| 35. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) 2 Samuel 19:35:1 ⧉בֶּן־שְׁמֹנִ֣יםbenshemonima son of eighty 2 Samuel 19:35:2 ⧉שָׁנָ֖הshanayear 2 Samuel 19:35:3 ⧉אָנֹכִ֣יanokhiI 2 Samuel 19:35:4 ⧉הַיּ֔וֹםhayomtoday 2 Samuel 19:35:5 ⧉הַאֵדַ֥עhaedawill I know 2 Samuel 19:35:6 ⧉בֵּין־ט֣וֹבbentovbetween good 2 Samuel 19:35:7 ⧉לְרָ֗עleraand bad 2 Samuel 19:35:8 ⧉אִֽם־יִטְעַ֤םimyitamwhether he will taste 2 Samuel 19:35:9 ⧉עַבְדְּךָ֙avdekhayour servant 2 Samuel 19:35:10 ⧉אֶת־אֲשֶׁ֣רetasherthat which 2 Samuel 19:35:11 ⧉אֹכַ֔לokhalhe eats 2 Samuel 19:35:12 ⧉וְאֶת־אֲשֶׁ֥רveetasherand that which 2 Samuel 19:35:13 ⧉אֶשְׁתֶּ֖הeshtehe drinks 2 Samuel 19:35:14 ⧉אִֽם־אֶשְׁמַ֤עimeshmawhether I will hear 2 Samuel 19:35:15 ⧉ע֙וֹד֙odstill, again 2 Samuel 19:35:16 ⧉בְּק֣וֹלbekolin the voice of 2 Samuel 19:35:17 ⧉שָׁרִ֔יםsharimsingers 2 Samuel 19:35:18 ⧉וְשָׁר֖וֹתvesharotand singing women 2 Samuel 19:35:19 ⧉וְלָמָּ֣הvelamaand why 2 Samuel 19:35:20 ⧉יִֽהְיֶ֣הyihyewill he be 2 Samuel 19:35:21 ⧉עַבְדְּךָ֔avdekhayour servant 2 Samuel 19:35:22 ⧉ע֖וֹדodstill, further 2 Samuel 19:35:23 ⧉לְמַשָּׂ֑אlemasaas a burden 2 Samuel 19:35:24 ⧉אֶל־אֲדֹנִ֥יeladonito my lord 2 Samuel 19:35:25 ⧉הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ׃hamelekhthe king |
| 35. Formal Translation I am a son of eighty years this day; can I discern between what is pleasing and what is not? Can your servant taste what I eat or what I drink? Can I still hear the voice of male and female singers? And why should your servant remain a burden to my lord the king? |
| 35. Dynamic Translation Today I am eighty years old. Can I really tell what is enjoyable and what is not? Can your servant even taste what he eats or drinks? Can I still hear the singing of men and women? Why then should your servant become any more of a burden to you, my lord the king? |