1 Samuel 18

DOUAI-RHEIMS	BIBBIA VOLGARE
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 E favellato che ebbe con Saul, l'anima di Ionata fu congiunta con l'anima di David; e amollo Ionata sì come l'anima sua.
2 And Saul took him that day, and would not let him return to his father's house.	2 E Saul in quello die lo ritenne, e non li concedette che tornasse alla casa del suo padre.
3 And David and Jonathan made a covenant, for be loved him as his own soul.	3 E Ionata e David fecero patto insieme, però che l'amava come l'anima sua.
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 E ispogliossi Ionata la sua tunica, della quale era vestito, e diedela a David, e tutte le altre vestimenta insino al coltello e l'arco, e insino al cingolo militare.
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 E andava David a tutte le cose, che Saul il mandava, e prudentemente si portava. E Saul il puose sopra gli uomini della battaglia, ed era accetto nel cospetto di tutto il popolo, e massimamente nel cospetto de' servi di Saul.
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 Ma ritornando David, quando uccise il Filisteo (portando il capo suo in Ierusalem), uscirono femine di tutte le cittadi d' Israel, cantando e ballando, incontro a Saul re con timpani e cimbali di letizia.
7 And the women sung as they played, and they said: I Saul slew his thousands, and David his ten thousands.	7 E sonando le donne e sollazzando, diceano : Saul ne percosse mille, e David X milia.
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 E Saul s' adirò troppo, e spiacque negli occhii suoi questo sermone, e disse: a David n' hanno dato X milia, e a me n' hanno dato mille; che gli resta, se non il regno?
9 And Saul did not look on David with a good eye from that day and forward.	9 Onde che Saul non guardava con diritti occhii David da quello dì inanzi.
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 E dopo l' altro dì, lo spirito maligno prese Saul, e profetava nel mezzo della casa sua. E David sonava con la sna mano, sì come ciascuno di solea fare; e Saul tenea una lancia.
11 And threw it, thinking to nail David to the wall: and David stept aside out of his presence twice.	11 E gittolla, credendo conficcare David col parete; e partissi da lui la seconda volta David.
12 And Saul feared David, because the Lord was with him, and was departed from himself.	12 E Saul temette David, perchè Iddio era con esso lui, e (specialmente) perchè da lui s' era partito.
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 Per la quale cosa Saul il partì da sè, e fecelo tribuno sopra mille uomini; ed entrava e usciva in cospetto del popolo.
14 And David behaved wisely in all his ways, and the Lord was with him.	14 E in tutte le sue vie procedeva [David] saviamente, e Iddio era con lui.
15 And Saul saw that he was exceeding prudent, and began to beware of him.	15 Veggendo Saul, ch' egli era troppo savio, cominciò a guardarsi da lui.
16 But all Israel and Juda loved David, for he came in and went out before them.	16 Ma tutto Israel e Giuda amava David; però ch' egli entrava e usciva dinanzi da loro.
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 E Saul disse a David: ecco la mia figliuola maggiore Merob, io la ti darò per moglie: solamente fa che tu sii uomo forte, e combatti le battaglie di Dio. E pensava Saul, e dicea: non sia la mia mano sopra di lui, ma sopra di lui sia la mano de' Filistei.
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 E David disse a Saul: chi sono io, che è la vita mia, o che è il parentado del padre mio in Israel, ch' io sia genero di re?
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 E fatto il tempo che si dovea dare Merob la figliuola di Saul a David, fue data ad Adriele Molatite per moglie.
20 But Michol the other daughter of Saul loved David. And it was told Saul, and it pleased him.	20 David amò Micol, l'altra figliuola di Saul; e fu significato a Saul, e piacquegli.
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 E disse Saul: io glie la darò, acciò che gli sia scandalo, e sia sopra di lui la mano de' Filistei. E disse Saul a David: in due cose sarai oggi mio genero.
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 E comandò Saul a' servi suoi, e disse: parlate a David, di nascoso a me, e ditegli: ecco che tu piaci al re, e tutti i servi suoi t' amano; ora sarai genero di re.
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 E dissero i servi di Saul tutte queste parole negli orecchii di David. E David disse: pàrevi poco, essere genero del re? Io sono uomo povero e sottile.
24 And the servants of Saul told him, saying: Such words as these hath David spoken.	24 E rinunciarono i servi di Saul, dicendo: cotali parole ci ha dette David.
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 E Saul disse: dite così a David: non ha bisogno il re de' doni di spose, se non solo di cento membri virili de' Filistei, acciò che sia fatta vendetta de' nemici del re. E pensava Saul, porre David nelle mani de' Filistei.
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 E rinunciarono i servi a David le parole di Saul; e piacque negli occhii di David d'essere genero del re.
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 E dopo pochi di levossi David, e andossene (in Accaron) con gli uomini ch' erano con lui; e uccise de' Filistei CC uomini, e portò i membri loro, e annumerogli al re, acciò che fosse suo genero. E Saul gli diede per moglie Micol sua figliuola.
28 And Saul saw, and understood that the Lord was with David. And Michol the daughter of Saul loved him.	28 E vide Saul, e intese, che lo Signore era con David. E Micol figliuola di Saul amava David.
29 And Saul began to fear David more: and Saul became David's enemy continually.	29 E Saul cominciò più a temere David; è poi fatto Saul nemico di David d' ogni tempo.
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 E i principi de' Filistei ritornarono; e nel principio della loro ritornata più saviamente si portava David, che tutti i servi di Saul; onde il nome suo fu fatto molto famoso.