And David said unto Gad, I am in a great strait: let me fall, I pray, into the hand of Jehovah; for very great are his mercies: and let me not fall into the hand of man.

And David said to Gad, This is a hard decision for me to make: let me come into the hands of the Lord, for great are his mercies: let me not come into the hands of men.

Και ειπεν ο Δαβιδ προς τον Γαδ, Στενα μοι πανταχοθεν σφοδρα· ας πεσω λοιπον εις την χειρα του Κυριου, διοτι οι οικτιρμοι αυτου ειναι πολλοι σφοδρα· εις χειρα δε ανθρωπου ας μη πεσω.

And David said unto Gad, I am in a great strait: let me fall now into the hand of the Lord; for very great are his mercies: but let me not fall into the hand of man.