1 i Samuelit 18
1 Kur mbaroi së foluri me Saulin, shpirti i Jonathanit mbeti i lidhur me shpirtin e Davidit, dhe Jonathani e deshi si shpirtin e vet.
After David finished talking with Saul, [he met Saul’s son, Jonathan.] Jonathan [immediately] liked David; in fact, he began to love/like him as much as he loved/liked himself.
2 Po atë ditë Sauli e mori me vete dhe nuk e lejoi të kthehet në shtëpinë e atit të tij.
From that day, Saul kept David with him, and did not let him return home.
3 Kështu Jonathani lidhi një besölidhje me Davidin, sepse e donte si shpirtin e vet.
Because Jonathan loved David so much, he made a solemn agreement with David. [They promised each other that they would always be loyal friends].
4 Pastaj Jonathani hoqi mantelin që kishte veshur dhe ia dha Davidit, dhe i shtoi gjithashtu rrobat, shpatën, harkun dhe brezin e tij.
Jonathan took off his own outer robe and gave it to David. He also gave David his soldier’s tunic, his sword, his bow [and arrows], and his belt.
5 Davidi shkonte kudo që Sauli e dërgonte dhe dilte me sukses. Kështu Sauli e vuri në krye të luftëtarëve dhe shihej me sy të mirë nga gjithë populli, madje edhe nga shërbëtorët e Saulit.
[David went wherever Saul sent him. And] whatever Saul told him to do, David did it very successfully. As a result, Saul appointed David to be a commander in the army. All the officers and other men in the army (approved of/were very pleased with) that.
6 Gjatë kthimit të tyre, kur Davidi po kthehej nga vrasja e Filisteut, gratë e të gjitha qyteteve të Izraelit i dolën para mbretit Saul, duke kënduar dhe hedhur valle me dajre, me thirrje gëzimi dhe me vegla muzikore.
But, when the men in the army were returning home after David had killed Goliath, the women came out from many [HYP] towns in Israel to meet/greet King Saul. They were singing and dancing very joyfully, playing tambourines and lyres.
7 Kështu gratë u përgjigjeshin njera tjetrës duke kënduar, dhe thoshnin: “Sauli vrau mijëshn e tij dhe Davidi dhjetëmijëshn e tij.
As they danced, they sang this song to each other: “Saul has killed 1,000 [enemy soldiers], But David has killed 10,000 [of them].”
8 Kjo gjë e pezmatoi shumë Saulin dhe këto fjalë nuk i pëlqyen; ai tha: “Davidit i njohin dhjetë mijë dhe mua vetëm një mijë. Tani nuk i mungon veçse mbretëria!”.
[When] Saul [heard them singing that, he] did not like it. He became very angry. He said [to himself], “They are saying that David [killed] 10,000 men, but that I [have killed] only 1,000. Soon they will want to make him their king!” [RHQ]
9 Kështu nga ajo ditë Sauli e shikoi me zili Davidin.
From that time, Saul watched David very closely because he was suspicious [that David would try to become king].
10 Të nesërmen një frym i keq nga ana e Perëndisë e zotëroi Saulin që sillej si një i marrë në mes të shtëpisë, kurse Davidi i binte harpës me dorën e tij si ditët e tjera dhe Sauli mbante në dorë shtizën.
The next day, an evil spirit sent by God suddenly took control of Saul. He began to act like a madman, inside his house. David was playing the lyre for him, as he did every day. Saul was holding a spear in his hand,
11 Kështu Sauli e vërtiti shtizën, duke thënë: “Do ta gozhdoj Davidin në mur!”. Por Davidi iu shmang goditjes dy herë.
and he hurled it [at David], saying to himself, “I will fasten David to the wall with the spear!” He did that two times, but David jumped aside [both times].
12 Sauli kishte frikë nga Davidi, sepse Zoti ishte me të dhe e kishte braktisur Saulin.
Because [it became evident that] Yahweh had abandoned Saul but [that] he was helping David, Saul was afraid of David.
13 Prandaj Sauli e largoi nga vetja dhe e bëri komandant të një mijë njerëzve; dhe ai shkonte e vinte në krye të popullit.
So he appointed David as a commander of 1,000 soldiers and sent David away from him, [hoping that David would be killed in a battle]. But when David led his soldiers [in their battles],
14 Davidit i shkonin mbarë të gjitha veprat, dhe Zoti ishte me të.
he always had great success, because Yahweh was helping him.
15 Sauli, duke parë që atij i shkonte shumë mbarë çdo gjë, kishte frikë prej tij;
When Saul heard that David [and his soldiers were] very successful, he became more afraid of David.
16 por tërë Izraeli dhe Juda e donin Davidin, sepse shkonte e vinte në krye të tyre.
But all the people of Israel and of Judah loved David, because he led the soldiers very successfully [in the battles].
17 Pastaj Sauli i tha Davidit: “Ja Merabi, bija ime më e madhe; do të ta jap për grua; u bëfsh për mua një bir trim dhe març pjesë në betejat e Zotit”. Sauli mendonte kështu: “Të mos jetë dora ime ta godasë, por dora e Filisejve”.
One day Saul said to David, “I am ready to give you my oldest daughter, Merab, to be your wife. I will do that if you serve me bravely by fighting battles for Yahweh [against the Philistines]”. He said that because he thought, “I will not try to get rid of David by myself. I will allow the Philistines to do that.”
18 Por Davidi iu përgjegj Saulit: “Kush jam unë dhe çfarë është jeta ime dhe familja e atit tim në Izrael, që unë të bëhem dhëndri i mbretit?”.
But David said to Saul, “I am not [RHQ] a very important person, and my family is not very important, and my clan is not a very important Israeli clan. So I do not deserve to become your son-in-law.” [RHQ]
19 Kur erdhi çasti për t’ia dhënë Davidit Merabin, bijën e Saulit, atë ia dhanë për grua Meholathitit Adriel.
So, when it was time for Merab to be given to David to become his wife, instead, Saul gave her to a man named Adriel, from Meholah [town].
20 Por Mikal, bija e Saulit, e dashuronte Davidin; këtë ia njoftuan Saulit dhe kjo gjë i pëlqeu.
But Saul’s other daughter, Michal, fell in love with David. When they told Saul about that, he was pleased.
21 Kështu Sauli mendoi: “Do t’ia jap, në mënyrë që ky të jetë një lak për të dhe ai të bjerë në duart e Filistejve”.
He thought, “I will let Michal marry him, in order that she may trap him, and the Philistines will be able to kill him.” So he said to David, [“You can marry Michal],” and by saying that, he indicated for the second time that David would become his son-in-law.
22 Pas kësaj Sauli i urdhëroi shërbëtorët e tij: “Bisedoni fshehurazi me Davidin dhe i thoni: “Ja, mbreti ështëi kënaqur nga ti dhe të gjithë shërbëtorët e tij të duan, prandaj bëhu dhëndri i mbretit”.
Saul told his servants, “Talk to David privately, and say to him, ‘Listen, the king is pleased with you, and all of us his servants love you. So now [we think that] you should [marry Michal and] become the king’s son-in-law.’”
23 Shërbëtorët e Saulit ia çuan këto fjalë Davidit. Por Davidi u përgjegj: “Ju duket gjë e vogël të bëhesh dhëndri i mbretit? Unë jam një njeri i varfër dhe nga shtresë e ulët”.
So they told that to David. But David said, “It would be a great honor [RHQ] to become the king’s son-in-law. But [I do not think that I should do that, because] I am only a poor and insignificant man.”
24 Shërbëtorët i njoftuan Saulit: “Davidi u përgjegj në këtë mënyrë”.
When the servants told Saul what David had said,
25 Atëherë Sauli tha: “Do t’i thoni kështu Davidit: “Mbreti nuk dëshëron asnjë prikë, por njëqind lafsha të Filisejve për t’u hakmarrë me armiqtë e mbretit””. Sauli kurdiste komplote për të shkaktuar vdekjen e Davidit me anë të Filistejve.
Saul replied, “Go and say to David, ‘[In order for] the king [to allow you to marry Michal, he] wants [you to kill] 100 Philistines [and cut off] their foreskins [and bring the foreskins to him to prove that you have killed them]. In that way he will get revenge on his enemies.’” But what Saul wanted was that the Philistines would kill David [while David was trying to kill them].
26 Kur shërbëtorët i njoftuan Davidit këto fjalë, Davidit iu duk gjë e mirë të bëhej dhëndër i mbretit. Ditët e caktuara nuk kishin kaluar akoma,
When the servants told that to David, he was very pleased that he could become the king’s son-in-law [by doing that. The king had said how many days he would allow for David to do that]. But before that time ended,
27 kur Davidi u ngrit dhe iku me njerëzit e tij, dhe vrau dyqind veta nga Filistejtë. Pastaj Davidi solli lafshat e tyre dhe dorëzoi mbretit këtë sasi të saktë për t’u bërë dhëndër i tij. Atëherë Sauli i dha të bijën Mikal për grua.
David and his men went and killed, [not 100, but] 200 Philistines! He brought their foreskins to Saul, and counted them [while Saul was watching], in order to prove that he had [done what the king required so that he could become Saul’s son-in-law. So then Saul was obligated] to allow David to marry his daughter Michal.
28 Kështu Sauli e pa dhe e kuptoi që Zoti ishte me Davidin; dhe Mikal, bija e Saulit, e donte.
But when Saul realized that Yahweh was helping David, and that his daughter loved David,
29 Sauli pati edhe më tepër frikë nga Davidi dhe mbeti armiku i tij gjatë gjithë ditëve që jetoi.
he became more afraid of David. So, as long as Saul lived, he was David’s enemy.
30 Pastaj princat e Filistejve dolën për të luftuar por, sa herë që dilnin, Davidi ia dilte më mirë se të gjithë shërbëtorët e Saulit; kështu emri i tij u bë shumë i famshëm.
The Philistine armies repeatedly came to fight the Israelis, but every time they fought, David and his soldiers were more successful than any of Saul’s other army commanders. As a result, David became very famous.
