Primo libro di Samuele 18

BIBBIA MARTINI	DOUAI-RHEIMS
1 E da quel punto, in cui (Davidde) ebbe parlato con Saul, l’anima di Gionata rimase strettamente congiunta coll’anima di David, e Gionata amollo, 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 E allora Saul lo tenne seco, e non permise che ei se ne tornasse 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 David fermò stretta unione con Gionata: perocché lo amava, come l’anima propria.	3 And David and Jonathan made a covenant, for be loved him as his own soul.
4 Quindi Gionata si spogliò della tonaca, che avea addosso, e la diede a Davidde colle altre sue vestimenta, e sino la spada, e l’arco suo, e il cingolo.	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 E David andava ad eseguire tutte le commissioni che davagli Saul, e operava prudentemente: e Saul gli diede soprintendenza sopra la gente di guerra, ed egli era gradito a tutto il popolo, e particolarmente a 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 tornava Davidde, ucciso il Filisteo, uscivano le donne da tutte le città d'Israele, cantando, e menando carole dinanzi al re Saul con istromenti di letizia, con timpani, e 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 E le donne ballando intuonavano: Mille ne uccise Saul, e dieci mila Davidde.	7 And the women sung as they played, and they said: I Saul slew his thousands, and David his ten thousands.
8 Or Saulle n'ebbe sdegno grandissimo, e dispiacquero sommamente a lui queste parole, e disse: Ne han dati dieci mila a Davidde, e mille a me: che più gli manca fuori del solo 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 Saul pertanto da quel giorno in poi non guardava di buon occhio Davidde.	9 And Saul did not look on David with a good eye from that day and forward.
10 Ma il giorno appresso lo spirito malo (permettendolo il Signore) invase Saul, ed ei faceva il profeta in mezzo della sua casa, e David sonava, come soleva fare ogni dì: e Saul avea 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 E la scagliò, credendo di poter conficcare Davidde nella muraglia: ma Davidde la schivò per due volte.	11 And threw it, thinking to nail David to the wall: and David stept aside out of his presence twice.
12 E Saul ebbe timore di Davidde (veggendo) come il Signore era con lui, ed erasi ritirato da sè.	12 And Saul feared David, because the Lord was with him, and was departed from himself.
13 Saul adunque lo allontanò da sé, e lo fece capitano di mille uomini: ed egli andava e veniva, alla testa di quella gente.	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 E in tutte le cose sue David si portava 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 perciò veggendo, quant'egli era prudente, cominciò ad averne sospetto.	15 And Saul saw that he was exceeding prudent, and began to beware of him.
16 Ma tutto Israele, e Giuda portavan affetto a Davidde: perocché egli andava, e veniva innanzi ad essi.	16 But all Israel and Juda loved David, for he came in and went out before them.
17 E Saul disse a David; Orsù la mia figlia maggiore Merob sarà quella che io darò a le per consorte: solo, che tu sii valoroso, e combatta nella guerra del Signore. Or Saulle macchinava, e diceva: Non sia la mia mano che lo abbatta, ma sia la mano de' 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 Ma David disse a Saul: Chi son io, e quale è stata la mia vita, e di qual condizione è in Israele la famiglia del padre mio, che io abbia ad essere 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 Or venuto il tempo, in cui Merob figliuola di Saul dovea esser data a Davidde, ella fu sposata ad Hadriele Molathite.	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 Ma Michol l'altra figliuola di Saul avea affetto per David, e ne fu avvertito Saul, il quale n’ebbe piacere.	20 But Michol the other daughter of Saul loved David. And it was told Saul, and it pleased him.
21 E disse Saul: Gliela darò affinchè sia a lui occasione d'inciampo, e i Filistei lo uccidano. E Saul disse a David: Per due titoli tu sarai oggi mio genero.	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 ordinò a’ suoi servi: Parlate a David senza mia saputa, e ditegli: Orsù tu se’ in grazia del re, e tutti i suoi servi ti amano: adesso adunque diventa 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 E i servi di Saul dissero nell'orecchio a David tutte queste cose. Ma David replicò: Sembra a voi piccola cosa l'esser genero del re? E 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 E i servi di Saul ne fecero relazione a lui, dicendo: David ha detto questo, e questo.	24 And the servants of Saul told him, saying: Such words as these hath David spoken.
25 Ma Saul disse: parlate a David in tal guisa: II re non ha bisogno di dote, vuol solamente la morte di cento Filistei per trar vendetta de’ suoi nemici. Ma Saulle avea in animo di dare Davidde 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 Ma quando i servi di Saul ebbero riferito a Davidde quello ch'egli avea detto, piacque la cosa a Davidde per diventare 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 E di lì a pochi giorni Davidde si mosse colla gente che avea al suo comando. E uccise dugento Filistei, e portò i loro prepuzii, e li contò al re per esser fatto suo genero. Saul adunque gli diede per moglie la sua figlia Michol.	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 E Saul conobbe e intese, come il Signore era con David. E Michol figliuola di Saul lo amava.	28 And Saul saw, and understood that the Lord was with David. And Michol the daughter of Saul loved him.
29 E Saul principiò ad avere anche maggior paura di Davidde: e Saul diventò nimico perpetuo di Davidde.	29 And Saul began to fear David more: and Saul became David's enemy continually.
30 E i principi de’ Filistei si mossero. E fin dal principio delle loro scorrerie, Davidde si portava più saggiamente che tutti i servi di Saul, e divenne celebre grandemente il suo nome.	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.