撒母耳記上 18
1 大衛對掃羅說完了話，約拿單的心與大衛的心深相契合。約拿單愛大衛，如同愛自己的性命。
And it came to pass, 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.
2 那日掃羅留住大衛，不容他再回父家。
And Saul took him that day, and would no more let him go home to his father's house.
3 約拿單愛大衛如同愛自己的性命，就與他結盟。
Then Jonathan and David made a covenant, because he loved him as his own soul.
4 約拿單從身上脫下外袍，給了大衛，又將戰衣、刀、弓、腰帶都給了他。
And Jonathan stripped himself of the robe that was upon him, and gave it to David, and his apparel, even to his sword, and to his bow, and to his belt.
5 掃羅無論差遣大衛往何處去，他都做事精明。掃羅就立他作戰士長，眾百姓和掃羅的臣僕無不喜悅。
And 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.
6 大衛打死了那非利士人，同眾人回來的時候，婦女們從以色列各城裏出來，歡歡喜喜，打鼓擊磬，歌唱跳舞，迎接掃羅王。
And it came to pass 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 timbrels, with joy, and with instruments of music.
7 眾婦女舞蹈唱和，說：「掃羅殺死千千，大衛殺死萬萬。」
And the women sang one to another as they played, and said, Saul has slain his thousands, and David his ten thousands.
8 掃羅甚發怒，不喜悅這話，就說：「將萬萬歸大衛，千千歸我，只剩下王位沒有給他了。」
And 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?
9 從這日起，掃羅就怒視大衛。
And Saul eyed David from that day and forward.
10 次日，從上帝那裏來的惡魔大大降在掃羅身上，他就在家中胡言亂語。大衛照常彈琴，掃羅手裏拿着槍。
And it came to pass on the morrow, that an evil spirit from God came mightily upon Saul, and he prophesied in the midst of the house. And David played with his hand, as he did day by day, and Saul had his spear in his hand.
11 掃羅把槍一掄，心裏說，我要將大衛刺透，釘在牆上。大衛躲避他兩次。
And Saul cast the spear, for he said, I will smite David even to the wall. And David turned away from his presence twice.
12 掃羅懼怕大衛；因為耶和華離開自己，與大衛同在。
And Saul was afraid of David because Jehovah was with him, and was departed from Saul.
13 所以掃羅使大衛離開自己，立他為千夫長，他就領兵出入。
Therefore Saul removed him from him, and made him his captain over a thousand, and he went out and came in before the people.
14 大衛做事無不精明，耶和華也與他同在。
And David behaved himself wisely in all his ways, and Jehovah was with him.
15 掃羅見大衛做事精明，就甚怕他。
And when Saul saw that he behaved himself very wisely, he was afraid of him.
16 但以色列和猶大眾人都愛大衛，因為他領他們出入。
But all Israel and Judah loved David, for he went out and came in before them.
17 掃羅對大衛說：「我將大女兒米拉給你為妻，只要你為我奮勇，為耶和華爭戰。」掃羅心裏說：「我不好親手害他，要藉非利士人的手害他。」
And Saul said to David, Behold, my elder daughter Merab, I will give her to thee for a wife. Only be thou valiant for me, and fight Jehovah's battles. For Saul said, Let not my hand be upon him, but let the hand of the Philistines be upon him.
18 大衛對掃羅說：「我是誰，我是甚麼出身，我父家在以色列中是何等的家，豈敢作王的女婿呢？」
And 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?
19 掃羅的女兒米拉到了當給大衛的時候，掃羅卻給了米何拉人亞得列為妻。
But it came to pass at the time when Merab, Saul's daughter, should have been given to David, that she was given to Adriel the Meholathite to wife.
20 掃羅的次女米甲愛大衛。有人告訴掃羅，掃羅就喜悅。
And Michal, Saul's daughter, loved David, and they told Saul, and the thing pleased him.
21 掃羅心裏說：「我將這女兒給大衛，作他的網羅，好藉非利士人的手害他。」所以掃羅對大衛說：「你今日可以第二次作我的女婿。」
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. Therefore Saul said to David, Thou shall this day be my son-in-law a second time.
22 掃羅吩咐臣僕說：「你們暗中對大衛說：『王喜悅你，王的臣僕也都喜愛你，所以你當作王的女婿。』」
And Saul commanded his servants, saying, Converse with David secretly, and say, Behold, the king has delight in thee, and all his servants love thee. Now therefore be the king's son-in-law.
23 掃羅的臣僕就照這話說給大衛聽。大衛說：「你們以為作王的女婿是一件小事嗎？我是貧窮卑微的人。」
And Saul's servants spoke those words in the ears of David. And David said, Does it seem to you a light thing to be the king's son-in-law, seeing that I am a poor man, and lightly esteemed?
24 掃羅的臣僕回奏說，大衛所說的如此如此。
And the servants of Saul told him, saying, On this manner David spoke.
25 掃羅說：「你們要對大衛這樣說：『王不要甚麼聘禮，只要一百非利士人的陽皮，好在王的仇敵身上報仇。』」掃羅的意思要使大衛喪在非利士人的手裏。
And Saul said, Thus shall ye say to David, The king does not desire any dowry, but a 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.
26 掃羅的臣僕將這話告訴大衛，大衛就歡喜作王的女婿。日期還沒有到，
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.
27 大衛和跟隨他的人起身前往，殺了二百非利士人，將陽皮滿數交給王，為要作王的女婿。於是掃羅將女兒米甲給大衛為妻。
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. And Saul gave him Michal his daughter to wife.
28 掃羅見耶和華與大衛同在，又知道女兒米甲愛大衛，
And Saul saw and knew that Jehovah was with David, and Michal, Saul's daughter, loved him.
29 就更怕大衛，常作大衛的仇敵。
And Saul was yet the more afraid of David, and Saul was David's enemy continually.
30 每逢非利士軍長出來打仗，大衛比掃羅的臣僕做事精明，因此他的名被人尊重。
Then the rulers of the Philistines went forth, and it came to pass, as often as they went forth, that David behaved himself more wisely than all the servants of Saul, so that his name was very precious.
