Primo libro di Samuele 18

BIBBIA TINTORI	DOUAI-RHEIMS
1 Appena David ebbe finito di parlare con Saul, l'anima di Gionata rimase strettamente legata a quella di David, che Gionata amò come l'anima sua.	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 In quel medesimo giorno Saul prese seco Devid e non gli permise di tornare a casa di suo padre.	2 And Saul took him that day, and would not let him return to his father's house.
3 E Gionata fece alleanza con David, amandolo come l'anima sua:	3 And David and Jonathan made a covenant, for be loved him as his own soul.
4 si spogliò della sua tunica che aveva addosso, e la diede a David colle altre sue vesti, fino alla sua spade, al suo arco, fino alla cintura.	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 David andava dovunque Saul lo mandasse e agiva prudentemente. Saul lo costituì sopra la gente di guerra, ed egli era gradito agli occhi di tutto il popolo, e particolarmente nei cospetto di tutti i servi di Saul.	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 Or quando David fece ritorno, dopo avere ucciso il Filisteo, le donne usciron fuori da tutte le città d'Israele, cantando e menando danze, incontro al re, con tamburi d'allegria e con sistri.	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 Le donne danzando e cantando dicevano: « Saul ne uccise mille e David dieci mila ».	7 And the women sung as they played, and they said: I Saul slew his thousands, and David his ten thousands.
8 Saul ne fu irritatissimo, gli dispiacquero queste parole, e disse: « A David ne han dati dieci mila, a me soltanto mille: che gli manca se non il regno? »	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 A partir da quel giorno, Saul non guardava più di buon occhio David.	9 And Saul did not look on David with a good eye from that day and forward.
10 Anzi, il giorno dopo, avendo lo spirito malvagio, mandato da Dio, invaso Saul, che si mise a profetare in mezzo della sua casa, mentre David sonava colla mano, come soleva fare ogni di, Saul, che teneva in mano una lancia,	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 la scagliò, credendo di poter conficcare David alla parete; ma David l'evitò, fuggendo dal cospetto di lui per due volte.	11 And threw it, thinking to nail David to the wall: and David stept aside out of his presence twice.
12 Allora Saul ebbe timore di David, perchè il Signore era con David e s'era ritirato da lui.	12 And Saul feared David, because the Lord was with him, and was departed from himself.
13 Saul poi lo allontanò da se, e lo fece capitano di mille uomini, sicché David andava e veniva alla presenza del popolo.	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 Siccome in tutte le sue cose David agiva con prudenza e il Signore era con lui,	14 And David behaved wisely in all his ways, and the Lord was with him.
15 Saul, vedendolo molto accorto, cominciò a guardarsi da lui;	15 And Saul saw that he was exceeding prudent, and began to beware of him.
16 ma tutto Israele e Giuda amavano David, perchè egli andava e veniva davanti a loro.	16 But all Israel and Juda loved David, for he came in and went out before them.
17 Saul disse poi a David: « Ecco, io ti darò per moglie la mia figlia maggiore Merob, a patto che ti mostri valoroso e combatta le guerre del Signore ». Or Saul, dicendo così, pensava tra sè: « Non la mia mano lo colpisca, ma quella dei Filistei».	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 David rispose a Saul: «Chi son io, che vale la mia vita e qual'è la parentela di mio padre in Israele, perchè io divenga genero del re ? »	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 Ma venuto il tempo in cui Merob figlia di Saul doveva esser data a David, fu maritata a Adriele 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 Or Micol, la seconda figlia di Saul, amava David, e Saul, avendolo saputo, ne ebbe piacere	20 But Michol the other daughter of Saul loved David. And it was told Saul, and it pleased him.
21 e disse: « Gliela darò, perchè gli sia d'inciampo e la mano dei Filistei lo colpisca ». Poi disse a David: « Oggi tu sarai mio genero in una seconda maniera ».	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 Saul diede ai suoi servi quest'ordine: « Parlate a David senza che io comparisca, e ditegli: Ecco tu sei nelle grazie del re, e tutti i suoi servi ti amano. Or cerca di diventare genero del re ».	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 I servi di Saul riferirono in segreto a David tutte queste cose; ma David rispose loro: « Vi sembra una cosa da nulla esser genero del re? Ma io son povero e di basso stato ».	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 I servi di Saul andarono a riferire, dicendo: « David ha dette queste parole ».	24 And the servants of Saul told him, saying: Such words as these hath David spoken.
25 Allora Saul rispose: « Parlate così a David: « Il re non ha bisogno di dote, ma vuol soltanto cento prepuzi dei Filistei, perchè sia fatta vendetta sui nemici del re ». Cosi Saul pensava di dare David nelle mani dei Filistei.	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 Quando adunque i servi di Saul riferirono a David le parole di Saul, piacque a David di diventare in questa maniera genero del re.	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 Pochi giorni dopo, David si mosse cogli uomini che aveva al suo comando, andò a uccidere duecento uomini dei Filistei e, portati i loro prepuzi, li contò al re per esser suo genero.	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 Allora Saul gli diede in moglie Micol sua figlia.	28 And Saul saw, and understood that the Lord was with David. And Michol the daughter of Saul loved him.
29 Saul vide e capì che il Signore era con David. Or Micol figlia di Saul amava David.	29 And Saul began to fear David more: and Saul became David's enemy continually.
30 Saul cominciò a temere sempre più David e ne fu nemico per tutta la vita.	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.
31 Essendo i principi dei, Filistei usciti in guerra, tutte le volte che essi capitavano, David si diportava più saggiamente di tutti i servi di Saul, e il suo nome divenne molto celebre.