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OET (OET-RV)ThenDavid asked Yahweh, “If I chase afterthese raiders, will I catch up to them” ¶ “Chase them because you’ll definitely catch up and you’ll certainlybe able to rescuethe captives,” Yahwehanswered.
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BrLXXΚαὶ ἐπηρώτησε Δαυὶδ διὰ τοῦ Κυρίου, λέγων, εἰ καταδιώξω ὀπίσω τοῦ γεδδοὺρ τούτου; εἰ καταλήμψομαι αὐτούς; καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῷ, καταδίωκε, ὅτι καταλαμβάνων καταλήμψῃ αὐτοὺς, καὶ ἐξαιρούμενος ἐξελῇ. (Kai epaʸrōtaʸse Dawid dia tou Kuriou, legōn, ei katadiōxō opisō tou geddour toutou; ei katalaʸmpsomai autous; kai eipen autōi, katadiōke, hoti katalambanōn katalaʸmpsaʸ autous, kai exairoumenos exelaʸ. )
BrTrAnd David enquired of the Lord, saying, Shall I pursue after this [fn]troop? shall I overtake them? and he said to him, Pursue, for thou shalt surely overtake them, and thou shalt surely rescue the captives.
ULTAnd David inquired of Yahweh, saying, “Shall I pursue after this band? Will I overtake it?” And he said to him, “Pursue, for overtaking, you will overtake, and delivering, you will deliver.”
USTThen David asked Yahweh, “Should I and my men pursue the men who took our families? Will we be able to catch up with them?” Yahweh answered David by means of the stones in the sacred apron: “Yes, pursue them. Yes, you will catch up with them. Yes, you will be able to rescue your families.”
BSBand David inquired of the LORD “Should I pursue these raiders? Will I overtake them?” “Pursue them [the LORD] replied “for you will surely overtake them and rescue the captives
OEBDavid inquired of the Lord, saying, ⇔ Should I pursue this marauding band? ⇔ Should I overtake them?’ § He answered him, ⇔ ‘Pursue, ⇔ For you will surely overtake, ⇔ You will surely rescue.’
WEBBEDavid enquired of the LORD, saying, “If I pursue after this troop, will I overtake them?” ¶ He answered him, “Pursue, for you will surely overtake them, and will without fail recover all.”
NETDavid inquired of the Lord, saying, “Should I pursue this raiding band? Will I overtake them?” He said to him, “Pursue, for you will certainly overtake them and carry out a rescue!”
LSVand David inquires of YHWH, saying, “I pursue after this troop—do I overtake it?” And He says to him, “Pursue, for you certainly overtake, and certainly deliver.”
FBVDavid asked the Lord, “Should I chase after these raiders? Will I catch up with them?” ¶ “Yes, chase after them,” the Lord replied, “for you will definitely catch up with them and rescue the prisoners.”
T4Tand David asked Yahweh, “Should I and my men pursue the men who took our families? Will we be able to catch up to them?” ¶ Yahweh answered by means of the stones in Abiathar’s sacred pouch, “Yes, pursue them. You will catch up to them, and you will be able to rescue your families.”
BBEThen David, questioning the Lord, said, Am I to go after this band? will I be able to overtake them? And in answer he said, Go after them, for you will certainly overtake them, and get back everything.
JPSAnd David inquired of the LORD, saying: 'Shall I pursue after this troop? shall I overtake them?' And He answered him: 'Pursue; for thou shalt surely overtake them, and shalt without fail recover all.'
ASVAnd David inquired of Jehovah, saying, If I pursue after this troop, shall I overtake them? And he answered him, Pursue; for thou shalt surely overtake them, and shalt without fail recover all.
DRAAnd David consulted the Lord, saying: Shall I pursue after these robbers, and shall I overtake them, or not? And the Lord said to him: Pursue after them: for thou shalt surely overtake them and recover the prey.
YLTand David asketh at Jehovah, saying, 'I pursue after this troop — do I overtake it?' And He saith to him, 'Pursue, for thou dost certainly overtake, and dost certainly deliver.'
DrbyAnd David inquired of Jehovah, saying, Shall I pursue after this troop? shall I overtake them? And he said to him, Pursue; for thou shalt assuredly overtake [them] and shalt certainly recover.
RVAnd David inquired of the LORD, saying, If I pursue after this troop, shall I overtake them? And he answered him, Pursue: for thou shalt surely overtake them, and shalt without fail recover all. (And David enquired of the LORD, saying, If I pursue after this troop, shall I overtake them? And he answered him, Pursue: for thou/you shalt/shall surely overtake them, and shalt/shall without fail recover all. )
SLTAnd David will ask in Jehovah, saying, Shall I pursue after this troop? shall I hedge it in? and he will say, Pursue: and hedging, thou shalt hedge in, and taking away, thou shalt take away.
WbstrAnd David inquired of the LORD, saying, Shall I pursue this troop? shall I overtake them? And he answered him, Pursue; for thou shalt surely overtake them , and without fail recover all .
KJB-1769And David enquired at the LORD, saying, Shall I pursue after this troop? shall I overtake them? And he answered him, Pursue: for thou shalt surely overtake them, and without fail recover all. (And David enquired at the LORD, saying, Shall I pursue after this troop? shall I overtake them? And he answered him, Pursue: for thou/you shalt/shall surely overtake them, and without fail recover all. )
KJB-1611And Dauid enquired at the LORD, saying; Shall I pursue after this troupe? shall I ouertake them? And he answered him, Pursue, for thou shalt surely ouertake them, and without faile recouer all. (Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)
GnvaThen Dauid asked counsell at the Lord, saying, Shall I follow after this companie? shall I ouertake them? And he answered him, Followe: for thou shalt surely ouertake them, and recouer all. (Then David asked council/counsel at the Lord, saying, Shall I follow after this companie? shall I overtake them? And he answered him, Followe: for thou/you shalt/shall surely overtake them, and recover all. )
ClVgEt consuluit David Dominum, dicens: Persequar latrunculos hos, et comprehendam eos, an non? Dixitque ei Dominus: Persequere: absque dubio enim comprehendes eos, et excuties prædam. (And consuluit David the_Master, saying: Persequarlatrunculoshos, and comprehendam them, an non? And_he_said to_him Master: Persequere: without dubio because comprehendes them, and excuties loot. )
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 overtaking, you will overtake, and delivering, you will deliver, pursue]
Yahweh is repeating forms of the verbs overtake and deliver in order to intensify his expression of the ideas that they convey. If your language can repeat words for intensification, it would be appropriate to do that here in your translation. If not, your language may have another way of expressing the intensification. Alternate translation: [you will certainly overtake, and you will certainly deliver]
The Bible makes it clear that David was specially chosen and raised up by God to be Israel’s next king (1 Samuel 16:1-13), but Scripture also makes it clear that David’s rise to power came about through several shrewd maneuvers on his part. Among these shrewd maneuvers were David’s clandestine attacks on hostile peoples to the south of Judah and his distribution of Amalekite plunder among the towns of southern Judah. These actions by David strengthened southern Judah against their enemies and no doubt cemented Judah’s loyalty to him as a champion for their well-being. It should be noted that the Bible affirms King Saul’s effectiveness at attacking Israel’s enemies (1 Samuel 14:47-52), especially the Philistines, but various character flaws and bad choices by Saul led to God’s selection of David as the one who would replace Saul as king (1 Samuel 13:1-23; 15:1-35). Because of this, Saul grew jealous of David and sought to kill him, forcing David to seek refuge among various towns throughout Judah and even in Philistia (1 Samuel 16-27). After seeking asylum in Gath for a time, David asked King Achish if he could move his family outside of the city, and Achish gave him the border town of Ziklag. Apparently Achish still tried to keep tabs on David’s activities, however, periodically asking him where he had recently raided. David would answer that he had been raiding the Negev of Judah, the Negev of the Jerahmeelites (see 1 Chronicles 2:42), or the Negev of the Kenites (Judges 1:16; see “Saul Attacks the Amalekites” map), which were inhabited by people loyal to Israel. In reality, however, David had been raiding the Amalekites (longtime enemies of Israel; see Genesis 14:7; Exodus 17; Numbers 13:29; 14:45; Deuteronomy 25:17-19), the Geshurites, and the Girzites. These peoples lived to the south of Israel’s territory and along the Way to Shur leading to Egypt. Soon after this King Achish mustered his men at Aphek to head to battle against the Israelites in the Jezreel Valley further north. As they set off for battle and the other Philistine rulers realized David and his men were accompanying them, the rulers protested and insisted that David would turn on them in battle. So Achish sent David home and continued on to Jezreel. When David and his men arrived at Ziklag, they found that Amalekites had burned the town and carried off their wives and children. David and his men set out to attack the Amalekites and recover their families. When they reached the Besor Brook, two hundred of the men were too exhausted to go on and stayed with the other equipment while the remaining four hundred men continued toward Amalek. Along the way, David’s men found an abandoned Egyptian slave of the Amalekites who had participated in the attack on Ziklag and on other locations in southern Judah. The man led David’s men to the Amalekite camp, and then they attacked the Amalekites and retrieved all the captives and plunder that had been taken. Only four hundred Amalekites were able to escape, fleeing on camels. David’s men then rejoined their fellow warriors at the Besor Brook and returned to Ziklag. David sent some of the plunder to the leaders of Ziklag as well as to other towns where David had roamed during the time when he was fleeing from Saul. Many of these towns were located in territory formerly inhabited by Amalekites (Numbers 13:29; 14:25, 43-45; Judges 1:16; see also Judges 12:15) and were likely among those attacked by the Amalekites and other hostile peoples to the south. After this, the Amalekites are only mentioned again in Scripture to note that David killed an Amalekite who himself had killed Saul (to fulfill what Saul requested of him), to note that Amalekite plunder was among the treasures that David dedicated to the Temple of the Lord (2 Samuel 8:9-12), and to recount how in the days of Hezekiah some Simeonites went to Mount Seir and destroyed the remnant of Amalekites that had survived (1 Chronicles 4:42-43).
