4. Jonathan then said to David, “I will do whatever you say.”
5. David answered: “Tomorrow is the new moon, when I should in fact dine with the king. Let me go and hide in the open country until evening.
6. If it turns out that your father misses me, say, ‘David urged me to let him go on short notice to his city Bethlehem, because his whole clan is holding its seasonal sacrifice there.’
7. If he says, ‘Very well,’ your servant is safe. But if he becomes quite angry, you can be sure he has planned some harm.
8. Do this kindness for your servant because of the Lord’s covenant into which you brought us: if I am guilty, kill me yourself! Why should you give me up to your father?”
9. But Jonathan answered: “Not I! If ever I find out that my father is determined to harm you, I will certainly let you know.”
10. David then asked Jonathan, “Who will tell me if your father gives you a harsh answer?”
11. Jonathan replied to David, “Come, let us go out into the field.” When they were out in the open country together,
12. Jonathan said to David: “As the Lord, the God of Israel, lives, I will sound out my father about this time tomorrow. Whether he is well disposed toward David or not, I will inform you.
13. Should it please my father to bring any harm upon you, may the Lord do thus to Jonathan and more, if I do not inform you of it and send you on your way in peace. May the Lord be with you even as he was with my father.
14. Only this: if I am still alive, may you show me the kindness of the Lord. But if I die,