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1 Samuel

Chapter 20

KJV · Textus Receptus

And David fled from Naioth in Ramah, and came and said before Jonathan, What have I done? what is mine iniquity? and what is my sin before thy father, that he seeketh my life?
2 And he said unto him, God forbid; thou shalt not die: behold, my father will do nothing either great or small, but that he will shew it me: and why should my father hide this thing from me? it is not so.
3 And David sware moreover, and said, Thy father certainly knoweth that I have found grace in thine eyes; and he saith, Let not Jonathan know this, lest he be grieved: but truly as the LORD liveth, and as thy soul liveth, there is but a step between me and death.
4 Then said Jonathan unto David, Whatsoever thy soul desireth, I will even do it for thee.
5 And David said unto Jonathan, Behold, to morrow is the new moon, and I should not fail to sit with the king at meat: but let me go, that I may hide myself in the field unto the third day at even.
6 If thy father at all miss me, then say, David earnestly asked leave of me that he might run to Bethlehem his city: for there is a yearly sacrifice there for all the family.
7 If he say thus, It is well; thy servant shall have peace: but if he be very wroth, then be sure that evil is determined by him.
8 Therefore thou shalt deal kindly with thy servant; for thou hast brought thy servant into a covenant of the LORD with thee: notwithstanding, if there be in me iniquity, slay me thyself; for why shouldest thou bring me to thy father?
9 And Jonathan said, Far be it from thee: for if I knew certainly that evil were determined by my father to come upon thee, then would not I tell it thee?
10 Then said David to Jonathan, Who shall tell me? or what if thy father answer thee roughly?
11 And Jonathan said unto David, Come, and let us go out into the field. And they went out both of them into the field.
12 And Jonathan said unto David, O LORD God of Israel, when I have sounded my father about to morrow any time, or the third day, and, behold, if there be good toward David, and I then send not unto thee, and shew it thee;
13 The LORD do so and much more to Jonathan: but if it please my father to do thee evil, then I will shew it thee, and send thee away, that thou mayest go in peace: and the LORD be with thee, as he hath been with my father.
14 And thou shalt not only while yet I live shew me the kindness of the LORD, that I die not:
15 But also thou shalt not cut off thy kindness from my house for ever: no, not when the LORD hath cut off the enemies of David every one from the face of the earth.
16 So Jonathan made a covenant with the house of David, saying, Let the LORD even require it at the hand of David's enemies.
17 And Jonathan caused David to swear again, because he loved him: for he loved him as he loved his own soul.
18 Then Jonathan said to David, To morrow is the new moon: and thou shalt be missed, because thy seat will be empty.
19 And when thou hast stayed three days, then thou shalt go down quickly, and come to the place where thou didst hide thyself when the business was in hand, and shalt remain by the stone Ezel.
20 And I will shoot three arrows on the side thereof, as though I shot at a mark.
21 And, behold, I will send a lad, saying, Go, find out the arrows. If I expressly say unto the lad, Behold, the arrows are on this side of thee, take them; then come thou: for there is peace to thee, and no hurt; as the LORD liveth.
22 But if I say thus unto the young man, Behold, the arrows are beyond thee; go thy way: for the LORD hath sent thee away.
23 And as touching the matter which thou and I have spoken of, behold, the LORD be between thee and me for ever.
24 So David hid himself in the field: and when the new moon was come, the king sat him down to eat meat.
25 And the king sat upon his seat, as at other times, even upon a seat by the wall: and Jonathan arose, and Abner sat by Saul's side, and David's place was empty.
26 Nevertheless Saul spake not any thing that day: for he thought, Something hath befallen him, he is not clean; surely he is not clean.
27 And it came to pass on the morrow, which was the second day of the month, that David's place was empty: and Saul said unto Jonathan his son, Wherefore cometh not the son of Jesse to meat, neither yesterday, nor to day?
28 And Jonathan answered Saul, David earnestly asked leave of me to go to Bethlehem:
29 And he said, Let me go, I pray thee; for our family hath a sacrifice in the city; and my brother, he hath commanded me to be there: and now, if I have found favour in thine eyes, let me get away, I pray thee, and see my brethren. Therefore he cometh not unto the king's table.
30 Then Saul's anger was kindled against Jonathan, and he said unto him, Thou son of the perverse rebellious woman, do not I know that thou hast chosen the son of Jesse to thine own confusion, and unto the confusion of thy mother's nakedness?
31 For as long as the son of Jesse liveth upon the ground, thou shalt not be established, nor thy kingdom. Wherefore now send and fetch him unto me, for he shall surely die.
32 And Jonathan answered Saul his father, and said unto him, Wherefore shall he be slain? what hath he done?
33And Saul cast a javelin at him to smite him: whereby Jonathan knew that it was determined of his father to slay David.
34So Jonathan arose from the table in fierce anger, and did eat no meat the second day of the month: for he was grieved for David, because his father had done him shame.
35And it came to pass in the morning, that Jonathan went out into the field at the time appointed with David, and a little lad with him.
36And he said unto his lad, Run, find out now the arrows which I shoot. And as the lad ran, he shot an arrow beyond him.
37And when the lad was come to the place of the arrow which Jonathan had shot, Jonathan cried after the lad, and said, Is not the arrow beyond thee?
38And Jonathan cried after the lad, Make speed, haste, stay not. And Jonathan's lad gathered up the arrows, and came to his master.
39But the lad knew not any thing: only Jonathan and David knew the matter.
40And Jonathan gave his artillery unto his lad, and said unto him, Go, carry them to the city.
41And as soon as the lad was gone, David arose out of a place toward the south, and fell on his face to the ground, and bowed himself three times: and they kissed one another, and wept one with another, until David exceeded.
42And Jonathan said to David, Go in peace, forasmuch as we have sworn both of us in the name of the LORD, saying, The LORD be between me and thee, and between my seed and thy seed for ever. And he arose and departed: and Jonathan went into the city.

Asante Twi

1Na Dawid dwane firii Naiot wɔ Rama, na ɔbaeɛ bɛkaa wɔ Yonatan anim sɛ, Ɛdeɛn na mayɛ? m'amumuyɛ ne sɛn? na me bɔne a mayɛ w'agya anim ne sɛn, a enti ɔrehwehwɛ me kra?Under pastoral review
2Na ɔka kyerɛɛ no sɛ, Ɛmpare; worenwu: hwɛ, m'agya renyɛ biribiara, kɛseɛ anaa ketewa, a ɔrenna no adi nkyerɛ me: na adɛn nti na m'agya de yei bɛhinta me? ɛnte saa.Under pastoral review
3Na Dawid kaa ntam bio sɛ, W'agya nim ampa sɛ manya adom w'ani so; na waka sɛ, Mma Yonatan nnhunu yei, anyɛ saa a ne werɛ bɛho: nanso ampa, sɛ AWURADE te ase yi, na sɛ wo kra te ase yi, anammɔn baako pɛ na ɛda me ne owuo ntam.Under pastoral review
4Afei Yonatan ka kyerɛɛ Dawid sɛ, Deɛ wo kra pɛ biara no, mɛyɛ ama wo.Under pastoral review
5Na Dawid ka kyerɛɛ Yonatan sɛ, Hwɛ, ɔkyena yɛ bosome foforɔ, na ɛnsɛ sɛ mempa aba wɔ ɔhene adidiiɛ ase: nanso ma me kwan, na memfa me ho nkɔsie wɔ afuo mu nkɔsi nnansa so anwummerɛ.Under pastoral review
6Sɛ w'agya hwehwɛ me koraa a, ɛnneɛ ka sɛ, Dawid srɛɛ me denden sɛ ɔntu mmirika nkɔ Betlehem, ne kuro mu: efisɛ afe afɔrebɔ wɔ hɔ ma abusua no nyinaa.Under pastoral review
7Sɛ ɔka sei sɛ, Ɛyɛ a, ɛnneɛ w'akoa bɛnya asomdwoeɛ: na sɛ ne bo fu yie deɛ a, ɛnneɛ hunu sɛ wabɔ ne tirim sɛ ɔbɛyɛ bɔne.Under pastoral review
8Enti wo ne w'akoa nni no yie: efisɛ wode w'akoa aba AWURADE apam mu wɔ wo nkyɛn: nanso sɛ amumuyɛ bi wɔ me mu a, wo ara kum me; na adɛn nti na wode me bɛkɔ w'agya nkyɛn?Under pastoral review
9Na Yonatan kaa sɛ, Ɛmpare wo: sɛ mehunu ampa sɛ m'agya abɔ ne tirim sɛ ɔbɛyɛ wo bɔne a, anka merenka nkyerɛ wo anaa?Under pastoral review
10Afei Dawid bisaa Yonatan sɛ, Hwan na ɔbɛka akyerɛ me? anaasɛ, sɛ w'agya de abufuo bua wo a, ɛbɛyɛ dɛn?Under pastoral review
11Na Yonatan ka kyerɛɛ Dawid sɛ, Bra, na yɛmfiri adi nkɔ afuo mu. Na wɔn baanu nyinaa firii adi kɔɔ afuo mu.Under pastoral review
12Na Yonatan ka kyerɛɛ Dawid sɛ, Ao AWURADE, Israel Onyankopɔn, sɛ mesɔ m'agya hwɛ ɔkyena saa berɛ yi, anaa nnansa so, na hwɛ, sɛ ɛyɛ ma Dawid, na mansoma ankɔ wo nkyɛn, na manna no adi ankyerɛ wo a;Under pastoral review
13AWURADE nyɛ Yonatan saa, na ɔmfa pii nka ho: na sɛ ɛyɛ m'agya pɛ sɛ ɔbɛyɛ wo bɔne a, ɛnneɛ mɛda no adi akyerɛ wo, na mama wo kwan akɔ, na woakɔ asomdwoeɛ mu: na AWURADE nka wo ho, sɛdeɛ ɔkaa m'agya ho no.Under pastoral review
14Na ɛnyɛ me nkwa nna mu nko na wobɛyɛ me AWURADE adɔeɛ, na manwu:Under pastoral review
15Na worentwa w'adɔeɛ mfiri me fie da; dabi, ɛberɛ a AWURADE atwitwa Dawid atamfoɔ nyinaa afiri asase ani mpo.Under pastoral review
16Enti Yonatan ne Dawid fie yɛɛ apam sɛ, AWURADE mmisa wɔ Dawid atamfoɔ nsam.Under pastoral review
17Na Yonatan maa Dawid kaa ntam bio, efisɛ ɔdɔ no: na ɔdɔɔ no sɛdeɛ ɔdɔ n'ankasa ne kra.Under pastoral review
18Afei Yonatan ka kyerɛɛ Dawid sɛ, Ɔkyena yɛ bosome foforɔ: na wɔbɛhwehwɛ wo, efisɛ w'akonnwa so bɛda mpan.Under pastoral review
19Na sɛ wotena nnansa a, siane kɔ ntɛm, na bra beaeɛ a wode wo ho siee ɛberɛ a asɛm no sii no, na tena ɛboɔ Esel ho.Under pastoral review
20Na mɛto agyan mmiɛnsa wɔ ne nkyɛn, sɛdeɛ mereto akyerɛ agyirehyɛdeɛ bi.Under pastoral review
21Na hwɛ, mɛsoma abɔfra sɛ, Kɔ na kɔhwehwɛ agyan no. Sɛ meka kyerɛ abɔfra no pefee sɛ, Hwɛ, agyan no wɔ w'akyi fa ha, fa wɔn bra a, ɛnneɛ bra: efisɛ asomdwoeɛ wɔ hɔ ma wo, na bɔne biara nni hɔ; sɛ AWURADE te ase yi.Under pastoral review
22Na sɛ meka kyerɛ aberanteɛ no sei sɛ, Hwɛ, agyan no wɔ w'anim akyiri a, kɔ wo kwan: efisɛ AWURADE ama wo kwan.Under pastoral review
23Na asɛm a me ne wo aka no deɛ, hwɛ, AWURADE nna me ne wo ntam daa.Under pastoral review
24Enti Dawid de ne ho siee afuo mu: na ɛberɛ a bosome foforɔ no baeɛ no, ɔhene tenaa ase sɛ ɔrebɛdidi.Under pastoral review
25Na ɔhene tenaa n'akonnwa so sɛdeɛ ɔyɛ da biara, akonnwa a ɛsi ɔfasuo ho no so: na Yonatan sɔreeɛ, na Abner tenaa Saulo nkyɛn: na Dawid akonnwa so daa mpan.Under pastoral review
26Nanso Saulo anka hwee saa ɛda no: efisɛ ɔdwenee sɛ, Biribi ato no, ne ho nte; ampa ne ho nte.Under pastoral review
27Na ɛbaa adekyeeɛ a ɛyɛ bosome no ɛda a ɛtɔ so mmienu no, Dawid akonnwa so daa mpan: na Saulo bisaa ne ba Yonatan sɛ, Adɛn nti na Yese ba no amma adidiiɛ ase nnora ne ɛnnɛ nyinaa?Under pastoral review
28Na Yonatan buaa Saulo sɛ, Dawid srɛɛ me denden sɛ ɔnkɔ Betlehem:Under pastoral review
29Na ɔkaa sɛ, Mesrɛ wo, ma me kwan; efisɛ yɛn abusua wɔ afɔrebɔ wɔ kuro no mu; na me nua ahyɛ me sɛ memmra: na afei, sɛ manya adom w'ani so a, ma me kwan, mesrɛ wo, na menkɔhwɛ me nuanom. Ɛno nti na ɔamma ɔhene ɛpono so.Under pastoral review
30Afei Saulo bo fuu Yonatan, na ɔka kyerɛɛ no sɛ, Ɔbaa kɔntɔnkye tuatefoɔ ba, Me nnim sɛ woafa Yese ba no ama w'ankasa w'animguaseɛ, ne wo maame adagya animguaseɛ anaa?Under pastoral review
31Na mmerɛ dodoɔ a Yese ba no te asase so yi, worentim, wo ne w'ahennie. Enti afei soma na wɔmfa no mmrɛ me, na owuo, ɔbɛwu ampa.Under pastoral review
32Na Yonatan buaa n'agya Saulo, na ɔbisaa no sɛ, Adɛn nti na wɔbɛkum no? ɛdeɛn na wayɛ?Under pastoral review
33Na Saulo too pea kyerɛɛ no so sɛ ɔrebɛwɔ no: ɛno na Yonatan nam so hunuu sɛ n'agya abɔ ne tirim sɛ ɔbɛkum Dawid.Under pastoral review
34Enti Yonatan de abufuo a ano yɛ den sɔre firii ɛpono no so, na wannidi ɛda a ɛtɔ so mmienu wɔ bosome no mu: efisɛ ne werɛ hoo Dawid ho, efisɛ n'agya agu n'anim ase.Under pastoral review
35Na ɛbaa anɔpa no, Yonatan firii adi kɔɔ afuo no mu ɛberɛ a ɔne Dawid ahyɛ no, na abɔfra ketewa bi ka ne ho.Under pastoral review
36Na ɔka kyerɛɛ n'abɔfra no sɛ, Tu mmirika, na kɔhwehwɛ agyan a mɛto no. Na abɔfra no retu mmirika no, ɔtoo agyan traa ne so.Under pastoral review
37Na ɛberɛ a abɔfra no duruu beaeɛ a agyan a Yonatan toeɛ no wɔ no, Yonatan teaam dii abɔfra no akyi sɛ, Ɛnyɛ w'anim akyiri na agyan no wɔ anaa?Under pastoral review
38Na Yonatan teaam dii abɔfra no akyi sɛ, Ka wo ho, yɛ ntɛm, nnyina hɔ. Na Yonatan abɔfra no boaboaa agyan no ano, na ɔbaa ne wura nkyɛn.Under pastoral review
39Na abɔfra no deɛ, na ɔnnim hwee: Yonatan ne Dawid nko ara na na wɔnim asɛm no.Under pastoral review
40Na Yonatan de n'akodeɛ maa n'abɔfra no, na ɔka kyerɛɛ no sɛ, Kɔ, fa kɔ kuro no mu.Under pastoral review
41Na abɔfra no kɔeɛ ara pɛ, Dawid sɔre firii beaeɛ bi a ɛkyerɛ anafoɔ fam, na ɔde n'anim butuu fam, na ɔkotoo mprɛ mmiɛnsa: na wɔfefee wɔn ho wɔn ho ano, na wɔsuu wɔn ho wɔn ho, kɔsii sɛ Dawid deɛ, ɔboroo so.Under pastoral review
42Na Yonatan ka kyerɛɛ Dawid sɛ, Kɔ asomdwoeɛ mu, efisɛ yɛn baanu nyinaa aka AWURADE din ntam sɛ, AWURADE nna me ne wo ntam, ne m'asefoɔ ne w'asefoɔ ntam daa. Na ɔsɔreeɛ kɔeɛ: na Yonatan kɔɔ kuro no mu.Under pastoral review

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