صَمُوئِيلَ ٱلْأَوَّلُ 26

١ 1 ثُمَّ جَاءَ ٱلزِّيفِيُّونَ إِلَى شَاوُلَ إِلَى جِبْعَةَ قَائِلِينَ: «أَلَيْسَ دَاوُدُ مُخْتَفِيًا فِي تَلِّ حَخِيلَةَ ٱلَّذِي مُقَابِلَ ٱلْقَفْرِ؟»

And the Ziphites came to Saul to Gibeah, saying, Doth not David hide himself in the hill of Hachilah, [which is] before Jeshimon?

٢ 2 فَقَامَ شَاوُلُ وَنَزَلَ إِلَى بَرِّيَّةِ زِيفٍ وَمَعَهُ ثَلَاثَةُ آلَافِ رَجُلٍ مُنْتَخَبِي إِسْرَائِيلَ لِكَيْ يُفَتِّشَ عَلَى دَاوُدَ فِي بَرِّيَّةِ زِيفٍ.

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.

٣ 3 وَنَزَلَ شَاوُلُ فِي تَلِّ حَخِيلَةَ ٱلَّذِي مُقَابِلَ ٱلْقَفْرِ عَلَى ٱلطَّرِيقِ. وَكَانَ دَاوُدُ مُقِيمًا فِي ٱلْبَرِّيَّةِ. فَلَمَّا رَأَى أَنَّ شَاوُلَ قَدْ جَاءَ وَرَاءَهُ إِلَى ٱلْبَرِّيَّةِ

And Saul pitched in the hill of Hachilah, which [is] before Jeshimon, by the way. But David abode in the wilderness, and he saw that Saul came after him into the wilderness.

٤ 4 أَرْسَلَ دَاوُدُ جَوَاسِيسَ وَعَلِمَ بِٱلْيَقِينِ أَنَّ شَاوُلَ قَدْ جَاءَ.

David therefore sent out spies, and understood that Saul had come in very deed.

٥ 5 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.

And David arose, and came to the place where Saul had encamped; and David beheld the place where Saul lay, and Abner, the son of Ner, the captain of his host: and Saul lay in the trench, and the people pitched around him.

٦ 6 فَأَجَابَ دَاوُدُ وَكَلَّمَ أَخِيمَالِكَ ٱلْحِثِّيَّ وَأَبِيشَايَ ٱبْنَ صُرُوِيَّةَ أَخَا يُوآبَ قَائِلًا: «مَنْ يَنْزِلُ مَعِي إِلَى شَاوُلَ إِلَى ٱلْمَحَلَّةِ؟» فَقَالَ أَبِيشَايُ: «أَنَا أَنْزِلُ مَعَكَ».

Then answered David, and said to Ahimelech the Hittite, and to Abishai, the son of Zeruiah, brother to Joab, saying, Who will go down with me to Saul to the camp? And Abishai said, I will go down with thee.

٧ 7 فَجَاءَ دَاوُدُ وَأَبِيشَايُ إِلَى ٱلشَّعْبِ لَيْلًا وَإِذَا بِشَاوُلَ مُضْطَجعٌ نَائِمٌ عِنْدَ ٱلْمِتْرَاسِ، وَرُمْحُهُ مَرْكُوزٌ فِي ٱلْأَرْضِ عِنْدَ رَأْسِهِ، وَأَبْنَيْرُ وَٱلشَّعْبُ مُضْطَجِعُونَ حَوَالَيْهِ.

So David and Abishai came to the people by night, and behold, Saul lay sleeping within the trench, and his spear stuck in the ground at his bolster: but Abner and the people lay about him.

٨ 8 فَقَالَ أَبِيشَايُ لِدَاوُدَ: «قَدْ حَبَسَ ٱللهُ ٱلْيَوْمَ عَدُوَّكَ فِي يَدِكَ. فَدَعْنِيَ ٱلْآنَ أَضْرِبْهُ بِٱلرُّمْحِ إِلَى ٱلْأَرْضِ دَفْعَةً وَاحِدَةً وَلَا أُثَنِّي عَلَيْهِ».

Then said Abishai to David, God hath delivered thy enemy into thy hand this day; now therefore let me smite him, I pray thee, with the spear, even to the earth at once, and I will not [smite] him the second time.

٩ 9 فَقَالَ دَاوُدُ لِأَبِيشَايَ: «لَا تُهْلِكْهُ، فَمَنِ ٱلَّذِي يَمُدُّ يَدَهُ إِلَى مَسِيحِ ٱلرَّبِّ وَيَتَبَرَّأُ؟»

And David said to Abishai, Destroy him not; for who can stretch forth his hand against the LORD'S anointed and be guiltless?

١٠ 10 وَقَالَ دَاوُدُ: «حَيٌّ هُوَ ٱلرَّبُّ، إِنَّ ٱلرَّبَّ سَوْفَ يَضْرِبُهُ، أَوْ يَأْتِي يَوْمُهُ فَيَمُوتُ، أَوْ يَنْزِلُ إِلَى ٱلْحَرْبِ وَيَهْلِكُ.

David said furthermore, [As] the LORD liveth, the LORD will smite him; or his day will come to die; or he will descend into battle and perish.

١١ 11 حَاشَا لِي مِنْ قِبَلِ ٱلرَّبِّ أَنْ أَمُدَّ يَدِي إِلَى مَسِيحِ ٱلرَّبِّ! وَٱلْآنَ فَخُذِ ٱلرُّمْحَ ٱلَّذِي عِنْدَ رَأْسِهِ وَكُوزَ ٱلْمَاءِ وَهَلُمَّ».

The LORD forbid that I should stretch forth my hand against the LORD'S anointed: but, I pray thee, take thou now the spear that [is] at his bolster, and the cruse of water, and let us go.

١٢ 12 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.

So David took the spear and the cruse of water from Saul's bolster; and they departed, and no man saw [it], nor knew [it], neither awaked: for they [were] all asleep: because a deep sleep from the LORD had fallen upon them.

١٣ 13 وَعَبَرَ دَاوُدُ إِلَى ٱلْعَبْرِ وَوَقَفَ عَلَى رَأْسِ ٱلْجَبَلِ عَنْ بُعْدٍ، وَٱلْمَسَافَةُ بَيْنَهُمْ كَبِيرَةٌ.

Then David went over to the other side, and stood on the top of a hill afar off; a great space [being] between them:

١٤ 14 وَنَادَى دَاوُدُ ٱلشَّعْبَ وَأَبْنَيْرَ بْنَ نَيْرٍ قَائِلًا: «أَمَا تُجِيبُ يَا أَبْنَيْرُ؟» فَأَجَابَ أَبْنَيْرُ وَقَالَ: «مَنْ أَنْتَ ٱلَّذِي يُنَادِي ٱلْمَلِكَ؟»

And David cried to the people, and to Abner the son of Ner, saying, Answerest thou not, Abner? Then Abner answered and said, Who [art] thou [that] criest to the king?

١٥ 15 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.

And David said to Abner, [Art] not thou a [valiant] man? and who [is] like to thee in Israel? why then hast thou not kept thy lord the king? for there came in one of the people to destroy the king thy lord.

١٦ 16 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».

This thing [is] not good that thou hast done. [As] the LORD liveth, [ye are] worthy to die, because ye have not kept your master the LORD'S anointed. And now see where the king's spear [is], and the cruse of water that [was] at his bolster.

١٧ 17 وَعَرَفَ شَاوُلُ صَوْتَ دَاوُدَ فَقَالَ: «أَهَذَا هُوَ صَوْتُكَ يَا ٱبْنِي دَاوُدُ؟» فَقَالَ دَاوُدُ: «إِنَّهُ صَوْتِي يَاسَيِّدِي ٱلْمَلِكَ».

And Saul knew David's voice, and said, [Is] this thy voice, my son David? and David said, [It is] my voice, my lord, O king.

١٨ 18 ثُمَّ قَالَ: «لِمَاذَا سَيِّدِي يَسْعَى وَرَاءَ عَبْدِهِ؟ لِأَنِّي مَاذَا عَمِلْتُ وَأَيُّ شَرٍّ بِيَدِي؟

And he said, Why doth my lord thus pursue his servant? for what have I done? or what evil [is] in my hand?

١٩ 19 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.

Now therefore, I pray thee, let my lord the king hear the words of his servant. If the LORD hath stirred thee up against me, let him accept an offering: but if [they are] the children of men, cursed [be] they before the LORD; for they have driven me out this day from abiding in the inheritance of the LORD, saying, Go, serve other gods.

٢٠ 20 وَٱلْآنَ لَا يَسْقُطْ دَمِي إِلَى ٱلْأَرْضِ أَمَامَ وَجْهِ ٱلرَّبِّ، لِأَنَّ مَلِكَ إِسْرَائِيلَ قَدْ خَرَجَ لِيُفَتِّشَ عَلَى بُرْغُوثٍ وَاحِدٍ! كَمَا يُتْبَعُ ٱلْحَجَلُ فِي ٱلْجِبَالِ!».

Now therefore, let not my blood fall to the earth before the face of the LORD: for the king of Israel hath come out to seek a flea, as when one doth hunt a partridge in the mountains.

٢١ 21 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».

Then said Saul, I have sinned: return, my son David: for I will no more do thee harm, because my soul was precious in thy eyes this day: behold I have played the fool, and have erred exceedingly.

٢٢ 22 فَأَجَابَ دَاوُدُ وَقَالَ: «هُوَذَا رُمْحُ ٱلْمَلِكِ، فَلْيَعْبُرْ وَاحِدٌ مِنَ ٱلْغِلْمَانِ وَيَأْخُذْهُ.

And David answered and said, Behold the king's spear! and let one of the young men come over and take it.

٢٣ 23 وَٱلرَّبُّ يَرُدُّ عَلَى كُلِّ وَاحِدٍ بِرَّهُ وَأَمَانَتَهُ، لِأَنَّهُ قَدْ دَفَعَكَ ٱلرَّبُّ ٱلْيَوْمَ لِيَدِي وَلَمْ أَشَأْ أَنْ أَمُدَّ يَدِي إِلَى مَسِيحِ ٱلرَّبِّ.

The LORD render to every man his righteousness and his faithfulness: for the LORD delivered thee into [my] hand to-day, but I would not stretch forth my hand against the LORD'S anointed.

٢٤ 24 وَهُوَذَا كَمَا كَانَتْ نَفْسُكَ عَظِيمَةً ٱلْيَوْمَ فِي عَيْنَيَّ، كَذَلِكَ لِتَعْظُمْ نَفْسِي فِي عَيْنَيِ ٱلرَّبِّ فَيَنْقُذْنِي مِنْ كُلِّ ضِيقٍ».

And behold, as thy life was precious this day in my eyes, so let my life be precious in the eyes of the LORD, and let him deliver me out of all tribulation.

٢٥ 25 فَقَالَ شَاوُلُ لِدَاوُدَ: «مُبَارَكٌ أَنْتَ يَا ٱبْنِي دَاوُدَ، فَإِنَّكَ تَفْعَلُ وَتَقْدِرُ». ثُمَّ ذَهَبَ دَاوُدُ فِي طَرِيقِهِ وَرَجَعَ شَاوُلُ إِلَى مَكَانِهِ.

Then Saul said to David, Blessed [be] thou, my son David: thou shalt both do great [things], and also shalt still prevail. So David went on his way, and Saul returned to his place.