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.

¹दाऊदले शाऊलसँग कुरा गरिसके पछि जोनाथन र दाऊदको बीचमा मित्रमा शुरू भयो। जोनाथनले दाऊदलाई त्यति नै प्रेम गर्थ्यो जति उसले आफूलाई गर्थ्यो।

²And Saul took him that day, and would let him go no more home to his father's house.

²शाऊलले दाऊदलाई त्यस दिनदेखि आफूसँगै राख्न थाल्यो। शाऊलले दाऊदलाई आफ्नो बाबुको घर जान दिएन।

³Then Jonathan and David made a covenant, because he loved him as his own soul.

³जोनाथनले दाऊदलाई असाध्यै प्रेम गरको हुनाले उसले दाऊदसित एउटा विशेष सन्धि गर्यो।

⁴And 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 girdle.

⁴आफूले लगारहेको कोट फुकालेर जोनाथनले दाऊदलाई दियो। जोनाथनले आफ्नो र्वदिसमेत धनु, तरवार र पेटी दाऊदलाई दियो।

⁵And David went out whithersoever 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.

⁵शाऊलले दाऊदलाई अरू धेरै युद्धहरूमा पठाए। प्रत्येक युद्धमा दाऊदले नै सफलता पाए। त्यसपछि शाऊलले दाऊदलाई सैनिकहरूको जिम्मा दिए। यसो हुँदा सबै खुशी भए, यहाँ सम्म शाऊलका सबै अधिकारी पनि खुशी भए।

⁶And 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.

⁶दाऊद पलिश्तीहरू विरूद्ध युद्ध लड्न जाने गर्थ्यो। युद्ध भूमिबाट घरतिर फर्कंदा दाऊदलाई इस्राएलको प्रत्येक शहरबाट स्त्रीहरू स्वागत जनाउन आउँथे। ती स्त्रीहरू नाँच्थे, गाउँथे, सितारा र ढोलक बजाउँथे। तिनीहरूले शाऊलकै छेउमा यसो गरे।

⁷And the women sang one to another as they played, and said, Saul hath slain his thousands, And David his ten thousands.

⁷स्त्रीहरूले यसरी गाउँथे, “शाऊलले हजार शत्रुहरू मारे तर दाऊदले दश हजार मारे।”

⁸And Saul was very wroth, and this 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?

⁸ती स्त्रीहरूका गीतले शाऊललाई खिन्न बनाउँथ्यो र तिनी रिसाउँथे। शाऊलले सोचे, “ती स्त्रीहरूले भन्छन् दाऊदले दश हजार शत्रु मार्यो र मैले खालि हजार मात्र मारे।”

⁹And Saul eyed David from that day and forward.

⁹त्यसपछि शाऊलले दाऊदको गतिविधिलाई धेरै नजिकबाट ख्याल राख्न थाले।

¹⁰And 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;

¹⁰अर्को दिन परमेश्वरले पठाउनु भएको दुष्ट आत्माले शाऊललाई पकर्यो। शाऊलले आफ्नै घरमा अगमवाणी गर्दै थिए। दाऊदले सधैं झै वीणा बजाए।

¹¹and Saul cast the spear; for he said, I will smite David even to the wall. And David avoided out of his presence twice.

¹¹तर शाऊलको हातमा भाला थियो। शाऊलले सोचे, “म दाऊदलाई भित्तैमा टँसाई दिन्छु।” शाऊलले दुइ पल्ट भाला हाने तर दाऊद दुवै चोटि तर्किए।

¹²And Saul was afraid of David, because Jehovah was with him, and was departed from Saul.

¹²परमप्रभु दाऊदसित हुनुहुन्थ्यो अनि परमप्रभुले शाऊललाई त्याग्नु भएको थियो। यसकारण शाऊल दाऊद सँग भयभीत थिए।

¹³Therefore Saul removed him from him, and made him his captain over a thousand; and he went out and came in before the people.

¹³शाऊलले दाऊदलाई आफू देखि पर गर्न चाहे र 1,000 सैनिकका सेनापति बनाइ दिए। दाऊदले आफ्नो सैनिकलाई युद्धमा अगुवाई गरे।

¹⁴And David behaved himself wisely in all his ways; and Jehovah was with him.

¹⁴परमप्रभु दाऊदसित हुनुहुन्थ्यो यसकारण दाऊद प्रत्येक कुरामा सफल भए।

¹⁵And when Saul saw that he behaved himself very wisely, he stood in awe of him.

¹⁵शाऊलले बुझे दाऊद सफल र योग्य थिए जसको कारण शाऊल दाऊदसित झन् ज्यादा भयभीत हुनथाले।

¹⁶But all Israel and Judah loved David; for he went out and came in before them.

¹⁶तर इस्राएल र यहूदाका सबै मानिसहरूले दाऊदलाई प्रेम गर्थे किनभने उसले तिनीहरूलाई युद्धमा डोह्राए अनि तिनीहरूको निम्ति युद्ध गरे।

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 Jehovah's battles. For Saul said, Let not my hand be upon him, but let the hand of the Philistines be upon him.

¹⁷तर शाऊलले दाऊदलाई मार्नै चाहन्थे, शाऊलले दाऊदलाई एउटा जालमा पार्ने योजना सोचे। शाऊलले दाऊदलाई भने, “म मेरी जेठी छोरी मेराबको विवाह तिमीसित गरिदिने छु। त्यस पछि तिमी एउटा शक्तिशाली सैनिक हुनेछौ। तिमी मेरो छोरा जस्तै छौ। त्यस पछि तिमीले परमप्रभुको युद्धहरूमा सैनिक भएर लडने छौ।” यो खालि धुर्त्याइँ मात्र थियो। शाऊलले साँच्चै सोच्दै थिए, “अब मैले दाऊदलाई मार्नु पर्दैन। म उसलाई मेरो निम्ति पलिश्तीहरूलाई मार्न लगाउँछु।”

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?

¹⁸तर दाऊदले भने, “म कुनै महत्वपूर्ण सन्तानबाटको अनि महत्वपूर्ण व्यक्ति होइन। म राजाकी छोरीलाई विवाह गर्न सक्दिन।”

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.

¹⁹जब शाऊलकी छोरी मेराबको विवाह दाऊदसँग गर्ने दिन आयो तब दाऊदले महोलका अद्रीएलसँग मेराबको विवाह गरिदिए।

²⁰And Michal, Saul's daughter, loved David: and they told Saul, and the thing pleased him.

²⁰शाऊलकी अर्की छोरी मीकलले दाऊदसँग प्रेम गर्थी। केही मानिसहरूले शाऊललाई मीकल र दाऊदको प्रेमको विषयमा सुनाए। यस खबरले शाऊल आनन्दीत भए।

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 a second time.

²¹शाऊलले सोचे, “म दाऊदलाई फसाउन मीकाललाई लगाउँनेछु। म दाऊदलाई मीकलसँग विवाह गर्न दिनेछु। त्यस पछि पलिश्तीहरूद्वारा उसलाई मार्नेछु।” यसर्थ शाऊलले दाऊदलाई दोस्रो पल्ट भने, “आज नै तिमीले मेरी छोरीसँग विवाह गर्न सक्छौ।”

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.

²²शाऊलले आफ्ना अधिकारीहरूलाई आदेश दिएर भने, “दाऊदलाई एकान्त पारेर भन्नु, ‘हेर! राजाले तिमीलाई साह्रै मन पराउँनु हुन्छ। उहाँका अधिकारीहरूले पनि तिमीलाई मन पराउँछन्। तिमीले उहाँकी छोरीलाई विवाह गर्नु पर्छ।”‘

²³And Saul's servants spake those words in the ears of David. And David said, Seemeth it to you a light thing to be the king's son-in-law, seeing that I am a poor man, and lightly esteemed?

²³शाऊलका अधिकारीहरूले दाऊदलाई त्यही भने। तर दाऊदले जवाफ दिए, “के तपाईंहरू सोच्नुहुन्छ राजाको ज्वाइँ बन्न सजिलो छ? मेरो त्यत्ति धन छैन, जो म राजाकी छोरीलाई दिऊँ। म त एउटा साधारण गरीब मानिस मात्र हुँ।”

²⁴And the servants of Saul told him, saying, On this manner spake David.

²⁴अधिकारीहरूले राजालाई दाऊदको सबै कुरा बताइदिए।

²⁵And Saul said, Thus shall ye say to David, The king desireth not 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.

²⁵शाऊलले फेरि भने, “दाऊदलाई भन, ‘दाऊद, राजाले उसका छोरीका निम्ति तिमीबाट दुलहीको दाम लिन चाहनु हुन्न, तर राजा आफ्ना शत्रुहरूसित बद्ला लिन चाहनुहुन्छ। यसर्थ राजाले रूपियाँको सट्टा एक सय पलिश्तीहरूका खलड्डी मात्र तिमीसँग माग्नुहुन्छ।”‘ यो शाऊलको धुर्त षड्‌यन्त्र थियो। शाऊलले सोच्थे पलिश्तीहरूले दाऊदलाई मार्ने छन् भनेर।

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;

²⁶अधिकारीहरूले दाऊदलाई सबै कुरो बताए। दाऊद खुशी भए। राजाको ज्वाइँ हुने यो राम्रो अवसरलाई छोपेर दाऊदले त्यो कार्य गरे।

²⁷and 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 number to the king, that he might be the king's son-in-law. And Saul gave him Michal his daughter to wife.

²⁷दाऊद र अरू मानिसहरू पलिश्तीहरूसँग युद्ध गर्न हिडे। तिनीहरूले 200 पलिश्तीहरूलाई मारे। दाऊदले पलिश्तीहरूका खलड्डी शाऊल कहाँ पुर्याए। राजाका ज्वाइँ हुनलाई दाऊदले यस्तो गरे। शाऊलले मीकलको विवाह दाऊदसँग गराए।

²⁸And Saul saw and knew that Jehovah was with David; and Michal, Saul's daughter, loved him.

²⁸शाऊलले बुझे कि परमप्रभु दाऊदसँग हुनुहुन्छ। शाऊलले यो पनि बुझे, छोरी मीकलले दाऊदलाई प्रेम र्गथिन।

²⁹And Saul was yet the more afraid of David; and Saul was David's enemy continually.

²⁹यसर्थ शाऊल झन्-झन् दाऊदसँग डराउन थाले। शाऊल सधैं दाऊदको विरोधी भए।

³⁰Then the princes 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 much set by.

³⁰पलिश्ती सेनापतिले बारबार इस्राएलीहरू माथि लडाईं गर्थे। तर प्रत्येक पल्ट नै दाऊदले तिनीहरूलाई हराइदिन्थे। दाऊद शाऊलका अधिकारीहरू मध्ये सबैभन्दा सफल अधिकारी थिए यसैले दाऊद प्रसिद्ध भए।