I would escape to a place far away. I would stay out in the desert.

我必远游，宿在旷野。细拉

看哪，我要远走高飞，宿在旷野。（细拉）

看哪，我要远走高飞，宿在旷野。（细拉）

我要飞到远方，住在旷野。（细拉）

看哪！我必逃往远处，在旷野里住宿。（细拉）

看哪，我要远走高飞，在旷野中住宿！细拉

我必遠遊，宿在曠野。（細拉）

看哪，我要遠走高飛，宿在曠野。（細拉）

看哪，我要遠走高飛，宿在曠野。（細拉）

我要飛到遠方，住在曠野。（細拉）

看哪！我必逃往遠處，在曠野裡住宿。（細拉）

啊，我竟須遠游，去住宿於曠野呢。（細拉）

看哪，我要遠走高飛，在曠野中住宿！細拉

我必遠遊、棲於曠野、

余必遠遊、處於曠野、

我即遁至遠方、居於曠野、細拉、

安得生羽翼。飄如雲外鴿。

I would flee far away and stay in the desert;

yes, I would wander far away; I would lodge in the wilderness; Selah

I would fly far away to the quiet of the wilderness. Interlude

How far away I would flee; I would stay in the wilderness. Selah

Behold, I would flee far away, I would spend my nights in the wilderness. Selah

Indeed, I would wander far off, And remain in the wilderness. Selah

Lo, then would I wander far off, I would lodge in the wilderness.[ Selah

How far away I would flee; I would stay in the wilderness. Selah

Lo,[ then] would I wander far off,[ and] remain in the wilderness. Selah.

Look, I will escape to a distant place; I will stay in the wilderness.( Selah)

Behold, then I would wander far off. I would lodge in the wilderness.” Selah.

I wish I had somewhere to go in the desert where a traveler could stay! Then I could leave my people. I could get away from them. All of them commit adultery by worshiping other gods. They aren’t faithful to the Lord.

Then David spoke to all his officials who were with him in Jerusalem. He said,“ Come on! We have to leave right away! If we don’t, none of us will escape from Absalom. He’ll move quickly to catch up with us. He’ll destroy us. His men will kill everyone in the city with their swords.”

After they had gone, Jonathan and Ahimaaz climbed out of the well. They went to tell King David what they had found out. They said to him,“ Go across the river right away. Ahithophel has told Absalom how to come after you and strike you down.”So David and all the people with him started out. They went across the Jordan River. By sunrise, everyone had crossed over.

Don’t let your eyes go to sleep. Don’t let your eyelids close.As a deer frees itself from a hunter, free yourself. As a bird frees itself from a trapper, free yourself.

So Jeremiah started to leave the city. He was planning to go to the territory of Benjamin. Jeremiah wanted to get his share of the property among the people there.

David thought,“ Some day Saul will destroy me. So the best thing I can do is escape. I’ll go to the land of the Philistines. Then Saul will stop looking for me everywhere in Israel. His hand won’t be able to reach me.”