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OET (OET-RV) Now please listen, my master the king, to your servant’s words. If it’s Yahweh who’s incited you against me, may he accept an offering, but if it’s people, may they be cursed in front of Yahweh because they’ve driven me away from enjoying Yahweh’s inheritance for me,[fn] saying, ‘Go away and serve other gods.’
26:19 This is possibly referring to David not being able to enjoy his piece of land, but we haven’t said that in the translation because it’s not certain. (It could be referring to having a peaceful or prosperous life, for example.)
OET-LV And_now let_him_hear please my_master the_king DOM the_words servant_his if YHWH incited_you in/on/at/with_me may_he_smell an_offering and_if the_sons the_humankind [be]_cursed they to_(the)_face_of/in_front_of/before YHWH if/because driven_out_me the_day from_sharing in/on/at/with_inheritance of_YHWH to_say go serve gods other.
UHB וְעַתָּ֗ה יִֽשְׁמַֽע־נָא֙ אֲדֹנִ֣י הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ אֵ֖ת דִּבְרֵ֣י עַבְדּ֑וֹ אִם־יְהוָ֞ה הֱסִֽיתְךָ֥ בִי֙ יָרַ֣ח מִנְחָ֔ה וְאִ֣ם ׀ בְּנֵ֣י הָאָדָ֗ם אֲרוּרִ֥ים הֵם֙ לִפְנֵ֣י יְהוָ֔ה כִּֽי־גֵרְשׁ֣וּנִי הַיּ֗וֹם מֵהִסְתַּפֵּ֜חַ בְּנַחֲלַ֤ת יְהוָה֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר לֵ֥ךְ עֲבֹ֖ד אֱלֹהִ֥ים אֲחֵרִֽים׃ ‡
(vəˊattāh yishmaˊ-nāʼ ʼₐdoniy hammelek ʼēt diⱱrēy ˊaⱱdō ʼim-yhwh hₑşitkā ⱱiy yāraḩ minḩāh vəʼim bənēy hāʼādām ʼₐrūrim hēm lifənēy yhwh kiy-gērəshūnī hayyōm mēhiştapēaḩ bənaḩₐlat yhwh lēʼmor lēk ˊₐⱱod ʼₑlohim ʼₐḩērim.)
Key: khaki:verbs, blue:Elohim, green:YHWH.
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 Καὶ νῦν ἀκουσάτω ὁ κύριός μου ὁ βασιλεὺς τὸ ῥῆμα τοῦ δούλου αὐτοῦ· εἰ ὁ Θεὸς ἐπισείει σε ἐπʼ ἐμὲ, ὀσφρανθείη θυσία σου· καὶ εἰ υἱοὶ ἀνθρώπων, ἐπικατάρατοι οὗτοι ἐνώπιον Κυρίου, ὅτι ἐξέβαλόν με σήμερον μὴ ἐστηρίθαι ἐν κληρονομίᾳ Κυρίου, λέγοντες, πορεύου, δούλευε θεοῖς ἑτέροις.
(Kai nun akousatō ho kurios mou ho basileus to ɽaʸma tou doulou autou; ei ho Theos episeiei se epʼ eme, osfrantheiaʸ thusia sou; kai ei huioi anthrōpōn, epikataratoi houtoi enōpion Kuriou, hoti exebalon me saʸmeron maʸ estaʸrithai en klaʸronomia Kuriou, legontes, poreuou, douleue theois heterois. )
BrTr And now let my lord the king hear the word of his servant. If God stirs thee up against me, let thine offering be acceptable: but if the sons of men, they are cursed before the Lord, for they have cast me out this day so that I should not be established in the inheritance of the Lord, saying, Go, serve other gods.
ULT And now, please hear, my master the king, the words of his servant. If Yahweh has incited you against me, may he smell an offering; but if the sons of the man, cursed be them before the face of Yahweh. For they have today driven me out from joining oneself with the inheritance of Yahweh, saying, ‘Go serve other gods.’
UST Your majesty, listen to me! If Yahweh has caused you to be angry with me, I want him to accept a sacrifice from me. But if it is people who have caused you to be angry with me, I hope that Yahweh will curse them. They have forced me to leave the land that Yahweh gave to me. They have told me, ‘Go somewhere else and worship other gods!’
BSB Now please, may my lord the king hear the words of his servant: If the LORD has stirred you up against me, then may He accept an offering. But if men have done it, may they be cursed in the presence of the LORD! For today they have driven me away from sharing in the inheritance of the LORD, saying, ‘Go, serve other gods.’
OEB Now therefore let my lord the king hear the words of his servant. If the Lord has stirred you up against me, let him accept an offering, but if it was men, cursed be they before the Lord, for they have driven me out today, so that I have no part in the inheritance of the Lord, saying, “Go serve other gods.”
WEBBE Now therefore, please let my lord the king hear the words of his servant. If it is so that the LORD has stirred you up against me, let him accept an offering. But if it is the children of men, they are cursed before the LORD; for they have driven me out today that I shouldn’t cling to the LORD’s inheritance, saying, ‘Go, serve other gods!’
WMBB (Same as above)
NET So let my lord the king now listen to the words of his servant. If the Lord has incited you against me, may he take delight in an offering. But if men have instigated this, may they be cursed before the Lord! For they have driven me away this day from being united with the Lord’s inheritance, saying, ‘Go on, serve other gods!’
LSV And now, please let my lord the king hear the words of his servant: if YHWH has moved you against me, let Him accept a present; but if [merely] the sons of men, they [are] cursed before YHWH, for today they have cast me out from being admitted into the inheritance of YHWH, saying, Go, serve other gods.
FBV “Please listen to me, my lord and king. If the Lord has made you angry with me, then may he be happy to accept an offering. But if it's men that have done it, may they be cursed before the Lord! For all this while they've been driving me away from living among God's chosen people, telling me, ‘Go away and worship other gods.’
T4T Your majesty, listen to me! If Yahweh has caused you to be angry with me, I should offer a sacrifice in order to appease him. But if it is people who have caused you to be angry with me, I hope/desire that Yahweh will curse them. They have forced me to leave the land that Yahweh gave to me. They have told me, ‘Go somewhere else and worship other gods!’
LEB And so then, please let my lord the king listen to the words of his servant: If Yahweh has incited you against me, may he delight in an offering; but if it is mortals,[fn] may they be accursed before[fn] Yahweh, for they have driven me away today from sharing in the inheritance of Yahweh, saying, ‘Go, serve other gods!’
BBE Let my lord the king give ear now to the words of his servant. If it is the Lord who is moving you against me, let him take an offering: but if it is the children of men, may they be cursed before the Lord, for driving me out today and keeping me from my place in the heritage of the Lord, saying, Go, be the servant of other gods.
Moff No Moff 1SA book available
JPS Now therefore, I pray thee, let my lord the king hear the words of his servant. If it be the LORD that hath stirred thee up against me, let Him accept an offering; but if it be the children of men, cursed be they before the LORD; for they have driven me out this day that I should not cleave unto the inheritance of the LORD, saying: Go, serve other gods.
ASV Now therefore, I pray thee, let my lord the king hear the words of his servant. If it be Jehovah that hath stirred thee up against me, let him accept an offering: but if it be the children of men, cursed be they before Jehovah; for they have driven me out this day that I should not cleave unto the inheritance of Jehovah, saying, Go, serve other gods.
DRA Now therefore hear, I pray thee, my lord the king, the words of thy servant: If the Lord stir thee up against me, let him accept of sacrifice: but if the sons of men, they are cursed in the sight of the Lord, who have cast me out this day, that I should not dwell in the inheritance of the Lord, saying: Go, serve strange gods.
YLT And, now, let, I pray thee, my lord the king hear the words of his servant: if Jehovah hath moved thee against me, let Him accept a present; and if the sons of men — cursed [are] they before Jehovah, for they have cast me out to-day from being admitted into the inheritance of Jehovah, saying, Go, serve other gods.
Drby And now, I pray thee, let my lord the king hear the words of his servant. If Jehovah have moved thee against me, let him accept an oblation; but if the sons of men, cursed be they before Jehovah; for they have driven me out this day from adhering to the inheritance of Jehovah, saying, Go, serve other [fn]gods.
26.19 Elohim
RV Now therefore, I pray thee, let my lord the king hear the words of his servant. If it be the LORD that hath stirred thee up against me, let him accept an offering: but if it be the children of men, cursed be they before the LORD; for they have driven me out this day that I should not cleave unto the inheritance of the LORD, saying, Go, serve other gods.
Wbstr Now therefore, I pray thee, let my lord the king hear the words of his servant. If the LORD hath stirred thee up against me, let him accept an offering: but if they are the children of men, cursed be they before the LORD; for they have driven me out this day from abiding in the inheritance of the LORD, saying, Go, serve other gods.
KJB-1769 Now therefore, I pray thee, let my lord the king hear the words of his servant. If the LORD have stirred thee up against me, let him accept an offering: but if they be the children of men, cursed be they before the LORD; for they have driven me out this day from abiding in the inheritance of the LORD, saying, Go, serve other gods.[fn][fn]
(Now therefore, I pray thee/you, let my lord the king hear the words of his servant. If the LORD have stirred thee/you up against me, let him accept an offering: but if they be the children of men, cursed be they before the LORD; for they have driven me out this day from abiding in the inheritance of the LORD, saying, Go, serve other gods. )
KJB-1611 [fn][fn]Now therefore, I pray thee, let my lord the king heare the words of his seruant: If the LORD haue stirred thee vp against mee, let him accept an offering: but if they be the children of men, cursed be they before the LORD: for they haue driuen me out this day from abiding in the inheritance of the LORD, saying, Goe serue other gods.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation and footnotes)
Bshps Nowe therefore I praye thee, let my lorde the king heare the wordes of his seruaunt: If the Lorde haue stirred thee vp against me, let him smell the sauour of a sacrifice: But and if they be the children of men, cursed are they before the Lorde, for they haue cast me out this day from abidyng in the inheritaunce of the Lorde, saying: Go, serue other goddes.
(Now therefore I pray thee/you, let my lord the king hear the words of his servant: If the Lord have stirred thee/you up against me, let him smell the sauour of a sacrifice: But and if they be the children of men, cursed are they before the Lord, for they have cast me out this day from abidyng in the inheritance of the Lord, saying: Go, serve other gods.)
Gnva Now therefore, I beseech thee, let my lord the King heare the wordes of his seruant. If the Lord haue stirred thee vp against me, let him smell the sauour of a sacrifice: but if the children of men haue done it, cursed be they before the Lord: for they haue cast me out this day from abiding in the inheritance of the Lord, saying, Goe, serue other gods.
(Now therefore, I beseech/implore thee/you, let my lord the King hear the words of his servant. If the Lord have stirred thee/you up against me, let him smell the sauour of a sacrifice: but if the children of men have done it, cursed be they before the Lord: for they have cast me out this day from abiding in the inheritance of the Lord, saying, Go, serve other gods. )
Cvdl Yet let my lorde the kynge heare but the wordes of his seruaunt? Yf ye LORDE prouoke the against me, let there be smelled a meatofferynge: but yf the childre of men do it, cursed be they before the LORDE, because they haue thrust me out this daye (that I shulde not dwell in the LORDES inheritaunce) and saye: Go yi waye, and serue other goddes.
(Yet let my lord the king hear but the words of his servant? If ye/you_all LORD provoke the against me, let there be smelled a meatofferynge: but if the children of men do it, cursed be they before the LORD, because they have thrust me out this day (that I should not dwell in the LORDS inheritance) and say: Go yi way, and serve other gods.)
Wycl my lord the kyng, Y preye, here the wordis of thi seruaunt; if the Lord stirith thee ayens me, the sacrifice be smellid; forsothe if sones of men stiren thee, thei ben cursid in the siyt of the Lord, whiche han cast me out `to dai, that Y dwelle not in the erytage of the Lord, and seien, Go thou, serue thou alien goddis.
(my lord the king, I preye, here the words of thy/your servant; if the Lord stirith thee/you against me, the sacrifice be smellid; forsothe if sons of men stiren thee/you, they been cursid in the sight of the Lord, which have cast me out `to day, that I dwell not in the erytage of the Lord, and said, Go thou/you, serve thou/you alien gods.)
Luth So höre doch nun mein Herr, der König, die Worte seines Knechts: Reizet dich der HErr wider mich, so lasse man ein Speisopfer riechen; tun es aber Menschenkinder, so seien sie verflucht vor dem HErr’s, daß sie mich heute verstoßen, daß ich nicht hafte in des HErr’s Erbteil, und sprechen: Gehe hin, diene andern Göttern!
(So listen though/but now my Lord, the/of_the king, the words seines Knechts: Reizet you/yourself the/of_the LORD against mich, so let man a Speisopfer riechen; do/put it but Menschenkinder, so seien they/she/them verflucht before/in_front_of to_him LORD’s, that they/she/them me heute verstoßen, that I not hafte in the LORD’s Erbteil, and sprechen: Gehe there, diene change gods!)
ClVg Nunc ergo audi, oro, domine mi rex, verba servi tui: si Dominus incitat te adversum me, odoretur sacrificium: si autem filii hominum, maledicti sunt in conspectu Domini qui ejecerunt me hodie ut non habitem in hæreditate Domini, dicentes: Vade, servi diis alienis.
(Nunc therefore audi, oro, domine my rex, words servi tui: when/but_if Master incitat you(sg) adversum me, odoretur sacrificium: when/but_if however children of_men, maledicti are in in_sight Master who eyecerunt me hodie as not/no habitem in hæreditate Master, saying: Vade, servi diis alienis. )
26:19 If the Lord has stirred you up against me: David was perplexed by Saul’s behavior and concerned with the possibility of unintentional sin on his part.
• a human scheme: Possibly a reference to Doeg (22:9-10).
• worship pagan gods: The sentiment parallels Ps 137:4. Anyone who was exiled from the holy land was unable to worship the Lord by participating in sacrifice at the central sanctuary.
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / pronouns
(Occurrence 0) you, let my master the king listen to the words of his servant
(Some words not found in UHB: and=now hear now my=master the=king DOM words servant,his if YHWH incited,you in/on/at/with,me accept donation/offering and=if sons_of the=humankind cursed they to=(the)_face_of/in_front_of/before YHWH that/for/because/then/when driven_~_out,me the=day from,sharing in/on/at/with,inheritance YHWH to=say go serve ʼElohīm other )
David speaks as if he and the king were other people to show respect to Saul. Alternate translation: “you my king, listen to my words”
(Occurrence 0) stirred you up against me
(Some words not found in UHB: and=now hear now my=master the=king DOM words servant,his if YHWH incited,you in/on/at/with,me accept donation/offering and=if sons_of the=humankind cursed they to=(the)_face_of/in_front_of/before YHWH that/for/because/then/when driven_~_out,me the=day from,sharing in/on/at/with,inheritance YHWH to=say go serve ʼElohīm other )
Alternate translation: “caused you to be angry with me”
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit
(Occurrence 0) let him accept an offering
(Some words not found in UHB: and=now hear now my=master the=king DOM words servant,his if YHWH incited,you in/on/at/with,me accept donation/offering and=if sons_of the=humankind cursed they to=(the)_face_of/in_front_of/before YHWH that/for/because/then/when driven_~_out,me the=day from,sharing in/on/at/with,inheritance YHWH to=say go serve ʼElohīm other )
You may need to make explicit the reason he will give an offering. Alternate translation: “I will give him an offering so he will no longer cause you to be angry with me”
Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive
(Occurrence 0) may they be cursed in the sight of Yahweh
(Some words not found in UHB: and=now hear now my=master the=king DOM words servant,his if YHWH incited,you in/on/at/with,me accept donation/offering and=if sons_of the=humankind cursed they to=(the)_face_of/in_front_of/before YHWH that/for/because/then/when driven_~_out,me the=day from,sharing in/on/at/with,inheritance YHWH to=say go serve ʼElohīm other )
This can be translated in active form. Alternate translation: “may Yahweh decide to punish them”
(Occurrence 0) for they have today driven me out, that I should not cling to the inheritance of Yahweh; they have said to me, ‘Go worship other gods.’
(Some words not found in UHB: and=now hear now my=master the=king DOM words servant,his if YHWH incited,you in/on/at/with,me accept donation/offering and=if sons_of the=humankind cursed they to=(the)_face_of/in_front_of/before YHWH that/for/because/then/when driven_~_out,me the=day from,sharing in/on/at/with,inheritance YHWH to=say go serve ʼElohīm other )
Alternate translation: “for they have today driven me out. It is as if they want me to stop clinging to the inheritance of Yahweh. It is as if they have said to me, ‘Go worship other gods.’”
(Occurrence 0) that I should not cling to the inheritance of Yahweh
(Some words not found in UHB: and=now hear now my=master the=king DOM words servant,his if YHWH incited,you in/on/at/with,me accept donation/offering and=if sons_of the=humankind cursed they to=(the)_face_of/in_front_of/before YHWH that/for/because/then/when driven_~_out,me the=day from,sharing in/on/at/with,inheritance YHWH to=say go serve ʼElohīm other )
Alternate translation: “so that I will no longer trust that Yahweh will give me what he has promised me”