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?'

¹And David fled from Naioth by 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 seeks my life?

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!'

²And he said to him, God forbid; thou shalt not die: behold, my father will do nothing either great or small, and not apprise me; and why should my father hide this thing from me? it is not so.

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.'

³And David swore again and again, and said, Thy father certainly knows that I have found favour in thy sight: and he has thought, Jonathan shall not 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.

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

⁴And Jonathan said to David, What thy soul may say, I will even do it for thee.

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.

⁵And David said to Jonathan, Behold, to-morrow is 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 until the third evening.

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.

⁶If thy father should actually 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.

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!

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

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?'

⁸Deal kindly then 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?

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.'

⁹And Jonathan said, Far be it from thee; for, if I knew with certainty that evil were determined by my father to come upon thee, would I not tell it thee?

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

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

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

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

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.

¹²And Jonathan said to David, Jehovah, God of Israel, when I sound my father about this time to-morrow, [or] the next day, and behold, there be good toward David, and I then send not to thee, and apprise thee of it,

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!

¹³Jehovah do so and much more to Jonathan. Should it please my father [to do] thee evil, then I will apprise thee of it, and send thee away, that thou mayest go in peace; and Jehovah be with thee, as he has been with my father.

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

¹⁴And thou shalt not only while yet I live shew me the kindness of Jehovah, that I die not,

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

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

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

¹⁶And Jonathan made [a covenant] with the house of David, [saying,] Let Jehovah even require [it] at the hand of David's enemies!

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

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

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

¹⁸And Jonathan said to him, To-morrow is the new moon; and thou wilt be missed, for thy seat will be empty;

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

¹⁹but on the third day thou shalt go down quickly, and come to the place where thou didst hide thyself on the day of the business, and abide by the stone Ezel.

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

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

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!

²¹And behold, I will send the lad, [saying,] Go, find the arrows. If I expressly say to the lad, Behold, the arrows are on this side of thee, take them; then come, for there is peace for thee, and it is nothing; [as] Jehovah liveth.

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

²²But if I say thus to the youth: Behold, the arrows are beyond thee, -- go thy way; for Jehovah sends thee away.

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

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

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

²⁴And David hid himself in the field; and it was the new moon, and the king sat at table to eat.

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

²⁵And the king sat on his seat, as at other times, on the seat by the wall; and Jonathan arose, and Abner sat by Saul's side, and David's place was empty.

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

²⁶And Saul said nothing that day; for he thought, Something has befallen [him], that he is not clean: surely he is not clean.

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?'

²⁷And it came to pass the next day after the new moon, the second [day of the month], as David's place was empty, that Saul said to Jonathan his son, Why has not the son of Jesse come to table, neither yesterday nor to-day?

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

²⁸And Jonathan answered Saul, David earnestly asked leave of me [to go] to Bethlehem,

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.'

²⁹and said, Let me go, I pray thee; for we have a family sacrifice in the city; and my brother himself has commanded me [to be there]; and now, if I have found favour in thy sight, let me go away, I pray thee, and see my brethren. He has therefore not come to the king's table.

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!

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

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!'

³¹For as long as the son of Jesse lives upon earth, thou shalt not be established, nor thy kingdom. And now send and fetch him to me, for he must die.

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

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

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

³³Then Saul cast the spear at him to smite him; and Jonathan knew that it was determined by his father to put David to death.

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

³⁴And Jonathan arose from the table in fierce anger, and ate no meat the second day of the new moon; for he was grieved for David, because his father had done him shame.

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

³⁵And it came to pass in the morning that Jonathan went out into the field, to the place agreed on with David, and a little lad with him.

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

³⁶And he said to his lad, Run, find now the arrows which I shoot. The lad ran, and he shot the arrow beyond him.

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

³⁷And when the lad came to the place of the arrow which Jonathan had shot, Jonathan cried after the lad and said, Is not the arrow away beyond thee?

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

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

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

³⁹And the lad knew nothing: only Jonathan and David knew the matter.

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

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

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.

⁴¹The lad went, and David arose from the side of 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.

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!'

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