Primo libro di Samuele 18

BIBBIA TINTORI	KING JAMES BIBLE
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 unto Saul, that 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 let him go no more home to his father's house.
3 E Gionata fece alleanza con David, amandolo come l'anima sua:	3 Then Jonathan and David made a covenant, because he 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 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 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 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 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 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 danzando e cantando dicevano: « Saul ne uccise mille e David dieci mila ».	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 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 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 A partir da quel giorno, Saul non guardava più di buon occhio David.	9 And Saul eyed David 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 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 la scagliò, credendo di poter conficcare David alla parete; ma David l'evitò, fuggendo dal cospetto di lui 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 Allora Saul ebbe timore di David, perchè il Signore era con David e s'era ritirato da lui.	12 And Saul was afraid of David, because the LORD was with him, and was departed from Saul.
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 his captain over a thousand; 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 himself wisely in all his ways; and the LORD was with him.
15 Saul, vedendolo molto accorto, cominciò a guardarsi da lui;	15 Wherefore when Saul saw that he behaved himself very wisely, he was afraid of him.
16 ma tutto Israele e Giuda amavano David, perchè egli andava e veniva davanti a loro.	16 But all Israel and Judah loved David, because he went out and came in 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 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 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 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 venuto il tempo in cui Merob figlia di Saul doveva esser data a David, fu maritata a Adriele Molatita.	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 Or Micol, la seconda figlia di Saul, amava David, e Saul, avendolo saputo, ne ebbe piacere	20 And Michal Saul's daughter loved David: and they told Saul, and the thing 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 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 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, 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 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 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 servi di Saul andarono a riferire, dicendo: « David ha dette queste parole ».	24 And the servants of Saul told him, saying, On this manner spake David.
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, 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 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 told David these words, it pleased David well to be the king's son in law: and the days were not expired.
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 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 Allora Saul gli diede in moglie Micol sua figlia.	28 And Saul saw and knew that the LORD was with David, and that Michal Saul's daughter loved him.
29 Saul vide e capì che il Signore era con David. Or Micol figlia di Saul amava David.	29 And Saul was yet the more afraid of David; and Saul became David's enemy continually.
30 Saul cominciò a temere sempre più David e ne fu nemico per tutta la vita.	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.
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.