1 Samuel 24
1 and to be like/as as which to return: return Saul from after Philistine and to tell to/for him to/for to say behold David in/on/with wilderness Engedi Engedi
When Saul returned from chasing the Philistines, it was reported to him, “David is in the Desert of En-gedi.”
2 and to take: take Saul three thousand man to choose from all Israel and to go: went to/for to seek [obj] David and human his upon face: before Rocks (of Goats) [the] Wildgoats'
So Saul took three thousand specially-picked men from all Israel and went searching for David and his men in the area around Wild Goats' Rocks.
3 and to come (in): come to(wards) wall [the] flock upon [the] way: road and there cave and to come (in): come Saul to/for to cover [obj] foot his and David and human his in/on/with flank [the] cave to dwell
As Saul passed the sheep pens on the way, there was a cave, and he went in to relieve himself. David and his men were hiding deep inside the cave.
4 and to say human David to(wards) him behold [the] day which to say LORD to(wards) you behold I to give: give [obj] (enemy your *QK) in/on/with hand: power your and to make: do to/for him like/as as which be good in/on/with eye: appearance your and to arise: rise David and to cut: eliminate [obj] wing [the] robe which to/for Saul in/on/with secrecy
David's men said to him, “Today's the day the Lord promised you when he told you, ‘Listen, I'm going to hand over your enemy to you, so you can do to him whatever you want.’” Then David crept up quietly and cut a piece from the edge of Saul's robe.
5 and to be after so and to smite heart David [obj] him upon which to cut: eliminate [obj] wing which to/for Saul
But afterwards David felt really bad because he'd cut off a piece of Saul's robe.
6 and to say to/for human his forbid to/for me from LORD if: surely no to make: do [obj] [the] word: thing [the] this to/for lord my to/for anointed LORD to/for to send: reach hand my in/on/with him for anointed LORD he/she/it
He told his men, “May the Lord prevent me from doing anything like this to my master, the Lord's anointed one. I will never attack him, for he is the Lord's anointed one.”
7 and to cleave David [obj] human his in/on/with word and not to give: allow them to/for to arise: attack to(wards) Saul and Saul to arise: rise from [the] cave and to go: went in/on/with way: journey
He reprimanded his men and didn't allow them to attack Saul. Saul stood up and went on his way.
8 and to arise: rise David after so and to come out: come (from from [the] cave *QK) and to call: call out after Saul to/for to say lord my [the] king and to look Saul after him and to bow David face land: soil [to] and to bow
A little later David came out of the cave and shouted, “My master the king!” When Saul looked around, David bowed down with his face to the ground.
9 and to say David to/for Saul to/for what? to hear: hear [obj] word man to/for to say behold David to seek distress: harm your
“Why do you pay attention to people who say, ‘Watch out, David wants to harm you’?” David asked.
10 behold [the] day: today [the] this to see: see eye your [obj] which to give: give you LORD [the] day: today in/on/with hand my in/on/with cave and to say to/for to kill you and to pity upon you and to say not to send: reach hand my in/on/with lord my for anointed LORD he/she/it
“Just look! You've seen with your own eyes today that the Lord handed you over to me in the cave. Some urged me to kill you, but I showed you compassion, and said, ‘I refuse to attack my master, for he is the Lord's anointed one.’
11 and father my to see: behold! also to see: behold! [obj] wing robe your in/on/with hand: power my for in/on/with to cut: cut I [obj] wing robe your and not to kill you to know and to see: behold! for nothing in/on/with hand my distress: evil and transgression and not to sin to/for you and you(m. s.) to ambush [obj] soul: life my to/for to take: take her
Take a look, my father! You see this piece of your robe I'm holding. Yes, I did I cut it off, but I didn't kill you. Now you can see for yourself and you can be sure that I have done nothing evil or rebellious. I have not sinned against you, but you are hunting me down, trying to kill me.
12 to judge LORD between me and between you and to avenge me LORD from you and hand my not to be in/on/with you
May the Lord decide between you and me as to who of us is right, and may the Lord punish you, but I myself will never try to harm you.
13 like/as as which to say proverb [the] eastern: older from wicked to come out: come wickedness and hand my not to be in/on/with you
As the old saying goes, ‘From the wicked comes wickedness,’ but I myself will never try to harm you.
14 after who? to come out: come king Israel after who? you(m. s.) to pursue after dog to die after flea one
Who is the king of Israel coming after? Who are you chasing? A dead dog! Just a flea!
15 and to be LORD to/for judge and to judge between me and between you and to see: see and to contend [obj] strife my and to judge me from hand: power your
May the Lord decide and choose between you and me. May he pay attention to my case and support it; may he save me from you.”
16 and to be like/as to end: finish David to/for to speak: speak [obj] [the] word [the] these to(wards) Saul and to say Saul voice your this son: child my David and to lift: loud Saul voice his and to weep
After David finished saying this, Saul asked, “Is that you speaking, David my son?” and he wept out loud.
17 and to say to(wards) David righteous you(m. s.) from me for you(m. s.) to wean me [the] welfare and I to wean you [the] distress: evil
He told David, “You are a better person than I am, because you have repaid me with good, but I have repaid you with evil.
18 (and you(m. s.) *QK) to tell [the] day: today [obj] which to make: do with me welfare [obj] which to shut me LORD in/on/with hand your and not to kill me
Today you have demonstrated how well you have treated me—for when the Lord handed me over to you, you didn't kill me.
19 and for to find man: anyone [obj] enemy his and to send: let go him in/on/with way: journey pleasant and LORD to complete you welfare underneath: because of [the] day: today [the] this which to make: do to/for me
For if a man caught hold of his enemy, would he let him escape unharmed? The Lord reward you well for how you've treated me today.
20 and now behold to know for to reign to reign and to arise: establish in/on/with hand: power your kingdom Israel
Listen, I know you definitely will be king, and your rule over the kingdom of Israel will be secure.
21 and now to swear [emph?] to/for me in/on/with LORD if: surely no to cut: eliminate [obj] seed: children my after me and if: surely no to destroy [obj] name my from house: household father my
Now swear to me by the Lord that you will not destroy my descendants who follow me, and that you will not wipe out my name from my family line.”
22 and to swear David to/for Saul and to go: went Saul to(wards) house: home his and David and human his to ascend: rise upon [the] fortress
So David promised this to Saul with an oath. Then Saul went back home, but David and his men returned to the stronghold.
