¹In ko konča pogovor s Savlom, se priklene duša Jonatanova duši Davidovi; in Jonatan ga je ljubil kakor svojo dušo.

¹And it cometh to pass, when he finisheth to speak unto Saul, that the soul of Jonathan hath been bound to the soul of David, and Jonathan loveth him as his own soul.

²In Savel ga vzame k sebi ta dan in mu ne dovoli, da se vrne domov k očetu.

²And Saul taketh him on that day, and hath not permitted him to turn back to the house of his father.

³Tedaj skleneta Jonatan in David zavezo, ker ga je ljubil Jonatan kakor svojo dušo.

³And Jonathan maketh — also David — a covenant, because he loveth him as his own soul,

⁴In sleče vrhnjo suknjo, ki jo je imel na sebi, in jo da Davidu, pa tudi obleko svojo, celó meč svoj, lok in pas svoj.

⁴and Jonathan strippeth himself of the upper robe which [is] upon him, and giveth it to David, and his long robe, even unto his sword, and unto his bow, and unto his girdle.

⁵In David je hodil, kamorkoli ga je Savel pošiljal, in v vsem je ravnal razumno; in Savel ga je postavil nad vojščaki, in vse ljudstvo si ga je priljubilo, pa tudi vsi služabniki Savlovi.

⁵And David goeth out whithersoever Saul doth send him; he acted wisely, and Saul setteth him over the men of war, and it is good in the eyes of all the people, and also in the eyes of the servants of Saul.

⁶Zgodi se pa, ko so šli domov, ko se je David vračal od uboja Filistejca, da pripojejo in priplešejo kralju Savlu naproti žene iz vseh Izraelovih mest z veseljem, z bobnicami in citrami.

⁶And it cometh to pass, in their coming in, in David`s returning from smiting the Philistine, that the women come out from all the cities of Israel to sing — also the dancers — to meet Saul the king, with tabrets, with joy, and with three-stringed instruments;

⁷In žene odpevajo druga drugi med godbo, govoreč: Savel je pobil svoj tisoč, a David svojih deset tisoč!

⁷and the women answer — those playing, and say, `Saul hath smitten among his thousands, And David among his myriads.`

⁸Tedaj se Savel silno razsrdi in šteje za zlo to besedo; in reče: Davidu so dale deset tisoč, a meni le tisoč; samo še kraljestva mu je treba.

⁸And it is displeasing to Saul exceedingly, and this thing is evil in his eyes, and he saith, `They have given to David myriads, and to me they have given the thousands, and more to him [is] only the kingdom;`

⁹In Savel je grdo gledal Davida od tega dne in poslej.

⁹and Saul is eyeing David from that day and thenceforth.

¹⁰In zgodi se drugi dan, da pride hud duh od Boga z močjo na Savla, da je razsajal [Hebr. prorokoval, to se pravi: govoril v moči hudega duha.] sredi hiše svoje; David pa je igral na strune kakor vsak dan. In Savel je imel sulico v roki.

¹⁰And it cometh to pass, on the morrow, that the spirit of sadness [from] God prospereth over Saul, and he prophesieth in the midst of the house, and David is playing with his hand, as day by day, and the javelin [is] in the hand of Saul,

¹¹In Savel vrže sulico, meneč: Pribodem Davida k steni. David pa se mu izogne dvakrat.

¹¹and Saul casteth the javelin, and saith, `I smite through David, even through the wall;` and David turneth round out of his presence twice.

¹²In Savel se je bal Davida, zakaj GOSPOD je bil ž njim, Savla pa je bil zapustil.

¹²And Saul is afraid of the presence of David, for Jehovah hath been with him, and from Saul He hath turned aside;

¹³Zato ga je Savel odpravil od sebe in ga je postavil za tisočnika svojega. In David je hodil ven in noter na čelu ljudstva

¹³and Saul turneth him aside from him, and appointeth him to himself head of a thousand, and he goeth out an cometh in, before the people.

¹⁴in je ravnal razumno na vseh potih svojih, in GOSPOD je bil ž njim.

¹⁴And David is in all his ways acting wisely, and Jehovah [is] with him,

¹⁵In ko je Savel videl, da ravna jako razumno, ga je bilo strah Davida.

¹⁵and Saul seeth that he is acting very wisely, and is afraid of him,

¹⁶Ali ves Izrael in Juda je ljubil Davida, kajti hodil je ven in noter njim na čelu.

¹⁶and all Israel and Judah love David when he is going out and coming in before them.

¹⁷In Savel reče Davidu: Glej, dam ti hčer svojo starejšo, Merabo, za ženo; samo mi bodi hraber mož in vojskuj se v bojih GOSPODOVIH. Rekel si je pa Savel: Naj ne bo roka moja zoper njega, ampak roka Filistejcev bodi zoper njega.

¹⁷And Saul saith unto David, `Lo, my elder daughter Merab — her I give to thee for a wife; only, be to me for a son of valour, and fight the battles of Jehovah;` and Saul said, `Let not my hand be on him, but let the hand of the Philistines be upon him.`

¹⁸David pa odgovori Savlu: Kdo sem jaz in kakšno je moje življenje ali očeta mojega rodovina v Izraelu, da bi bil kraljev zet?

¹⁸And David saith unto Saul, `Who [am] I? and what my life — the family of my father in Israel — that I am son-in-law to the king?`

¹⁹Toda ko pride čas, da bi se Meraba, hči Savlova, dala Davidu, je bila dana Adrielu Meholačanu za ženo.

¹⁹And it cometh to pass, at the time of the giving of Merab daughter of Saul to David, that she hath been given to Adriel the Meholathite for a wife.

²⁰A Mihala, hči Savlova, je ljubila Davida. To so povedali Savlu, in videlo se mu je prav.

²⁰And Michal daughter of Saul loveth David, and they declare to Saul, and the thing is right in his eyes,

²¹Rekel si je namreč Savel: Dam mu jo, da mu bodi v zanko in da bodi roka Filistejcev zoper njega. Zato reče Savel Davidu: S to drugo mi danes postaneš zet.

²¹and Saul saith, `I give her to him, and she is to him for a snare, and the hand of the Philistines is on him;` and Saul saith unto David, `By the second — thou dost become my son-in-law to-day.`

²²In Savel ukaže hlapcem svojim: Govorite z Davidom na tihem in recite: Glej, kralj ti je blagovoljen in vsi služabniki njegovi te ljubijo; sedaj torej postani kraljev zet!

²²And Saul commandeth his servants, `Speak unto David gently, saying, Lo, the king hath delighted in thee, and all his servants have loved thee, and now, be son-in-law to the king.`

²³In hlapci Savlovi so govorili te besede Davidu pred ušesi. A David reče: Menite li, da je lahko v svaštvo stopiti s kraljem? Jaz sem vendar ubog in nizek človek!

²³And the servants of Saul speak in the ears of David these words, and David saith, `Is it a light thing in your eyes to be son-in-law to the king — and I a poor man, and lightly esteemed?`

²⁴In hlapci Savlovi mu zopet povedo, rekoč: Take besede je govoril David.

²⁴And the servants of Saul declare to him, saying, `According to these words hath David spoken.`

²⁵Savel pa reče: Tako povejte Davidu: Kralj ne želi nobene dote, ampak le sto sprednjih kožic Filistejcev, da se maščevanje izvrši nad kraljevimi sovražniki. Ali Savel je mislil, naj bi David poginil po roki Filistejcev.

²⁵And Saul saith, `Thus do ye say to David, There is no delight to the king in dowry, but in a hundred foreskins of the Philistines — to be avenged on the enemies of the king;` and Saul thought to cause David to fall by the hand of the Philistines.

²⁶In ko so hlapci njegovi oznanili Davidu te besede, se mu je zdelo dobro, da postane kraljev zet. In še se niso dopolnili določeni dnevi,

²⁶And his servants declare to David these words, and the thing is right in the eyes of David, to be son-in-law to the king; and the days have not been full,

²⁷ko David vstane in odide, on in možje njegovi, in pobije od Filistejcev dvesto mož. In David prinese njih sprednje kožice, in jih izroče prav vse kralju, da bi bil kraljev zet. In Savel mu da Mihalo, hčer svojo, za ženo.

²⁷and David riseth and goeth, he and his men, and smiteth among the Philistines two hundred men, and David bringeth in their foreskins, and they set them before the king, to be son-in-law to the king; and Saul giveth to him Michal his daughter for a wife.

²⁸In Savel je videl in spoznaval, da je GOSPOD z Davidom; in Mihala, hči Savlova, ga je ljubila.

²⁸And Saul seeth and knoweth that Jehovah [is] with David, and Michal daughter of Saul hath loved him,

²⁹In Savel se je še bolj bal Davida, in bil mu je sovražen vse dni.In ko so knezi Filistejcev prišli se bojevat, je David ravnal, kadarkoli so prišli, bolj razumno nego vsi služabniki Savlovi; zato je močno slovelo ime njegovo.

²⁹and Saul addeth to be afraid of the presence of David yet; and Saul is an enemy with David all the days.

³⁰In ko so knezi Filistejcev prišli se bojevat, je David ravnal, kadarkoli so prišli, bolj razumno nego vsi služabniki Savlovi; zato je močno slovelo ime njegovo.

³⁰And the princes of the Philistines come out, and it cometh to pass from the time of their coming out, David hath acted more wisely than any of the servants of Saul, and his name is very precious.