40 扫罗对以色列众人说:“你们站在这边,我和我的儿子约拿单站在那边。”众人答道:“就照你的意思。” 41 扫罗向以色列的上帝耶和华祷告说:“请你把实情告诉我吧。”抽签的结果是约拿单和扫罗犯了罪,民众都是无辜的。 42 扫罗和约拿单二人再抽签,结果抽出了约拿单。

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40 Saul then said to all the Israelites, “You stand over there; I and Jonathan my son will stand over here.”

“Do what seems best to you,” they replied.

41 Then Saul prayed to the Lord, the God of Israel, “Why have you not answered your servant today? If the fault is in me or my son Jonathan, respond with Urim, but if the men of Israel are at fault,[a] respond with Thummim.” Jonathan and Saul were taken by lot, and the men were cleared. 42 Saul said, “Cast the lot(A) between me and Jonathan my son.” And Jonathan was taken.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Samuel 14:41 Septuagint; Hebrew does not have “Why … at fault.