1 O ra, acabando Davi de falar com Saul, a alma de Jônatas ligou-se com a alma de Davi; e Jônatas o amou como ã sua própria alma.

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

2 E desde aquele dia Saul o reteve, não lhe permitindo voltar para a casa de seu pai.

Saul took David that day and would not let him return to his father’s house.

3 E ntão Jônatas fez um pacto com Davi, porque o amava como ã sua própria vida.

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

4 E Jônatas se despojou da capa que vestia, e a deu a Davi, como também a sua armadura, e até mesmo a sua espada, o seu arco e o seu cinto.

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

5 E saía Davi aonde quer que Saul o enviasse, e era sempre bem sucedido; e Saul o pôs sobre a gente de guerra, e isso pareceu bem aos olhos de todo o povo, e até aos olhos dos servos de Saul.

And David went out wherever Saul sent him, and he prospered and behaved himself wisely; and Saul set him over the men of war. And it was satisfactory both to the people and to Saul’s servants.

6 S ucedeu porém que, retornando eles, quando Davi voltava de ferir o filisteu, as mulheres de todas as cidades de Israel saíram ao encontro do rei Saul, cantando e dançando alegremente, com tamboris, e com instrumentos de música.

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

7 E as mulheres, dançando, cantavam umas para as outras, dizendo: Saul feriu os seus milhares, porém Davi os seus dez milhares.

And the women responded as they laughed and frolicked, saying, Saul has slain his thousands, and David his ten thousands.

8 E ntão Saul se indignou muito, pois aquela palavra pareceu mal aos seus olhos, e disse: Dez milhares atribuíram a Davi, e a mim somente milhares; que lhe falta, senão só o reino?

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

9 D aquele dia em diante, Saul trazia Davi sob suspeita.

And Saul eyed David from that day forward.

10 N o dia seguinte o espírito maligno da parte de Deus se apoderou de Saul, que começou a profetizar no meio da casa; e Davi tocava a harpa, como nos outros dias. Saul tinha na mão uma lança.

The next day an evil spirit from God came mightily upon Saul, and he raved in his house, while David played with his hand, as at other times; and there was a javelin in Saul’s hand.

11 E Saul arremessou a lança, dizendo consigo: Encravarei a Davi na parede. Davi, porém, desviou-se dele por duas vezes.

And Saul cast the javelin, for he thought, I will pin David to the wall. And David evaded him twice.

12 S aul, pois, temia a Davi, porque o Senhor era com Davi e se tinha retirado dele.

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

13 P elo que Saul o afastou de si, e o fez comandante de mil; e ele saía e entrava diante do povo.

So Saul removed David from him and made him his commander over a thousand; and he went out and came in before the people.

14 E Davi era bem sucedido em todos os seus caminhos; e o Senhor era com ele.

David acted wisely in all his ways and succeeded, and the Lord was with him.

15 V endo, então, Saul que ele era tão bem sucedido, tinha receio dele.

When Saul saw how capable and successful David was, he stood in awe of him.

16 M as todo o Israel e Judá amavam a Davi, porquanto saía e entrava diante deles.

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

17 P elo que Saul disse a Davi: Eis que Merabe, minha filha mais velha, te darei por mulher, contanto que me sejas filho valoroso, e guerreies as guerras do Senhor. Pois Saul dizia consigo: Não seja contra ele a minha mão, mas sim a dos filisteus.

Saul said to David, My elder daughter Merab I will give you as wife; only serve me courageously and fight the Lord’s battles. For Saul thought, Let not my hand, but the Philistines’ hand, be upon him.

18 M as Davi disse a Saul: Quem sou eu, e qual é a minha vida e a família de meu pai em Israel, para eu vir a ser genro do rei?

David said to Saul, Who am I, and what is my life or my father’s family in Israel, that I should be the king’s son-in-law?

19 S ucedeu, porém, que ao tempo em que Merabe, filha de Saul, devia ser dada a Davi, foi dada por mulher a Adriel, meolatita.

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

20 M as Mical, a outra filha de Saul, amava a Davi; sendo isto anunciado a Saul, pareceu bem aos seus olhos.

Now Michal, Saul’s daughter, loved David; and they told Saul, and it pleased him.

21 E Saul disse: Eu lha darei, para que ela lhe sirva de laço, e para que a mão dos filisteus venha a ser contra ele. Pelo que Saul disse a Davi: com a outra serás hoje meu genro.

Saul thought, 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. So Saul said to David a second time, You shall now be my son-in-law.

22 S aul, pois, deu ordem aos seus servos: Falai em segredo a Davi, dizendo: Eis que o rei se agrada de ti, e todos os seus servos te querem bem; agora, pois, consente em ser genro do rei.

And Saul commanded his servants to speak to David privately and say, The king delights in you, and all his servants love you; now then, become son-in-law.

23 A ssim os servos de Saul falaram todas estas palavras aos ouvidos de Davi. Então disse Davi: Parece-vos pouca coisa ser genro do rei, sendo eu homem pobre e de condição humilde?

Saul’s servants told those words to David. David said, Does it seem to you a light thing to be a king’s son-in-law, seeing I am a poor man and lightly esteemed?

24 E os servos de Saul lhe anunciaram isto, dizendo: Assim e assim falou Davi.

And the servants of Saul told him what David said.

25 E ntão disse Saul: Assim direis a Davi: O rei não deseja dote, senão cem prepúcios de filisteus, para que seja vingado dos seus inimigos. Porquanto Saul tentava fazer Davi cair pela mão dos filisteus.

Saul said, Say this to David, The king wants no dowry but a hundred foreskins of the Philistines, to avenge himself of the king’s enemies. But Saul thought to make David fall by the Philistines’ hands.

26 T endo os servos de Saul anunciado estas palavras a Davi, pareceu bem aos seus olhos tornar-se genro do rei. Ora, ainda os dias não se haviam cumprido,

When his servants told David these words, it pleased well to become the king’s son-in-law. Before the days expired,

27 q uando Davi se levantou, partiu com os seus homens, e matou dentre os filisteus duzentos homens; e Davi trouxe os prepúcios deles, e os entregou, bem contados, ao rei, para que fosse seu genro. Então Saul lhe deu por mulher sua filha Mical.

David went, he and his men, and slew two hundred Philistine men, and brought their foreskins and gave them in full number to the king, that he might become the king’s son-in-law. And Saul gave him Michal his daughter as wife.

28 M as quando Saul viu e compreendeu que o Senhor era com Davi e que todo o Israel o amava,

When Saul saw and knew that the Lord was with David and that Michal daughter loved him,

29 t emeu muito mais a Davi; e Saul se tornava cada vez mais seu inimigo.

Saul was still more afraid of David; and Saul became David’s constant enemy.

30 E ntão saíram os chefes dos filisteus ã campanha; e sempre que eles saíam, Davi era mais bem sucedido do que todos os servos de Saul, pelo que o seu nome era mui estimado.

Then the Philistine princes came out to battle, and when they did so, David had more success and behaved himself more wisely than all Saul’s servants, so that his name was very dear and highly esteemed.