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.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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?”

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!'

⁹Saul eyed David from that day and forward.

⁹Ja sellest päevast alates hakkas Saul Taavetile kõõrdi vaatama.

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;

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.”

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!'

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?”

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

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.

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

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

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

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 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.'

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.’”

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!'

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?”

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.'

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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.