1 Samuels 18
1 Efter hans samtale med Saul droges Jonatans sjel til David, og Jonatan fikk ham kjær som sitt eget liv.
When he had finished speaking to Saul, the soul of Jonathan was bound to the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as his own soul.
2 Samme dag tok Saul ham til sig og lot ham ikke mere få vende tilbake til sin fars hus.
Saul took David into his service that day; he did not let him return to his father's house.
3 Og Jonatan gjorde en pakt med David, fordi han hadde ham kjær som sitt eget liv.
Then Jonathan and David made a covenant of friendship because Jonathan loved him as his own soul.
4 Og Jonatan tok av sig den kappe han hadde på, og gav den til David og likeså sine krigsklær, ja endog sitt sverd og sin bue og sitt belte.
Jonathan took off the robe that he was wearing and gave it to David with his armor, as well as his sword, bow, and belt.
5 Så drog David ut i krigen; i alt det Saul sendte ham til, bar han sig klokt at; Saul satte ham over sine krigsmenn, og han var vel likt av hele folket, også av Sauls tjenere.
David went out wherever Saul sent him, and he succeeded. Saul set him over the men of war. This was pleasing in the eyes of all the people and also in the sight of Saul's servants.
6 Så hendte det da de kom hjem, da David vendte tilbake efterat han hadde slått filisteren, at kvinnene gikk ut fra alle Israels byer for å møte kong Saul med sang og dans, med trommer og med gledesrop og med musikk.
As they came home from defeating the Philistines, the women came from all the cities of Israel, singing and dancing, to meet King Saul, with tambourines, with joy, and with musical instruments.
7 Og de dansende kvinner istemte en sang og sa: Saul har slått sine tusener, men David sine titusener.
The women sang one to another as they played. They sang: “Saul has killed his thousands, and David his ten thousands.”
8 Da blev Saul meget vred; for dette ord likte han ille, og han sa: De har gitt David titusener, og mig har de gitt tusener, og nu står det bare tilbake at han får kongedømmet.
Saul was very angry, and this song displeased him. He said, “They have ascribed to David ten thousands, but they have ascribed only thousands to me. What more can he have but the monarchy?”
9 Fra den dag så Saul stadig skjevt til David.
Saul looked at David with suspicion from that day on.
10 Dagen efter kom det en ond ånd fra Gud over Saul, og han raste inne i sitt hus, mens David spilte på harpen, som han pleide å gjøre hver dag, og Saul hadde et spyd i hånden.
The next day a harmful spirit from God rushed upon Saul and he raved within the house. So David played his instrument, as he did each day. Saul had a spear in his hand.
11 Da svang Saul spydet og tenkte: Jeg vil støte det gjennem David og inn i veggen. Men David bøide sig til side for ham to ganger.
Saul threw the spear, for he thought, “I will pin David to the wall.” But David escaped from Saul's presence twice in this way.
12 Saul var redd for David; for Herren var med ham, men fra Saul var han veket bort.
Saul was afraid of David, because Yahweh was with him, but was no longer with Saul.
13 Derfor sendte Saul ham fra sig og satte ham til høvedsmann over tusen; og han drog ut og drog inn foran folket.
So Saul removed him from his presence and appointed him a commander of a thousand. In this way David went out and came in before the people.
14 Og David bar sig klokt at i alt han tok sig fore, og Herren var med ham.
David was prospering in all his ways, for Yahweh was with him.
15 Da nu Saul så at han bar sig meget klokt at, grudde han for ham.
When Saul saw that he prospered, he stood in awe of him.
16 Men hele Israel og Juda hadde David kjær; for det var han som drog ut og drog inn foran dem.
But all Israel and Judah loved David, for he went out and came in before them.
17 Og Saul sa til David: Her er min eldste datter Merab; henne vil jeg gi dig til hustru; la mig bare se at du er en djerv stridsmann og fører Herrens kriger! For Saul tenkte: Min hånd skal ikke ramme ham, men filistrenes hånd skal ramme ham.
Then Saul said to David, “Here is my oldest daughter Merab. I will give her to you as a wife. Only be courageous for me and fight Yahweh's battles.” For Saul thought, “Let not my hand be on him, but let the hand of the Philistines be on him.”
18 David svarte Saul: Hvem er jeg, og hvem er mine frender, min fars ætt i Israel, at jeg skulde bli kongens svigersønn?
David said to Saul, “Who am I, and who are my relatives, or my father's clan in Israel, that I should be son-in-law to the king?”
19 Men da tiden kom at Merab, Sauls datter, skulde gis til David, blev hun gitt Adriel fra Mehola til hustru.
But at the time when Merab, Saul's daughter, should have been given to David, she was given to Adriel the Meholathite as a wife.
20 Mikal, Sauls datter, elsket David. Da Saul fikk vite dette, syntes han godt om det.
But Michal, Saul's daughter, loved David. They told Saul, and this pleased him.
21 Saul tenkte: Jeg vil la ham få henne, så hun kan bli til en snare for ham, og filistrenes hånd kan ramme ham. Og Saul sa til David: Ved min annen datter skal du idag bli min svigersønn.
Then Saul thought, “I will give her to him, so that she can be a trap for him, and that the hand of the Philistines may be against him.” So Saul said to David a second time, “You will be my son-in-law.”
22 Og Saul bød sine tjenere: Tal hemmelig med David og si: Kongen liker dig, og alle hans tjenere har dig kjær; bli derfor nu kongens svigersønn!
Saul commanded his servants, “Speak with David in private, and say, 'See, the king takes pleasure in you, and all his servants love you. Now then, become the king's son-in-law.'”
23 Da Sauls tjener sa disse ord til David, svarte han: Synes I det er en ringe ting å bli kongens svigersønn? Jeg er jo en fattig og ringe mann.
So Saul's servants spoke these words to David. Then David said, “Is it a small matter to you to be the king's son-in-law, since I am a poor man, and lightly esteemed?”
24 Sauls tjenere fortalte ham dette og sa: Således sa David.
The servants of Saul reported to him the words which David spoke.
25 Da sa Saul: Så skal I si til David: Kongen krever ingen annen festegave enn hundre filister-forhuder, så han kan få hevnet sig på kongens fiender. Men Saul tenkte å felle David ved filistrenes hånd.
Then Saul said, “Say this to David, 'The king does not desire any price for the bride except a hundred foreskins of the Philistines, to be avenged from the king's enemies.'” Now Saul thought to make David fall by the hand of the Philistines.
26 Da hans tjenere fortalte David dette, var David glad over at han skulde bli kongens svigersønn. Og før tiden ennu var ute,
When his servants told David these words, it pleased David to be the king's son-in-law.
27 gjorde David sig rede og drog avsted med sine menn og slo ihjel to hundre mann blandt filistrene. Og David tok deres forhuder med sig og la dem fulltallig frem for kongen, så han kunne bli kongens svigersønn. Da gav Saul ham sin datter Mikal til hustru.
Before those days had expired, David went with his men and killed two hundred Philistines. David brought their foreskins, and they gave them in full number to the king, so that he might be the king's son-in-law. So Saul gave him Michal his daughter as his wife.
28 Nu så Saul og forstod at Herren var med David; og Mikal, Sauls datter, elsket ham.
When Saul saw, and he knew that Yahweh was with David, and that Michal, Saul's daughter, loved him,
29 Da blev Saul ennu mere redd David, og Saul var Davids fiende all sin tid.
Saul was even more afraid of David. Saul was continually David's enemy.
30 Så drog filistrenes høvdinger ut i krigen, og så ofte de drog ut, bar David sig klokere at enn alle Sauls tjenere, og han fikk et stort navn.
Then the princes of the Philistines came out for battle, and as often as they came out, David succeeded more than all the servants of Saul, so that his name was highly regarded.
