Revised Literal Translation

1 Samuel 26:13-25

13Then Davidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732went overוַיַּעֲבֹ֤רvai.ya.'a.VorH5674to the other sideהָעֵ֔בֶרha.'E.verH5676,and stoodוַיַּעֲמֹ֥דvai.ya.'a.ModH5975on the topרֹאשׁ־rosh-H7218of an hillהָהָ֖רha.HarH2022afar offמֵֽרָחֹ֑קme.ra.ChokH7350;a greatרַ֥בravH7227spaceהַמָּק֖וֹםha.ma.KomH4725being between them:

14And Davidדָוִ֜דda.VidH1732criedוַיִּקְרָ֨אvai.yik.Ra'H7121to the peopleהָעָ֗םha.'AmH5971,and to Abnerאַבְנֵ֤ר'av.NerH74the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Nerנֵר֙nerH5369,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Answerestתַעֲנֶ֖הta.'a.NehH6030thou not, Abnerאַבְנֵ֑ר'av.NerH74?Then Abnerאַבְנֵר֙'av.NerH74answeredוַיַּ֤עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030and saidוַיֹּ֔אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Who art thou thatcriestקָרָ֥אתָka.Ra.taH7121to the kingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ פha.Me.lekhH4428?

15And Davidדָּוִ֨דda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.MerH559to Abnerאַבְנֵ֜ר'av.NerH74, Art not thou a valiantmanאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376? and who islike to thee in Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478?wherefore then hast thou not keptשָׁמַ֔רְתָּsha.Mar.taH8104thy lordאֲדֹנֶ֖יךָ'a.do.Nei.khaH113the kingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428?for there cameבָא֙va'H935oneאַחַ֣ד'a.ChadH259of the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971in to destroyלְהַשְׁחִ֖יתle.hash.ChitH7843the kingהַמֶּ֥לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428thy lordאֲדֹנֶֽיךָ׃'a.do.Nei.khaH113.

16This thingהַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697isnot goodט֞וֹבTovH2896that thou hast doneעָשִׂיתָ֒'a.si.TaH6213. AsYhwhיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068livethחַי־chai-H2416, ye areworthyבְנֵי־ve.nei-H1121to dieמָ֙וֶת֙ma.vetH4194,because ye have not keptשְׁמַרְתֶּ֛םshe.mar.TemH8104your masterאֲדֹנֵיכֶ֖ם'a.do.nei.KhemH113,Yhwh'sיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068anointedמְשִׁ֣יחַme.Shi.achH4899.And now seeרְאֵ֗הre.'EhH7200where the king’sהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428spearחֲנִ֥יתcha.NitH2595is,and the cruseצַפַּ֥חַתtza.Pa.chatH6835of waterהַמַּ֖יִםha.Ma.yimH4325that wasat his headמְרַאֲשֹׁתָֽיו׃me.ra.'a.sho.tovH4763.

17And Saulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586knewוַיַּכֵּ֤רvai.ya.KerH5234David’sדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732voiceק֣וֹלKolH6963,and saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Isthis thy voiceהֲקוֹלְךָ֥ha.kol.ChaH6963,my sonבְּנִ֣יbe.NiH1121Davidדָוִ֑דda.VidH1732?And Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, It ismy voiceקוֹלִ֖יko.LiH6963,my lordאֲדֹנִ֥י'a.do.NiH113,O kingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428.

18And he saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Wherefore doth my lordאֲדֹנִ֥י'a.do.NiH113thus pursueרֹדֵ֖ףro.DefH7291afterאַחֲרֵ֣י'a.cha.ReiH310his servantעַבְדּ֑וֹav.DoH5650?for what have I doneעָשִׂ֔יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213?or what evilרָעָֽה׃ra.'AhH7451isin mine handבְּיָדִ֖יbe.ya.DiH3027?

19Now therefore, I pray thee, let my lordאֲדֹנִ֣י'a.do.NiH113the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428hearיִֽשְׁמַֽע־yish.ma'-H8085the wordsדִּבְרֵ֣יdiv.ReiH1697of his servantעַבְדּ֑וֹav.DoH5650.If Yhwhיְהוָ֞הYah.wehH3068have stirred thee upהֱסִֽיתְךָ֥he.si.te.KhaH5496against me, let him acceptיָרַ֣חya.RachH7306an offeringמִנְחָ֔הmin.ChahH4503: but if they bethe childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of menהָאָדָ֗םha.'a.DamH120,cursedאֲרוּרִ֥ים'a.ru.RimH779bethey beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068;for they have drivenגֵרְשׁ֣וּנִיge.re.Shu.niH1644me out this dayהַיּ֗וֹםhai.YomH3117from abidingמֵהִסְתַּפֵּ֜חַme.his.ta.Pe.achH5596in the inheritanceבְּנַחֲלַ֤תbe.na.cha.LatH5159of Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,GoH3212,serveעֲבֹ֖ד'a.VodH5647otherאֲחֵרִֽים׃'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֥ים'E.lo.HimH430.

20Now therefore, let not my bloodדָּֽמִי֙da.MiH1818fallיִפֹּ֤לyi.PolH5307to the earthאַ֔רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776before the faceפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440of Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068:for the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478is come outיָצָ֞אya.Tza'H3318to seekלְבַקֵּשׁ֙le.va.KeshH1245aאֶחָ֔ד'e.ChadH259fleaפַּרְעֹ֣שׁpar.'OshH6550,as when one doth huntיִרְדֹּ֥ףyir.DofH7291a partridgeהַקֹּרֵ֖אha.ko.Re'H7124in the mountainsבֶּהָרִֽים׃be.ha.RimH2022.

21Then saidוַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.MerH559Saulשָׁא֨וּלsha.'UlH7586,I have sinnedחָטָ֜אתִיcha.Ta.tiH2398:returnשׁ֣וּבshuvH7725,my sonבְּנִֽי־be.ni-H1121Davidדָוִ֗דda.VidH1732:for I will no more do thee harmאָרַ֤ע'a.Ra'H7489,because my soulנַפְשִׁ֛יnaf.ShiH5315was preciousיָקְרָ֥הya.ke.RahH3365in thine eyesבְּעֵינֶ֖יךָbe.'ei.Nei.khaH5869this dayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117:behold, I have played the foolהִסְכַּ֛לְתִּיhis.Kal.tiH5528,and have erredוָאֶשְׁגֶּ֖הva.'esh.GehH7686exceedinglyהַרְבֵּ֥ה מְאֹֽד׃har.Beh me.'OdH3966 H7235.

22And Davidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732answeredוַיַּ֤עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030and saidוַיֹּ֔אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Behold the king’sהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428spearחֲנִ֣יתha.cha.nitH2595!and let oneאֶחָ֥ד'e.ChadH259of the young menמֵֽהַנְּעָרִ֖יםme.ha.ne.'a.RimH5288come overוְיַעֲבֹ֛רve.ya.'a.VorH5674and fetchוְיִקָּחֶֽהָ׃ve.yi.ka.Che.haH3947it.

23Yhwhוַֽיהוָה֙va.Yah.wehH3068renderיָשִׁ֣יבya.ShivH7725to every manלָאִ֔ישׁla.'IshH376his righteousnessצִדְקָת֖וֹtzid.ka.ToH6666and his faithfulnessאֱמֻנָת֑וֹ'e.mu.na.ToH530:for Yhwhיְהוָ֤ה׀Yah.wehH3068deliveredנְתָנְךָ֨ne.ta.ne.KhaH5414thee into myhandבְּיָ֔דbe.YadH3027to dayהַיּוֹם֙hai.yOmH3117,but I wouldאָבִ֔יתִי'a.Vi.tiH14not stretch forthלִשְׁלֹ֥חַlish.Lo.achH7971mine handיָדִ֖יya.DiH3027against Yhwh'sיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068anointedבִּמְשִׁ֥יחַbim.Shi.achH4899.

24And, behold, as thy lifeנַפְשְׁךָ֛naf.she.KhaH5315was much set byגָּדְלָ֧הga.de.LahH1431this dayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117in mine eyesבְּעֵינָ֑יbe.'ei.NaiH5869,so let my lifeנַפְשִׁי֙naf.ShiH5315be much set byתִּגְדַּ֤לtig.DalH1431in the eyesבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,and let him deliverוְיַצִּלֵ֖נִיve.ya.tzi.Le.niH5337me out of all tribulationצָרָֽה׃ פtza.RahH6869.

25Then Saulשָׁא֜וּלsha.'UlH7586saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Davidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732,Blessedבָּר֤וּךְba.RukhH1288bethou, my sonבְּנִ֣יbe.NiH1121Davidדָוִ֔דda.VidH1732:thou shalt both doעָשֹׂ֣ה'a.SohH6213greatתַעֲשֶׂ֔הta.'a.SehH6213things,and also shalt stillיָכֹ֣לya.KholH3201prevailתּוּכָ֑לtu.KhalH3201.So Davidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732wentH3212on his wayלְדַרְכּ֔וֹle.dar.KoH1870,and Saulוְשָׁא֖וּלve.sha.'UlH7586returnedשָׁ֥בshavH7725to his placeלִמְקוֹמֽוֹ׃ פlim.ko.MoH4725.

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