¹A Saul hovoril Jonatánovi, svojmu synovi, a všetkým svojim služobníkom, aby zabili Dávida. Ale Jonatán, syn Saulov, mal veľmi rád Dávida.

¹And Saul spoke to Jonathan his son, and to all his servants, that they should slay David.

²A Jonatán oznámil Dávidovi a riekol: Saul, môj otec, hľadá možnosť, aby ťa zabil. Preto teraz, prosím, maj na seba pozor zajtra ráno a budeš sedieť v skrýši a schováš sa.

²But Jonathan Saul's son delighted much in David. And Jonathan told David, saying, Saul my father seeks to kill thee; and now, I pray thee, take heed to thyself in the morning, and abide in a secret place and hide thyself;

³A ja vyjdem a budem stáť vedľa svojho otca na poli, na ktorom ty budeš, a ja budem hovoriť svojmu otcovi o tebe, a keď uvidím, čo bude, oznámim ti to.

³and I will go out and stand beside my father in the field where thou art, and will speak of thee with my father: and see what it is, and tell thee.

⁴Tak hovoril Jonatán Saulovi, svojmu otcovi, dobré o Dávidovi a riekol mu: Nech nehreší kráľ proti svojmu služobníkovi, Dávidovi, lebo veď sa ničím neprehrešil proti tebe, a preto, že to, čo robí, je tebe veľmi dobré.

⁴And Jonathan spoke good of David to Saul his father, and said to him, Let not the king sin against his servant, against David, because he has not sinned against thee; for also what he did was very advantageous to thee;

⁵A vystaviac svoj život nebezpečenstvu zabil Filištína, a Hospodin učinil veľké spasenie celému Izraelovi. Videl si to a radoval si sa. A tak prečo hrešíš proti nevinnej krvi chcúc zabiť Dávida, bez príčiny?

⁵for he put his life in hand, and smote the Philistine, and Jehovah wrought a great salvation for all Israel: thou didst see [it], and didst rejoice; why then wilt thou sin against innocent blood, in slaying David without cause?

⁶A Saul poslúchol hlas Jonatánov a Saul prisahal: Ako že žije Hospodin, nezomrie.

⁶And Saul hearkened to the voice of Jonathan, and Saul swore, [As] Jehovah liveth, he shall not be put to death!

⁷Potom zavolal Jonatán Dávida, a Jonatán mu oznámil všetky tie slová. A Jonatán doviedol Dávida k Saulovi, a bol pred ním ako vše predtým.

⁷Then Jonathan called David, and Jonathan declared to him all those things. And Jonathan brought David to Saul, and he was in his presence as previously.

⁸A zase bola vojna. A Dávid vyšiel a bojoval proti Filištínom a uderil na nich tak, že im spôsobil veľkú porážku, a ostatní utiekli pred ním.

⁸And there was war again; and David went forth and fought with the Philistines, and smote them with a great slaughter; and they fled before him.

⁹Ale zase prišiel zlý duch Hospodinov na Saula, keď sedel vo svojom dome a mal svoju kopiju vo svojej ruke, a Dávid hral rukou.

⁹And an evil spirit from Jehovah was upon Saul. And he sat in his house with his spear in his hand; and David played with his hand.

¹⁰A Saul hľadal vraziť kopijou do Dávida, a to až do steny, ale sa vyhnul Saulovi, a tak vrazil kopiju do steny. A Dávid utiekol a unikol smrti tej noci.

¹⁰And Saul sought to smite David and the wall with the spear; but he slipped away out of Saul's presence, and he smote the spear into the wall. And David fled, and escaped that night.

¹¹A Saul poslal poslov do domu Dávidovho, aby ho striehli a ráno zabili. Ale to oznámila Dávidovi Míchaľ, jeho žena, a riekla: Ak nezachrániš útekom svojho života tejto noci, zajtra ťa zabijú.

¹¹And Saul sent messengers to David's house, to watch him, and to slay him in the morning; and Michal David's wife told him, saying, If thou save not thy life to-night, to-morrow thou wilt be put to death.

¹²A tak spustila Míchaľ Dávida oblokom, a odišiel a utiekol a zachránil sa útekom.

¹²And Michal let David down through a window; and he went, and fled and escaped.

¹³Potom vzala Míchaľ modlu domácich bohov a vložila ju do postele a koziu kožušinu položila konča jej hlavy a prikryla rúchom.

¹³And Michal took the image, and laid it in the bed, and put the net of goats' [hair] at its head, and covered it with the coverlet.

¹⁴Keď potom poslal Saul poslov, aby vzali Dávida, riekla: Je nemocný.

¹⁴And Saul sent messengers to take David, and she said, He is sick.

¹⁵Ale Saul znova poslal poslov, aby pozreli Dávida, a riekol: Doneste ho na posteli hore ku mne, nech ho zabijem.

¹⁵And Saul sent the messengers to see David, saying, Bring him up to me in the bed, that I may put him to death.

¹⁶A keď prišli poslovia, tu hľa, v posteli modla domácich bohov a konča jej hlavy kozia kožušina.

¹⁶And the messengers came in, and behold, the image was in the bed, and the net of goats' [hair] at its head.

¹⁷Vtedy povedal Saul Míchali: Prečo si ma tak oklamala a pustila si môjho nepriateľa, aby ušiel? A Míchaľ odpovedala Saulovi: On mi povedal: Pusti ma, lebo načo ťa mám zabiť?!

¹⁷Then Saul said to Michal, Why hast thou deceived me so, and sent away mine enemy, that he is escaped? And Michal said to Saul, He said to me, Let me go; why should I slay thee?

¹⁸A Dávid utekal a tak sa zachránil útekom a prišiel k Samuelovi do Rámy a oznámil mu všetko, čo mu urobil Saul. Potom odišiel on i Samuel, a bývali v Najote.

¹⁸And David fled, and escaped, and came to Samuel to Ramah, and told him all that Saul had done to him. And he and Samuel went and dwelt in Naioth.

¹⁹Potom oznámili Saulovi, že hľa, Dávid je v Najote, v Ráme.

¹⁹And it was told Saul, saying, Behold, David is at Naioth by Ramah.

²⁰A Saul poslal poslov, aby vzali Dávida. A keď prišli a videli shromaždenie prorokujúcich prorokov a Samuela stáť, postaveného nad nimi, vtedy prišiel Duch Boží na poslov Saulových, a prorokovali aj oni.

²⁰Then Saul sent messengers to take David; and they saw a company of prophets prophesying, and Samuel standing as president over them; and the Spirit of God came upon the messengers of Saul, and they also prophesied.

²¹Keď to oznámili Saulovi, poslal iných poslov, a prorokovali aj oni. A Saul poslal ešte aj tretích poslov, ale prorokovali aj tí.

²¹And it was told Saul, and he sent other messengers, and they also prophesied. And Saul sent messengers again the third time, and they also prophesied.

²²Napokon odišiel aj on sám do Rámy a keď prišiel až ku tej veľkej cisterne, ktorá je v Séku, pýtal sa a vravel: Kde je Samuel a Dávid? A ktosi mu povedal: Hľa, v Najote, v Ráme.

²²Then went he also to Ramah, and came to the great well that is in Sechu; and he asked and said, Where are Samuel and David? And one said, Behold, at Naioth by Ramah.

²³A išiel ta, do Najota, v Ráme. Ale prišiel aj na neho Duch Boží, a tak išiel pozvoľna a prorokoval, až prišiel do Najota v Ráme.

²³And he went thither to Naioth by Ramah; and the Spirit of God came upon him also, and he went on, and prophesied, until he came to Naioth by Ramah.

²⁴A vyzliekol aj on svoje rúcho a tiež prorokoval pred Samuelom. A padol a ležal nahý celý ten deň a celú tú noc. Preto hovoria: Či je i Saul medzi prorokmi?

²⁴And he himself also stripped off his clothes, and prophesied, himself also, before Samuel, and lay down naked all that day and all that night. Wherefore they say, Is Saul also among the prophets?