¹And 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?

¹Aga Taavet põgenes Raama Naajotist ja tuli ning ütles Joonatanile: 'Mida ma olen teinud? Mis on mu süü ja patt su isa ees, et ta püüab mu hinge?'

²And he said unto him, Far from it; thou shalt not die: behold, my father doeth nothing either great or small, but that he discloseth it unto me; and why should my father hide this thing from me? it is not so.

²Ja Joonatan vastas temale: 'Jäägu see kaugele! Sa ei sure! Vaata, mu isa ei tee midagi suuremat ega vähemat, ilma et ta ilmutaks minu kõrvadele. Miks peaks mu isa just seda asja minu eest varjama? See pole mitte nii!'

³And David sware moreover, and said, Thy father knoweth well that I have found favor in thine eyes; and he saith, Let not Jonathan know this, lest he be grieved: but truly as Jehovah liveth, and as thy soul liveth, there is but a step between me and death.

³Aga Taavet vannutas jälle ja ütles: 'Su isa teab kindlasti, et ma sinu silmis olen armu leidnud. Seepärast ta mõtleb: Joonatan ei tohi sellest teada saada, et ta ei kurvastaks. Jah, nii tõesti kui Issand elab ja nii tõesti kui sa ise elad, minu ja surma vahel on ainult üks samm.'

⁴Then said Jonathan unto David, Whatsoever thy soul desireth, I will even do it for thee.

⁴Siis ütles Joonatan Taavetile: 'Mida sa iganes soovid, seda ma teen sulle!'

⁵And 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.

⁵Ja Taavet ütles Joonatanile: 'Vaata, homme on noorkuu ja ma peaksin küll koos kuningaga istuma ja sööma; aga luba mind, et ma väljal ennast varjan kuni kolmanda õhtuni.

⁶If thy father miss me at all, then say, David earnestly asked leave of me that he might run to Beth-lehem his city; for it is the yearly sacrifice there for all the family.

⁶Kui su isa leiab mind väga puudu olevat, siis ütle: Taavet palus mind väga, et ta võiks rutata oma linna Petlemma, sest seal on kogu suguvõsal iga-aastane ohver.

⁷If he say thus, It is well; thy servant shall have peace: but if he be wroth, then know that evil is determined by him.

⁷Kui ta ütleb nõnda: Hea küll!, siis on su sulasel rahu. Aga kui ta viha süttib põlema, siis tea, et tema poolt on kuritöö otsustatud!

⁸Therefore deal kindly with thy servant; for thou hast brought thy servant into a covenant of Jehovah with thee: but if there be in me iniquity, slay me thyself; for why shouldest thou bring me to thy father?

⁸Osuta siis oma sulasele heldust, sest sa oled oma sulase viinud koos enesega Issanda liitu! Aga kui süü on minus, siis surma sina mind; sest miks peaksid sa mind viima oma isa juurde?'

⁹And Jonathan said, Far be it from thee; for if I should at all know that evil were determined by my father to come upon thee, then would not I tell it thee?

⁹Ja Joonatan ütles: 'Jäägu see sinust kaugele! Sest kui ma tõesti märkan, et mu isa on otsustanud lasta sulle kurja sündida, siis ma ei jäta seda sulle teatamata.'

¹⁰Then said David to Jonathan, Who shall tell me if perchance thy father answer thee roughly?

¹⁰Aga Taavet küsis Joonatanilt: 'Kes teatab mulle, kui su isa vastab sulle karmilt?'

¹¹And Jonathan said unto David, Come, and let us go out into the field. And they went out both of them into the field.

¹¹Ja Joonatan vastas Taavetile: 'Tule, lähme väljale!' Ja nad mõlemad läksid väljale.

¹²And Jonathan said unto David, Jehovah, the God of Israel, [be witness]: when I have sounded my father about this time to-morrow, [or] the third day, behold, if there be good toward David, shall I not then send unto thee, and disclose it unto thee?

¹²Ja Joonatan ütles Taavetile: 'Issand, Iisraeli Jumal! Kui ma homme või ülehomme sel ajal olen oma isalt järele kuulanud, ja vaata, Taaveti asi on hea, eks ma siis läkita kedagi su juurde ja ilmuta seda su kõrvale.

¹³Jehovah do so to Jonathan, and more also, should it please my father to do thee evil, if I disclose it not unto thee, and send thee away, that thou mayest go in peace: and Jehovah be with thee, as he hath been with my father.

¹³Issand tehku Joonataniga ükskõik mida, aga kui mu isa tahab teha sulle kurja, siis ma ilmutan seda su kõrvale ja saadan sinu ära, et sa võiksid minna rahuga. Ja Issand olgu sinuga, nõnda nagu ta on olnud mu isaga!

¹⁴And thou shalt not only while yet I live show me the lovingkindness of Jehovah, that I die not;

¹⁴Jah, kui ma veel elan, siis osuta mulle küll Issanda armastust, et ma ei sureks!

¹⁵but also thou shalt not cut off thy kindness from my house for ever; no, not when Jehovah hath cut off the enemies of David every one from the face of the earth.

¹⁵Ära võta iialgi oma armastust minu soolt, ka siis mitte, kui Issand kõik Taaveti vaenlased maapinnalt hävitab!'

¹⁶So Jonathan made a covenant with the house of David, [saying], And Jehovah will require it at the hand of David's enemies.

¹⁶Ja Joonatan tegi Taaveti sooga liidu: 'Issand nõudku aru Taaveti vaenlastelt!'

¹⁷And Jonathan caused David to swear again, for the love that he had to him; for he loved him as he loved his own soul.

¹⁷Ja Joonatan vannutas veel Taavetit vastastikuse armastuse juures, sest ta armastas teda, nagu ta armastas oma hinge.

¹⁸Then Jonathan said unto him, To-morrow is the new moon: and thou wilt be missed, because thy seat will be empty.

¹⁸Ja Joonatan ütles temale: 'Homme on noorkuu ja sinust tuntakse puudust, kui su koht on tühi.

¹⁹And when thou hast stayed three days, 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.

¹⁹Aga ülehomme mine ruttu alla ja tule sinna paika, kus sa selle teo päeval ennast varjasid, ja jää Eseli kivi juurde!

²⁰And I will shoot three arrows on the side thereof, as though I shot at a mark.

²⁰Mina ammun siis kolm noolt selle kõrvale, nagu laseksin ma märki.

²¹And, behold, I will send the lad, [saying], Go, find the arrows. If I say unto the lad, Behold, the arrows are on this side of thee; take them, and come; for there is peace to thee and no hurt, as Jehovah liveth.

²¹Ja vaata, ma läkitan poisi, öeldes: 'Mine otsi nooli!' Aga kui ma ütlen poisile: 'Vaata, nooled on sinust siinpool, võta need!', siis tule, sest sul on siis rahu ega midagi muud, nii tõesti kui Issand elab!

²²But if I say thus unto the boy, Behold, the arrows are beyond thee; go thy way; for Jehovah hath sent thee away.

²²Aga kui ma ütlen poisile nõnda: 'Vaata, nooled on sinust sealpool!', siis mine, sest Issand saadab su ära!

²³And as touching the matter which thou and I have spoken of, behold, Jehovah is between thee and me for ever.

²³Ja mis puutub sellesse, mida mina ja sina oleme rääkinud, siis vaata, Issand on igavesti tunnistajaks minu ja sinu vahel.'

²⁴So David hid himself in the field: and when the new moon was come, the king sat him down to eat food.

²⁴Ja Taavet varjas ennast väljal. Kui noorkuu tuli, istus kuningas leiba võtma.

²⁵And the king sat upon his seat, as at other times, even upon the seat by the wall; and Jonathan stood up, and Abner sat by Saul's side: but David's place was empty.

²⁵Kuningas istus nagu alati oma istmel, seinaäärsel istmel. Kui Joonatan tõusis, istus ainult Abner Sauli kõrval ja Taaveti koht oli tühi.

²⁶Nevertheless Saul spake not anything that day: for he thought, Something hath befallen him, he is not clean; surely he is not clean.

²⁶Aga Saul ei öelnud sel päeval midagi, sest ta mõtles: 'Temale on midagi juhtunud, ta ei ole puhas, ta ei ole kindlasti mitte puhas.'

²⁷And it came to pass on the morrow after the new moon, [which was] the second [day], 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?

²⁷Aga kui järgmisel päeval, teisel noorkuu päeval, Taaveti koht tühi oli, küsis Saul oma pojalt Joonatanilt: 'Mispärast ei ole Iisai poeg nii eile kui täna leivale tulnud?'

²⁸And Jonathan answered Saul, David earnestly asked leave of me to go to Beth-lehem:

²⁸Ja Joonatan kostis Saulile: 'Taavet palus mind väga, et ta võiks minna Petlemma;

²⁹and 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 favor in thine eyes, let me get away, I pray thee, and see my brethren. Therefore he is not come unto the king's table.

²⁹ta ütles: Luba mind ometi, sest meil on linnas suguvõsa ohver ja mu vend kutsus mind; kui ma nüüd su silmis armu leian, siis lase mind minna oma vendi vaatama! Sellepärast ei ole ta tulnud kuninga lauda.'

³⁰Then Saul's anger was kindled against Jonathan, and he said unto him, Thou son of a perverse rebellious woman, do not I know that thou hast chosen the son of Jesse to thine own shame, and unto the shame of thy mother's nakedness?

³⁰Siis Sauli viha süttis põlema Joonatani vastu ja ta ütles temale: 'Sina vastuhakkaja värdjas! Kas ma ei tea, et sa oled valinud Iisai poja häbiks enesele ja häbiks oma ema häbemele!

³¹For 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.

³¹Niikaua kui Iisai poeg maa peal elab, ei ole sina ega su kuningriik kindel. Ja nüüd läkita kedagi ja too ta minu juurde, sest ta on surmalaps!'

³²And Jonathan answered Saul his father, and said unto him, Wherefore should he be put to death? what hath he done?

³²Aga Joonatan kostis oma isale Saulile ja küsis temalt: 'Miks on vaja teda surmata? Mis ta on teinud?'

³³And Saul cast his spear at him to smite him; whereby Jonathan knew that is was determined of his father to put David to death.

³³Aga Saul viskas piigi tema suunas, et teda läbi torgata; nüüd mõistis Joonatan, et ta isa oli otsustanud Taaveti tappa.

³⁴So Jonathan arose from the table in fierce anger, and did eat no food the second day of the month; for he was grieved for David, because his father had done him shame.

³⁴Ja Joonatan tõusis lauast tulise vihaga ega võtnud leiba teisel noorkuu päeval, sest ta oli mures Taaveti pärast, oli ju tema isa teda mõnitanud.

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.

³⁵Järgmisel hommikul läks Joonatan Taavetile määratud ajal väljale ja tal oli kaasas üks väike poiss.

³⁶And he said unto his lad, Run, find now the arrows which I shoot. And as the lad ran, he shot an arrow beyond him.

³⁶Ja ta ütles oma poisile: 'Jookse ja otsi nooli, mis ma ammun!' Poiss jooksis ja ta ise ambus noole temast mööda.

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?

³⁷Ja kui poiss jõudis sinna paika, kus oli Joonatani ammutud nool, hüüdis Joonatan poisile järele ja küsis: 'Eks ole nool sinust eespool?'

³⁸And Jonathan cried after the lad, Make speed, haste, stay not. And Jonathan's lad gathered up the arrows, and came to his master.

³⁸Ja Joonatan hüüdis poisile järele: 'Rutta nobedasti, ära seisa!' Ja Joonatani poiss noppis noole ning tuli oma isanda juurde.

³⁹But the lad knew not anything: only Jonathan and David knew the matter.

³⁹Aga poiss ei teadnud midagi, ainult Joonatan ja Taavet teadsid seda asja.

⁴⁰And Jonathan gave his weapons unto his lad, and said unto him, Go, carry them to the city.

⁴⁰Ja Joonatan andis oma sõjariistad poisile, kes oli koos temaga, ja ütles temale: 'Mine vii linna!'

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.

⁴¹Kui poiss oli läinud, tõusis Taavet üles lõuna poolt ja heitis silmili maha ning kummardas kolm korda; siis nad suudlesid teineteist ja nutsid üheskoos, Taavet kõige rohkem.

⁴²And Jonathan said to David, Go in peace, forasmuch as we have sworn both of us in the name of Jehovah, saying, Jehovah shall 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.

⁴²Siis ütles Joonatan Taavetile: 'Mine rahuga, jäägu nõnda, nagu me mõlemad Issanda nime juures oleme vandunud ja öelnud: Issand olgu igavesti tunnistajaks minu ja sinu vahel, minu soo ja sinu soo vahel!'