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New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Samuel 24

David Spares Saul’s Life

1NowwhenH3512Saulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586returnedשָׁ֣בshavH7725from pursuingמֵאַחֲרֵ֖יme.'a.cha.ReiH310the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֑יםpe.lish.TimH6430,he was toldוַיַּגִּ֤דוּvai.ya.Gi.duH5046,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, “Beholdהִנֵּ֣הhi.NehH2009,DavidH1732is in the wildernessבְּמִדְבַּ֖רbe.mid.BarH4057of EngediH5872.”
2ThenSaulH7586tookוַיִּקַּ֣חvai.yi.KachH3947threeשְׁלֹ֧שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969thousandאֲלָפִ֛ים'a.la.FimH505chosenבָּח֖וּרba.ChurH977menאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376from allמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478and wentוַיֵּ֗לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980to seekלְבַקֵּ֤שׁle.va.KeshH1245DavidH1732and his menH376in frontפְּנֵ֖יpe.NeiH6440of the Rocksצוּרֵ֥יtzu.ReiH6697of the WildH3277Goatsהַיְּעֵלִֽים׃hai.ye.'e.LimH3277.
3He cameוַ֠יָּבֹאVai.ya.vo'H935to the sheepfoldsגִּדְר֨וֹת הַצֹּ֤אןgid.Rot ha.TzonH6629H1448on the wayהַדֶּ֙רֶךְ֙ha.De.rekhH1870,whereH8033thereH8033wasa caveמְעָרָ֔הme.'a.RahH4631;and SaulH7586wentוַיָּבֹ֥אvai.ya.Vo'H935in torelieveלְהָסֵ֣ךְ רַגְלָ֑יוle.ha.Sekh rag.LavH5526H7272himself. NowDavidH1732and his menאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376were sittingיֹשְׁבִֽים׃yo.she.VimH3427in the innerH3411recessesH3411of the caveהַמְּעָרָ֖הha.me.'a.RahH4631.
4The menH376of DavidH1732saidוַיֹּאמְרוּ֩vai.yo.me.RuH559to him, “Beholdהִנֵּ֨הhi.NehH2009, this isthe dayהַיּ֜וֹםhai.YomH3117of whichH834the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068saidאָמַ֧ר'a.MarH559to you, ‘Beholdהִנֵּ֨הhi.NehH2009;I am about to giveנֹתֵ֤ןno.TenH5414your enemyH340into your handבְּיָדֶ֔ךָbe.ya.De.khaH3027,and you shall doוְעָשִׂ֣יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213to him as it seemsH3190goodיִטַ֣בyi.TavH3190to you.’” Then DavidH1732aroseוַיָּ֣קָםvai.Ya.komH6965and cutוַיִּכְרֹ֛תvai.yikh.RotH3772offH3772the edgeכְּנַֽף־ke.naf-H3671of Saul’sH7586robeהַמְּעִ֥ילha.me.'IlH4598secretlyבַּלָּֽט׃ba.LatH3909.
5It cameוַֽיְהִי֙vay.HiH1961about afterwardאַֽחֲרֵי־ כֵ֔ן'a.cha.rei- KhenH310H3651thatDavid’sH1732conscienceלֵב־lev-H3820botheredוַיַּ֥ךְvai.YakhH5221him becauseעַ֚ל'alH5921H834he had cutכָּרַ֔תka.RatH3772offוַיִּכְרֹ֛תvai.yikh.RotH3772the edgeH3671of Saul’sH7586robe.
6So he saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to his menH376, “Farחָלִ֧ילָהcha.Li.lahH2486be it from me becauseH4480of the Lordמֵֽיהוָ֗הme.Yah.wehH3068that I should doאֶעֱשֶׂה֩'e.'e.SehH6213thisהַזֶּ֤הha.ZehH2088thingהַדָּבָ֨רha.da.VarH1697to my lordלַֽאדֹנִי֙la.do.NiH113,the Lord’sיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068anointedלִמְשִׁ֣יחַlim.Shi.achH4899,to stretchלִשְׁלֹ֥חַlish.Lo.achH7971out my handיָדִ֖יya.DiH3027against him, sinceכִּֽי־ki-H3588he is the Lord’sיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068anointedמְשִׁ֥יחַme.Shi.achH4899.”
7Davidדָּוִ֤דda.VidH1732persuadedוַיְשַׁסַּ֨עvay.sha.Sa'H8156his menH376with thesewordsH1697and did not allowנְתָנָ֖םne.ta.NamH5414them to riseלָק֣וּםla.KumH6965up againstאֶל־'el-H413Saulשָׁא֑וּלsha.'UlH7586.And Saulוְשָׁא֛וּלve.sha.'UlH7586aroseקָ֥םkamH6965,leftH4480the caveמֵהַמְּעָרָ֖הme.ha.me.'a.RahH4631,and wentוַיֵּ֥לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980on hiswayבַּדָּֽרֶךְ׃ סba.Da.rekhH1870.
8Now afterwardאַחֲרֵי־ כֵ֗ן'a.cha.rei- KhenH310H3651DavidH1732aroseH6965and wentוַיֵּצֵא֙vai.ye.Tze'H3318out of the caveH4631and calledוַיִּקְרָ֧אvai.yik.Ra'H7121afterאַֽחֲרֵי־'a.cha.rei-H310SaulH7586,sayingלֵאמֹ֖רle.MorH559, “My lordאֲדֹנִ֣י'a.do.NiH113the kingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428!”And when SaulH7586lookedוַיַּבֵּ֤טvai.ya.BetH5027behindאַֽחֲרָ֔יו'a.cha.RavH310him,DavidH1732bowedוַיִּקֹּ֨דvai.yi.KodH6915with his faceאַפַּ֛יִם'a.Pa.yimH639to the groundאַ֖רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776and prostratedוַיִּשְׁתָּֽחוּ׃ סvai.yish.Ta.chuH7812himself.
9DavidH1732saidH559to SaulH7586, “Whyלָ֧מָּהLa.mahH4100do you listenתִשְׁמַ֛עtish.Ma'H8085to the wordsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697of menאָדָ֖ם'a.DamH120,sayingH559, ‘Beholdהִנֵּ֣הhi.NehH2009,DavidH1732seeksמְבַקֵּ֖שׁme.va.KeshH1245to harmH7463you’?
10BeholdH2009,thisהַזֶּ֜הha.ZehH2088dayהַיּ֨וֹםhai.YomH3117your eyesעֵינֶ֗יךָ'ei.Nei.khaH5869have seenרָא֣וּra.'UH7200that the Lordיְהוָ֨ה׀Yah.wehH3068had givenנְתָנְךָ֩ne.ta.ne.KhaH5414you todayהַיּ֤וֹם׀hai.YomH3117into my handבְּיָדִי֙be.ya.DiH3027in the caveבַּמְּעָרָ֔הba.me.'a.RahH4631, andsome saidH559to killלַהֲרָגֲךָ֖la.ha.ra.ga.KhaH2026you, but my eyehad pityוַתָּ֣חָסva.Ta.chosH2347on you; and I saidH559, ‘I will not stretchאֶשְׁלַ֤ח'esh.LachH7971out my handיָדִי֙ya.DiH3027against my lordבַּֽאדֹנִ֔יba.do.NiH113,for he is the Lord’sיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068anointedמְשִׁ֥יחַme.Shi.achH4899.’
11Now,my fatherוְאָבִ֣יve.'a.ViH1,seeH7200!Indeedגַּ֗םGamH1571,seeH7200the edgeכְּנַ֥ףke.NafH3671of your robeמְעִילְךָ֖me.'i.le.KhaH4598in my handH3027!For in that I cutבְּכָרְתִי֩be.kha.re.TiH3772offH3772the edgeכְּנַ֨ףke.NafH3671of your robeמְעִֽילְךָ֜me.'i.le.KhaH4598and did not killH2026you, knowדַּ֤עda'H3045and perceiveH7200that thereH369is noH369evilH7463orrebellionוָפֶ֙שַׁע֙va.Fe.sha'H6588in my handsH3027,and I have not sinnedחָטָ֣אתִיcha.Ta.tiH2398against you, though youare lyingH6658in waitצֹדֶ֥הtzo.DehH6658for my lifeנַפְשִׁ֖יnaf.ShiH5315to takeלְקַחְתָּֽהּ׃le.kach.TahH3947it.
12May the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068judgeיִשְׁפֹּ֤טyish.PotH8199betweenH996you and me, and may the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068avengeוּנְקָמַ֥נִיu.ne.ka.Ma.niH5358me on you; but my handH3027shall not be against you.
13As the proverbמְשַׁל֙me.ShalH4912of the ancientsהַקַּדְמֹנִ֔יha.kad.mo.NiH6931saysיֹאמַ֗רyo.MarH559, ‘Out of the wickedמֵרְשָׁעִ֖יםme.re.sha.'ImH7563comesH3318forthיֵ֣צֵאYe.tze'H3318wickednessרֶ֑שַׁעRe.sha'H7562’;but my handH3027shall not be against you.
14AfterH310whomמִ֤יmiH4310has the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478comeH3318out? Whomמִ֖יmiH4310are you pursuingרֹדֵ֑ףro.DefH7291?A deadמֵ֔תMetH4191dogכֶּ֣לֶבKe.levH3611,a singleאֶחָֽד׃'e.ChadH259fleaפַּרְעֹ֥שׁpar.'OshH6550?
15The Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068therefore be judgeלְדַיָּ֔ןle.dai.YanH1781and decideוְשָׁפַ֖טve.sha.FatH8199betweenH996you and me; and may He seeוְיֵ֙רֶא֙ve.Ye.re'H7200andpleadוְיָרֵ֣בve.ya.RevH7378my causeרִיבִ֔יri.ViH7379anddeliverוְיִשְׁפְּטֵ֖נִיve.yish.pe.Te.niH8199me from your handמִיָּדֶֽךָ׃ פmi.ya.De.khaH3027.”
16When Davidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732had finishedכְּכַלּ֣וֹתke.kha.LotH3615speakingלְדַבֵּ֞רle.da.BerH1696theseהָאֵ֙לֶּה֙ha.'E.lehH428wordsהַדְּבָרִ֤יםha.de.va.RimH1697to Saulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586,Saulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Is thisזֶ֖הzehH2088your voiceהֲקֹלְךָ֥ha.ko.le.ChaH6963,my sonבְּנִ֣יbe.NiH1121Davidדָוִ֑דda.VidH1732?”Then Saulשָׁא֛וּלsha.'UlH7586liftedוַיִּשָּׂ֥אvai.yi.Sa'H5375up his voiceקֹל֖וֹko.LoH6963and weptוַיֵּֽבְךְּ׃vai.Ye.vekH1058.
17He saidH559to DavidH1732, “You are moreH4480righteousצַדִּ֥יקtza.DikH6662thanH4480I; foryou have dealtגְּמַלְתַּ֣נִיge.mal.Ta.niH1580wellH2899with me, while I have dealtגְּמַלְתִּ֥יךָge.mal.Ti.khaH1580wickedlyH7463with you.
18You have declaredהִגַּ֣דְתָּhi.Gad.taH5046todayהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117that you have doneעָשִׂ֥יתָה'a.Si.tahH6213goodH2899to me, thatthe Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068deliveredסִגְּרַ֧נִיsi.ge.Ra.niH5462me into your handבְּיָדְךָ֖be.ya.de.KhaH3027and yetyou did not killהֲרַגְתָּֽנִי׃ha.rag.Ta.niH2026me.
19For ifוְכִֽי־ve.khi-H3588a manאִישׁ֙'ishH376findsיִמְצָ֥אyim.Tza'H4672his enemyH340,will he let him goH7971awayוְשִׁלְּח֖וֹve.shi.le.ChoH7971safelyבְּדֶ֣רֶךְbe.De.rekhH2896H1870?May the LordH3068therefore rewardיְשַׁלֶּמְךָ֣ye.sha.lem.KhaH7999you with goodH2899in returnתַּ֚חַתTa.chatH8478for whatH834you have doneH6213to me thisהַזֶּ֔הha.ZehH2088dayH3117.
20Nowוְעַתָּה֙ve.'a.TahH6258,beholdהִנֵּ֣הhi.NehH2009,I knowיָדַ֔עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045that you will surelyמָלֹ֖ךְma.LokhH4427be kingתִּמְל֑וֹךְtim.LokhH4427, and thatthe kingdomמַמְלֶ֖כֶתmam.Le.khetH4467of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478will be establishedוְקָ֙מָה֙ve.Ka.mahH6965in your handבְּיָ֣דְךָ֔be.Ya.de.khaH3027.
21So nowH6258swearהִשָּׁ֤בְעָהhi.Sha.ve.'ahH7650to me by the Lordבַּֽיהוָ֔הba.Yah.wehH3068that you will not cutתַּכְרִ֥יתtakh.RitH3772offH3772mydescendantsזַרְעִ֖יzar.'IH2233afterאַֽחֲרָ֑י'a.cha.RaiH310me and that you will not destroyתַּשְׁמִ֥ידtash.MidH8045my nameשְׁמִ֖יshe.MiH8034from my father’sאָבִֽי׃'a.ViH1householdמִבֵּ֥יתmi.BeitH1004.”
22Davidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732sworeH7650to Saulלְשָׁא֑וּלle.sha.'UlH7586.And Saulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586wentוַיֵּ֤לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980to his homeH1004,but Davidוְדָוִד֙ve.da.VidH1732and his menH376wentעָל֖וּ'a.LuH5927up tothe strongholdהַמְּצוּדָֽה׃ פha.me.tzu.DahH4686.

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