صَمُوئِيلَ ٱلْأَوَّلُ 29

١ 1 وَجَمَعَ ٱلْفِلِسْطِينِيُّونَ جَمِيعَ جُيُوشِهِمْ إِلَى أَفِيقَ. وَكَانَ ٱلْإِسْرَائِيلِيُّونَ نَازِلِينَ عَلَى ٱلْعَيْنِ ٱلَّتِي فِي يَزْرَعِيلَ.

The Philistines gathered all their armies at Aphek, and the Israelites set up camp by the spring in Jezreel.

٢ 2 وَعَبَرَ أَقْطَابُ ٱلْفِلِسْطِينِيِّينَ مِئَاتٍ وَأُلُوفًا، وَعَبَرَ دَاوُدُ وَرِجَالُهُ فِي ٱلْسَّاقَةِ مَعَ أَخِيشَ.

The Philistine rulers were marching out in their divisions of hundreds and thousands with David and his men at the rear with King Achish.

٣ 3 فَقَالَ رُؤَسَاءُ ٱلْفِلِسْطِينِيِّينَ: «مَا هَؤُلَاءِ ٱلْعِبْرَانِيُّونَ؟» فَقَالَ أَخِيشُ لِرُؤَسَاءِ ٱلْفِلِسْطِينِيِّينَ: «أَلَيْسَ هَذَا دَاوُدَ عَبْدَ شَاوُلَ مَلِكِ إِسْرَائِيلَ ٱلَّذِي كَانَ مَعِي هَذِهِ ٱلْأَيَّامَ أَوْ هَذِهِ ٱلسِّنِينَ، وَلَمْ أَجِدْ فِيهِ شَيْئًا مِنْ يَوْمِ نُزُولِهِ إِلَى هَذَا ٱلْيَوْمِ؟».

But the Philistine commanders asked, “What are these Hebrews doing here?” Achish replied to the Philistine commanders, “That's David, an officer of King Saul of Israel. He's been with me for a long time, years even, and I haven't found any fault in him since the day he came over to our side up till now.”

٤ 4 وَسَخِطَ عَلَيْهِ رُؤَسَاءُ ٱلْفِلِسْطِينِيِّينَ، وَقَالَ لَهُ رُؤَسَاءُ ٱلْفِلِسْطِينِيِّينَ: «أَرْجعِ ٱلرَّجُلَ فَيَرْجِعَ إِلَى مَوْضِعِهِ ٱلَّذِي عَيَّنْتَ لَهُ، وَلَا يَنْزِلَ مَعَنَا إِلَى ٱلْحَرْبِ، وَلَا يَكُونَ لَنَا عَدُوًّا فِي ٱلْحَرْبِ. فَبِمَاذَا يُرْضِي هَذَا سَيِّدَهُ؟ أَلَيْسَ بِرُؤُوسِ أُولَئِكَ ٱلرِّجَالِ؟

But the Philistine commanders got angry with Achish, and told him, “Send him back to the place he came from, to the town you assigned to him. He can't go with us into battle. What if he turns on us during the fighting? What a great way for him to please his master—by handing over the heads of our men!

٥ 5 أَلَيْسَ هَذَا هُوَ دَاوُدُ ٱلَّذِي غَنَّيْنَ لَهُ بِٱلرَّقْصِ قَائِلَاتٍ: ضَرَبَ شَاوُلُ أُلُوفَهُ وَدَاوُدُ رِبْوَاتِهِ؟».

Isn't this the David they sing about in their dances: ‘Saul has killed his thousands, and David his tens of thousands’?”

٦ 6 فَدَعَا أَخِيشُ دَاوُدَ وَقَالَ لَهُ: «حَيٌّ هُوَ ٱلرَّبُّ، إِنَّكَ أَنْتَ مُسْتَقِيمٌ، وَخُرُوجُكَ وَدُخُولُكَ مَعِي فِي ٱلْجَيْشِ صَالِحٌ فِي عَيْنَيَّ لِأَنِّي لَمْ أَجِدْ فِيكَ شَرًّا مِنْ يَوْمِ جِئْتَ إِلَيَّ إِلَى ٱلْيَوْمِ. وَأَمَّا فِي أَعْيُنِ ٱلْأَقْطَابِ فَلَسْتَ بِصَالِحٍ.

So Achish called David over and told him, “As the Lord lives, you are honest and you've done what's right as far as I can see. As far as I'm concerned you should march with me into battle because I haven't found any fault in you from the day you arrived until now. But the other leaders don't approve of you.

٧ 7 فَٱلْآنَ ٱرْجِعْ وَٱذْهَبْ بِسَلَامٍ، وَلَا تَفْعَلْ سُوءًا فِي أَعْيُنِ أَقْطَابِ ٱلْفِلِسْطِينِيِّينَ».

So go back home in peace, and that way you won't do anything to upset the Philistine leaders.”

٨ 8 فَقَالَ دَاوُدُ لِأَخِيشَ: «فَمَاذَا عَمِلْتُ؟ وَمَاذَا وَجَدْتَ فِي عَبْدِكَ مِنْ يَوْمِ صِرْتُ أَمَامَكَ إِلَى ٱلْيَوْمِ حَتَّى لَا آتِيَ وَأُحَارِبَ أَعْدَاءَ سَيِّدِي ٱلْمَلِكِ؟»

“But what have I done?” David asked. “What fault have you found in me, your servant, from the day I came to you until now, that would prevent me from going to fight the enemies of my lord the king?”

٩ 9 فَأَجَابَ أَخِيشُ وَقَالَ لِدَاوُدَ: «عَلِمْتُ أَنَّكَ صَالِحٌ فِي عَيْنَيَّ كَمَلَاكِ ٱللهِ. إِلَّا إِنَّ رُؤَسَاءَ ٱلْفِلِسْطِينِيِّينَ قَالُوا: لَا يَصْعَدْ مَعَنَا إِلَى ٱلْحَرْبِ.

“As far as I'm concerned, you're as good as an angel of God,” Achish replied. “But the Philistine commanders have stated, ‘He can't go into battle with us.’

١٠ 10 وَٱلْآنَ فَبَكِّرْ صَبَاحًا مَعَ عَبِيدِ سَيِّدِكَ ٱلَّذِينَ جَاءُوا مَعَكَ. وَإِذَا بَكَّرْتُمْ صَبَاحًا وَأَضَاءَ لَكُمْ فَٱذْهَبُوا».

So get up early tomorrow morning and leave with your men as soon as it's light.”

١١ 11 فَبَكَّرَ دَاوُدُ هُوَ وَرِجَالُهُ لِكَيْ يَذْهَبُوا صَبَاحًا وَيَرْجِعُوا إِلَى أَرْضِ ٱلْفِلِسْطِينِيِّينَ. وَأَمَّا ٱلْفِلِسْطِينِيُّونَ فَصَعِدُوا إِلَى يَزْرَعِيلَ.

David and his men got up early in the morning and went back to the country of the Philistines. But the Philistines advanced on Jezreel.