¹Kad je David završio razgovor sa Šaulom, Jonatanova se duša prikloni Davidovoj duši i Jonatan ga zavolje kao samoga sebe.

¹And it came to pass, when he had ended speaking to Saul, that the soul of Jonathan was knit with the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as his own soul.

²Šaul zadrža Davida onoga istog dana kod sebe i nije mu dao da se vrati kući svoga oca.

²And Saul took him that day, and would not let him return to his father's house.

³I Jonatan sklopi savez s Davidom jer ga je ljubio kao samoga sebe.

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

⁴I skide Jonatan plašt koji je imao na sebi i dade ga Davidu; tako i svoju odoru, čak i svoj mač, svoj luk i svoj pojas.

⁴And Jonathan stripped himself of the robe that was upon him, and gave it to David, and his dress, even to his sword, and to his bow, and to his girdle.

⁵Na svim svojim pohodima, kamo ga je god slao Šaul, David bijaše sretne ruke i Šaul ga postavi na čelo svojim ratnicima; omilje on svemu narodu, pa i Šaulovim dvoranima.

⁵And David went forth; whithersoever Saul sent him he prospered; 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.

⁶Za njihova povratka, kad se David vraćao ubivši Filistejca, izađoše žene iz svih gradova Izraelovih u susret kralju Šaulu veselo kličući, pjevajući i plešući uza zvuke bubnjeva i cimbala.

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 tambours, with joy, and with triangles.

⁷Žene su plešući pjevale: "Pobi Šaul svoje tisuće, David na desetke tisuća."

⁷And the women answered [one another] as they played, and said, Saul hath smitten his thousands, And David his ten thousands.

⁸Šaul se vrlo ražestio, nije mu bila draga ta pjesma. Zato reče: "Davidu su dale desetke tisuća, a meni samo tisuće! Još mu samo treba kraljevstvo!"

⁸And Saul was very wroth, and that saying was evil in his sight; and he said, They have ascribed to David ten thousands, but to me they have ascribed the thousands; and [what] is there more for him but the kingdom?

⁹I od toga dana Šaul poprijeko gledaše Davida.

⁹And Saul eyed David from that day and forward.

¹⁰Sutradan zao duh Božji napade Šaula, tako da je bjesnio po kući. David je rukom udarao u harfu kao drugih dana, a Šaul je u ruci imao koplje.

¹⁰And it came to pass the next day that an evil spirit from God came upon Saul, and he prophesied in the midst of the house, but David played with his hand, as on other days; and the spear was in Saul's hand.

¹¹I Šaul baci koplje govoreći u sebi: "Sad ću pribiti Davida uza zid!" Ali mu se David izmače dva puta.

¹¹And Saul cast the spear, and thought, I will smite David and the wall. But David turned away from him twice.

¹²Šaul se poče bojati Davida, jer je Jahve bio s njim a od Šaula je odstupio.

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

¹³Zato ga Šaul ukloni iz svoje blizine i postavi ga za tisućnika: on je izlazio i vraćao se na čelu naroda.

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

¹⁴David je imao uspjeha na svim svojim putovima jer Jahve bijaše s njim.

¹⁴And David prospered in all his ways; and Jehovah was with him.

¹⁵Kad je Šaul vidio da David ima mnogo uspjeha, obuze ga strah od njega.

¹⁵And Saul saw that he prospered well, and he stood in awe of him.

¹⁶Ali svemu Izraelu i Judi omilje David jer ih je on vodio na svim njihovim putovima.

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

¹⁷Šaul reče Davidu: "Evo svoju najstariju kćer Merabu dat ću ti za ženu, samo mi budi hrabar i vodi Jahvine bojeve!" Mišljaše Šaul: "Neću da padne od moje ruke, nego filistejska ruka neka se digne na njega!"

¹⁷And Saul said to David, Behold my eldest daughter Merab, her will I give thee to wife; only be thou valiant for me, and fight Jehovah's battles. But Saul thought, My hand shall not be upon him, but the hand of the Philistines shall be upon him.

¹⁸A David odgovori: "Tko sam ja i što znači moj život, što li kuća oca mojega u Izraelu da budem kraljev zet?"

¹⁸And 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?

¹⁹I kad dođe vrijeme da Šaulova kći Meraba pođe za Davida, dadoše je za ženu Adrielu iz Mehole.

¹⁹And 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 as wife.

²⁰Ali je Davida ljubila Šaulova kći Mikala; kad su to javili Šaulu, bilo mu je pravo.

²⁰And Michal Saul's daughter loved David; and they told Saul, and the thing was right in his sight.

²¹Reče on u sebi: "Dat ću mu je, ali će mu ona biti zamka i ruka filistejska dići će se na njega." (Šaul je po drugi put rekao Davidu: "Danas ćeš mi biti zet.")

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 upon him. And Saul said to David, Thou shalt this day be my son-in-law a second time.

²²Tada Šaul zapovjedi svojim slugama ovako: "Razgovarajte se s Davidom tajno i recite mu: 'Gle, omilio si kralju i svi te njegovi dvorani vole; zato budi kraljev zet.'"

²²And Saul commanded his servants, Speak with David secretly, saying, Behold, the king has delight in thee, and all his servants love thee: now therefore be the king's son-in-law.

²³I Šaulove sluge ponoviše te riječi Davidu, ali im David odgovori: "Zar je u vašim očima malenkost postati kraljev zet? Ja sam samo siromah i mali čovjek!"

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

²⁴Šaulove sluge dojaviše to Šaulu govoreći: "Evo riječi što ih je rekao David."

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

²⁵A Šaul odgovori: "Ovako recite Davidu: 'Kralj ne traži nikakva ženidbenog dara nego samo sto filistejskih obrezaka da se osveti kraljevim neprijateljima.'" Šaul mišljaše da će tako Davida gurnuti u ruke Filistejcima.

²⁵And 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. But Saul thought to make David fall by the hand of the Philistines.

²⁶Šaulove sluge dojaviše te riječi Davidu, a njemu bijaše po volji da postane kraljev zet. Još prije nego što je isteklo vrijeme,

²⁶And his servants told David these words; and the thing was right in David's sight to be the king's son-in-law. And the days were not expired,

²⁷spremi se David i krenu sa svojim ljudima te ubi Filistejcima dvije stotine ljudi; i donese njihove obreske i predade ih kralju na broj da bi postao njegov zet. Tada mu Šaul dade svoju kćer Mikalu za ženu.

²⁷when David arose and went, he and his men, and smote of the Philistines two hundred men; and David brought their foreskins, and they delivered them in full to the king, that he might be the king's son-in-law. And Saul gave him Michal his daughter as wife.

²⁸Šaul je jasno vidio da je Jahve s Davidom i da ga ljubi sav dom Izraelov.

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

²⁹I Šaul se još većma poboja Davida i posta neprijatelj Davidu zauvijek.

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

³⁰A filistejski su knezovi izlazili u boj, ali koliko su god puta izlazili, David je imao više uspjeha nego svi Šaulovi dvorani; i tako ime njegovo posta vrlo slavno.

³⁰And the princes of the Philistines went forth; and it came to pass, whenever they went forth, that David succeeded better than all the servants of Saul; and his name was much esteemed.