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ثُمَّ جَاءَ ٱلزِّيفِيُّونَ إِلَى شَاوُلَ إِلَى جِبْعَةَ قَائِلِينَ: «أَلَيْسَ دَاوُدُ مُخْتَفِيًا فِي تَلِّ حَخِيلَةَ ٱلَّذِي مُقَابِلَ ٱلْقَفْرِ؟» ١ 1
The Ziphites came to Saul to Gibeah, saying, “Doesn’t David hide himself in the hill of Hachilah, which is before the desert?”
فَقَامَ شَاوُلُ وَنَزَلَ إِلَى بَرِّيَّةِ زِيفٍ وَمَعَهُ ثَلَاثَةُ آلَافِ رَجُلٍ مُنْتَخَبِي إِسْرَائِيلَ لِكَيْ يُفَتِّشَ عَلَى دَاوُدَ فِي بَرِّيَّةِ زِيفٍ. ٢ 2
Then Saul arose and went down to the wilderness of Ziph, having three thousand chosen men of Israel with him, to seek David in the wilderness of Ziph.
وَنَزَلَ شَاوُلُ فِي تَلِّ حَخِيلَةَ ٱلَّذِي مُقَابِلَ ٱلْقَفْرِ عَلَى ٱلطَّرِيقِ. وَكَانَ دَاوُدُ مُقِيمًا فِي ٱلْبَرِّيَّةِ. فَلَمَّا رَأَى أَنَّ شَاوُلَ قَدْ جَاءَ وَرَاءَهُ إِلَى ٱلْبَرِّيَّةِ ٣ 3
Saul encamped in the hill of Hachilah, which is before the desert, by the way. But David stayed in the wilderness, and he saw that Saul came after him into the wilderness.
أَرْسَلَ دَاوُدُ جَوَاسِيسَ وَعَلِمَ بِٱلْيَقِينِ أَنَّ شَاوُلَ قَدْ جَاءَ. ٤ 4
David therefore sent out spies, and understood that Saul had certainly come.
فَقَامَ دَاوُدُ وَجَاءَ إِلَى ٱلْمَكَانِ ٱلَّذِي نَزَلَ فِيهِ شَاوُلُ، وَنَظَرَ دَاوُدُ ٱلْمَكَانَ ٱلَّذِي ٱضْطَجَعَ فِيهِ شَاوُلُ وَأَبْنَيْرُ بْنُ نَيْرٍ رَئِيسُ جَيْشِهِ. وَكَانَ شَاوُلُ مُضْطَجِعًا عِنْدَ ٱلْمِتْرَاسِ وَٱلشَّعْبُ نُزُولٌ حَوَالَيْهِ. ٥ 5
Then David arose and came to the place where Saul had encamped; and David saw the place where Saul lay, with Abner the son of Ner, the captain of his army. Saul lay within the place of the wagons, and the people were encamped around him.
فَأَجَابَ دَاوُدُ وَكَلَّمَ أَخِيمَالِكَ ٱلْحِثِّيَّ وَأَبِيشَايَ ٱبْنَ صُرُوِيَّةَ أَخَا يُوآبَ قَائِلًا: «مَنْ يَنْزِلُ مَعِي إِلَى شَاوُلَ إِلَى ٱلْمَحَلَّةِ؟» فَقَالَ أَبِيشَايُ: «أَنَا أَنْزِلُ مَعَكَ». ٦ 6
Then David answered and said to Ahimelech the Hittite, and to Abishai the son of Zeruiah, brother of Joab, saying, “Who will go down with me to Saul to the camp?” Abishai said, “I will go down with you.”
فَجَاءَ دَاوُدُ وَأَبِيشَايُ إِلَى ٱلشَّعْبِ لَيْلًا وَإِذَا بِشَاوُلَ مُضْطَجعٌ نَائِمٌ عِنْدَ ٱلْمِتْرَاسِ، وَرُمْحُهُ مَرْكُوزٌ فِي ٱلْأَرْضِ عِنْدَ رَأْسِهِ، وَأَبْنَيْرُ وَٱلشَّعْبُ مُضْطَجِعُونَ حَوَالَيْهِ. ٧ 7
So David and Abishai came to the people by night; and, behold, Saul lay sleeping within the place of the wagons, with his spear stuck in the ground at his head; and Abner and the people lay around him.
فَقَالَ أَبِيشَايُ لِدَاوُدَ: «قَدْ حَبَسَ ٱللهُ ٱلْيَوْمَ عَدُوَّكَ فِي يَدِكَ. فَدَعْنِيَ ٱلْآنَ أَضْرِبْهُ بِٱلرُّمْحِ إِلَى ٱلْأَرْضِ دَفْعَةً وَاحِدَةً وَلَا أُثَنِّي عَلَيْهِ». ٨ 8
Then Abishai said to David, “God has delivered up your enemy into your hand today. Now therefore please let me strike him with the spear to the earth at one stroke, and I will not strike him the second time.”
فَقَالَ دَاوُدُ لِأَبِيشَايَ: «لَا تُهْلِكْهُ، فَمَنِ ٱلَّذِي يَمُدُّ يَدَهُ إِلَى مَسِيحِ ٱلرَّبِّ وَيَتَبَرَّأُ؟» ٩ 9
David said to Abishai, “Don’t destroy him, for who can stretch out his hand against Yahweh’s anointed, and be guiltless?”
وَقَالَ دَاوُدُ: «حَيٌّ هُوَ ٱلرَّبُّ، إِنَّ ٱلرَّبَّ سَوْفَ يَضْرِبُهُ، أَوْ يَأْتِي يَوْمُهُ فَيَمُوتُ، أَوْ يَنْزِلُ إِلَى ٱلْحَرْبِ وَيَهْلِكُ. ١٠ 10
David said, “As Yahweh lives, Yahweh will strike him; or his day shall come to die, or he shall go down into battle and perish.
حَاشَا لِي مِنْ قِبَلِ ٱلرَّبِّ أَنْ أَمُدَّ يَدِي إِلَى مَسِيحِ ٱلرَّبِّ! وَٱلْآنَ فَخُذِ ٱلرُّمْحَ ٱلَّذِي عِنْدَ رَأْسِهِ وَكُوزَ ٱلْمَاءِ وَهَلُمَّ». ١١ 11
Yahweh forbid that I should stretch out my hand against Yahweh’s anointed; but now please take the spear that is at his head and the jar of water, and let’s go.”
فَأَخَذَ دَاوُدُ ٱلرُّمْحَ وَكُوزَ ٱلْمَاءِ مِنْ عِنْدِ رَأْسِ شَاوُلَ وَذَهَبَا، وَلَمْ يَرَ وَلَا عَلِمَ وَلَا ٱنْتَبَهَ أَحَدٌ لِأَنَّهُمْ جَمِيعًا كَانُوا نِيَامًا، لِأَنَّ سُبَاتَ ٱلرَّبِّ وَقَعَ عَلَيْهِمْ. ١٢ 12
So David took the spear and the jar of water from Saul’s head, and they went away. No man saw it, or knew it, nor did any awake; for they were all asleep, because a deep sleep from Yahweh had fallen on them.
وَعَبَرَ دَاوُدُ إِلَى ٱلْعَبْرِ وَوَقَفَ عَلَى رَأْسِ ٱلْجَبَلِ عَنْ بُعْدٍ، وَٱلْمَسَافَةُ بَيْنَهُمْ كَبِيرَةٌ. ١٣ 13
Then David went over to the other side, and stood on the top of the mountain far away, a great space being between them;
وَنَادَى دَاوُدُ ٱلشَّعْبَ وَأَبْنَيْرَ بْنَ نَيْرٍ قَائِلًا: «أَمَا تُجِيبُ يَا أَبْنَيْرُ؟» فَأَجَابَ أَبْنَيْرُ وَقَالَ: «مَنْ أَنْتَ ٱلَّذِي يُنَادِي ٱلْمَلِكَ؟» ١٤ 14
and David cried to the people, and to Abner the son of Ner, saying, “Don’t you answer, Abner?” Then Abner answered, “Who are you who calls to the king?”
فَقَالَ دَاوُدُ لِأَبْنَيْرَ: «أَمَا أَنْتَ رَجُلٌ؟ وَمَنْ مِثْلُكَ فِي إِسْرَائِيلَ؟ فَلِمَاذَا لَمْ تَحْرُسْ سَيِّدَكَ ٱلْمَلِكَ؟ لِأَنَّهُ قَدْ جَاءَ وَاحِدٌ مِنَ ٱلشَّعْبِ لِكَيْ يُهْلِكَ ٱلْمَلِكَ سَيِّدَكَ. ١٥ 15
David said to Abner, “Aren’t you a man? Who is like you in Israel? Why then have you not kept watch over your lord the king? For one of the people came in to destroy your lord the king.
لَيْسَ حَسَنًا هَذَا ٱلْأَمْرُ ٱلَّذِي عَمِلْتَ. حَيٌّ هُوَ ٱلرَّبُّ، إِنَّكُمْ أَبْنَاءُ ٱلْمَوْتِ أَنْتُمْ، لِأَنَّكُمْ لَمْ تُحَافِظُوا عَلَى سَيِّدِكُمْ، عَلَى مَسِيحِ ٱلرَّبِّ. فَٱنْظُرِ ٱلْآنَ أَيْنَ هُوَ رُمْحُ ٱلْمَلِكِ وَكُوزُ ٱلْمَاءِ ٱلَّذِي كَانَ عِنْدَ رَأْسِهِ». ١٦ 16
This thing isn’t good that you have done. As Yahweh lives, you are worthy to die, because you have not kept watch over your lord, Yahweh’s anointed. Now see where the king’s spear is, and the jar of water that was at his head.”
وَعَرَفَ شَاوُلُ صَوْتَ دَاوُدَ فَقَالَ: «أَهَذَا هُوَ صَوْتُكَ يَا ٱبْنِي دَاوُدُ؟» فَقَالَ دَاوُدُ: «إِنَّهُ صَوْتِي يَاسَيِّدِي ٱلْمَلِكَ». ١٧ 17
Saul recognized David’s voice, and said, “Is this your voice, my son David?” David said, “It is my voice, my lord, O king.”
ثُمَّ قَالَ: «لِمَاذَا سَيِّدِي يَسْعَى وَرَاءَ عَبْدِهِ؟ لِأَنِّي مَاذَا عَمِلْتُ وَأَيُّ شَرٍّ بِيَدِي؟ ١٨ 18
He said, “Why does my lord pursue his servant? For what have I done? What evil is in my hand?
وَٱلْآنَ فَلْيَسْمَعْ سَيِّدِي ٱلْمَلِكُ كَلَامَ عَبْدِهِ: فَإِنْ كَانَ ٱلرَّبُّ قَدْ أَهَاجَكَ ضِدِّي فَلْيَشْتَمَّ تَقْدِمَةً. وَإِنْ كَانَ بَنُو ٱلنَّاسِ فَلْيَكُونُوا مَلْعُونِينَ أَمَامَ ٱلرَّبِّ، لِأَنَّهُمْ قَدْ طَرَدُونِي ٱلْيَوْمَ مِنَ ٱلِٱنْضِمَامِ إِلَى نَصِيبِ ٱلرَّبِّ قَائِلِينَ: ٱذْهَبِ ٱعْبُدْ آلِهَةً أُخْرَى. ١٩ 19
Now therefore, please let my lord the king hear the words of his servant. If it is so that Yahweh has stirred you up against me, let him accept an offering. But if it is the children of men, they are cursed before Yahweh; for they have driven me out today that I shouldn’t cling to Yahweh’s inheritance, saying, ‘Go, serve other gods!’
وَٱلْآنَ لَا يَسْقُطْ دَمِي إِلَى ٱلْأَرْضِ أَمَامَ وَجْهِ ٱلرَّبِّ، لِأَنَّ مَلِكَ إِسْرَائِيلَ قَدْ خَرَجَ لِيُفَتِّشَ عَلَى بُرْغُوثٍ وَاحِدٍ! كَمَا يُتْبَعُ ٱلْحَجَلُ فِي ٱلْجِبَالِ!». ٢٠ 20
Now therefore, don’t let my blood fall to the earth away from the presence of Yahweh; for the king of Israel has come out to seek a flea, as when one hunts a partridge in the mountains.”
فَقَالَ شَاوُلُ: «قَدْ أَخْطَأْتُ. اِرْجِعْ يَا ٱبْنِي دَاوُدَ لِأَنِّي لَا أُسِيءُ إِلَيْكَ بَعْدُ مِنْ أَجْلِ أَنَّ نَفْسِي كَانَتْ كَرِيمَةً فِي عَيْنَيْكَ ٱلْيَوْمَ. هُوَذَا قَدْ حَمِقْتُ وَضَلَلْتُ كَثِيرًا جِدًّا». ٢١ 21
Then Saul said, “I have sinned. Return, my son David; for I will no more do you harm, because my life was precious in your eyes today. Behold, I have played the fool, and have erred exceedingly.”
فَأَجَابَ دَاوُدُ وَقَالَ: «هُوَذَا رُمْحُ ٱلْمَلِكِ، فَلْيَعْبُرْ وَاحِدٌ مِنَ ٱلْغِلْمَانِ وَيَأْخُذْهُ. ٢٢ 22
David answered, “Behold the spear, O king! Let one of the young men come over and get it.
وَٱلرَّبُّ يَرُدُّ عَلَى كُلِّ وَاحِدٍ بِرَّهُ وَأَمَانَتَهُ، لِأَنَّهُ قَدْ دَفَعَكَ ٱلرَّبُّ ٱلْيَوْمَ لِيَدِي وَلَمْ أَشَأْ أَنْ أَمُدَّ يَدِي إِلَى مَسِيحِ ٱلرَّبِّ. ٢٣ 23
Yahweh will render to every man his righteousness and his faithfulness; because Yahweh delivered you into my hand today, and I wouldn’t stretch out my hand against Yahweh’s anointed.
وَهُوَذَا كَمَا كَانَتْ نَفْسُكَ عَظِيمَةً ٱلْيَوْمَ فِي عَيْنَيَّ، كَذَلِكَ لِتَعْظُمْ نَفْسِي فِي عَيْنَيِ ٱلرَّبِّ فَيَنْقُذْنِي مِنْ كُلِّ ضِيقٍ». ٢٤ 24
Behold, as your life was respected today in my eyes, so let my life be respected in Yahweh’s eyes, and let him deliver me out of all oppression.”
فَقَالَ شَاوُلُ لِدَاوُدَ: «مُبَارَكٌ أَنْتَ يَا ٱبْنِي دَاوُدَ، فَإِنَّكَ تَفْعَلُ وَتَقْدِرُ». ثُمَّ ذَهَبَ دَاوُدُ فِي طَرِيقِهِ وَرَجَعَ شَاوُلُ إِلَى مَكَانِهِ. ٢٥ 25
Then Saul said to David, “You are blessed, my son David. You will both do mightily, and will surely prevail.” So David went his way, and Saul returned to his place.

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