Primo libro di Samuele 18

BIBBIA CEI 1974	KING JAMES BIBLE
1 Quando Davide ebbe finito di parlare con Saul, l'anima di Giònata s'era già talmente legata all'anima di Davide, che Giònata lo amò come se stesso.	1 And it came to pass, when he had made an end of speaking unto Saul, that the soul of Jonathan was knit with the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as his own soul.
2 Saul in quel giorno lo prese con sé e non lo lasciò tornare a casa di suo padre.	2 And Saul took him that day, and would let him go no more home to his father's house.
3 Giònata strinse con Davide un patto, perché lo amava come se stesso.	3 Then Jonathan and David made a covenant, because he loved him as his own soul.
4 Giònata si tolse il mantello che indossava e lo diede a Davide e vi aggiunse i suoi abiti, la sua spada, il suo arco e la cintura.	4 And Jonathan stripped himself of the robe that was upon him, and gave it to David, and his garments, even to his sword, and to his bow, and to his girdle.
5 Davide riusciva in tutti gli incarichi che Saul gli affidava, così che Saul lo pose al comando dei guerrieri ed era gradito a tutto il popolo e anche ai ministri di Saul.	5 And David went out whithersoever Saul sent him, and behaved himself wisely: and Saul set him over the men of war, and he was accepted in the sight of all the people, and also in the sight of Saul's servants.
6 Al loro rientrare, mentre Davide tornava dall'uccisione del Filisteo, uscirono le donne da tutte le città d'Israele a cantare e a danzare incontro al re Saul, accompagnandosi con i timpani, con grida di gioia e con sistri.	6 And it came to pass as they came, when David was returned from the slaughter of the Philistine, that the women came out of all cities of Israel, singing and dancing, to meet king Saul, with tabrets, with joy, and with instruments of musick.
7 Le donne danzavano e cantavano alternandosi: "Saul ha ucciso i suoi mille, Davide i suoi diecimila".	7 And the women answered one another as they played, and said, Saul hath slain his thousands, and David his ten thousands.
8 Saul ne fu molto irritato e gli parvero cattive quelle parole. Diceva: "Hanno dato a Davide diecimila, a me ne hanno dato mille. Non gli manca altro che il regno".	8 And Saul was very wroth, and the saying displeased him; and he said, They have ascribed unto David ten thousands, and to me they have ascribed but thousands: and what can he have more but the kingdom?
9 Così da quel giorno in poi Saul si ingelosì di Davide.	9 And Saul eyed David from that day and forward.
10 Il giorno dopo, un cattivo spirito sovrumano s'impossessò di Saul, il quale si mise a delirare in casa. Davide suonava la cetra come i giorni precedenti e Saul teneva in mano la lancia.	10 And it came to pass on the morrow, that the evil spirit from God came upon Saul, and he prophesied in the midst of the house: and David played with his hand, as at other times: and there was a javelin in Saul's hand.
11 Saul impugnò la lancia, pensando: "Inchioderò Davide al muro!". Ma Davide gli sfuggì davanti per due volte.	11 And Saul cast the javelin; for he said, I will smite David even to the wall with it. And David avoided out of his presence twice.
12 Saul cominciò a sentir timore di fronte a Davide, perché il Signore era con lui, mentre si era ritirato da Saul.	12 And Saul was afraid of David, because the LORD was with him, and was departed from Saul.
13 Saul lo allontanò da sé e lo fece capo di migliaia e Davide andava e veniva alla testa del suo gruppo.	13 Therefore Saul removed him from him, and made him his captain over a thousand; and he went out and came in before the people.
14 Davide riusciva in tutte le sue imprese, poiché il Signore era con lui.	14 And David behaved himself wisely in all his ways; and the LORD was with him.
15 Saul, vedendo che riusciva proprio sempre, aveva timore di lui.	15 Wherefore when Saul saw that he behaved himself very wisely, he was afraid of him.
16 Ma tutto Israele e Giuda amavano Davide, perché egli si muoveva alla loro testa.	16 But all Israel and Judah loved David, because he went out and came in before them.
17 Ora Saul disse a Davide: "Ecco Merab, mia figlia maggiore. La dò in moglie a te. Tu dovrai essere il mio guerriero e combatterai le battaglie del Signore". Saul pensava: "Non sia contro di lui la mia mano, ma contro di lui sia la mano dei Filistei".	17 And Saul said to David, Behold my elder daughter Merab, her will I give thee to wife: only be thou valiant for me, and fight the LORD's battles. For Saul said, Let not mine hand be upon him, but let the hand of the Philistines be upon him.
18 Davide rispose a Saul: "Chi sono io e che importanza ha la famiglia di mio padre in Israele, perché io possa diventare genero del re?".	18 And David said unto Saul, Who am I? and what is my life, or my father's family in Israel, that I should be son in law to the king?
19 Ma ecco, quando venne il tempo di dare Merab, figlia di Saul, a Davide, fu data invece in moglie ad Adriel di Mecola.	19 But it came to pass at the time when Merab Saul's daughter should have been given to David, that she was given unto Adriel the Meholathite to wife.
20 Intanto Mikal, l'altra figlia di Saul, s'invaghì di Davide; ne riferirono a Saul e la cosa gli piacque.	20 And Michal Saul's daughter loved David: and they told Saul, and the thing pleased him.
21 Saul diceva: "Gliela darò, ma sarà per lui una trappola e la mano dei Filistei cadrà su di lui". E Saul disse a Davide: "Oggi hai una seconda occasione per diventare mio genero".	21 And Saul said, I will give him her, that she may be a snare to him, and that the hand of the Philistines may be against him. Wherefore Saul said to David, Thou shalt this day be my son in law in the one of the twain.
22 Quindi Saul ordinò ai suoi ministri: "Dite di nascosto a Davide: Ecco, tu piaci al re e i suoi ministri ti amano. Su, dunque, diventa genero del re".	22 And Saul commanded his servants, saying, Commune with David secretly, and say, Behold, the king hath delight in thee, and all his servants love thee: now therefore be the king's son in law.
23 I ministri di Saul sussurrarono all'orecchio di Davide queste parole e Davide rispose: "Vi pare piccola cosa divenir genero del re? Io sono povero e uomo di bassa condizione".	23 And Saul's servants spake those words in the ears of David. And David said, Seemeth it to you a light thing to be a king's son in law, seeing that I am a poor man, and lightly esteemed?
24 I ministri di Saul gli riferirono: "Davide ha risposto in questo modo".	24 And the servants of Saul told him, saying, On this manner spake David.
25 Allora Saul disse: "Riferite a Davide: Il re non pretende il prezzo nuziale, ma solo cento prepuzi di Filistei, perché sia fatta vendetta dei nemici del re". Saul pensava di far cadere Davide in mano ai Filistei.	25 And Saul said, Thus shall ye say to David, The king desireth not any dowry, but an hundred foreskins of the Philistines, to be avenged of the king's enemies. But Saul thought to make David fall by the hand of the Philistines.
26 I ministri di lui riferirono a Davide queste parole e piacque a Davide tale condizione per diventare genero del re. Non erano ancora passati i giorni fissati,	26 And when his servants told David these words, it pleased David well to be the king's son in law: and the days were not expired.
27 quando Davide si alzò, partì con i suoi uomini e uccise tra i Filistei duecento uomini. Davide riportò i loro prepuzi e li contò davanti al re per diventare genero del re. Saul gli diede in moglie la figlia Mikal.	27 Wherefore David arose and went, he and his men, and slew of the Philistines two hundred men; and David brought their foreskins, and they gave them in full tale to the king, that he might be the king's son in law. And Saul gave him Michal his daughter to wife.
28 Saul si accorse che il Signore era con Davide e che Mikal figlia di Saul lo amava.	28 And Saul saw and knew that the LORD was with David, and that Michal Saul's daughter loved him.
29 Saul ebbe ancor più paura nei riguardi di Davide; Saul fu nemico di Davide per tutti i suoi giorni.	29 And Saul was yet the more afraid of David; and Saul became David's enemy continually.
30 I capi dei Filistei facevano sortite, ma Davide, ogni volta che uscivano, riportava successi maggiori di tutti i ministri di Saul e in tal modo si acquistò grande fama.	30 Then the princes of the Philistines went forth: and it came to pass, after they went forth, that David behaved himself more wisely than all the servants of Saul; so that his name was much set by.