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OET (OET-RV) So Achish called David and told him, “As Yahweh lives, you’ve definitely been honest, and everything I’ve seen of your activities has been good, because I haven’t seen you do anything wrong since the day you first arrived. However, these rulers don’t approve of you,![]()
OET-LV and_ ʼAkīsh _he/it_called (to) Dāvid and_he/it_said to_him/it by_the_life of_YHWH if/because are_upright you and_good in_eyes_of_my your_going_out[fn] and_coming_your with_me in_camp if/because not I_have_found in_you(ms) evil from_the_day_of came_you to_me until the_day the_this and_in_the_eyes_of the_rulers not are_good you.![]()
ULT So Achish called to David and said to him, “The life of Yahweh, that you, are upright, and your going out and your coming in with me in the camp, is good in my eyes, for I have not found evil in you from the day of your coming to me to this day. But in the eyes of the lords you, are not good.
UST So Achish summoned David, and said to him, “I swear by Yahweh that I know I can trust you. I would like very much for you to fight with me in the army. Since the day that you came to me, you have been completely loyal to me. But the other rulers do not trust you.
BSB & MSB So Achish summoned David and told him, “As surely as the LORD lives, you have been upright, and it seems right in my sight that you should march in and out with me in the army, because I have found no fault in you from the day you came to me until this day. But you are not good in the sight of the leaders.
OEB No OEB 1 SAM book available
WEBBE & WMBB Then Achish called David and said to him, “As the LORD lives, you have been upright, and your going out and your coming in with me in the army is good in my sight; for I have not found evil in you since the day of your coming to me to this day. Nevertheless, the lords don’t favour you.
NET So Achish summoned David and said to him, “As surely as the Lord lives, you are an honest man, and I am glad to have you serving with me in the army. I have found no fault with you from the day that you first came to me until the present time. But in the opinion of the leaders, you are not reliable.
LSV And Achish calls to David and says to him, “YHWH lives, surely you [are] upright, and good in my eyes is your going out, and your coming in with me in the camp, for I have not found evil in you from the day of your coming to me until this day; but you are not good in the eyes of the princes;
FBV So Achish called David over and told him, “As the Lord lives, you are honest and you've done what's right as far as I can see. As far as I'm concerned you should march with me into battle because I haven't found any fault in you from the day you arrived until now. But the other leaders don't approve of you.
T4T So Achish summoned David, and said to him, “Just as surely as Yahweh lives, you have been loyal to me. I would like very much for you to fight along with my army. Since the day that you came to me, I have not found/seen that you have any faults. But the other Philistia rulers do not trust you.
LEB ¶ So Achish called David and said to him, “⌊As Yahweh lives⌋,[fn] certainly you were honest, and ⌊I am pleased to have you marching with me⌋[fn] in the campaign.[fn] For I have not found any wrong in you from the day you came to me until this day, but in the eyes of the rulers, you are not good.
BBE Then Achish sent for David and said to him, By the living Lord, you are upright, and everything you have done with me in the army has been pleasing to me: I have seen no evil in you from the day when you came to me till now: but still, the lords are not pleased with you.
Moff No Moff 1 SAM book available
JPS Then Achish called David, and said unto him: 'As the LORD liveth, thou hast been upright, and thy going out and thy coming in with me in the host is good in my sight; for I have not found evil in thee since the day of thy coming unto me unto this day; nevertheless the lords favour thee not.
ASV Then Achish called David, and said unto him, As Jehovah liveth, thou hast been upright, and thy going out and thy coming in with me in the host is good in my sight; for I have not found evil in thee since the day of thy coming unto me unto this day: nevertheless the lords favor thee not.
DRA Then Achis called David, and said to him: As the Lord liveth, thou art upright and good in my sight: and so is thy going out, and thy coming in with me in the army: and I have not found my evil in thee, since the day that thou camest to me unto this day: but thou pleasest not the lords.
YLT And Achish calleth unto David, and saith unto him, 'Jehovah liveth, surely thou [art] upright, and good in mine eyes is thy going out, and thy coming in, with me in the camp, for I have not found in thee evil from the day of thy coming in unto me till this day; and in the eyes of the princes thou art not good;
Drby And Achish called David, and said to him, [As] Jehovah liveth, thou art upright, and thy going out and thy coming in with me in the camp is acceptable to me; for I have not found evil in thee since the day of thy coming to me to this day; but thou art not acceptable to the lords.
RV Then Achish called David, and said unto him, As the LORD liveth, thou hast been upright, and thy going out and thy coming in with me in the host is good in my sight: for I have not found evil in thee since the day of thy coming unto me unto this day: nevertheless the lords favour thee not.
(Then Achish called David, and said unto him, As the LORD liveth/lives, thou/you hast been upright, and thy/your going out and thy/your coming in with me in the host/army is good in my sight: for I have not found evil in thee/you since the day of thy/your coming unto me unto this day: nevertheless the lords favour thee/you not.)
SLT And Achish will call for David and say to him, Jehovah lives, for thou wert straight and good in mine eyes, thy going out and thy coming in with me in the camp, for I found not evil in thee from the day of thy coming to me even to this day: and in the eyes of the princes thou art not good.
Wbstr Then Achish called David, and said to him, Surely, as the LORD liveth, thou hast been upright, and thy going out and thy coming in with me in the host is good in my sight: for I have not found evil in thee from the day of thy coming to me to this day: nevertheless the lords favor thee not.
KJB-1769 ¶ Then Achish called David, and said unto him, Surely, as the LORD liveth, thou hast been upright, and thy going out and thy coming in with me in the host is good in my sight: for I have not found evil in thee since the day of thy coming unto me unto this day: nevertheless the lords favour thee not.[fn]
(¶ Then Achish called David, and said unto him, Surely, as the LORD liveth/lives, thou/you hast been upright, and thy/your going out and thy/your coming in with me in the host/army is good in my sight: for I have not found evil in thee/you since the day of thy/your coming unto me unto this day: nevertheless the lords favour thee/you not.)
KJB-1611 ¶ Then Achish called Dauid, and said vnto him, Surely, as the LORD liueth, thou hast bene vpright, and thy going out and thy comming in with me in the hoste is good in my sight: for I haue not found euil in thee, since the day of thy comming vnto me vnto this day: neuertheles, the [fn]lords fauour thee not.
(¶ Then Achish called David, and said unto him, Surely, as the LORD liveth/lives, thou/you hast been upright, and thy/your going out and thy/your coming in with me in the host/army is good in my sight: for I have not found evil in thee/you, since the day of thy/your coming unto me unto this day: nevertheles, the lords favour thee/you not.)
Bshps Then Achis called Dauid, and sayde vnto him: As the Lorde lyueth, thou hast ben honest, and good in my sight, when thou wentest out and in with me in the hoast, neither haue I founde euyll with thee sence thou camest to me, vnto this day: Neuerthelesse, the princes fauour thee not.
(Then Achis called David, and said unto him: As the Lord liveth/lives, thou/you hast been honest, and good in my sight, when thou/you wentest out and in with me in the host/army, neither have I found evil with thee/you since thou/you camest to me, unto this day: Nevertheless, the princes favour thee/you not.)
Gnva Then Achish called Dauid, and said vnto him, As the Lord liueth, thou hast bene vpright and good in my sight, when thou wentest out and in with mee in the hoste, neither haue I founde euill with thee, since thou camest to me vnto this day, but the princes doe not fauour thee.
(Then Achish called David, and said unto him, As the Lord liveth/lives, thou/you hast been upright and good in my sight, when thou/you wentest out and in with me in the host/army, neither have I found evil with thee/you, since thou/you camest to me unto this day, but the princes do not favour thee/you.)
Cvdl Then Achis called Dauid, and sayde vnto him: As truly as the LORDE lyueth, I take the for an honest man, and thy out goynge and ingoynge with me in ye hoost pleaseth me well, and no euell haue I marked in the, sence ye tyme that thou camest to me vnto this daye. But thou pleasest not the prynces.
(Then Achis called David, and said unto him: As truly as the LORD liveth/lives, I take the for an honest man, and thy/your out going and ingoing with me in ye/you_all host/army pleaseth/pleases me well, and no evil have I marked in them, since ye/you_all time that thou/you camest to me unto this day. But thou/you pleasest not the princes.)
Wycl Therfor Achis clepide Dauid, and seide to hym, The Lord lyueth; for thou art riytful, and good in my siyt, and thi goyng out and `thin entryng is with me in castels, and Y `foond not in thee ony thing of yuel, fro the day in which thou camest to me til to this dai; but thou plesist not the princis.
(Therefore Achis called David, and said to him, The Lord liveth/lives; for thou/you art rightful, and good in my sight, and thy/your going out and thin entering is with me in castles, and I found not in thee/you any thing of evil, from the day in which thou/you camest to me till to this day; but thou/you plesist not the princes.)
Luth Da rief Achis David und sprach zu ihm: So wahr der HErr lebet, ich halte dich für redlich, und dein Ausgang und Eingang mit mir im Heer gefällt mir wohl, und habe nichts Arges an dir gespüret, seit der Zeit du zu mir kommen bist, bis her; aber du gefällst den Fürsten nicht.
(So shouted Achis David and spoke to/for him: So true the/of_the LORD lives, I hold/stop you/yourself for/in_favour_of honestly, and your(s) exit and Entrance with to_me in_the army pleases to_me probably/well, and have nothing evil(n)s at/to you/to_you(sg) gespüret, since the/of_the time/period you(sg) to/for to_me coming are, until her; but you(sg) gefällst the prince(s)/ruler(s) not.)
ClVg Vocavit ergo Achis David, et ait ei: Vivit Dominus, quia rectus es tu, et bonus in conspectu meo: et exitus tuus, et introitus tuus mecum est in castris: et non inveni in te quidquam mali ex die qua venisti ad me usque in diem hanc: sed satrapis non places.
(He_called therefore Achis David, and he_said to_him: He_lives Master, because straight/righteous you_are you(sg), and good/kind/gracious in/into/on in_sight mine: and exits your(sg), and entrances your(sg) with_me it_is in/into/on camp: and not/no I_found in/into/on you(sg) anything evil from day which you_came to me until in/into/on day this: but satrapis not/no places.)
UHB וַיִּקְרָ֨א אָכִ֜ישׁ אֶל־דָּוִ֗ד וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֵ֠לָיו חַי־יְהוָ֞ה כִּי־יָשָׁ֣ר אַתָּ֗ה וְט֣וֹב בְּ֠עֵינַי צֵאתְךָ֨ וּבֹאֲךָ֤ אִתִּי֙ בַּֽמַּחֲנֶ֔ה כִּ֠י לֹֽא־מָצָ֤אתִֽי בְךָ֙ רָעָ֔ה מִיּ֛וֹם בֹּאֲךָ֥ אֵלַ֖י עַד־הַיּ֣וֹם הַזֶּ֑ה וּבְעֵינֵ֥י הַסְּרָנִ֖ים לֹֽא־ט֥וֹב אָֽתָּה׃ ‡
BrLXX Καὶ ἐκάλεσεν Ἀγχοῦς τὸν Δαυὶδ, καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῷ, ζῇ Κύριος, ὅτι εὐθὺς σὺ καὶ ἀγαθὸς ἐν ὀφθαλμοῖς μου, καὶ ἡ ἔξοδός σου καὶ ἡ εἴσοδός σου μετʼ ἐμοῦ ἐν τῇ παρεμβολῇ, καὶ ὅτι οὐχ εὕρηκα κατὰ σοῦ κακίαν ἀφʼ ἧς ἡμέρας ἥκεις πρὸς μὲ ἕως τῆς σήμερον ἡμέρας· καὶ ἐν ὀφθαλμοῖς τῶν σατραπῶν οὐκ ἀγαθὸς σύ.
BrTr And Anchus called David, and said to him, As the Lord lives, thou art right and approved in my eyes, and so is thy going out and thy coming in with me in the army, and I have not found any evil to charge against thee from the day that thou camest to me until this day: but thou art not approved in the eyes of the lords.