Sh'muel (שמואל) - 1 Samuele 20

STUTTGARTENSIA-DELITZSCH	NEW AMERICAN BIBLE
1 וַיִּבְרַח דָּוִד [מִנֹּוִות כ] (מִנָּיֹות ק) בָּרָמָה וַיָּבֹא וַיֹּאמֶר ׀ לִפְנֵי יְהֹונָתָן מֶה עָשִׂיתִי מֶה־עֲוֹנִי וּמֶה־חַטָּאתִי לִפְנֵי אָבִיךָ כִּי מְבַקֵּשׁ אֶת־נַפְשִׁי	1 David fled from the sheds near Ramah, and went to Jonathan. "What have I done?" he asked him. "What crime or what offense does your father hold against me that he seeks my life?"
2 וַיֹּאמֶר לֹו חָלִילָה לֹא תָמוּת הִנֵּה [לֹו־עָשָׂה כ] (לֹא־יַעֲשֶׂה ק) אָבִי דָּבָר גָּדֹול אֹו דָּבָר קָטֹן וְלֹא יִגְלֶה אֶת־אָזְנִי וּמַדּוּעַ יַסְתִּיר אָבִי מִמֶּנִּי אֶת־הַדָּבָר הַזֶּה אֵין זֹאת	2 Jonathan answered him: "Heaven forbid that you should die! My father does nothing, great or small, without disclosing it to me. Why, then, should my father conceal this from me? This cannot be so!"
3 וַיִּשָּׁבַע עֹוד דָּוִד וַיֹּאמֶר יָדֹעַ יָדַע אָבִיךָ כִּי־מָצָאתִי חֵן בְּעֵינֶיךָ וַיֹּאמֶר אַל־יֵדַע־זֹאת יְהֹונָתָן פֶּן־יֵעָצֵב וְאוּלָם חַי־יְהוָה וְחֵי נַפְשֶׁךָ כִּי כְפֶשַׂע בֵּינִי וּבֵין הַמָּוֶת	3 But David replied: "Your father is well aware that I am favored with your friendship, so he has decided, 'Jonathan must not know of this lest he be grieved.' Nevertheless, as the LORD lives and as you live, there is but a step between me and death."
4 וַיֹּאמֶר יְהֹונָתָן אֶל־דָּוִד מַה־תֹּאמַר נַפְשְׁךָ וְאֶעֱשֶׂה־לָּךְ׃ פ	4 Jonathan then said to David, "I will do whatever you wish."
5 וַיֹּאמֶר דָּוִד אֶל־יְהֹונָתָן הִנֵּה־חֹדֶשׁ מָחָר וְאָנֹכִי יָשֹׁב־אֵשֵׁב עִם־הַמֶּלֶךְ לֶאֱכֹול וְשִׁלַּחְתַּנִי וְנִסְתַּרְתִּי בַשָּׂדֶה עַד הָעֶרֶב הַשְּׁלִשִׁית	5 David answered: "Tomorrow is the new moon, when I should in fact dine with the king. Let me go and hide in the open country until evening.
6 אִם־פָּקֹד יִפְקְדֵנִי אָבִיךָ וְאָמַרְתָּ נִשְׁאֹל נִשְׁאַל מִמֶּנִּי דָוִד לָרוּץ בֵּית־לֶחֶם עִירֹו כִּי זֶבַח הַיָּמִים שָׁם לְכָל־הַמִּשְׁפָּחָה	6 If it turns out that your father misses me, say, 'David urged me to let him go on short notice to his city Bethlehem, because his whole clan is holding its seasonal sacrifice there.'
7 אִם־כֹּה יֹאמַר טֹוב שָׁלֹום לְעַבְדֶּךָ וְאִם־חָרֹה יֶחֱרֶה לֹו דַּע כִּי־כָלְתָה הָרָעָה מֵעִמֹּו	7 If he says, 'Very well,' your servant is safe. But if he becomes quite angry, you can be sure he has planned some harm.
8 וְעָשִׂיתָ חֶסֶד עַל־עַבְדֶּךָ כִּי בִּבְרִית יְהוָה הֵבֵאתָ אֶת־עַבְדְּךָ עִמָּךְ וְאִם־יֶשׁ־בִּי עָוֹן הֲמִיתֵנִי אַתָּה וְעַד־אָבִיךָ לָמָּה־זֶּה תְבִיאֵנִי׃ פ	8 Do this kindness for your servant because of the LORD'S bond between us, into which you brought me: if I am guilty, kill me yourself! Why should you give me up to your father?"
9 וַיֹּאמֶר יְהֹונָתָן חָלִילָה לָּךְ כִּי ׀ אִם־יָדֹעַ אֵדַע כִּי־כָלְתָה הָרָעָה מֵעִם אָבִי לָבֹוא עָלֶיךָ וְלֹא אֹתָהּ אַגִּיד לָךְ׃ ס	9 But Jonathan answered: "Not I! If ever I find out that my father is determined to inflict injury upon you, I will certainly let you know."
10 וַיֹּאמֶר דָּוִד אֶל־יְהֹונָתָן מִי יַגִּיד לִי אֹו מַה־יַּעַנְךָ אָבִיךָ קָשָׁה׃ ס	10 David then asked Jonathan, "Who will tell me if your father gives you a harsh answer?"
11 וַיֹּאמֶר יְהֹונָתָן אֶל־דָּוִד לְכָה וְנֵצֵא הַשָּׂדֶה וַיֵּצְאוּ שְׁנֵיהֶם הַשָּׂדֶה׃ ס	11 (Jonathan replied to David, "Come, let us go out into the field." When they were out in the open country together,
12 וַיֹּאמֶר יְהֹונָתָן אֶל־דָּוִד יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל כִּי־אֶחְקֹר אֶת־אָבִי כָּעֵת ׀ מָחָר הַשְּׁלִשִׁית וְהִנֵּה־טֹוב אֶל־דָּוִד וְלֹא־אָז אֶשְׁלַח אֵלֶיךָ וְגָלִיתִי אֶת־אָזְנֶךָ	12 Jonathan said to David: "As the LORD, the God of Israel, lives, I will sound out my father about this time tomorrow. Whether he is well disposed toward David or not, I will send you the information.
13 כֹּה־יַעֲשֶׂה יְהוָה לִיהֹונָתָן וְכֹה יֹסִיף כִּי־יֵיטִב אֶל־אָבִי אֶת־הָרָעָה עָלֶיךָ וְגָלִיתִי אֶת־אָזְנֶךָ וְשִׁלַּחְתִּיךָ וְהָלַכְתָּ לְשָׁלֹום וִיהִי יְהוָה עִמָּךְ כַּאֲשֶׁר הָיָה עִם־אָבִי	13 Should it please my father to bring any injury upon you, may the LORD do thus and so to Jonathan if I do not apprise you of it and send you on your way in peace. May the LORD be with you even as he was with my father.
14 וְלֹא אִם־עֹודֶנִּי חָי וְלֹא־תַעֲשֶׂה עִמָּדִי חֶסֶד יְהוָה וְלֹא אָמוּת	14 Only this: if I am still alive, may you show me the kindness of the LORD. But if I die,
15 וְלֹא־תַכְרִת אֶת־חַסְדְּךָ מֵעִם בֵּיתִי עַד־עֹולָם וְלֹא בְּהַכְרִת יְהוָה אֶת־אֹיְבֵי דָוִד אִישׁ מֵעַל פְּנֵי הָאֲדָמָה	15 never withdraw your kindness from my house. And when the LORD exterminates all the enemies of David from the surface of the earth,
16 וַיִּכְרֹת יְהֹונָתָן עִם־בֵּית דָּוִד וּבִקֵּשׁ יְהוָה מִיַּד אֹיְבֵי דָוִד	16 the name of Jonathan must never be allowed by the family of David to die out from among you, or the LORD will make you answer for it."
17 וַיֹּוסֶף יְהֹונָתָן לְהַשְׁבִּיעַ אֶת־דָּוִד בְּאַהֲבָתֹו אֹתֹו כִּי־אַהֲבַת נַפְשֹׁו אֲהֵבֹו׃ ס	17 And in his love for David, Jonathan renewed his oath to him, because he loved him as his very self.)
18 וַיֹּאמֶר־לֹו יְהֹונָתָן מָחָר חֹדֶשׁ וְנִפְקַדְתָּ כִּי יִפָּקֵד מֹושָׁבֶךָ	18 Jonathan then said to him: "Tomorrow is the new moon; and you will be missed, since your place will be vacant.
19 וְשִׁלַּשְׁתָּ תֵּרֵד מְאֹד וּבָאתָ אֶל־הַמָּקֹום אֲשֶׁר־נִסְתַּרְתָּ שָּׁם בְּיֹום הַמַּעֲשֶׂה וְיָשַׁבְתָּ אֵצֶל הָאֶבֶן הָאָזֶל	19 On the following day you will be missed all the more. Go to the spot where you hid on the other occasion and wait near the mound there.
20 וַאֲנִי שְׁלֹשֶׁת הַחִצִּים צִדָּה אֹורֶה לְשַׁלַּח־לִי לְמַטָּרָה	20 On the third day of the month I will shoot arrows, as though aiming at a target.
21 וְהִנֵּה אֶשְׁלַח אֶת־הַנַּעַר לֵךְ מְצָא אֶת־הַחִצִּים אִם־אָמֹר אֹמַר לַנַּעַר הִנֵּה הַחִצִּים ׀ מִמְּךָ וָהֵנָּה קָחֶנּוּ ׀ וָבֹאָה כִּי־שָׁלֹום לְךָ וְאֵין דָּבָר חַי־יְהוָה	21 I will then send my attendant to go and recover the arrows. If in fact I say to him, 'Look, the arrow is this side of you; pick it up,' come, for you are safe. As the LORD lives, there will be nothing to fear.
22 וְאִם־כֹּה אֹמַר לָעֶלֶם הִנֵּה הַחִצִּים מִמְּךָ וָהָלְאָה לֵךְ כִּי שִׁלַּחֲךָ יְהוָה	22 But if I say to the boy, 'Look, the arrow is beyond you,' go, for the LORD sends you away.
23 וְהַדָּבָר אֲשֶׁר דִּבַּרְנוּ אֲנִי וָאָתָּה הִנֵּה יְהוָה בֵּינִי וּבֵינְךָ עַד־עֹולָם׃ ס	23 However, in the matter which you and I have discussed, the LORD shall be between you and me forever."
24 וַיִּסָּתֵר דָּוִד בַּשָּׂדֶה וַיְהִי הַחֹדֶשׁ וַיֵּשֶׁב הַמֶּלֶךְ [עַל־ כ] (אֶל־הַלֶּחֶם ק) לֶאֱכֹול	24 So David hid in the open country. On the day of the new moon, when the king sat at table to dine,
25 וַיֵּשֶׁב הַמֶּלֶךְ עַל־מֹושָׁבֹו כְּפַעַם ׀ בְּפַעַם אֶל־מֹושַׁב הַקִּיר וַיָּקָם יְהֹונָתָן וַיֵּשֶׁב אַבְנֵר מִצַּד שָׁאוּל וַיִּפָּקֵד מְקֹום דָּוִד	25 taking his usual place against the wall, Jonathan sat facing him, while Abner sat at the king's side, and David's place was vacant.
26 וְלֹא־דִבֶּר שָׁאוּל מְאוּמָה בַּיֹּום הַהוּא כִּי אָמַר מִקְרֶה הוּא בִּלְתִּי טָהֹור הוּא כִּי־לֹא טָהֹור׃ ס	26 Saul, however, said nothing that day, for he thought, "He must have become unclean by accident, and not yet have been cleansed."
27 וַיְהִי מִמָּחֳרַת הַחֹדֶשׁ הַשֵּׁנִי וַיִּפָּקֵד מְקֹום דָּוִד ס וַיֹּאמֶר שָׁאוּל אֶל־יְהֹונָתָן בְּנֹו מַדּוּעַ לֹא־בָא בֶן־יִשַׁי גַּם־תְּמֹול גַּם־הַיֹּום אֶל־הַלָּחֶם	27 On the next day, the second day of the month, David's place was vacant. Saul inquired of his son Jonathan, "Why has the son of Jesse not come to table yesterday or today?"
28 וַיַּעַן יְהֹונָתָן אֶת־שָׁאוּל נִשְׁאֹל נִשְׁאַל דָּוִד מֵעִמָּדִי עַד־בֵּית לָחֶם	28 Jonathan answered Saul: "David urgently asked me to let him go to his city, Bethlehem.
29 וַיֹּאמֶר שַׁלְּחֵנִי נָא כִּי זֶבַח מִשְׁפָּחָה לָנוּ בָּעִיר וְהוּא צִוָּה־לִי אָחִי וְעַתָּה אִם־מָצָאתִי חֵן בְּעֵינֶיךָ אִמָּלְטָה נָּא וְאֶרְאֶה אֶת־אֶחָי עַל־כֵּן לֹא־בָא אֶל־שֻׁלְחַן הַמֶּלֶךְ׃ ס	29 'Please let me go,' he begged, 'for we are to have a clan sacrifice in our city, and my brothers insist on my presence. Now, therefore, if you think well of me, give me leave to visit my brothers.' That is why he has not come to the king's table."
30 וַיִּחַר־אַף שָׁאוּל בִּיהֹונָתָן וַיֹּאמֶר לֹו בֶּן־נַעֲוַת הַמַּרְדּוּת הֲלֹוא יָדַעְתִּי כִּי־בֹחֵר אַתָּה לְבֶן־יִשַׁי לְבָשְׁתְּךָ וּלְבֹשֶׁת עֶרְוַת אִמֶּךָ	30 But Saul was extremely angry with Jonathan and said to him: "Son of a rebellious woman, do I not know that, to your own shame and to the disclosure of your mother's shame, you are the companion of Jesse's son?
31 כִּי כָל־הַיָּמִים אֲשֶׁר בֶּן־יִשַׁי חַי עַל־הָאֲדָמָה לֹא תִכֹּון אַתָּה וּמַלְכוּתֶךָ וְעַתָּה שְׁלַח וְקַח אֹתֹו אֵלַי כִּי בֶן־מָוֶת הוּא׃ ס	31 Why, as long as the son of Jesse lives upon the earth, you cannot make good your claim to the kingship! So send for him, and bring him to me, for he is doomed."
32 וַיַּעַן יְהֹונָתָן אֶת־שָׁאוּל אָבִיו וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלָיו לָמָּה יוּמַת מֶה עָשָׂה	32 But Jonathan asked his father Saul: "Why should he die? What has he done?"
33 וַיָּטֶל שָׁאוּל אֶת־הַחֲנִית עָלָיו לְהַכֹּתֹו וַיֵּדַע יְהֹונָתָן כִּי־כָלָה הִיא מֵעִם אָבִיו לְהָמִית אֶת־דָּוִד׃ ס	33 At this Saul brandished his spear to strike him, and thus Jonathan learned that his father was resolved to kill David.
34 וַיָּקָם יְהֹונָתָן מֵעִם הַשֻּׁלְחָן בָּחֳרִי־אָף וְלֹא־אָכַל בְּיֹום־הַחֹדֶשׁ הַשֵּׁנִי לֶחֶם כִּי נֶעְצַב אֶל־דָּוִד כִּי הִכְלִמֹו אָבִיו׃ ס	34 Jonathan sprang up from the table in great anger and took no food that second day of the month, for he was grieved on David's account, since his father had railed against him.
35 וַיְהִי בַבֹּקֶר וַיֵּצֵא יְהֹונָתָן הַשָּׂדֶה לְמֹועֵד דָּוִד וְנַעַר קָטֹן עִמֹּו	35 The next morning Jonathan went out into the field with a little boy for his appointment with David.
36 וַיֹּאמֶר לְנַעֲרֹו רֻץ מְצָא נָא אֶת־הַחִצִּים אֲשֶׁר אָנֹכִי מֹורֶה הַנַּעַר רָץ וְהוּא־יָרָה הַחֵצִי לְהַעֲבִרֹו	36 There he said to the boy, "Run and fetch the arrow." And as the boy ran, he shot an arrow beyond him in the direction of the city.
37 וַיָּבֹא הַנַּעַר עַד־מְקֹום הַחֵצִי אֲשֶׁר יָרָה יְהֹונָתָן וַיִּקְרָא יְהֹונָתָן אַחֲרֵי הַנַּעַר וַיֹּאמֶר הֲלֹוא הַחֵצִי מִמְּךָ וָהָלְאָה	37 When the boy made for the spot where Jonathan had shot the arrow, Jonathan called after him, "The arrow is farther on!"
38 וַיִּקְרָא יְהֹונָתָן אַחֲרֵי הַנַּעַר מְהֵרָה חוּשָׁה אַל־תַּעֲמֹד וַיְלַקֵּט נַעַר יְהֹונָתָן אֶת־ [הַחֵצִי כ] (הַחִצִּים ק) וַיָּבֹא אֶל־אֲדֹנָיו	38 Again he called to his lad, "Hurry, be quick, don't delay!" Jonathan's boy picked up the arrow and brought it to his master.
39 וְהַנַּעַר לֹא־יָדַע מְאוּמָה אַךְ יְהֹונָתָן וְדָוִד יָדְעוּ אֶת־הַדָּבָר	39 The boy knew nothing; only Jonathan and David knew what was meant.
40 וַיִּתֵּן יְהֹונָתָן אֶת־כֵּלָיו אֶל־הַנַּעַר אֲשֶׁר־לֹו וַיֹּאמֶר לֹו לֵךְ הָבֵיא הָעִיר	40 Then Jonathan gave his weapons to this boy of his and said to him, "Go, take them to the city."
41 הַנַּעַר בָּא וְדָוִד קָם מֵאֵצֶל הַנֶּגֶב וַיִּפֹּל לְאַפָּיו אַרְצָה וַיִּשְׁתַּחוּ שָׁלֹשׁ פְּעָמִים וַיִּשְּׁקוּ ׀ אִישׁ אֶת־רֵעֵהוּ וַיִּבְכּוּ אִישׁ אֶת־רֵעֵהוּ עַד־דָּוִד הִגְדִּיל	41 When the boy had left, David rose from beside the mound and prostrated himself on the ground three times before Jonathan in homage. They kissed each other and wept aloud together.
42 וַיֹּאמֶר יְהֹונָתָן לְדָוִד לֵךְ לְשָׁלֹום אֲשֶׁר נִשְׁבַּעְנוּ שְׁנֵינוּ אֲנַחְנוּ בְּשֵׁם יְהוָה לֵאמֹר יְהוָה יִהְיֶה ׀ בֵּינִי וּבֵינֶךָ וּבֵין זַרְעִי וּבֵין זַרְעֲךָ עַד־עֹולָם׃ פ	42 At length Jonathan said to David, "Go in peace, in keeping with what we two have sworn by the name of the LORD: 'The LORD shall be between you and me, and between your posterity and mine forever.'"