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1 Шоул билан Довуднинг суҳбати энди тугаган ҳам эдики, Йўнатаннинг кўнгли Довудга боғланди, Йўнатан уни ўз жони каби азиз кўрди. 2 Ўша кундан бошлаб Шоул Довудни ёнида олиб қолди, отасининг уйига қайтиб кетишига ижозат бермади. 3 Йўнатан Довудни ўз жонидай азиз кўргани учун у билан аҳд қилди. 4 Устидаги кийимини ечиб берди, совути, қиличи, камони ва камарини ҳам Довудга ҳадя қилди.
5 Шоул Довудни қаерга жўнатмасин, Довуд муваффақиятга эришди. Шу боис Шоул унга қўшинидаги катта лавозимни берди. Бу воқеадан барча халқ ҳам, Шоулнинг хизматкорлари ҳам хушнуд бўлишди.
Шоул Довудга ҳасад қилади
6 Довуд Гўлиётни ўлдиргандан кейин, жангчилар ўз уйларига қайтаётган эди. Исроилнинг ҳамма шаҳарларидан келган аёллар чилдирма ва торли мусиқа асбобларини чалиб, ўйин–кулги қилиб, шоҳ Шоулни кутиб олгани чиқишди. 7 Яйраб–ўйнашаркан, шу қўшиқни айтишарди:
“Шоул мингларчасини ўлдирди,
Довуд эса ўн мингларчасини!”
8 Бу сўзлар Шоулга оғир ботди, унинг ғашини келтирди. “Довудга ўн мингтасини, менга эса мингтасини беришди! Унга шоҳ бўлишдан бошқа яна нима қолди?!” деб ўйлади. 9 Шундай қилиб, ўша кундан бошлаб Шоул Довудга ёмон кўз билан қарай бошлади.
10 Эртаси куни Худо юборган ёвуз руҳ Шоулни қамраб олди, у ўз уйида жазавага тушди. Довуд ҳар галгидай яна лира чалиб ўтирар, Шоулнинг қўлида найза бор эди. 11 У ўзича: “Довудни найза билан уриб деворга қоқиб қўяман”, деб найзани унга қаратиб отди. Лекин Довуд икки сафар ҳам унга чап бериб қутулиб қолди.
12 Шоул Довуддан қўрқарди. Чунки Эгамиз Довуд билан бирга эди, Шоулни эса тарк этган эди. 13 Шу сабабли Шоул ўз ёнидан Довудни узоқлаштирди, уни мингта сипоҳга бош этиб тайинлади. Довуд лашкарга бош бўлиб, жангга борарди. 14 Эгамиз Довуд билан бўлгани учун, у ҳар қандай ишнинг уддасидан чиқарди. 15 Довуднинг катта муваффақиятини кўриб, Шоул баттарроқ қўрқарди. 16 Бутун Яҳудо ва Исроил халқи Довудни яхши кўрарди, чунки Довуд уларнинг олдинги сафида юриб, жангга борарди.
Довуд Шоулнинг қизига уйланади
17 Бир кун Шоул Довудга деди:
— Тўнғич қизим Меравни сенга бераман. Фақат довюрак бўлиб, мен учун Эгамизнинг урушларига бош бўл.
Шоул: “Довуд менинг қўлим билан эмас, Филистларнинг қўли билан ўлдирилсин”, деб ўйларди.
18 Довуд Шоулга:
— Мен ўзим ким бўлибман ёки Исроилда оилам, отам хонадони нима бўлибдики, шоҳга куёв бўлсам?! — деди.
19 Шундай қилиб, Шоулнинг қизи Мерав Довудга узатиладиган бўлди. Лекин Шоул қизини, Довудга бермай, Махлалик Одриёлга узатди. 20 Шоулнинг бошқа қизи Михал эса Довудга кўнгил қўйган эди. Буни эшитган Шоул хурсанд бўлди. 21 “Довудга Михални бераман, қизимни бериб, Довудни тузоғимга илинтириб оламан, Филистлар эса уни ўлдиради”, деб ўйлади.
— Энди бу сафар қулай фурсат етди, менга куёв бўласан, — деди Довудга Шоул.
22 Кейин Шоул аъёнларига:
— Довудга, шоҳ сендан хурсанд, ҳамма хизматкорлари ҳам сени яхши кўради, шоҳга куёв бўладиган пайтинг келди, деб яширинча айтинглар, — деди.
23 Шоулнинг аъёнлари бу гапни Довудга етказишди. Довуд эса шундай жавоб қайтарди:
— Мен камбағал, арзимас бир одам бўлсам, шоҳга куёв бўлиш, сизлар айтгандай, осонми?!
24 Аъёнлар, ўз навбатида, Довуднинг гапларини Шоулга етказишди. 25 Шоул шундай амр берди:
— Довудга, шоҳ ғанимларидан ўч олмоқчи, шунинг учун қалинга юзта Филистнинг суннат терисидан бошқа нарса истамайди, деб айтинглар.
Шоул шу йўсинда Довуднинг Филистлар қўлига тушиб нобуд бўлишини режалаштирган эди.
26 Аъёнлар Шоулнинг айтганларини Довудга етказишди. Довуд, ўшанда шоҳга куёв бўлишга ҳақли бўлар эканман–да, деб севинди. Белгиланган кундан олдин, 27 Довуд ва унинг одамлари бориб, икки юзта Филистни ўлдирди. Довуд ўлдирилган Филистларнинг суннат терисини битта ҳам қолдирмай, шоҳга келтириб бериб, шоҳнинг куёви деган номга муносиб ишларни бажарди. Шундан сўнг Шоул қизи Михални Довудга турмушга берди.
28 Шоул энди аниқ билдики, Эгамиз Довуд билан бирга экан, қизи Михал ҳам Довудни севар экан. 29 Шундай қилиб, Довуддан янада ҳадиксираб, умрининг охиригача унга душман бўлиб қолди.
30 Филист беклари қачон ҳужум қилсалар, Довуд Шоулнинг бошқа лашкарбошиларига қараганда ортиқ зафарга эришарди. Шу сабабдан Довуд катта шуҳрат қозонди.
1 And it came to pass, when he had made an end of speaking unto Saul, that the soul of Jonathan was knit with the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as his own soul. 2 And Saul took him that day, and would let him go no more home to his father’s house. 3 Then Jonathan and David made a covenant, because he loved him as his own soul. 4 And Jonathan stripped himself of the robe that was upon him, and gave it to David, and his garments, even to his sword, and to his bow, and to his girdle.
5 ¶ And David went out whithersoever Saul sent him, and behaved himself wisely: and Saul set him over the men of war, and he was accepted in the sight of all the people, and also in the sight of Saul’s servants.
6 And it came to pass as they came, when David was returned from the slaughter of the Philistine, that the women came out of all cities of Israel, singing and dancing, to meet king Saul, with tabrets, with joy, and with instruments of musick. 7 And the women answered one another as they played, and said, Saul hath slain his thousands, and David his ten thousands. 8 And Saul was very wroth, and the saying displeased him; and he said, They have ascribed unto David ten thousands, and to me they have ascribed but thousands: and what can he have more but the kingdom? 9 And Saul eyed David from that day and forward.
10 ¶ And it came to pass on the morrow, that the evil spirit from God came upon Saul, and he prophesied in the midst of the house: and David played with his hand, as at other times: and there was a javelin in Saul’s hand. 11 And Saul cast the javelin; for he said, I will smite David even to the wall with it . And David avoided out of his presence twice.
12 ¶ And Saul was afraid of David, because the LORD was with him, and was departed from Saul. 13 Therefore Saul removed him from him, and made him his captain over a thousand; and he went out and came in before the people. 14 And David behaved himself wisely in all his ways; and the LORD was with him. 15 Wherefore when Saul saw that he behaved himself very wisely, he was afraid of him. 16 But all Israel and Judah loved David, because he went out and came in before them.
17 ¶ And Saul said to David, Behold my elder daughter Merab, her will I give thee to wife: only be thou valiant for me, and fight the LORD’s battles. For Saul said, Let not mine hand be upon him, but let the hand of the Philistines be upon him. 18 And David said unto Saul, Who am I? and what is my life, or my father’s family in Israel, that I should be son in law to the king? 19 But it came to pass at the time when Merab Saul’s daughter should have been given to David, that she was given unto Adriel the Meholathite to wife. 20 And Michal Saul’s daughter loved David: and they told Saul, and the thing pleased him. 21 And Saul said, I will give him her, that she may be a snare to him, and that the hand of the Philistines may be against him. Wherefore Saul said to David, Thou shalt this day be my son in law in the one of the twain.
22 ¶ And Saul commanded his servants, saying , Commune with David secretly, and say, Behold, the king hath delight in thee, and all his servants love thee: now therefore be the king’s son in law. 23 And Saul’s servants spake those words in the ears of David. And David said, Seemeth it to you a light thing to be a king’s son in law, seeing that I am a poor man, and lightly esteemed? 24 And the servants of Saul told him, saying, On this manner spake David. 25 And Saul said, Thus shall ye say to David, The king desireth not any dowry, but an hundred foreskins of the Philistines, to be avenged of the king’s enemies. But Saul thought to make David fall by the hand of the Philistines. 26 And when his servants told David these words, it pleased David well to be the king’s son in law: and the days were not expired. 27 Wherefore David arose and went, he and his men, and slew of the Philistines two hundred men; and David brought their foreskins, and they gave them in full tale to the king, that he might be the king’s son in law. And Saul gave him Michal his daughter to wife.
28 ¶ And Saul saw and knew that the LORD was with David, and that Michal Saul’s daughter loved him. 29 And Saul was yet the more afraid of David; and Saul became David’s enemy continually. 30 Then the princes of the Philistines went forth: and it came to pass, after they went forth, that David behaved himself more wisely than all the servants of Saul; so that his name was much set by.
