The First Book of Samuel, Chapter 19שמואל א 19

וַיְדַבֵּ֣ר שָׁא֗וּל אֶל יוֹנָתָ֤ן בְּנוֹ֙ וְאֶל כָּל עֲבָדָ֔יו לְהָמִ֖ית אֶת דָּוִ֑ד וִיהֽוֹנָתָן֙ בֶּן שָׁא֔וּל חָפֵ֥ץ בְּדָוִ֖ד מְאֹֽד

And Saul spake to Jonathan his son, and to all his servants, that they should kill David.

וַיַּגֵּ֤ד יְהוֹנָתָן֙ לְדָוִ֣ד לֵאמֹ֔ר מְבַקֵּ֛שׁ שָׁא֥וּל אָבִ֖י לַהֲמִיתֶ֑ךָ וְעַתָּה֙ הִשָּֽׁמֶר נָ֣א בַבֹּ֔קֶר וְיָשַׁבְתָּ֥ בַסֵּ֖תֶר וְנַחְבֵּֽאתָ

But Jonathan Saul's son delighted much in David: and Jonathan told David, saying, Saul my father seeketh to kill you: now therefore, I pray you, take heed to thyself until the morning, and abide in a secret , and hide thyself:

וַאֲנִ֨י אֵצֵ֜א וְעָמַדְתִּ֣י לְיַד אָבִ֗י בַּשָּׂדֶה֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר אַתָּ֣ה שָׁ֔ם וַאֲנִ֕י אֲדַבֵּ֥ר בְּךָ֖ אֶל אָבִ֑י וְרָאִ֥יתִי מָ֖ה וְהִגַּ֥דְתִּי לָֽךְ

And I will go out and stand beside my father in the field where you , and I will commune with my father of you; and what I see, that I will tell you.

וַיְדַבֵּ֨ר יְהוֹנָתָ֤ן בְּדָוִד֙ ט֔וֹב אֶל שָׁא֖וּל אָבִ֑יו וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֵ֠לָיו אַל יֶחֱטָ֨א הַמֶּ֜לֶךְ בְּעַבְדּ֣וֹ בְדָוִ֗ד כִּ֣י ל֤וֹא חָטָא֙ לָ֔ךְ וְכִ֥י מַעֲשָׂ֖יו טוֹב לְךָ֥ מְאֹֽד

And Jonathan spake good of David to Saul his father, and said to him, Let not the king sin against his servant, against David; because he has not sinned against you, and because his works to you-ward very good:

וַיָּשֶׂם֩ אֶת נַפְשׁ֨וֹ בְכַפּ֜וֹ וַיַּ֣ךְ אֶת הַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֗י וַיַּ֨עַשׂ יְהוָ֜ה תְּשׁוּעָ֤ה גְדוֹלָה֙ לְכָל יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל רָאִ֖יתָ וַתִּשְׂמָ֑ח וְלָ֤מָּה תֶֽחֱטָא֙ בְּדָ֣ם נָקִ֔י לְהָמִ֥ית אֶת דָּוִ֖ד חִנָּֽם

For he did put his life in his hand, and slew the Philistine, and YHWH wrought a great salvation for all Israel: you sawest , and didst rejoice: wherefore then will you sin against innocent blood, to slay David without a cause?

וַיִּשְׁמַ֥ע שָׁא֖וּל בְּק֣וֹל יְהוֹנָתָ֑ן וַיִּשָּׁבַ֣ע שָׁא֔וּל חַי יְהוָ֖ה אִם יוּמָֽת

And Saul hearkened to the voice of Jonathan: and Saul sware, YHWH liveth, he shall not be slain.

וַיִּקְרָ֤א יְהוֹנָתָן֙ לְדָוִ֔ד וַיַּגֶּד לוֹ֙ יְה֣וֹנָתָ֔ן אֵ֥ת כָּל הַדְּבָרִ֖ים הָאֵ֑לֶּה וַיָּבֵ֨א יְהוֹנָתָ֤ן אֶת דָּוִד֙ אֶל שָׁא֔וּל וַיְהִ֥י לְפָנָ֖יו כְּאֶתְמ֥וֹל שִׁלְשֽׁוֹם

And Jonathan called David, and Jonathan shewed him all those things. And Jonathan brought David to Saul, and he was in his presence, as in times past.

וַתּ֥וֹסֶף הַמִּלְחָמָ֖ה לִֽהְי֑וֹת וַיֵּצֵ֨א דָוִ֜ד וַיִּלָּ֣חֶם בַּפְּלִשְׁתִּ֗ים וַיַּ֤ךְ בָּהֶם֙ מַכָּ֣ה גְדוֹלָ֔ה וַיָּנֻ֖סוּ מִפָּנָֽיו

And there was war again: and David went out, and fought with the Philistines, and slew them with a great slaughter; and they fled from him.

וַתְּהִי֩ ר֨וּחַ יְהוָ֤ה רָעָה֙ אֶל שָׁא֔וּל וְהוּא֙ בְּבֵית֣וֹ יוֹשֵׁ֔ב וַחֲנִית֖וֹ בְּיָד֑וֹ וְדָוִ֖ד מְנַגֵּ֥ן בְּיָֽד

And the evil spirit from YHWH was upon Saul, as he sat in his house with his javelin in his hand: and David played with hand.

וַיְבַקֵּ֨שׁ שָׁא֜וּל לְהַכּ֤וֹת בַּֽחֲנִית֙ בְּדָוִ֣ד וּבַקִּ֔יר וַיִּפְטַר֙ מִפְּנֵ֣י שָׁא֔וּל וַיַּ֥ךְ אֶֽת הַחֲנִ֖ית בַּקִּ֑יר וְדָוִ֛ד נָ֥ס וַיִּמָּלֵ֖ט בַּלַּ֥יְלָה הֽוּא

And Saul sought to smite David even to the wall with the javelin; but he slipped away out of Saul's presence, and he smote the javelin into the wall: and David fled, and escaped that night.

וַיִּשְׁלַח֩ שָׁא֨וּל מַלְאָכִ֜ים אֶל בֵּ֤ית דָּוִד֙ לְשָׁמְר֔וֹ וְלַהֲמִית֖וֹ בַּבֹּ֑קֶר וַתַּגֵּ֣ד לְדָוִ֗ד מִיכַ֤ל אִשְׁתּוֹ֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר אִם אֵ֨ינְךָ֜ מְמַלֵּ֤ט אֶֽת נַפְשְׁךָ֙ הַלַּ֔יְלָה מָחָ֖ר אַתָּ֥ה מוּמָֽת

Saul also sent messengers to David's house, to watch him, and to slay him in the morning: and Michal David's wife told him, saying, If you save not your life to night, to morrow you shall be slain.

וַתֹּ֧רֶד מִיכַ֛ל אֶת דָּוִ֖ד בְּעַ֣ד הַחַלּ֑וֹן וַיֵּ֥לֶךְ וַיִּבְרַ֖ח וַיִּמָּלֵֽט

So Michal let David down through a window: and he went, and fled, and escaped.

וַתִּקַּ֨ח מִיכַ֜ל אֶת הַתְּרָפִ֗ים וַתָּ֨שֶׂם֙ אֶל הַמִּטָּ֔ה וְאֵת֙ כְּבִ֣יר הָֽעִזִּ֔ים שָׂ֖מָה מְרַֽאֲשֹׁתָ֑יו וַתְּכַ֖ס בַּבָּֽגֶד

And Michal took an image, and laid in the bed, and put a pillow of goats' for his bolster, and covered with a cloth.

וַיִּשְׁלַ֥ח שָׁא֛וּל מַלְאָכִ֖ים לָקַ֣חַת אֶת דָּוִ֑ד וַתֹּ֖אמֶר חֹלֶ֥ה הֽוּא

And when Saul sent messengers to take David, she said, He sick.

וַיִּשְׁלַ֤ח שָׁאוּל֙ אֶת הַמַּלְאָכִ֔ים לִרְא֥וֹת אֶת דָּוִ֖ד לֵאמֹ֑ר הַעֲל֨וּ אֹת֧וֹ בַמִּטָּ֛ה אֵלַ֖י לַהֲמִתֽוֹ

And Saul sent the messengers to see David, saying, Bring him up to me in the bed, that I may slay him.

וַיָּבֹ֨אוּ֙ הַמַּלְאָכִ֔ים וְהִנֵּ֥ה הַתְּרָפִ֖ים אֶל הַמִּטָּ֑ה וּכְבִ֥יר הָעִזִּ֖ים מְרַאֲשֹׁתָֽיו

And when the messengers were come in, behold, an image in the bed, with a pillow of goats' for his bolster.

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר שָׁא֜וּל אֶל מִיכַ֗ל לָ֤מָּה כָּ֨כָה֙ רִמִּיתִ֔נִי וַתְּשַׁלְּחִ֥י אֶת אֹיְבִ֖י וַיִּמָּלֵ֑ט וַתֹּ֤אמֶר מִיכַל֙ אֶל שָׁא֔וּל הוּא אָמַ֥ר אֵלַ֛י שַׁלְּחִ֖נִי לָמָ֥ה אֲמִיתֵֽךְ

And Saul said to Michal, Why have you deceived me so, and sent away mine enemy, that he is escaped? And Michal answered Saul, He said to me, Let me go; why should I kill you?

וְדָוִ֨ד בָּרַ֜ח וַיִּמָּלֵ֗ט וַיָּבֹ֤א אֶל שְׁמוּאֵל֙ הָרָמָ֔תָה וַיַּ֨גֶּד ל֔וֹ אֵ֛ת כָּל אֲשֶׁ֥ר עָֽשָׂה ל֖וֹ שָׁא֑וּל וַיֵּ֤לֶךְ הוּא֙ וּשְׁמוּאֵ֔ל וַיֵּשְׁב֖וּ בנוית בְּנָֽיוֹת

So David fled, and escaped, and came to Samuel to Ramah, and told him all that Saul had done to him. And he and Samuel went and dwelt in Naioth.

וַיֻּגַּ֥ד לְשָׁא֖וּל לֵאמֹ֑ר הִנֵּ֣ה דָוִ֔ד בנוית בְּנָי֖וֹת בָּרָמָֽה

And it was told Saul, saying, Behold, David at Naioth in Ramah.

וַיִּשְׁלַ֨ח שָׁא֣וּל מַלְאָכִים֮ לָקַ֣חַת אֶת דָּוִד֒ וַיַּ֗רְא אֶֽת לַהֲקַ֤ת הַנְּבִיאִים֙ נִבְּאִ֔ים וּשְׁמוּאֵ֕ל עֹמֵ֥ד נִצָּ֖ב עֲלֵיהֶ֑ם וַתְּהִ֞י עַֽל מַלְאֲכֵ֤י שָׁאוּל֙ ר֣וּחַ אֱלֹהִ֔ים וַיִּֽתְנַבְּא֖וּ גַּם הֵֽמָּה

And Saul sent messengers to take David: and when they saw the company of the prophets prophesying, and Samuel standing appointed over them, the Spirit of God was upon the messengers of Saul, and they also prophesied.

וַיַּגִּ֣דוּ לְשָׁא֗וּל וַיִּשְׁלַח֙ מַלְאָכִ֣ים אֲחֵרִ֔ים וַיִּֽתְנַבְּא֖וּ גַּם הֵ֑מָּה וַיֹּ֣סֶף שָׁא֗וּל וַיִּשְׁלַח֙ מַלְאָכִ֣ים שְׁלִשִׁ֔ים וַיִּֽתְנַבְּא֖וּ גַּם הֵֽמָּה

And when it was told Saul, he sent other messengers, and they prophesied likewise. And Saul sent messengers again the third time, and they prophesied also.

וַיֵּ֨לֶךְ גַּם ה֜וּא הָרָמָ֗תָה וַיָּבֹא֙ עַד בּ֤וֹר הַגָּדוֹל֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר בַּשֶּׂ֔כוּ וַיִּשְׁאַ֣ל וַיֹּ֔אמֶר אֵיפֹ֥ה שְׁמוּאֵ֖ל וְדָוִ֑ד וַיֹּ֕אמֶר הִנֵּ֖ה בנוית בְּנָי֥וֹת בָּרָמָֽה

Then went he also to Ramah, and came to a great well that in Sechu: and he asked and said, Where Samuel and David? And said, Behold, at Naioth in Ramah.

וַיֵּ֣לֶךְ שָׁ֔ם אֶל נוית נָי֖וֹת בָּרָמָ֑ה וַתְּהִי֩ עָלָ֨יו גַּם ה֜וּא ר֣וּחַ אֱלֹהִ֗ים וַיֵּ֤לֶךְ הָלוֹךְ֙ וַיִּתְנַבֵּ֔א עַד בֹּא֖וֹ בנוית בְּנָי֥וֹת בָּרָמָֽה

And he went thither to Naioth in Ramah: and the Spirit of God was upon him also, and he went on, and prophesied, until he came to Naioth in Ramah.

וַיִּפְשַׁ֨ט גַּם ה֜וּא בְּגָדָ֗יו וַיִּתְנַבֵּ֤א גַם הוּא֙ לִפְנֵ֣י שְׁמוּאֵ֔ל וַיִּפֹּ֣ל עָרֹ֔ם כָּל הַיּ֥וֹם הַה֖וּא וְכָל הַלָּ֑יְלָה עַל כֵּן֙ יֹֽאמְר֔וּ הֲגַ֥ם שָׁא֖וּל בַּנְּבִיאִֽם

And he stripped off his clothes also, and prophesied before Samuel in like manner, and lay down naked all that day and all that night. Wherefore they say, Saul also among the prophets?