Mazmur 10:8-9

10:8 He waits in ambush near the villages; ¹ 

in hidden places he kills the innocent.

His eyes look for some unfortunate victim. ² 

10:9 He lies in ambush in a hidden place, like a lion in a thicket; ³ 

he lies in ambush, waiting to catch ⁴  the oppressed;

he catches the oppressed ⁵  by pulling in his net. ⁶ 

Mazmur 64:5

64:5 They encourage one another to carry out their evil deed. ⁷ 

They plan how to hide ⁸  snares,

and boast, ⁹  “Who will see them?” ¹⁰ 

Mazmur 142:3

142:3 Even when my strength leaves me, ¹¹ 

you watch my footsteps. ¹² 

In the path where I walk

they have hidden a trap for me.

Mazmur 142:1

Psalm 142 ¹³ 

A well-written song ¹⁴  by David, when he was in the cave; ¹⁵  a prayer.

142:1 To the Lord I cry out; ¹⁶ 

to the Lord I plead for mercy. ¹⁷ 

1 Samuel 18:21

18:21 Saul said, “I will give her to him so that she may become a snare to him and the hand of the Philistines may be against him.” So Saul said to David, “Today is the second time for you to become my son-in-law.” ¹⁸ 

1 Samuel 23:9

23:9 When David realized that Saul was planning to harm him, ¹⁹  he told Abiathar the priest, “Bring the ephod!”

Matius 26:4

26:4 They ²⁰  planned to arrest Jesus by stealth and kill him.

Kisah Para Rasul 23:12-15

The Plot to Kill Paul

23:12 When morning came, ²¹  the Jews formed ²²  a conspiracy ²³  and bound themselves with an oath ²⁴  not to eat or drink anything ²⁵  until they had killed Paul. 23:13 There were more than forty of them who formed this conspiracy. ²⁶  23:14 They ²⁷  went ²⁸  to the chief priests ²⁹  and the elders and said, “We have bound ourselves with a solemn oath ³⁰  not to partake ³¹  of anything until we have killed Paul. 23:15 So now you and the council ³²  request the commanding officer ³³  to bring him down to you, as if you were going to determine ³⁴  his case ³⁵  by conducting a more thorough inquiry. ³⁶  We are ready to kill him ³⁷  before he comes near this place.” ³⁸ 

[10:8]  ¹ tn Heb “he sits in the ambush of the villages.”

[10:8]  ² tn Heb “his eyes for an unfortunate person lie hidden.” The language may picture a lion (see v. 9) peering out from its hiding place in anticipation that an unsuspecting victim will soon come strolling along.

[10:9]  ³ tn Or “in its den.”

[10:9]  ⁴ tn The verb, which also appears in the next line, occurs only here and in Judg 21:21.

[10:9]  ⁵ tn The singular form is collective (see v. 10) or refers to the typical or representative oppressed individual.

[10:9]  ⁶ tn Or “when he [i.e., the wicked man] pulls in his net.”

[10:9]  sn The background of the imagery is hunting, where the hunter uses a net to entrap an unsuspecting bird or wild animal.

[64:5]  ⁷ tn Heb “they give strength to themselves, an evil matter [or “word”].”

[64:5]  ⁸ tn Heb “they report about hiding.”

[64:5]  ⁹ tn Heb “they say.”

[64:5]  ¹⁰ tn If this is a direct quotation (cf. NASB, NIV), the pronoun “them” refers to the snares mentioned in the previous line. If it is an indirect quotation, then the pronoun may refer to the enemies themselves (cf. NEB, which is ambiguous). Some translations retain the direct quotation but alter the pronoun to “us,” referring clearly to the enemies (cf. NRSV).

[142:3]  ¹¹ tn Heb “my spirit grows faint.”

[142:3]  ¹² tn Heb “you know my path.”

[142:1]  ¹³ sn Psalm 142. The psalmist laments his persecuted state and asks the Lord to deliver him from his enemies.

[142:1]  ¹⁴ tn The meaning of the Hebrew term מַשְׂכִּיל (maskil) is uncertain. The word is derived from a verb meaning “to be prudent; to be wise.” Various options are: “a contemplative song,” “a song imparting moral wisdom,” or “a skillful [i.e., well-written] song.” The term occurs in the superscriptions of Pss 32, 42, 44, 45, 52-55, 74, 78, 88, 89, and 142, as well as in Ps 47:7.

[142:1]  ¹⁵ sn According to the superscription, David wrote this psalm while in “the cave.” This probably refers to either the incident recorded in 1 Sam 22:1 or to the one recorded in 1 Sam 24:3. See the superscription of Ps 57.

[142:1]  ¹⁶ tn Heb “[with] my voice to the Lord I cry out.”

[142:1]  ¹⁷ tn Heb “[with] my voice to the Lord I plead for mercy.”

[18:21]  ¹⁸ tc The final sentence of v. 21 is absent in most LXX mss.

[23:9]  ¹⁹ tn Heb “Saul was planning the evil against him.”

[26:4]  ²⁰ tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated.

[23:12]  ²¹ tn Grk “when it was day.”

[23:12]  ²² tn Grk “forming a conspiracy, bound.” The participle ποιήσαντες (poihsantes) has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.

[23:12]  ²³ tn L&N 30.72 has ‘some Jews formed a conspiracy’ Ac 23:12”; BDAG 979 s.v. συστροφή 1 has “Judeans came together in a mob 23:12. But in the last pass. the word may also mean – 2. the product of a clandestine gathering, plot, conspiracy” (see also Amos 7:10; Ps 63:3).

[23:12]  ²⁴ tn Or “bound themselves under a curse.” BDAG 63 s.v. ἀναθεματίζω 1 has “trans. put under a curse τινά someone…pleonastically ἀναθέματι ἀ. ἑαυτόν Ac 23:14…ἀ. ἑαυτόν vss. 12, 21, 13 v.l.” On such oaths see m. Shevi’it 3:1-5. The participle λέγοντες (legontes) is redundant in English and has not been translated.

[23:12]  ²⁵ tn The word “anything” is not in the Greek text, but is implied. Direct objects were often omitted in Greek when clear from the context, but must be supplied for the modern English reader.

[23:13]  ²⁶ tn L&N 30.73 defines συνωμοσία (sunwmosia) as “a plan for taking secret action someone or some institution, with the implication of an oath binding the conspirators – ‘conspiracy, plot.’ …‘there were more than forty of them who formed this conspiracy’ Ac 23:13.”

[23:14]  ²⁷ tn Grk “who.” Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, the relative pronoun (“whom”) was translated by the third person plural pronoun (“them”) and a new sentence begun in the translation.

[23:14]  ²⁸ tn Grk “going.” The participle προσελθόντες (proselqonte") has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.

[23:14]  ²⁹ sn They went to the chief priests. The fact that the high priest knew of this plot and did nothing shows the Jewish leadership would even become accomplices to murder to stop Paul. They would not allow Roman justice to take its course. Paul’s charge in v. 3 of superficially following the law is thus shown to be true.

[23:14]  ³⁰ tn Or “bound ourselves under a curse.” BDAG 63 s.v. ἀναθεματίζω 1 has “trans. put under a curse τινά someone…pleonastically ἀναθέματι ἀ. ἑαυτόν Ac 23:14…ἀ. ἑαυτόν vss. 12, 21, 13 v.l.” The pleonastic use ἀναθέματι ἀνεθεματίσαμεν (literally “we have cursed ourselves with a curse”) probably serves as an intensifier following Semitic usage, and is represented in the translation by the word “solemn.” On such oaths see m. Nedarim 3:1, 3.

[23:14]  ³¹ tn This included both food and drink (γεύομαι [geuomai] is used of water turned to wine in John 2:9).

[23:15]  ³² tn Grk “the Sanhedrin” (the Sanhedrin was the highest legal, legislative, and judicial body among the Jews).

[23:15]  ³³ tn Grk “the chiliarch” (an officer in command of a thousand soldiers). See note on the term “commanding officer” in v. 10.

[23:15]  ³⁴ tn Or “decide.” BDAG 227 s.v. διαγινώσκω has “ἀκριβέστερον τὰ περὶ αὐτοῦ to make a more thorough examination of his case Ac 23:15.”

[23:15]  ³⁵ tn Grk “determine the things about him.”

[23:15]  ³⁶ tn The expression “more thorough inquiry” reflects the comparative form of ἀκριβέστερον (akribesteron).

[23:15]  ³⁷ sn “We are ready to kill him.” Now those Jews involved in the conspiracy, along with the leaders as accomplices, are going to break one of the ten commandments.

[23:15]  ³⁸ tn The words “this place” are not in the Greek text, but are implied.