1 Samuel 26 - The Scriptures 1998

¹ And the Ziphites came to Sha’ul at Giḇ

² And Sha’ul rose up and went down to the Wilderness of Ziph, and with him three thousand chosen men of Yisra’ĕ

³ And Sha’ul encamped in the hill of Ḥ

⁴ And Dawiḏ

⁵ And Dawiḏ

⁶ And Dawiḏ

⁷ And Dawiḏ

⁸ And Aḇ

⁹ But Dawiḏ

¹⁰ Dawiḏ

¹¹ far be it from me, by יהוה, that I stretch out my hand against the anointed of יהוה. And now, please take the spear and the jug of water that are by his head, and let us go.”

¹² So Dawiḏ

¹³ And Dawiḏ

¹⁴ And Dawiḏ

¹⁵ And Dawiḏ

¹⁶ “What you have done is not good. As יהוה  lives, you are worthy to die, because you have not guarded your master, the anointed of יהוה. And now see where the sovereign’s spear is, and the jug of water that was by his head.”

¹⁷ And Sha’ul recognised Dawiḏ

¹⁸ And he said, “Why is this that my master is pursuing his servant? For what have I done, or what evil is in my hand?

¹⁹ “And now, please, let my master the sovereign hear the words of his servant: If יהוה  has moved you against me, let Him accept an offering. But if it is the children of men, then they are cursed before יהוה, for they have driven me out today that I should not join myself to the inheritance of יהוה, saying, ‘Go, serve other mighty ones.’

²⁰ “And now, do not let my blood fall to the earth before the face of יהוה. For the sovereign of Yisra’ĕ

²¹ And Sha’ul said, “I have sinned. Come back, my son Dawiḏ

²² And Dawiḏ

²³ “And let יהוה  reward every man for his righteousness and his trustworthiness, for this day יהוה  gave you into my hand, but I would not stretch out my hand against the anointed of יהוה.

²⁴ “And see, as your life has been valued in my eyes today, so let my life be valued in the eyes of יהוה, and let Him deliver me out of all distress.”

²⁵ And Sha’ul said to Dawiḏ