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.

Now it came about when he had finished speaking to Saul, that the soul of Jonathan was knit to the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as himself.

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

Saul took him that day and did 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 himself.

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.

Jonathan stripped himself of the robe that was on him and gave it to David, with his armor, including his sword and his bow and his belt.

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.

So David went out wherever Saul sent him, and prospered; and Saul set him over the men of war. And it was pleasing in the sight of all the people and also in the sight of 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.

It happened as they were coming, when David returned from killing 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 musical instruments.

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

The women sang as they played, and said, “ 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?

Then Saul became very angry, for this saying displeased him; and he said, “They have ascribed to David ten thousands, but to me they have ascribed thousands. Now what more can he have but the kingdom?”

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

Saul looked at David with suspicion from that day on. Saul Turns against David

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.

Now it came about on the next day that an evil spirit from God came mightily upon Saul, and he raved in the midst of the house, while David was playing the harp with his hand, as usual; and a spear was 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.

Saul hurled the spear for he thought, “I will pin David to the wall.” But David escaped from his presence twice.

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

Now Saul was afraid of David, for 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.

Therefore Saul removed him from his presence and appointed him as his commander of 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 was prospering in all his ways for the Lord was with him.

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

When Saul saw that he was prospering greatly, he dreaded 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, and 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.

Then Saul said to David, “ Here is my older daughter Merab; I will give her to you as a wife, only be a valiant man for me and fight the Lord’s battles.” For Saul thought, “My hand shall not be against him, but let the hand of the Philistines be against 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?

But 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.

So it came about at the time when Merab, Saul’s daughter, should have been given to David, that she was given to Adriel the Meholathite for a wife. David Marries Saul’s Daughter

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. When they told Saul, the thing was agreeable to 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 become a snare to him, and that the hand of the Philistines may be against him.” Therefore Saul said to David, “ For a second time you may be my son-in-law today.”

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.

Then Saul commanded his servants, “Speak to David secretly, saying, ‘Behold, the king delights in you, and all his servants love you; now therefore, become the king’s 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?

So Saul’s servants spoke these words to David. But David said, “Is it trivial in your sight to become the king’s son-in-law, since I am a poor man and lightly esteemed?”

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

The servants of Saul reported to him according to these words which David spoke.

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 then said, “Thus you shall say to David, ‘The king does not desire any dowry except a hundred foreskins of the Philistines, to take vengeance on the king’s enemies.’” Now Saul planned to make David fall by the hand of the Philistines.

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 David to become the king’s son-in-law. Before the days had 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 rose up and went, he and his men, and struck down two hundred men among the Philistines. Then David brought their foreskins, and they gave them in full number to the king, that he might become the king’s son-in-law. So Saul gave him Michal his daughter for a 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, Saul’s daughter, loved him,

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

then Saul was even more afraid of David. Thus Saul was David’s enemy continually.

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 commanders of the Philistines went out to battle, and it happened as often as they went out, that David behaved himself more wisely than all the servants of Saul. So his name was highly esteemed.