Rotherham(i)
30 And they who were left fled to Aphek, into the city, and the wall fell upon twenty–seven thousand men who were left,––and, Ben–hadad, fled, and came into the city, into a chamber within a chamber.
31 And his servants said unto him, Lo! we pray thee, we have heard, of the kings of the house of Israel, that, kings known for lovingkindness, they are. Let us, we pray thee, put sackcloth upon our loins, and ropes about our head, and let us go forth unto the king of Israel, peradventure he will save alive thy soul. 32 So they girded sackcloth upon their loins, and [put] ropes about their heads, and came in unto the king of Israel, and said, Thy servant, Ben–hadad, saith,––Let my soul live, I pray thee. And he said,––Is he yet alive? My brother, he is. 33 Now, the men, could divine, so they hastened to let him confirm the word of his own accord, and they said,––Thy brother, is Ben–hadad! He said therefore,––Go fetch him. So Ben–hadad came forth unto him, and he made him come up unto him on his chariot. 34 And he said unto him––The cities which my father took from thy father, will I restore, and, bazaars, shalt thou make thee in Damascus, as my father made in Samaria. So then, I, with this covenant, will let thee go. So he solemnised with him a covenant, and let him go. 35 And, a certain man of the sons of the prophets, said unto his neighbour, by the word of Yahweh––Smite me, I pray thee. But the man refused to smite him. 36 So he said to him––Because thou hast not hearkened unto the voice of Yahweh, lo! when thou art departing from me, there shall smite thee a lion. And when he departed from beside him, a lion found him, and smote him. 37 Then found he another man, and said,––Smite me, I pray thee. So the man smote him––kept on smiting and wounding. 38 Then the prophet departed, and waited for the king, by the way,––and disguised himself with his turban over his eyes. 39 And so it was, when, the king, was passing, he, cried out unto the king,––and said––Thy servant, went out in the midst of the battle, and lo! a man, turned aside and brought unto me a man, and said––Keep this man, if he be, missing, then shall, thy life, go for, his life, or, a talent of silver, shalt thou weigh out. 40 And so it was, as thy servant was busy here and there, that, he, was gone. And the king of Israel said unto him––Such, is thy judgment, thou thyself, hast decided it. 41 Then hastened he, and removed the turban from over his eyes,––and the king of Israel knew him, that, of the prophets, was, he. 42 And he said unto him––Thus, saith Yahweh, Because thou hast let go the man whom I had devoted, out of thy hand, therefore shall, thy life, be instead of, his life, and, thy people, instead of, his people.
31 And his servants said unto him, Lo! we pray thee, we have heard, of the kings of the house of Israel, that, kings known for lovingkindness, they are. Let us, we pray thee, put sackcloth upon our loins, and ropes about our head, and let us go forth unto the king of Israel, peradventure he will save alive thy soul. 32 So they girded sackcloth upon their loins, and [put] ropes about their heads, and came in unto the king of Israel, and said, Thy servant, Ben–hadad, saith,––Let my soul live, I pray thee. And he said,––Is he yet alive? My brother, he is. 33 Now, the men, could divine, so they hastened to let him confirm the word of his own accord, and they said,––Thy brother, is Ben–hadad! He said therefore,––Go fetch him. So Ben–hadad came forth unto him, and he made him come up unto him on his chariot. 34 And he said unto him––The cities which my father took from thy father, will I restore, and, bazaars, shalt thou make thee in Damascus, as my father made in Samaria. So then, I, with this covenant, will let thee go. So he solemnised with him a covenant, and let him go. 35 And, a certain man of the sons of the prophets, said unto his neighbour, by the word of Yahweh––Smite me, I pray thee. But the man refused to smite him. 36 So he said to him––Because thou hast not hearkened unto the voice of Yahweh, lo! when thou art departing from me, there shall smite thee a lion. And when he departed from beside him, a lion found him, and smote him. 37 Then found he another man, and said,––Smite me, I pray thee. So the man smote him––kept on smiting and wounding. 38 Then the prophet departed, and waited for the king, by the way,––and disguised himself with his turban over his eyes. 39 And so it was, when, the king, was passing, he, cried out unto the king,––and said––Thy servant, went out in the midst of the battle, and lo! a man, turned aside and brought unto me a man, and said––Keep this man, if he be, missing, then shall, thy life, go for, his life, or, a talent of silver, shalt thou weigh out. 40 And so it was, as thy servant was busy here and there, that, he, was gone. And the king of Israel said unto him––Such, is thy judgment, thou thyself, hast decided it. 41 Then hastened he, and removed the turban from over his eyes,––and the king of Israel knew him, that, of the prophets, was, he. 42 And he said unto him––Thus, saith Yahweh, Because thou hast let go the man whom I had devoted, out of thy hand, therefore shall, thy life, be instead of, his life, and, thy people, instead of, his people.