: Se, kongen er glad i deg, og alle hans tjenere elsker deg; bli derfor kongens svigersønn.

And Saul commanded his servants, saying, Commune with David secretly, and say, Behold, the king hath delight in thee, and all his servants love thee: now therefore be the king's son in law.

Sauls tjenere talte disse ordene til David, og David sa: Synes dere det er en liten ting å bli kongens svigersønn, når jeg er en fattig mann og lite verdsatt?

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

Sauls tjenere fortalte ham hva David hadde sagt.

And the servants of Saul told him, saying, On this manner spake David.

Saul sa: Slik skal dere si til David: Kongen ønsker ingen medgift, men hundre filisterforhuder for å hevne kongens fiender. Saul tenkte å la David falle for filisternes hånd.

And Saul said, Thus shall ye say to David, The king desireth not any dowry, but an hundred foreskins of the Philistines, to be avenged of the king's enemies. But Saul thought to make David fall by the hand of the Philistines.

Da hans tjenere fortalte David disse ordene, var det godt likt av David å bli kongens svigersønn. Tidspunktet var ennå ikke gått ut.

And when his servants told David these words, it pleased David well to be the king's son in law: and the days were not expired.

David sto derfor opp og dro ut med sine menn; de drepte to hundre filister, og David brakte deres forhudene og leverte dem fulltallige til kongen, slik at han kunne bli kongens svigersønn. Saul ga ham sin datter Mikal til kone.

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

Saul så og forstod at Herren var med David, og at Mikal, Sauls datter, elsket ham.

And Saul saw and knew that the LORD was with David, and that Michal Saul's daughter loved him.

Saul ble enda mer redd for David, og Saul ble Davids fiende til stadighet.

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

Da filisternes fyrster dro ut, oppførte David seg klokere enn alle Sauls tjenere, og hans navn ble meget omtalt.

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