1 Samuel 20:5 CPDV

³  And he swore again to David. And David said: 'Your father certainly knows that I have found favor in your sight, and so he will say, 'Let Jonathan not know this, lest he be saddened.' So truly, as the Lord lives, and as your soul lives, there is only one step (if I may say it) separating me from death.'

⁴  And Jonathan said to David, 'Whatever your soul will tell me, I will do for you.'

⁵  Then David said to Jonathan: 'Behold, tomorrow is the new moon, and I am accustomed to sit in a seat beside the king to eat. Therefore, permit me that I may be hidden in the field, until the evening of the third day.

⁶  If your father, looking around, will seek me, you shall respond to him: 'David asked me if he may hurry to Bethlehem, his own city. For there are solemn sacrifices in that place for all of his tribe together.'

⁷  If he will say, 'It is well,' then your servant will have peace. But if he will be angry, know that his malice has reached its height.