Men folket sa til Saul: "Skal Jonatan dø, han som har brakt denne store frelsen for Israel? Aldri! Så sant Herren lever, ikke et hår på hans hode skal falle til jorden, for i dag har Gud virket gjennom ham." Så løskjøpte folket Jonatan, og han døde ikke.
But the people said to Saul, 'Should Jonathan die, he who has brought about this great deliverance for Israel? Never! As surely as the Lord lives, not a hair of his head will fall to the ground, for he acted with God’s help today.' So the people rescued Jonathan, and he was not put to death.