大衛回答說：『你父親準知道你跟我好；故此他心裏說：「不如不叫約拿單知道這事，恐怕他擔憂。」雖然如此，我指着永活的永恆主、也指着你的性命來起誓：我與死之間、只有一步之隔罷了。』

大卫又起誓说：“你父亲准知我在你眼前蒙恩。他心里说，不如不叫约拿单知道，恐怕他愁烦。我指着永生的耶和华，又敢在你面前起誓，我离死不过一步。”

大卫又起誓说：“你父亲确实知道我在你眼前蒙恩。所以他说，‘这事不要让约拿单知道，免得他愁烦。’我指着永生的耶和华起誓，又指着你的性命起誓，我离死只差一步而已。”

大卫又起誓说：“你父亲确实知道我在你眼前蒙恩。所以他说，‘这事不要让约拿单知道，免得他愁烦。’我指着永生的耶和华起誓，又指着你的性命起誓，我离死只差一步而已。”

大卫发誓说：“你父亲深知你恩待我，他为了不使你伤心，才瞒着你。但我凭永活的耶和华和你的性命起誓，我离死亡仅一步之遥！”

大卫再起誓说：“你父亲一定知道我在你眼中蒙恩，就心里想：‘不要让约拿单知道这事，免得他伤心。’可是，我指着永活的耶和华，又指着你的性命起誓，我离死只差一步。”

大卫又起誓说：“你父亲深知我在你眼前蒙恩，就想：‘不要让约拿单知道这事，免得他忧伤。’然而我指着耶和华的永生和你的生命起誓：我离死只有一步！”

大衛又起誓說：「你父親準知我在你眼前蒙恩。他心裏說，不如不叫約拿單知道，恐怕他愁煩。我指着永生的耶和華，又敢在你面前起誓，我離死不過一步。」

大衛又起誓說：「你父親確實知道我在你眼前蒙恩。所以他說，『這事不要讓約拿單知道，免得他愁煩。』我指着永生的耶和華起誓，又指着你的性命起誓，我離死只差一步而已。」

大衛又起誓說：「你父親確實知道我在你眼前蒙恩。所以他說，『這事不要讓約拿單知道，免得他愁煩。』我指着永生的耶和華起誓，又指着你的性命起誓，我離死只差一步而已。」

大衛發誓說：「你父親深知你恩待我，他為了不使你傷心，才瞞著你。但我憑永活的耶和華和你的性命起誓，我離死亡僅一步之遙！」

大衛再起誓說：“你父親一定知道我在你眼中蒙恩，就心裡想：‘不要讓約拿單知道這事，免得他傷心。’可是，我指著永活的耶和華，又指著你的性命起誓，我離死只差一步。”

大衛又起誓說：「你父親深知我在你眼前蒙恩，就想：『不要讓約拿單知道這事，免得他憂傷。』然而我指著耶和華的永生和你的生命起誓：我離死只有一步！」

大衛誓曰、爾父明知我蒙爾恩、故曰、勿令約拿單知之、恐其憂戚、然我指維生之耶和華、及爾生命而誓、我離死地、僅一步耳、

大闢曰、爾父明知、我沾恩於爾、故不告爾、恐憂爾心、然我指耶和華而誓、亦指爾生命以誓、我離死地、止數武矣。

大衛又誓曰、爾父知我蒙恩於爾前、我蒙恩於爾前或作爾喜悅我必自忖曰、莫若不使約拿單知之、恐其有憂、然我指永生天主而誓、亦指爾生命而誓、我與死亡、僅離一步、

But David took an oath and said,“ Your father knows very well that I have found favor in your eyes, and he has said to himself,‘ Jonathan must not know this or he will be grieved.’ Yet as surely as the Lord lives and as you live, there is only a step between me and death.”

But David strongly disagreed. He said,“ Your father knows very well that you are pleased with me. He has said to himself,‘ I don’t want Jonathan to know I’m planning to kill David. If he finds out, he’ll be very sad.’ But I’m very close to being killed. And that’s just as sure as the Lord and you are alive.”

But David vowed again, saying,“ Your father knows well that I have found favor in your eyes, and he thinks,‘ Do not let Jonathan know this, lest he be grieved.’ But truly, as the Lord lives and as your soul lives, there is but a step between me and death.”

Then David took an oath before Jonathan and said,“ Your father knows perfectly well about our friendship, so he has said to himself,‘ I won’t tell Jonathan— why should I hurt him?’ But I swear to you that I am only a step away from death! I swear it by the Lord and by your own soul!”

But David said,“ Your father certainly knows that I have found favor with you. He has said,‘ Jonathan must not know of this, or else he will be grieved.’” David also swore,“ As surely as the LORD lives and as you yourself live, there is but a step between me and death.”

Yet David vowed again, saying,“ Your father is well aware that I have found favor in your sight, and he has said,‘ Jonathan is not to know this, otherwise he will be worried.’ But indeed as the Lord lives and as your soul lives, there is just a step between me and death.”

Then David took an oath again, and said,“ Your father certainly knows that I have found favor in your eyes, and he has said,‘ Do not let Jonathan know this, lest he be grieved.’ But truly, as the Lord lives and as your soul lives, there is but a step between me and death.”

And David sware moreover, and said, Thy father knoweth well that I have found favor in thine eyes; and he saith, Let not Jonathan know this, lest he be grieved: but truly as Jehovah liveth, and as thy soul liveth, there is but a step between me and death.

But David said,“ Your father certainly knows that you have come to look favorably on me. He has said,‘ Jonathan must not know of this, or else he will be grieved.’” David also swore,“ As surely as the Lord lives and as you yourself live, there is but a step between me and death.”

And David sware moreover, and said, Thy father certainly knoweth that I have found grace in thine eyes; and he saith, Let not Jonathan know this, lest he be grieved: but truly[ as] the LORD liveth, and[ as] thy soul liveth,[ there is] but a step between me and death.

Taking an oath, David again said,“ Your father is very much aware of the fact that I have found favor with you, and he has thought,‘ Don’t let Jonathan know about this, or he will be upset.’ But as surely as the LORD lives and you live, there is about one step between me and death!”

David swore moreover, and said,“ Your father knows well that I have found favor in your eyes; and he says,‘ Don’t let Jonathan know this, lest he be grieved;’ but truly as Yahweh lives, and as your soul lives, there is but a step between me and death.”

大衛心裏說：『如今看來，總有一天我會被收拾在掃羅手裏的；最好莫如逃跑到非利士人之地去；掃羅對我就必絕望、再也不在以色列全境尋索我了；這樣、我便可以逃脫他的手了。』

以利亞對以利沙說：『永恆主差遣我到約但河去；你請在這裏等候着。』以利沙說：『我指着永活的永恆主、也指着你自己的性命、來起誓，我一定不離開你。』二人仍往前行。

我主啊，永恆主既阻止了你犯到流人血的罪，阻止了你親手為自己復仇，如今我指着永活的永恆主、也指着與你活着的性命、來起誓：如今我願你的仇敵和謀害你的人、都像拿八一樣。

你要敬畏的、是永恆主你的上帝；你要事奉的乃是他；你指着來起誓的必須是他的名。

婦人說：『哦，我主啊，我敢指着我主的性命來起誓，從前在這裏站在你旁邊、向永恆主祈禱的那婦人就是我。

以利亞對以利沙說：『永恆主差遣我就到伯特利那裏；你請在這裏等候着。』以利沙說：『我指着永活的永恆主、也指着你自己的性命、來起誓，我一定不離開你。』二人就下到伯特利。

以利亞對以利沙說：『以利沙，永恆主差遣我到耶利哥去；你請在這裏等候着。』以利沙說：『我指着永活的永恆主、也指着你自己的性命、來起誓，我一定不離開你。』二人就到耶利哥去。

人都是指着比自己大的來起誓；起誓對於他們就了結了一切的爭辯，可做確定的保證。

自己心裏也已斷定必死。這是要使我們不倚靠自己，乃倚靠那叫死人活起來的上帝。他已經援救我們脫離這麼大的死亡，將來還要援救；我們一向所寄望的他、將來還要援救。

又指着永活的永恆主來起誓，憑忠誠公平公義來起誓，那麼列國就必靠着永恆主而給自己祝福，也必因着他而誇耀了。』

乙太回答王說：『我指着永活的永恆主來起誓，也指着我主我王的性命來起誓，無論我主我王在甚麼地方，或死或活，僕人總要在那裏的。』

我們呢、又為甚麼時時刻刻冒險呢？弟兄們，我指着我為你們所誇耀的、就是我們在我們主基督耶穌裏所有的誇耀、鄭重地說，我天天死。

你的性命在你面前懸而無定；你晝夜恐懼，對自己的性命、都不敢自信。

掃羅看見大衛出陣去和那非利士人接戰，就問軍長押尼珥說：『押尼珥啊，這個青年人是誰的兒子？』押尼珥說：『王啊，我指着你的性命來起誓，我若知道，我就該死。』

西底家就私下向耶利米起誓說：『那造我們性命的永恆主是活的：我指着他來起誓；我一定不殺死你，也不將你交在這些尋索你性命的人手中。』

死亡的繩索纏繞着我，陰間的困苦抓住了我；我被患難愁苦抓住時，