1 Samuel 18

1 After David had finished speaking with Saul, the souls of Jonathan and David were knit together, and Jonathan loved him as himself.

1 大卫与扫罗说完话后，约拿单与大卫情投意合，他像爱自己一样爱大卫。

2 And from that day Saul kept David with him and did not let him return to his father’s house.

2 从那天起，扫罗把大卫留在身边，不让他再回父亲那里。

3 Then Jonathan made a covenant with David because he loved him as himself.

3 约拿单像爱自己一样爱大卫，他与大卫立了盟约，

4 And Jonathan removed the robe he was wearing and gave it to David, along with his tunic, his sword, his bow, and his belt.

4 并把身上的外袍、战衣、刀、弓和腰带都送给大卫。

5 So David marched out and prospered in everything Saul sent him to do, and Saul set him over the men of war. And this was pleasing in the sight of all the people, and of Saul’s officers as well.

5 无论扫罗派大卫办什么事，他都表现出色。扫罗派他做军队的将领，民众和扫罗的臣仆都非常满意。

6 As the troops were returning home after David had killed the Philistine, the women came out of all the cities of Israel to meet King Saul with singing and dancing, with joyful songs, and with tambourines and other instruments.

6 大卫杀死了非利士人歌利亚，与众人归来时，妇女们击鼓弹琴、载歌载舞地从以色列各城出来迎接扫罗王。

7 And as the women danced, they sang out: “Saul has slain his thousands, and David his tens of thousands.”

7 她们跳舞歌唱：“扫罗杀死千千，大卫杀死万万。”

8 And Saul was furious and resented this song. “They have ascribed tens of thousands to David,” he said, “but only thousands to me. What more can he have but the kingdom?”

8 扫罗听了非常愤怒，对这话很反感，就说：“她们将万万归功给大卫，将千千归功给我，只剩我的王位没有给他了！”

9 And from that day forward Saul kept a jealous eye on David.

9 扫罗从此对大卫起了嫉妒之心。

10 The next day a spirit of distress sent from God came upon Saul, and he prophesied inside the house while David played the harp as usual. Now Saul was holding a spear,

10 第二天，从上帝那里来的邪灵突然降在扫罗身上，他就在屋子里叫闹不停，大卫照常为他弹琴。扫罗当时手上拿着矛，

11 and he hurled it, thinking, “I will pin David to the wall.” But David eluded him twice.

11 他突然把矛投向大卫，心想：“我要把他刺透，钉在墙上。”他投了两次，大卫都躲过了。

12 So Saul was afraid of David, because the LORD was with David but had departed from Saul.

12 耶和华离开了扫罗与大卫同在，所以扫罗忌惮大卫。

13 Therefore Saul sent David away and gave him command of a thousand men. David led the troops out to battle and back,

13 他把大卫调离自己身边，立为千夫长，让他领兵作战。

14 and he continued to prosper in all his ways, because the LORD was with him.

14 耶和华与大卫同在，因此他事事成功。

15 When Saul saw that David was very successful, he was afraid of him.

15 扫罗看见大卫做事精明，就忌惮他。

16 But all Israel and Judah loved David, because he was leading them out to battle and back.

16 以色列人和犹大人都爱戴他，因为他带领他们作战。

17 Then Saul said to David, “Here is my older daughter Merab. I will give her to you in marriage. Only be valiant for me and fight the LORD’s battles.” But Saul was thinking, “I need not raise my hand against him; let the hand of the Philistines be against him.”

17 扫罗对大卫说：“我要把大女儿米拉嫁给你，但你要英勇作战，效忠于我，为耶和华争战。”扫罗心里想：“我不要亲自动手，我要借非利士人的手杀他。”

18 And David said to Saul, “Who am I, and what is my family or my father’s clan in Israel, that I should become the son-in-law of the king?”

18 大卫说：“我算什么？我的家族在以色列那么卑微，我怎么配做王的女婿呢？”

19 So when it was time to give Saul’s daughter Merab to David, she was given in marriage to Adriel of Meholah.

19 到了与大卫成婚的日子，扫罗却把米拉嫁给了米何拉人亚得列。

20 Now Saul’s daughter Michal loved David, and when this was reported to Saul, it pleased him.

20 扫罗的次女米甲爱上了大卫，扫罗知道了非常高兴。

21 “I will give her to David,” Saul thought, “so that she may be a snare to him, and the hand of the Philistines may be against him.” So Saul said to David, “For a second time now you can be my son-in-law.”

21 他心里想：“我把这个女儿给大卫，让他中圈套，好借非利士人的手杀掉他。”于是，他对大卫说：“你现在还有一次机会做我的女婿。”

22 Then Saul ordered his servants, “Speak to David privately and tell him, ‘Behold, the king is pleased with you, and all his servants love you. Now therefore, become his son-in-law.’”

22 他又吩咐臣仆，说：“你们私底下告诉大卫，说王很欣赏他，群臣都爱戴他，劝他做王的女婿。”

23 But when Saul’s servants relayed these words to David, he replied, “Does it seem trivial in your sight to be the son-in-law of the king? I am a poor man and lightly esteemed.”

23 扫罗的臣仆把这话告诉了大卫，大卫却说：“做王的女婿岂是一件小事呢？我不过是个贫穷卑微的人。”

24 And the servants told Saul what David had said.

24 臣仆把大卫这番话回报扫罗，

25 Saul replied, “Say to David, ‘The king desires no other dowry but a hundred Philistine foreskins as revenge on his enemies.’” But Saul intended to cause David’s death at the hands of the Philistines.

25 扫罗说：“你们去告诉大卫，就说王只需要一百个非利士人的包皮作聘礼，好向他的敌人报仇。”扫罗想让大卫死在非利士人的手上。

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,

26 臣仆把这番话告诉了大卫，大卫欣然答应做王的女婿。期限到来之前，

27 David and his men went out and killed two hundred Philistines. He brought their foreskins and presented them as payment in full to become the king’s son-in-law. Then Saul gave his daughter Michal to David in marriage.

27 大卫和部下出去杀了二百个非利士人，把他们的包皮全部献给扫罗，好做王的女婿。扫罗便把女儿米甲嫁给了大卫。

28 When Saul realized that the LORD was with David and that his daughter Michal loved David,

28 扫罗知道耶和华与大卫同在，自己的女儿米甲也爱他，

29 he grew even more afraid of David. So from then on Saul was David’s enemy.

29 就更加忌惮大卫，终生与大卫为敌。

30 Every time the Philistine commanders came out for battle, David was more successful than all of Saul’s officers, so that his name was highly esteemed.

30 非利士人的将领常来进犯，大卫每次作战总比扫罗的其他臣仆出色，因而倍受尊重。