18 — 1 Kings (1 Samuel)

1And 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.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.AND it came to passe, when he had finished to speake vnto Saul, the soule of Ionathas was ioyned fast to the soule of Dauid, & Ionathas loued him as his soule.Et factum est cum complesset loqui ad Saul, anima Jonathæ conglutinata est animæ David, et dilexit eum Jonathas quasi animam suam. 2And Saul took him that day, and would not let him return to his father’s house.E allora Saul lo tenne seco, e non permise che ei se ne tornasse a casa di suo padre.And Saul tooke him in that day, and did not grant vnto him to returne into his fathers house.Tulitque eum Saul in die illa, et non concessit ei ut reverteretur in domum patris sui. 3And David and Jonathan made a covenant, for he loved him as his own soul.E David fermò stretta unione con Gionata: perocché lo amava, come l'anima propria.And Dauid and Ionathas entered a league, for he loued him as his soule.Inierunt autem David et Jonathas fœdus: diligebat enim eum quasi animam suam. 4And 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.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.For Ionathas stripped himself of the cote wher with he was clothed, and gaue it to Dauid, and the rest of his garments, vnto his sword, & bowe, & vnto his belt.Nam expoliavit se Jonathas tunica qua erat indutus, et dedit eam David, et reliqua vestimenta sua, usque ad gladium et arcum suum, et usque ad balteum. 5And 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.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.Dauid also went forth to al thinges wheretosoeuer Saul sent him, & he behaued himself wisely: and Saul placed him ouer the men of warre, and he was accepted in the eies of al the people, and specially in the cies of Saules seruantes.Egrediebatur quoque David ad omnia quæcumque misisset eum Saul, et prudenter se agebat: posuitque eum Saul super viros belli, et acceptus erat in oculis universi populi, maximeque in conspectu famulorum Saul.

6Now when David returned, after he 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.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.Moreouer when Dauid returned, after he stroke the Philistian, the wemen came forth from al the tribes of Israel, singing and dancing to Saul the King, in timbrels of ioy, and in cornettes.Porro cum reverteretur percusso Philisthæo David, egressæ sunt mulieres de universis urbibus Israël, cantantes, chorosque ducentes in occursum Saul regis, in tympanis lætitiæ, et in sistris. 7And the women sung as they played, and they said: Saul slew his thousands, and David his ten thousands.E le donne ballando intuonavano: Mille ne uccise Saul, e dieci mila Davidde.And the wemen sang, playing, and saying: Saul stroke a thousand, and Dauid ten thousand.Et præcinebant mulieres, ludentes, atque dicentes: Percussit Saul mille, / et David decem millia. 8And 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?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?And Saul was exceding angrie, and this word was displeasant in his eies: and he sayd: They haue geuen Dauid ten thousand, and to me they haue geuen a thousand: what remayneth for him but only the kingdom?Iratus est autem Saul nimis, et displicuit in oculis ejus sermo iste: dixitque: Dederunt David decem millia, et mihi mille dederunt: quid ei superest, nisi solum regnum ? 9And Saul did not look on David with a good eye from that day and forward.Saul pertanto da quel giorno in poi non guardava di buon occhio Davidde.Therefore Saul did not looke vpon Dauid with right eies from that day and afterward.Non rectis ergo oculis Saul aspiciebat David a die illa et deinceps. 10And 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,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,And a day after, the euil spirit of God inuaded Saul, and he prophecied in the middes of his house. And Dauid played with his hand as euery day. And Saul held a speare,Post diem autem alteram, invasit spiritus Dei malus Saul, et prophetabat in medio domus suæ: David autem psallebat manu sua, sicut per singulos dies. Tenebatque Saul lanceam, 11And threw it, thinking to nail David to the wall: and David stept aside out of his presence twice.E la scagliò, credendo di poter conficcare Davidde nella muraglia: ma Davidde la schivò per due volte.and threw it, thinking that he could naile Dauid to the wal, and Dauid declined from his face the second time.et misit eam, putans quod configere posset David cum pariete: et declinavit David a facie ejus secundo.

12And Saul feared David, because the Lord was with him, and was departed from himself.E Saul ebbe timore di Davidde (veggendo) come il Signore era con lui, ed erasi ritirato da sè.And Saul feared Dauid because our Lord was with him, and was departed from himself.Et timuit Saul David, eo quod Dominus esset cum eo, et a se recessisset. 13Therefore Saul removed him from him, and made him a captain over a thousand men, and he went out and came in before the people.Saul adunque lo allontanò da sé, e lo fece capitano di mille uomini: ed egli andava e veniva, alla testa di quella gente.Saul therefore remoued him from him, and made him a tribune ouer a thousand men, and he went out and came in before al the people.Amovit ergo eum Saul a se, et fecit eum tribunum super mille viros: et egrediebatur, et intrabat in conspectu populi. 14And David behaved wisely in all his ways, and the Lord was with him.E in tutte le cose sue David si portava con prudenza, e il Signore era con lui.Also in al his wayes, Dauid delt wisely, and our Lord was with him.In omnibus quoque viis suis David prudenter agebat, et Dominus erat cum eo. 15And Saul saw that he was exceeding prudent, and began to beware of him.Saul perciò veggendo, quant'egli era prudente, cominciò ad averne sospetto.Saul therefore saw that he was exceding wise, and he beganne to beware of him.Vidit itaque Saul quod prudens esset nimis, et cœpit cavere eum. 16But all Israel and Juda loved David, for he came in and went out before them.Ma tutto Israele, e Giuda portavan affetto a Davidde: perocché egli andava, e veniva innanzi ad essi.But al Israel, and Iuda loued Dauid, for he came in and went out before them.Omnis autem Israël et Juda diligebat David: ipse enim ingrediebatur et egrediebatur ante eos. 17And 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.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.And Saul sayd to Dauid: Behold my elder daughter Merob, her wil I geue thee to wife, only be thou a valyant man, and fight the battels of our Lord. And Saul thought saying: Be not my hand vpon him, but let the handes of the Philistians be vpon him.Dixitque Saul ad David: Ecce filia mea major Merob: ipsam dabo tibi uxorem: tantummodo esto vir fortis, et præliare bella Domini. Saul autem reputabat, dicens: Non sit manus mea in eum, sed sit super eum manus Philisthinorum.

18And 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?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?And Dauid sayd to Saul: What am I, or what is my life, or the kindred of my father in Israel, that I should be made the sonne in lawe of the king?Ait autem David ad Saul: Quis ego sum, aut quæ est vita mea, aut cognatio patris mei in Israël, ut fiam gener regis ? 19And 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.Or venuto il tempo, in cui Merob figliuola di Saul dovea esser data a Davidde, ella fu sposata ad Hadriele Molathite.And it came to passe, at what time, Merob the daughter of Saul should haue beene geuen to Dauid, she was geuen to Hadriel the Molathite to wife.Factum est autem tempus cum deberet dari Merob filia Saul David, data est Hadrieli Molathitæ uxor. 20But Michol, the other daughter of Saul, loved David. And it was told Saul, and it pleased him.Ma Michol l'altra figliuola di Saul avea affetto per David, e ne fu avvertito Saul, il quale n'ebbe piacere.But Dauid loued Michol the other daughter of Saul. And it was told Saul, and it pleased him.Dilexit autem David Michol filia Saul altera. Et nuntiatum est Saul, et placuit ei. 21And Saul said: I will give her to him, that she may be a stumblingblock to him, and that the hand of the Philistines may be upon him. And Saul said to David: In two things thou shalt be my son in law this day.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.And Saul sayd: I wil geue her to him, that she may be a scandal vnto him, and that the hand of the Philistians may be vpon him. And Saul sayd to Dauid: In two thinges thou shalt be my sonne in lawe this day.Dixitque Saul: Dabo eam illi, ut fiat ei in scandalum, et sit super eum manus Philisthinorum. Dixitque Saul ad David: In duabus rebus gener meus eris hodie. 22And 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.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.And Saul commanded his seruantes: Speake to Dauid secretly out of my presence, saying: Behold thou pleasest the King, and al his seruantes loue thee. Now therefore be thou the kinges sonne in lawe.Et mandavit Saul servis suis: Loquimini ad David clam me, dicentes: Ecce places regi, et omnes servi ejus diligunt te: nunc ergo esto gener regis.

23And 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.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.And the seruantes of Saul spake al these wordes in the eares of Dauid. And Dauid sayd: Doth it seme vnto you a smal matter to be the sonne in lawe of a King? But I am a poore man, and of smal ability.Et locuti sunt servi Saul in auribus David omnia verba hæc. Et ait David: Num parum videtur vobis, generum esse regis ? ego autem sum vir pauper et tenuis. 24And the servants of Saul told him, saying: Such words as these hath David spoken.E i servi di Saul ne fecero relazione a lui, dicendo: David ha detto questo, e questo.And the seruantes of Saul reported, saying: These maner of wordes hath Dauid spoken.Et renuntiaverunt servi Saul dicentes: Hujuscemodi verba locutus est David. 25And 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.Ma Saul disse: parlate a David in tal guisa: Il 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.And Saul sayd: Speake thus to Dauid: The king nedeth no dowrie, but only an hundred prepuces of the Philistians, that reuenge may be made of the kinges enemies, Moreouer Saul thought to deliuet Dauid into the handes of the Philistians.Dixit autem Saul: Sic loquimini ad David: Non habet rex sponsalia necesse, nisi tantum centum præputia Philisthinorum, ut fiat ultio de inimicis regis. Porro Saul cogitabat tradere David in manus Philisthinorum. 26And 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.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.And when his seruantes had reported to Dauid the wordes that Saul had sayd, the word was liked in the eies of Dauid, to be made the kings sonne in lawe.Cumque renuntiassent servi ejus David verba quæ dixerat Saul, placuit sermo in oculis David, ut fieret gener regis. 27And 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.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.And after fewe days Dauid rising vp, went with the men that were vnder him, and he stroke of the Philistijms two hundred men, and brought their prepuces, and numbered them to the King, that he might be his sonne in law, Saul therefore gaue him Michol his daughter to wife.Et post paucos dies surgens David, abiit cum viris qui sub eo erant. Et percussit ex Philisthiim ducentos viros, et attulit eorum præputia et annumeravit ea regi, ut esset gener ejus. Dedit itaque Saul ei Michol filiam suam uxorem.

28And Saul saw, and understood that the Lord was with David. And Michol, the daughter of Saul, loved him.E Saul conobbe e intese, come il Signore era con David. E Michol figliuola di Saul lo amava.And Saul saw, and vnderstood that our Lord was with Dauid. And Michol the daughter of Saul loued him.Et vidit Saul, et intellexit quod Dominus esset cum David. Michol autem filia Saul diligebat eum. 29And Saul began to fear David more: and Saul became David’s enemy continually.E Saul principiò ad avere anche maggior paura di Davidde: e Saul diventò nimico perpetuo di Davidde.And Saul began more to feare Dauid: and Saul became enemie to Dauid al daies.Et Saul magis cœpit timere David: factusque est Saul inimicus David cunctis diebus. 30And 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.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.And the princes of the Philistians went forth: and from the beginning of their going forth, Dauid behaued him self more wisely, then al the seruantes of Saul, and his name was made renowmed excedingly.Et egressi sunt principes Philisthinorum. A principio autem egressionis eorum, prudentius se gerebat David quam omnes servi Saul, et celebre factum est nomen ejus nimis.