Primo libro di Samuele 18

LA SACRA BIBBIA	CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN
1 Quando Davide ebbe finito di parlare a Saul, l'anima di Gionata si sentì legata all'anima di Davide; Gionata lo amò come la sua anima.	1 And it happened that, when he had completed speaking to Saul, the soul of Jonathan adhered to the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him like his own soul.
2 Saul lo trattenne quel giorno e non gli permise di ritornare a casa di suo padre.	2 And Saul took him that day, and would not permit him to return to his father’s house.
3 Gionata fece un patto con Davide, perché lo amava come la sua anima.	3 Then David and Jonathan formed a pact. For he loved him like his own soul.
4 Gionata si tolse il proprio manto che aveva indosso e lo dette a Davide, così pure le sue vesti e perfino la sua spada, il suo arco e la sua cintura.	4 And Jonathan took off the coat that he was wearing, and he gave it to David, with the rest of his garments, even to his sword and bow, and even his belt.
5 Davide aveva successo nelle scorrerie ovunque Saul lo mandasse, così che Saul lo prepose agli uomini di guerra. Era ben visto da tutto il popolo e perfino dai cortigiani di Saul.	5 Also, David went out to do everything whatsoever that Saul sent him to do, and he conducted himself prudently. And Saul set him over men of war. And he was acceptable in the eyes of the entire people, and most of all in the sight of the servants of Saul.
6 Al loro rientro, quando Davide ritornava dopo avere battuto il filisteo, le donne uscirono incontro al re Saul da tutte le città d'Israele per cantare danzando con tamburelli, con grida di gioia e con sistri.	6 Now when David returned, after he had struck down the Philistine, the women went out, from all the cities of Israel, leading the singing and dancing, rejoicing with timbrels and bells, so as to meet king Saul.
7 Le donne danzavano ripetendo il ritornello: "Saul colpì le sue migliaia, ma Davide le sue miriadi!".	7 And the women sang, as they played, saying, “Saul has struck down a thousand, and David ten thousand.”
8 Saul se ne adirò fortemente e questa cosa gli dispiacque. Diceva: "A Davide hanno attribuito le miriadi e a me hanno dato le migliaia. Ora gli manca solo il regno!".	8 Then Saul became exceedingly angry, and this word was displeasing in his eyes. And he said: “They have given David ten thousand, and to me they gave only one thousand. What is left for him, except the kingdom itself?”
9 Così Saul guardò Davide con gelosia da quel giorno in poi.	9 Therefore, Saul did not regard David with a good eye, from that day and thereafter.
10 L'indomani uno spirito maligno di Dio irruppe su Saul, e questi si mise a delirare in mezzo alla casa, mentre Davide suonava con la sua mano come gli altri giorni. Saul aveva la sua lancia in mano.	10 Then, on the next day, the evil spirit from God assailed Saul, and he prophesied in the midst of his house. And David played with his hand, just as at every other time. And Saul held a lance in his hand.
11 Saul scagliò la lancia, pensando: "Trafiggerò Davide alla parete!". Ma Davide si eclissò dalla sua presenza due volte.	11 And he threw it, thinking that he would be able to fix David to the wall. And David stepped aside twice, from before his face.
12 Saul aveva timore della presenza di Davide, perché il Signore era con lui e si era ritirato da Saul.	12 And Saul feared David, because the Lord was with him, but he had withdrawn from Saul.
13 Allora Saul se lo tolse da presso e ne fece un comandante di mille; ed egli andava e veniva alla testa della truppa.	13 Therefore, Saul sent him away from himself, and he made him tribune over one thousand men. And he entered and departed in the sight of the people.
14 Davide aveva successo in ogni sua impresa e il Signore era con lui.	14 Also, David acted prudently in all his ways, and the Lord was with him.
15 Saul, costatando che egli era molto fortunato, ne aveva timore.	15 And so, Saul saw that he was exceedingly prudent, and he began to be wary of him.
16 Ma tutto Israele e Giuda amavano Davide, perché era lui che andava e veniva davanti a loro.	16 But all of Israel and Judah loved David. For he entered and departed before them.
17 Saul propose a Davide: "Ecco la mia figlia maggiore Merab; te la darò per moglie, solo mostrati valoroso e combatti le battaglie del Signore". Infatti Saul aveva pensato: "Non sia la mano mia contro di lui, ma quella dei Filistei!".	17 And Saul said to David: “Behold, my elder daughter, Merab. I will give her to you as wife. Only be a valiant man, and fight the wars of the Lord.” Now Saul was considering within himself, saying, “Let not my hand be upon him, but let the hands of the Philistines be upon him.”
18 Davide rispose a Saul: "Chi sono io e cosa è la famiglia di mio padre in Israele, perché io possa diventare genero del re?".	18 Then David said to Saul, “Who am I, and what is my life, and what is my father’s kinship within Israel, that I should be the son-in-law of the king?”
19 Quando però venne il momento di dare Merab, figlia di Saul, a Davide, essa fu data in moglie ad Adriel di Mecola.	19 Then it happened that, at the time when Merab, the daughter of Saul, was to be given to David, she was given to Adriel, the Meholathite, as wife.
20 Mikal, figlia di Saul, si era invece innamorata di Davide. Lo riferirono a Saul, al quale piacque la cosa.	20 Now Michal, the other daughter of Saul, loved David. And this was reported to Saul, and it pleased him.
21 Saul pensava: "Gliela voglio dare, perché ella sia un laccio per lui e sia la mano dei Filistei contro di lui". Così Saul disse due volte a Davide: "Sarai mio genero quest'oggi".	21 And Saul said, “I will give her to him, so that she may be a stumbling block to him, and so that the hand of the Philistines may be upon him.” And Saul said to David, “In two things, you shall be my son-in-law today.”
22 Saul ordinò ai suoi cortigiani: "Parlate in segreto a Davide e dite: "Ecco, il re prova affetto per te, e tutti i suoi servi ti vogliono bene, diventa dunque genero del re".	22 And Saul commanded his servants to speak to David privately, saying: “Behold, you are pleasing to the king, and all his servants love you. Now therefore, be the son-in-law of the king.”
23 I cortigiani di Saul riportarono queste cose all'orecchio di Davide, ma egli rispose: "E' piccola cosa ai vostri occhi diventare genero del re? Io sono un uomo povero e spregevole".	23 And the servants of Saul spoke all these words to the ears of David. And David said: “Does it seem a small matter to you, to be the son-in-law of the king? I am but a poor and unimportant man.”
24 I cortigiani di Saul gli riferirono: "Davide ha parlato in questi termini".	24 And the servants reported to Saul, saying, “David has spoken words in this manner.”
25 Saul disse: "Così direte a Davide: "Il re non desidera la dote, ma cento prepuzi dei Filistei per fare vendetta contro i nemici del re". Saul pensava di far cadere Davide nelle mani dei Filistei.	25 Then Saul said, “Speak in this way to David: The king does not have need of any dowry, but only one hundred foreskins from the Philistine men, so that he may be vindicated from the enemies of the king.” So did Saul think to deliver David into the hands of the Philistines.
26 I cortigiani riferirono a Davide quelle proposte, e la proposta sembrò buona agli occhi di Davide per diventare genero del re. Non erano trascorsi i giorni fissati	26 And when his servants had repeated to David the words that Saul had spoken, the word was pleasing in the eyes of David, so that he would become son-in-law of the king.
27 che Davide si levò e partì con i suoi uomini e colpì tra i Filistei duecento uomini. Davide riportò i loro prepuzi che furono consegnati al re in numero esatto per diventare genero del re. Allora Saul gli dette sua figlia Mikal per moglie.	27 And after a few days, David, rising up, went with the men who were under him, and he struck down two hundred men of the Philistines. And he brought their foreskins, and he counted them out for the king, so that he might be his son-in-law. And so, Saul gave to him his daughter Michal as wife.
28 Saul vide e comprese che il Signore era con Davide e Mikal, sua figlia, lo amava.	28 And Saul saw and understood that the Lord was with David. And Michal, the daughter of Saul, loved him.
29 Allora Saul ebbe ancor più timore di Davide e fu per tutti i giorni ostile a Davide.	29 And Saul began to fear David all the more. And Saul became the enemy of David, every day.
30 I capi dei Filistei fecero delle incursioni, ma ogni volta che le facevano, Davide aveva più successo di tutti gli altri ministri di Saul. Così il suo nome diventò molto famoso.	30 And the leaders of the Philistines departed. And from the beginning of their departure, David conducted himself more prudently than all the servants of Saul, and his name became exceedingly celebrated.