Targum Jonathan on the Prophets 1 Samuel · chapter 29

Tap any Aramaic word to trace it to its Jastrow dictionary entry.

1. 1

   וּכְנָשׁוּ פְּלִשְׁתָּאֵי יַת כָּל מַשִׁרְיַתְהוֹן לַאֲפֵק וְיִשְׂרָאֵל שָׁרָן בְּעֵינָא דִי בְיִזְרְעֶאל:

   Now the Philistines brought all their forces together at Aphek, while Israel camped by the spring in Jezreel.

2. 2

   וְטוּרְנֵי פְּלִשְׁתָּאֵי עָבְרִין לְמָאֲוָן וּלְאַלְפִין וְדָוִד וְגַבְרוֹהִי עָבְרִין בְּבַתְרַיְתָא עִם אָכִישׁ:

   As the Philistine leaders marched out with their units of hundreds and thousands, David and his men marched behind them with Achish.

3. 3

   וַאֲמַרוּ רַבְרְבֵי פְּלִשְׁתָּאֵי מָה יְהוּדָאֵי הָאִלֵין וַאֲמַר אָכִישׁ לְרַבְרְבֵי פְלִשְׁתָּאֵי הֲלָא דֵין דָוִד עַבְדָא דְשָׁאוּל מַלְכָּא דְיִשְׂרָאֵל דַהֲוָה עִמִי דְנַן יוֹמִין אוֹ דְנַן שְׁנִין וְלָא אַשְׁכָּחִית בֵּיהּ מִדַעַם בִּישׁ מִיוֹמָא דְאִתְפְרַשׁ לְוָתִי עַד יוֹמָא הָדֵין:

   Then the commanders of the Philistines asked, “What about these Hebrews?” Achish replied, “Is this not David, the servant of King Saul of Israel? He has been with me all these days, even years, and from the day he defected until today I have found no fault in him.”

4. 4

   וּרְגִיזוּ עֲלוֹהִי רַבְרְבֵי פְלִשְׁתָּאֵי וַאֲמַרוּ לֵיהּ רַבְרְבֵי פְלִשְׁתָּאֵי אָתֵיב יַת גַבְרָא וִיתוּב לְאַתְרֵיהּ דְמַנִיתֵיהּ תַּמָן וְלָא יֵחוֹת עִמָנָא בִּקְרָבָא וְלָא יְהֵי לְשָׂטָן בִּקְרָבָא וּבַמֶה יִתְרְעֵי דֵין לְוַת רִבּוֹנֵיהּ הֲלֹא בְּרֵישֵׁי גַבְרַיָא הָאִינוּן:

   But the commanders of the Philistines were angry with Achish and told him, “Send that man back and let him return to the place you assigned him. He must not go down with us into battle only to become our adversary during the war. What better way for him to regain the favor of his master than with the heads of our men?

5. 5

   הֲלָא דֵין דָוִד דְמַשְׁמְעִין לֵיהּ בְּחִנְגַיָא לְמֵימָר קְטַל שָׁאוּל בְּאַלְפִין וְדָוִד בְּרִבְוָן:

   Is this not the David about whom they sing in their dances: ‘Saul has slain his thousands, and David his tens of thousands’?”

6. 6

   וּקְרָא אָכִישׁ לְדָוִד וַאֲמַר לֵיהּ קַיֵם הוּא יְיָ אֲרֵי כָשַׁר אַתְּ וְטַב בְּעֵינַי מַפְקָךְ וּמַעֲלָךְ עִמִי בְּמַשְׁרִיתָא אֲרֵי לָא אַשְׁכָּחִית בָּךְ מִדַעַם בִּישׁ מְיוֹמָא דַאֲתֵיתָא לְוָתִי עַד יוֹמָא הָדֵין וּבְעֵינֵי טוּרְנַיָא לָא תַקֵין אָתְּ:

   So Achish summoned David and told him, “As surely as the LORD lives, you have been upright, and it seems right in my sight that you should march in and out with me in the army, because I have found no fault in you from the day you came to me until this day. But you are not good in the sight of the leaders.

7. 7

   וּכְעַן תּוּב וֶאֱזֵיל בִּשְׁלָם וְלָא תַעְבֵיד בִּישׁ בְעֵינֵי טוּרְנֵי פְלִשְׁתָּאֵי:

   Therefore turn back now and go in peace, so that you will not do anything to displease the leaders of the Philistines.”

8. 8

   וַאֲמַר דָוִד לְאָכִישׁ אֲרֵי מָה עֲבָדִית וּמַה אַשְׁכַּחְתָּא בְעַבְדָךְ מִיוֹמָא דַהֲוֵיתִי מְשַׁמֵשׁ קֳדָמָךְ עַד יוֹמָא הָדֵין אֲרֵי לָא אֱהָךְ וְאַגִיח קְרָבָא בְּשַׂנְאֵי רִבּוֹנִי מַלְכָּא:

   “But what have I done?” David replied. “What have you found against your servant, from the day I came to you until today, to keep me from going along to fight against the enemies of my lord the king?”

9. 9

   וַאֲתֵיב אָכִישׁ וַאֲמַר לְדָוִד יְדַעְנָא אֲרֵי תַקִין אַתְּ בְּעֵינַי כְּמַלְאָכָא דַייָ בְּרַם רַבְרְבֵי פְלִשְׁתָּאֵי אֲמַרוּ לָא יִסַק עִמָנָא בִּקְרָבָא:

   Achish replied, “I know that you are as pleasing in my sight as an angel of God. But the commanders of the Philistines have said, ‘He must not go into battle with us.’

10. 10

    וּכְעַן אַקְדֵים בְּצַפְרָא וְעַבְדֵי רִבּוֹנָךְ דַאֲתוֹ עִמָךְ וּתְקַדְמוּן בְּצַפְרָא וְיִנְהַר לְכוֹן וְתֵיזְלוּן:

    Now then, get up early in the morning, along with your master’s servants who came with you, and go as soon as it is light.”

11. 11

    וְאַקְדֵים דָוִד הוּא וְגַבְרוֹהִי לְמֵיזַל בְּצַפְרָא לְמֵתַב לַאֲרַע פְּלִשְׁתָּאֵי וּפְלִשְׁתָּאֵי סְלִיקוּ לְיִזְרְעֶאל:

    So David and his men got up early in the morning to return to the land of the Philistines. And the Philistines went up to Jezreel.