صَمُوئِيلَ ٱلْأَوَّلُ 27

١ 1 وَقَالَ دَاوُدُ فِي قَلْبِهِ: «إِنِّي سَأَهْلِكُ يَوْمًا بِيَدِ شَاوُلَ، فَلَا شَيْءَ خَيْرٌ لِي مِنْ أَنْ أُفْلِتَ إِلَى أَرْضِ ٱلْفِلِسْطِينِيِّينَ، فَيَيْأَسَ شَاوُلُ مِنِّي فَلَا يُفَتِّشَ عَلَيَّ بَعْدُ فِي جَمِيعِ تُخُومِ إِسْرَائِيلَ، فَأَنْجُوَ مِنْ يَدِهِ».

And David said in his heart, I shall now perish one day by the hand of Saul: [there is] nothing better for me than that I should speedily escape into the land of the Philistines; and Saul will despair of me, to seek me any more in any border of Israel; so shall I escape from his hand.

٢ 2 فَقَامَ دَاوُدُ وَعَبَرَ هُوَ وَٱلسِّتُّ مِئَةِ ٱلرَّجُلِ ٱلَّذِينَ مَعَهُ، إِلَى أَخِيشَ بْنِ مَعُوكَ مَلِكِ جَتٍّ.

And David arose, and he passed over with the six hundred men that [were] with him to Achish, the son of Maoch, king of Gath.

٣ 3 وَأَقَامَ دَاوُدُ عِنْدَ أَخِيشَ فِي جَتٍّ هُوَ وَرِجَالُهُ، كُلُّ وَاحِدٍ وَبَيْتِهِ، دَاوُدُ وَٱمْرَأَتَاهُ أَخِينُوعَمُ ٱلْيَزْرَعِيلِيَّةُ وَأَبِيجَايِلُ ٱمْرَأَةُ نَابَالَ ٱلْكَرْمَلِيَّةُ.

And David dwelt with Achish at Gath, he and his men, every man with his household, [even] David with his two wives, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail the Carmelitess Nabal's wife.

٤ 4 فَأُخْبِرَ شَاوُلُ أَنَّ دَاوُدَ قَدْ هَرَبَ إِلَى جَتٍّ فَلَمْ يَعُدْ أَيْضًا يُفَتِّشُ عَلَيْهِ.

And it was told to Saul that David had fled to Gath: and he sought no more again for him.

٥ 5 فَقَالَ دَاوُدُ لِأَخِيشَ: «إِنْ كُنْتُ قَدْ وَجَدْتُ نِعْمَةً فِي عَيْنَيْكَ، فَلْيُعْطُونِي مَكَانًا فِي إِحْدَى قُرَى ٱلْحَقْلِ فَأَسْكُنَ هُنَاكَ. وَلِمَاذَا يَسْكُنُ عَبْدُكَ فِي مَدِينَةِ ٱلْمَمْلَكَةِ مَعَكَ؟»

And David said to Achish, If I have now found grace in thy eyes, let them give me a place in some town in the country, that I may dwell there: for why should thy servant dwell in the royal city with thee?

٦ 6 فَأَعْطَاهُ أَخِيشُ فِي ذَلِكَ ٱلْيَوْمِ صِقْلَغَ. لِذَلِكَ صَارَتْ صِقْلَغُ لِمُلُوكِ يَهُوذَا إِلَى هَذَا ٱلْيَوْمِ.

Then Achish gave him Ziklag that day: wherefore Ziklag pertaineth to the kings of Judah to this day.

٧ 7 وَكَانَ عَدَدُ ٱلْأَيَّامِ ٱلَّتِي سَكَنَ فِيهَا دَاوُدُ فِي بِلَادِ ٱلْفِلِسْطِينِيِّينَ سَنَةً وَأَرْبَعَةَ أَشْهُرٍ.

And the time that David dwelt in the country of the Philistines was a full year and four months.

٨ 8 وَصَعِدَ دَاوُدُ وَرِجَالُهُ وَغَزَوْا ٱلْجَشُورِيِّينَ وَٱلْجَرِزِّيِّينَ وَٱلْعَمَالِقَةَ، لِأَنَّ هَؤُلَاءِ مِنْ قَدِيمٍ سُكَّانُ ٱلْأَرْضِ مِنْ عِنْدِ شُورٍ إِلَى أَرْضِ مِصْرَ.

And David and his men went up, and invaded the Geshurites, and the Gezrites, and the Amalekites: for those [nations were] of old the inhabitants of the land, as thou goest to Shur, even to the land of Egypt.

٩ 9 وَضَرَبَ دَاوُدُ ٱلْأَرْضَ، وَلَمْ يَسْتَبْقِ رَجُلًا وَلَا ٱمْرَأَةً، وَأَخَذَ غَنَمًا وَبَقَرًا وَحَمِيرًا وَجِمَالًا وَثِيَابًا وَرَجَعَ وَجَاءَ إِلَى أَخِيشَ.

And David smote the land, and left neither man nor woman alive, and took away the sheep, and the oxen, and the asses, and the camels, and the apparel, and returned, and came to Achish.

١٠ 10 فَقَالَ أَخِيشُ: «إِذًا لَمْ تَغْزُوا ٱلْيَوْمَ». فَقَالَ دَاوُدُ: «بَلَى. عَلَى جَنُوبِيِّ يَهُوذَا، وَجَنُوبِيِّ ٱلْيَرْحَمِئِيلِيِّينَ، وَجَنُوبِيِّ ٱلْقِينِيِّينَ».

And Achish said, Whither have ye made a road to-day? And David said, Against the south of Judah, and against the south of the Jerahmeelites, and against the south of the Kenites.

١١ 11 فَلَمْ يَسْتَبْقِ دَاوُدُ رَجُلًا وَلَا ٱمْرَأَةً حَتَّى يَأْتِيَ إِلَى جَتٍّ، إِذْ قَالَ: «لِئَّلَا يُخْبِرُوا عَنَّا قَائِلِينَ: هَكَذَا فَعَلَ دَاوُدُ». وَهَكَذَا عَادَتُهُ كُلَّ أَيَّامِ إِقَامَتِهِ فِي بِلَادِ ٱلْفِلِسْطِينِيِّينَ.

And David saved neither man nor woman alive, to bring [tidings] to Gath, saying, Lest they should inform against us, saying, So did David, and so [will be] his manner all the while he dwelleth in the country of the Philistines.

١٢ 12 فَصَدَّقَ أَخِيشُ دَاوُدَ قَائِلًا: «قَدْ صَارَ مَكْرُوهًا لَدَى شَعْبِهِ إِسْرَائِيلَ، فَيَكُونُ لِي عَبْدًا إِلَى ٱلْأَبَدِ».

And Achish believed David, saying, He hath made his people Israel utterly to abhor him; therefore he shall be my servant for ever.