1SA 26:20 Parallel Verse View

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Text critical issues=none Clarity of original=clear Importance to us=normal (All still tentative.)

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.

ULT And now, do not let my blood fall to the earth from before the face of Yahweh. For the king of Israel has come out to seek one flea, just as one pursues a partridge in the mountains.”

UST Now do not force me to die away from the land where Yahweh is present in a special way. I am as unimportant as a single flea, so you, the king, do not need to be chasing me! That makes no more sense than chasing one bird into the mountains when many birds of that kind live in nearby fields.”

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 flee, 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 auspulled, to search_for a Floh, as/like man a Rebhuhn yagt on/in/to the mountain(s)/hill(s).)

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 blood mine in/into/on the_earth/land before Master: because esteps it_is king Israel as quærat pulicem one, like persequitur perdix in/into/on the_mountains. )

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

אַל־יִפֹּ֤ל דָּֽמִ⁠י֙ אַ֔רְצָ⁠ה

not fall blood_of,my towards=land

David is using the term blood by association to mean his death, since as a foreigner in another country he would be at risk of being killed violently. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or plain language. Alternate translation: [do not let me die a violent death]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

מִ⁠נֶּ֖גֶד פְּנֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה

from,near face/surface_of YHWH

David is using the term face by association to mean Yahweh’s presence. He is referring to the land of Israel, where Yahweh is worshiped. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or plain language. Alternate translation: [away from the presence of Yahweh] or [in some distant country where the people do not worship Yahweh]

Note 3 topic: grammar-connect-words-phrases

כִּֽי

that/for/because/then/when

Here the word For introduces not a reason but an explanation. Alternate translation: [You can safely agree to this because]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

אֶת־פַּרְעֹ֣שׁ אֶחָ֔ד

DOM flea one(ms)

David is speaking as if he were a flea, a small, insignificant insect. See how you translated the similar phrase in [24:14](../24/14.md). Alternate translation: [one man, who is insignificant]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / simile

כַּ⁠אֲשֶׁ֛ר יִרְדֹּ֥ף הַ⁠קֹּרֵ֖א בֶּ⁠הָרִֽים

just=as hunts the,partridge in/on/at/with,mountains

The point of this comparison is that just as it would not be worthwhile for a person to pursue a partridge once it had fled into the mountains, since whole flocks of partridges lived in fields where people could catch them easily, so the pursuit of one flea would not justify the attention and effort of a king and his army. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make this point explicitly. Alternate translation: [just as it would be pointless for someone to pursue a partridge in the mountains]

Note 6 topic: translate-unknown

הַ⁠קֹּרֵ֖א

the,partridge

A partridge is a medium-sized bird that people of this culture hunted for food. If your readers would not be familiar with what a partridge is, in your translation you could use the name of a similar bird that your readers would recognize, or you could use a general expression. Alternate translation: [a game bird] or [a wild bird]

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