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فَأَخْبَرُوا دَاوُدَ قَائِلِينَ: «هُوَذَا ٱلْفِلِسْطِينِيُّونَ يُحَارِبُونَ قَعِيلَةَ وَيَنْهَبُونَ ٱلْبَيَادِرَ». ١ 1
They told David, “Look, the Philistines are fighting against Keilah and are robbing the threshing floors.”
فَسَأَلَ دَاوُدُ مِنَ ٱلرَّبِّ قَائِلًا: «أَأَذْهَبُ وَأَضْرِبُ هَؤُلَاءِ ٱلْفِلِسْطِينِيِّينَ؟» فَقَالَ ٱلرَّبُّ لِدَاوُدَ: «ٱذْهَبْ وَٱضْرِبِ ٱلْفِلِسْطِينِيِّينَ وَخَلِّصْ قَعِيلَةَ». ٢ 2
So David prayed to Yahweh for help and asked him, “Should I go and attack these Philistines?” Yahweh said to David, “Go and attack the Philistines and save Keilah.”
فَقَالَ رِجَالُ دَاوُدَ لَهُ: «هَا نَحْنُ هَهُنَا فِي يَهُوذَا خَائِفُونَ، فَكَمْ بِٱلْحَرِيِّ إِذَا ذَهَبْنَا إِلَى قَعِيلَةَ ضِدَّ صُفُوفِ ٱلْفِلِسْطِينِيِّينَ؟» ٣ 3
David's men said to him, “See, we are afraid here in Judah. How much more then if we go to Keilah against the armies of the Philistines?”
فَعَادَ أَيْضًا دَاوُدُ وَسَأَلَ مِنَ ٱلرَّبِّ، فَأَجَابَهُ ٱلرَّبُّ وَقَالَ: «قُمِ ٱنْزِلْ إِلَى قَعِيلَةَ، فَإِنِّي أَدْفَعُ ٱلْفِلِسْطِينِيِّينَ لِيَدِكَ». ٤ 4
Then David prayed to Yahweh for help yet again. Yahweh answered him, “Arise, go down to Keilah. For I will give you victory over the Philistines.”
فَذَهَبَ دَاوُدُ وَرِجَالُهُ إِلَى قَعِيلَةَ، وَحَارَبَ ٱلْفِلِسْطِينِيِّينَ وَسَاقَ مَوَاشِيَهُمْ، وَضَرَبَهُمْ ضَرْبَةً عَظِيمَةً، وَخَلَّصَ دَاوُدُ سُكَّانَ قَعِيلَةَ. ٥ 5
David and his men went to Keilah and fought with the Philistines. He led away their cattle and struck them with a great slaughter. So David saved the inhabitants of Keilah.
وَكَانَ لَمَّا هَرَبَ أَبِيَاثَارُ بْنُ أَخِيمَالِكَ إِلَى دَاوُدَ إِلَى قَعِيلَةَ نَزَلَ وَبِيَدِهِ أَفُودٌ. ٦ 6
When Abiathar son of Ahimelech had fled to David at Keilah, he came down with an ephod in his hand.
فَأُخْبِرَ شَاوُلُ بِأَنَّ دَاوُدَ قَدْ جَاءَ إِلَى قَعِيلَةَ، فَقَالَ شَاوُلُ: «قَدْ نَبَذَهُ ٱللهُ إِلَى يَدِي، لِأَنَّهُ قَدْ أُغْلِقَ عَلَيْهِ بِٱلدُّخُولِ إِلَى مَدِينَةٍ لَهَا أَبْوَابٌ وَعَوَارِضُ». ٧ 7
Saul was told that David had gone to Keilah. Saul said, “God has given him into my hand. For he is shut in because he has entered a city that has gates and bars.”
وَدَعَا شَاوُلُ جَمِيعَ ٱلشَّعْبِ لِلْحَرْبِ لِلنُّزُولِ إِلَى قَعِيلَةَ لِمُحَاصَرَةِ دَاوُدَ وَرِجَالِهِ. ٨ 8
Saul summoned all his forces for battle, to go down to Keilah, to besiege David and his men.
فَلَمَّا عَرَفَ دَاوُدُ أَنَّ شَاوُلَ مُنْشِئٌ عَلَيْهِ ٱلشَّرَّ، قَالَ لِأَبِيَاثَارَ ٱلْكَاهِنِ قَدِّمِ ٱلْأَفُودَ. ٩ 9
David knew that Saul was plotting harm against him. He said to Abiathar the priest, “Bring the ephod here.”
ثُمَّ قَالَ دَاوُدُ: «يَارَبُّ إِلَهَ إِسْرَائِيلَ، إِنَّ عَبْدَكَ قَدْ سَمِعَ بِأَنَّ شَاوُلَ يُحَاوِلُ أَنْ يَأْتِيَ إِلَى قَعِيلَةَ لِكَيْ يُخْرِبَ ٱلْمَدِينَةَ بِسَبَبِي. ١٠ 10
Then David said, “Yahweh, the God of Israel, your servant has indeed heard that Saul seeks to come to Keilah, to destroy the city for my sake.
فَهَلْ يُسَلِّمُنِي أَهْلُ قَعِيلَةَ لِيَدِهِ؟ هَلْ يَنْزِلُ شَاوُلُ كَمَا سَمِعَ عَبْدُكَ؟ يَارَبُّ إِلَهَ إِسْرَائِيلَ، أَخْبِرْ عَبْدَكَ». فَقَالَ ٱلرَّبُّ: «يَنْزِلُ». ١١ 11
Will the men of Keilah surrender me into his hand? Will Saul come down, as your servant has heard? Yahweh, the God of Israel, I beg you, please tell your servant.” Yahweh said, “He will come down.”
فَقَالَ دَاوُدُ: «هَلْ يُسَلِّمُنِي أَهْلُ قَعِيلَةَ مَعَ رِجَالِي لِيَدِ شَاوُلَ؟» فَقَالَ ٱلرَّبُّ: «يُسَلِّمُونَ». ١٢ 12
Then David said, “Will the men of Keilah surrender me and my men into the hand of Saul?” Yahweh said, “They will surrender you.”
فَقَامَ دَاوُدُ وَرِجَالُهُ، نَحْوُ سِتِّ مِئَةِ رَجُلٍ، وَخَرَجُوا مِنْ قَعِيلَةَ وَذَهَبُوا حَيْثُمَا ذَهَبُوا. فَأُخْبِرَ شَاوُلُ بِأَنَّ دَاوُدَ قَدْ أَفْلَتَ مِنْ قَعِيلَةَ، فَعَدَلَ عَنِ ٱلْخُرُوجِ. ١٣ 13
Then David and his men, who were about six hundred, got up and went away from Keilah, and they went from place to place. It was told Saul that David had escaped from Keilah, and he stopped the pursuit.
وَأَقَامَ دَاوُدُ فِي ٱلْبَرِّيَّةِ فِي ٱلْحُصُونِ وَمَكَثَ فِي ٱلْجَبَلِ فِي بَرِّيَّةِ زِيفٍ. وَكَانَ شَاوُلُ يَطْلُبُهُ كُلَّ ٱلْأَيَّامِ، وَلَكِنْ لَمْ يَدْفَعْهُ ٱللهُ لِيَدِهِ. ١٤ 14
David stayed in the strongholds in the wilderness, in the hill country in the wilderness of Ziph. Saul looked for him every day, but God did not give him into his hand.
فَرَأَى دَاوُدُ أَنَّ شَاوُلَ قَدْ خَرَجَ يَطْلُبُ نَفْسَهُ. وَكَانَ دَاوُدُ فِي بَرِّيَّةِ زِيفٍ فِي ٱلْغَابِ. ١٥ 15
David saw that Saul had come out to seek his life; now David was in the wilderness of Ziph at Horesh.
فَقَامَ يُونَاثَانُ بْنُ شَاوُلَ وَذَهَبَ إِلَى دَاوُدَ إِلَى ٱلْغَابِ وَشَدَّدَ يَدَهُ بِٱللهِ، ١٦ 16
Then Jonathan, Saul's son, got up and went to David at Horesh, and strengthened his hand in God.
وَقَالَ لَهُ: «لَا تَخَفْ لِأَنَّ يَدَ شَاوُلَ أَبِي لَا تَجِدُكَ، وَأَنْتَ تَمْلِكُ عَلَى إِسْرَائِيلَ، وَأَنَا أَكُونُ لَكَ ثَانِيًا. وَشَاوُلُ أَبِي أَيْضًا يَعْلَمُ ذَلِكَ». ١٧ 17
He said to him, “Do not be afraid. For the hand of Saul my father will not find you. You will be king over Israel, and I will be next to you. Saul my father also knows this.”
فَقَطَعَا كِلَاهُمَا عَهْدًا أَمَامَ ٱلرَّبِّ. وَأَقَامَ دَاوُدُ فِي ٱلْغَابِ، وَأَمَّا يُونَاثَانُ فَمَضَى إِلَى بَيْتِهِ. ١٨ 18
They made a covenant before Yahweh. David remained at Horesh, and Jonathan went home.
فَصَعِدَ ٱلزِّيفِيُّونَ إِلَى شَاوُلَ إِلَى جِبْعَةَ قَائِلِينَ: «أَلَيْسَ دَاوُدُ مُخْتَبِئًا عِنْدَنَا فِي حُصُونٍ فِي ٱلْغَابِ، فِي تَلِّ حَخِيلَةَ ٱلَّتِي إِلَى يَمِينِ ٱلْقَفْرِ؟ ١٩ 19
Then Ziphites came to Saul at Gibeah and said, “Is not David hiding among us in the strongholds at Horesh, on the hill of Hakilah, which is south of Jeshimon?
فَٱلْآنَ حَسَبَ كُلِّ شَهْوَةِ نَفْسِكَ أَيُّهَا ٱلْمَلِكُ فِي ٱلنُّزُولِ ٱنْزِلْ، وَعَلَيْنَا أَنْ نُسَلِّمَهُ لِيَدِ ٱلْمَلِكِ». ٢٠ 20
Now come down, king! According to your desire, come down! Our part will be to surrender him into the king's hand.”
فَقَالَ شَاوُلُ: «مُبَارَكُونَ أَنْتُمْ مِنَ ٱلرَّبِّ لِأَنَّكُمْ قَدْ أَشْفَقْتُمْ عَلَيَّ. ٢١ 21
Saul said, “May you be blessed by Yahweh. For you have had compassion on me.
فَٱذْهَبُوا أَكِّدُوا أَيْضًا، وَٱعْلَمُوا وَٱنْظُرُوا مَكَانَهُ حَيْثُ تَكُونُ رِجْلُهُ وَمَنْ رَآهُ هُنَاكَ، لِأَنَّهُ قِيلَ لِي إِنَّهُ مَكْرًا يَمْكُرُ. ٢٢ 22
Go, make even more sure. Learn and find out where his hiding place is and who has seen him there. It is told to me that he is very crafty.
فَٱنْظُرُوا وَٱعْلَمُوا جَمِيعَ ٱلْمُخْتَبَآتِ ٱلَّتِي يَخْتَبِئُ فِيهَا، ثُمَّ ٱرْجِعُوا إِلَيَّ عَلَى تَأْكِيدٍ، فَأَسِيرَ مَعَكُمْ. وَيَكُونُ إِذَا وُجِدَ فِي ٱلْأَرْضِ، أَنِّي أُفَتِّشُ عَلَيْهِ بِجَمِيعِ أُلُوفِ يَهُوذَا». ٢٣ 23
So look, and learn all of the places where he hides himself. Come back to me with sure information, and then I will return with you. If he is in the land, I will search him out among all the thousands of Judah.”
فَقَامُوا وَذَهَبُوا إِلَى زِيفٍ قُدَّامَ شَاوُلَ. وَكَانَ دَاوُدُ وَرِجَالُهُ فِي بَرِّيَّةِ مَعُونٍ، فِي ٱلسَّهْلِ عَنْ يَمِينِ ٱلْقَفْرِ. ٢٤ 24
Then they rose up and went to Ziph ahead of Saul. Now David and his men were in the wilderness of Maon, in the Arabah to the south of Jeshimon.
وَذَهَبَ شَاوُلُ وَرِجَالُهُ لِلتَّفْتِيشِ. فَأَخْبَرُوا دَاوُدَ، فَنَزَلَ إِلَى ٱلصَّخْرِ وَأَقَامَ فِي بَرِّيَّةِ مَعُونٍ. فَلَمَّا سَمِعَ شَاوُلُ تَبِعَ دَاوُدَ إِلَى بَرِّيَّةِ مَعُونٍ. ٢٥ 25
Saul and his men went to seek him. But David was told of it, so he went down to a rocky hill and lived in the wilderness of Maon. When Saul heard it, he chased David in the wilderness of Maon.
فَذَهَبَ شَاوُلُ عَنْ جَانِبِ ٱلْجَبَلِ مِنْ هُنَا، وَدَاوُدُ وَرِجَالُهُ عَنْ جَانِبِ ٱلْجَبَلِ مِنْ هُنَاكَ. وَكَانَ دَاوُدُ يَفِرُّ فِي ٱلذَّهَابِ مِنْ أَمَامِ شَاوُلَ، وَكَانَ شَاوُلُ وَرِجَالُهُ يُحَاوِطُونَ دَاوُدَ وَرِجَالَهُ لِكَيْ يَأْخُذُوهُمْ. ٢٦ 26
Saul went on one side of the mountain, and David and his men were going on the other side of the mountain. David hurried to get away from Saul. As Saul and his men were surrounding David and his men to take them,
فَجَاءَ رَسُولٌ إِلَى شَاوُلَ يَقُولُ: «أَسْرِعْ وَٱذْهَبْ لِأَنَّ ٱلْفِلِسْطِينِيِّينَ قَدِ ٱقْتَحَمُوا ٱلْأَرْضَ». ٢٧ 27
a messenger came to Saul and said, “Hurry and come, for the Philistines have made a raid against the land.”
فَرَجَعَ شَاوُلُ عَنِ ٱتِّبَاعِ دَاوُدَ، وَذَهَبَ لِلِقَاءِ ٱلْفِلِسْطِينِيِّينَ. لِذَلِكَ دُعِيَ ذَلِكَ ٱلْمَوْضِعُ «صَخْرَةَ ٱلزَّلَقَاتِ». ٢٨ 28
So Saul returned from pursuing David and went against the Philistines. Therefore that place was called the Rock of Escape.
وَصَعِدَ دَاوُدُ مِنْ هُنَاكَ وَأَقَامَ فِي حُصُونِ عَيْنِ جَدْيٍ. ٢٩ 29
David went up from there and lived in the strongholds of Engedi.

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