Primo libro di Samuele 18

NOVA VULGATA	CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN
1 Et factum est cum complesset loqui ad Saul, anima Ionathan colligata est animae David, et dilexit eum Ionathan quasi animam suam.	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 Tulitque eum Saul in die illa et non concessit ei, ut reverteretur in domum patris sui.	2 And Saul took him that day, and would not permit him to return to his father’s house.
3 Inierunt autem Ionathan et David foedus; diligebat enim eum quasi animam suam.	3 Then David and Jonathan formed a pact. For he loved him like his own soul.
4 Et exspoliavit se Ionathan tunicam, qua erat vestitus, et dedit eam David et reliqua vestimenta sua usque ad gladium et arcum suum et usque ad balteum.	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 Egrediebatur quoque David ad omnia, quaecumque misisset eum Saul, et prospere agebat; posuitque eum Saul super viros belli, et acceptus erat in oculis universi populi, etiam in conspectu famulorum 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 Porro cum reverterentur, cum rediret David, percusso Philisthaeo, egressae sunt mulieres de universis urbibus Israel cantantes chorosque ducentes in occursum Saul regis in tympanis et in canticis laetitiae et in sistris.	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 Et praecinebant mulieres ludentes atque dicentes: “ Percussit Saul milia sua, et David decem milia sua ”.	7 And the women sang, as they played, saying, “Saul has struck down a thousand, and David ten thousand.”
8 Iratus est autem Saul nimis, et displicuit in oculis eius iste sermo, dixitque: “ Dederunt David decem milia et mihi dederunt milia; quid ei superest nisi solum regnum? ”.	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 Non rectis ergo oculis Saul aspiciebat David ex die illa et deinceps.	9 Therefore, Saul did not regard David with a good eye, from that day and thereafter.
10 Post diem autem alteram invasit spiritus Dei malus Saul, et vaticinabatur in medio domus suae; David autem psallebat manu sua sicut per singulos dies, tenebatque Saul lanceam.	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 Et sustulit eam putans quod configere posset David cum pariete; et declinavit David a facie eius secundo.	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 Et timuit Saul David, eo quod esset Dominus cum eo et a se recessisset.	12 And Saul feared David, because the Lord was with him, but he had withdrawn from Saul.
13 Amovit ergo eum Saul a se et fecit eum tribunum super mille viros; et egrediebatur et intrabat in conspectu populi.	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 In omnibus quoque viis suis David prospere agebat, et Dominus erat cum eo.	14 Also, David acted prudently in all his ways, and the Lord was with him.
15 Vidit itaque Saul quod prospere ageret nimis et coepit pavere eum;	15 And so, Saul saw that he was exceedingly prudent, and he began to be wary of him.
16 omnis autem Israel et Iuda diligebat David; ipse enim egrediebatur et ingrediebatur ante eos.	16 But all of Israel and Judah loved David. For he entered and departed before them.
17 Dixit autem Saul ad David: “ Ecce filia mea maior Merob, ipsam dabo tibi uxorem; tantummodo esto mihi vir fortis et proeliare bella Domini ”. Saul autem reputabat dicens: “ Non sit manus mea in eo, sed sit super illum manus Philisthinorum ”.	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 Ait autem David ad Saul: “ Quis ego sum, aut quae est vita mea aut cognatio patris mei in Israel, ut fiam gener regis? ”.	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 Factum est autem tempus, cum deberet dari Merob filia Saul David, data est Hadriel Molathitae uxor.	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 Dilexit autem Michol filia Saul altera David, et nuntiatum est Saul, et placuit ei;	20 Now Michal, the other daughter of Saul, loved David. And this was reported to Saul, and it pleased him.
21 dixitque Saul: “ Dabo eam illi, ut fiat ei in scandalum, et sit super eum manus Philisthinorum ”. Dixit ergo Saul ad David altera vice: “ Gener meus eris hodie ”.	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 Et mandavit Saul servis suis: “ Loquimini ad David secreto dicentes: “Ecce places regi, et omnes servi eius diligunt te; nunc ergo esto gener regis” ”.	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 Et locuti sunt servi Saul in auribus David omnia verba haec, et ait David: “ Num parum vobis videtur generum esse regis? Ego autem sum vir pauper et tenuis ”.	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 Et renuntiaverunt servi Saul dicentes: “ Huiuscemodi verba locutus est David ”.	24 And the servants reported to Saul, saying, “David has spoken words in this manner.”
25 Dixit autem Saul: “ Sic loquimini ad David: “Non habet necesse rex sponsalia, nisi tantum centum praeputia Philisthinorum, ut fiat ultio de inimicis regis” ”. Porro Saul cogitabat tradere David in manibus Philisthinorum.	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 Cumque renuntiassent servi eius David verba, quae dixerat Saul, placuit sermo in oculis David, ut fieret gener regis.	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 Et nondum erant dies impleti, cum David surgens abiit cum viris, qui sub eo erant, et percussit ex Philisthim ducentos viros; et attulit praeputia eorum, et annumeraverunt ea regi, ut esset gener eius. Dedit itaque ei Saul Michol filiam suam uxorem.	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 Et vidit Saul et intellexit quia Dominus esset cum David; Michol autem filia Saul diligebat eum.	28 And Saul saw and understood that the Lord was with David. And Michal, the daughter of Saul, loved him.
29 Et Saul magis coepit timere David; factusque est Saul inimicus David cunctis diebus.	29 And Saul began to fear David all the more. And Saul became the enemy of David, every day.
30 Et egressi sunt principes Philisthinorum; et, quotiescumque egrediebantur, prospere agebat David magis quam omnes servi Saul, et celebre factum est nomen eius nimis.	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.