1
And
David fled from
Naioth in
Ramah, and
came and
said before Jonathan, What have I
done? what is mine
iniquity? and what is my
sin before thy
father, that he
seeketh my
life?
r,ma{Y;w a{b'Y;w h'm'r'B twiw{Nim diw'D x;r.biY;w ? yita'J;x -h,m.W yin{w][ -h,m yityif'[ h,m !'t'nw{h.y yen.pil ? yiv.p;n -t,a veQ;b.m yiK '$yib'a yen.pil
2
And he
said unto him, God
forbid; thou shalt not
die: behold, my
father will
do nothing either
great or
small, but that he will
shew* it me: and why should my
father hide this
thing from me? it is not so.
yib'a w{l heNih t.Wm't a{l h'lyil'x w{l r,ma{Y;w ? yin.z'a -t,a h,l.gIy a{l.w !{j'q r'b'D w{a lw{d'G r'b'D ? h,Z;h r'b'D;h -t,a yiN,Mim yib'a ryiT.s;y ;[.WD;m.W ? ta{z !yea
3
And
David sware moreover, and
said, Thy
father certainly knoweth that I have
found grace in thine
eyes; and he
saith, Let not
Jonathan know this, lest he be
grieved: but
truly as the
LORD liveth, and as thy
soul liveth, there is but a
step between me and
death.
'$yib'a [;d'y ;[{d'y r,ma{Y;w diw'D dw{[ [;b'ViY;w ? ta{z -[;dey -l;a r,ma{Y;w '$y,nye[.B !ex yita'c'm -yiK ? h'wh.y -y;x ~'l.Wa.w bec'[ey -n,P !'t'nw{h.y ? t,w'M;h !yeb.W yinyeB [;f,p.k yiK '$,v.p;n yex.w
4
Then
said Jonathan unto
David, Whatsoever thy
soul desireth, I will even
do it for thee.
'$.v.p;n r;ma{T -h;m diw'D -l,a !'t'nw{h.y r,ma{Y;w ? .$'L -h,f/[,a.w
5
And
David said unto
Jonathan, Behold, to
morrow is the new
moon, and I should not
fail to
sit with the
king at
meat: but let me
go, that I may
hide myself in the
field unto the
third day at
even.
r'x'm v,d{x -heNih !'t'nw{h.y -l,a diw'D r,ma{Y;w ? yin;T.x;Liv.w lw{k/a,l .$,l,M;h -mi[ bevea -b{v'y yik{n'a.w ? tyivil.V;h b,r,['h d;[ h,d'F;b yiT.r;T.sin.w
6
If thy
father at
all miss me, then
say,
David earnestly asked leave of me that he might
run to
Bethlehem his
city: for there is a
yearly sacrifice there for all the
family.
l{a.vin 'T.r;m'a.w '$yib'a yined.q.pIy d{q'P -mia ? w{ryi[ ~,x,l -tyeB #.Wr'l diw'd yiN,Mim l;a.vin ? h'x'P.viM;h -l'k.l ~'v ~yim'Y;h x;b,z yiK
7
If he
say thus, It is
well; thy
servant shall have
peace: but if he be
very wroth, then be
sure that
evil is
determined by him.
h{r'x -mia.w '$,D.b;[.l ~w{l'v bw{j r;ma{y h{K -mia ? w{Mi[em h'['r'h h't.l'k -yiK [;D w{l h,r/x,y
8
Therefore thou shalt
deal kindly with thy
servant; for thou hast
brought thy
servant into a
covenant of the
LORD with thee: notwithstanding, if there
be in me
iniquity, slay me thyself; for why shouldest thou
bring me to thy
father?
h'wh.y tyir.biB yiK '$,D.b;[ -l;[ d,s,x 'tyif'[.w ? !{w'[ yiB -v,y -mia.w .$'Mi[ '$.D.b;[ -t,a 'taebeh ? yineayib.t h,Z -h'M'l '$yib'a -d;[.w h'T;a yinetyim]h
9
And
Jonathan said, Far be it from
thee: for if I
knew certainly that
evil were
determined by my
father to
come upon thee, then would not I
tell it thee?
;[{d'y -mia yiK .$'L h'lyil'x !'t'nw{h.y r,ma{Y;w ? aw{b'l yib'a ~i[em h'['r'h h't.l'k -yiK [;dea ? .$'l dyiG;a H't{a a{l.w '$y,l'[
10
Then
said David to
Jonathan, Who shall
tell me? or what if thy
father answer thee
roughly?
yil dyiG;y yim !'t'nw{h.y -l,a diw'D r,ma{Y;w ? h'v'q '$yib'a '$.n;[;Y -h;m w{a
11
And
Jonathan said unto
David, Come, and let us go
out into the
field. And they went
out both of them into the
field.
h,d'F;h aecen.w h'k.l diw'D -l,a !'t'nw{h.y r,ma{Y;w ? h,d'F;h ~,hyen.v .Wa.ceY;w
12
And
Jonathan said unto
David, O
LORD God of
Israel, when I have
sounded my
father about to
morrow any
time, or the
third day, and, behold, if there be
good toward
David, and I then
send not unto thee, and
shew* it thee;
yeh{l/a h'wh.y diw'D -l,a !'t'nw{h.y r,ma{Y;w ? r'x'm te['K yib'a -t,a r{q.x,a -yiK lea'r.fIy ? z'a -a{l.w diw'D -l,a bw{j -heNih.w tyivil.V;h ? '$,n.z'a -t,a yityil'g.w '$y,lea x;l.v,a
13
The
LORD do so and much
more to
Jonathan: but if it
please my
father to do thee
evil, then I will
shew* it thee, and send thee
away, that thou mayest
go in
peace: and the
LORD be with thee, as he hath been with my
father.
@yis{y h{k.w !'t'nw{hyil h'wh.y h,f][;y -h{K ? '$y,l'[ h'['r'h -t,a yib'a -l,a bijyey -yiK ? ~w{l'v.l 'T.k;l'h.w '$yiT.x;Liv.w '$,n.z'a -t,a yityil'g.w ? yib'a -mi[ h'y'h r,v]a;K .$'Mi[ h'wh.y yihyiw
14
And thou shalt not only while
yet I
live shew me the
kindness of the
LORD, that I
die not:
yid'Mi[ h,f][;t -a{l.w y'x yiN,dw{[ -mia a{l.w ? t.Wm'a a{l.w h'wh.y d,s,x
15
But also thou shalt not cut
off thy
kindness from my
house for ever: no, not when the
LORD hath cut
off the
enemies of
David every
one from the
face of the
earth.
~'lw{[ -d;[ yityeB ~i[em '$.D.s;x -t,a tir.k;t -a{l.w ? vyia diw'd yeb.y{a -t,a h'wh.y tir.k;h.B a{l.w ? h'm'd]a'h yen.P l;[em
16
So
Jonathan made a covenant with the
house of
David, saying, Let the
LORD even
require it at the
hand of
David's enemies.
h'wh.y veQib.W diw'D tyeB -mi[ !'t'nw{h.y t{r.kiY;w ? diw'd yeb.y{a d;Yim
17
And
Jonathan caused
David to
swear again, because he
loved him: for he
loved him as he
loved his own
soul.
w{t'b]h;a.B diw'D -t,a ;[yiB.v;h.l !'t'nw{h.y @,sw{Y;w ? w{beh]a w{v.p;n t;b]h;a -yiK w{t{a
18
Then
Jonathan said to
David, To
morrow is the new
moon: and thou shalt be
missed, because thy
seat will be
empty.
'T.d;q.pin.w v,d{x r'x'm !'t'nw{h.y w{l -r,ma{Y;w ? '$,b'vw{m deq'PIy yiK
19
And when thou hast stayed three
days, then thou shalt go
down quickly, and
come to the
place where thou didst
hide thyself
when the
business was in hand, and shalt
remain by the
stone Ezel.
'T.r;T.sin -r,v]a ~w{q'M;h -l,a 'ta'b.W d{a.m dereT 'T.v;Liv.w ? l,z'a'h !,b,a'h l,cea 'T.b;v'y.w h,f][;M;h ~w{y.B ~'V
20
And I will
shoot three arrows on the
side thereof, as though I
shot at a
mark.
yil -x;L;v.l h,rw{a h'Dic ~yiCix;h t,v{l.v yin]a;w ? h'r'J;m.l
21
And, behold, I will
send a
lad, saying,
Go, find
out the
arrows. If I
expressly say unto the
lad, Behold, the
arrows are on this side of thee,
take them; then
come thou: for there is
peace to thee, and no
hurt; as the
LORD liveth.
~yiCix;h -t,a a'c.m .$el r;[;N;h -t,a x;l.v,a heNih.w ? '$.Mim ~yiCix;h heNih r;[;N;l r;m{a r{m'a -mia ? !yea.w '$.l ~w{l'v -yiK h'a{b'w .WN,x'q h'Neh'w ? h'wh.y -y;x r'b'D
22
But if I
say thus unto the young
man, Behold, the
arrows are
beyond thee; go thy
way: for the
LORD hath sent thee
away.
'$.Mim ~yiCix;h heNih ~,l,['l r;m{a h{K -mia.w ? h'wh.y '$]x;Liv yiK .$el h'a.l'h'w
23
And as touching the
matter which thou and I have
spoken of, behold, the
LORD be between thee and me
for ever.
h'wh.y heNih h'T'a'w yin]a .Wn.r;BiD r,v]a r'b'D;h.w ? ~'lw{[ -d;[ '$.nyeb.W yinyeB
24
So
David hid himself in the
field: and when the new
moon was come, the
king sat him
down to
eat meat.
.$,l,M;h b,veY;w v,d{x;h yih.y;w h,d'F;B diw'D ret'SiY;w ? lw{k/a,l l;[
25
And the
king sat upon his
seat, as at other
times, even upon a
seat by the
wall: and
Jonathan arose, and
Abner sat by
Saul's side, and
David's place was
empty.
b;vw{m -l,a ~;[;p.B ~;[;p.K w{b'vw{m -l;[ .$,l,M;h b,veY;w ? d;Cim ren.b;a b,veY;w !'t'nw{h.y ~'q'Y;w ryiQ;h ? diw'D ~w{q.m deq'PiY;w l.Wa'v
26
Nevertheless
Saul spake not any
thing that
day: for he
thought, Something hath
befallen him, he is
not clean; surely he is not
clean.
yiK a.Wh;h ~w{Y;B h'm.Wa.m l.Wa'v r,Bid -a{l.w ? a{l -yiK a.Wh rw{h'j yiT.liB a.Wh h,r.qim r;m'a ? rw{h'j
27
And it came to pass on the
morrow, which was the
second day of the
month, that
David's place was
empty: and
Saul said unto
Jonathan his
son, Wherefore
cometh not the
son of
Jesse to
meat, neither
yesterday, nor to
day?
~w{q.m deq'PiY;w yineV;h v,d{x;h t;r\x'Mim yih.y;w ? ;[.WD;m w{n.B !'t'nw{h.y -l,a l.Wa'v r,ma{Y;w diw'D ? ~w{Y;h -m;G lw{m.T -m;G y;vIy -n,b a'b -a{l ? ~,x'L;h -l,a
28
And
Jonathan answered Saul, David earnestly asked leave of
me to go to
Bethlehem:
l;a.vin l{a.vin l.Wa'v -t,a !'t'nw{h.y !;[;Y;w ? ~,x'l tyeB -d;[ yid'Mi[em diw'D
29
And he
said, Let me
go, I pray thee; for our
family hath a
sacrifice in the
city; and my
brother, he hath
commanded me to be there: and now, if I have
found favour in thine
eyes, let me get
away, I pray thee, and
see my
brethren. Therefore he
cometh not unto the
king's table.
.Wn'l h'x'P.vim x;b,z yiK a'n yinex.L;v r,ma{Y;w ? yita'c'm -mia h'T;[.w yix'a yil -h\Wic a.Wh.w ryi['B ? y'x,a -t,a h,a.r,a.w a'N h'j.l'Mia '$y,nye[.B !ex ? .$,l,M;h !;x.lUv -l,a a'b -a{l !eK -l;[
30
Then
Saul's anger was
kindled against
Jonathan, and he
said unto him, Thou
son of the
perverse rebellious woman, do not I
know that thou hast
chosen the
son of
Jesse to thine own
confusion, and unto the
confusion of thy
mother's nakedness?
w{l r,ma{Y;w !'t'nw{hyiB l.Wa'v @;a -r;xiY;w ? rex{b -yiK yiT.[;d'y aw{l]h t.WD.r;M;h t;w][;n -n,B ? '$,Mia t;w.r,[ t,v{b.l.W '$.T.v'b.l y;vIy -n,b.l h'T;a
31
For as long
as the
son of
Jesse liveth upon the
ground, thou shalt not be
established, nor thy
kingdom. Wherefore now
send and
fetch him unto me, for he shall surely
die*.
h'm'd]a'h -l;[ y;x y;vIy -n,B r,v]a ~yim'Y;h -l'k yiK ? x;q.w x;l.v h'T;[.w '$,t.Wk.l;m.W h'T;a !w{Kit a{l ? a.Wh t,w'm -n,b yiK y;lea w{t{a
32
And
Jonathan answered Saul his
father, and
said unto him, Wherefore shall he be
slain? what hath he
done?
r,ma{Y;w wyib'a l.Wa'v -t,a !'t'nw{h.y !;[;Y;w ? h'f'[ h,m t;m.Wy h'M'l wy'lea
33
And
Saul cast a
javelin at him to
smite him: whereby
Jonathan knew that it was
determined of his
father to
slay David.
w{t{K;h.l wy'l'[ tyin]x;h -t,a l.Wa'v l,j'Y;w ? wyib'a ~i[em ayih h'l'k -yiK !'t'nw{h.y [;deY;w ? diw'D -t,a tyim'h.l
34
So
Jonathan arose from the
table in
fierce anger, and did
eat no
meat the
second day of the
month: for he was
grieved for
David, because his
father had done him
shame.
@'a -yir\x'B !'x.lUV;h ~i[em !'t'nw{h.y ~'q'Y;w ? yiK ~,x,l yineV;h v,d{x;h -mw{y.B l;k'a -a{l.w ? wyib'a w{mil.kih yiK diw'D -l,a b;c.[,n
35
And it came to pass in the
morning, that
Jonathan went
out into the
field at the time
appointed with
David, and a
little lad with him.
de[w{m.l h,d'F;h !'t'nw{h.y aeceY;w r,q{B;b yih.y;w ? w{Mi[ !{j'q r;[;n.w diw'D
36
And he
said unto his
lad, Run, find
out now the
arrows which I
shoot. And as the
lad ran, he
shot an
arrow beyond him.
~yiCix;h -t,a a'n a'c.m #Ur w{r][;n.l r,ma{Y;w ? h'r'y -a.Wh.w #'r r;[;N;h h,rw{m yik{n'a r,v]a ? w{rib][;h.l yicex;h
37
And when the
lad was
come to the
place of the
arrow which
Jonathan had
shot,
Jonathan cried after the
lad, and
said, Is not the
arrow beyond thee?
h'r'y r,v]a yicex;h ~w{q.m -d;[ r;[;N;h a{b'Y;w ? r,ma{Y;w r;[;N;h yer]x;a !'t'nw{h.y a'r.qiY;w !'t'nw{h.y ? h'a.l'h'w '$.Mim yicex;h aw{l]h
38
And
Jonathan cried after the
lad, Make
speed, haste,
stay not. And
Jonathan's lad gathered
up the
arrows*, and
came to his
master.
h'v.Wx h'reh.m r;[;N;h yer]x;a !'t'nw{h.y a'r.qiY;w ? yicex;h -t,a !'t'nw{h.y r;[;n jeQ;l.y;w d{m][;T -l;a ? wy'n{d]a -l,a a{b'Y;w
39
But the
lad knew not any
thing: only
Jonathan and
David knew the
matter.
diw'd.w !'t'nw{h.y .$;a h'm.Wa.m [;d'y -a{l r;[;N;h.w ? r'b'D;h -t,a .W[.d'y
40
And
Jonathan gave his
artillery unto his
lad, and
said unto him,
Go,
carry them to the
city.
w{l -r,v]a r;[;N;h -l,a wy'leK -t,a !'t'nw{h.y !eTiY;w ? ryi['h ayeb'h .$el w{l r,ma{Y;w
41
And as soon as the
lad was
gone,
David arose out of a place
toward the
south, and
fell on his
face to the
ground, and
bowed himself
three times: and they
kissed one another, and
wept one with
another, until
David exceeded.
l{PiY;w b,g,N;h l,ceaem ~'q diw'd.w a'B r;[;N;h ? .Wq.ViY;w ~yim'[.P v{l'v .Wx;T.viY;w h'c.r;a wy'P;a.l ? .Whe[er -t,a vyia .WK.biY;w .Whe[er -t,a vyia ? lyiD.gih diw'D -d;[
42
And
Jonathan said to
David, Go in
peace, forasmuch as we have
sworn both of us in the
name of the
LORD, saying, The
LORD be between me and thee, and between my
seed and thy
seed for ever. And he
arose and
departed: and
Jonathan went into the
city.
r,v]a ~w{l'v.l .$el diw'd.l !'t'nw{h.y r,ma{Y;w ? r{mael h'wh.y ~ev.B .Wn.x;n]a .Wnyen.v .Wn.[;B.vin ? yi[.r;z !yeb.W '$,nyeb.W yinyeB h,y.hIy h'wh.y ? !'t'nw{hyiw .$;leY;w ~'q'Y;w ~'lw{[ -d;[ '$][.r;z !yeb.W ? ryi['h a'B