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OET (OET-RV) So David told his servants, “Pack up quickly and let’s get out of here, or else we won’t be able to escape from Abshalom. Be fast in case he’s heading here soon and overtakes us. That would be a massacre and the whole city would die from their swords.”
OET-LV And_he/it_said Dāvid to/from_all/each/any/every servants_his who with_him/it in/on/at/with_Yərūshālayim arise and_flee if/because not it_will_belong to/for_ourselves an_escape from_face/in_front_of ʼAⱱīshālōm hurry to_go lest he_should_hurry and_overtake_us and_bring on_us DOM the_disaster and_strike the_city with_edge of_[the]_sword.
UHB וַיֹּ֣אמֶר דָּ֠וִד לְכָל־עֲבָדָ֨יו אֲשֶׁר־אִתּ֤וֹ בִירוּשָׁלִַ֨ם֙ ק֣וּמוּ וְנִבְרָ֔חָה כִּ֛י לֹא־תִֽהְיֶה־לָּ֥נוּ פְלֵיטָ֖ה מִפְּנֵ֣י אַבְשָׁל֑וֹם מַהֲר֣וּ לָלֶ֗כֶת פֶּן־יְמַהֵ֤ר וְהִשִּׂגָ֨נוּ֙ וְהִדִּ֤יחַ עָלֵ֨ינוּ֙ אֶת־הָ֣רָעָ֔ה וְהִכָּ֥ה הָעִ֖יר לְפִי־חָֽרֶב׃ ‡
(vayyoʼmer dāvid ləkāl-ˊₐⱱādāyv ʼₐsher-ʼittō ⱱiyrūshālaim qūmū vəniⱱrāḩāh kiy loʼ-tihyeh-lānū fəlēyţāh mipənēy ʼaⱱshālōm mahₐrū lāleket pen-yəmahēr vəhissigānū vəhiddiyaḩ ˊālēynū ʼet-hārāˊāh vəhikkāh hāˊir ləfī-ḩāreⱱ.)
Key: khaki:verbs, red:negative.
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BrLXX Καὶ εἶπε Δαυὶδ πᾶσι τοῖς παισὶν αὐτοῦ τοῖς μετʼ αὐτοῦ τοῖς ἐν Ἰερουσαλὴμ, ἀνάστητε καὶ φύγωμεν, ὅτι οὐκ ἔστιν ἡμῖν σωτηρία ἀπὸ προσώπου Ἀβεσσαλώμ· ταχύνατε τοῦ πορευθῆναι, ἵνα μὴ ταχύνῃ καὶ καταλάβῃ ἡμᾶς, καὶ ἐξώσῃ ἐφʼ ἡμᾶς τὴν κακίαν, καὶ πατάξῃ τὴν πόλιν ἐν στόματι μαχαίρης.
(Kai eipe Dawid pasi tois paisin autou tois metʼ autou tois en Ierousalaʸm, anastaʸte kai fugōmen, hoti ouk estin haʸmin sōtaʸria apo prosōpou Abessalōm; taⱪunate tou poreuthaʸnai, hina maʸ taⱪunaʸ kai katalabaʸ haʸmas, kai exōsaʸ efʼ haʸmas taʸn kakian, kai pataxaʸ taʸn polin en stomati maⱪairaʸs. )
BrTr And David said to all his servants who were with him in Jerusalem, Rise, and let us flee, for we have no refuge from Abessalom: make haste and go, lest he overtake us speedily, and bring evil upon us, and smite the city with the edge of the sword.
ULT And David said to all his servants who were with him in Jerusalem, “Get up, and let us flee, for there will not be for us an escape from before the face of Absalom. Hurry to leave lest he hurry and overtake us and swing on us a disaster and strike the city to the mouth of the sword.”
UST So David said to all his officials, “We must leave immediately if we want to escape from Absalom! We must go quickly, before he and his men arrive. If we do not do that, they will kill us and everyone else in the city!”
BSB § And David said to all the servants with him in Jerusalem, “Arise and let us flee, or we will not escape from Absalom! We must leave quickly, or he will soon overtake us, heap disaster on us, and put the city to the sword.”
OEB David said to all his servants who were with him at Jerusalem, ‘Up, let us flee; for otherwise there will be for us no escape from Absalom. Make haste to depart, lest he quickly overtake us and bring down evil upon us and put the city to the edge of the sword.’
WEBBE David said to all his servants who were with him at Jerusalem, “Arise! Let’s flee, or else none of us will escape from Absalom. Hurry to depart, lest he overtake us quickly and bring down evil on us, and strike the city with the edge of the sword.”
WMBB (Same as above)
NET So David said to all his servants who were with him in Jerusalem, “Come on! Let’s escape! Otherwise no one will be delivered from Absalom! Go immediately, or else he will quickly overtake us and bring disaster on us and kill the city’s residents with the sword.”
LSV And David says to all his servants who [are] with him in Jerusalem, “Rise, and we flee, for we have no escape from the face of Absalom; hurry to go, lest he hurries, and has overtaken us, and forced evil on us, and struck the city by the mouth of the sword.”
FBV David said to all the officials with him in Jerusalem, “Quick! Let's go! Otherwise we won't be able to get away from Absalom! We must leave immediately, or he will soon catch up with us, attack us, and kill the people here in the city.”
T4T So David said to all his officials, “We must leave immediately if we want to escape from Absalom! We must go quickly, before he and his men arrive. If we do not do that, they will kill us and everyone else in the city!”
LEB Then David said to all his servants who were with him in Jerusalem, “Get up and let us flee, for there will be no escape for us from Absalom! Hurry to go, otherwise he will come quickly and overtake us! And he will bring disaster on us and evil! He will attack the city with the edge of the sword!”
BBE And David said to all his servants who were with him at Jerusalem, Come, let us go in flight, or not one of us will be safe from Absalom: let us go without loss of time, or he will overtake us quickly and send evil on us, and put the town to the sword.
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JPS And David said unto all his servants that were with him at Jerusalem: 'Arise, and let us flee; or else none of us shall escape from Absalom; make speed to depart, lest he overtake us quickly, and bring down evil upon us, and smite the city with the edge of the sword.'
ASV And David said unto all his servants that were with him at Jerusalem, Arise, and let us flee; for else none of us shall escape from Absalom: make speed to depart, lest he overtake us quickly, and bring down evil upon us, and smite the city with the edge of the sword.
DRA And David said to his servants, that were with him in Jerusalem: Arise and let us flee: for we shall not escape else from the face of Absalom: make haste to go out, lest he come and overtake us, and bring ruin upon us, and smite the city with the edge of the sword.
YLT And David saith to all his servants who [are] with him in Jerusalem, 'Rise, and we flee, for we have no escape from the face of Absalom; haste to go, lest he hasten, and have overtaken us, and forced on us evil, and smitten the city by the mouth of the sword.'
Drby And David said to all his servants that were with him at Jerusalem, Rise up and let us flee; for we shall not [else] escape from Absalom. Be quick to depart, lest he overtake us quickly, and bring evil upon us, and smite the city with the edge of the sword.
RV And David said unto all his servants that were with him at Jerusalem, Arise, and let us flee; for else none of us shall escape from Absalom: make speed to depart, lest he overtake us quickly, and bring down evil upon us, and smite the city with the edge of the sword.
Wbstr And David said to all his servants that were with him at Jerusalem, Arise, and let us flee; for we shall not else escape from Absalom: make speed to depart, lest he should overtake us suddenly, and bring evil upon us, and smite the city with the edge of the sword.
KJB-1769 And David said unto all his servants that were with him at Jerusalem, Arise, and let us flee; for we shall not else escape from Absalom: make speed to depart, lest he overtake us suddenly, and bring evil upon us, and smite the city with the edge of the sword.[fn]
(And David said unto all his servants that were with him at Yerusalem, Arise, and let us flee; for we shall not else escape from Absalom: make speed to depart, lest he overtake us suddenly, and bring evil upon us, and smite the city with the edge of the sword. )
15.14 bring: Heb. thrust
KJB-1611 [fn]And Dauid said vnto all his seruants that were with him at Ierusalem, Arise, and let vs flee; for wee shall not else escape from Absalom: make speede to depart, lest hee ouertake vs suddenly, and bring euill vpon vs, and smite the city with the edge of the sword.
(And David said unto all his servants that were with him at Yerusalem, Arise, and let us flee; for we shall not else escape from Absalom: make speede to depart, lest he overtake us suddenly, and bring evil upon us, and smite the city with the edge of the sword.)
15:14 Heb. thrust
Bshps And Dauid said vnto all his seruautes that were with him at Hierusalem: Up, that we may flee, for we shall not els escape from Absalom: Make speede to departe, lest he come sodenly & catche vs, and bring euyll vpon vs, and smyte the citie with the edge of the sworde.
(And David said unto all his servants that were with him at Yerusalem: Up, that we may flee, for we shall not else escape from Absalom: Make speede to departe, lest he come sodenly and catche us, and bring evil upon us, and smite the city with the edge of the sword.)
Gnva Then Dauid sayd vnto all his seruants that were with him at Ierusalem, Vp, and let vs flee: for we shall not escape from Absalom: make speede to depart, lest he come suddenly and take vs, and bring euill vpon vs, and smite the citie with the edge of the sworde.
(Then David said unto all his servants that were with him at Yerusalem, Vp, and let us flee: for we shall not escape from Absalom: make speede to depart, lest he come suddenly and take us, and bring evil upon us, and smite the city with the edge of the sword. )
Cvdl Dauid sayde vnto all his seruauntes that were with him at Ierusalem: Vp, let vs fle, for here shall be no escapynge for vs before Absalom. Make haist that we maye be goynge, lest he ouertake vs and catch vs, and dryue some mysfortune vpon vs, and smyte the cyte with the edge of the swerde.
(David said unto all his servants that were with him at Yerusalem: Vp, let us fle, for here shall be no escapynge for us before Absalom. Make haste that we may be goynge, lest he overtake us and catch us, and drive some mysfortune upon us, and smite the city with the edge of the sword.)
Wycl And Dauid seide to hise seruauntis that weren with hym in Jerusalem, Rise ye, and flee we; for noon ascaping schal be to us fro the face of Absolon; therfor haste ye to go out, lest he come, and ocupie vs, and fille on vs fallynge, and smyte the citee bi the scharpnesse of swerd.
(And David said to his servants that were with him in Yerusalem, Rise ye/you_all, and flee we; for noon ascaping shall be to us from the face of Absolon; therefore haste ye/you_all to go out, lest he come, and ocupie us, and fill on us fallynge, and smite the city by the scharpnesse of sword.)
Luth David sprach aber zu allen seinen Knechten, die bei ihm waren zu Jerusalem: Auf, laßt uns fliehen, denn hie wird kein Entrinnen sein vor Absalom; eilet, daß wir gehen, daß er uns nicht übereile und ergreife uns und treibe ein Unglück auf uns und schlage die Stadt mit der Schärfe des Schwerts!
(David spoke but to all his servants, the at him were to Yerusalem: Auf, laßt us/to_us/ourselves fliehen, because here becomes kein Entrinnen his before/in_front_of Absalom; eilet, that we/us go, that he us/to_us/ourselves not übereile and ergreife us/to_us/ourselves and treibe a Unglück on us/to_us/ourselves and hit/beat the city with the/of_the Schärfe the Schwerts!)
ClVg Et ait David servis suis qui erant cum eo in Jerusalem: Surgite, fugiamus: neque enim erit nobis effugium a facie Absalom: festinate egredi, ne forte veniens occupet nos, et impellat super nos ruinam, et percutiat civitatem in ore gladii.
(And he_said David servis to_his_own who they_were when/with eo in Yerusalem: Surgite, fugiamus: nor because will_be us effugium from face Absalom: festinate egredi, not forte veniens occupet we, and impellat over we ruinam, and percutiat civitatem in ore gladii. )
15:1-19 Absalom revolted against David eleven years after Amnon violated Tamar (cp. 13:23, 38; 14:28; 15:7), approximately the twenty-fifth year of David’s thirty-three-year reign in Jerusalem.
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / synecdoche
(Occurrence 0) escape from Absalom … he will quickly … and he will bring
(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_said Dāvid to/from=all/each/any/every servants,his which/who with=him/it in/on/at/with,Jerusalem get_up and,flee that/for/because/then/when not there_~_be to/for=ourselves escape from=face/in_front_of ʼAⱱīshālōm hurry to=go lest quickly and,overtake,us and,bring on,us DOM the,disaster and,strike the=city with,edge sword )
Here David speaks of Absalom and the men with him as “Absalom” himself because the men are following Absalom’s authority. Alternate translation: “escape from Absalom and his men … he and his men will quickly … and they will bring”
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy
(Occurrence 0) attack the city with the edge of the sword
(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_said Dāvid to/from=all/each/any/every servants,his which/who with=him/it in/on/at/with,Jerusalem get_up and,flee that/for/because/then/when not there_~_be to/for=ourselves escape from=face/in_front_of ʼAⱱīshālōm hurry to=go lest quickly and,overtake,us and,bring on,us DOM the,disaster and,strike the=city with,edge sword )
The “city” is a metonym referring to the people in the city. Alternate translation: “will attack the people of our city and kill them with their swords”
Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy
The “edge of the sword” is a synecdoche referring to the Israelites’ swords and emphasize that they killed the people in battle.
Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom
(Occurrence 0) bring down disaster
(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_said Dāvid to/from=all/each/any/every servants,his which/who with=him/it in/on/at/with,Jerusalem get_up and,flee that/for/because/then/when not there_~_be to/for=ourselves escape from=face/in_front_of ʼAⱱīshālōm hurry to=go lest quickly and,overtake,us and,bring on,us DOM the,disaster and,strike the=city with,edge sword )
This means to cause disaster to happen.