¹Ja kui Taavet oli kõneluse Sauliga lõpetanud, siis oli Joonatani hing nagu ühte köidetud Taaveti hingega ja Joonatan armastas teda nagu oma hinge.

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.

²Ja Saul võttis tema selsamal päeval enese juurde ega lasknud teda minna tagasi isakodusse.

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

³Ja Joonatan tegi Taavetiga liidu, sest ta armastas teda nagu oma hinge.

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

⁴Ja Joonatan võttis ära oma ülekuue, mis tal seljas oli, ja andis Taavetile, nõndasamuti oma muud riided koos oma mõõga, ammu ja vööga.

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.

⁵Ja Taavet läks välja ning oli edukas kõikjal, kuhu Saul teda läkitas; Saul pani tema sõjameeste üle ja see meeldis kogu rahvale, ka Sauli sulastele.

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.

⁶Ja kui nad olid kodu poole tulemas, pärast seda kui Taavet oli vilisti maha löönud, läksid naised kõigist Iisraeli linnadest lauldes ja tantsides kuningas Saulile vastu, olles rõõmsad trummide ja simblitega.

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.

⁷Ja tantsivad naised laulsid vastastikku ning ütlesid: 'Saul lõi maha oma tuhat, aga Taavet oma kümme tuhat!'

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

⁸Siis Sauli viha süttis väga põlema, sest seesugune kõne oli ta meelest paha, ja ta ütles: 'Taavetile annavad nad kümme tuhat, aga minule annavad tuhat! Nüüd puudub tal veel ainult kuningriik!'

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?

⁹Ja sellest päevast alates hakkas Saul Taavetile kõõrdi vaatama.

⁹And Saul eyed David from that day and forward.

¹⁰Järgmisel päeval tuli kuri vaim Jumalalt võimsasti Sauli peale ja ta märatses kojas: Taavet mängis siis oma käega kannelt nagu alati, aga Saulil oli piik käes.

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.

¹¹Ja Saul viskas piigi ning mõtles: 'Ma naelutan Taaveti seina külge.' Aga Taavet tõmbus kaks korda tema eest kõrvale.

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

¹²Saul kartis Taavetit, sest Issand oli temaga, olles aga Saulist lahkunud.

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

¹³Siis Saul eemaldas Taaveti oma ligidusest ja pani ta tuhandepealikuks; nõnda läks Taavet välja ja tuli tagasi rahva eesotsas.

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

¹⁴Taavetil oli edu kõigil oma teedel ja Issand oli temaga.

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

¹⁵Kui Saul nägi, et tal oli suur edu, siis ta tundis tema ees hirmu.

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

¹⁶Aga kogu Iisrael ja Juuda armastas Taavetit, kui ta läks välja ja tuli tagasi nende eesotsas.

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

¹⁷Siis ütles Saul Taavetile: 'Vaata, ma annan sulle naiseks oma vanema tütre Meerabi; ole mul ainult vahva ja võitle Issanda võitlusi!' Sest Saul mõtles: 'Ärgu tabagu teda minu käsi, vaid tabagu teda vilistite käsi!'

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.

¹⁸Aga Taavet vastas Saulile: 'Mis olen mina ja mis on mu elu, mu isa suguvõsa Iisraelis, et võiksin saada kuninga väimeheks?'

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?

¹⁹Ja kui aeg tuli, mil Sauli tütar Meerab pidi antama Taavetile, anti ta naiseks meholatlasele Adrielile.

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.

²⁰Aga Sauli tütar Miikal armastas Taavetit; ja kui sellest Saulile teatati, siis oli see asi temale meelepärane.

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

²¹Saul mõtles: 'Ma annan Miikali temale, et too saaks talle püüdepaelaks ja et teda tabaks vilistite käsi.' Ja Saul ütles Taavetile: 'Sa võid nüüd teisega saada mu väimeheks.'

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.

²²Ja Saul käskis oma sulast: 'Rääkige Taavetiga salaja ja öelge: Vaata, kuningal on sinust hea meel ja kõik ta sulased armastavad sind: seepärast hakka nüüd kuninga väimeheks!'

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.

²³Ja Sauli sulased kõnelesid need sõnad Taaveti kõrvu; aga Taavet ütles: 'On siis teie meelest lihtne asi hakata kuninga väimeheks? Mina olen ju vaene ja tähtsuseta mees.'

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?

²⁴Ja Saulile jutustasid tema sulased, öeldes: 'Taavet on rääkinud seesuguseid sõnu.'

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

²⁵Siis ütles Saul: 'Öelge Taavetile nõnda: Kuningas ei hooli mõrsjahinnast, vaid sajast vilistite eesnahast, et kätte maksta kuninga vaenlastele.' Aga Saul arvestas, et Taavet langeb vilistite käe läbi.

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.

²⁶Ja kui tema sulased need sõnad Taavetile edasi andsid, siis oli Taaveti meelest õige hakata kuninga väimeheks; ja enne kui aeg oli täis saanud,

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,

²⁷võttis Taavet kätte ja läks, tema ja ta mehed, ja lõi vilistitest maha kakssada meest; ja Taavet tõi nende eesnahad täiearvuliselt kuningale, et saada kuninga väimeheks; ja Saul andis temale naiseks oma tütre Miikali.

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.

²⁸Saul nägi ja mõistis, et Issand oli Taavetiga; ja Miikal, Sauli tütar, armastas Taavetit.

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

²⁹Aga Saul kartis Taavetit üha enam; ja Saul oli Taaveti vaenlane kogu eluaja.

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

³⁰Aga vilistite vürstid tulid sõtta; ja iga kord, kui nad tulid välja, sündis, et Taavetil oli rohkem edu kui kõigil teistel Sauli sulastel; ja tema nimi oli väga austatud.

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.