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فَهَرَبَ دَاوُدُ مِنْ نَايُوتَ فِي ٱلرَّامَةِ، وَجَاءَ وَقَالَ قُدَّامَ يُونَاثَانَ: «مَاذَا عَمِلْتُ؟ وَمَا هُوَ إِثْمِي؟ وَمَا هِيَ خَطِيَّتِي أَمَامَ أَبِيكَ حَتَّى يَطْلُبَ نَفْسِي؟» ١ 1
And David fled from Navath in Rama, and comes into the presence of Jonathan; and he said, What have I done, and what [is] my fault, and wherein have I sinned before your father, that he seeks my life?
فَقَالَ لَهُ: «حَاشَا. لَا تَمُوتُ! هُوَذَا أَبِي لَا يَعْمَلُ أَمْرًا كَبِيرًا وَلَا أَمْرًا صَغِيرًا إِلَّا وَيُخْبِرُنِي بِهِ. وَلِمَاذَا يُخْفِي عَنِّي أَبِي هَذَا ٱلْأَمْرَ؟ لَيْسَ كَذَا». ٢ 2
And Jonathan said to him, Far be it from you: you shall not die: behold, my father will not do any thing great or small without discovering it to me; and why should my father hide this matter from me? This thing is not [so].
فَحَلَفَ أَيْضًا دَاوُدُ وَقَالَ: «إِنَّ أَبَاكَ قَدْ عَلِمَ أَنِّي قَدْ وَجَدْتُ نِعْمَةً فِي عَيْنَيْكَ، فَقَالَ: لَا يَعْلَمْ يُونَاثَانُ هَذَا لِئَلَّا يَغْتَمَّ. وَلَكِنْ حَيٌّ هُوَ ٱلرَّبُّ، وَحَيَّةٌ هِيَ نَفْسُكَ، إِنَّهُ كَخَطْوَةٍ بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَ ٱلْمَوْتِ». ٣ 3
And David answered Jonathan, and said, Your father knows surely that I have found grace in your sight, and he said, Let not Jonathan know this, lest he refuse his consent: but [as] the Lord lives and your soul lives, as I said, [the space] is filled up between me and death.
فَقَالَ يُونَاثَانُ لِدَاوُدَ: «مَهْمَا تَقُلْ نَفْسُكَ أَفْعَلْهُ لَكَ». ٤ 4
And Jonathan said to David, What does your soul desire, and what shall I do for you.
فَقَالَ دَاوُدُ لِيُونَاثَانَ: «هُوَذَا ٱلشَّهْرُ غَدًا حِينَمَا أَجْلِسُ مَعَ ٱلْمَلِكِ لِلْأَكْلِ. وَلَكِنْ أَرْسِلْنِي فَأَخْتَبِئَ فِي ٱلْحَقْلِ إِلَى مَسَاءِ ٱلْيَوْمِ ٱلثَّالِثِ. ٥ 5
And David said to Jonathan, Behold, to-morrow [is] the new moon, and I shall not on any account sit down to eat, but you shall let me go, and I will hide in the plain till the evening.
وَإِذَا ٱفْتَقَدَنِي أَبُوكَ، فَقُلْ: قَدْ طَلَبَ دَاوُدُ مِنِّي طِلْبَةً أَنْ يَرْكُضَ إِلَى بَيْتِ لَحْمٍ مَدِينَتِهِ، لِأَنَّ هُنَاكَ ذَبِيحَةً سَنَوِيَّةً لِكُلِّ ٱلْعَشِيرَةِ. ٦ 6
And if your father do in anyway enquire for me, then shall you say, David earnestly asked leave of me to run to Bethleem his city, for [there is] there, a yearly sacrifice for all the family.
فَإِنْ قَالَ هَكَذاَ: حَسَنًا. كَانَ سَلَامٌ لِعَبْدِكَ. وَلَكِنْ إِنِ ٱغْتَاظَ غَيْظًا، فَٱعْلَمْ أَنَّهُ قَدْ أُعِدَّ ٱلشَّرُّ عِنْدَهُ. ٧ 7
If he shall say thus, Well, — [all is] safe for your servant: but if he shall answer harshly to you, know that evil is determined by him.
فَتَعْمَلُ مَعْرُوفًا مَعَ عَبْدِكَ، لِأَنَّكَ بِعَهْدِ ٱلرَّبِّ أَدْخَلْتَ عَبْدَكَ مَعَكَ. وَإِنْ كَانَ فِيَّ إِثْمٌ فَٱقْتُلْنِي أَنْتَ، وَلِمَاذَا تَأْتِي بِي إِلَى أَبِيكَ؟». ٨ 8
And you shall deal mercifully with your servant; for you have brought your servant into a covenant of the Lord with yourself: and if there is iniquity in your servant, kill me yourself; but why do you thus bring me to your father?
فَقَالَ يُونَاثَانُ: «حَاشَا لَكَ! لِأَنَّهُ لَوْ عَلِمْتُ أَنَّ ٱلشَّرَّ قَدْ أُعِدَّ عِنْدَ أَبِي لِيَأْتِيَ عَلَيْكَ، أَفَمَا كُنْتُ أُخْبِرُكَ بِهِ؟». ٩ 9
And Jonathan said, That be far from you: for if I surely know that evil is determined by my father to come upon you, although it should not be against your cities, I will tell you.
فَقَالَ دَاوُدُ لِيُونَاثَانَ: «مَنْ يُخْبِرُنِي إِنْ جَاوَبَكَ أَبُوكَ شَيْئًا قَاسِيًا؟». ١٠ 10
And David said to Jonathan, Who can tell me if your father should answer roughly?
فَقَالَ يُونَاثَانُ لِدَاوُدَ: «تَعَالَ نَخْرُجُ إِلَى ٱلْحَقْلِ». فَخَرَجَا كِلَاهُمَا إِلَى ٱلْحَقْلِ. ١١ 11
And Jonathan said to David, Go, and abide in the field. And they went out both into the field.
وَقَالَ يُونَاثَانُ لِدَاوُدَ: «يَارَبُّ إِلَهَ إِسْرَائِيلَ، مَتَى ٱخْتَبَرْتُ أَبِي مِثْلَ ٱلْآنَ غَدًا أَوْ بَعْدَ غَدٍ، فَإِنْ كَانَ خَيْرٌ لِدَاوُدَ وَلَمْ أُرْسِلْ حِينَئِذٍ فَأُخْبِرَهُ، ١٢ 12
And Jonathan said to David, the Lord God of Israel knows that I will sound my father as I have an opportunity, three several times, and, behold, [if good] should be determined concerning David, and I do not send to you to the field,
فَهَكَذَا يَفْعَلُ ٱلرَّبُّ لِيُونَاثَانَ وَهَكَذَا يَزِيدُ. وَإِنِ ٱسْتَحْسَنَ أَبِي ٱلشَّرَّ نَحْوَكَ، فَإِنِّي أُخْبِرُكَ وَأُطْلِقُكَ فَتَذْهَبُ بِسَلَامٍ. وَلْيَكُنِ ٱلرَّبُّ مَعَكَ كَمَا كَانَ مَعَ أَبِي. ١٣ 13
God do so to Jonathan and more also: as I shall [also] report the evil to you, and make it known to you, and I will let you go; and you shall depart in peace, and the Lord shall be with you, as he was with my father.
وَلَا وَأَنَا حَيٌّ بَعْدُ تَصْنَعُ مَعِي إِحْسَانَ ٱلرَّبِّ حَتَّى لَا أَمُوتَ، ١٤ 14
And if indeed I continue to live, then shall you deal mercifully with me; and if I indeed die,
بَلْ لَا تَقْطَعُ مَعْرُوفَكَ عَنْ بَيْتِي إِلَى ٱلْأَبَدِ، وَلَا حِينَ يَقْطَعُ ٱلرَّبُّ أَعْدَاءَ دَاوُدَ جَمِيعًا عَنْ وَجْهِ ٱلْأَرْضِ». ١٥ 15
you shall not withdraw your mercy from my house for ever: and if you do not, when the Lord cuts off the enemies of David each from the face of the earth,
فَعَاهَدَ يُونَاثَانُ بَيْتَ دَاوُدَ وَقَالَ: «لِيَطْلُبِ ٱلرَّبُّ مِنْ يَدِ أَعْدَاءِ دَاوُدَ». ١٦ 16
[should it happen] that the name of Jonathan be discovered by the house of David, then let the Lord seek out the enemies of David.
ثُمَّ عَادَ يُونَاثَانُ وَٱسْتَحْلَفَ دَاوُدَ بِمَحَبَّتِهِ لَهُ لِأَنَّهُ أَحَبَّهُ مَحَبَّةَ نَفْسِهِ. ١٧ 17
And Jonathan swore yet again to David, because he loved the soul of him that loved him.
وَقَالَ لَهُ يُونَاثَانُ: «غَدًا ٱلشَّهْرُ، فَتُفْتَقَدُ لِأَنَّ مَوْضِعَكَ يَكُونُ خَالِيًا. ١٨ 18
And Jonathan said, To-morrow [is] the new moon, and you will be enquired for, because your seat will be observed as vacant.
وَفِي ٱلْيَوْمِ ٱلثَّالِثِ تَنْزِلُ سَرِيعًا وَتَأْتِي إِلَى ٱلْمَوْضِعِ ٱلَّذِي ٱخْتَبَأْتَ فِيهِ يَوْمَ ٱلْعَمَلِ، وَتَجْلِسُ بِجَانِبِ حَجَرِ ٱلِٱفْتِرَاقِ. ١٩ 19
And you shall stay three days, and watch an opportunity, and shall come to your place where you may hide yourself in the day of your business, and you shall wait by that stone Ezel.
وَأَنَا أَرْمِي ثَلَاثَةَ سِهَامٍ إِلَى جَانِبِهِ كَأَنِّي أَرْمِي غَرَضًا. ٢٠ 20
And I will shoot three arrows, aiming them at a mark.
وَحِينَئِذٍ أُرْسِلُ ٱلْغُلَامَ قَائِلًا: ٱذْهَبِ ٱلْتَقِطِ ٱلسِّهَامَ. فَإِنْ قُلْتُ لِلْغُلَامِ: هُوَذَا ٱلسِّهَامُ دُونَكَ فَجَائِيًا، خُذْهَا. فَتَعَالَ، لِأَنَّ لَكَ سَلَامًا. لَا يُوجَدُ شَيْءٌ، حَيٌّ هُوَ ٱلرَّبُّ. ٢١ 21
And behold, I [will] send a lad, saying, Go find me the arrow.
وَلَكِنْ إِنْ قُلْتُ هَكَذَا لِلْغُلَامِ: هُوَذَا ٱلسِّهَامُ دُونَكَ فَصَاعِدًا. فَٱذْهَبْ، لِأَنَّ ٱلرَّبَّ قَدْ أَطْلَقَكَ. ٢٢ 22
If I should expressly say to the lad, The arrow [is] here, and on this side of you, take it; [then] come, for it is well with you, and there is no reason [for fear, as] the Lord lives: [but] if I should say thus to the young man, The arrow [is] on that side of you, and beyond; go, for the Lord has sent you away.
وَأَمَّا ٱلْكَلَامُ ٱلَّذِي تَكَلَّمْنَا بِهِ أَنَا وَأَنْتَ، فَهُوَذَا ٱلرَّبُّ بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَكَ إِلَى ٱلْأَبَدِ». ٢٣ 23
And as for the word which you and I have spoken, behold, the Lord [is] witness between me and you for ever.
فَٱخْتَبَأَ دَاوُدُ فِي ٱلْحَقْلِ. وَكَانَ ٱلشَّهْرُ، فَجَلَسَ ٱلْمَلِكُ عَلَى ٱلطَّعَامِ لِيَأْكُلَ. ٢٤ 24
So David hides himself in the field, and the [new] month arrives, and the king comes to the table to eat.
فَجَلَسَ ٱلْمَلِكُ فِي مَوْضِعِهِ حَسَبَ كُلِّ مَرَّةٍ عَلَى مَجْلِسٍ عِنْدَ ٱلْحَائِطِ. وَقَامَ يُونَاثَانُ وَجَلَسَ أَبْنَيْرُ إِلَى جَانِبِ شَاوُلَ، وَخَلَا مَوْضِعُ دَاوُدَ. ٢٥ 25
And he sat upon his seat as in former times, even on his seat by the wall, and he went before Jonathan; and Abenner sat on one side of Saul, and the place of David was empty.
وَلَمْ يَقُلْ شَاوُلُ شَيْئًا فِي ذَلِكَ ٱلْيَوْمِ، لِأَنَّهُ قَالَ: «لَعَلَّهُ عَارِضٌ. غَيْرُ طَاهِرٍ هُوَ. إِنَّهُ لَيْسَ طَاهِرًا». ٢٦ 26
And Saul said nothing on that day, for he said, It seems to have fallen out that he is not clean, because he has not purified himself.
وَكَانَ فِي ٱلْغَدِ ٱلثَّانِي مِنَ ٱلشَّهْرِ أَنَّ مَوْضِعَ دَاوُدَ خَلَا، فَقَالَ شَاوُلُ لِيُونَاثَانَ ٱبْنِهِ: «لِمَاذَا لَمْ يَأْتِ ٱبْنُ يَسَّى إِلَى ٱلطَّعَامِ لَا أَمْسِ وَلَا ٱلْيَوْمَ؟» ٢٧ 27
And it came to pass on the morrow, on the second day of the month, that the place of David was empty; and Saul said to Jonathan his son, Why has not the son of Jessae attended both yesterday and today at the table?
فَأَجَابَ يُونَاثَانُ شَاوُلَ: «إِنَّ دَاوُدَ طَلَبَ مِنِّي أَنْ يَذْهَبَ إِلَى بَيْتِ لَحْمٍ، ٢٨ 28
And Jonathan answered Saul, and said to him, David asked leave of me to go as far as Bethleem his city;
وَقَالَ: أَطْلِقْنِي لِأَنَّ عِنْدَنَا ذَبِيحَةَ عَشِيرَةٍ فِي ٱلْمَدِينَةِ، وَقَدْ أَوْصَانِي أَخِي بِذَلِكَ. وَٱلْآنَ إِنْ وَجَدْتُ نِعْمَةً فِي عَيْنَيْكَ فَدَعْنِي أُفْلِتُ وَأَرَى إِخْوَتِي. لِذَلِكَ لَمْ يَأْتِ إِلَى مَائِدَةِ ٱلْمَلِكِ». ٢٩ 29
and he said, Let me go, I pray you, for we have a family sacrifice in the city, and my brethren have sent for me; and now, if I have found grace in your eyes, I will even go over and see my brethren: therefore he is not present at the table of the king.
فَحَمِيَ غَضَبُ شَاوُلَ عَلَى يُونَاثَانَ وَقَالَ لَهُ: «يَا ٱبْنَ ٱلْمُتَعَوِّجَةِ ٱلْمُتَمَرِّدَةِ، أَمَا عَلِمْتُ أَنَّكَ قَدِ ٱخْتَرْتَ ٱبْنَ يَسَّى لِخِزْيِكَ وَخِزْيِ عَوْرَةِ أُمِّكَ؟ ٣٠ 30
And Saul was exceedingly angry with Jonathan, and said to him, You son of traitorous damsels! for do I not know that you are an accomplice with the son of Jessae to your same, and to the shame of your mother's nakedness?
لِأَنَّهُ مَا دَامَ ٱبْنُ يَسَّى حَيًّا عَلَى ٱلْأَرْضِ لَا تُثْبَتُ أَنْتَ وَلَا مَمْلَكَتُكَ. وَٱلْآنَ أَرْسِلْ وَأْتِ بِهِ إِلَيَّ لِأَنَّهُ ٱبْنُ ٱلْمَوْتِ هُوَ». ٣١ 31
For so long as the son of Jessae lives upon the earth, your kingdom shall not be established: now then send and take the young man, for he shall surely die.
فَأَجَابَ يُونَاثَانُ شَاوُلَ أَبَاهُ وَقَالَ لَهُ: «لِمَاذَا يُقْتَلُ؟ مَاذَا عَمِلَ؟». ٣٢ 32
And Jonathan answered Saul, Why is he to die? What has he done?
فَصَابَى شَاوُلُ ٱلرُّمْحَ نَحْوَهُ لِيَطْعَنَهُ، فَعَلِمَ يُونَاثَانُ أَنَّ أَبَاهُ قَدْ عَزَمَ عَلَى قَتْلِ دَاوُدَ. ٣٣ 33
And Saul lifted up his spear against Jonathan to kill him: so Jonathan knew that this evil was determined on by his father to kill David.
فَقَامَ يُونَاثَانُ عَنِ ٱلْمَائِدَةِ بِحُمُوِّ غَضَبٍ وَلَمْ يَأْكُلْ خُبْزًا فِي ٱلْيَوْمِ ٱلثَّانِي مِنَ ٱلشَّهْرِ، لِأَنَّهُ ٱغْتَمَّ عَلَى دَاوُدَ، لِأَنَّ أَبَاهُ قَدْ أَخْزَاهُ. ٣٤ 34
And Jonathan sprang up from the table in great anger, and did not eat bread on the second [day] of the month, for he grieved bitterly for David, because his father determined [on mischief] against him.
وَكَانَ فِي ٱلصَّبَاحِ أَنَّ يُونَاثَانَ خَرَجَ إِلَى ٱلْحَقْلِ إِلَى مِيعَادِ دَاوُدَ، وَغُلَامٌ صَغِيرٌ مَعَهُ. ٣٥ 35
And morning came, and Jonathan went out to the field, as he appointed [to do] for a signal to David, and a little boy [was] with him.
وَقَالَ لِغُلَامِهِ: «ٱرْكُضِ ٱلْتَقِطِ ٱلسِّهَامَ ٱلَّتِي أَنَا رَامِيهَا». وَبَيْنَمَا ٱلْغُلَامُ رَاكِضٌ رَمَى ٱلسَّهْمَ حَتَّى جَاوَزَهُ. ٣٦ 36
And he said to the boy, Run, find me the arrows which I shoot: and the boy ran, and [Jonathan] shot an arrow, and sent it beyond [him].
وَلَمَّا جَاءَ ٱلْغُلَامُ إِلَى مَوْضِعِ ٱلسَّهْمِ ٱلَّذِي رَمَاهُ يُونَاثَانُ، نَادَى يُونَاثَانُ وَرَاءَ ٱلْغُلَامِ وَقَالَ: «أَلَيْسَ ٱلسَّهْمُ دُونَكَ فَصَاعِدًا؟». ٣٧ 37
And the boy came to the place where the arrow was which Jonathan shot; and Jonathan cried out after the lad, and said, The arrow [is] on that side of you and beyond you.
وَنَادَى يُونَاثَانُ وَرَاءَ ٱلْغُلَامِ قَائِلًا: «ٱعْجَلْ. أَسْرِعْ. لَا تَقِفْ». فَٱلْتَقَطَ غُلَامُ يُونَاثَانَ ٱلسَّهْمَ وَجَاءَ إِلَى سَيِّدِهِ. ٣٨ 38
And Jonathan cried out after his boy, saying, Make all speed, and stay not. And Jonathan's boy gathered up the arrows, and brought the arrows to his master.
وَٱلْغُلَامُ لَمْ يَكُنْ يَعْلَمُ شَيْئًا، وَأَمَّا يُونَاثَانُ وَدَاوُدُ فَكَانَا يَعْلَمَانِ ٱلْأَمْرَ. ٣٩ 39
And the boy knew nothing, only Jonathan and David [knew].
فَأَعْطَى يُونَاثَانُ سِلَاحَهُ لِلْغُلَامِ ٱلَّذِي لَهُ وَقَالَ لَهُ: «ٱذْهَبِ. ٱدْخُلْ بِهِ إِلَى ٱلْمَدِينَةِ». ٤٠ 40
And Jonathan gave his weapons to his boy, and said to his boy, Go, enter into the city.
اَلْغُلَامُ ذَهَبَ وَدَاوُدُ قَامَ مِنْ جَانِبِ ٱلْجَنُوبِ وَسَقَطَ عَلَى وَجْهِهِ إِلَى ٱلْأَرْضِ وَسَجَدَ ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ. وَقَبَّلَ كُلٌّ مِنْهُمَا صَاحِبَهُ، وَبَكَى كُلٌّ مِنْهُمَا مَعَ صَاحِبِهِ حَتَّى زَادَ دَاوُدُ. ٤١ 41
And when the lad went in, then David arose from the south, and fell upon his face, and did obeisance to him three times, and they kissed each other, and wept for each other, for a great while.
فَقَالَ يُونَاثَانُ لِدَاوُدَ: «ٱذْهَبْ بِسَلَامٍ لِأَنَّنَا كِلَيْنَا قَدْ حَلَفْنَا بِٱسْمِ ٱلرَّبِّ قَائِلَيْنِ: ٱلرَّبُّ يَكُونُ بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَكَ وَبَيْنَ نَسْلِي وَنَسْلِكَ إِلَى ٱلْأَبَدِ». فَقَامَ وَذَهَبَ، وَأَمَّا يُونَاثَانُ فَجَاءَ إِلَى ٱلْمَدِينَةِ. ٤٢ 42
And Jonathan said to David, Go in peace, and as we have both sworn in the name of the Lord, saying, The Lord shall be witness between me and you, and between my seed and your seed for ever—[even so let it be]. And David arose and departed, and Jonathan went into the city.

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