2 SAM 1:16 Parallel Verse View

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1:16 OSHB variant note: דמי/ך: (x-qere) ’דָּמְ/ךָ֖’: lemma_1818 n_1.0 morph_HNcmsc/Sp2ms id_10sYp דָּמְ/ךָ֖

Key: khaki:verbs.
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 εἶπε πρὸς αὐτὸν Δαυὶδ, τὸ αἷμά σου ἐπὶ τὴν κεφαλήν σου, ὅτι τὸ στόμα σου ἀπεκρίθη κατὰ σοῦ, λέγον, ὅτι ἐγὼ ἐθανάτωσα τὸν χριστὸν Κυρίου.
(Kai eipe pros auton Dawid, to haima sou epi taʸn kefalaʸn sou, hoti to stoma sou apekrithaʸ kata sou, legon, hoti egō ethanatōsa ton ⱪriston Kuriou.)

BrTr And David said to him, Thy blood be upon thine own head; for thy mouth has [fn]testified against thee, saying, I have slain the anointed of the Lord.

ULT And David said to him, “Your blood is on your head, for your mouth answered against you, saying, ‘I myself killed the anointed of Yahweh.’ ”

UST David said to the Amalekite, “You yourself said, ‘I killed the man whom Yahweh appointed to be the king.’ So you admitted that you were guilty and deserved to die!”

BSB For David had said to the Amalekite, “Your blood [be] on your own head because your own mouth has testified against you, saying, ‘I killed the LORD’s anointed.’ ”

MSB (Same as BSB above)

OEB No OEB 2 SAM book available

WEBBE David said to him, “Your blood be on your head, for your mouth has testified against you, saying, ‘I have slain the LORD’s anointed.’ ”

WMBB (Same as above)

NET David said to him, “Your blood be on your own head! Your own mouth has testified against you, saying ‘I have put the Lord’s anointed to death.’ ”

LSV and David says to him, “Your blood [is] on your own head, for your mouth has testified against you, saying, I put to death the anointed of YHWH.”

FBV David had told the Amalekite, “Your death is your own fault because you testified against yourself when you said, ‘I killed the Lord's anointed one.’ ”

T4T 15-16 You yourself said, ‘I killed the man whom Yahweh appointed to be the king.’ So you have caused yourself to be guilty [MTY] of causing your own death!” Then David summoned one of his soldiers and said to him, “Kill him!” So the soldier killed him by striking him with a sword.

LEB David said to him, “Your blood is on your head, for your mouth has testified against you by saying, ‘I killed Yahweh’s anointed one!’ ”

BBE And David said to him, May your blood be on your head; for your mouth has given witness against you, saying, I have put to death the man marked with the holy oil.

Moff No Moff 2 SAM book available

JPS And David said unto him: 'Thy blood be upon thy head; for thy mouth hath testified against thee, saying: I have slain the LORD'S anointed.'

ASV And David said unto him, Thy blood be upon thy head; for thy mouth hath testified against thee, saying, I have slain Jehovah’s anointed.

DRA And David said to him: Thy blood be upon thy own head: for thy own mouth hath spoken against thee, saying: I have slain the Lord’s anointed.

YLT and David saith unto him, 'Thy blood [is] on thine own head, for thy mouth hath testified against thee, saying, I — I put to death the anointed of Jehovah.'

Drby And David said to him, Thy blood be upon thy head; for thy mouth has testified against thee, saying, I have slain Jehovah's anointed.

RV And David said unto him, Thy blood be upon thy head; for thy mouth hath testified against thee, saying, I have slain the LORD’S anointed.
(And David said unto him, Thy/Your blood be upon thy/your head; for thy/your mouth hath/has testified against thee/you, saying, I have slain/killed the LORD’S anointed.)

SLT And David will say to him, Thy bloods upon thy head, for thy mouth answered against thee, saying, I killed Jehovah’s Messiah.

Wbstr And David said to him, Thy blood be upon thy head; for thy mouth hath testified against thee, saying, I have slain the LORD'S anointed.

KJB-1769 And David said unto him, Thy blood be upon thy head; for thy mouth hath testified against thee, saying, I have slain the LORD’s anointed.
(And David said unto him, Thy/Your blood be upon thy/your head; for thy/your mouth hath/has testified against thee/you, saying, I have slain/killed the LORD’s anointed.)

KJB-1611 And Dauid said vnto him, Thy blood be vpon thy head: for thy mouth hath testified against thee, saying, I haue slaine the LORDs Annoynted.
(And David said unto him, Thy/Your blood be upon thy/your head: for thy/your mouth hath/has testified against thee/you, saying, I have slain/killed the LORD's Anointed.)

Bshps Then said Dauid vnto him, Thy blood be vpon thyne owne head: For thyne owne mouth hath testified against thee, saying, I haue slayne the lordes annoynted.
(Then said David unto him, Thy/Your blood be upon thine/your own head: For thine/your own mouth hath/has testified against thee/you, saying, I have slain/killed the lords anointed.)

Gnva Then said Dauid vnto him, Thy blood be vpon thine owne head: for thine owne mouth hath testified against thee, saying, I haue slaine the Lords Anoynted.
(Then said David unto him, Thy/Your blood be upon thine/your own head: for thine/your own mouth hath/has testified against thee/you, saying, I have slain/killed the Lords Anointed.)

Cvdl Then sayde Dauid vnto him: Thy bloude be vpon thyne owne heade. For thy mouth hath spoken against thyselfe and sayde: I haue slayne the anoynted of the LORDE.
(Then said David unto him: Thy/Your blood be upon thine/your own head. For thy/your mouth hath/has spoken against thyself/yourselfe and said: I have slain/killed the anointed of the LORD.)

Wycl And Dauid seide to hym, Thi blood be on thin heed; for thi mouth spak ayens thee, and seide, Y killide the crist of the Lord.
(And David said to him, Thy/Your blood be on thine/your head; for thy/your mouth spake against thee/you, and said, I killed the crist of the Lord.)

Luth Da sprach David zu ihm: Dein Blut sei über deinem Kopf; denn dein Mund hat wider dich selbst geredet und gesprochen: Ich habe den Gesalbten des HErr’s getötet.
(So spoke David to/for him: Your blood be above your head(n); because/than your(s) mouth has against you/yourself himself/itself talked and spoken: I have the anointed_(one) the LORD’s killed.)

ClVg Et ait ad eum David: Sanguis tuus super caput tuum: os enim tuum locutum est adversum te, dicens: Ego interfeci christum Domini.
(And he_said to him David: Blood your(sg) over the_head your(sg): mouth because your(sg) spoken it_is against you(sg), saying: I interfeci christum Master.)

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / apostrophe

וַ⁠יֹּ֤אמֶר אֵלָי⁠ו֙ דָּוִ֔ד דָּמְךָ֖ עַל־רֹאשֶׁ֑⁠ךָ כִּ֣י פִ֗י⁠ךָ עָנָ֤ה בְ⁠ךָ֙ לֵ⁠אמֹ֔ר אָנֹכִ֥י מֹתַ֖תִּי אֶת־מְשִׁ֥יחַ יְהוָֽה

(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_said to=him/it Dāvid blood_of,your on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in head_of,your that/for/because/then/when mouth_of,your_own testified in=you(ms) to=say I killed DOM anointed_of YHWH )

This could mean: (1) that David is speaking to the Amalekite even though he cannot hear him (since he is already dead) in order to show in a strong way how he feels about his claim that he killed Saul. He would actually be speaking to the people who can hear him, the men around him. If this would not be clear to your readers, you could translate David’s words as if he were speaking directly to those who can hear him. Alternate translation: [And David said, “His blood is on his own head, for his mouth answered against him, saying, ‘I myself killed the anointed of Yahweh]; (2) that the young man had not died yet and David was speaking to him directly. (The author’s statement in the previous verse, “and he died,” would be a description of what ultimately happened.) Alternate translation: [And David said to him as he was dying, “Your blood is on your head, for your mouth answered against you, saying, ‘I myself killed the anointed of Yahweh]

Note 2 topic: grammar-connect-logic-result

דָּמְךָ֖ עַל־רֹאשֶׁ֑⁠ךָ כִּ֣י פִ֗י⁠ךָ עָנָ֤ה בְ⁠ךָ֙ לֵ⁠אמֹ֔ר אָנֹכִ֥י מֹתַ֖תִּי אֶת־מְשִׁ֥יחַ יְהוָֽה

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 your mouth answered against you, saying, ‘I myself killed the anointed of Yahweh,’ your blood is on your head]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

דָּמְךָ֖ עַל־רֹאשֶׁ֑⁠ךָ

David is using the term blood by association to mean “death,” since the young man he summoned shed the Amalekite’s blood when he killed him. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or plain language. Alternate translation: [Your death is on your head]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

דָּמְךָ֖ עַל־רֹאשֶׁ֑⁠ךָ

When David says on your head, he is using a common expression that means that someone is morally and legally responsible for something. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [You are responsible for your own death]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / personification

פִ֗י⁠ךָ עָנָ֤ה בְ⁠ךָ֙

mouth_of,your_own testified in=you(ms)

David is speaking of the young man’s mouth as if it were a living thing that could testify against him. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [you testified against yourself]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / quotesinquotes

אָנֹכִ֥י מֹתַ֖תִּי אֶת־מְשִׁ֥יחַ יְהוָֽה

I (Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_said to=him/it Dāvid blood_of,your on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in head_of,your that/for/because/then/when mouth_of,your_own testified in=you(ms) to=say I killed DOM anointed_of YHWH )

If it would be clearer in your language, you could translate this so that there is not a quotation within a quotation. Alternate translation: [saying that you yourself killed the anointed of Yahweh]

Note 7 topic: writing-quotations

לֵ⁠אמֹ֔ר

to=say

The term saying introduces a direct quotation. In your translation, use a natural way of introducing direct quotations in your language. It may not be necessary to represent this term explicitly, here and throughout your translation.

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