I Livro de Samuel 18

SAGRADA BIBLIA	DOUAI-RHEIMS
1 Tendo Davi acabado de falar com Saul, a alma de Jônatas apegou-se à alma de Davi, e Jônatas começou a amá-lo como a si mesmo.	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.
2 Naquele mesmo dia Saul o reteve em sua casa e não o deixou voltar para a casa de seu pai.	2 And Saul took him that day, and would not let him return to his father's house.
3 Jônatas fez um pacto com Davi, que ele amava como a si mesmo.	3 And David and Jonathan made a covenant, for be loved him as his own soul.
4 Tirou o seu manto, deu-o a Davi, bem como a sua armadura, sua espada, seu arco e seu cinto.	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.
5 Saul incumbiu Davi de diversas missões, e todas foram muito frutuosas. Colocou-o à frente dos seus guerreiros, e ele ganhou a simpatia de todo o povo, inclusive dos servos do rei.	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.
6 Voltando o exército, depois de Davi ter matado o filisteu, de todas as cidades de Israel saíam as mulheres ao encontro do rei Saul, cantando e dançando alegremente, ao som de tamborins e címbalos.	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.
7 E enquanto dançavam, diziam umas às outras: Saul matou seus milhares, e Davi seus dez milhares.	7 And the women sung as they played, and they said: I Saul slew his thousands, and David his ten thousands.
8 Saul irritou-se em extremo, e desagradou-lhe tal coisa. Dão dez mil a Davi, disse ele, e a mim apenas mil! Só lhe falta a coroa!	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?
9 E a partir daquele dia, Saul olhou Davi com maus olhos.	9 And Saul did not look on David with a good eye from that day and forward.
10 No dia seguinte, apoderou-se dele o mau espírito de Deus, e teve um acesso de delírio em sua casa. Como nos outros dias, Davi pôs-se a tocar a cítara.	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,
11 Saul, que tinha uma lança na mão, arremessou-a contra Davi, dizendo: Vou cravá-lo na parede! Mas Davi se desviou do golpe por duas vezes.	11 And threw it, thinking to nail David to the wall: and David stept aside out of his presence twice.
12 Saul temia Davi, porque o Senhor estava com o jovem, e tinha-se retirado dele.	12 And Saul feared David, because the Lord was with him, and was departed from himself.
13 Afastou-o então de si, estabelecendo-o chefe de mil homens, à frente dos quais Davi empreendia as suas expedições.	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.
14 Saía-se bem em todas as suas empresas, porque o Senhor estava com ele.	14 And David behaved wisely in all his ways, and the Lord was with him.
15 Saul, vendo-o tão engenhoso, teve medo dele.	15 And Saul saw that he was exceeding prudent, and began to beware of him.
16 Mas todos em Israel e Judá o amavam, porque ele entrava e saía diante deles.	16 But all Israel and Juda loved David, for he came in and went out before them.
17 Saul disse a Davi: Eis minha filha mais velha, Merab, que eu te darei por mulher, contanto que sejas valoroso e combatas nas guerras do Senhor. Saul pensava: Não é bom que o fira a minha mão, mas antes a dos filisteus.	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.
18 Davi respondeu: Quem sou eu? E o que é a minha vida ou a família de meu pai em Israel, para que me torne genro do rei?	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?
19 Ora, tendo chegado o tempo em que Merab, filha de Saul, devia ser dada a Davi, deram-na em casamento a Hadriel, o molatita.	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.
20 Ora, Micol, filha de Saul, amava Davi. E contaram-no a Saul, que se alegrou com isso.	20 But Michol the other daughter of Saul loved David. And it was told Saul, and it pleased him.
21 Vou dar-lhe Micol, pensava Saul, para que ela lhe seja uma armadilha, e ele caia na mão dos filisteus. Saul disse, pois, a Davi pela segunda vez: Agora vais tornar-te meu genro.	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.
22 E ordenou aos seus servos que dissessem em segredo a Davi: O rei afeiçoou-se a ti e todos os seus servos te amam. Torna-te genro do rei.	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.
23 Os servos de Saul repetiram essas palavras aos ouvidos de Davi, mas este respondeu: Parece-vos pouca coisa ser genro do rei? Eu sou pobre e de condição humilde.	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.
24 Os servos de Saul referiram-lhe as palavras de Davi.	24 And the servants of Saul told him, saying: Such words as these hath David spoken.
25 Dir-lhe-eis, respondeu Saul, que o rei só pede como dote cem prepúcios de filisteus, para vingar-se dos seus inimigos. Seu desígnio era entregar Davi nas mãos dos filisteus.	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.
26 Transmitiram os servos a Davi essa mensagem, o qual se agradou da proposta de tornar-se genro do rei.	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.
27 Antes que expirasse o termo fixado, Davi partiu com seus homens; matou duzentos filisteus e trouxe os seus prepúcios, entregando-os integralmente ao rei, para se tornar seu genro. Saul deu-lhe por mulher sua filha Micol.	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.
28 Ele compreendeu que o Senhor estava com Davi. Sua filha Micol o amava.	28 And Saul saw, and understood that the Lord was with David. And Michol the daughter of Saul loved him.
29 O rei sentiu com isso redobrar o seu medo. Durante todo o resto de sua vida ele detestou Davi.	29 And Saul began to fear David more: and Saul became David's enemy continually.
30 Cada vez que os chefes dos filisteus faziam incursões, Davi era mais bem-sucedido que todos os homens de Saul, o que deu ao seu nome grande fama.	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.