ପ୍ରଥମ ଶାମୁୟେଲ 27:1
କିନ୍ତୁ ଦାଉଦ ନିଜେ ଚିନ୍ତା କଲେ, ମୁ ଦିନେ ଶାଉଲଙ୍କ ହାତ ରେ ଧରା ହବେି। ଏହା ସବୁଠକ୍ସ୍ଟ ଭଲ ହବେ। ମୁ ପଲେଷ୍ଟୀୟମାନଙ୍କ ଦେଶକକ୍ସ୍ଟ ୟାଇ ନିଜକକ୍ସ୍ଟ ରକ୍ଷା କରିବି। ତହିଁରେ ଶାଉଲ ଇଶ୍ରାୟେଲର ସମସ୍ତ ଅଞ୍ଚଳ ଖାଜେି ନିରାଶ ହବେ। ଏହିପରି ଭାବରେ ମୁ ତାଙ୍କର ହସ୍ତରକ୍ସ୍ଟ ରକ୍ଷା ପାଇବି।
| And David | וַיֹּ֤אמֶר | wayyōʾmer | va-YOH-mer |
| said | דָּוִד֙ | dāwid | da-VEED |
| in | אֶל | ʾel | el |
| his heart, | לִבּ֔וֹ | libbô | LEE-boh |
| now shall I | עַתָּ֛ה | ʿattâ | ah-TA |
| perish | אֶסָּפֶ֥ה | ʾessāpe | eh-sa-FEH |
| one | יוֹם | yôm | yome |
| day | אֶחָ֖ד | ʾeḥād | eh-HAHD |
| hand the by | בְּיַד | bĕyad | beh-YAHD |
| of Saul: | שָׁא֑וּל | šāʾûl | sha-OOL |
| there is nothing | אֵֽין | ʾên | ane |
| better | לִ֨י | lî | lee |
| that than me for | ט֜וֹב | ṭôb | tove |
| I should speedily | כִּ֣י | kî | kee |
| escape | הִמָּלֵ֥ט | himmālēṭ | hee-ma-LATE |
| into | אִמָּלֵ֣ט׀ | ʾimmālēṭ | ee-ma-LATE |
| the land | אֶל | ʾel | el |
| of the Philistines; | אֶ֣רֶץ | ʾereṣ | EH-rets |
| and Saul | פְּלִשְׁתִּ֗ים | pĕlištîm | peh-leesh-TEEM |
| despair shall | וְנוֹאַ֨שׁ | wĕnôʾaš | veh-noh-ASH |
| of | מִמֶּ֤נִּי | mimmennî | mee-MEH-nee |
| me, to seek | שָׁאוּל֙ | šāʾûl | sha-OOL |
| more any me | לְבַקְשֵׁ֤נִי | lĕbaqšēnî | leh-vahk-SHAY-nee |
| in any | עוֹד֙ | ʿôd | ode |
| coast | בְּכָל | bĕkāl | beh-HAHL |
| of Israel: | גְּב֣וּל | gĕbûl | ɡeh-VOOL |
| escape I shall so | יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל | yiśrāʾēl | yees-ra-ALE |
| out of his hand. | וְנִמְלַטְתִּ֖י | wĕnimlaṭtî | veh-neem-laht-TEE |
| מִיָּדֽוֹ׃ | miyyādô | mee-ya-DOH |