1 Samuel 24
1 After Saul [and his soldiers] returned [home] after fighting against the Philistia army, someone reported to Saul that David [and his men] had gone into the desert near En-Gedi.
and to be like/as as which to return: return Saul from after Philistine and to tell to/for him to/for to say behold David in/on/with wilderness Engedi Engedi
2 [When] Saul [heard that, he] chose 3,000 men from various areas in Israel, and they went to search for David and his men at a place named Rocks of Wild Goats.
and to take: take Saul three thousand man to choose from all Israel and to go: went to/for to seek [obj] David and human his upon face: before Rocks (of Goats) [the] Wildgoats'
3 At a place where the road was alongside some sheep pens, Saul [left the road and] entered a cave to defecate [EUP]. [He did not know that] David and his men were hiding further inside that same cave!
and to come (in): come to(wards) wall [the] flock upon [the] way: road and there cave and to come (in): come Saul to/for to cover [obj] foot his and David and human his in/on/with flank [the] cave to dwell
4 David’s men [saw Saul and] whispered to David, “Today is the day that Yahweh spoke about when he said, ‘I will enable you to defeat your enemy.’ You can do to him whatever you want to!” So David crept toward the entrance of the cave and [with his knife] he cut off a piece of Saul’s robe.
and to say human David to(wards) him behold [the] day which to say LORD to(wards) you behold I to give: give [obj] (enemy your *Q(K)*) in/on/with hand: power your and to make: do to/for him like/as as which be good in/on/with eye: appearance your and to arise: rise David and to cut: eliminate [obj] wing [the] robe which to/for Saul in/on/with secrecy
5 [And then he returned to his men]. But then David felt guilty for having cut off a piece of Saul’s robe.
and to be after so and to smite heart David [obj] him upon which to cut: eliminate [obj] wing which to/for Saul
6 He said to his men, “I should not have done that to the king! I hope/desire that Yahweh will never allow me to attack the one whom God has appointed, because Yahweh is the one who chose him [to be the king].”
and to say to/for human his forbid to/for me from LORD if: surely no to make: do [obj] [the] word: thing [the] this to/for lord my to/for anointed LORD to/for to send: reach hand my in/on/with him for anointed LORD he/she/it
7 By saying that, David restrained his men, and did not allow them to kill Saul.
and to cleave David [obj] human his in/on/with word and not to give: allow them to/for to arise: attack to(wards) Saul and Saul to arise: rise from [the] cave and to go: went in/on/with way: journey
8 After Saul left the cave and started to walk on the road again, David came out of the cave and shouted to Saul, “King Saul!” Saul turned around and looked, and David bowed down with his face touching the ground.
and to arise: rise David after so and to come out: come (from from [the] cave *Q(K)*) and to call: call out after Saul to/for to say lord my [the] king and to look Saul after him and to bow David face land: soil [to] and to bow
9 Then he said to Saul, “(Why do you pay attention to people when they say ‘David wants to harm you’?/You should not pay attention to people when they say ‘David wants to harm you’.) [RHQ]
and to say David to/for Saul to/for what? to hear: hear [obj] word man to/for to say behold David to seek distress: harm your
10 Today you can see with your own eyes that [what they say is not true]. Yahweh put you in a place where my men and I could have killed you when you were in this cave. Some of my men told me that I should do that, but I did not do that. I said to them, ‘I will not harm my master, because he is the king whom Yahweh appointed.’
behold [the] day: today [the] this to see: see eye your [obj] which to give: give you LORD [the] day: today in/on/with hand my in/on/with cave and to say to/for to kill you and to pity upon you and to say not to send: reach hand my in/on/with lord my for anointed LORD he/she/it
11 Your majesty, look at this piece of your robe that is in my hand! I cut it from your robe, but I did not kill you. So now you should be able to understand that I am not planning to do anything evil to you. I have not done anything wrong to you, but you are searching for me to kill me.
and father my to see: behold! also to see: behold! [obj] wing robe your in/on/with hand: power my for in/on/with to cut: cut I [obj] wing robe your and not to kill you to know and to see: behold! for nothing in/on/with hand my distress: evil and transgression and not to sin to/for you and you(m. s.) to ambush [obj] soul: life my to/for to take: take her
12 I hope/desire that Yahweh will judge and decide which of us ([is doing what is right/pleases him]). And I hope/desire that he will punish you for the wrong things that you have done to me. But I will not try to harm you.
to judge LORD between me and between you and to avenge me LORD from you and hand my not to be in/on/with you
13 There is a proverb that has the words, ‘Evil things are done by evil people.’ But [I am not evil, so] I will not do evil things to you.
like/as as which to say proverb [the] eastern: older from wicked to come out: come wickedness and hand my not to be in/on/with you
14 “You are the king of Israel. So (why are you pursuing me?/you should not be pursuing me.) [RHQ] I am [as harmless as] [MET] a dead dog or a flea.
after who? to come out: come king Israel after who? you(m. s.) to pursue after dog to die after flea one
15 I hope/desire that Yahweh will judge which of us [is doing what (he wants/is right)]. I trust that he will [act like a lawyer and] judge (my case/what I have done), and that he will rescue me from your power [MTY].”
and to be LORD to/for judge and to judge between me and between you and to see: see and to contend [obj] strife my and to judge me from hand: power your
16 When David finished speaking, Saul [called out to him and] asked, “My son David, is that your voice [that I am hearing]?” Then he began to cry loudly.
and to be like/as to end: finish David to/for to speak: speak [obj] [the] word [the] these to(wards) Saul and to say Saul voice your this son: child my David and to lift: loud Saul voice his and to weep
17 He said, “You are a better man than I am. You have done something very good to me when I tried to do something very bad to you.
and to say to(wards) David righteous you(m. s.) from me for you(m. s.) to wean me [the] welfare and I to wean you [the] distress: evil
18 When Yahweh put me in a place [in that cave] where you could have easily killed me, you did not do that.
(and you(m. s.) *Q(K)*) to tell [the] day: today [obj] which to make: do with me welfare [obj] which to shut me LORD in/on/with hand your and not to kill me
19 (Who else would/No one else would) find his enemy and allow his enemy to escape [when he could kill him instead] [RHQ]. I hope/desire that Yahweh will reward you for being kindly to me today.
and for to find man: anyone [obj] enemy his and to send: let go him in/on/with way: journey pleasant and LORD to complete you welfare underneath: because of [the] day: today [the] this which to make: do to/for me
20 I know that [some day] you will surely become the king, and that your kingdom will prosper as you rule the Israeli people.
and now behold to know for to reign to reign and to arise: establish in/on/with hand: power your kingdom Israel
21 Now while Yahweh is listening, solemnly promise to me that you will not kill my family and get rid of all my descendants.”
and now to swear [emph?] to/for me in/on/with LORD if: surely no to cut: eliminate [obj] seed: children my after me and if: surely no to destroy [obj] name my from house: household father my
22 David solemnly promised Saul that he would not [harm Saul’s family]. Then Saul went back home, and David and his men went back up into the place where they had been hiding.
and to swear David to/for Saul and to go: went Saul to(wards) house: home his and David and human his to ascend: rise upon [the] fortress
