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OET (OET-RV) So now, don’t let me die far from Yahweh’s presence. It seems that Israel’s king has come all this way to chase a flea, just like someone chases a wild bird in the hills.”
OET-LV And_now not blood_of_my let_it_fall towards_land from_near the_presence_of YHWH if/because the_king_of he_has_come_out of_Yisrāʼēl/(Israel) to_seek DOM a_flea one just_as someone_pursues the_partridge in/on/at/with_mountains.
UHB וְעַתָּ֗ה אַל־יִפֹּ֤ל דָּֽמִי֙ אַ֔רְצָה מִנֶּ֖גֶד פְּנֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה כִּֽי־יָצָ֞א מֶ֣לֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל לְבַקֵּשׁ֙ אֶת־פַּרְעֹ֣שׁ אֶחָ֔ד כַּאֲשֶׁ֛ר יִרְדֹּ֥ף הַקֹּרֵ֖א בֶּהָרִֽים׃ ‡
(vəˊattāh ʼal-yipol dāmiy ʼarʦāh minneged pənēy yhwh kiy-yāʦāʼ melek yisrāʼēl ləⱱaqqēsh ʼet-parˊosh ʼeḩād kaʼₐsher yirdof haqqorēʼ behārim.)
Key: khaki:verbs, 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 μὴ πέσοι τὸ αἷμά μου ἐπὶ τὴν γῆν ἐξεναντίας προσώπου Κυρίου, ὅτι ἐξελήλυθεν ὁ βασιλεὺς Ἰσραὴλ ζητεῖν ψυχήν μου, καθὼς καταδιώκει ὁ νυκτικόραξ ἐν τοῖς ὄρεσι.
(Kai nun maʸ pesoi to haima mou epi taʸn gaʸn exenantias prosōpou Kuriou, hoti exelaʸluthen ho basileus Israaʸl zaʸtein psuⱪaʸn mou, kathōs katadiōkei ho nuktikorax en tois oresi. )
BrTr And now let not my blood fall to the ground before [fn]the Lord, for the king of Israel has come forth to seek thy life, as the night hawk pursues its prey in the mountains.
26:20 Gr. the face of the Lord.
ULT And now, do not let my blood fall to the earth from in front of the face of Yahweh. For the king of Israel has come out to seek one flea just as one pursues the partridge in the mountains.”
UST Now do not force me to die away from the land and presence of Yahweh. You, the king, are looking for me, but I am as good as a flea or a wild bird that someone hunts in the hills.”
BSB So do not let my blood fall to the ground far from the presence of the LORD. For the king of Israel has come out to look for a flea, like one who hunts a partridge in the mountains.”
OEB Now therefore, may my blood not fall to the earth far away from the presence of the Lord, for the king of Israel has come out to look for a flea, as one hunts a partridge on the mountains.’
WEBBE Now therefore, don’t let my blood fall to the earth away from the presence of the LORD; for the king of Israel has come out to seek a flea, as when one hunts a partridge in the mountains.”
WMBB (Same as above)
NET Now don’t let my blood fall to the ground away from the Lord’s presence, for the king of Israel has gone out to look for a flea the way one looks for a partridge in the hill country.”
LSV And now, do not let my blood fall to the earth before the face of YHWH, for the king of Israel has come out to seek one flea, as [one] pursues the partridge in mountains.”
FBV Please don't let me die so far from the presence of the Lord. The king of Israel has come to chase down one little flea, hunting me like someone who hunts a partridge in the mountains.”
T4T Now do not force me to die [MTY] far from where we worship Yahweh. You, the king of Israel, have come here searching for me. But I do not want to harm you! I am as harmless as a flea [MET]. You are searching for me like people hunt for a bird in the mountains! [MET]”
LEB And so then, do not let my blood fall to the ground away from[fn] the presence of Yahweh, for the king of Israel has gone out to seek a single flea, as one hunts a partridge in the mountains.”
26:20 Literally “from before”
BBE Then do not let my blood be drained out on the earth away from the face of the Lord: for the king of Israel has come out to take my life, like one going after birds in the mountains.
Moff No Moff 1SA book available
JPS Now therefore, let not my blood fall to the earth away from the presence of the LORD; for the king of Israel is come out to seek a single flea, as when one doth hunt a partridge in the mountains.'
ASV Now therefore, let not my blood fall to the earth away from the presence of Jehovah: for the king of Israel is come out to seek a flea, as when one doth hunt a partridge in the mountains.
DRA And now let not my blood be shed upon the earth before the Lord: for the king of Israel is come out to seek a flea, as the partridge is hunted in the mountains.
YLT 'And now, let not my blood fall to the earth over-against the face of Jehovah, for the king of Israel hath come out to seek one flea, as [one] pursueth the partridge in mountains.'
Drby And now, let not my blood fall to the earth far from the face of Jehovah; for the king of Israel is come out to seek a single flea, as when they hunt a partridge on the mountains.
RV Now therefore, let not my blood fall to the earth away from the presence of the LORD: for the king of Israel is come out to seek a flea, as when one doth hunt a partridge in the mountains.
Wbstr Now therefore, let not my blood fall to the earth before the face of the LORD: for the king of Israel hath come out to seek a flea, as when one doth hunt a partridge in the mountains.
KJB-1769 Now therefore, let not my blood fall to the earth before the face of the LORD: for the king of Israel is come out to seek a flea, as when one doth hunt a partridge in the mountains.
(Now therefore, let not my blood fall to the earth before the face of the LORD: for the king of Israel is come out to seek a flea, as when one doth/does hunt a partridge in the mountains. )
KJB-1611 Now therefore, let not my blood fall to the earth before the face of the LORD: for the king of Israel is come out to seeke a flea, as when one doeth hunt a partridge in the mountaines.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above)
Bshps Now therefore let not my blood fall to the earth before the face of the Lorde: For the king of Israel is come out to seeke a flea, as when one doth hunt a partridge in the mountaynes.
(Now therefore let not my blood fall to the earth before the face of the Lord: For the king of Israel is come out to seek a flea, as when one doth/does hunt a partridge in the mountains.)
Gnva Nowe therefore let not my blood fall to the earth before the face of the Lord: for the King of Israel is come out to seeke a flea, as one would hunt a partridge in the mountaines.
(Now therefore let not my blood fall to the earth before the face of the Lord: for the King of Israel is come out to seek a flea, as one would hunt a partridge in the mountains. )
Cvdl So fall not now my bloude vpon the earth from the face of the LORDE. For the kynge of Israel is gone forth to seke a flee, as a partriche is folowed on vpo the mountaynes.
(So fall not now my blood upon the earth from the face of the LORD. For the king of Israel is gone forth to seek a flee, as a partriche is followed on upon the mountains.)
Wycl And now my blood be not sched out in the erthe bifor the Lord; for the kyng of Israel yede out, that he seke a quike fle, as a partrich is pursuede in hillis.
(And now my blood be not shed out in the earth before the Lord; for the king of Israel went out, that he seek a quick/alive fle, as a partrich is pursued in hills.)
Luth So verfalle nun mein Blut nicht auf die Erde von dem Angesicht des HErr’s. Denn der König Israels ist ausgezogen, zu suchen einen Floh, wie man ein Rebhuhn jagt auf den Bergen.
(So verfalle now my blood not on/in/to the earth from to_him face the LORD’s. Because the/of_the king Israels is ausgezogen, to search_for a Floh, as/like man a Rebhuhn yagt on/in/to the mountains/hillsn.)
ClVg Et nunc non effundatur sanguis meus in terram coram Domino: quia egressus est rex Israël ut quærat pulicem unum, sicut persequitur perdix in montibus.
(And now not/no effundatur sanguis mine in the_earth/the_land before Master: because egressus it_is king Israel as quærat pulicem one, like persequitur perdix in montibus. )
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / pronouns
(Occurrence 0) the king of Israel has
(Some words not found in UHB: and=now not fall blood_of,my towards=land from,near face/surface_of YHWH that/for/because/then/when he/it_went_forth king Yisrael to,seek DOM flea one(ms) just=as hunts the,partridge in/on/at/with,mountains )
David speaks as if the king was another person to show respect to Saul. Alternate translation: “you have”
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / euphemism
(Occurrence 0) do not let my blood fall to the earth
(Some words not found in UHB: and=now not fall blood_of,my towards=land from,near face/surface_of YHWH that/for/because/then/when he/it_went_forth king Yisrael to,seek DOM flea one(ms) just=as hunts the,partridge in/on/at/with,mountains )
This is a polite way of saying “do not kill me.”
Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor
(Occurrence 0) the one flea
(Some words not found in UHB: and=now not fall blood_of,my towards=land from,near face/surface_of YHWH that/for/because/then/when he/it_went_forth king Yisrael to,seek DOM flea one(ms) just=as hunts the,partridge in/on/at/with,mountains )
David uses the word “flea” as a metaphor for a person, himself, who cannot do any great harm. Alternate translation: “this single flea” or “me, and I cannot harm you any more than one flea can”
Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / simile
(Occurrence 0) as when one hunts a partridge in the mountains
(Some words not found in UHB: and=now not fall blood_of,my towards=land from,near face/surface_of YHWH that/for/because/then/when he/it_went_forth king Yisrael to,seek DOM flea one(ms) just=as hunts the,partridge in/on/at/with,mountains )
Saul is chasing David as if he were hunting a valuable wild bird. (See also: translate-unknown)