David went out wherever Saul sent him, and behaved himself wisely; and Saul set him over the men of war. It was good in the sight of all the people, and also in the sight of Saul’s servants.
As they came, when David returned from the slaughter of the Philistine, the women came out of all the cities of Israel, singing and dancing, to meet King Saul with tambourines, with joy, and with instruments of music.
Saul was very angry, and this saying displeased him. He said, “They have credited David with ten thousands, and they have only credited me with thousands. What can he have more but the kingdom?”
18:9
ወእምይእቲ፡ ዕለት፡ ይጸንሖ፡ ሳኦል፡ ለዳዊት፡ ወኵሎ፡ ኦሚረ።
從這日起,掃羅就怒視大衛。
Saul watched David from that day and forward.
18:12
ወፈርሀ፡ ሳኦል፡ እምቅድመ፡ ገጹ፡ ለዳዊት።
掃羅懼怕大衛;因為耶和華離開自己,與大衛同在。
Saul was afraid of David, because Yahweh was with him, and had departed from Saul.
18:13
ወአርሐቆ፡ እምኀቤሁ፡ ወሜሞ፡ መስፍነ፡ ወይበውእ፡ ወይወጽእ፡ ቅድመ፡ ሕዝብ።
所以掃羅使大衛離開自己,立他為千夫長,他就領兵出入。
Therefore Saul removed him from his presence, and made him his captain over a thousand; and he went out and came in before the people.
Saul said to David, “Behold, my elder daughter Merab. I will give her to you as wife. Only be valiant for me, and fight Yahweh’s battles.” For Saul said, “Don’t let my hand be on him, but let the hand of the Philistines be on him.”
Saul said, I will give her to him, that she may be a snare to him and that the hand of the Philistines may be against him. Therefore Saul said to David a second time, “You shall today be my son-in-law.”
Saul commanded his servants, “Talk with David secretly, and say, ‘Behold, the king has delight in you, and all his servants love you. Now therefore be the king’s son-in-law.’”
Saul’s servants spoke those words in the ears of David. David said, “Does it seem to you a light thing to be the king’s son-in-law, since I am a poor man and little known?”
18:24
ወአይድዕዎ፡ ደቁ፡ ለሳኦል፡ ዘንተ፡ ነገረ፡ ዘይቤ፡ ዳዊት።
掃羅的臣僕回奏說,大衛所說的如此如此。
The servants of Saul told him, saying, “David spoke like this.”
Saul said, “Tell David, ‘The king desires no dowry except one hundred foreskins of the Philistines, to be avenged of the king’s enemies.’” Now Saul thought he would make David fall by the hand of the Philistines.
David arose and went, he and his men, and killed two hundred men of the Philistines. Then David brought their foreskins, and they gave them in full number to the king, that he might be the king’s son-in-law. Then Saul gave him Michal his daughter as wife.