Revised Literal Translation

1 Samuel 30:8-23

8And Davidדָּוִ֤דda.VidH1732enquiredוַיִּשְׁאַ֨לvai.yish.'AlH7592at Yhwhבַּֽיהוָה֙ba.Yah.wehH3068,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Shall I pursueאֶרְדֹּ֛ף'er.DofH7291afterאַחֲרֵ֥י'a.cha.ReiH310this troopהַגְּדוּד־ha.ge.dud-H1416?shall I overtakeהַֽאַשִּׂגֶ֑נּוּha.'as.si.Ge.nuH5381them? And he answeredוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559him, Pursueרְדֹ֔ףre.DofH7291:for thou shalt surelyהַשֵּׂ֥גha.SegH5381overtakeתַּשִּׂ֖יגta.SigH5381them,and without failוְהַצֵּ֥לve.ha.TzelH5337recoverתַּצִּֽיל׃ta.TzilH5337all.

9So Davidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732wentH3212,he and the sixוְשֵׁשׁ־ve.shesh-H8337hundredמֵא֥וֹתme.'otH3967menאִישׁ֙'ishH376that werewith him, and cameוַיָּבֹ֖אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935to the brookנַ֣חַלNa.chalH5158Besorהַבְּשׂ֑וֹרha.be.SorH1308,where those that were left behindוְהַנּֽוֹתָרִ֖יםve.ha.no.ta.RimH3498stayedעָמָֽדוּ׃'a.Ma.duH5975.

10But Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732pursuedוַיִּרְדֹּ֣ףvai.yir.DofH7291,he and fourוְאַרְבַּע־ve.'ar.ba'-H702hundredמֵא֣וֹתme.'otH3967menH376:for two hundredמָאתַ֣יִםma.Ta.yimH3967abode behindוַיַּֽעַמְדוּ֙vai.ya.'am.DuH5975,which were so faintפִּגְּר֔וּpi.ge.RuH6296that they could not go overמֵעֲבֹ֖רme.'a.VorH5674the brookנַ֥חַלNa.chalH5158Besorהַבְּשֽׂוֹר׃ha.be.SorH1308.

11And they foundוַֽיִּמְצְא֤וּvai.yim.tze.'UH4672an Egyptianאִישׁ־ מִצְרִי֙'ish- mitz.RiH4713 H376in the fieldבַּשָּׂדֶ֔הba.sa.DehH7704,and broughtוַיִּקְח֥וּvai.yik.ChuH3947him to Davidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732,and gaveוַיִּתְּנוּ־vai.yi.te.nu-H5414him breadלֶ֙חֶם֙le.chemH3899,and he did eatוַיֹּ֔אכַלvai.Yo.khalH398;and they made him drinkוַיַּשְׁקֻ֖הוּvai.yash.Ku.huH8248waterמָֽיִם׃Ma.yimH4325;

12And they gaveוַיִּתְּנוּ־vai.yi.te.nu-H5414him a pieceפֶ֨לַחFe.lachH6400of a cakeדְּבֵלָ֜הde.ve.LahH1690of figs, and twoוּשְׁנֵ֤יu.she.NeiH8147clusters of raisinsצִמֻּקִים֙tzi.mu.KimH6778:and when he had eatenוַיֹּ֔אכַלvai.Yo.khalH398,his spiritרוּח֖וֹru.ChoH7307came againוַתָּ֥שָׁבva.Ta.shovH7725to him: for he had eatenאָ֤כַל'A.khalH398no breadלֶ֙חֶם֙le.chemH3899,nor drunkשָׁ֣תָהSha.tahH8354anywaterמַ֔יִםMa.yimH4325,threeשְׁלֹשָׁ֥הshe.lo.ShahH7969daysיָמִ֖יםya.MimH3117and threeוּשְׁלֹשָׁ֥הu.she.lo.ShahH7969nightsלֵילֽוֹת׃ סlei.LotH3915.

13And Davidדָוִד֙da.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him, To whom belongest thou? and whence artthou? And he saidוַיֹּ֜אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, I ama young manנַ֧עַרNa.'arH5288of Egyptמִצְרִ֣יmitz.RiH4713,servantעֶ֚בֶד'E.vedH5650to an Amalekiteלְאִ֣ישׁ עֲמָֽלֵקִ֔יle.'Ish 'a.mal.KiH6003 H376;and my masterאֲדֹנִ֛י'a.do.NiH113leftוַיַּעַזְבֵ֧נִיvai.ya.'az.Ve.niH5800me, because threeשְׁלֹשָֽׁה׃she.lo.ShahH7969daysהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117agone I fell sickחָלִ֖יתִיcha.Li.tiH2470.

14We made an invasionפָּשַׁ֜טְנוּpa.Shat.nuH6584uponthe southנֶ֧גֶבNe.gevH5045of the Cherethitesהַכְּרֵתִ֛יha.ke.re.TiH3774, and upon the coast which belongethto Judahלִֽיהוּדָ֖הli.hu.DahH3063,and upon the southנֶ֣גֶבNe.gevH5045of Calebכָּלֵ֑בka.LevH3612;and we burnedשָׂרַ֥פְנוּsa.Raf.nuH8313Ziklagצִקְלַ֖גtzik.LagH6860with fireבָאֵֽשׁ׃va.'EshH784.

15And Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, Canst thou bring me downהֲתוֹרִדֵ֖נִיha.to.ri.De.niH3381to this companyהַגְּד֣וּדha.ge.DudH1416?And he saidוַיֹּ֡אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Swearהִשָּׁבְעָה֩hi.sha.ve.'AhH7650unto me by Godבֵֽאלֹהִ֜יםve.lo.HimH430,that thou wilt neither killתְּמִיתֵ֗נִיte.mi.Te.niH4191me, norH518deliverתַּסְגִּרֵ֙נִי֙tas.gi.Re.niH5462me into the handsבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027of my masterאֲדֹנִ֔י'a.do.NiH113,and I will bring thee downוְאוֹרִֽדְךָ֖ve.'o.rid.KhaH3381to this companyהַגְּד֥וּדha.ge.DudH1416.

16And when he had brought him downוַיֹּ֣רִדֵ֔הוּvai.Yo.ri.De.huH3381, behold, they werespread abroadנְטֻשִׁ֖יםne.tu.ShimH5203upon allפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440the earthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776,eatingאֹכְלִ֤ים'o.khe.LimH398and drinkingוְשֹׁתִים֙ve.sho.TimH8354,and dancingוְחֹ֣גְגִ֔יםve.Cho.ge.GimH2287,because of all the greatהַגָּד֔וֹלha.ga.DolH1419spoilהַשָּׁלָ֣לha.sha.LalH7998that they had takenלָקְח֛וּla.ke.ChuH3947out of the landמֵאֶ֥רֶץme.'E.retzH776of the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֖יםpe.lish.TimH6430,and out of the landוּמֵאֶ֥רֶץu.me.'E.retzH776of Judahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063.

17And Davidדָּוִ֛דda.VidH1732smoteוַיַּכֵּ֥םvai.ya.KemH5221them from the twilightמֵהַנֶּ֥שֶׁףme.ha.Ne.shefH5399even unto the eveningהָעֶ֖רֶבha.'E.revH6153of the next dayלְמָֽחֳרָתָ֑םle.mo.cho.ra.TamH4283:and there escapedנִמְלַ֤טnim.LatH4422not a manאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376of them, save fourאַרְבַּ֨ע'ar.Ba'H702hundredמֵא֧וֹתme.'otH3967youngנַ֛עַרNa.'arH5288menאִֽישׁ־'ish-H376,which rodeרָכְב֥וּra.khe.VuH7392upon camelsהַגְּמַלִּ֖יםha.ge.ma.LimH1581,and fledוַיָּנֻֽסוּ׃vai.ya.Nu.suH5127.

18And Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732recoveredוַיַּצֵּ֣לvai.ya.TzelH5337all that the Amalekitesעֲמָלֵ֑ק'a.ma.LekH6002had carried awayלָקְח֖וּla.ke.ChuH3947:and Davidדָּוִֽד׃da.VidH1732rescuedהִצִּ֥ילhi.TzilH5337his twoשְׁתֵּ֥יshe.TeiH8147wivesנָשָׁ֖יוna.ShavH802.

19And there was nothing lackingנֶעְדַּר־ne'.dar-H5737to them, neitherמִן־min-H4480smallהַקָּטֹ֨ןha.ka.TonH6996nor greatהַגָּד֜וֹלha.ga.DolH1419,neither sonsבָּנִ֤יםba.NimH1121nor daughtersוּבָנוֹת֙u.va.nOtH1323,neither spoilוּמִשָּׁלָ֔לu.mi.sha.LalH7998, nor any thingthat they had takenלָקְח֖וּla.ke.ChuH3947to them: Davidדָּוִֽד׃da.VidH1732recoveredהֵשִׁ֥יבhe.ShivH7725all.

20And Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732tookוַיִּקַּ֣חvai.yi.KachH3947all the flocksהַצֹּ֖אןha.TzonH6629and the herdsוְהַבָּקָ֑רve.ha.ba.KarH1241, whichthey draveנָהֲג֗וּna.ha.GuH5090beforeלִפְנֵי֙lif.NeiH6440thoseהַה֔וּאha.Hu'H1931othercattleהַמִּקְנֶ֣הha.mik.NehH4735,and saidוַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559, This isDavid’sדָּוִֽד׃da.VidH1732spoilשְׁלַ֥לshe.LalH7998.

21And Davidדָוִ֗דda.VidH1732cameוַיָּבֹ֣אvai.ya.Vo'H935to the two hundredמָאתַ֨יִםma.Ta.yimH3967menהָאֲנָשִׁ֜יםha.'a.na.ShimH582,which were so faintפִּגְּר֣וּ׀pi.ge.RuH6296that they could not followאַחֲרֵ֣י'a.cha.ReiH310 H3212Davidדָוִ֗דda.VidH1732,whom they had made also to abideוַיֹּֽשִׁיבֻם֙vai.yo.shi.VumH3427at the brookבְּנַ֣חַלbe.Na.chalH5158Besorהַבְּשׂ֔וֹרha.be.SorH1308:and they went forthוַיֵּֽצְאוּ֙vai.ye.tze.'UH3318to meetH7125Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732,and to meetH7125the peopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971that werewith him: and when Davidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732came nearוַיִּגַּ֤שׁvai.yi.GashH5066to the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971,he salutedוַיִּשְׁאַ֥ל לְשָׁלֽוֹם׃ סvai.yish.'Al le.sha.LomH7965 H7592them.

22Then answeredוַיַּ֜עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030all the wickedרָ֣עra'H7451menאִֽישׁ־'ish-H376and menof Belialוּבְלִיַּ֗עַלu.ve.li.Ya.'alH1100,of thoseמֵֽהָאֲנָשִׁים֮me.ha.'a.na.ShimH582that wentH1980with Davidדָּוִד֒da.VidH1732,and saidוַיֹּאמְר֗וּvai.yo.me.RuH559,Because they wentH1980not with us, we will not giveנִתֵּ֣ןni.TenH5414them oughtof the spoilמֵהַשָּׁלָ֖לme.ha.sha.LalH7998that we have recoveredהִצַּ֑לְנוּhi.Tzal.nuH5337,save to every manאִ֤ישׁ'ishH376his wifeאִשְׁתּוֹ֙'ish.ToH802and his childrenבָּנָ֔יוba.NavH1121, that they may lead themawayוְיִנְהֲג֖וּve.yin.ha.GuH5090,and departH3212.

23Then saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732,Ye shall not do soתַעֲשׂ֥וּta.'a.SuH6213,my brethrenאֶחָ֑י'e.ChaiH251,with that which Yhwhיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068hath givenנָתַ֨ןna.TanH5414us, who hath preservedוַיִּשְׁמֹ֣רvai.yish.MorH8104us, and deliveredוַיִּתֵּ֗ןvai.yi.TenH5414the companyהַגְּד֛וּדha.ge.DudH1416that cameהַבָּ֥אha.Ba'H935against us into our handבְּיָדֵֽנוּ׃be.ya.De.nuH3027.

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