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 大卫对扫罗说完了话，约拿单的心与大卫的心深相契合。约拿单爱大卫，如同爱自己的性命。

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

2 那日扫罗留住大卫，不容他再回父家。

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

3 约拿单爱大卫如同爱自己的性命，就与他结盟。

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 约拿单从身上脱下外袍，给了大卫，又将战衣、刀、弓、腰带都给了他。

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 扫罗无论差遣大卫往何处去，他都做事精明。扫罗就立他作战士长，众百姓和扫罗的臣仆无不喜悦。

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 大卫打死了那非利士人，同众人回来的时候，妇女们从以色列各城里出来，欢欢喜喜，打鼓击磬，歌唱跳舞，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 众妇女舞蹈唱和，说：「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 扫罗甚发怒，不喜悦这话，就说：「将万万归大卫，千千归我，只剩下王位没有给他了。」

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

9 从这日起，扫罗就怒视大卫。

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 次日，从 神那里来的恶魔大大降在扫罗身上，他就在家中胡言乱语。大卫照常弹琴，扫罗手里拿着枪。

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

11 扫罗把枪一抡，心里说，我要将大卫刺透，钉在墙上。大卫躲避他两次。

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

12 扫罗惧怕大卫；因为耶和华离开自己，与大卫同在。

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

13 所以扫罗使大卫离开自己，立他为千夫长，他就领兵出入。

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

14 大卫做事无不精明，耶和华也与他同在。

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

15 扫罗见大卫做事精明，就甚怕他。

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

16 但以色列和犹大众人都爱大卫，因为他领他们出入。

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：「我将大女儿米拉给你为妻，只要你为我奋勇，为耶和华争战。」扫罗心里说：「我不好亲手害他，要借非利士人的手害他。」

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 大卫对扫罗说：「我是谁，我是什么出身，我父家在以色列中是何等的家，岂敢作王的女婿呢？」

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

19 扫罗的女儿米拉到了当给大卫的时候，扫罗却给了米何拉人亚得列为妻。

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

20 扫罗的次女米甲爱大卫。有人告诉扫罗，扫罗就喜悦。

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 扫罗心里说：「我将这女儿给大卫，作他的网罗，好借非利士人的手害他。」所以扫罗对大卫说：「你今日可以第二次作我的女婿。」

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 扫罗吩咐臣仆说：「你们暗中对大卫说：『王喜悦你，王的臣仆也都喜爱你，所以你当作王的女婿。』」

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 扫罗的臣仆就照这话说给大卫听。大卫说：「你们以为作王的女婿是一件小事吗？我是贫穷卑微的人。」

24 And the servants told Saul what David had said.

24 扫罗的臣仆回奏说，大卫所说的如此如此。

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：「你们要对大卫这样说：『王不要什么聘礼，只要一百非利士人的阳皮，好在王的仇敌身上报仇。』」扫罗的意思要使大卫丧在非利士人的手里。

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 扫罗的臣仆将这话告诉大卫，大卫就欢喜作王的女婿。日期还没有到，

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 大卫和跟随他的人起身前往，杀了二百非利士人，将阳皮满数交给王，为要作王的女婿。于是扫罗将女儿米甲给大卫为妻。

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

28 扫罗见耶和华与大卫同在，又知道女儿米甲爱大卫，

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

29 就更怕大卫，常作大卫的仇敌。

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 每逢非利士军长出来打仗，大卫比扫罗的臣仆做事精明，因此他的名被人尊重。