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ܘܗܘܐ ܝܘܡܐ ܘܐܡܪ ܝܘܢܬܢ ܒܪ ܫܐܘܠ ܠܛܠܝܐ ܕܫܩܝܠ ܡܐ̈ܢܘܗܝ ܬܐ ܢܥܒܪ ܠܩܝܡܐ ܕܦܠܫ̈ܬܝܐ ܠܥܒܪܐ ܕܠܗܠ ܘܠܐܒܘܗܝ ܠܐ ܚܘܝ
whw' ywm' w'mr ywnthn br sh'wl lTly' dshqyl m'nwhy th' nebr lqym' dplshthy' lebr' dlhl wl'bwhy l' khwy
Now it happened on a day that Jonathan the son of Saul said to the young man who bore his armor, “Come! Let’s go over to the Philistines’ garrison that is on the other side.” But he didn’t tell his father.
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ܘܫܐܘܠ ܝܬ̇ܒ ܒܣܘܦܐ ܕܪܡܬܐ ܬܚܝܬ ܪܘܡܢܐ ܕܒܓܒܥܘܢ ܘܥܡܐ ܐܝܬ ܗܘܐ ܥܡܗ ܐܝܟ ܫܬܡܐܐ ܓܒܪ̈ܝܢ
wsh'wl ythb bswp' drmth' thkhyth rwmn' dbgbewn wem' 'yth hw' emh 'yk shthm'' gbryn
Saul stayed in the uttermost part of Gibeah under the pomegranate tree which is in Migron; and the people who were with him were about six hundred men,
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ܘܐܚܝܐ ܒܪ ܐܚܝܛܘܒ ܐܚܘܗܝ ܕܝܘܟܒܪ ܒܪ ܦܝܢܚܝܣ ܒܪ ܥܠܝ ܟܗܢܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܕܒܫܝܠܘ ܘܫܩ̇ܠ ܦܕܬܐ ܘܥܡܐ ܠܐ ܝܕܥ ܕܐܙܠ ܝܘܢܬܢ
w'khy' br 'khyTwb 'khwhy dywkbr br pynkhys br ely khnh dmry' dbshylw wshql pdth' wem' l' yde d'zl ywnthn
including Ahijah the son of Ahitub, Ichabod’s brother, the son of Phinehas, the son of Eli the priest of Yahweh in Shiloh, wearing an ephod. The people didn’t know that Jonathan was gone.
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ܠܒܝܬ ܡܥܒܪܬܐ ܘܒܥܐ ܕܢܥܒܪ ܠܩܝܡܐ ܕܦܠܫ̈ܬܝܐ ܘܫܢܐ ܕܟܐܦܐ ܡܢ ܥܒܪܐ ܡܟܐ ܘܫܢܐ ܐܚܪܬܐ ܕܟܐܦܐ ܡܟܐ ܫܡܗ̇ ܕܚܕܐ ܒܨܘܨ ܘܫܡܗ̇ ܕܐܚܪܬܐ ܣܝܥܐ
lbyth mebrth' wbe' dnebr lqym' dplshthy' wshn' dk'p' mn ebr' mk' wshn' 'khrth' dk'p' mk' shmh dkhd' btswts wshmh d'khrth' sye'
Between the passes, by which Jonathan sought to go over to the Philistines’ garrison, there was a rocky crag on the one side and a rocky crag on the other side; and the name of the one was Bozez, and the name of the other Seneh.
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ܫܢܐ ܚܕܐ ܢܓܕܐ ܡܢ ܓܪܒܝܐ ܠܘܩܒܠ ܡܟܡܣ ܘܐܚܪܬܐ ܡܢ ܬܝܡܢܐ ܠܘܩܒܠ ܓܒܥ
shn' khd' ngd' mn grby' lwqbl mkms w'khrth' mn thymn' lwqbl gbe
The one crag rose up on the north in front of Michmash, and the other on the south in front of Geba.
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ܘܐܡܪ ܝܘܢܬܢ ܠܛܠܝܐ ܕܫܩܝܠ ܡܐ̈ܢܘܗܝ ܬܐ ܢܥܒܪ ܠܩܝܡܐ ܕܥܘܪ̈ܠܐ ܗܠܝܢ ܛܟ ܢܥܕܪܢ ܡܪܝܐ ܡܛܠ ܕܠܝܬ ܟܠܝܬܐ ܠܡܪܝܐ ܠܡܦܪܩ ܒܣܓܝ ܐܘ ܒܙܥܘܪ
w'mr ywnthn lTly' dshqyl m'nwhy th' nebr lqym' dewrl' hlyn Tk nedrn mry' mTl dlyth klyth' lmry' lmprq bsgy 'w bzewr
Jonathan said to the young man who bore his armor, “Come! Let’s go over to the garrison of these uncircumcised. It may be that Yahweh will work for us, for there is no restraint on Yahweh to save by many or by few.”
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ܘܐܡܪ ܠܗ ܫܩ̇ܠ ܡܐ̈ܢܘܗܝ ܥܒܕ ܟܘܠ ܕܒܠܒܟ ܘܣܛܝ ܙܠ ܗܐ ܐܢܐ ܥܡܟ ܟܠ ܕܒܠܒܟ ܥܒܕ
w'mr lh shql m'nwhy ebd kwl dblbk wsTy zl h' 'n' emk kl dblbk ebd
His armor bearer said to him, “Do all that is in your heart. Go, and behold, I am with you according to your heart.”
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ܘܐܡܪ ܠܗ ܝܘܢܬܢ ܗܐ ܚܢܢ ܥܒܪܝܢܢ ܥܠ ܓܒܪ̈ܐ ܘܢܬܓܠܐ ܠܗܘܢ
w'mr lh ywnthn h' khnn ebrynn el gbr' wnthgl' lhwn
Then Jonathan said, “Behold, we will pass over to the men, and we will reveal ourselves to them.
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ܐܢ ܗܟܢܐ ܢܐܡܪܘܢ ܠܢ ܫܬܘܩܘ ܥܕ ܢܡܛܐ ܠܘܬܟܘܢ ܢܩܘܡ ܒܕܘܟܬܢ ܘܠܐ ܢܣܩ ܥܠܝܗܘܢ
'n hkn' n'mrwn ln shthwqw ed nmT' lwthkwn nqwm bdwkthn wl' nsq elyhwn
If they say this to us, ‘Wait until we come to you!’ then we will stand still in our place and will not go up to them.
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ܘܐܢ ܗܟܢܐ ܢܐܡܪܘܢ ܠܢ ܣܩܘ ܠܘܬܢ ܢܣܩ ܡܛܠ ܕܐܫܠܡ ܐܢܘܢ ܡܪܝܐ ܐܠܗܢ ܒܐܝܕܢ ܗܕܐ ܠܢ ܐܬܐ
w'n hkn' n'mrwn ln sqw lwthn nsq mTl d'shlm 'nwn mry' 'lhn b'ydn hd' ln 'th'
But if they say this, ‘Come up to us!’ then we will go up, for Yahweh has delivered them into our hand. This shall be the sign to us.”
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ܘܐܬܓܠܝܘ ܬܪ̈ܝܗܘܢ ܥܠ ܩܝܡܐ ܕܦܠܫ̈ܬܝܐ ܘܐܡܪܘ ܦܠܫ̈ܬܝܐ ܗܐ ܥܒܪ̈ܝܐ ܢܦܩܝܢ ܡܢ ܚ̈ܠܠܐ ܕܐܬܛܫܝܘ ܬܡܢ
w'thglyw thryhwn el qym' dplshthy' w'mrw plshthy' h' ebry' npqyn mn khll' d'thTshyw thmn
Both of them revealed themselves to the garrison of the Philistines; and the Philistines said, “Behold, the Hebrews are coming out of the holes where they had hidden themselves!”
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ܘܥܢܘ ܐܢܫ̈ܝ ܩܝܡܐ ܠܝܘܢܬܢ ܘܠܫܩ̇ܠ ܡܐ̈ܢܘܗܝ ܘܐܡܪܘ ܣܩܘ ܠܘܬܢ ܘܢܘܕܥܟܘܢ ܦܬܓܡܐ ܘܐܡܪ ܝܘܢܬܢ ܠܫܩ̇ܠ ܡܐ̈ܢܘܗܝ ܣܩ ܒܬܪܝ ܡܛܠ ܕܐܫܠܡ ܐܢܘܢ ܡܪܝܐ ܒܐܝܕܐ ܕܐܝܣܪܝܠ
wenw 'nshy qym' lywnthn wlshql m'nwhy w'mrw sqw lwthn wnwdekwn pthgm' w'mr ywnthn lshql m'nwhy sq bthry mTl d'shlm 'nwn mry' b'yd' d'ysryl
The men of the garrison answered Jonathan and his armor bearer, and said, “Come up to us, and we will show you something!” Jonathan said to his armor bearer, “Come up after me, for Yahweh has delivered them into the hand of Israel.”
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ܘܣܠܩ ܝܘܢܬܢ ܥܠ ܐ̈ܝܕܘܗܝ ܘܥܠ ܪ̈ܓܠܘܗܝ ܘܫܩ̇ܠ ܡܐ̈ܢܘܗܝ ܒܬܪܗ ܘܢܦܠ ܩܝܡܐ ܕܦܠܫ̈ܬܝܐ ܩܕܡ ܝܘܢܬܢ ܘܫ̇ܩܠ ܡܐ̈ܢܘܗܝ ܡܩܛܠ ܗܘܐ ܒܬܪܗ
wslq ywnthn el 'ydwhy wel rglwhy wshql m'nwhy bthrh wnpl qym' dplshthy' qdm ywnthn wshql m'nwhy mqTl hw' bthrh
Jonathan climbed up on his hands and on his feet, and his armor bearer after him, and they fell before Jonathan; and his armor bearer killed them after him.
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ܘܗܘܬ ܡܚܘܬܐ ܩܕܡܝܬܐ ܕܡܚܐ ܝܘܢܬܢ ܘܫܩ̇ܠ ܡܐ̈ܢܘܗܝ ܐܝܟ ܥܣܪ̈ܝܢ ܓܒܪ̈ܝܢ ܐܝܟ ܦܣ̈ܘܠܐ ܘܐܝܟ ܕܒܪ̈ܝ ܦܕܢܐ ܒܚܩܠܐ
whwth mkhwth' qdmyth' dmkh' ywnthn wshql m'nwhy 'yk esryn gbryn 'yk pswl' w'yk dbry pdn' bkhql'
That first slaughter, which Jonathan and his armor bearer made, was about twenty men, within as it were half a furrow’s length in an acre of land.
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ܘܗܘܬ ܙܘܥܬܐ ܡܢ ܡܫܪܝܬܐ ܕܒܚܩܠܐ ܘܒܟܠܗ ܥܡܐ ܕܩܐܡ ܘܡܚ̈ܒܠܢܐ ܙܥܘ ܘܐܦ ܗܢܘܢ ܘܙܥܬ ܐܪܥܐ ܘܗܘܬ ܥܠܝܗܘܢ ܕܚܠܬܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ
whwth zweth' mn mshryth' dbkhql' wbklh em' dq'm wmkhbln' zew w'p hnwn wzeth 're' whwth elyhwn dkhlthh dmry'
There was a trembling in the camp, in the field, and among all the people; the garrison and the raiders also trembled; and the earth quaked, so there was an exceedingly great trembling.
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ܘܚܙܘ ܕܘܩ̈ܐ ܕܫܐܘܠ ܕܒܓܒܥܬܐ ܕܒܢܝܡܝܢ ܘܗܐ ܚܝܠܐ ܕܦܠܫ̈ܬܝܐ ܙܥ ܘܐܙܠ ܘܐܬܬܒܪ
wkhzw dwq' dsh'wl dbgbeth' dbnymyn wh' khyl' dplshthy' ze w'zl w'ththbr
The watchmen of Saul in Gibeah of Benjamin looked; and behold, the multitude melted away and scattered.
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ܘܐܡܪ ܫܐܘܠ ܠܥܡܐ ܕܥܡܗ ܦܩܘܕܘ ܘܚܙܘ ܡܢܘ ܐܙܠ ܡܢܢ ܘܦܩܕܘ ܘܚܙܘ ܘܗܐ ܠܝܬ ܝܘܢܬܢ ܘܫܩ̇ܠ ܡܐ̈ܢܘܗܝ
w'mr sh'wl lem' demh pqwdw wkhzw mnw 'zl mnn wpqdw wkhzw wh' lyth ywnthn wshql m'nwhy
Then Saul said to the people who were with him, “Count now, and see who is missing from us.” When they had counted, behold, Jonathan and his armor bearer were not there.
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ܘܐܡܪ ܫܐܘܠ ܠܐܚܝܐ ܩܪܒ ܐܪܘܢܗ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܡܛܠ ܕܬܡܢ ܗܘܐ ܐܪܘܢܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܒܝܘܡܐ ܗ̇ܘ ܥܡ ܒܢ̈ܝ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ
w'mr sh'wl l'khy' qrb 'rwnh d'lh' mTl dthmn hw' 'rwnh dmry' bywm' hw em bny 'ysryl
Saul said to Ahijah, “Bring God’s ark here.” For God’s ark was with the children of Israel at that time.
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ܘܗܘܐ ܕܟܕ ܐܡܪ ܫܐܘܠ ܠܟܗܢܐ ܚܝܠܐ ܕܒܡܫܪܝܬܐ ܕܦܠܫ̈ܬܝܐ ܐܙܠ ܣܘܓܐܐ ܘܐܡܪ ܫܐܘܠ ܠܟܗܢܐ ܟܢܘܫ ܐܝܕܟ
whw' dkd 'mr sh'wl lkhn' khyl' dbmshryth' dplshthy' 'zl swg'' w'mr sh'wl lkhn' knwsh 'ydk
While Saul talked to the priest, the tumult that was in the camp of the Philistines went on and increased; and Saul said to the priest, “Withdraw your hand!”
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ܘܩܥܐ ܫܐܘܠ ܘܟܠܗ ܥܡܐ ܕܥܡܗ ܘܐܬܘ ܥܕܡܐ ܠܩܪܒܐ ܘܗܐ ܗܘܬ ܬܡܢ ܚܪܒܗ ܕܓܒܪܐ ܒܚܒܪܗ ܫܓܝܫܬܐ ܪܒܬܐ ܕܛܒ
wqe' sh'wl wklh em' demh w'thw edm' lqrb' wh' hwth thmn khrbh dgbr' bkhbrh shgyshth' rbth' dTb
Saul and all the people who were with him were gathered together, and came to the battle; and behold, they were all striking each other with their swords in very great confusion.
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ܥܒܪ̈ܝܐ ܘܦܠܫ̈ܬܝܐ ܐܝܟ ܕܐܬܡܠܝ ܘܐܝܟ ܕܡܢܬܡܠܝ ܘܣܠܩܘ ܥܡܗܘܢ ܠܡܫܪܝܬܐ ܘܚܕܝܪ̈ܝܢ ܐܦ ܗܢܘܢ ܠܡܗܘܐ ܥܡ ܒܢ̈ܝ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܘܥܡ ܫܐܘܠ ܘܝܘܢܬܢ
ebry' wplshthy' 'yk d'thmly w'yk dmnthmly wslqw emhwn lmshryth' wkhdyryn 'p hnwn lmhw' em bny 'ysryl wem sh'wl wywnthn
Now the Hebrews who were with the Philistines before and who went up with them into the camp from all around, even they also turned to be with the Israelites who were with Saul and Jonathan.
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ܘܟܠܗܘܢ ܓܒܪ̈ܐ ܕܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܕܡܛܫܝܢ ܒܛܘܪܐ ܕܐܦܪܝܡ ܫܡܥܘ ܕܥܪܩܘ ܦܠܫ̈ܬܝܐ ܡܢ ܩܕܡ ܒܢ̈ܝ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܘܐܙܕܝܢܘ ܐܦ ܗܢܘܢ ܒܬܪܗܘܢ ܠܩܪܒܐ
wklhwn gbr' d'ysryl dmTshyn bTwr' d'prym shmew derqw plshthy' mn qdm bny 'ysryl w'zdynw 'p hnwn bthrhwn lqrb'
Likewise all the men of Israel who had hidden themselves in the hill country of Ephraim, when they heard that the Philistines fled, even they also followed hard after them in the battle.
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ܘܦܪܩ ܡܪܝܐ ܠܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܒܝܘܡܐ ܗ̇ܘ ܘܩܪܒܐ ܥܒܕ ܠܗܘܢ ܒܝܬ ܐܘܢ
wprq mry' l'ysryl bywm' hw wqrb' ebd lhwn byth 'wn
So Yahweh saved Israel that day; and the battle passed over by Beth Aven.
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ܠܓܒܪ̈ܐ ܕܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܘܩܪܒ ܫܐܘܠ ܒܝܘܡܐ ܗ̇ܘ ܘܐܡܪ ܠܥܡܐ ܠܝܛ ܗܘ ܓܒܪܐ ܕܢܐܟܘܠ ܠܚܡܐ ܥܕܡܐ ܠܪܡܫܐ ܥܕܡܐ ܕܐܬܦܪܥ ܡܢ ܒ̈ܥܠܕܒܒܝ ܘܠܐ ܛܥܡܘ ܟܠܗ ܥܡܐ ܠܚܡܐ
lgbr' d'ysryl wqrb sh'wl bywm' hw w'mr lem' lyT hw gbr' dn'kwl lkhm' edm' lrmsh' edm' d'thpre mn beldbby wl' Temw klh em' lkhm'
The men of Israel were distressed that day; for Saul had adjured the people, saying, “Cursed is the man who eats any food until it is evening, and I am avenged of my enemies.” So none of the people tasted food.
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ܘܐܙܠܘ ܒܟܠܗ̇ ܐܪܥܐ ܘܥܠܘ ܒܥܒܐ ܘܗܐ ܕܒܫܐ ܒܥܒܐ ܥܠ ܐ̈ܦܝ ܚܩܠܐ
w'zlw bklh 're' welw beb' wh' dbsh' beb' el 'py khql'
All the people came into the forest; and there was honey on the ground.
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ܘܥܠܘ ܥܡܐ ܒܥܒܐ ܘܪ̈ܕܐ ܕܒܫܐ ܘܠܝܬ ܕܡܘܫܛ ܐܝܕܗ ܠܦܘܡܗ ܡܛܠ ܕܕܚܠܘ ܥܡܐ ܡܢ ܡܘܡ̈ܬܐ
welw em' beb' wrd' dbsh' wlyth dmwshT 'ydh lpwmh mTl ddkhlw em' mn mwmth'
When the people had come to the forest, behold, honey was dripping, but no one put his hand to his mouth, for the people feared the oath.
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ܘܝܘܢܬܢ ܠܐ ܫܡܥ ܟܕ ܐܘܡܝ ܐܒܘܗܝ ܠܥܡܐ ܘܐܘܫܛ ܗܘ ܒܪܝܫ ܚܘܛܪܐ ܕܒܐܝܕܗ ܘܛܡܫܗ ܒܟܟܪܝܬܐ ܕܕܒܫܐ ܘܐܗܦܟ ܐܝܕܗ ܠܦܘܡܗ ܘܢܗܪ ܥܝ̈ܢܘܗܝ
wywnthn l' shme kd 'wmy 'bwhy lem' w'wshT hw brysh khwTr' db'ydh wTmshh bkkryth' ddbsh' w'hpk 'ydh lpwmh wnhr eynwhy
But Jonathan didn’t hear when his father commanded the people with the oath. Therefore he put out the end of the rod that was in his hand and dipped it in the honeycomb, and put his hand to his mouth; and his eyes brightened.
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ܘܥܢܐ ܓܒܪܐ ܡܢ ܥܡܐ ܘܐܡܪ ܠܝܘܢܬܢ ܡܘܡܝܘ ܐܘܡܝ ܐܒܘܟ ܠܥܡܐ ܘܐܡܪ ܠܝܛ ܗܘ ܓܒܪܐ ܕܢܐܟܘܠ ܠܚܡܐ ܝܘܡܢܐ ܘܐܬܛܪܦ ܥܡܐ
wen' gbr' mn em' w'mr lywnthn mwmyw 'wmy 'bwk lem' w'mr lyT hw gbr' dn'kwl lkhm' ywmn' w'thTrp em'
Then one of the people answered, and said, “Your father directly commanded the people with an oath, saying, ‘Cursed is the man who eats food today.’” So the people were faint.
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ܘܐܡܪ ܝܘܢܬܢ ܕܠܚܗ̇ ܐܒܝ ܠܐܪܥܐ ܚܙܘ ܕܢܗܪ ܥܝܢ̈ܝ ܕܛܥܡܬ ܩܠܝܠ ܡܢ ܕܒܫܐ ܗܢܐ
w'mr ywnthn dlkhh 'by l're' khzw dnhr eyny dTemth qlyl mn dbsh' hn'
Then Jonathan said, “My father has troubled the land. Please look how my eyes have brightened because I tasted a little of this honey.
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ܘܐܦ ܡܛܠ ܕܠܐ ܐܟܠ ܥܡܐ ܝܘܡܢܐ ܡܢ ܒܙܬܐ ܕܒ̈ܥܠܕܒܒܘܗܝ ܕܐܫܟܚ ܡܛܠ ܗܘ ܠܐ ܣܓܝܐܐ ܡܚܘܬܐ ܒܦܠܫ̈ܬܝܐ
w'p mTl dl' 'kl em' ywmn' mn bzth' dbeldbbwhy d'shkkh mTl hw l' sgy'' mkhwth' bplshthy'
How much more, if perhaps the people had eaten freely today of the plunder of their enemies which they found? For now there has been no great slaughter among the Philistines.”
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ܘܚܪܒܢ ܝܘܡܢܐ ܒܦܠܫ̈ܬܝܐ ܡܢ ܡܟܡܣ ܐܝܠܘܢ ܘܐܬܛܪܦ ܥܡܐ ܛܒ
wkhrbn ywmn' bplshthy' mn mkms 'ylwn w'thTrp em' Tb
They struck the Philistines that day from Michmash to Aijalon. The people were very faint;
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ܘܐܬܠܥܒܘ ܥܡܐ ܥܠ ܒܙܬܐ ܘܕܒܪܘ ܥܢܐ ܘܬܘܪ̈ܐ ܘܥ̈ܓܠܐ ܘܢܟܣܘ ܥܠ ܐܪܥܐ ܘܐܟܠܘ ܥܡܐ ܥܠ ܕܡܐ
w'thlebw em' el bzth' wdbrw en' wthwr' wegl' wnksw el 're' w'klw em' el dm'
and the people pounced on the plunder, and took sheep, cattle, and calves, and killed them on the ground; and the people ate them with the blood.
33
ܘܚܘܝܘ ܠܫܐܘܠ ܘܐܡܪܘ ܠܗ ܗܐ ܥܡܐ ܚܛܘ ܠܡܪܝܐ ܘܐܟܠܝܢ ܥܠ ܕܡܐ ܘܐܡܪ ܫܐܘܠ ܐܥܠܝܬܘܢ ܓܙܘܪܘ ܠܝ ܝܘܡܢܐ ܟܐܦܐ ܪܒܬܐ
wkhwyw lsh'wl w'mrw lh h' em' khTw lmry' w'klyn el dm' w'mr sh'wl 'elythwn gzwrw ly ywmn' k'p' rbth'
Then they told Saul, saying, “Behold, the people are sinning against Yahweh, in that they eat meat with the blood.” He said, “You have dealt treacherously. Roll a large stone to me today!”
34
ܘܐܡܪ ܫܐܘܠ ܐܬܟܪܟܘ ܒܥܡܐ ܘܐܡܪ ܠܗܘܢ ܩܪܒܘ ܓܒܪ ܬܘܪܗ ܘܓܒܪ ܥܪܒܗ ܘܟܘܣܘ ܗܪܟܐ ܘܠܐ ܬܚܛܘܢ ܠܡܪܝܐ ܘܬܐܟܠܘܢ ܥܠ ܕܡܐ ܘܩܪܒܘ ܟܠܗ ܥܡܐ ܓܒܪ ܬܘܪܗ ܒܐܝܕܗ ܒܠܠܝܐ ܘܢܟܣܘ ܬܡܢ
w'mr sh'wl 'thkrkw bem' w'mr lhwn qrbw gbr thwrh wgbr erbh wkwsw hrk' wl' thkhTwn lmry' wth'klwn el dm' wqrbw klh em' gbr thwrh b'ydh blly' wnksw thmn
Saul said, “Disperse yourselves among the people, and tell them, ‘Every man bring me here his ox, and every man his sheep, and kill them here, and eat; and don’t sin against Yahweh in eating meat with the blood.’” All the people brought every man his ox with him that night, and killed them there.
35
ܘܒܢܐ ܬܡܢ ܫܐܘܠ ܡܕܒܚܐ ܠܡܪܝܐ ܘܫܪܝ ܠܡܒܢܐ ܡܕܒܚܐ ܠܡܪܝܐ
wbn' thmn sh'wl mdbkh' lmry' wshry lmbn' mdbkh' lmry'
Saul built an altar to Yahweh. This was the first altar that he built to Yahweh.
36
ܘܐܡܪ ܫܐܘܠ ܢܚܘܬ ܒܬܪ ܦܠܫ̈ܬܝܐ ܘܢܒܘܙ ܒܗܘܢ ܥܕܡܐ ܕܢܗܪ ܨܦܪܐ ܘܠܐ ܢܫܒܘܩ ܡܢܗܘܢ ܓܒܪ ܘܐܡܪܘ ܟܠ ܕܫܦܝܪ ܒܥܝܢ̈ܝܟ ܢܥܒܕ
w'mr sh'wl nkhwth bthr plshthy' wnbwz bhwn edm' dnhr tspr' wl' nshbwq mnhwn gbr w'mrw kl dshpyr beynyk nebd
Saul said, “Let’s go down after the Philistines by night, and take plunder among them until the morning light. Let’s not leave a man of them.” They said, “Do whatever seems good to you.” Then the priest said, “Let’s draw near here to God.”
37
ܘܐܡܪ ܫܐܘܠ ܠܐܠܗܐ ܐܚܘܬ ܒܬܪ ܦܠܫ̈ܬܝܐ ܡܫܠܡ ܐܢܬ ܠܗܘܢ ܒܐܝܕܐ ܕܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܘܠܐ ܥܢܝܗܝ ܡܪܝܐ ܒܝܘܡܐ ܗܘ
w'mr sh'wl l'lh' 'khwth bthr plshthy' mshlm 'nth lhwn b'yd' d'ysryl wl' enyhy mry' bywm' hw
Saul asked counsel of God: “Shall I go down after the Philistines? Will you deliver them into the hand of Israel?” But he didn’t answer him that day.
38
ܘܐܡܪ ܫܐܘܠ ܩܪܒܘ ܠܝ ܗܪܟܐ ܟܠܗܝܢ ܫܪ̈ܒܬܗ ܕܥܡܐ ܘܕܥܘ ܘܚܙܘ ܒܡܢܐ ܗܘܬ ܚܛܝܬܐ ܗܕܐ ܝܘܡܢܐ
w'mr sh'wl qrbw ly hrk' klhyn shrbthh dem' wdew wkhzw bmn' hwth khTyth' hd' ywmn'
Saul said, “Draw near here, all you chiefs of the people, and know and see in whom this sin has been today.
39
ܡܛܠ ܕܚܝ ܗܘ ܡܪܝܐ ܕܦܪܩ ܠܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܕܐܢ ܐܝܬ ܒܝܘܢܬܢ ܒܪܝ ܐܠܐ ܡܡܬ ܢܡܘܬ ܘܠܝܬ ܕܥܢܝܗܝ ܡܢ ܟܠܗ ܥܡܐ
mTl dkhy hw mry' dprq l'ysryl d'n 'yth bywnthn bry 'l' mmth nmwth wlyth denyhy mn klh em'
For as Yahweh lives, who saves Israel, though it is in Jonathan my son, he shall surely die.” But there was not a man among all the people who answered him.
40
ܘܐܡܪ ܠܟܠܗ ܐܝܣܪܐܝܠ ܐܢܬܘܢ ܗܘܘ ܒܣܛܪܐ ܚܕ ܘܐܢܐ ܘܝܘܢܬܢ ܒܪܝ ܢܗܘܐ ܒܣܛܪܐ ܚܕ ܘܐܡܪܘ ܥܡܐ ܠܫܐܘܠ ܟܠ ܕܫܦܝܪ ܒܥܝܢ̈ܝܟ ܠܡܥܒܕ ܥܒܕ
w'mr lklh 'ysr'yl 'nthwn hww bsTr' khd w'n' wywnthn bry nhw' bsTr' khd w'mrw em' lsh'wl kl dshpyr beynyk lmebd ebd
Then he said to all Israel, “You be on one side, and I and Jonathan my son will be on the other side.” The people said to Saul, “Do what seems good to you.”
41
ܘܐܡܪ ܫܐܘܠ ܡܪܝܐ ܐܠܗܐ ܕܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܗܒ ܫܠܡܘܬܐ ܘܐܬܬܚܕ ܫܐܘܠ ܘܝܘܢܬܢ ܘܢܦܩܘ ܥܡܐ
w'mr sh'wl mry' 'lh' d'ysryl hb shlmwth' w'ththkhd sh'wl wywnthn wnpqw em'
Therefore Saul said to Yahweh, the God of Israel, “Show the right.” Jonathan and Saul were chosen, but the people escaped.
42
ܘܐܡܪ ܫܐܘܠ ܐܪܡܘ ܒܝ̈ܢܝ ܘܠܝܘܢܬܢ ܒܪܝ ܘܐܬܬܚܕ ܝܘܢܬܢ
w'mr sh'wl 'rmw byny wlywnthn bry w'ththkhd ywnthn
Saul said, “Cast lots between me and Jonathan my son.” Jonathan was selected.
43
ܘܐܡܪ ܫܐܘܠ ܠܝܘܢܬܢ ܚܘܢܝ ܡܢܐ ܥܒܕܬ ܘܚܘܝܗ ܝܘܢܬܢ ܘܐܡܪ ܠܗ ܒܪܝܫ ܚܘܛܪܐ ܕܒܐܝܕܝ ܩܠܝܠ ܛܥܡܬ ܕܒܫܐ ܡܛܠ ܗܘ ܡܐܬ ܐܢܐ
w'mr sh'wl lywnthn khwny mn' ebdth wkhwyh ywnthn w'mr lh brysh khwTr' db'ydy qlyl Temth dbsh' mTl hw m'th 'n'
Then Saul said to Jonathan, “Tell me what you have done!” Jonathan told him, and said, “I certainly did taste a little honey with the end of the rod that was in my hand; and behold, I must die.”
44
ܘܐܡܪ ܫܐܘܠ ܗܟܢܐ ܢܥܒܕ ܠܝ ܐܠܗܐ ܘܗܟܢܐ ܢܘܣܦ ܠܝ ܕܡܡܬ ܬܡܘܬ ܝܘܢܬܢ
w'mr sh'wl hkn' nebd ly 'lh' whkn' nwsp ly dmmth thmwth ywnthn
Saul said, “God do so and more also; for you shall surely die, Jonathan.”
45
ܘܐܡܪ ܥܡܐ ܠܫܐܘܠ ܝܘܢܬܢ ܢܡܘܬ ܕܥܒܕ ܦܘܪܩܢܐ ܠܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܚܣ ܚܝ ܗܘ ܡܪܝܐ ܐܠܗܐ ܐܢ ܢܦܠ ܡܢ ܣܥܪܐ ܕܪܝܫܗ ܥܠ ܐܪܥܐ ܡܛܠ ܕܥܡܗ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܦܪܩ ܝܘܡܢܐ ܘܦܨܝܗ ܥܡܐ ܠܝܘܢܬܢ ܘܠܐ ܡܝܬ
w'mr em' lsh'wl ywnthn nmwth debd pwrqn' l'ysryl khs khy hw mry' 'lh' 'n npl mn ser' dryshh el 're' mTl demh d'lh' prq ywmn' wptsyh em' lywnthn wl' myth
The people said to Saul, “Shall Jonathan die, who has worked this great salvation in Israel? Far from it! As Yahweh lives, there shall not one hair of his head fall to the ground, for he has worked with God today!” So the people rescued Jonathan, so he didn’t die.
46
ܘܗܦܟ ܫܐܘܠ ܡܢ ܒܬܪ ܦܠܫܬ̈ܝܐ ܘܦܠܫ̈ܬܝܐ ܐܙܠܘ ܠܐܬܪܗܘܢ
whpk sh'wl mn bthr plshthy' wplshthy' 'zlw l'thrhwn
Then Saul went up from following the Philistines; and the Philistines went to their own place.
47
ܘܐܚܕ ܫܐܘܠ ܡܠܟܘܬܐ ܕܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܘܐܬܟܬܫ ܒܚܕܪ̈ܘܗܝ ܘܒܟܠܗܘܢ ܒ̈ܥܠܕܒܒܘܗܝ ܒܡܘܐܒ ܘܒܒ̈ܢܝ ܥܡܘܢ ܘܒܐܕܘܡ ܘܒܡܠܟܘܬܐ ܕܨܘܒܐ ܘܒ̈ܦܠܫܬܝܐ ܘܠܐܝܟܐ ܕܡܬܦܢܐ ܗܘܐ ܙܟܐ ܗܘܐ
w'khd sh'wl mlkwth' d'ysryl w'thkthsh bkhdrwhy wbklhwn beldbbwhy bmw'b wbbny emwn wb'dwm wbmlkwth' dtswb' wbplshthy' wl'yk' dmthpn' hw' zk' hw'
Now when Saul had taken the kingdom over Israel, he fought against all his enemies on every side: against Moab, and against the children of Ammon, and against Edom, and against the kings of Zobah, and against the Philistines. Wherever he turned himself, he defeated them.
48
ܘܟܢܫ ܚܝܠܐ ܘܚܪܒ ܠܥܡܠܝܩ ܘܦܨܝ ܠܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܡܢ ܐܝܕܐ ܕܒܙܘ̈ܙܘܗܝ
wknsh khyl' wkhrb lemlyq wptsy l'ysryl mn 'yd' dbzwzwhy
He did valiantly and struck the Amalekites, and delivered Israel out of the hands of those who plundered them.
49
ܘܗܠܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܒܢ̈ܘܗܝ ܕܫܐܘܠ ܝܘܢܬܢ ܘܝܫܘܝ ܘܡܠܟܝܫܘܥ ܘܐܫܒܫܘܠ ܘܫܡ̈ܗܐ ܕܬܪ̈ܬܝܢ ܒܢ̈ܬܗ ܫܡܗ̇ ܕܩܫܝܫܬܐ ܢܕܒ ܘܫܡܗ̇ ܕܙܥܘܪܬܐ ܡܠܟܠ
whlyn hww bnwhy dsh'wl ywnthn wyshwy wmlkyshwe w'shbshwl wshmh' dthrthyn bnthh shmh dqshyshth' ndb wshmh dzewrth' mlkl
Now the sons of Saul were Jonathan, Ishvi, and Malchishua; and the names of his two daughters were these: the name of the firstborn Merab, and the name of the younger Michal.
50
ܘܫܡܗ̇ ܕܐܢܬܬܗ ܕܫܐܘܠ ܐܚܝܢܥܡ ܒܪܬ ܐܚܝܡܥܨ ܘܫܡ ܪܒ ܚܝܠܗ ܐܒܢܝܪ ܒܪ ܢܝܪ ܕܕܗ ܕܫܐܘܠ
wshmh d'nththh dsh'wl 'khynem brth 'khymets wshm rb khylh 'bnyr br nyr ddh dsh'wl
The name of Saul’s wife was Ahinoam the daughter of Ahimaaz. The name of the captain of his army was Abner the son of Ner, Saul’s uncle.
51
ܘܩܝܫ ܐܒܘܗܝ ܕܫܐܘܠ ܘܢܝܪ ܒܪ ܐܒܝܠ ܐܒܘܗܝ ܕܐܒܢܝܪ
wqysh 'bwhy dsh'wl wnyr br 'byl 'bwhy d'bnyr
Kish was the father of Saul, and Ner the father of Abner was the son of Abiel.
52
ܘܗܘܐ ܩܪܒܐ ܥܫܝܢܐ ܥܡ ܦܠܫ̈ܬܝܐ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܝܘܡ̈ܬܗ ܕܫܐܘܠ ܘܚܙܐ ܗܘܐ ܫܐܘܠ ܟܠ ܓܒܪܐ ܕܓܢܒܪ ܘܟܠ ܓܒܪܐ ܕܐܝܬ ܒܗ ܚܝܠܐ ܘܟܢܫ ܗܘܐ ܠܗ ܠܘܬܗ
whw' qrb' eshyn' em plshthy' klhwn ywmthh dsh'wl wkhz' hw' sh'wl kl gbr' dgnbr wkl gbr' d'yth bh khyl' wknsh hw' lh lwthh
There was severe war against the Philistines all the days of Saul; and when Saul saw any mighty man or any valiant man, he took him into his service.