New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Samuel 24:11-18

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.

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