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

Depois dessa conversa de Davi com Saul, surgiu tão grande amizade entre Jônatas e Davi que Jônatas tornou-se o seu melhor amigo.

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

Daquele dia em diante, Saul manteve Davi consigo e não o deixou voltar à casa de seu pai.

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

E Jônatas fez um acordo de amizade com Davi, pois se tornara o seu melhor amigo.

4 J onathan stripped himself of the robe that was on him, and gave it to David, and his clothing, even including his sword, his bow, and his sash.

Jônatas tirou o manto que estava vestindo e o deu a Davi, com sua túnica, e até sua espada, seu arco e seu cinturão.

5 D avid went out wherever Saul sent him, and behaved himself wisely; and Saul set him over the men of war. It was good in the sight of all the people, and also in the sight of Saul’s servants.

Tudo o que Saul lhe ordenava fazer, Davi fazia com tanta habilidade que Saul lhe deu um posto elevado no exército. Isso agradou a todo o povo, bem como aos conselheiros de Saul.

6 A s they came, when David returned from the slaughter of the Philistine, 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.

Quando os soldados voltavam para casa, depois que Davi matou o filisteu, as mulheres saíram de todas as cidades de Israel ao encontro do rei Saul com cânticos e danças, com tamborins, com músicas alegres e instrumentos de três cordas.

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

As mulheres dançavam e cantavam: “Saul matou milhares, e Davi, dezenas de milhares”.

8 S aul was very angry, and this saying displeased him. He said, “They have ascribed to David ten thousands, and to me they have ascribed only thousands. What can he have more but the kingdom?”

Saul ficou muito irritado com esse refrão e, aborrecido, disse: “Atribuíram a Davi dezenas de milhares, mas a mim apenas milhares. O que mais lhe falta senão o reino?”

9 S aul watched David from that day and forward.

Daí em diante Saul olhava com inveja para Davi.

10 O n the next day, an evil spirit from God came mightily on Saul, and he prophesied in the middle of the house. David played with his hand, as he did day by day. Saul had his spear in his hand;

No dia seguinte, um espírito maligno mandado por Deus apoderou-se de Saul e ele entrou em transe em sua casa, enquanto Davi tocava harpa, como costumava fazer. Saul estava com uma lança na mão

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

e a atirou, dizendo: “Encravarei Davi na parede”. Mas Davi desviou-se duas vezes.

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

Saul tinha medo de Davi porque o Senhor o havia abandonado e agora estava com Davi.

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

Então afastou Davi de sua presença e deu-lhe o comando de uma tropa de mil soldados, que Davi conduzia em suas campanhas.

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

Ele tinha êxito em tudo o que fazia, pois o Senhor estava com ele.

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

Vendo isso, Saul teve muito medo dele.

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

Todo o Israel e todo o Judá, porém, gostavam de Davi, pois ele os conduzia em suas batalhas.

17 S aul 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.”

Saul disse a Davi: “Aqui está a minha filha mais velha, Merabe. Eu a darei em casamento a você; apenas sirva-me com bravura e lute as batalhas do Senhor ”. Pois Saul pensou: “Não o matarei. Deixo isso para os filisteus!”

18 D avid 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?”

Mas Davi disse a Saul: “Quem sou eu, e o que é minha família ou o clã de meu pai em Israel, para que eu me torne genro do rei?”

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

Por isso, quando chegou a época de Merabe, a filha de Saul, ser dada em casamento a Davi, ela foi dada a Adriel, de Meolá.

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

Mical, a outra filha de Saul, gostava de Davi. Quando disseram isso a Saul, ele ficou contente e pensou:

21 S aul 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 today be my son-in-law a second time.”

“Eu a darei a ele, para que lhe sirva de armadilha, fazendo-o cair nas mãos dos filisteus”. Então Saul disse a Davi: “Hoje você tem uma segunda oportunidade de tornar-se meu genro”.

22 S aul 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.’”

Então Saul ordenou aos seus conselheiros que falassem em particular com Davi, dizendo: “O rei está satisfeito com você, e todos os seus conselheiros o estimam. Torne-se, agora, seu genro”.

23 S aul’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?”

Quando falaram com Davi, ele disse: “Vocês acham que tornar-se genro do rei é fácil? Sou homem pobre e sem recursos”.

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

Quando os conselheiros de Saul lhe contaram o que Davi tinha dito,

25 S aul said, “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 he would make David fall by the hand of the Philistines.

Saul ordenou que dissessem a Davi: “O rei não quer outro preço pela noiva além de cem prepúcios de filisteus, para vingar-se de seus inimigos”. O plano de Saul era que Davi fosse morto pelos filisteus.

26 W hen his servants told David these words, it pleased David well to be the king’s son-in-law. Before the deadline,

Quando os conselheiros falaram novamente com Davi, ele gostou da idéia de tornar-se genro do rei. Por isso, antes de terminar o prazo estipulado,

27 D avid arose and went, he and his men, and killed two hundred men of the Philistines. Then David brought their foreskins, and they gave them in full number to the king, that he might be the king’s son-in-law. Then Saul gave him Michal his daughter as wife.

Davi e seus soldados saíram e mataram duzentos filisteus. Ele trouxe os prepúcios e apresentou-os ao rei para que se tornasse seu genro. Então Saul lhe deu em casamento sua filha Mical.

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

Quando Saul viu claramente que o Senhor estava com Davi e que sua filha Mical o amava,

29 S aul was even more afraid of David; and Saul was David’s enemy continually.

temeu-o ainda mais e continuou seu inimigo pelo resto de sua vida.

30 T hen the princes of the Philistines went out; and as often as they went out, David behaved himself more wisely than all the servants of Saul, so that his name was highly esteemed.

Os comandantes filisteus continuaram saindo para a batalha, e, todas as vezes que o faziam, Davi tinha mais habilidade do que os outros oficiais de Saul, e assim tornou-se ainda mais famoso.