Primo libro di Samuele 18

BIBBIA TINTORI	CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN
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 happened that, when he had completed speaking to Saul, the soul of Jonathan adhered to the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him like 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 permit him to return to his father’s house.
3 E Gionata fece alleanza con David, amandolo come l'anima sua:	3 Then David and Jonathan formed a pact. For he loved him like 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 took off the coat that he was wearing, and he gave it to David, with the rest of his garments, even to his sword and bow, and even his belt.
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 Also, David went out to do everything whatsoever that Saul sent him to do, and he conducted himself prudently. And Saul set him over men of war. And he was acceptable in the eyes of the entire people, and most of all in the sight of the servants of Saul.
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 he had struck down the Philistine, the women went out, from all the cities of Israel, leading the singing and dancing, rejoicing with timbrels and bells, so as to meet king Saul.
7 Le donne danzando e cantando dicevano: « Saul ne uccise mille e David dieci mila ».	7 And the women sang, as they played, saying, “Saul has struck down a thousand, and David ten thousand.”
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 Then Saul became exceedingly angry, and this word was displeasing in his eyes. And he said: “They have given David ten thousand, and to me they gave only one thousand. What is left for him, except the kingdom itself?”
9 A partir da quel giorno, Saul non guardava più di buon occhio David.	9 Therefore, Saul did not regard David with a good eye, from that day and thereafter.
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 Then, on the next day, the evil spirit from God assailed Saul, and he prophesied in the midst of his house. And David played with his hand, just as at every other time. And Saul held a lance 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 he threw it, thinking that he would be able to fix David to the wall. And David stepped aside twice, from before his face.
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, but he had withdrawn 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 sent him away from himself, and he made him tribune over one thousand men. And he entered and departed in the sight of the people.
14 Siccome in tutte le sue cose David agiva con prudenza e il Signore era con lui,	14 Also, David acted prudently in all his ways, and the Lord was with him.
15 Saul, vedendolo molto accorto, cominciò a guardarsi da lui;	15 And so, Saul saw that he was exceedingly prudent, and he began to be wary of him.
16 ma tutto Israele e Giuda amavano David, perchè egli andava e veniva davanti a loro.	16 But all of Israel and Judah loved David. For he entered and departed 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. I will give her to you as wife. Only be a valiant man, and fight the wars of the Lord.” Now Saul was considering within himself, saying, “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 Then David said to Saul, “Who am I, and what is my life, and what is my father’s kinship within Israel, that I should be the 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 Then it happened that, at the time when Merab, the daughter of Saul, was to be given to David, she was given to Adriel, the Meholathite, as wife.
20 Or Micol, la seconda figlia di Saul, amava David, e Saul, avendolo saputo, ne ebbe piacere	20 Now Michal, the other daughter of Saul, loved David. And this was reported to 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, so that she may be a stumbling block to him, and so that the hand of the Philistines may be upon him.” And Saul said to David, “In two things, you shall be my son-in-law today.”
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, you are pleasing to the king, and all his servants love you. Now therefore, be the son-in-law of the king.”
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 to the ears of David. And David said: “Does it seem a small matter to you, to be the son-in-law of the king? I am but a poor and unimportant man.”
24 I servi di Saul andarono a riferire, dicendo: « David ha dette queste parole ».	24 And the servants reported to Saul, saying, “David has spoken words in this manner.”
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 Then Saul said, “Speak in this way to David: The king does not have need of any dowry, but only one hundred foreskins from the Philistine men, so that he may be vindicated from the enemies of the king.” So did Saul think 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 repeated to David the words that Saul had spoken, the word was pleasing in the eyes of David, so that he would become son-in-law of the king.
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, rising up, went with the men who were under him, and he struck down two hundred men of the Philistines. And he brought their foreskins, and he counted them out for the king, so that he might be his son-in-law. And so, Saul gave to him his daughter Michal as wife.
28 Allora Saul gli diede in moglie Micol sua figlia.	28 And Saul saw and understood that the Lord was with David. And Michal, 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 all the more. And Saul became the enemy of David, every day.
30 Saul cominciò a temere sempre più David e ne fu nemico per tutta la vita.	30 And the leaders of the Philistines departed. And from the beginning of their departure, David conducted himself more prudently than all the servants of Saul, and his name became exceedingly celebrated.
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.