1 Samuelsboken 18
nuBibeln (Swedish Contemporary Bible)
Davids och Jonatans vänskap
Saul blir avundsjuk på David
18 När Saul hade slutat sitt samtal med David, blev Jonatan djupt fäst vid David. Han älskade honom lika mycket som sitt eget liv. 2 Saul behöll nu David hos sig och lät honom inte återvända hem. 3 Jonatan ingick ett förbund med David, eftersom han älskade honom som sitt eget liv. 4 Han tog av sig sin mantel och gav den till David tillsammans med sina övriga kläder och sitt svärd, sin båge och sitt bälte.
5 Vilka uppdrag Saul än gav till David utförde han dem framgångsrikt. Saul gjorde honom därför till befälhavare i sin armé. Det uppskattades av både folket och männen i Sauls tjänst.
6 När den segrande israelitiska armén återvände hem efter att David dödat filistén, möttes den av kvinnor från Israels alla städer. De hade kommit för att fira segern och möta kung Saul och de sjöng och dansade av glädje med tamburiner och cymbaler. 7 Kvinnorna dansade och sjöng:
”Saul har slagit sina tusen
och David sina tiotusen!”
8 Saul blev mycket vred och sa: ”De ger David äran av att ha dödat tiotusen, men jag får bara äran av att ha dödat tusen! Nu är det bara kungamakten som fattas honom!” 9 Och från den dagen såg kung Saul med avund på David.
10 Nästa dag kom en ond ande från Herren över Saul och han bar sig åt som en besatt[a] inne i sitt hus. David spelade på harpan som han brukade. Men Saul hade ett spjut i handen 11 och plötsligt kastade[b] han det mot David och sa: ”Jag ska nagla fast honom vid väggen!” Två gånger lyckades David vika undan.
12 Saul var rädd för David, eftersom Herren var med David men hade lämnat honom själv. 13 Därför skickade han bort David och gav honom befälet över en avdelning på tusen man, som David sedan anförde under olika uppdrag.
14 David lyckades väl i allt han gjorde, för Herren var med honom. 15 Saul märkte också detta och han blev allt mer rädd för honom. 16 Men hela Juda och Israel älskade David, eftersom han ledde dem i striderna.
David gifter sig med Sauls dotter
17 En dag sa Saul till David: ”Jag är beredd att ge dig min dotter Merav till hustru.[c] Men du måste tjäna mig tappert och kämpa för Herren.” Saul tänkte nämligen för sig själv: ”Jag ska sända ut honom att slåss mot filistéerna och låta dem döda honom, så slipper jag göra det själv.”
18 ”Skulle jag bli svärson åt själve kungen, jag som kommer från en så obetydlig familj och så enkla förhållanden?” sa David till Saul. 19 Men när det väl blev dags för bröllop, lät Saul istället gifta bort sin dotter med Adriel från Mechola.
20 Under tiden hade dock Sauls dotter Mikal blivit kär i David och Saul blev glad när han hörde detta. 21 ”Jag ska ge henne till honom. Här kommer ännu ett tillfälle: med henne som lockbete kan filistéerna ta honom”, tänkte han för sig själv. Men till David sa han: ”Du kan fortfarande bli min svärson, för jag tänker ge min dotter Mikal till dig.” 22 Sedan bad Saul sina män att tala i enrum med David och låta honom förstå att kungen verkligen tyckte om honom och att de alla älskade honom och ville att han skulle acceptera kungens förslag och bli hans svärson. 23 Men David svarade: ”Hur kan en fattig och obetydlig man som jag gifta sig med kungens dotter?”
24 När Sauls män rapporterade detta till kungen, 25 sa han till dem: ”Berätta för David att den enda hemgift kungen begär är förhudarna från 100 filistéer som hämnd på sina fiender.” Men vad Saul egentligen ville var att David skulle dödas i striden.
26 David accepterade villkoret för att bli kungens måg och innan tidsfristen gått ut, 27 hade han och hans män dödat 200 filistéer och överlämnat deras förhudar till kungen. Och då gav Saul sin dotter Mikal åt David.
28 När kungen insåg att Herren verkligen var med David och förstod att hans dotter Mikal älskade David[d], 29 blev han ännu mer rädd för honom. Han blev Davids fiende för all framtid. 30 Men varje gång den filistéiska armén anföll var David mer framgångsrik än Sauls övriga officerare och Davids namn blev välkänt.
Footnotes
- 18:10 bar sig åt som en besatt är översatt från det hebreiska ordet som egentligen betyder profetera. Sammanhanget visar dock vilken typ av beteende det handlade om.
- 18:11 Eller höjde.
- 18:17 En del av den utlovade belöningen till den man som dödade Goljat. Se 17:25.
- 18:28 Enligt Septuaginta: …hur mycket Israels folk älskade honom.
1 Samuel 18
King James Version
18 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 And Saul took him that day, and would let him go no more home to his father's house.
3 Then Jonathan and David made a covenant, because he loved him as his own soul.
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 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 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 And the women answered one another as they played, and said, Saul hath slain his thousands, and David his ten thousands.
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 And Saul eyed David from that day and forward.
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 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 And Saul was afraid of David, because the Lord was with him, and was departed from Saul.
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 And David behaved himself wisely in all his ways; and the Lord was with him.
15 Wherefore when Saul saw that he behaved himself very wisely, he was afraid of him.
16 But all Israel and Judah loved David, because he went out and came in before them.
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 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 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 And Michal Saul's daughter loved David: and they told Saul, and the thing pleased him.
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 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 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 And the servants of Saul told him, saying, On this manner spake David.
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 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 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 And Saul saw and knew that the Lord was with David, and that Michal Saul's daughter loved him.
29 And Saul was yet the more afraid of David; and Saul became David's enemy continually.
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.
1 Samuel 18
Christian Standard Bible Anglicised
David’s Success
18 When David had finished speaking with Saul, Jonathan was bound to David in close friendship,[a] and loved him as much as he loved himself.(A) 2 Saul kept David with him from that day on and did not let him return to his father’s house.
3 Jonathan made a covenant with David(B) because he loved him as much as himself. 4 Then Jonathan removed the robe he was wearing and gave it to David,(C) along with his military tunic, his sword, his bow, and his belt.
5 David marched out with the army and was successful in everything Saul sent him to do. Saul put him in command of the fighting men, which pleased all the people and Saul’s servants as well.
6 As the troops were coming back, when David was returning from killing the Philistine, the women came out from all the cities of Israel to meet King Saul,(D) singing and dancing with tambourines, with shouts of joy, and with three-stringed instruments. 7 As they danced, the women sang:
Saul has killed his thousands,
but David his tens of thousands.(E)
8 Saul was furious and resented this song. ‘They credited tens of thousands to David,’ he complained, ‘but they only credited me with thousands. What more can he have but the kingdom? ’(F) 9 So Saul watched David jealously from that day forward.
Saul Attempts to Kill David
10 The next day an evil spirit sent from God came powerfully on Saul,(G) and he began to rave[b] inside the palace. David was playing the lyre as usual,(H) but Saul was holding a spear,(I) 11 and he threw it, thinking, ‘I’ll pin David to the wall.’(J) But David got away from him twice.
12 Saul was afraid of David,(K) because the Lord was with David(L) but had left Saul.(M) 13 Therefore, Saul sent David away from him and made him commander over a thousand men. David led the troops(N) 14 and continued to be successful in all his activities because the Lord was with him.(O) 15 When Saul observed that David was very successful, he dreaded him. 16 But all Israel and Judah loved David(P) because he was leading their troops. 17 Saul told David, ‘Here is my eldest daughter Merab. I’ll give her to you as a wife(Q) if you will be a warrior for me and fight the Lord’s battles.’(R) But Saul was thinking, ‘I don’t need to raise a hand against him; let the hand of the Philistines be against him.’(S)
18 Then David responded, ‘Who am I,(T) and what is my family or my father’s clan in Israel that I should become the king’s son-in-law? ’ 19 When it was time to give Saul’s daughter Merab to David, she was given to Adriel the Meholathite as a wife.(U)
David’s Marriage to Michal
20 Now Saul’s daughter Michal(V) loved David, and when it was reported to Saul, it pleased him. 21 ‘I’ll give her to him,’ Saul thought. ‘She’ll be a trap for him, and the hand of the Philistines will be against him.’(W) So Saul said to David a second time, ‘You can now be my son-in-law.’(X)
22 Saul then ordered his servants, ‘Speak to David in private and tell him, “Look, the king is pleased with you, and all his servants love you. Therefore, you should become the king’s son-in-law.” ’
23 Saul’s servants reported these words directly to David, but he replied, ‘Is it trivial in your sight to become the king’s son-in-law? I am a poor commoner.’(Y)
24 The servants reported back to Saul, ‘These are the words David spoke.’
25 Then Saul replied, ‘Say this to David: “The king desires no other bride-price(Z) except a hundred Philistine foreskins, to take revenge on his enemies.” ’(AA) Actually, Saul intended to cause David’s death at the hands of the Philistines.(AB)
26 When the servants reported these terms to David, he was pleased to become the king’s son-in-law. Before the wedding day arrived, 27 David and his men went out and killed two hundred[c] Philistines. He brought their foreskins and presented them as full payment to the king to become his son-in-law. Then Saul gave his daughter Michal to David as his wife.(AC) 28 Saul realised[d] that the Lord was with David and that his daughter Michal loved him, 29 and he became even more afraid of David. As a result, Saul was David’s enemy from then on.
30 Every time the Philistine commanders came out to fight,(AD) David was more successful than all of Saul’s officers.(AE) So his name became well known.
1 Samuel 18
La Palabra (Hispanoamérica)
18 Cuando David acabó de hablar con Saúl, Jonatán y David se hicieron amigos íntimos, pues Jonatán lo quería como a sí mismo. 2 Por su parte, Saúl tomó consigo a David aquel día y no lo dejó volver a casa de su padre. 3 Jonatán y David sellaron un pacto, pues Jonatán lo quería como a sí mismo. 4 Jonatán se quitó el manto que llevaba puesto y se lo dio a David, junto con su armadura, su espada, su arco y su cinturón. 5 David tenía éxito en todas las misiones que le encomendaba Saúl, por lo que este lo puso al frente de su ejército. David caía bien a todo el mundo, incluso a los ministros de Saúl.
Envidia de Saúl
6 Cuando volvían, después de que David matara al filisteo, las mujeres de todas las ciudades salían al encuentro del rey Saúl, cantando y danzando alegremente con panderos y platillos. 7 Y las mujeres cantaban a coro:
Saúl mató a mil
y David a diez mil.
8 A Saúl no le gustó la copla y muy enfadado pensaba: a David le dan diez mil y a mí me dan mil. ¡Sólo falta que lo hagan rey! 9 Y a partir de aquel momento Saúl sintió celos de David.
10 Al día siguiente, el mal espíritu atacó a Saúl que andaba por el palacio fuera de sí. David estaba tocando el arpa, como otros días. Saúl tenía la lanza en la mano 11 y la arrojó contra David pensando clavarlo en la pared. Pero David la esquivó por dos veces.
12 Saúl tenía miedo de David, porque el Señor estaba con él y se había, en cambio, apartado de Saúl. 13 Por eso lo apartó de su lado nombrándolo capitán, con lo que David realizaba continuas expediciones al frente del pueblo 14 y tenía éxito en todas sus campañas, porque el Señor estaba con él. 15 Al ver Saúl que David tenía éxito, le entró mucho miedo. 16 En cambio, todos los de Israel y Judá querían a David, porque él los guiaba en sus expediciones.
Matrimonio de David
17 Cierto día Saúl dijo a David:
— Mira, te daré como esposa a mi hija mayor, Merab, con tal que me sirvas como un valiente y combatas las guerras del Señor.
Pues se decía: “No atentaré personalmente contra él; que lo hagan los filisteos”.
18 David le respondió:
— ¿Quiénes somos yo y la familia de mi padre en Israel para aspirar a convertirme en yerno del rey?
19 Pero cuando llegó el momento de casar a Merab, la hija de Saúl, con David, esta fue dada por esposa a Adriel, el de Mejolá.
20 Mical, hija de Saúl, estaba enamorada de David. Se lo contaron a Saúl y le pareció bien, 21 pues pensó: “Se la daré para que actúe como cebo y lo maten los filisteos”.
Así que Saúl dijo a David:
— Por segunda vez hoy puedes ser mi yerno.
22 Luego ordenó a sus servidores:
— Hablen confidencialmente con David y díganle: “Mira, el rey te aprecia y todos sus servidores te quieren. Así que acepta ser yerno del rey”.
23 Los servidores de Saúl comunicaron a David estas palabras y él respondió:
— ¿Piensan que es cosa fácil convertirse en yerno del rey? Y yo sólo soy un hombre pobre y humilde.
24 Los servidores de Saúl le transmitieron la respuesta que había dado David. 25 Y Saúl les dijo:
— Comuníquenle a David que el rey no quiere dote, sino cien prepucios de filisteos para vengarse de sus enemigos.
Pues Saúl tramaba hacer caer a David en poder de los filisteos.
26 Los servidores de Saúl transmitieron estas palabras a David que consideró justa la propuesta para convertirse en yerno del rey. Antes de cumplirse el plazo. 27 David se puso en camino con sus hombres, mató a doscientos filisteos, se llevó sus prepucios y se los entregó al rey para poder ser su yerno. Entonces Saúl le dio a David a su hija Mical por esposa.
28 Saúl comprendió que el Señor estaba con David y que su hija Mical lo amaba. 29 Por eso Saúl le temió aún más y se convirtió en su enemigo de por vida.
30 Cada vez que los jefes filisteos hacían incursiones, David tenía más éxito que todos los oficiales de Saúl. Por ello, su nombre ganó mucho prestigio.
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