1 And Saul spake to Jonathan his son, and to all his servants, that they should kill David. 2 But Jonathan Saul’s son delighted much in David: and Jonathan told David, saying, Saul my father seeketh to kill thee: now therefore, I pray thee, take heed to thyself until the morning, and abide in a secret place , and hide thyself: 3 And I will go out and stand beside my father in the field where thou art , and I will commune with my father of thee; and what I see, that I will tell thee.
4 ¶ And Jonathan spake good of David unto Saul his father, and said unto him, Let not the king sin against his servant, against David; because he hath not sinned against thee, and because his works have been to thee-ward very good: 5 For he did put his life in his hand, and slew the Philistine, and the LORD wrought a great salvation for all Israel: thou sawest it , and didst rejoice: wherefore then wilt thou sin against innocent blood, to slay David without a cause? 6 And Saul hearkened unto the voice of Jonathan: and Saul sware, As the LORD liveth, he shall not be slain. 7 And Jonathan called David, and Jonathan shewed him all those things. And Jonathan brought David to Saul, and he was in his presence, as in times past.
8 ¶ And there was war again: and David went out, and fought with the Philistines, and slew them with a great slaughter; and they fled from him. 9 And the evil spirit from the LORD was upon Saul, as he sat in his house with his javelin in his hand: and David played with his hand. 10 And Saul sought to smite David even to the wall with the javelin; but he slipped away out of Saul’s presence, and he smote the javelin into the wall: and David fled, and escaped that night.
11 Saul also sent messengers unto David’s house, to watch him, and to slay him in the morning: and Michal David’s wife told him, saying, If thou save not thy life to night, to morrow thou shalt be slain.
12 ¶ So Michal let David down through a window: and he went, and fled, and escaped. 13 And Michal took an image, and laid it in the bed, and put a pillow of goats’ hair for his bolster, and covered it with a cloth. 14 And when Saul sent messengers to take David, she said, He is sick. 15 And Saul sent the messengers again to see David, saying, Bring him up to me in the bed, that I may slay him. 16 And when the messengers were come in, behold, there was an image in the bed, with a pillow of goats’ hair for his bolster. 17 And Saul said unto Michal, Why hast thou deceived me so, and sent away mine enemy, that he is escaped? And Michal answered Saul, He said unto me, Let me go; why should I kill thee?
18 ¶ So David fled, and escaped, and came to Samuel to Ramah, and told him all that Saul had done to him. And he and Samuel went and dwelt in Naioth. 19 And it was told Saul, saying, Behold, David is at Naioth in Ramah. 20 And Saul sent messengers to take David: and when they saw the company of the prophets prophesying, and Samuel standing as appointed over them, the Spirit of God was upon the messengers of Saul, and they also prophesied. 21 And when it was told Saul, he sent other messengers, and they prophesied likewise. And Saul sent messengers again the third time, and they prophesied also. 22 Then went he also to Ramah, and came to a great well that is in Sechu: and he asked and said, Where are Samuel and David? And one said, Behold, they be at Naioth in Ramah. 23 And he went thither to Naioth in Ramah: and the Spirit of God was upon him also, and he went on, and prophesied, until he came to Naioth in Ramah. 24 And he stripped off his clothes also, and prophesied before Samuel in like manner, and lay down naked all that day and all that night. Wherefore they say, Is Saul also among the prophets?
Jonatāns iestājas par Dāvidu
1 Sauls sacīja savam dēlam Jonatānam un visiem saviem kalpiem, ka Dāvids jānonāvē, bet Saula dēlam Jonatānam Dāvids bija ļoti mīļš, 2 un Jonatāns pastāstīja Dāvidam: “Mans tēvs Sauls grib tevi nonāvēt. Tad nu uzmanies rīt no rīta un kaut kur paslēpies. 3 Es iziešu kopā ar tēvu, un mēs apstāsimies uz lauka, kurā tu būsi, un es runāšu ar tēvu par tevi – ja ko manīšu, tev izstāstīšu.”
4 Jonatāns runāja savam tēvam Saulam labu par Dāvidu un sacīja viņam: “Lai ķēniņš neapgrēkojas pret savu kalpu Dāvidu, jo viņš nav grēkojis pret tevi – viss, ko viņš darījis, ir bijis tavā labā. 5 Viņš sažņaudza savu dzīvību saujā un nokāva to filistieti. Kungs izcīnīja varenu uzvaru visam Israēlam – tu pats to redzēji un priecājies! Kāpēc tev apgrēkoties ar nevainīgām asinīm, bez iemesla nonāvējot Dāvidu?” 6 Tad Sauls paklausīja Jonatānu un zvērēja: “Dzīvs Kungs! – Dāvids netiks nonāvēts!” 7 Tad Jonatāns pasauca Dāvidu un viņam to visu izstāstīja. Jonatāns aizveda Dāvidu pie Saula, un viņš palika pie tā kā iepriekš.
Mīhala palīdz Dāvidam izbēgt
8 Atkal bija karš, un Dāvids devās cīnīties ar filistiešiem. Viņš tos pamatīgi sakāva, un tie bēga no viņa. 9 Bet no Kunga pār Saulu bija nācis ļaunais gars. Sauls sēdēja savā namā ar šķēpu rokā, bet Dāvids spēlēja. 10 Sauls mēģināja ar šķēpu piedurt Dāvidu pie sienas, bet viņš parāvās sāņus, un Sauls ietrieca šķēpu sienā. Un Dāvids tonakt bēga un paglābās.
11 Sauls sūtīja uz Dāvida namu vēstnešus, lai viņu uzmanītu un no rīta nonāvētu. Bet Dāvida sieva Mīhala viņam pavēstīja: “Ja tu šonakt neglābsi savu dzīvību, rīt būsi beigts!” 12 Mīhala nolaida Dāvidu pa logu, un viņš steidzās prom un paglābās. 13 Bet Mīhala paņēma mājas dieviņus un nolika gultā, galvgalī nolika kazādas segu un apsedza to ar drēbēm. 14 Kad Sauls sūtīja vēstnešus saņemt Dāvidu, viņa teica: “Viņš ir slims.” 15 Tad Sauls sūtīja vēstnešus apskatīt Dāvidu un teica: “Nesiet viņu pie manis ar visu gultu, lai viņu nonāvējam!” 16 Vēstneši atnāca, un, redzi, gultā mājas dieviņi un galvgalī tam kazādas sega! 17 Sauls nu teica Mīhalai: “Kāpēc tu piekrāpi mani un ļāvi aizbēgt manam ienaidniekam, ka viņš izglābjas?!” Mīhala atbildēja Saulam: “Viņš man teica: laid mani, neliec man tevi nogalināt!”
Dāvids bēg pie Samuēla uz Rāmu
18 Dāvids steidzās glābties un nonāca pie Samuēla Rāmā, un izstāstīja tam visu, ko Sauls viņam nodarījis. Viņi ar Samuēlu gāja un apmetās Najotā. 19 Un Saulam tika stāstīts: “Redzi, Dāvids ir Najotā Rāmā.” 20 Sauls sūtīja vēstnešus saņemt Dāvidu. Kad tie redzēja praviešu pūli pravietojam un Samuēlu stāvam kā viņu vadoni, Dieva Gars nāca pār Saula vēstnešiem, un arī viņi pravietoja. 21 Tas tika pastāstīts Saulam, un viņš sūtīja citus vēstnešus, un arī viņi pravietoja. Un Sauls sūtīja vēstnešus trešo reizi, un arī tie sāka pravietot. 22 Tad viņš pats devās uz Rāmu, nonāca līdz lielajai akai pie Sehū un jautāja: “Kur ir Samuēls un Dāvids?” Un viņam teica: “Redzi, Najotā Rāmā.” 23 Viņš devās turp, uz Najotu Rāmā, un arī pār viņu nāca Dieva Gars. Viņš klīda pravietodams, līdz nonāca Najotā Rāmā. 24 Arī viņš saplēsa savas drēbes, nāca pravietodams pie Samuēla un gulēja kails zemē visu dienu un nakti. Tāpēc saka: “Vai tad arī Sauls ir pravietis?”
