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OET (OET-RV) As the ancient proverb says, ‘Evil things are done by evil people.’ But it won’t be me who harms you.
OET-LV [fn] YHWH may_he_judge between_me and_between_you and_avenge_me YHWH on_you and_hand_of_my not it_will_be on/over_you(fs).
24:13 Note: KJB: 1Sam.24.12
UHB 14 כַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר יֹאמַ֗ר מְשַׁל֙ הַקַּדְמֹנִ֔י מֵרְשָׁעִ֖ים יֵ֣צֵא רֶ֑שַׁע וְיָדִ֖י לֹ֥א תִֽהְיֶה־בָּֽךְ׃ ‡
(14 kaʼₐsher yoʼmar məshal haqqadmoniy mērəshāˊim yēʦēʼ reshaˊ vəyādiy loʼ tihyeh-bāk.)
Key: khaki:verbs, red:negative.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).
BrLXX Δικάσαι Κύριος ἀναμέσον ἐμοῦ καὶ σοῦ, καὶ ἐκδικήσαι σοι Κύριος ἐκ σου· καὶ ἡ χείρ μου οὐκ ἔσται ἐπὶ σὲ,
(Dikasai Kurios anameson emou kai sou, kai ekdikaʸsai soi Kurios ek sou; kai haʸ ⱪeir mou ouk estai epi se, )
BrTr The Lord judge between me and thee, and the Lord requite thee on thyself: but my hand shall not be upon thee.
ULT As the proverb of the ancient says, ‘From the wicked comes out wickedness.’ But my hand will not be against you.
UST There is an old saying that says, “Wicked people do wicked things.” But I will do nothing to harm you.
BSB As the old proverb says, ‘Wickedness proceeds from the wicked.’ But my hand will never be against you.
OEB As runs the proverb of the ancients,
⇔ Out of the wicked comes forth wickedness.
§ But my hand will not be raised against you.
WEBBE As the proverb of the ancients says, ‘Out of the wicked comes wickedness;’ but my hand will not be on you.
WMBB (Same as above)
NET It’s like the old proverb says: ‘From evil people evil proceeds.’ But my hand will not be against you.
LSV as the allegory of the ancients says, Wickedness goes out from the wicked, and my hand is not on you.
FBV As the old saying goes, ‘From the wicked comes wickedness,’ but I myself will never try to harm you.
T4T There is a proverb that has the words, ‘Evil things are done by evil people.’ But I am not evil, so I will not do evil things to you.
LEB Just as the ancient proverb says, ‘From the wicked, wickedness goes out,’ but my hand will not be against you!
BBE There is an old saying, From the evil-doer comes evil: but my hand will never be lifted up against you.
Moff No Moff 1SA book available
JPS (24-14) As saith the proverb of the ancients: Out of the wicked cometh forth wickedness; but my hand shall not be upon thee.
ASV As saith the proverb of the ancients, Out of the wicked cometh forth wickedness; but my hand shall not be upon thee.
DRA The Lord judge between me and thee, and the Lord revenge me of thee: but my hand shall not be upon thee.
YLT as saith the simile of the ancients, From the wicked goeth out wickedness, and my hand is not on thee.
Drby As saith the proverb of the ancients, Wickedness proceedeth from the wicked; but my hand shall not be upon thee.
RV As saith the proverb of the ancients, Out of the wicked cometh forth wickedness: but mine hand shall not be upon thee.
(As saith/says the proverb of the ancients, Out of the wicked cometh/comes forth wickedness: but mine hand shall not be upon thee/you. )
SLT As the ancient parable will say, Injustice will go forth from the unjust; and my hand shall not be upon thee.
Wbstr As saith the proverb of the ancients, Wickedness proceedeth from the wicked: but my hand shall not be upon thee.
KJB-1769 As saith the proverb of the ancients, Wickedness proceedeth from the wicked: but mine hand shall not be upon thee.
(As saith/says the proverb of the ancients, Wickedness proceedeth from the wicked: but mine hand shall not be upon thee/you. )
KJB-1611 As saith the prouerbe of the ancients, Wickednesse proceedeth from the wicked: but mine hand shall not be vpon thee.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above)
Bshps According as the olde prouerbe sayeth, wickednesse proceedeth fro the wicked: But myne hande be not vpon thee.
(According as the old proverb saith/says, wickedness proceedeth from the wicked: But mine hand be not upon thee/you.)
Gnva The Lord be iudge betweene thee and me, and the Lord auenge me of thee, and let not mine hand be vpon thee.
(The Lord be judge between thee/you and me, and the Lord avenge me of thee/you, and let not mine hand be upon thee/you. )
Cvdl acordinge as it is sayde after the olde prouerbe: Vngodlynes commeth of the vngodly: but my hande shal not be vpon the.
(according as it is said after the old proverb: Vngodlynes cometh/comes of the ungodly: but my hand shall not be upon them.)
Wycl The Lord deme bitwixe me and thee, and the Lord venge me of thee; but myn hond be not in thee,
(The Lord judge/judgement between me and thee/you, and the Lord venge me of thee/you; but mine hand be not in thee/you,)
Luth Der HErr wird Richter sein zwischen mir und dir und mich an dir rächen; aber meine Hand soll nicht über dir sein.
(The LORD becomes Richter be between to_me and you/to_you(sg) and me at/to you/to_you(sg) revenge(v); but my hand should not above you/to_you(sg) be.)
ClVg Judicet Dominus inter me et te, et ulciscatur me Dominus ex te: manus autem mea non sit in te.
(Yudicet Master between me and you(sg), and ulciscatur me Master from you(sg): hands however my not/no let_it_be in/into/on you(sg). )
24:13 The proverb vindicates David and indicts Saul. David refrained from evil deeds, such as killing Saul. Saul, however, repeatedly tried to kill David.
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / quotesinquotes
כַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר יֹאמַ֗ר מְשַׁל֙ הַקַּדְמֹנִ֔י מֵרְשָׁעִ֖ים יֵ֣צֵא רֶ֑שַׁע
(Some words not found in UHB: judge YHWH between,me and,between,you and,avenge,me YHWH on,you and,hand_of,my not be on/over=you(fs) )
If it would be clearer in your language, you could translate this so that there is not a quotation within a quotation. Alternate translation: [The proverb of the ancient says that from the wicked comes out wickedness]
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / genericnoun
הַקַּדְמֹנִ֔י
(Some words not found in UHB: judge YHWH between,me and,between,you and,avenge,me YHWH on,you and,hand_of,my not be on/over=you(fs) )
David is not referring to a specific ancient person. He means the remote ancestors of the Israelites in general. It may be more natural in your language to express this meaning with a plural form. Alternate translation: [the ancients]
Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / nominaladj
הַקַּדְמֹנִ֔י
(Some words not found in UHB: judge YHWH between,me and,between,you and,avenge,me YHWH on,you and,hand_of,my not be on/over=you(fs) )
David is using the adjective ancient as a noun to mean a certain kind of person. Your language may use adjectives in the same way. If not, you can translate this adjective with an equivalent phrase. Alternate translation: [the ancient ones] or [our ancestors]
Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / nominaladj
מֵרְשָׁעִ֖ים יֵ֣צֵא רֶ֑שַׁע
(Some words not found in UHB: judge YHWH between,me and,between,you and,avenge,me YHWH on,you and,hand_of,my not be on/over=you(fs) )
David is using the adjective wicked as a noun to mean a certain kind of person. Your language may use adjectives in the same way. If not, you can translate this adjective with an equivalent phrase. Alternate translation: [From wicked people comes out wickedness]
Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns
מֵרְשָׁעִ֖ים יֵ֣צֵא רֶ֑שַׁע
(Some words not found in UHB: judge YHWH between,me and,between,you and,avenge,me YHWH on,you and,hand_of,my not be on/over=you(fs) )
If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of wickedness, you could express this idea in another way. Alternate translation: [Wicked people commit wicked actions]