1And 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.
1約拿單與大衛成為摯友大衛對掃羅說完了話，約拿單的心和大衛的心就深相契合。約拿單愛大衛如同愛自己的命。
2And Saul took him that day, and would let him go no more home to his father's house.
2從那天起，掃羅就把大衛留下來，不讓他回到父家去。
3Then Jonathan and David made a covenant, because he loved him as his own soul.
3約拿單與大衛立盟約，因為他愛大衛如同愛自己的命。
4And 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.
4約拿單把自己身上的外袍脫下來給大衛，又把自己的戰衣、刀、弓和腰帶都給了他。
5And 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.
5掃羅妒忌大衛掃羅無論差派大衛到哪裡去，他都去，並且凡事亨通。於是掃羅立他作軍兵的將領。所有的人民和掃羅的臣僕都非常高興。
6And 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 music.
6大衛擊殺了那非利士人，與眾人一同回來的時候，婦女們從以色列各城裡出來，唱歌、跳舞、打鼓、歡呼、擊磬迎接掃羅王。
7And the women answered one another as they played, and said, Saul hath slain his thousands, and David his ten thousands.
7婦女們跳舞、歌唱，說：“掃羅殺死千千！大衛殺死萬萬！”
8And 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?
8掃羅非常惱怒，不喜歡這話，就說：“他們給大衛萬萬，只給我千千，就只剩下王位沒給他。”
9And Saul eyed David from that day and forward.
9從那天起，掃羅就妒忌大衛。
10And 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.
10第二天，從 神那裡來的惡鬼降在掃羅身上，他就在家中胡言亂語。大衛照常彈琴，掃羅手裡拿著槍。
11And 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.
11掃羅把槍擲過去，心裡說：“我要把大衛刺在牆上。”大衛兩次避開了他。
12And Saul was afraid of David, because the LORD was with him, and was departed from Saul.
12掃羅懼怕大衛，因為耶和華與大衛同在，卻離開了掃羅。
13Therefore Saul removed him from him, and made him his captain over a thousand; and he went out and came in before the people.
13因此掃羅使大衛離開自己，立他作千夫長，大衛就領導眾民出入。
14And David behaved himself wisely in all his ways; and the LORD was with him.
14大衛所行的一切都亨通，因為耶和華與他同在。
15Wherefore when Saul saw that he behaved himself very wisely, he was afraid of him.
15掃羅看見大衛所行的十分亨通，就怕他。
16But all Israel and Judah loved David, because he went out and came in before them.
16但是所有的以色列人和猶大人都愛大衛，因為他領導他們出入。
17And 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.
17大衛娶掃羅之女掃羅對大衛說：“我的大女兒米拉在這裡。我要把她賜給你作妻子；只要你作我的勇士，為耶和華爭戰。”原來掃羅心裡說：“我不好親手害他，讓非利士人害他吧。”
18And 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?
18大衛回答掃羅：“我是誰？我是甚麼身分？我父家在以色列人中算得甚麼？我怎麼作王的女婿呢？”
19But 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.
19到了掃羅的女兒米拉該嫁給大衛的時候，掃羅卻把她給了米何拉人亞得列作妻子。
20And Michal Saul's daughter loved David: and they told Saul, and the thing pleased him.
20掃羅的女兒米甲愛大衛。有人把這事告訴掃羅，掃羅就歡喜，
21And 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.
21心裡想：“我要把米甲給大衛，利用米甲作他的陷阱，好讓非利士人的手害他。”於是掃羅對大衛說：“你今天可以第二次作我的女婿。”
22And 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.
22掃羅懼怕大衛掃羅吩咐他的臣僕：“你們要私下對大衛說：‘王喜歡你，他的臣僕也都愛你，現在你要作王的女婿！’”
23And 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?
23於是掃羅的臣僕把這些話說給大衛聽。大衛說：“你們以為作王的女婿是一件小事嗎？我是個貧窮卑微的人。”
24And the servants of Saul told him, saying, On this manner spake David.
24掃羅的臣僕把大衛所說的這些話都報告了掃羅。
25And 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.
25掃羅說：“你們要對大衛這樣說：‘王不要甚麼聘禮，只要一百個非利士人的包皮，好在王的仇敵身上報仇。’”掃羅企圖使大衛死在非利士人的手裡。
26And 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.
26掃羅的臣僕把這些話告訴了大衛，大衛就樂意作王的女婿。在日期未滿之時，
27Wherefore 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.
27大衛和跟隨他的人就起身出去，在非利士人中擊殺了二百人，把他們的包皮帶回來，滿數交給王，要作王的女婿。於是掃羅把他的女兒米甲給大衛作妻子。
28And Saul saw and knew that the LORD was with David, and that Michal Saul's daughter loved him.
28掃羅看見耶和華與大衛同在，又知道自己的女兒米甲也愛大衛，
29And Saul was yet the more afraid of David; and Saul became David's enemy continually.
29就更怕大衛，常常與他為敵。
30Then 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.
30非利士人的領袖常常出征，每逢他們出征，大衛作事都比掃羅所有的臣僕所作的更亨通，所以他的名字極為人尊重。