1 KI 2:8 Parallel Verse View

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BrLXX Καὶ ἰδοὺ μετὰ σοῦ Σεμεῒ υἱὸς Γηρὰ υἱὸς τοῦ Ἰεμινὶ ἐκ Βαουρὶμ, καὶ αὐτὸς κατηράσατό με κατάραν ὀδυνηρὰν τῇ ἡμέρᾳ ᾗ ἐπορευόμην εἰς παρεμβολάς· καὶ αὐτὸς κατέβη εἰς ἀπαντήν μου εἰς τὸν Ἰορδάνην, καὶ ὤμοσα αὐτῷ ἐν Κυρίῳ, λέγων, εἰ θανατώσω σε ἐν ῥομφαίᾳ.
(Kai idou meta sou Semei huios Gaʸra huios tou Iemini ek Baourim, kai autos kataʸrasato me kataran odunaʸran taʸ haʸmera haʸ eporeuomaʸn eis parembolas; kai autos katebaʸ eis apantaʸn mou eis ton Yordanaʸn, kai ōmosa autōi en Kuriōi, legōn, ei thanatōsō se en ɽomfaia.)

BrTr And, behold, there is with thee Semei the son of Gera, a Benjamite of Baurim: and he cursed me with a grievous curse in the day when I went into the [fn]camp; and he came down to Jordan to meet me, and I swore to him by the Lord, saying, I will not put thee to death with the sword.

ULT And behold, with you is Shimei, the son of Gera, the Benjaminite from Bahurim. And he, he cursed me with a severe curse on the day of my going to Mahanaim. But he, he went down to meet me at the Jordan, and I swore to him by Yahweh, saying, ‘If I should kill you with the sword.’

UST I also want you to punish Shimei son of Gera, that Benjaminite from the town of Bahurim. Remember that he cursed me terribly on the day when I left Jerusalem and fled to the town of Mahanaim. Later he came to welcome me back when I was crossing the Jordan River to return to my royal palace, and he asked me to forgive him. I solemnly promised him that I would not execute him. I guaranteed that promise by my devotion to Yahweh.

BSB Keep an eye on Shimei the son of Gera, the Benjamite from Bahurim [who is] with you. He called down bitter curses against me on the day I went to Mahanaim, but when he came down to meet me at the Jordan, I swore to him by the LORD: ‘I will never put you to the sword.’

MSB (Same as BSB above)

OEB No OEB 1 KI book available

WEBBE “Behold, there is with you Shimei the son of Gera, the Benjamite of Bahurim, who cursed me with a grievous curse in the day when I went to Mahanaim; but he came down to meet me at the Jordan, and I swore to him by the LORD, saying, ‘I will not put you to death with the sword.’

WMBB (Same as above)

NET “Note well, you still have to contend with Shimei son of Gera, the Benjaminite from Bahurim, who tried to call down upon me a horrible judgment when I went to Mahanaim. He came down and met me at the Jordan, and I solemnly promised him by the Lord, ‘I will not strike you down with the sword.’

LSV And behold, Shimei son of Gera, the Benjamite of Bahurim, [is] with you, and he reviled me—a grievous reviling—in the day of my going to Mahanaim; and he has come down to meet me at the Jordan, and I swear to him by YHWH, saying, I do not put you to death by the sword;

FBV Don't you forget Shimei, son of Gera, the Benjamite from Bahurim who cursed me with painful words when I went to Mahanaim. When he met me at the Jordan I swore to him by the Lord, ‘I will not kill you with the sword.’

T4T Also, you remember Gera’s son Shimei from Bahurim town in the area where the descendants of Benjamin live. You know what he did to me. He cursed me terribly on the day I left Jerusalem and went to Mahanaim town. But when he later came down to see me at the Jordan River, I solemnly promised, while Yahweh listened [MTY], that I would not cause him to be executed.

LEB And look, Shimei the son of Gera the son of the Benjaminite from Bahurim is with you. Now he _⌊cursed me severely_⌋[fn] when I went to Mahanaim, but he came down to meet me at the Jordan, so I swore to him by Yahweh, ‘I surely will not kill you with the sword.’

2:8 Literally “cursed me with a curse”

BBE Now you have with you Shimei, the son of Gera the Benjamite of Bahurim, who put a bitter curse on me on the day when I went to Mahanaim; but he came down to see me at Jordan, and I gave him my oath by the Lord, saying, I will not put you to death by the sword.

Moff No Moff 1 KI book available

JPS And, behold, there is with thee Shimei the son of Gera, the Benjamite, of Bahurim, who cursed me with a grievous curse in the day when I went to Mahanaim; but he came down to meet me at the Jordan, and I swore to him by the LORD, saying: I will not put thee to death with the sword.

ASV And, behold, there is with thee Shimei the son of Gera, the Benjamite, of Bahurim, who cursed me with a grievous curse in the day when I went to Mahanaim; but he came down to meet me at the Jordan, and I sware to him by Jehovah, saying, I will not put thee to death with the sword.

DRA Thou hast also with thee Semei the son of Gera the son of Jemini of Bahurim, who cursed me with a grievous curse, when I went to the camp: but because he came down to meet me when I passed over the Jordan, and I swore to him by the Lord, saying: I will not kill thee with a sword:

YLT 'And lo, with thee [is] Shimei son of Gera, the Benjamite of Bahurim, and he reviled me — a grievous reviling — in the day of my going to Mahanaim; and he hath come down to meet me at the Jordan, and I swear to him by Jehovah, saying, I do not put thee to death by the sword;

Drby And behold, there is with thee Shimei the son of Gera, the Benjaminite of Bahurim, who cursed me with a grievous curse in the day that I went to Mahanaim; but he came down to meet me at the Jordan, and I swore to him by Jehovah saying, I will not put thee to death with the sword.

RV And, behold, there is with thee Shimei the son of Gera, the Benjamite, of Bahurim, who cursed me with a grievous curse in the day when I went to Mahanaim: but he came down to meet me at Jordan, and I sware to him by the LORD, saying, I will not put thee to death with the sword.
(And, behold, there is with thee/you Shimei the son of Gera, the Benjamite, of Bahurim, who cursed me with a grievous curse in the day when I went to Mahanaim: but he came down to meet me at Yordan, and I sware to him by the LORD, saying, I will not put thee/you to death with the sword.)

SLT And behold, with thee Shimei, son of Gera, a Benjamite, of Bahurim; and he cursed me a strong curse in the day I went to the two camps and he came down to my meeting at Jordan, and I will swear to him by Jehovah, saying, If I shall kill thee with the sword.

Wbstr And behold, thou hast with thee Shimei the son of Gera, a Benjaminite of Bahurim, who cursed me with a grievous curse in the day when I went to Mahanaim: but he came down to meet me at Jordan, and I swore to him by the LORD, saying, I will not put thee to death with the sword.

KJB-1769 And, behold, thou hast with thee Shimei the son of Gera, a Benjamite of Bahurim, which cursed me with a grievous curse in the day when I went to Mahanaim: but he came down to meet me at Jordan, and I sware to him by the LORD, saying, I will not put thee to death with the sword.[fn]
(And, behold, thou/you hast with thee/you Shimei the son of Gera, a Benjamite of Bahurim, which cursed me with a grievous curse in the day when I went to Mahanaim: but he came down to meet me at Yordan, and I sware to him by the LORD, saying, I will not put thee/you to death with the sword.)

2.8 grievous: Heb. strong

KJB-1611 And behold, thou hast with thee Shimei the sonne of Gera, a Beniamite of Bahurim, which cursed mee with a [fn]grieuous curse, in the day when I went to Mahanaim: but hee came downe to meete me at Iordane, and I sware to him by the LORD, saying, I will not put thee to death with the sword.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation and footnotes)

2:8 Heb. strong

Bshps And behold, thou hast with thee Semei the sonne of Gera the sonne of Iemini of Bahurim, whiche cursed me with an horrible curse, in the day when I went to Mahanaim: But he came to meete me at Iordane, & I sware to him by the Lord, saying: I wil not slay thee with the sworde.
(And behold, thou/you hast with thee/you Semei the son of Gera the son of Yemini of Bahurim, which cursed me with an horrible curse, in the day when I went to Mahanaim: But he came to meet me at Yordan, and I sware to him by the Lord, saying: I will not slay thee/you with the sword.)

Gnva And beholde, with thee is Shimei the sonne of Gera, the sonne of Iemini, of Bahurim, which cursed mee with an horrible curse in the day when I went to Mahanaim: but hee came downe to meete me at Iorden, and I sware to him by the Lord, saying, I will not slay thee with the sword.
(And behold, with thee/you is Shimei the son of Gera, the son of Yemini, of Bahurim, which cursed me with an horrible curse in the day when I went to Mahanaim: but he came down to meet me at Yordan, and I sware to him by the Lord, saying, I will not slay thee/you with the sword.)

Cvdl And beholde, thou hast with the Semei the sonne of Gera the sonne of Iemini of Bahurim, which cursed me with very bytter and shamefull cursynges, what tyme as I wente to Mahanaim. Yet came he downe to mete me at Iordan, where I sware vnto him by the LORDE, and sayde: I wyll not slaye the with the swerde.
(And behold, thou/you hast with the Semei the son of Gera the son of Yemini of Bahurim, which cursed me with very bitter and shameful cursings, what time as I went to Mahanaim. Yet came he down to meet me at Yordan, where I sware unto him by the LORD, and said: I will not slay/kill the with the sword.)

Wycl Also thou hast anentis thee Semey, sone of Gera, sone of Gemyny, of Bahurym, which Semei curside me bi the worste cursyng, whanne Y yede to `the castels; but for he cam doun to me in to metyng, whanne Y passide Jordan, and Y swoor to him bi the Lord, and seide, Y schal not slee thee bi swerd,
(Also thou/you hast towards thee/you Semey, son of Gera, son of Gemyny, of Bahurym, which Semei cursed me by the worst cursing, when I went to the castles; but for he came down to me in to meeting, when I passed Yordan, and I swore/promised to him by the Lord, and said, I shall not slee thee/you by sword,)

Luth Und siehe, du hast bei dir Simei, den Sohn Geras, des Sohns Jeminis von Bahurim, der mir schändlich fluchte zur Zeit, da ich gen Mahanaim ging. Er aber kam herab mir entgegen am Jordan. Da schwur ich ihm bei dem HErr’s und sprach: Ich will dich nicht töten mit dem Schwert.
(And see/look, you(sg) have at/in you/to_you(sg) Simei, the son Geras, the son Yeminis from Bahurim, the/of_the to_me disgraceful/shameful escape(v)e to/for time/period, there I to/toward Mahanaim went. He but came down to_me in_contrast_to in/at/on_the Yordan. So oath I him at/in to_him LORD’s and spoke: I will you/yourself not kill with to_him sword.)

ClVg Habes quoque apud te Semei filium Gera filii Jemini de Bahurim, qui maledixit mihi maledictione pessima quando ibam ad castra: sed quia descendit mihi in occursum cum transirem Jordanem, et juravi ei per Dominum, dicens: Non te interficiam gladio:
(Habes too at you(sg) Semei son Gera children Yemini from/about Bahurim, who/which cursed to_me cursene worst when ibam to camp: but because came_down to_me in/into/on meeting when/with to_passm Yordan, and I_swore/promised to_him through the_Master, saying: Not/No you(sg) I_will_kill with_a_sword:)

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

וְ⁠הִנֵּ֣ה

(Some words not found in UHB: and=see/lo/see! [is]_with,you Shimˊī son_of Gērāʼ son_of (the),jaminite from,Bahurim and=he he,cursed_me curse terrible in/on=day went,I Maḩₐnāyim and=he came_down to,meet,me the,Jordan and,I_swore to=him/it by,Yahweh to=say if I,will_put_you_to_death by,sword )

See how you translated the similar expression in [1:14](../01/14.md). Alternate translation: [Now listen]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

עִ֠מְּ⁠ךָ שִֽׁמְעִ֨י בֶן־גֵּרָ֥א בֶן־הַ⁠יְמִינִי֮ מִ⁠בַּחֻרִים֒

David is using the phrase with you as a common expression of his culture to indicate that Shimei is still alive in Solomon’s kingdom and therefore under his jurisdiction and authority. (David does not mean that Shimei is nearby Solomon. Solomon later required Shimei to live near him in Jerusalem, as [2:36](../02/36.md) indicates, but he had not done that yet.) If this phrase does not have that meaning in your language, you could use a comparable expression from your language that does have that meaning, or you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [Shimei, the son of Gera, the Benjaminite from Bahurim, is still there for you to deal with]

Note 3 topic: writing-poetry

וְ⁠ה֤וּא קִֽלְלַ֨⁠נִי֙ קְלָלָ֣ה נִמְרֶ֔צֶת

and=he he,cursed_me curse terrible

David is using a construction in which a verb and its object come from the same root. You may be able to use the same construction in your language to express the meaning here. Alternatively, your language may have another way of saying this. Alternate translation: [And he, he cursed me severely]

Note 4 topic: writing-pronouns

וְ⁠ה֤וּא קִֽלְלַ֨⁠נִי֙

and=he he,cursed_me

David is stating the pronoun he separately, even though the verb translated as he cursed already includes this meaning. He is doing that in order to emphasize the contrast between the bad thing that Shimei did and the good thing that Barzillai did. If a speaker of your language would use an explicit pronoun for the same purpose, you may want to use that construction in your translation. If not, your language may have other ways of showing the meaning here. Alternate translation: [And for his part, he cursed me]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

בְּ⁠י֖וֹם לֶכְתִּ֣⁠י מַחֲנָ֑יִם וְ⁠הֽוּא־יָרַ֤ד לִ⁠קְרָאתִ⁠י֙ הַ⁠יַּרְדֵּ֔ן

David is referring to how Shimei cursed him as he fled from his son Absalom and went to Mahanaim (see [2 Samuel 16:5–10](../2sa/16/05.md)). David is then referring to how he returned to Jerusalem after Absalom’s death. When he was about to cross the Jordan to go back to Jerusalem, Shimei met him and asked for forgiveness (see [2 Samuel 19:15–23](../2sa/19/15.md)). If it would be helpful in your language, you could make those ideas more explicit or include some extra information in a footnote. Alternate translation: [on the day of my going to Mahanaim to escape from Absalom. And he himself went down to meet me at the Jordan when I was returning to Jerusalem after Absalom died]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / go

וְ⁠הֽוּא־יָרַ֤ד לִ⁠קְרָאתִ⁠י֙

and=he came_down to,meet,me

In a context such as this, your language might say came instead of went. Alternate translation: [But he himself came down to meet me]

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / explicitinfo

וְ⁠הֽוּא־יָרַ֤ד לִ⁠קְרָאתִ⁠י֙

and=he came_down to,meet,me

In keeping with the conventions of his culture, David is marking travel for change in elevation. See how you translated the similar expression in [1:25](../01/25.md). Alternate translation: [But he himself came to meet me]

Note 8 topic: writing-pronouns

וְ⁠הֽוּא־יָרַ֤ד לִ⁠קְרָאתִ⁠י֙

and=he came_down to,meet,me

See how you translated the similar expression “you, you swore” in [1:17](../01/17.md). Alternate translation: [But he came personally to meet me]

Note 9 topic: figures-of-speech / quotesinquotes

לֵ⁠אמֹ֔ר אִם־אֲמִֽיתְ⁠ךָ֖ בֶּ⁠חָֽרֶב

to=say if I,will_put_you_to_death (Some words not found in UHB: and=see/lo/see! [is]_with,you Shimˊī son_of Gērāʼ son_of (the),jaminite from,Bahurim and=he he,cursed_me curse terrible in/on=day went,I Maḩₐnāyim and=he came_down to,meet,me the,Jordan and,I_swore to=him/it by,Yahweh to=say if I,will_put_you_to_death by,sword )

If it would be clearer in your language, you could translate this so that there is not a quotation within a quotation. Alternate translation: [telling him that I would not kill him with the sword]

Note 10 topic: writing-oathformula

אִם־אֲמִֽיתְ⁠ךָ֖ בֶּ⁠חָֽרֶב

if I,will_put_you_to_death (Some words not found in UHB: and=see/lo/see! [is]_with,you Shimˊī son_of Gērāʼ son_of (the),jaminite from,Bahurim and=he he,cursed_me curse terrible in/on=day went,I Maḩₐnāyim and=he came_down to,meet,me the,Jordan and,I_swore to=him/it by,Yahweh to=say if I,will_put_you_to_death by,sword )

Following the custom of his culture, David was swearing an oath by stating the first part of a condition (“if”) but not the second part (“then”). Use a natural way in your language to express an oath. In a context such as this, it may be natural to express just the first part of the condition as a negative statement. Alternate translation: [I will not kill you with the sword]

Note 11 topic: figures-of-speech / genericnoun

אִם־אֲמִֽיתְ⁠ךָ֖ בֶּ⁠חָֽרֶב

David was not referring to a specific sword. See how you translated the similar expression in [1:51](../01/51.md). Alternate translation: [If I should kill you with a sword]

Note 12 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

אִם־אֲמִֽיתְ⁠ךָ֖ בֶּ⁠חָֽרֶב

David was using himself to represent the soldiers whom he would command to kill Shimei. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or plain language. Alternate translation: [I will not command my soldiers to cut your head off with a sword]

Parallel 1 KI 2:8

Parallel 1 KI 2:8