1 Samuel 18
1 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.
Und als er aufgehört hatte mit Saul zu reden, verband sich die Seele Jonatans mit der Seele Davids, und Jonatan gewann ihn lieb wie seine eigene Seele.
2 From that day, Saul kept David with him, and did not let him return home.
Und Saul nahm ihn an jenem Tage und ließ ihn nicht wieder in seines Vaters Haus zurückkehren.
3 Because Jonathan loved David so much, he made a solemn agreement with David. [They promised each other that they would always be loyal friends].
Jonatan aber und David machten einen Bund miteinander; denn er hatte ihn lieb wie seine eigene Seele.
4 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.
Und Jonatan zog den Rock aus, den er anhatte, und gab ihn David, dazu seine Kleider, sein Schwert, seinen Bogen und seinen Gürtel.
5 [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.
Und David zog aus; überall, wohin Saul ihn sandte, handelte er klug; also daß Saul ihn über die Kriegsleute setzte. Und er gefiel dem ganzen Volke wohl, auch den Knechten Sauls.
6 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.
Es begab sich aber, als sie heimkamen, als David von der Schlacht der Philister zurückkehrte, daß die Frauen aus allen Städten Israels mit Gesang und Reigen, mit Handpauken, mit Freuden und mit Triangeln dem König Saul entgegengingen.
7 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].”
Und die Frauen sangen fröhlich und sprachen: Saul hat seine Tausend geschlagen, David aber seine Zehntausend!
8 [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]
Da ergrimmte Saul sehr, und das Wort gefiel ihm übel, und er sprach: Sie haben dem David Zehntausend gegeben und mir Tausend; es fehlt ihm nur noch das Königreich!
9 From that time, Saul watched David very closely because he was suspicious [that David would try to become king].
Und Saul beneidete David von jenem Tage an und forthin.
10 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,
Am folgenden Tag kam der böse Geist von Gott über Saul, so daß er im Hause drinnen raste; David aber spielte mit seiner Hand auf den Saiten, wie er täglich zu tun pflegte. Saul aber hatte einen Speer in der Hand.
11 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].
Und Saul schoß den Speer und dachte: Ich will David an die Wand spießen! David aber wich ihm zweimal aus.
12 Because [it became evident that] Yahweh had abandoned Saul but [that] he was helping David, Saul was afraid of David.
Und Saul fürchtete sich vor David; denn der HERR war mit ihm, von Saul aber war er gewichen.
13 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],
Darum tat ihn Saul von sich und setzte ihn zum Obersten über Tausend; und er ging vor dem Volk aus und ein.
14 he always had great success, because Yahweh was helping him.
Und David handelte klug auf allen seinen Wegen, und der HERR war mit ihm.
15 When Saul heard that David [and his soldiers were] very successful, he became more afraid of David.
Als nun Saul sah, daß er so gar klug war, scheute er sich vor ihm.
16 But all the people of Israel and of Judah loved David, because he led the soldiers very successfully [in the battles].
Aber ganz Israel und Juda hatten David lieb; denn er zog aus und ein vor ihnen her.
17 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.”
Und Saul sprach zu David: Siehe, ich will dir meine ältere Tochter Merab zum Weibe geben; sei nur tapfer und führe des HERRN Kriege! Denn Saul dachte: Meine Hand soll ihm nichts anhaben, sondern die Hand der Philister.
18 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]
David aber antwortete Saul: Wer bin ich? Und was ist meine Herkunft, das Geschlecht meines Vaters in Israel, daß ich des Königs Tochtermann werden soll?
19 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].
Als aber die Zeit kam, daß Merab, die Tochter Sauls, dem David gegeben werden sollte, wurde sie Adriel, dem Mecholatiter, gegeben.
20 But Saul’s other daughter, Michal, fell in love with David. When they told Saul about that, he was pleased.
Aber Michal, die Tochter Sauls, hatte David lieb. Als solches Saul hinterbracht wurde, gefiel ihm die Sache wohl.
21 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.
Und Saul sprach: Ich will sie ihm geben, damit sie ihm zum Fallstrick werde und der Philister Hand über ihn komme. Und Saul sprach zu David: Mit der zweiten sollst du heute mein Tochtermann werden!
22 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.’”
Und Saul gebot seinen Knechten: Redet heimlich mit David und sprechet: Siehe, der König hat Lust zu dir, und alle seine Knechte lieben dich; so sollst du nun des Königs Tochtermann werden!
23 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.”
Und die Knechte Sauls redeten solche Worte vor den Ohren Davids. David aber sprach: Dünkt euch das ein Geringes, des Königs Tochtermann zu werden? Ich bin doch ein armer und geringer Mann!
24 When the servants told Saul what David had said,
Und die Knechte Sauls sagten es ihm wieder und sprachen: Solche Worte hat David geredet.
25 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].
Saul sprach: So saget zu David: Der König begehrt keine Morgengabe, sondern nur hundert Vorhäute von Philistern, um sich an des Königs Feinden zu rächen; aber Saul trachtete darnach, David durch der Philister Hand zu fällen.
26 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,
Als nun seine Knechte dem David diese Worte sagten, dünkte es David gut, des Königs Tochtermann zu werden.
27 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.
Die Tage aber waren noch nicht vorbei, da machte sich David auf und zog mit seinen Männern hin und schlug zweihundert Mann unter den Philistern. Und David brachte ihre Vorhäute und legte sie dem König vollzählig vor, damit er des Königs Tochtermann werde. Da gab ihm Saul seine Tochter Michal zum Weibe.
28 But when Saul realized that Yahweh was helping David, and that his daughter loved David,
Und Saul sah und merkte, daß der HERR mit David war; und Michal, Sauls Tochter, hatte ihn lieb.
29 he became more afraid of David. So, as long as Saul lived, he was David’s enemy.
Da fürchtete sich Saul noch mehr vor David, und er wurde Davids Feind sein Leben lang.
30 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.
Und so oft die Fürsten der Philister zu Felde zogen, bewies David mehr Klugheit als alle Knechte Sauls, so daß sein Name hoch geachtet ward.
