1SA 26:19 Parallel Verse View

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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.)

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, may my master the king please hear the words of his servant. If Yahweh has incited you against me, may he smell an offering. But if sons of man, may they be cursed to the face of Yahweh. For they have driven me out today from joining myself with the inheritance of Yahweh, saying, ‘Go, serve other gods.’

UST Your majesty, please listen to me! If Yahweh is punishing me for sinning by causing you to want to harm me, I hope he will accept a guilt offering from me and forgive me. But if it is people who have caused you to be angry with me, then I hope Yahweh will make bad things happen to them! If people have convinced you to want to harm me, they are now forcing me to leave this land that Yahweh has given to the Israelites. By making me leave Israel, it is as if they are telling me to live somewhere else where the people worship different 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!’

26:19 Literally “it is the sons of humankind”

26:19 Literally “to the face of”

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.

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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. )

26.19 accept: Heb. smell

26.19 abiding: Heb. cleaving

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)

26:19 Heb. smell.

26:19 Heb. cleauing.

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 savour 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 abiding 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 savour 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 meat/grain_or_gift-offering: 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 ye/you_all 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; for_certain/truly if sons of men stiren thee/you, they been cursed in the sight of the Lord, which have cast me out today, that I dwell not in the erytage of the Lord, and said, Go thou/you, serve thou/you alien/foreigner 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 his servant/farmhands: Reizet you/yourself the/of_the LORD against me, so let man a grain-offering riechen; do/put it but human_children, so be they/she/them verflucht before/in_front_of to_him LORD’s, that they/she/them me heute violated, that I not hafte in the LORD’s Erbteil, and speak: Go 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 mi rex, words servi tui: when/but_if Master incitat you(sg) against me, odoretur sacrificium: when/but_if however children of_men, maledicti are in/into/on in_sight Master who eyecerunt me today/at_this_time as not/no habitem in/into/on hæreditate Master, saying: Go, servi diis alienis. )

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

אֵ֖ת דִּבְרֵ֣י עַבְדּ֑⁠וֹ

DOM words_of servant_of,his

David is using the term words by association to mean what he has to say. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or plain language. Alternate translation: [what his servant has to say]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / 123person

אֵ֖ת דִּבְרֵ֣י עַבְדּ֑⁠וֹ

DOM words_of servant_of,his

David is speaking about himself in the third person. If it would be helpful in your language, you could translate this in the first person. Alternate translation: [what I, his servant, have to say]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

יָרַ֣ח מִנְחָ֔ה

accept donation/offering

David is using the term smell by association to mean accept. In the Israelite sacrificial system, when Yahweh accepted an offering, he was understood to be pleased with its smell. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or plain language. Alternate translation: [may he accept an offering]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / ellipsis

וְ⁠אִ֣ם ׀ בְּנֵ֣י הָ⁠אָדָ֗ם

and=if sons_of the=humankind

David is leaving out some of the words that in many languages a sentence would need in order to be complete. You can supply these words from the context if that would be clearer in your language. Alternate translation: [But if sons of man have incited you against me]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / gendernotations

בְּנֵ֣י הָ⁠אָדָ֗ם

sons_of the=humankind

Here the masculine terms sons and man have a generic sense that includes both men and women. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could use language in your translation that is clearly inclusive of both men and women. Alternate translation: [human beings]

Note 6 topic: grammar-connect-logic-result

אֲרוּרִ֥ים הֵם֙ לִ⁠פְנֵ֣י יְהוָ֔ה כִּֽי־גֵרְשׁ֣וּ⁠נִי הַ⁠יּ֗וֹם מֵ⁠הִסְתַּפֵּ֜חַ בְּ⁠נַחֲלַ֤ת יְהוָה֙ לֵ⁠אמֹ֔ר לֵ֥ךְ עֲבֹ֖ד אֱלֹהִ֥ים אֲחֵרִֽים

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_of YHWH to=say go serve ʼElohīm other

If it would be more natural in your language, you could reverse the order of these phrases, since the second phrase gives the reason for the result that the first phrase describes. Alternate translation: [since they have driven me out today from joining myself with the inheritance of Yahweh, saying, ‘Go, serve other gods,’ may they be cursed to the face of Yahweh]

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

אֲרוּרִ֥ים הֵם֙ לִ⁠פְנֵ֣י יְהוָ֔ה

cursed they to=(the)_face_of/in_front_of/before YHWH

David is using the term face by association to mean Yahweh’s regard or attention. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or plain language. Alternate translation: [may they be cursed in Yahweh’s regard]

Note 8 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

אֲרוּרִ֥ים הֵם֙ לִ⁠פְנֵ֣י יְהוָ֔ה

cursed they to=(the)_face_of/in_front_of/before YHWH

If your language does not use this passive form, you could express the idea in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: [may Yahweh regard them as people whom he should curse] or [may Yahweh curse them]

Note 9 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

מֵ⁠הִסְתַּפֵּ֜חַ בְּ⁠נַחֲלַ֤ת יְהוָה֙

from,sharing in/on/at/with,inheritance_of YHWH

David is speaking as if the people of Israel were something that Yahweh had inherited as a lasting possession. He means that the Israelites belong to Yahweh perpetually. If it would be clearer in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. See how you translated the similar expression in [10:1](../10/01.md). Alternate translation: [from living together with his chosen people] or [from living among the other Israelites]

Note 10 topic: figures-of-speech / quotesinquotes

לֵ⁠אמֹ֔ר לֵ֥ךְ עֲבֹ֖ד אֱלֹהִ֥ים אֲחֵרִֽים

to=say go serve ʼElohīm other

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 me to go and serve other gods]

Note 11 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

לֵ֥ךְ עֲבֹ֖ד אֱלֹהִ֥ים אֲחֵרִֽים

go serve ʼElohīm other

By Go, serve other gods, David means that his enemies are forcing him to live in another country, where the people worship other gods. You could indicate this explicitly in your translation if that would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: [Go and live in another country, where the people worship other gods]

Parallel 1SA 26:19