1 Samuel 18

DOUAI-RHEIMS	NEW AMERICAN BIBLE
1 And it came to pass, when he had made an end of speaking to Saul, the soul of Jonathan was knit with the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as his own soul.	1 (By the time David finished speaking with Saul, Jonathan had become as fond of David as if his life depended on him; he loved him as he loved himself.
2 And Saul took him that day, and would not let him return to his father's house.	2 Saul laid claim to David that day and did not allow him to return to his father's house.
3 And David and Jonathan made a covenant, for be loved him as his own soul.	3 And Jonathan entered into a bond with David, because he loved him as himself.
4 And Jonathan stripped himself of the coat with which he was clothed, and gave it to David, and the rest of his garments, even to his sword, and to his bow, and to his girdle.	4 Jonathan divested himself of the mantle he was wearing and gave it to David, along with his military dress, and his sword, his bow and his belt.
5 And David went out to whatsoever business Saul sent him, and he behaved himself prudently: and Saul set him over the soldiers, and he was acceptable in the eyes of all the people, and especially in the eyes of Saul's servants.	5 David then carried out successfully every mission on which Saul sent him. So Saul put him in charge of his soldiers, and this was agreeable to the whole army, even to Saul's own officers.)
6 Now when David returned, after be slew the Philistine, the women came out of all the cities of Israel, singing and dancing, to meet king Saul, with timbrels of joy, and cornets.	6 At the approach of Saul and David (on David's return after slaying the Philistine), women came out from each of the cities of Israel to meet King Saul, singing and dancing, with tambourines, joyful songs, and sistrums.
7 And the women sung as they played, and they said: I Saul slew his thousands, and David his ten thousands.	7 The women played and sang: "Saul has slain his thousands, and David his ten thousands."
8 And Saul was exceeding angry, and this word was displeasing in his eyes, and he said: They have given David ten thousands, and to me they have given but a thousand; what can he have more but the kingdom?	8 Saul was very angry and resentful of the song, for he thought: "They give David ten thousands, but only thousands to me. All that remains for him is the kingship."
9 And Saul did not look on David with a good eye from that day and forward.	9 (And from that day on, Saul was jealous of David.
10 And the day after the evil spirit from God came upon Saul, and he prophesied in the midst of his house. And David played with his hand as at other times. And Saul held a spear in his hand,	10 (The next day an evil spirit from God came over Saul, and he raged in his house. David was in attendance, playing the harp as at other times, while Saul was holding his spear.
11 And threw it, thinking to nail David to the wall: and David stept aside out of his presence twice.	11 Saul poised the spear, thinking to nail David to the wall, but twice David escaped him.)
12 And Saul feared David, because the Lord was with him, and was departed from himself.	12 Saul then began to fear David, (because the LORD was with him, but had departed from Saul himself.)
13 Therefore Saul removed him from him, and made him a captain over a thousand men, and he went out and came in before the people.	13 Accordingly, Saul removed him from his presence by appointing him a field officer. So David led the people on their military expeditions,
14 And David behaved wisely in all his ways, and the Lord was with him.	14 and prospered in all his enterprises, for the LORD was with him.
15 And Saul saw that he was exceeding prudent, and began to beware of him.	15 Seeing how successful he was, Saul conceived a fear of David:
16 But all Israel and Juda loved David, for he came in and went out before them.	16 on the other hand, all Israel and Judah loved him, since he led them on their expeditions.
17 And Saul said to David: Behold my elder daughter Merob, her will I give thee to wife: only be a valiant man, and fight the battles of the Lord. Now Saul said within himself: Let not my hand be upon him, but let the hands of the Philistines be upon him.	17 (Saul said to David, "There is my older daughter, Merob, whom I will give you in marriage if you become my champion and fight the battles of the LORD." Saul had in mind, "I shall not touch him; let the Philistines strike him."
18 And David said to Saul: Who am I, or what is my life, or my father's family in Israel, that I should be son in law of the king?	18 But David answered Saul: "Who am I? And who are my kin or my father's clan in Israel that I should become the king's son-in-law?"
19 And it came to pass at the time when Merob the daughter of Saul should have been given to David, that she was given to Hadriel the Molathite to wife.	19 However, when it was time for Saul's daughter Merob to be given to David, she was given in marriage to Adriel the Meholathite instead.)
20 But Michol the other daughter of Saul loved David. And it was told Saul, and it pleased him.	20 Now Saul's daughter Michal loved David, and it was reported to Saul, who was pleased at this,
21 And Saul said: I will give her to him, that she may be a stumblingblock to him, and that the band of the Philistines may be upon him. And Saul said to David: In two things thou shalt be my son in law this day.	21 for he thought, "I will offer her to him to become a snare for him, so that the Philistines may strike him." (Thus for the second time Saul said to David, "You shall become my son-in-law today.")
22 And Saul commanded his servants to speak to David privately, saying: Behold thou pleasest the king, and all his servants love thee. Now therefore be the king's son in law.	22 Saul then ordered his servants to speak to David privately and to say: "The king is fond of you, and all his officers love you. You should become the king's son-in-law."
23 And the servants of Saul spoke all these words in the ears of David. And David said: Doth it seem to you a small matter to be the king's son in law? But I am a poor man, and of small ability.	23 But when Saul's servants mentioned this to David, he said: "Do you think it easy to become the king's son-in-law? I am poor and insignificant."
24 And the servants of Saul told him, saying: Such words as these hath David spoken.	24 When his servants reported to him the nature of David's answer,
25 And Saul said: Speak thus to David: The king desireth not any dowry, but only a hundred foreskins of the Philistines, to be avenged of the king's enemies. Now Saul thought to deliver David into the hands of the Philistines.	25 Saul commanded them to say this to David: "The king desires no other price for the bride than the foreskins of one hundred Philistines, that he may thus take vengeance on his enemies." Saul intended in this way to bring about David's death through the Philistines.
26 And when his servants had told David the words that Saul had said, the word was pleasing in the eyes of David to be the king's son in law.	26 When the servants reported this offer to David, he was pleased with the prospect of becoming the king's son-in-law. (Before the year was up,)
27 And after a few days David rose up, and went with the men that were under him, and he slew of the Philistines two hundred men, and brought their foreskins and numbered them out to the king, that he might be his son in law. Saul therefore gave him Michol his daughter to wife.	27 David made preparations and sallied forth with his men and slew two hundred Philistines. He brought back their foreskins and counted them out before the king, that he might thus become the king's son-in-law. So Saul gave him his daughter Michal in marriage.
28 And Saul saw, and understood that the Lord was with David. And Michol the daughter of Saul loved him.	28 Saul thus came to recognize that the LORD was with David; besides, his own daughter Michal loved David.
29 And Saul began to fear David more: and Saul became David's enemy continually.	29 Therefore Saul feared David all the more (and was his enemy ever after).
30 And the princes of the Philistines went forth: and from the beginning of their going forth, David behaved himself more wisely than all the servants of Saul, and his name became very famous.	30 (The Philistine chiefs continued to make forays, but each time they took the field, David was more successful against them than any other of Saul's officers, and as a result acquired great fame.)