וַיִּקְרְא֨וּ אֶל־יְהוָ֜ה וַיֹּאמְר֗וּ אָנָּ֤ה יְהוָה֙ אַל־נָ֣א נֹאבְדָ֗ה בְּנֶ֙פֶשׁ֙ הָאִ֣ישׁ הַזֶּ֔ה וְאַל־תִּתֵּ֥ן עָלֵ֖ינוּ דָּ֣ם נָקִ֑יא כִּֽי־אַתָּ֣ה יְהוָ֔ה כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר חָפַ֖צְתָּ עָשִֽׂיתָ׃
At tumawag sila sa Walang-Hanggan at sinabi nila: “Nakikiusap kami, Walang-Hanggan, nawa'y huwag kaming mapahamak dahil sa buhay ng taong ito, at huwag Mo kaming panagutin sa dugo ng walang-sala; sapagkat Ikaw, Walang-Hanggan, ay gumawa ayon sa Iyong kalooban.”
Targum Jonathan
And they prayed before the LORD and said: “Receive our pleas, LORD! Let us not now be lost for the guilt of the soul of this man, and do not put upon us the guilt of righteous blood! For You are the LORD; what is desired before You, You do!”