| 第1段 | |
| 中文： | 扫罗对他儿子约拿单和众臣仆说，要杀大卫。扫罗的儿子约拿单却甚喜爱大卫。 |
| 英文： | And Saul spake to Jonathan his son, and to all his servants, that they should kill David. |
| 第2段 | |
| 中文： | 约拿单告诉大卫说，我父扫罗想要杀你，所以明日早晨你要小心，到一个僻静地方藏身。 |
| 英文： | 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: |
| 第3段 | |
| 中文： | 我就出到你所藏的田里，站在我父亲旁边与他谈论。我看他情形怎样，我必告诉你。 |
| 英文： | 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. |
| 第4段 | |
| 中文： | 约拿单向他父亲扫罗替大卫说好话，说，王不可得罪王的仆人大卫。因为他未曾得罪你，他所行的都与你大有益处。 |
| 英文： | 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: |
| 第5段 | |
| 中文： | 他拚命杀那非利士人，耶和华为以色列众人大行拯救。那时你看见，甚是欢喜，现在为何无故要杀大卫，流无辜人的血，自己取罪呢。 |
| 英文： | 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? |
| 第6段 | |
| 中文： | 扫罗听了约拿单的话，就指着永生的耶和华起誓说，我必不杀他。 |
| 英文： | And Saul hearkened unto the voice of Jonathan: and Saul sware, As the LORD liveth, he shall not be slain. |
| 第7段 | |
| 中文： | 约拿单叫大卫来，把这一切事告诉他，带他去见扫罗。他就仍然侍立在扫罗面前。 |
| 英文： | 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. |
| 第8段 | |
| 中文： | 此后又有争战的事。大卫出去与非利士人打仗，大大杀败他们，他们就在他面前逃跑。 |
| 英文： | 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. |
| 第9段 | |
| 中文： | 从耶和华那里来的恶魔又降在扫罗身上（扫罗手里拿枪坐在屋里），大卫就用手弹琴。 |
| 英文： | 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. |
| 第10段 | |
| 中文： | 扫罗用枪想要刺透大卫，钉在墙上。他却躲开，扫罗的枪刺入墙内。当夜大卫逃走，躲避了。 |
| 英文： | 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. |
| 第11段 | |
| 中文： | 扫罗打发人到大卫的房屋那里窥探他，要等到天亮杀他。大卫的妻米甲对他说，你今夜若不逃命，明日你要被杀。 |
| 英文： | 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. |
| 第12段 | |
| 中文： | 于是米甲将大卫从窗户里缒下去。大卫就逃走，躲避了。 |
| 英文： | So Michal let David down through a window: and he went, and fled, and escaped. |
| 第13段 | |
| 中文： | 米甲把家中的神像放在床上，头枕在山羊毛装的枕头上，用被遮盖。 |
| 英文： | 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. |
| 第14段 | |
| 中文： | 扫罗打发人去捉拿大卫，米甲说，他病了。 |
| 英文： | And when Saul sent messengers to take David, she said, He is sick. |
| 第15段 | |
| 中文： | 扫罗又打发人去看大卫，说，当连床将他抬来，我好杀他。 |
| 英文： | And Saul sent the messengers again to see David, saying, Bring him up to me in the bed, that I may slay him. |
| 第16段 | |
| 中文： | 使者进去，看见床上有神像，头枕在山羊毛装的枕头上。 |
| 英文： | And when the messengers were come in, behold, there was an image in the bed, with a pillow of goats' hair for his bolster. |
| 第17段 | |
| 中文： | 扫罗对米甲说，你为什么这样欺哄我，放我仇敌逃走呢。米甲回答说，他对我说，你放我走，不然我要杀你。 |
| 英文： | 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? |
| 第18段 | |
| 中文： | 大卫逃避，来到拉玛见撒母耳，将扫罗向他所行的事述说了一遍。他和撒母耳就往拿约去居住。 |
| 英文： | 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. |
| 第19段 | |
| 中文： | 有人告诉扫罗，说大卫在拉玛的拿约。 |
| 英文： | And it was told Saul, saying, Behold, David is at Naioth in Ramah. |
| 第20段 | |
| 中文： | 扫罗打发人去捉拿大卫。去的人见有一班先知都受感说话，撒母耳站在其中监管他们。打发去的人也受神的灵感动说话。 |
| 英文： | 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. |
| 第21段 | |
| 中文： | 有人将这事告诉扫罗，他又打发人去，他们也受感说话。扫罗第三次打发人去，他们也受感说话。 |
| 英文： | 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. |
| 第22段 | |
| 中文： | 然后扫罗自己往拉玛去，到了西沽的大井，问人说，撒母耳和大卫在哪里呢。有人说，在拉玛的拿约。 |
| 英文： | 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. |
| 第23段 | |
| 中文： | 他就往拉玛的拿约去。神的灵也感动他，一面走一面说话，直到拉玛的拿约。 |
| 英文： | 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. |
| 第24段 | |
| 中文： | 他就脱了衣服，在撒母耳面前受感说话，一昼一夜露体躺卧。因此有句俗语说，扫罗也列在先知中吗。 |
| 英文： | 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? |