| 1 ܘܐܬܘ ܙܝ̈ܦܝܐ ܠܘܬ ܫܐܘܠ ܠܓܒܥ ܘܐܡܪܘ ܠܗ ܗܐ ܕܘܝܕ ܡܬܛܫܐ ܒܓܒܥܘܬ ܚܘܝܠܐ ܕܩܕܡ ܐܫܝܡܘܢ | 1 And the Ziphites came unto Saul to Gibeah, saying, Doth not David hide himself in the hill of Hachilah, which is before Jeshimon? |
| 2 ܘܩܡ ܫܐܘܠ ܘܢܚܬ ܠܡܕܒܪܐ ܕܙܝܦ ܘܥܡܗ ܬܠܬܐ ܐ̈ܠܦܝܢ ܓܒܪ̈ܐ ܓܒ̈ܝܐ ܕܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܠܡܒܥܐ ܠܕܘܝܕ ܒܡܕܒܪܐ ܕܙܝܦ | 2 Then Saul arose, and went down to the wilderness of Ziph, having three thousand chosen men of Israel with him, to seek David in the wilderness of Ziph. |
| 3 ܘܫܪܐ ܫܐܘܠ ܒܓܒܥܘܬ ܚܘܝܠܐ ܕܩܕܡ ܐܫܝܡܘܢ ܒܐܘܪܚܐ ܘܕܘܝܕ ܝܬ̇ܒ ܒܡܕܒܪܐ ܘܚܙܐ ܕܐܬܐ ܫܐܘܠ ܒܬܪܗ ܠܡܕܒܪܐ | 3 And Saul pitched in the hill of Hachilah, which is before Jeshimon, by the way. But David abode in the wilderness, and he saw that Saul came after him into the wilderness. |
| 4 ܘܫܕܪ ܕܘܝܕ ܓܫ̈ܘܫܐ ܘܝܕܥ ܕܐܬܐ ܫܐܘܠ ܒܬܪܗ | 4 David therefore sent out spies, and understood that Saul was come in very deed. |
| 5 ܘܩܡ ܕܘܝܕ ܘܐܬܐ ܠܐܬܪܐ ܕܫܪܐ ܬܡܢ ܫܐܘܠ ܘܚܙܐ ܕܘܝܕ ܕܘܟܬܐ ܕܕܡܟ ܬܡܢ ܫܐܘܠ ܘܐܒܢܝܪ ܒܪ ܢܝܪ ܪܒ ܚܝܠܗ ܕܫܐܘܠ ܕܡܟ ܒܫܒܝܠܐ ܘܥܡܐ ܫܪܐ ܚܕܪ̈ܘܗܝ | 5 And David arose, and came to the place where Saul had pitched: and David beheld the place where Saul lay, and Abner the son of Ner, the captain of his host: and Saul lay in the trench, and the people pitched round about him. |
| 6 ܘܥܢܐ ܕܘܝܕ ܘܐܡܪ ܠܐܚܝܡܠܟ ܚܬܝܐ ܘܠܐܒܝܫܝ ܒܪ ܨܘܪܝܐ ܐܚܘܗܝ ܕܝܘܐܒ ܘܐܡܪ ܡ̇ܢ ܢܚܬ ܥܡܝ ܠܘܬ ܫܐܘܠ ܠܡܫܪܝܬܐ ܘܐܡܪ ܐܒܝܫܝ ܐܢܐ ܢܚܬ ܥܡܟ | 6 Then answered David and said to Ahimelech the Hittite, and to Abishai the son of Zeruiah, brother to Joab, saying, Who will go down with me to Saul to the camp? And Abishai said, I will go down with thee. |
| 7 ܘܐܬܐ ܕܘܝܕ ܘܐܒܝܫܝ ܠܘܬ ܥܡܐ ܒܠܠܝܐ ܘܗܐ ܫܐܘܠ ܕܡܟ ܒܫܒܝܠܐ ܘܡܘܪܢܝܬܗ ܣܝܡܐ ܥܠ ܐܪܥܐ ܐ̈ܣܕܘܗܝ ܘܐܒܢܝܪ ܘܥܡܐ ܕܡܟܝܢ ܚܕܪ̈ܘܗܝ | 7 So David and Abishai came to the people by night: and, behold, Saul lay sleeping within the trench, and his spear stuck in the ground at his bolster: but Abner and the people lay round about him. |
| 8 ܘܐܡܪ ܐܒܝܫܝ ܠܕܘܝܕ ܐܫܠܡ ܝܘܡܢܐ ܐܠܗܟ ܒܥܠܕܒܒܟ ܒܐ̈ܝܕܝܟ ܗܫܐ ܐܡܚܝܘܗܝ ܒܡܘܪܢܝܬܐ ܗܕܐ ܕܒܐܪܥܐ ܙܒܢܬܐ ܚܕܐ ܘܠܐ ܐܬܢܝܘܗܝ | 8 Then said Abishai to David, God hath delivered thine enemy into thine hand this day: now therefore let me smite him, I pray thee, with the spear even to the earth at once, and I will not smite him the second time. |
| 9 ܘܐܡܪ ܕܘܝܕ ܠܐܒܝܫܝ ܠܐ ܬܚܒܠ ܡܛܠ ܕܠܝܬ ܕܡܘܫܛ ܐܝܕܗ ܥܠ ܡܫܝܚܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܘܙܟ̇ܐ | 9 And David said to Abishai, Destroy him not: for who can stretch forth his hand against the LORD's anointed, and be guiltless? |
| 10 ܘܐܡܪ ܕܘܝܕ ܚܝ ܗܘ ܡܪܝܐ ܐܠܐ ܐܢ ܡܪܝܐ ܢܡܚܝܘܗܝ ܐܘ ܝܘܡܗ ܢܐܬܐ ܘܢܡܘܬ ܐܘ ܒܩܪܒܐ ܢܒܠܥ ܘܢܡܘܬ | 10 David said furthermore, As the LORD liveth, the LORD shall smite him; or his day shall come to die; or he shall descend into battle, and perish. |
| 11 ܚܣ ܠܝ ܡܢ ܡܪܝܐ ܕܐܘܫܛ ܐܝܕܝ ܒܡܫܝܚܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܗܫܐ ܣܒ ܡܘܪܢܝܬܐ ܕܐܣ̈ܕܘܗܝ ܘܩܘܩܬܐ ܕܡ̈ܝܐ ܘܢܐܙܠ ܠܢ | 11 The LORD forbid that I should stretch forth mine hand against the LORD's anointed: but, I pray thee, take thou now the spear that is at his bolster, and the cruse of water, and let us go. |
| 12 ܘܢܣܒ ܕܘܝܕ ܡܘܪܢܝܬܐ ܘܩܘܩܬܐ ܡܢ ܐ̈ܣܕܘܗܝ ܕܫܐܘܠ ܘܐܙܠܘ ܠܗܘܢ ܘܐܢܫ ܠܐ ܚܙܐ ܘܠܐ ܝܕܥ ܘܠܐ ܐܬܬܥܝܪ ܡܛܠ ܕܟܠܗܘܢ ܕܡܟܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܘܫܢܬܐ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܢܦܠܬ ܥܠܝܗܘܢ | 12 So David took the spear and the cruse of water from Saul's bolster; and they gat them away, and no man saw it, nor knew it, neither awaked: for they were all asleep; because a deep sleep from the LORD was fallen upon them. |
| 13 ܘܥܒܪ ܕܘܝܕ ܡܢ ܠܘܬ ܫܐܘܠ ܘܩܡ ܥܠ ܪܝܫܗ ܕܛܘܪܐ ܡܢ ܪܘܚܩܐ ܣܓܝܐܐ | 13 Then David went over to the other side, and stood on the top of an hill afar off; a great space being between them: |
| 14 ܘܩܪܐ ܕܘܝܕ ܠܡܠܟܐ ܘܠܐܒܢܝܪ ܒܪ ܢܝܪ ܘܐܡܪ ܠܐ ܥܢܐ ܐܢܬ ܐܒܢܝܪ ܘܥܢܐ ܐܒܢܝܪ ܘܐܡܪ ܡ̇ܢ ܐܢܬ ܕܩܪܐ ܐܢܬ ܠܡܠܟܐ | 14 And David cried to the people, and to Abner the son of Ner, saying, Answerest thou not, Abner? Then Abner answered and said, Who art thou that criest to the king? |
| 15 ܘܐܡܪ ܕܘܝܕ ܠܐܒܢܝܪ ܗܐ ܓܢܒܪܐ ܐܢܬ ܘܡܢܘ ܐܟܘܬܟ ܒܟܠܗ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܐܝܟܘ ܠܐ ܢܛܪܬ ܠܡܪܟ ܡܠܟܐ ܕܐܬܐ ܚܕ ܝܘܡܢܐ ܕܢܚܒܠܝܘܗܝ ܠܡܠܟܐ ܡܪܟ | 15 And David said to Abner, Art not thou a valiant man? and who is like to thee in Israel? wherefore then hast thou not kept thy lord the king? for there came one of the people in to destroy the king thy lord. |
| 16 ܠܐ ܫܦܝܪ ܥܒܕܬ ܚܝ ܗܘ ܡܪܝܐ ܕܒܢ̈ܝ ܡܘܬܐ ܐܢܬܘܢ ܕܠܐ ܢܛܪܬܘܢ ܠܡܪܟܘܢ ܠܡܫܝܚܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܗܫܐ ܚܙܝ ܐܝܟܐ ܗܝ ܡܘܪܢܝܬܗ ܕܡܠܟܐ ܘܩܘܩܬܐ ܕܡ̈ܝܐ ܕܐ̈ܣܕܘܗܝ | 16 This thing is not good that thou hast done. As the LORD liveth, ye are worthy to die, because ye have not kept your master, the LORD's anointed. And now see where the king's spear is, and the cruse of water that was at his bolster. |
| 17 ܘܫܡܥ ܫܐܘܠ ܩܠܗ ܕܕܘܝܕ ܘܐܡܪ ܠܗ ܩܠܟ ܗܘ ܗܢܐ ܒܪܝ ܕܘܝܕ ܘܐܡܪ ܩܠܝ ܗܘ ܡܪܝ ܡܠܟܐ | 17 And Saul knew David's voice, and said, Is this thy voice, my son David? And David said, It is my voice, my lord, O king. |
| 18 ܘܐܡܪ ܕܘܝܕ ܠܡܢܐ ܪܕܦ ܐܢܬ ܡܪܝ ܒܬܪ ܥܒܕܟ ܡܢܐ ܥܒܕܬ ܘܡܢܐ ܗܝ ܒܝܫܬܐ ܕܒܐ̈ܝܕܝ | 18 And he said, Wherefore doth my lord thus pursue after his servant? for what have I done? or what evil is in mine hand? |
| 19 ܗܫܐ ܢܫܡܥ ܡܪܝ ܡܠܟܐ ܡ̈ܠܘܗܝ ܕܥܒܕܗ ܐܢ ܡܪܝܐ ܓܪܝܟ ܒܝ ܢܩܪܒ ܩܘܪܒܢܐ ܘܐܢ ܒܢ̈ܝ ܐܢܫܐ ܠܝܛܝܢ ܐܢܘܢ ܩܕܡ ܡܪܝܐ ܡܛܠ ܕܛܪܕܘܢܝ ܕܠܐ ܐܬܛܦܐ ܒܝܪܬܘܬܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܠܡܐܡܪ ܙܠ ܦܠܘܚ ܠܐ̈ܠܗܐ ܐܚܪ̈ܢܐ | 19 Now therefore, I pray thee, let my lord the king hear the words of his servant. If the LORD have stirred thee up against me, let him accept an offering: but if they be the children of men, cursed be they before the LORD; for they have driven me out this day from abiding in the inheritance of the LORD, saying, Go, serve other gods. |
| 20 ܗܫܐ ܠܐ ܢܦܠ ܕܡܝ ܥܠ ܐܪܥܐ ܡܢ ܩܕܡ ܡܪܝܐ ܡܛܠ ܕܢܦܩ ܡܠܟܐ ܕܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܠܡܒܥܐ ܠܦܘܪܬܥܢܐ ܚܕ ܐܝܟ ܕܪܕ̇ܦ ܚܓܠܐ ܒܛܘܪܐ | 20 Now therefore, let not my blood fall to the earth before the face of the LORD: for the king of Israel is come out to seek a flea, as when one doth hunt a partridge in the mountains. |
| 21 ܘܐܡܪ ܫܐܘܠ ܠܕܘܝܕ ܚܛܝܬ ܗܦܘܟ ܒܪܝ ܕܘܝܕ ܡܛܠ ܕܠܐ ܐܒܐܫ ܠܟ ܬܘܒ ܚܠܦ ܕܝܩܪܬ ܢܦܫܝ ܒܥܝܢ̈ܝܟ ܝܘܡܢܐ ܗܐ ܐܣܟܠܬ ܘܚܛܝܬ ܛܒ ܣܓܝ | 21 Then said Saul, I have sinned: return, my son David: for I will no more do thee harm, because my soul was precious in thine eyes this day: behold, I have played the fool, and have erred exceedingly. |
| 22 ܘܥܢܐ ܕܘܝܕ ܘܐܡܪ ܗܐ ܡܘܪܢܝܬܗ ܕܡܠܟܐ ܢܥܒܪ ܚܕ ܡܢ ܥ̈ܠܝܡܐ ܢܣܒܝܗ | 22 And David answered and said, Behold the king's spear! and let one of the young men come over and fetch it. |
| 23 ܘܡܪܝܐ ܢܗܦܟ ܠܓܒܪܐ ܙܕܝܩܘܬܗ ܘܗܝܡܢܘܬܗ ܕܐܫܠܡܟ ܡܪܝܐ ܝܘܡܢܐ ܒܐ̈ܝܕܝ ܘܠܐ ܨܒܝܬ ܠܡܘܫܛܘ ܐܝܕܝ ܒܡܫܝܚܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ | 23 The LORD render to every man his righteousness and his faithfulness: for the LORD delivered thee into my hand to day, but I would not stretch forth mine hand against the LORD's anointed. |
| 24 ܐܝܟ ܕܝܪܒܬ ܢܦܫܟ ܝܘܡܢܐ ܒܥܝܢ̈ܝ ܗܟܢܐ ܬܐܪܒ ܢܦܫܝ ܒܥܝܢ̈ܝ ܡܪܝܐ | 24 And, behold, as thy life was much set by this day in mine eyes, so let my life be much set by in the eyes of the LORD, and let him deliver me out of all tribulation. |
| 25 ܘܐܡܪ ܫܐܘܠ ܠܕܘܝܕ ܒܪܝܟ ܐܢܬ ܒܪܝ ܐܦ ܡܥܒܕ ܥܒܕܬ ܐܦ ܡܙܟܐ ܙܟܝܬ ܘܐܙܠ ܕܘܝܕ ܠܐܘܪܚܗ ܘܐܦ ܫܐܘܠ ܗܦܟ ܠܒܝܬܗ | 25 Then Saul said to David, Blessed be thou, my son David: thou shalt both do great things, and also shalt still prevail. So David went on his way, and Saul returned to his place. |
