| 1 ܘܗܘܐ ܝܘܡܐ ܘܐܡܪ ܝܘܢܬܢ ܒܪ ܫܐܘܠ ܠܛܠܝܐ ܕܫܩܝܠ ܡܐ̈ܢܘܗܝ ܬܐ ܢܥܒܪ ܠܩܝܡܐ ܕܦܠܫ̈ܬܝܐ ܠܥܒܪܐ ܕܠܗܠ ܘܠܐܒܘܗܝ ܠܐ ܚܘܝ | 1 And it happened that, on a certain day, Jonathan, the son of Saul, said to the youth who bore his armor, “Come, and let us go over to the garrison of the Philistines, which is across from that place.” But he did not reveal this to his father. |
| 2 ܘܫܐܘܠ ܝܬ̇ܒ ܒܣܘܦܐ ܕܪܡܬܐ ܬܚܝܬ ܪܘܡܢܐ ܕܒܓܒܥܘܢ ܘܥܡܐ ܐܝܬ ܗܘܐ ܥܡܗ ܐܝܟ ܫܬܡܐܐ ܓܒܪ̈ܝܢ | 2 Moreover, Saul was staying in the furthermost part of Gibeah, below the pomegranate tree that was at Migron. And the people with him were about six hundred men. |
| 3 ܘܐܚܝܐ ܒܪ ܐܚܝܛܘܒ ܐܚܘܗܝ ܕܝܘܟܒܪ ܒܪ ܦܝܢܚܝܣ ܒܪ ܥܠܝ ܟܗܢܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܕܒܫܝܠܘ ܘܫܩ̇ܠ ܦܕܬܐ ܘܥܡܐ ܠܐ ܝܕܥ ܕܐܙܠ ܝܘܢܬܢ | 3 And Ahijah, the son of Ahitub, the brother of Ichabod, the son of Phinehas, who had been born of Eli, the priest of the Lord at Shiloh, wore the ephod. But the people did not know where Jonathan had gone. |
| 4 ܠܒܝܬ ܡܥܒܪܬܐ ܘܒܥܐ ܕܢܥܒܪ ܠܩܝܡܐ ܕܦܠܫ̈ܬܝܐ ܘܫܢܐ ܕܟܐܦܐ ܡܢ ܥܒܪܐ ܡܟܐ ܘܫܢܐ ܐܚܪܬܐ ܕܟܐܦܐ ܡܟܐ ܫܡܗ̇ ܕܚܕܐ ܒܨܘܨ ܘܫܡܗ̇ ܕܐܚܪܬܐ ܣܝܥܐ | 4 Now there were, between the ascents along which Jonathan strove to cross to the garrison of the Philistines, rocks projecting from both sides, and, in the manner of teeth, boulders breaking out from one side and the other. The name of one was Shining, and the name of the other was Thorny. |
| 5 ܫܢܐ ܚܕܐ ܢܓܕܐ ܡܢ ܓܪܒܝܐ ܠܘܩܒܠ ܡܟܡܣ ܘܐܚܪܬܐ ܡܢ ܬܝܡܢܐ ܠܘܩܒܠ ܓܒܥ | 5 One boulder projected toward the north, opposite Michmash, and the other toward the south, opposite Gibeah. |
| 6 ܘܐܡܪ ܝܘܢܬܢ ܠܛܠܝܐ ܕܫܩܝܠ ܡܐ̈ܢܘܗܝ ܬܐ ܢܥܒܪ ܠܩܝܡܐ ܕܥܘܪ̈ܠܐ ܗܠܝܢ ܛܟ ܢܥܕܪܢ ܡܪܝܐ ܡܛܠ ܕܠܝܬ ܟܠܝܬܐ ܠܡܪܝܐ ܠܡܦܪܩ ܒܣܓܝ ܐܘ ܒܙܥܘܪ | 6 Then Jonathan said to the youth who bore his armor: “Come, let us go across to the garrison of these uncircumcised. And perhaps the Lord may act on our behalf. For it is not difficult for the Lord to save, either by many, or by few.” |
| 7 ܘܐܡܪ ܠܗ ܫܩ̇ܠ ܡܐ̈ܢܘܗܝ ܥܒܕ ܟܘܠ ܕܒܠܒܟ ܘܣܛܝ ܙܠ ܗܐ ܐܢܐ ܥܡܟ ܟܠ ܕܒܠܒܟ ܥܒܕ | 7 And his armor bearer said to him: “Do all that is pleasing to your soul. Go wherever you wish, and I will be with you, wherever you will choose.” |
| 8 ܘܐܡܪ ܠܗ ܝܘܢܬܢ ܗܐ ܚܢܢ ܥܒܪܝܢܢ ܥܠ ܓܒܪ̈ܐ ܘܢܬܓܠܐ ܠܗܘܢ | 8 And Jonathan said: “Behold, we will cross over to these men. And when we will be seen by them, |
| 9 ܐܢ ܗܟܢܐ ܢܐܡܪܘܢ ܠܢ ܫܬܘܩܘ ܥܕ ܢܡܛܐ ܠܘܬܟܘܢ ܢܩܘܡ ܒܕܘܟܬܢ ܘܠܐ ܢܣܩ ܥܠܝܗܘܢ | 9 if they have spoken to us in this way, ‘Stay until we come to you,’ let us stand still in our place, and not ascend to them. |
| 10 ܘܐܢ ܗܟܢܐ ܢܐܡܪܘܢ ܠܢ ܣܩܘ ܠܘܬܢ ܢܣܩ ܡܛܠ ܕܐܫܠܡ ܐܢܘܢ ܡܪܝܐ ܐܠܗܢ ܒܐܝܕܢ ܗܕܐ ܠܢ ܐܬܐ | 10 But if they will say, ‘Ascend to us,’ let us ascend. For the Lord has delivered them into our hands. This will be the sign to us.” |
| 11 ܘܐܬܓܠܝܘ ܬܪ̈ܝܗܘܢ ܥܠ ܩܝܡܐ ܕܦܠܫ̈ܬܝܐ ܘܐܡܪܘ ܦܠܫ̈ܬܝܐ ܗܐ ܥܒܪ̈ܝܐ ܢܦܩܝܢ ܡܢ ܚ̈ܠܠܐ ܕܐܬܛܫܝܘ ܬܡܢ | 11 And so, both of them appeared before the garrison of the Philistines. And the Philistines said, “See, the Hebrews have come out from the holes in which they had been hiding.” |
| 12 ܘܥܢܘ ܐܢܫ̈ܝ ܩܝܡܐ ܠܝܘܢܬܢ ܘܠܫܩ̇ܠ ܡܐ̈ܢܘܗܝ ܘܐܡܪܘ ܣܩܘ ܠܘܬܢ ܘܢܘܕܥܟܘܢ ܦܬܓܡܐ ܘܐܡܪ ܝܘܢܬܢ ܠܫܩ̇ܠ ܡܐ̈ܢܘܗܝ ܣܩ ܒܬܪܝ ܡܛܠ ܕܐܫܠܡ ܐܢܘܢ ܡܪܝܐ ܒܐܝܕܐ ܕܐܝܣܪܝܠ | 12 And the men of the garrison spoke to Jonathan and to his armor bearer, and they said, “Ascend to us, and we will show you something.” And Jonathan said to his armor bearer: “Let us ascend. Follow me. For the Lord has delivered them into the hands of Israel.” |
| 13 ܘܣܠܩ ܝܘܢܬܢ ܥܠ ܐ̈ܝܕܘܗܝ ܘܥܠ ܪ̈ܓܠܘܗܝ ܘܫܩ̇ܠ ܡܐ̈ܢܘܗܝ ܒܬܪܗ ܘܢܦܠ ܩܝܡܐ ܕܦܠܫ̈ܬܝܐ ܩܕܡ ܝܘܢܬܢ ܘܫ̇ܩܠ ܡܐ̈ܢܘܗܝ ܡܩܛܠ ܗܘܐ ܒܬܪܗ | 13 Then Jonathan ascended, crawling on his hands and feet, and his armor bearer after him. And then, some fell before Jonathan, others his armor bearer killed as he was following him. |
| 14 ܘܗܘܬ ܡܚܘܬܐ ܩܕܡܝܬܐ ܕܡܚܐ ܝܘܢܬܢ ܘܫܩ̇ܠ ܡܐ̈ܢܘܗܝ ܐܝܟ ܥܣܪ̈ܝܢ ܓܒܪ̈ܝܢ ܐܝܟ ܦܣ̈ܘܠܐ ܘܐܝܟ ܕܒܪ̈ܝ ܦܕܢܐ ܒܚܩܠܐ | 14 And the first slaughter was made when Jonathan and his armor bearer struck down about twenty of the men, in the midst of an area of land that a yoke of oxen would usually plow in a day. |
| 15 ܘܗܘܬ ܙܘܥܬܐ ܡܢ ܡܫܪܝܬܐ ܕܒܚܩܠܐ ܘܒܟܠܗ ܥܡܐ ܕܩܐܡ ܘܡܚ̈ܒܠܢܐ ܙܥܘ ܘܐܦ ܗܢܘܢ ܘܙܥܬ ܐܪܥܐ ܘܗܘܬ ܥܠܝܗܘܢ ܕܚܠܬܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ | 15 And a miracle occurred in the camp, out in the fields. And all of the people of their garrison, who had gone out in order to plunder, were stupefied. And the earth trembled. And it happened as a miracle from God. |
| 16 ܘܚܙܘ ܕܘܩ̈ܐ ܕܫܐܘܠ ܕܒܓܒܥܬܐ ܕܒܢܝܡܝܢ ܘܗܐ ܚܝܠܐ ܕܦܠܫ̈ܬܝܐ ܙܥ ܘܐܙܠ ܘܐܬܬܒܪ | 16 And the watchmen of Saul, who were at Gibeah of Benjamin, looked out, and behold, a multitude was thrown down and dispersed, this way and that. |
| 17 ܘܐܡܪ ܫܐܘܠ ܠܥܡܐ ܕܥܡܗ ܦܩܘܕܘ ܘܚܙܘ ܡܢܘ ܐܙܠ ܡܢܢ ܘܦܩܕܘ ܘܚܙܘ ܘܗܐ ܠܝܬ ܝܘܢܬܢ ܘܫܩ̇ܠ ܡܐ̈ܢܘܗܝ | 17 And Saul said to the people who were with him, “Inquire and see who has gone out from us.” And when they had inquired, it was found that Jonathan and his armor bearer were not present. |
| 18 ܘܐܡܪ ܫܐܘܠ ܠܐܚܝܐ ܩܪܒ ܐܪܘܢܗ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܡܛܠ ܕܬܡܢ ܗܘܐ ܐܪܘܢܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܒܝܘܡܐ ܗ̇ܘ ܥܡ ܒܢ̈ܝ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ | 18 And Saul said to Ahijah, “Bring the ark of the God.” (For the ark of God was, in that day, with the sons of Israel in that place.) |
| 19 ܘܗܘܐ ܕܟܕ ܐܡܪ ܫܐܘܠ ܠܟܗܢܐ ܚܝܠܐ ܕܒܡܫܪܝܬܐ ܕܦܠܫ̈ܬܝܐ ܐܙܠ ܣܘܓܐܐ ܘܐܡܪ ܫܐܘܠ ܠܟܗܢܐ ܟܢܘܫ ܐܝܕܟ | 19 And while Saul spoke to the priest, there arose a great tumult in the camp of the Philistines. And it was increasing, little by little, and it was being heard more clearly. And Saul said to the priest, “Withdraw your hand.” |
| 20 ܘܩܥܐ ܫܐܘܠ ܘܟܠܗ ܥܡܐ ܕܥܡܗ ܘܐܬܘ ܥܕܡܐ ܠܩܪܒܐ ܘܗܐ ܗܘܬ ܬܡܢ ܚܪܒܗ ܕܓܒܪܐ ܒܚܒܪܗ ܫܓܝܫܬܐ ܪܒܬܐ ܕܛܒ | 20 Then Saul, and all the people who were with him, cried out together, and they went to the place of the conflict. And behold, each one’s sword had been turned against his neighbor, and there was a very great slaughter. |
| 21 ܥܒܪ̈ܝܐ ܘܦܠܫ̈ܬܝܐ ܐܝܟ ܕܐܬܡܠܝ ܘܐܝܟ ܕܡܢܬܡܠܝ ܘܣܠܩܘ ܥܡܗܘܢ ܠܡܫܪܝܬܐ ܘܚܕܝܪ̈ܝܢ ܐܦ ܗܢܘܢ ܠܡܗܘܐ ܥܡ ܒܢ̈ܝ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܘܥܡ ܫܐܘܠ ܘܝܘܢܬܢ | 21 Moreover, the Hebrews who had been with the Philistines yesterday and the day before, and who had ascended with them into the camp, turned back so that they might be with those of Israel who were with Saul and Jonathan. |
| 22 ܘܟܠܗܘܢ ܓܒܪ̈ܐ ܕܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܕܡܛܫܝܢ ܒܛܘܪܐ ܕܐܦܪܝܡ ܫܡܥܘ ܕܥܪܩܘ ܦܠܫ̈ܬܝܐ ܡܢ ܩܕܡ ܒܢ̈ܝ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܘܐܙܕܝܢܘ ܐܦ ܗܢܘܢ ܒܬܪܗܘܢ ܠܩܪܒܐ | 22 Likewise, all the Israelites who had hidden themselves on mount Ephraim, hearing that the Philistines had fled, joined themselves with their own in the battle. And there were with Saul about ten thousand men. |
| 23 ܘܦܪܩ ܡܪܝܐ ܠܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܒܝܘܡܐ ܗ̇ܘ ܘܩܪܒܐ ܥܒܕ ܠܗܘܢ ܒܝܬ ܐܘܢ | 23 And the Lord saved Israel on that day. But the fight continued as far as Bethaven. |
| 24 ܠܓܒܪ̈ܐ ܕܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܘܩܪܒ ܫܐܘܠ ܒܝܘܡܐ ܗ̇ܘ ܘܐܡܪ ܠܥܡܐ ܠܝܛ ܗܘ ܓܒܪܐ ܕܢܐܟܘܠ ܠܚܡܐ ܥܕܡܐ ܠܪܡܫܐ ܥܕܡܐ ܕܐܬܦܪܥ ܡܢ ܒ̈ܥܠܕܒܒܝ ܘܠܐ ܛܥܡܘ ܟܠܗ ܥܡܐ ܠܚܡܐ | 24 And the men of Israel were joined together on that day. And Saul made the people swear, saying, “Cursed be the man who will eat bread, until evening, until I am avenged of my enemies.” And the entire people did not consume bread. |
| 25 ܘܐܙܠܘ ܒܟܠܗ̇ ܐܪܥܐ ܘܥܠܘ ܒܥܒܐ ܘܗܐ ܕܒܫܐ ܒܥܒܐ ܥܠ ܐ̈ܦܝ ܚܩܠܐ | 25 And all the common people went into a forest, in which there was honey on the surface of the field. |
| 26 ܘܥܠܘ ܥܡܐ ܒܥܒܐ ܘܪ̈ܕܐ ܕܒܫܐ ܘܠܝܬ ܕܡܘܫܛ ܐܝܕܗ ܠܦܘܡܗ ܡܛܠ ܕܕܚܠܘ ܥܡܐ ܡܢ ܡܘܡ̈ܬܐ | 26 And so the people entered the forest, and there appeared flowing honey, but no one drew his hand near his mouth. For the people were afraid of the oath. |
| 27 ܘܝܘܢܬܢ ܠܐ ܫܡܥ ܟܕ ܐܘܡܝ ܐܒܘܗܝ ܠܥܡܐ ܘܐܘܫܛ ܗܘ ܒܪܝܫ ܚܘܛܪܐ ܕܒܐܝܕܗ ܘܛܡܫܗ ܒܟܟܪܝܬܐ ܕܕܒܫܐ ܘܐܗܦܟ ܐܝܕܗ ܠܦܘܡܗ ܘܢܗܪ ܥܝ̈ܢܘܗܝ | 27 But Jonathan had not heard that his father had bound the people to an oath. And so he extended the top of the staff that he was holding in his hand, and he dipped it in a honeycomb. And he turned his hand to his mouth, and his eyes were brightened. |
| 28 ܘܥܢܐ ܓܒܪܐ ܡܢ ܥܡܐ ܘܐܡܪ ܠܝܘܢܬܢ ܡܘܡܝܘ ܐܘܡܝ ܐܒܘܟ ܠܥܡܐ ܘܐܡܪ ܠܝܛ ܗܘ ܓܒܪܐ ܕܢܐܟܘܠ ܠܚܡܐ ܝܘܡܢܐ ܘܐܬܛܪܦ ܥܡܐ | 28 And in response, one of the people said, “Your father has bound the people by an oath, saying: ‘Cursed be the man who will eat any bread this day.’ ” (For the people were faint.) |
| 29 ܘܐܡܪ ܝܘܢܬܢ ܕܠܚܗ̇ ܐܒܝ ܠܐܪܥܐ ܚܙܘ ܕܢܗܪ ܥܝܢ̈ܝ ܕܛܥܡܬ ܩܠܝܠ ܡܢ ܕܒܫܐ ܗܢܐ | 29 And Jonathan said: “My father has troubled the land. You have seen for yourselves that my eyes were brightened, because I tasted a little of this honey. |
| 30 ܘܐܦ ܡܛܠ ܕܠܐ ܐܟܠ ܥܡܐ ܝܘܡܢܐ ܡܢ ܒܙܬܐ ܕܒ̈ܥܠܕܒܒܘܗܝ ܕܐܫܟܚ ܡܛܠ ܗܘ ܠܐ ܣܓܝܐܐ ܡܚܘܬܐ ܒܦܠܫ̈ܬܝܐ | 30 How much more so, if the people had eaten from the plunder that they find with their enemies? Would not a greater slaughter have been accomplished among the Philistines?” |
| 31 ܘܚܪܒܢ ܝܘܡܢܐ ܒܦܠܫ̈ܬܝܐ ܡܢ ܡܟܡܣ ܐܝܠܘܢ ܘܐܬܛܪܦ ܥܡܐ ܛܒ | 31 Therefore, on that day, they struck down the Philistines, from Michmash as far as Aijalon. But the people were exceedingly wearied. |
| 32 ܘܐܬܠܥܒܘ ܥܡܐ ܥܠ ܒܙܬܐ ܘܕܒܪܘ ܥܢܐ ܘܬܘܪ̈ܐ ܘܥ̈ܓܠܐ ܘܢܟܣܘ ܥܠ ܐܪܥܐ ܘܐܟܠܘ ܥܡܐ ܥܠ ܕܡܐ | 32 And turning to the spoils, they took sheep, and oxen, and calves, and they slew them on the ground. And the people ate with blood. |
| 33 ܘܚܘܝܘ ܠܫܐܘܠ ܘܐܡܪܘ ܠܗ ܗܐ ܥܡܐ ܚܛܘ ܠܡܪܝܐ ܘܐܟܠܝܢ ܥܠ ܕܡܐ ܘܐܡܪ ܫܐܘܠ ܐܥܠܝܬܘܢ ܓܙܘܪܘ ܠܝ ܝܘܡܢܐ ܟܐܦܐ ܪܒܬܐ | 33 Then they reported to Saul, saying that the people had sinned against the Lord, eating with blood. And he said: “You have transgressed. Roll a great stone to me, here and now.” |
| 34 ܘܐܡܪ ܫܐܘܠ ܐܬܟܪܟܘ ܒܥܡܐ ܘܐܡܪ ܠܗܘܢ ܩܪܒܘ ܓܒܪ ܬܘܪܗ ܘܓܒܪ ܥܪܒܗ ܘܟܘܣܘ ܗܪܟܐ ܘܠܐ ܬܚܛܘܢ ܠܡܪܝܐ ܘܬܐܟܠܘܢ ܥܠ ܕܡܐ ܘܩܪܒܘ ܟܠܗ ܥܡܐ ܓܒܪ ܬܘܪܗ ܒܐܝܕܗ ܒܠܠܝܐ ܘܢܟܣܘ ܬܡܢ | 34 And Saul said: “Disperse yourselves among the common people, and tell each one of them to bring to me his ox and his ram, and to slay them upon this stone, and to eat, so that you will not sin against the Lord, in eating with blood.” And so, each one, out of all the people, brought his ox, by his own hand, throughout the night. And they slew them there. |
| 35 ܘܒܢܐ ܬܡܢ ܫܐܘܠ ܡܕܒܚܐ ܠܡܪܝܐ ܘܫܪܝ ܠܡܒܢܐ ܡܕܒܚܐ ܠܡܪܝܐ | 35 Then Saul built an altar to the Lord. And so, it was then that he first began to build an altar to the Lord. |
| 36 ܘܐܡܪ ܫܐܘܠ ܢܚܘܬ ܒܬܪ ܦܠܫ̈ܬܝܐ ܘܢܒܘܙ ܒܗܘܢ ܥܕܡܐ ܕܢܗܪ ܨܦܪܐ ܘܠܐ ܢܫܒܘܩ ܡܢܗܘܢ ܓܒܪ ܘܐܡܪܘ ܟܠ ܕܫܦܝܪ ܒܥܝܢ̈ܝܟ ܢܥܒܕ | 36 And Saul said: “Let us fall upon the Philistines by night, and lay waste to them even until the morning light. And let us not leave behind a man among them.” And the people said, “Do all that seems good in your eyes.” And the priest said, “Let us draw near to God in this place.” |
| 37 ܘܐܡܪ ܫܐܘܠ ܠܐܠܗܐ ܐܚܘܬ ܒܬܪ ܦܠܫ̈ܬܝܐ ܡܫܠܡ ܐܢܬ ܠܗܘܢ ܒܐܝܕܐ ܕܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܘܠܐ ܥܢܝܗܝ ܡܪܝܐ ܒܝܘܡܐ ܗܘ | 37 And Saul consulted the Lord: “Shall I pursue the Philistines? Will you deliver them into the hands of Israel?” And he did not respond to him on that day. |
| 38 ܘܐܡܪ ܫܐܘܠ ܩܪܒܘ ܠܝ ܗܪܟܐ ܟܠܗܝܢ ܫܪ̈ܒܬܗ ܕܥܡܐ ܘܕܥܘ ܘܚܙܘ ܒܡܢܐ ܗܘܬ ܚܛܝܬܐ ܗܕܐ ܝܘܡܢܐ | 38 And Saul said: “Bring here every single leader of the people. And we shall know and see by whom this sin was committed this day. |
| 39 ܡܛܠ ܕܚܝ ܗܘ ܡܪܝܐ ܕܦܪܩ ܠܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܕܐܢ ܐܝܬ ܒܝܘܢܬܢ ܒܪܝ ܐܠܐ ܡܡܬ ܢܡܘܬ ܘܠܝܬ ܕܥܢܝܗܝ ܡܢ ܟܠܗ ܥܡܐ | 39 As the Lord lives, who is the Saviour of Israel, even if it were done by my son Jonathan, without retraction he shall die.” In this, no one among all the people contradicted him. |
| 40 ܘܐܡܪ ܠܟܠܗ ܐܝܣܪܐܝܠ ܐܢܬܘܢ ܗܘܘ ܒܣܛܪܐ ܚܕ ܘܐܢܐ ܘܝܘܢܬܢ ܒܪܝ ܢܗܘܐ ܒܣܛܪܐ ܚܕ ܘܐܡܪܘ ܥܡܐ ܠܫܐܘܠ ܟܠ ܕܫܦܝܪ ܒܥܝܢ̈ܝܟ ܠܡܥܒܕ ܥܒܕ | 40 And he said to all of Israel, “Separate yourselves on one side, and I, with my son Jonathan, will be on the other side.” And the people responded to Saul, “Do what seems good in your eyes.” |
| 41 ܘܐܡܪ ܫܐܘܠ ܡܪܝܐ ܐܠܗܐ ܕܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܗܒ ܫܠܡܘܬܐ ܘܐܬܬܚܕ ܫܐܘܠ ܘܝܘܢܬܢ ܘܢܦܩܘ ܥܡܐ | 41 And Saul said to the Lord, the God of Israel: “O Lord, God of Israel, grant a sign: Why is it that you will not respond to your servant this day? If this iniquity is in me, or in my son Jonathan, grant an indication. Or if this iniquity is in your people, grant a sanctification.” And Jonathan and Saul were discovered, but the people were released. |
| 42 ܘܐܡܪ ܫܐܘܠ ܐܪܡܘ ܒܝ̈ܢܝ ܘܠܝܘܢܬܢ ܒܪܝ ܘܐܬܬܚܕ ܝܘܢܬܢ | 42 And Saul said, “Cast lots between myself and Jonathan, my son.” And Jonathan was caught. |
| 43 ܘܐܡܪ ܫܐܘܠ ܠܝܘܢܬܢ ܚܘܢܝ ܡܢܐ ܥܒܕܬ ܘܚܘܝܗ ܝܘܢܬܢ ܘܐܡܪ ܠܗ ܒܪܝܫ ܚܘܛܪܐ ܕܒܐܝܕܝ ܩܠܝܠ ܛܥܡܬ ܕܒܫܐ ܡܛܠ ܗܘ ܡܐܬ ܐܢܐ | 43 Then Saul said to Jonathan, “Tell me what you have done.” And Jonathan revealed to him, and said: “Truly, I tasted a little honey with the top of the staff that was in my hand. And behold, I shall die.” |
| 44 ܘܐܡܪ ܫܐܘܠ ܗܟܢܐ ܢܥܒܕ ܠܝ ܐܠܗܐ ܘܗܟܢܐ ܢܘܣܦ ܠܝ ܕܡܡܬ ܬܡܘܬ ܝܘܢܬܢ | 44 And Saul said, “May God do these things to me, and may he add these other things, for you shall surely die, Jonathan!” |
| 45 ܘܐܡܪ ܥܡܐ ܠܫܐܘܠ ܝܘܢܬܢ ܢܡܘܬ ܕܥܒܕ ܦܘܪܩܢܐ ܠܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܚܣ ܚܝ ܗܘ ܡܪܝܐ ܐܠܗܐ ܐܢ ܢܦܠ ܡܢ ܣܥܪܐ ܕܪܝܫܗ ܥܠ ܐܪܥܐ ܡܛܠ ܕܥܡܗ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܦܪܩ ܝܘܡܢܐ ܘܦܨܝܗ ܥܡܐ ܠܝܘܢܬܢ ܘܠܐ ܡܝܬ | 45 And the people said to Saul: “Why should Jonathan have to die, who has accomplished this great salvation in Israel? This is wrong. As the Lord lives, not one hair of his head should fall to the ground. For he has wrought with God this day.” Therefore, the people freed Jonathan, so that he would not die. |
| 46 ܘܗܦܟ ܫܐܘܠ ܡܢ ܒܬܪ ܦܠܫܬ̈ܝܐ ܘܦܠܫ̈ܬܝܐ ܐܙܠܘ ܠܐܬܪܗܘܢ | 46 And Saul withdrew, and he did not pursue the Philistines. And the Philistines went away to their own places. |
| 47 ܘܐܚܕ ܫܐܘܠ ܡܠܟܘܬܐ ܕܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܘܐܬܟܬܫ ܒܚܕܪ̈ܘܗܝ ܘܒܟܠܗܘܢ ܒ̈ܥܠܕܒܒܘܗܝ ܒܡܘܐܒ ܘܒܒ̈ܢܝ ܥܡܘܢ ܘܒܐܕܘܡ ܘܒܡܠܟܘܬܐ ܕܨܘܒܐ ܘܒ̈ܦܠܫܬܝܐ ܘܠܐܝܟܐ ܕܡܬܦܢܐ ܗܘܐ ܙܟܐ ܗܘܐ | 47 And Saul, his kingdom having been confirmed over Israel, was fighting against all his enemies on all sides: against Moab, and the sons of Ammon, and Edom, and the kings of Zobah, and the Philistines. And wherever he turned himself, he was successful. |
| 48 ܘܟܢܫ ܚܝܠܐ ܘܚܪܒ ܠܥܡܠܝܩ ܘܦܨܝ ܠܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܡܢ ܐܝܕܐ ܕܒܙܘ̈ܙܘܗܝ | 48 And gathering together an army, he struck Amalek. And he rescued Israel from the hand of those who would lay waste to them. |
| 49 ܘܗܠܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܒܢ̈ܘܗܝ ܕܫܐܘܠ ܝܘܢܬܢ ܘܝܫܘܝ ܘܡܠܟܝܫܘܥ ܘܐܫܒܫܘܠ ܘܫܡ̈ܗܐ ܕܬܪ̈ܬܝܢ ܒܢ̈ܬܗ ܫܡܗ̇ ܕܩܫܝܫܬܐ ܢܕܒ ܘܫܡܗ̇ ܕܙܥܘܪܬܐ ܡܠܟܠ | 49 Now the sons of Saul were Jonathan, and Ishvi, and Malchishua. And as for the names of his two daughters: the name of the firstborn daughter was Merab, and the name of the younger one was Michal. |
| 50 ܘܫܡܗ̇ ܕܐܢܬܬܗ ܕܫܐܘܠ ܐܚܝܢܥܡ ܒܪܬ ܐܚܝܡܥܨ ܘܫܡ ܪܒ ܚܝܠܗ ܐܒܢܝܪ ܒܪ ܢܝܪ ܕܕܗ ܕܫܐܘܠ | 50 And the name of the wife of Saul was Ahinoam, the daughter of Ahimaaz. And the name of the first ruler of his military was Abner, the son of Ner, the first cousin of Saul. |
| 51 ܘܩܝܫ ܐܒܘܗܝ ܕܫܐܘܠ ܘܢܝܪ ܒܪ ܐܒܝܠ ܐܒܘܗܝ ܕܐܒܢܝܪ | 51 For Kish was the father of Saul, and Ner was the father of Abner, and the son of Abiel. |
| 52 ܘܗܘܐ ܩܪܒܐ ܥܫܝܢܐ ܥܡ ܦܠܫ̈ܬܝܐ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܝܘܡ̈ܬܗ ܕܫܐܘܠ ܘܚܙܐ ܗܘܐ ܫܐܘܠ ܟܠ ܓܒܪܐ ܕܓܢܒܪ ܘܟܠ ܓܒܪܐ ܕܐܝܬ ܒܗ ܚܝܠܐ ܘܟܢܫ ܗܘܐ ܠܗ ܠܘܬܗ | 52 Now there was a powerful war against the Philistines during all the days of Saul. And so, whomever Saul had seen to be a strong man, and fit for battle, he joined him to himself. |
