I Livro de Samuel 18

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1 Tendo Davi acabado de falar com Saul, a alma de Jônatas apegou-se à alma de Davi, e Jônatas começou a amá-lo como a si mesmo.	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 Naquele mesmo dia Saul o reteve em sua casa e não o deixou voltar para a casa de seu pai.	2 And Saul took him that day, and would not permit him to return to his father’s house.
3 Jônatas fez um pacto com Davi, que ele amava como a si mesmo.	3 Then David and Jonathan formed a pact. For he loved him like his own soul.
4 Tirou o seu manto, deu-o a Davi, bem como a sua armadura, sua espada, seu arco e seu cinto.	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 Saul incumbiu Davi de diversas missões, e todas foram muito frutuosas. Colocou-o à frente dos seus guerreiros, e ele ganhou a simpatia de todo o povo, inclusive dos servos do rei.	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 Voltando o exército, depois de Davi ter matado o filisteu, de todas as cidades de Israel saíam as mulheres ao encontro do rei Saul, cantando e dançando alegremente, ao som de tamborins e címbalos.	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 E enquanto dançavam, diziam umas às outras: Saul matou seus milhares, e Davi seus dez milhares.	7 And the women sang, as they played, saying, “Saul has struck down a thousand, and David ten thousand.”
8 Saul irritou-se em extremo, e desagradou-lhe tal coisa. Dão dez mil a Davi, disse ele, e a mim apenas mil! Só lhe falta a coroa!	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 E a partir daquele dia, Saul olhou Davi com maus olhos.	9 Therefore, Saul did not regard David with a good eye, from that day and thereafter.
10 No dia seguinte, apoderou-se dele o mau espírito de Deus, e teve um acesso de delírio em sua casa. Como nos outros dias, Davi pôs-se a tocar a cítara.	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 Saul, que tinha uma lança na mão, arremessou-a contra Davi, dizendo: Vou cravá-lo na parede! Mas Davi se desviou do golpe por duas vezes.	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 Saul temia Davi, porque o Senhor estava com o jovem, e tinha-se retirado dele.	12 And Saul feared David, because the Lord was with him, but he had withdrawn from Saul.
13 Afastou-o então de si, estabelecendo-o chefe de mil homens, à frente dos quais Davi empreendia as suas expedições.	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 Saía-se bem em todas as suas empresas, porque o Senhor estava com ele.	14 Also, David acted prudently in all his ways, and the Lord was with him.
15 Saul, vendo-o tão engenhoso, teve medo dele.	15 And so, Saul saw that he was exceedingly prudent, and he began to be wary of him.
16 Mas todos em Israel e Judá o amavam, porque ele entrava e saía diante deles.	16 But all of Israel and Judah loved David. For he entered and departed before them.
17 Saul disse a Davi: Eis minha filha mais velha, Merab, que eu te darei por mulher, contanto que sejas valoroso e combatas nas guerras do Senhor. Saul pensava: Não é bom que o fira a minha mão, mas antes a dos filisteus.	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 Davi respondeu: Quem sou eu? E o que é a minha vida ou a família de meu pai em Israel, para que me torne genro do rei?	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 Ora, tendo chegado o tempo em que Merab, filha de Saul, devia ser dada a Davi, deram-na em casamento a Hadriel, o 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 Ora, Micol, filha de Saul, amava Davi. E contaram-no a Saul, que se alegrou com isso.	20 Now Michal, the other daughter of Saul, loved David. And this was reported to Saul, and it pleased him.
21 Vou dar-lhe Micol, pensava Saul, para que ela lhe seja uma armadilha, e ele caia na mão dos filisteus. Saul disse, pois, a Davi pela segunda vez: Agora vais tornar-te meu genro.	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 ordenou aos seus servos que dissessem em segredo a Davi: O rei afeiçoou-se a ti e todos os seus servos te amam. Torna-te genro do rei.	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 Os servos de Saul repetiram essas palavras aos ouvidos de Davi, mas este respondeu: Parece-vos pouca coisa ser genro do rei? Eu sou pobre e de condição humilde.	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 Os servos de Saul referiram-lhe as palavras de Davi.	24 And the servants reported to Saul, saying, “David has spoken words in this manner.”
25 Dir-lhe-eis, respondeu Saul, que o rei só pede como dote cem prepúcios de filisteus, para vingar-se dos seus inimigos. Seu desígnio era entregar Davi nas mãos dos filisteus.	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 Transmitiram os servos a Davi essa mensagem, o qual se agradou da proposta de tornar-se genro do rei.	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 Antes que expirasse o termo fixado, Davi partiu com seus homens; matou duzentos filisteus e trouxe os seus prepúcios, entregando-os integralmente ao rei, para se tornar seu genro. Saul deu-lhe por mulher sua filha Micol.	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 Ele compreendeu que o Senhor estava com Davi. Sua filha Micol o amava.	28 And Saul saw and understood that the Lord was with David. And Michal, the daughter of Saul, loved him.
29 O rei sentiu com isso redobrar o seu medo. Durante todo o resto de sua vida ele detestou Davi.	29 And Saul began to fear David all the more. And Saul became the enemy of David, every day.
30 Cada vez que os chefes dos filisteus faziam incursões, Davi era mais bem-sucedido que todos os homens de Saul, o que deu ao seu nome grande fama.	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.