I Samuel, 18

1. Tendo Davi acabado de falar com Saul, a alma de Jônatas apegou-se à alma de Davi e Jônatas começou a amá-lo como a si mesmo.

1. When he had finished speaking to Saul, the soul of Jonathan was knit to the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as his own soul.

2. Naquele mesmo dia, Saul o reteve em sua casa e não o deixou voltar para a casa de seu pai.

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

3. Jônatas fez um pacto com Davi, pois o amava como a si mesmo.

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

4. Tirou o seu manto, deu-o a Davi, bem como a sua armadura, sua espada, seu arco e seu cinto.

4. And Jonathan stripped himself of the robe that was upon him, and gave it to David, and his armor, and even his sword and his bow and his girdle.

5. Saul incumbiu Davi de diversas missões e todas foram muito frutuosas. Colocou-o à frente dos seus guerreiros e ele ganhou a simpatia de todo o povo, inclusive dos servos do rei.

5. And David went out and was successful wherever Saul sent him; so that Saul set him over the men of war. And this was good in the sight of all the people and also in the sight of Saul's servants.

6. Voltando o exército, depois de Davi ter matado o filisteu, de todas as cidades de Israel saíam as mulheres ao encontro do rei Saul, cantando e dançando alegremente, ao som de tamborins e címbalos.

6. As they were coming home, when David returned from slaying the Philistine, the women came out of all the cities of Israel, singing and dancing, to meet King Saul, with timbrels, with songs of joy, and with instruments of music.

7. E enquanto dançavam, diziam umas às outras: “Saul matou seus milhares e Davi seus dez milhares”.

7. And the women sang to one another as they made merry, "Saul has slain his thousands, and David his ten thousands."

8. Saul irritou-se em extremo e desagradou-lhe tal canção. “Dão dez mil a Davi – disse ele – e a mim apenas mil! Só lhe falta a coroa!”

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

9. E a partir daquele dia, Saul olhou Davi com maus olhos.

9. And Saul eyed David from that day on.

10. No dia seguinte, apoderou-se dele o mau espírito de Deus e teve um acesso de delírio em sua casa. Como nos outros dias, Davi pôs-se a tocar a cítara.

10. And on the morrow an evil spirit from God rushed upon Saul, and he raved within his house, while David was playing the lyre, as he did day by day. Saul had his spear in his hand;

11. Saul, que tinha uma lança na mão, arremessou-a contra Davi, dizendo: “Vou cravá-lo na parede!”. Mas Davi se desviou do golpe por duas vezes.

11. and Saul cast the spear, for he thought, "I will pin David to the wall." But David evaded him twice.

12. Saul temia Davi, porque o Senhor estava com o jovem, ao passo que se tinha retirado de Saul.

12. Saul was afraid of David, because the LORD was with him but had departed from Saul.

13. Afastou-o então de si, estabelecendo-o chefe de mil homens, à frente dos quais Davi empreendia as suas expedições.

13. So Saul removed him from his presence, and made him a commander of a thousand; and he went out and came in before the people.

14. Saía-se bem em todas as suas empresas, porque o Senhor estava com ele.

14. And David had success in all his undertakings; for the LORD was with him.

15. Saul, vendo-o tão engenhoso, teve medo dele.

15. And when Saul saw that he had great success, he stood in awe of him.

16. Mas todos em Israel e Judá o amavam, porque ele entrava e saía diante deles.

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

17. Saul disse a Davi: “Eis minha filha mais velha, Merob, que eu te darei por mulher, contanto que sejas valoroso e combatas nas guerras do Senhor”. Saul pensava: “Não é bom que o fira a minha mão, mas antes a dos filisteus”.

17. Then Saul said to David, "Here is my elder daughter Merab; I will give her to you for a wife; only be valiant for me and fight the LORD'S battles." For Saul thought, "Let not my hand be upon him, but let the hand of the Philistines be upon him."

18. Davi respondeu: “Quem sou eu? E o que é a minha vida ou a família de meu pai em Israel, para que me torne genro do rei?”.

18. And David said to Saul, "Who am I, and who are my kinsfolk, my father's family in Israel, that I should be son-in-law to the king?"

19. Ora, tendo chegado o tempo em que Merob, filha de Saul, devia ser dada a Davi, deram-na em casamento a Adriel, o molatita.

19. But at the time when Merab, Saul's daughter, should have been given to David, she was given to A'driel the Meho'lathite for a wife.

20. Ora, Micol, filha de Saul, amava Davi. E contaram-no a Saul, que se alegrou com isso.

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

21. “Vou dar-lhe Micol – pensava Saul –, para que ela lhe seja uma armadilha e ele caia na mão dos filisteus.” Saul disse, pois, a Davi pela segunda vez: “Agora vais tornar-te meu genro”.

21. Saul thought, "Let me give her to him, that she may be a snare for him, and that the hand of the Philistines may be against him." Therefore Saul said to David a second time, "You shall now be my son-in-law."

22. E ordenou aos seus servos que dissessem em segredo a Davi: “O rei afeiçoou-se a ti e todos os seus servos te amam. Torna-te genro do rei”.

22. And Saul commanded his servants, "Speak to David in private and say, `Behold, the king has delight in you, and all his servants love you; now then become the king's son-in-law.'"

23. Os servos de Saul repetiram essas palavras aos ouvidos de Davi, mas este respondeu: “Parece-vos pouca coisa ser genro do rei? Eu sou pobre e de condição humilde”.

23. And Saul's servants spoke those words in the ears of David. And David said, "Does it seem to you a little thing to become the king's son-in-law, seeing that I am a poor man and of no repute?"

24. Os servos de Saul referiram-lhe as palavras de Davi.

24. And the servants of Saul told him, "Thus and so did David speak."

25. Saul ordenou: “Falarei assim a Davi que o rei só pede como dote cem prepúcios de filisteus, para vingar-se dos seus inimigos”. Seu desígnio era entregar Davi nas mãos dos filisteus.

25. Then Saul said, "Thus shall you say to David, `The king desires no marriage present except a hundred foreskins of the Philistines, that he may be avenged of the king's enemies.'" Now Saul thought to make David fall by the hand of the Philistines.

26. Transmitiram os servos a Davi essa mensagem, o qual se agradou da proposta de tornar-se genro do rei.

26. And when his servants told David these words, it pleased David well to be the king's son-in-law. Before the time had expired,

27. Antes que expirasse o prazo fixado, Davi partiu com seus homens; matou duzentos filisteus e trouxe os seus prepúcios, entregando-os integralmente ao rei, para se tornar seu genro. Saul deu-lhe por mulher sua filha Micol.

27. David arose and went, along with his men, and killed two hundred of the Philistines; and David brought their foreskins, which were given in full number to the king, that he might become the king's son-in-law. And Saul gave him his daughter Michal for a wife.

28. Ele compreendeu que o Senhor estava com Davi. Sua filha Micol o amava.

28. But when Saul saw and knew that the LORD was with David, and that all Israel loved him,

29. O rei sentiu com isso redobrar o seu medo. Durante todo o resto de sua vida ele detestou Davi.

29. Saul was still more afraid of David. So Saul was David's enemy continually.

30. Cada vez que os chefes dos filisteus faziam incursões, Davi era mais bem-sucedido que todos os homens de Saul, o que deu ao seu nome grande fama.

30. Then the princes of the Philistines came out to battle, and as often as they came out David had more success than all the servants of Saul; so that his name was highly esteemed.