Shmuel I 20:18-20:42
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| כ:יח וַיֹּאמֶר-לוֹ יְהוֹנָתָן, מָחָר חֹדֶשׁ; וְנִפְקַדְתָּ, כִּי יִפָּקֵד מוֹשָׁבֶךָ. | 20:18 And Jonathan said unto him: 'To-morrow is the new moon; and thou wilt be missed, thy seat will be empty. |
| יט וְשִׁלַּשְׁתָּ, תֵּרֵד מְאֹד, וּבָאתָ אֶל-הַמָּקוֹם, אֲשֶׁר-נִסְתַּרְתָּ שָּׁם בְּיוֹם הַמַּעֲשֶׂה; וְיָשַׁבְתָּ, אֵצֶל הָאֶבֶן הָאָזֶל. | 19 And in the third day thou shalt hide thyself well, and come to the place where thou didst hide thyself in the day of work, and shalt remain by the stone Ezel. |
| כ וַאֲנִי, שְׁלֹשֶׁת הַחִצִּים צִדָּה אוֹרֶה, לְשַׁלַּח-לִי, לְמַטָּרָה. | 20 And I will shoot three arrows to the side-ward, as though I shot at a mark. |
| כא וְהִנֵּה אֶשְׁלַח אֶת-הַנַּעַר, לֵךְ מְצָא אֶת-הַחִצִּים: אִם-אָמֹר אֹמַר לַנַּעַר הִנֵּה הַחִצִּים מִמְּךָ וָהֵנָּה, קָחֶנּוּ וָבֹאָה כִּי-שָׁלוֹם לְךָ וְאֵין דָּבָר--חַי-יקוק. | 21 And, behold, I will send the lad: Go, find the arrows. If I say unto the lad: Behold, the arrows are on this side of thee; take them, and come; for there is peace to thee and no hurt, as the LORD liveth. |
| כב וְאִם-כֹּה אֹמַר לָעֶלֶם, הִנֵּה הַחִצִּים מִמְּךָ וָהָלְאָה--לֵךְ, כִּי שִׁלַּחֲךָ יקוק. | 22 But if I say thus unto the boy: Behold, the arrows are beyond thee; go thy way; for the LORD hath sent thee away. |
| כג וְהַדָּבָר--אֲשֶׁר דִּבַּרְנוּ, אֲנִי וָאָתָּה: הִנֵּה יקוק בֵּינִי וּבֵינְךָ, עַד-עוֹלָם. | 23 And as touching the matter which I and thou have spoken of, behold, the LORD is between me and thee for ever.' |
| כד וַיִּסָּתֵר דָּוִד, בַּשָּׂדֶה; וַיְהִי הַחֹדֶשׁ, וַיֵּשֶׁב הַמֶּלֶךְ על- (אֶל-) הַלֶּחֶם לֶאֱכוֹל. | 24 So David hid himself in the field; and when the new moon was come, the king sat him down to the meal to eat. |
| כה וַיֵּשֶׁב הַמֶּלֶךְ עַל-מוֹשָׁבוֹ כְּפַעַם בְּפַעַם, אֶל-מוֹשַׁב הַקִּיר, וַיָּקָם יְהוֹנָתָן, וַיֵּשֶׁב אַבְנֵר מִצַּד שָׁאוּל; וַיִּפָּקֵד, מְקוֹם דָּוִד. | 25 And the king sat upon his seat, as at other times, even upon the seat by the wall; and Jonathan stood up, and Abner sat by Saul's side; but David's place was empty. |
| כו וְלֹא-דִבֶּר שָׁאוּל מְאוּמָה, בַּיּוֹם הַהוּא: כִּי אָמַר מִקְרֶה הוּא, בִּלְתִּי טָהוֹר הוּא כִּי-לֹא טָהוֹר. | 26 Nevertheless Saul spoke not any thing that day; for he thought: 'Something hath befallen him, he is unclean; surely he is not clean.' |
כז וַיְהִי, מִמָּחֳרַת הַחֹדֶשׁ הַשֵּׁנִי, וַיִּפָּקֵד, מְקוֹם דָּוִד;
וַיֹּאמֶר שָׁאוּל, אֶל-יְהוֹנָתָן בְּנוֹ, מַדּוּעַ לֹא-בָא בֶן-יִשַׁי גַּם-תְּמוֹל גַּם-הַיּוֹם, אֶל-הַלָּחֶם. | 27 And it came to pass on the morrow after the new moon, which was the second day, that David's place was empty;
and Saul said unto Jonathan his son: 'Wherefore cometh not the son of Jesse to the meal, neither yesterday, nor to-day?' |
| כח וַיַּעַן יְהוֹנָתָן, אֶת-שָׁאוּל: נִשְׁאֹל נִשְׁאַל דָּוִד מֵעִמָּדִי, עַד-בֵּית לָחֶם. | 28 And Jonathan answered Saul: 'David earnestly asked leave of me to go to Beth-lehem; |
| כט 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. | 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; and now, if I have found favour in thine eyes, let me get away, I pray thee, and see my brethren. Therefore he is not come unto the king's table.' |
| ל וַיִּחַר-אַף שָׁאוּל, בִּיהוֹנָתָן, וַיֹּאמֶר לוֹ, בֶּן-נַעֲוַת הַמַּרְדּוּת: הֲלוֹא יָדַעְתִּי, כִּי-בֹחֵר אַתָּה לְבֶן-יִשַׁי, לְבָשְׁתְּךָ, וּלְבֹשֶׁת עֶרְוַת אִמֶּךָ. | 30 Then Saul's anger was kindled against Jonathan, and he said unto him: 'Thou son of perverse rebellion, do not I know that thou hast chosen the son of Jesse to thine own shame, and unto the shame of thy mother's nakedness? |
| לא כִּי כָל-הַיָּמִים, אֲשֶׁר בֶּן-יִשַׁי חַי עַל-הָאֲדָמָה, לֹא תִכּוֹן, אַתָּה וּמַלְכוּתֶךָ; וְעַתָּה, שְׁלַח וְקַח אֹתוֹ אֵלַי--כִּי בֶן-מָוֶת, הוּא. | 31 For as long as the son of Jesse liveth upon the earth, thou shalt not be established, nor thy kingdom. Wherefore now send and fetch him unto me, for he deserveth to die.' |
| לב וַיַּעַן, יְהוֹנָתָן, אֶת-שָׁאוּל, אָבִיו; וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלָיו לָמָּה יוּמַת, מֶה עָשָׂה. | 32 And Jonathan answered Saul his father, and said unto him: 'Wherefore should he be put to death? what hath he done?' |
| לג וַיָּטֶל שָׁאוּל אֶת-הַחֲנִית עָלָיו, לְהַכֹּתוֹ; וַיֵּדַע, יְהוֹנָתָן, כִּי-כָלָה הִיא מֵעִם אָבִיו, לְהָמִית אֶת-דָּוִד. | 33 And Saul cast his spear at him to smite him; whereby Jonathan knew that it was determined of his father to put David to death. |
| לד וַיָּקָם יְהוֹנָתָן מֵעִם הַשֻּׁלְחָן, בָּחֳרִי-אָף; וְלֹא-אָכַל בְּיוֹם-הַחֹדֶשׁ הַשֵּׁנִי, לֶחֶם--כִּי נֶעְצַב אֶל-דָּוִד, כִּי הִכְלִמוֹ אָבִיו. | 34 So Jonathan arose from the table in fierce anger, and did eat no food the second day of the month; for he was grieved for David, and because his father had put him to shame. |
| לה וַיְהִי בַבֹּקֶר, וַיֵּצֵא יְהוֹנָתָן הַשָּׂדֶה לְמוֹעֵד דָּוִד; וְנַעַר קָטֹן, עִמּוֹ. | 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. |
| לו וַיֹּאמֶר לְנַעֲרוֹ--רֻץ מְצָא נָא אֶת-הַחִצִּים, אֲשֶׁר אָנֹכִי מוֹרֶה; הַנַּעַר רָץ, וְהוּא-יָרָה הַחֵצִי לְהַעֲבִרוֹ. | 36 And he said unto his lad: 'Run, find now the arrows which I shoot.' And as the lad ran, he shot an arrow beyond him. |
| לז וַיָּבֹא הַנַּעַר עַד-מְקוֹם הַחֵצִי, אֲשֶׁר יָרָה יְהוֹנָתָן; וַיִּקְרָא יְהוֹנָתָן אַחֲרֵי הַנַּעַר, וַיֹּאמֶר, הֲלוֹא הַחֵצִי, מִמְּךָ וָהָלְאָה. | 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?' |
| לח וַיִּקְרָא יְהוֹנָתָן אַחֲרֵי הַנַּעַר, מְהֵרָה חוּשָׁה אַל-תַּעֲמֹד; וַיְלַקֵּט נַעַר יְהוֹנָתָן, אֶת-החצי (הַחִצִּים), וַיָּבֹא, אֶל-א-דניו. | 38 And Jonathan cried after the lad: 'Make speed, hasten, stay not.' And Jonathan's lad gathered up the arrows, and came to his master. |
| לט וְהַנַּעַר, לֹא-יָדַע מְאוּמָה; אַךְ יְהוֹנָתָן וְדָוִד, יָדְעוּ אֶת-הַדָּבָר. | 39 But the lad knew not any thing; only Jonathan and David knew the matter. |
| מ וַיִּתֵּן יְהוֹנָתָן אֶת-כֵּלָיו, אֶל-הַנַּעַר אֲשֶׁר-לוֹ; וַיֹּאמֶר לוֹ, לֵךְ הָבֵיא הָעִיר. | 40 And Jonathan gave his weapons unto his lad, and said unto him: 'Go, carry them to the city.' |
| מא הַנַּעַר, בָּא, וְדָוִד קָם מֵאֵצֶל הַנֶּגֶב, וַיִּפֹּל לְאַפָּיו אַרְצָה וַיִּשְׁתַּחוּ שָׁלֹשׁ פְּעָמִים; וַיִּשְּׁקוּ אִישׁ אֶת-רֵעֵהוּ, וַיִּבְכּוּ אִישׁ אֶת-רֵעֵהוּ, עַד-דָּוִד, הִגְדִּיל. | 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 down three times; and they kissed one another, and wept one with another, until David exceeded. |
| מב וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוֹנָתָן לְדָוִד, לֵךְ לְשָׁלוֹם: אֲשֶׁר נִשְׁבַּעְנוּ שְׁנֵינוּ אֲנַחְנוּ, בְּשֵׁם יקוק לֵאמֹר, יקוק יִהְיֶה בֵּינִי וּבֵינֶךָ וּבֵין זַרְעִי וּבֵין זַרְעֲךָ, עַד-עוֹלָם. | 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 shall be between me and thee, and between my seed and thy seed, for ever.' |
