صَمُوئِيلَ ٱلْأَوَّلُ 22

١ 1 فَذَهَبَ دَاوُدُ مِنْ هُنَاكَ وَنَجَا إِلَى مَغَارَةِ عَدُلَّامَ. فَلَمَّا سَمِعَ إِخْوَتُهُ وَجَمِيعُ بَيْتِ أَبِيهِ نَزَلُوا إِلَيْهِ إِلَى هُنَاكَ.

And David departed thence, and escaped; and he comes to the cave of Odollam, and his brethren hear, and the house of his father, and they go down to him there.

٢ 2 وَٱجْتَمَعَ إِلَيْهِ كُلُّ رَجُلٍ مُتَضَايِقٍ، وَكُلُّ مَنْ كَانَ عَلَيْهِ دَيْنٌ، وَكُلُّ رَجُلٍ مُرِّ ٱلنَّفْسِ، فَكَانَ عَلَيْهِمْ رَئِيسًا. وَكَانَ مَعَهُ نَحْوُ أَرْبَعِ مِئَةِ رَجُلٍ.

And there gathered to him every one that was in distress, and every one that was in debt, and every one that was troubled in mind; and he was a leader over them, and there were with him about four hundred men.

٣ 3 وَذَهَبَ دَاوُدُ مِنْ هُنَاكَ إِلَى مِصْفَاةِ مُوآبَ، وَقَالَ لِمَلِكِ مُوآبَ: «لِيَخْرُجْ أَبِي وَأُمِّي إِلَيْكُمْ حَتَّى أَعْلَمَ مَاذَا يَصْنَعُ لِيَ ٱللهُ».

And David departed thence to Massephath of Moab, and said to the king of Moab, Let, I pray you, my father and my mother be with you, until I know what God will do to me.

٤ 4 فَوَدَعَهُمَا عِنْدَ مَلِكِ مُوآبَ، فَأَقَامَا عِنْدَهُ كُلَّ أَيَّامِ إِقَامَةِ دَاوُدَ فِي ٱلْحِصْنِ.

And he persuaded the King of Moab, and they dwell with him continually, while David was in the hold.

٥ 5 فَقَالَ جَادُ ٱلنَّبِيُّ لِدَاوُدَ: «لَا تُقِمْ فِي ٱلْحِصْنِ. ٱذْهَبْ وَٱدْخُلْ أَرْضَ يَهُوذَا». فَذَهَبَ دَاوُدُ وَجَاءَ إِلَى وَعْرِ حَارِثٍ.

And Gad the prophet said to David, Dwell not in the hold: go, and you shall enter the land of Juda. So David went, and came and lived in the city of Saric.

٦ 6 وَسَمِعَ شَاوُلُ أَنَّهُ قَدِ ٱشْتَهَرَ دَاوُدُ وَٱلرِّجَالُ ٱلَّذِينَ مَعَهُ. وَكَانَ شَاوُلُ مُقِيمًا فِي جِبْعَةَ تَحْتَ ٱلْأَثْلَةِ فِي ٱلرَّامَةِ وَرُمْحُهُ بِيَدِهِ، وَجَمِيعُ عَبِيدِهِ وُقُوفًا لَدَيْهِ.

And Saul heard that David was discovered, and his men with him: now Saul lived in the hill below the field that is in Rama, and his spear [was] in his hand, and all his servants stood near him.

٧ 7 فَقَالَ شَاوُلُ لِعَبِيدِهِ ٱلْوَاقِفِينَ لَدَيْهِ: «ٱسْمَعُوا يَابَنْيَامِينِيُّونَ: هَلْ يُعْطِيكُمْ جَمِيعَكُمُ ٱبْنُ يَسَّى حُقُولًا وَكُرُومًا؟ وَهَلْ يَجْعَلُكُمْ جَمِيعَكُمْ رُؤَسَاءَ أُلُوفٍ وَرُؤَسَاءَ مِئَاتٍ،

And Saul said to his servants that stood by him, Hear now, you sons of Benjamin, will the son of Jessae indeed give all of you fields and vineyards, and will he make you all captains of hundreds and captains of thousands?

٨ 8 حَتَّى فَتَنْتُمْ كُلُّكُمْ عَلَيَّ، وَلَيْسَ مَنْ يُخْبِرُنِي بِعَهْدِ ٱبْنِي مَعَ ٱبْنِ يَسَّى، وَلَيْسَ مِنْكُمْ مَنْ يَحْزَنُ عَلَيَّ أَوْ يُخْبِرُنِي بِأَنَّ ٱبْنِي قَدْ أَقَامَ عَبْدِي عَلَيَّ كَمِينًا كَهَذَا ٱلْيَوْمِ؟»

That you are conspiring against me, and there is no one that informs me, whereas my son has made a covenant with the son of Jessae, and there is no one of you that is sorry for me, or informs me, that my son has stirred up my servant against me for an enemy, as [it is] this day?

٩ 9 فَأَجَابَ دُوَاغُ ٱلْأَدُومِيُّ ٱلَّذِي كَانَ مُوَكَّلًا عَلَى عَبِيدِ شَاوُلَ وَقَالَ: «قَدْ رَأَيْتُ ٱبْنَ يَسَّى آتِيًا إِلَى نُوبَ إِلَى أَخِيمَالِكَ بْنِ أَخِيطُوبَ.

And Doec the Syrian who was over the mules of Saul answered and said, I saw the son of Jessae as he came to Nomba to Abimelech son of Achitob the priest.

١٠ 10 فَسَأَلَ لَهُ مِنَ ٱلرَّبِّ وَأَعْطَاهُ زَادًا. وَسَيْفَ جُلْيَاتَ ٱلْفِلِسْطِينِيِّ أَعْطَاهُ إِيَّاهُ».

And [the priest] enquired of God for him, and gave him provision, and gave him the sword of Goliath the Philistine.

١١ 11 فَأَرْسَلَ ٱلْمَلِكُ وَٱسْتَدْعَى أَخِيمَالِكَ بْنَ أَخِيطُوبَ ٱلْكَاهِنَ وَجَمِيعَ بَيْتِ أَبِيهِ ٱلْكَهَنَةَ ٱلَّذِينَ فِي نُوبٍ، فَجَاءُوا كُلُّهُمْ إِلَى ٱلْمَلِكِ.

And the king sent to call Abimelech son of Achitob and all his father's sons, the priests that were in Nomba; and they all came to the king.

١٢ 12 فَقَالَ شَاوُلُ: «ٱسْمَعْ يَا ٱبْنَ أَخِيطُوبَ». فَقَالَ: «هَأَنَذَا يَاسَيِّدِي».

And Saul said, Hear now, you son of Achitob. And he said, Behold! I [am here], speak, [my] lord.

١٣ 13 فَقَالَ لَهُ شَاوُلُ: «لِمَاذَا فَتَنْتُمْ عَلَيَّ أَنْتَ وَٱبْنُ يَسَّى بِإِعْطَائِكَ إِيَّاهُ خُبْزًا وَسَيْفًا، وَسَأَلْتَ لَهُ مِنَ ٱللهِ لِيَقُومَ عَلَيَّ كَامِنًا كَهَذَا ٱلْيَوْمِ؟».

And Saul said to him, Why have you and the son of Jessae conspired against me, that you should give him bread and a sword, and should enquire of God for him, to raise him up against me as an enemy, as [he is] this day?

١٤ 14 فَأَجَابَ أَخِيمَالِكُ ٱلْمَلِكَ وَقَالَ: «وَمَنْ مِنْ جَمِيعِ عَبِيدِكَ مِثْلُ دَاوُدَ، أَمِينٌ وَصِهْرُ ٱلْمَلِكِ وَصَاحِبُ سِرِّكَ وَمُكَرَّمٌ فِي بَيْتِكَ؟

And he answered the king, and said, And who [is] there among all your servants faithful as David, and [he is] a son-in-law of the king, and [he is] executor of all your commands, and [is] honorable in your house?

١٥ 15 فَهَلِ ٱلْيَوْمَ ٱبْتَدَأْتُ أَسْأَلُ لَهُ مِنَ ٱللهِ؟ حَاشَا لِي! لَا يَنْسِبِ ٱلْمَلِكُ شَيْئًا لِعَبْدِهِ وَلَا لِجَمِيعِ بَيْتِ أَبِي، لِأَنَّ عَبْدَكَ لَمْ يَعْلَمْ شَيْئًا مِنْ كُلِّ هَذَا صَغِيرًا أَوْ كَبِيرًا».

Have I begun today to enquire of God for him? By no means: let not the king bring a charge against his servant, and against you whole of my father's house; for your servant knew not in all these matters anything great or small.

١٦ 16 فَقَالَ ٱلْمَلِكُ: «مَوْتًا تَمُوتُ يَا أَخِيمَالِكُ أَنْتَ وَكُلُّ بَيْتِ أَبِيكَ».

And king Saul said, You shall surely die, Abimelech, you, and all your father's house.

١٧ 17 وَقَالَ ٱلْمَلِكُ لِلسُّعَاةِ ٱلْوَاقِفِينَ لَدَيْهِ: «دُورُوا وَٱقْتُلُوا كَهَنَةَ ٱلرَّبِّ، لِأَنَّ يَدَهُمْ أَيْضًا مَعَ دَاوُدَ، وَلِأَنَّهُمْ عَلِمُوا أَنَّهُ هَارِبٌ وَلَمْ يُخْبِرُونِي». فَلَمْ يَرْضَ عَبِيدُ ٱلْمَلِكِ أَنْ يَمُدُّوا أَيْدِيَهُمْ لِيَقَعُوا بِكَهَنَةِ ٱلرَّبِّ.

And the king said to the footmen that attended on him, Draw near and kill the priests of the Lord, because their hand [is] with David, and because they knew that he fled, and they did not inform me. But the servants of the king would not lift their hands to fall upon the priest of the Lord.

١٨ 18 فَقَالَ ٱلْمَلِكُ لِدُوَاغَ: «دُرْ أَنْتَ وَقَعْ بِٱلْكَهَنَةِ». فَدَارَ دُوَاغُ ٱلْأَدُومِيُّ وَوَقَعَ هُوَ بِٱلْكَهَنَةِ، وَقَتَلَ فِي ذَلِكَ ٱلْيَوْمِ خَمْسَةً وَثَمَانِينَ رَجُلًا لَابِسِي أَفُودِ كَتَّانٍ.

And the king said to Doec, Turn you, and fall upon the priests: and Doec the Syrian turned, and killed the priests of the Lord in that day, three hundred and five men, all wearing an ephod.

١٩ 19 وَضَرَبَ نُوبَ مَدِينَةَ ٱلْكَهَنَةِ بِحَدِّ ٱلسَّيْفِ. ٱلرِّجَالَ وَٱلنِّسَاءَ وَٱلْأَطْفَالَ وَٱلرُّضُعَ وَٱلثِّيرَانَ وَٱلْحَمِيرَ وَٱلْغَنَمَ بِحَدِّ ٱلسَّيْفِ.

And he struck Nomba the city of the priest with the edge of the sword, both man, and woman, infant and suckling, and calf, and ox, and sheep.

٢٠ 20 فَنَجَا وَلَدٌ وَاحِدٌ لِأَخِيمَالِكَ بْنِ أَخِيطُوبَ ٱسْمُهُ أَبِيَاثَارُ وَهَرَبَ إِلَى دَاوُدَ.

And one son of Abimelech son of Achitob escapes, and his name [was] Abiathar, and he fled after David.

٢١ 21 وَأَخْبَرَ أَبِيَاثَارُ دَاوُدَ بِأَنَّ شَاوُلَ قَدْ قَتَلَ كَهَنَةَ ٱلرَّبِّ.

And Abiathar told David that Saul had slain all the priests of the Lord.

٢٢ 22 فَقَالَ دَاوُدُ لِأَبِيَاثَارَ: «عَلِمْتُ فِي ذَلِكَ ٱلْيَوْمِ ٱلَّذِي فِيهِ كَانَ دُوَاغُ ٱلْأَدُومِيُّ هُنَاكَ، أَنَّهُ يُخْبِرُ شَاوُلَ. أَنَا سَبَّبْتُ لِجَمِيعِ أَنْفُسِ بَيْتِ أَبِيكَ.

And David said to Abiathar, I knew it in that day, that Doec the Syrian would surely tell Saul: I am guilty of the death of the house of your father.

٢٣ 23 أَقِمْ مَعِي. لَا تَخَفْ، لِأَنَّ ٱلَّذِي يَطْلُبُ نَفْسِي يَطْلُبُ نَفْسَكَ، وَلَكِنَّكَ عِنْدِي مَحْفُوظٌ».

Dwell with me; fear not, for wherever I shall seek a place [of safety] for my life, I will also seek a place for your life, for you are safely guarded [while] with me.