¹It happened, when he had made an end of speaking to Saul, that the soul of Jonathan was knit with the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as his own soul.

¹Efter Davids Samtale med Saul blev Jonatans Sjæl bundet til Davids Sjæl, og han elskede ham som sin egen Sjæl;

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

²og Saul tog ham samme dag til sig og tillod ham ikke at vende tilbage til sin Faders Hus.

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

³Og Jonatan sluttede Pagt med David, fordi han elskede ham som sin egen Sjæl.

⁴Jonathan stripped himself of the robe that was on him, and gave it to David, and his clothing, even to his sword, and to his bow, and to his sash.

⁴Og Jonatan afførte sig sin Kappe og gav David den tillige med sin Våbenkjortel, ja endog sit Sværd, sin Bue og sit Bælte.

⁵David went out wherever 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.

⁵Og David drog ud; hvor som helst Saul sendte ham hen, havde han Lykken med sig; derfor satte Saul ham over Krigerne, og han vandt Yndest hos alt Folket, endog hos Sauls Folk.

⁶It happened 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 tambourines, with joy, and with instruments of music.

⁶Men da de kom hjem, da David vendte tilbage efter at have fældet Filisteren, gik Kvinderne fra alle Israels Byer Saul i Møde med Sang og Dans, med Håndpauker, Jubel og Cymbler,

⁷The women sang one to another as they played, and said, “Saul has slain his thousands, David his ten thousands.”

⁷og de dansende Kvinder sang: "Saul slog sine Tusinder, men David sine Titusinder!"

⁸Saul was very angry, and this saying displeased him; and he said, “They have ascribed to David ten thousands, and to me they have ascribed but thousands. What can he have more but the kingdom?”

⁸Da blev Saul meget vred; disse Ord mishagede ham, og han sagde: "David giver de Titusinder, og mig giver de Tusinder; nu mangler han kun Kongemagten!"

⁹Saul eyed David from that day and forward.

⁹Og fra den Dag af så Saul skævt til David.

¹⁰It happened on the next day, that an evil spirit from God came mightily on Saul, and he prophesied in the midst of the house. David played with his hand, as he did day by day. Saul had his spear in his hand;

¹⁰Næste Dag overvældede en ond Ånd fra Gud Saul, så han rasede i Huset, medens David som sædvanligt legede på Strenge; Saul havde sit Spyd i Hånden

¹¹and Saul threw the spear; for he said, “I will pin David even to the wall!” David escaped from his presence twice.

¹¹og kastede det i den Tanke: "Jeg vil spidde David til Væggen!" Men David undveg ham to Gange.

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

¹²Da kom Saul til at frygte David, fordi HERREN var med ham, medens han var veget fra Saul.

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

¹³Derfor fjernede Saul ham fra sig og gjorde ham til Tusindfører; og han drog ud til Kamp og hjem igen i Spidsen for Krigerne;

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

¹⁴og Lykken fulgte David i alt, hvad han foretog sig; thi HERREN var med ham.

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

¹⁵Da Saul så, i hvor høj Grad Lykken fulgte ham, gruede han for ham;

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

¹⁶men hele Israel og Juda elskede David, fordi han drog ud til Kamp og hjem i Spidsen for dem.

¹⁷Saul said to David, “Behold, my elder daughter Merab, I will give her to you as wife. Only be valiant for me, and fight Yahweh’s battles.” For Saul said, “Don’t let my hand be on him, but let the hand of the Philistines be on him.”

¹⁷Da sagde Saul til David: "Se, her er min ældste Datter Merab; hende vil jeg give dig til Hustru, dersom du viser dig som en tapper Mand i min Tjeneste og fører HERRENs Krige!" Saul tænkte nemlig: "Han skal ikke falde for min, men for Filisternes Hånd!"

¹⁸David 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?”

¹⁸David sagde til Saul: "Hvem er jeg, og hvad er min Familie, min Faders Slægt i Israel, at jeg skulde blive Kongens Svigersøn?"

¹⁹But it happened at the time when Merab, Saul’s daughter, should have been given to David, that she was given to Adriel the Meholathite as wife.

¹⁹Men da Tiden kom, at Sauls Datter Merab skulde gives David til Ægte, blev hun givet til Adriel fra Mehol

²⁰Michal, Saul’s daughter, loved David; and they told Saul, and the thing pleased him.

²⁰Sauls Datter Mikal fattede Kærlighed til David. Det kom Saul for Øre, og han syntes godt derom;

²¹Saul said, I will give her to him, that she may be a snare to him, and that the hand of the Philistines may be against him. Therefore Saul said to David, “You shall this day be my son-in-law a second time.”

²¹Saul tænkte nemlig: "Jeg vil give hende til ham, for at hun kan blive ham en Snare, så han falder for Filisternes Hånd!" Da sagde Saul til David: "I Dag skal du for anden Gang blive min Svigersøn!"

²²Saul commanded his servants, “Talk with David secretly, and say, ‘Behold, the king has delight in you, and all his servants love you: now therefore be the king’s son-in-law.’”

²²Og Saul gav sine Folk Befaling til underhånden at sige til David: "Kongen synes godt om dig, og alle hans Folk elsker dig; så bliv nu Kongens Svigersøn!"

²³Saul’s servants spoke those words in the ears of David. David said, “Does it seems to you a light thing to be the king’s son-in-law, since I am a poor man, and lightly esteemed?”

²³Men da Sauls Folk sagde det til David, svarede han: "Synes det eder en ringe Ting at blive Kongens Svigersøn? Jeg er jo en fattig og ringe Mand!"

²⁴The servants of Saul told him, saying, “David spoke like this.”

²⁴Og Sauls Folk meddelte ham det og sagde: "Det og det sagde David."

²⁵Saul said, “You shall tell David, ‘The king desires no dowry except one 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.

²⁵Da sagde Saul: "Således skal I sige til David: Kongen ønsker ikke andet i Brudekøb end 100 Filisterforhuder, så at han kan få Hævn over sine Fjender!" Saul gjorde nemlig Regning på at få David fældet ved Filisternes Hånd.

²⁶When his servants told David these words, it pleased David well to be the king’s son-in-law. The days were not expired;

²⁶Da hans Folk fortalte David dette, samtykkede han i at blive Kongens Svigersøn.

²⁷and David arose and went, he and his men, and killed 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. Saul gave him Michal his daughter as wife.

²⁷Derpå brød David op og drog ud med sine Mænd og dræbte 200 Filistere, og David kom med deres Forhuder og leverede Kongen dem fuldtallige for at blive hans Svigersøn. Så gav Saul ham sin Datter Mikal til Ægte.

²⁸Saul saw and knew that Yahweh was with David; and Michal, Saul’s daughter, loved him.

²⁸Men da Saul så og skønnede, at HERREN var med David, og at hele Israel elskede ham,

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

²⁹frygtede han David endnu mere, og Saul blev for stedse David fjendsk.

³⁰Then the princes of the Philistines went forth: and it happened, as often as they went forth, that David behaved himself more wisely than all the servants of Saul; so that his name was highly esteemed.

³⁰Filisternes Høvdinger rykkede i Marken; og hver Gang de rykkede ud, havde David mere Held med sig end alle Sauls Folk, og han vandt stort Ry.