1 ¶ And it came to pass when he had finished speaking unto Saul that the soul of Jonathan was knit with the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as his own soul.

Ora, 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

5 A nd David went out wherever Saul sent him and behaved himself prudently, and Saul set him over the men of war, and he was accepted in the sight of all the people and also in the sight of Saul’s slaves.

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.

6 ¶ And it came to pass as they came, when David was returned from the slaughter of the Philistine, that the women came out of all cities of Israel, singing and dancing, to meet King Saul, with tambourines, with joy, and with instruments of music.

Sucedeu 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.

7 A nd the women sang as they played and said, Saul has slain his thousands and David his ten thousands.

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

8 A nd Saul was very wroth, and the saying displeased him, and he said, They have ascribed unto David ten thousands, and to me they have ascribed but thousands; and what can he have more but the kingdom?

Então 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?

9 A nd Saul eyed David from that day and forward.

Daquele dia em diante, Saul trazia Davi sob suspeita.

10 A nd it came to pass on the next day that the evil spirit from God came upon Saul, and he prophesied in the midst of the house, and David played with his hand as at other times, and there was a spear in Saul’s hand.

No 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.

11 A nd Saul cast the spear, saying, I will smite David to the wall with it. And David avoided out of his presence twice.

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

12 ¶ But Saul was afraid of David because the LORD was with him and had departed from Saul.

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

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

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

14 A nd David behaved himself prudently in all his ways, and the LORD was with him.

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

15 T herefore, when Saul saw that he behaved himself very prudently, he was afraid of him.

Vendo, então, Saul que ele era tão bem sucedido, tinha receio dele.

16 B ut all Israel and Judah loved David because he went out and came in before them.

Mas todo o Israel e Judá amavam a Davi, porquanto saía e entrava diante deles.

17 A nd Saul said to David, Behold I will give thee my elder daughter Merab to wife; only be thou valiant for me, and fight the LORD’s battles. For Saul said to himself, My hand shall not be against him, but the hand of the Philistines shall be against him.

Pelo 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.

18 A nd David said unto 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?

Mas 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?

19 A nd it came to pass at the time when Merab, Saul’s daughter, should have been given to David that she was given unto Adriel, the Meholathite, to wife.

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

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

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

21 A nd Saul 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, Thou shalt this day be my son-in-law with the other one.

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.

22 A nd Saul commanded his slaves, saying, Speak with David secretly and say, Behold, the king has delight in thee, and all his slaves love thee; now, therefore, be the king’s son-in-law.

Saul, 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.

23 A nd Saul’s slaves spoke those words in the ears of David. And David said, Does it seem to you a light thing to be a king’s son-in-law, seeing that I am a poor man and lightly esteemed?

Assim 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?

24 A nd the slaves of Saul told him, saying, David spoke these words.

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

25 A nd Saul said, Thus shall ye say to David, The desire of the king is not in any dowry, but one hundred foreskins of the Philistines, to be avenged of the king’s enemies. For Saul thought to make David fall by the hand of the Philistines.

Então 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.

26 A nd when his slaves told David these words, it pleased David well to be the king’s son-in-law, and the days were not expired.

Tendo 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,

27 T herefore David arose and went, he and his men, and slew of the Philistines two hundred men, and David brought their foreskins, and they gave them all to the king that he might be the king’s son-in-law. And Saul gave him Michal, his daughter, to wife.

quando 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.

28 B ut Saul, seeing and knowing that the LORD was with David and that his daughter Michal loved him,

Mas quando Saul viu e compreendeu que o Senhor era com Davi e que todo o Israel o amava,

29 w as yet the more afraid of David; and Saul became David’s enemy continually.

temeu muito mais a Davi; e Saul se tornava cada vez mais seu inimigo.

30 T hen the princes of the Philistines went forth, and it came to pass after they went forth that David behaved himself more prudently than all the slaves of Saul so that his name was much set by.

Então 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.