صَمُوئِيلَ ٱلثَّانِي 5

١ 1 وَجَاءَ جَمِيعُ أَسْبَاطِ إِسْرَائِيلَ إِلَى دَاوُدَ، إِلَى حَبْرُونَ، وَتَكَلَّمُوا قَائِلِينَ: «هُوَذَا عَظْمُكَ وَلَحْمُكَ نَحْنُ.

Then came all the tribes of Israel to David unto Hebron, and spake, saying, Behold, we are thy bone and thy flesh.

٢ 2 وَمُنْذُ أَمْسِ وَمَا قَبْلَهُ، حِينَ كَانَ شَاوُلُ مَلِكًا عَلَيْنَا، قَدْ كُنْتَ أَنْتَ تُخْرِجُ وَتُدْخِلُ إِسْرَائِيلَ. وَقَدْ قَالَ لَكَ ٱلرَّبُّ: أَنْتَ تَرْعَى شَعْبِي إِسْرَائِيلَ، وَأَنْتَ تَكُونُ رَئِيسًا عَلَى إِسْرَائِيلَ».

Also in time past, when Saul was king over us, thou wast he that leddest out and broughtest in Israel: And Yhwh said to thee, Thou shalt feed my people Israel, and thou shalt be a captain over Israel.

٣ 3 وَجَاءَ جَمِيعُ شُيُوخِ إِسْرَائِيلَ إِلَى ٱلْمَلِكِ، إِلَى حَبْرُونَ، فَقَطَعَ ٱلْمَلِكُ دَاوُدُ مَعَهُمْ عَهْدًا فِي حَبْرُونَ أَمَامَ ٱلرَّبِّ. وَمَسَحُوا دَاوُدَ مَلِكًا عَلَى إِسْرَائِيلَ.

So all the elders of Israel came to the king to Hebron; and king David made a league with them in Hebron before Yhwh: and they anointed David king over Israel.

٤ 4 كَانَ دَاوُدُ ٱبْنَ ثَلَاثِينَ سَنَةً حِينَ مَلَكَ، وَمَلَكَ أَرْبَعِينَ سَنَةً.

David was thirty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned forty years.

٥ 5 فِي حَبْرُونَ مَلَكَ عَلَى يَهُوذَا سَبْعَ سِنِينٍ وَسِتَّةَ أَشْهُرٍ. وَفِي أُورُشَلِيمَ مَلَكَ ثَلَاثًا وَثَلَاثِينَ سَنَةً عَلَى جَمِيعِ إِسْرَائِيلَ وَيَهُوذَا.

In Hebron he reigned over Judah seven years and six months: and in Jerusalem he reigned thirty and three years over all Israel and Judah.

٦ 6 وَذَهَبَ ٱلْمَلِكُ وَرِجَالُهُ إِلَى أُورُشَلِيمَ، إِلَى ٱلْيَبُوسِيِّينَ سُكَّانِ ٱلْأَرْضِ. فَكَلَّمُوا دَاوُدَ قَائِلِينَ: «لَا تَدْخُلْ إِلَى هُنَا، مَا لَمْ تَنْزِعِ ٱلْعُمْيَانَ وَٱلْعُرْجَ». أَيْ لَا يَدْخُلُ دَاوُدُ إِلَى هُنَا.

And the king and his men went to Jerusalem unto the Jebusites, the inhabitants of the land: which spake unto David, saying, Except thou take away the blind and the lame, thou shalt not come in hither: thinking, David cannot come in hither.

٧ 7 وَأَخَذَ دَاوُدُ حِصْنَ صِهْيَوْنَ، هِيَ مَدِينَةُ دَاوُدَ.

Nevertheless David took the strong hold of Zion: the same is the city of David.

٨ 8 وَقَالَ دَاوُدُ فِي ذَلِكَ ٱلْيَوْمِ: «إِنَّ ٱلَّذِي يَضْرِبُ ٱلْيَبُوسِيِّينَ وَيَبْلُغُ إِلَى ٱلْقَنَاةِ وَٱلْعُرْجِ وَٱلْعُمْيِ ٱلْمُبْغَضِينَ مِنْ نَفْسِ دَاوُدَ». لِذَلِكَ يَقُولُونَ: «لَا يَدْخُلِ ٱلْبَيْتَ أَعْمَى أَوْ أَعْرَجُ».

And David said on that day, Whosoever getteth up to the gutter, and smiteth the Jebusites, and the lame and the blind, that are hated of David’s soul, he shall be chief and captain. Wherefore they said, The blind and the lame shall not come into the house.

٩ 9 وَأَقَامَ دَاوُدُ فِي ٱلْحِصْنِ وَسَمَّاهُ «مَدِينَةَ دَاوُدَ». وَبَنَى دَاوُدُ مُسْتَدِيرًا مِنَ ٱلْقَلْعَةِ فَدَاخِلًا.

So David dwelt in the fort, and called it the city of David. And David built round about from Millo and inward.

١٠ 10 وَكَانَ دَاوُدُ يَتَزَايَدُ مُتَعَظِّمًا، وَٱلرَّبُّ إِلَهُ ٱلْجُنُودِ مَعَهُ.

And David went on, and grew great, And Yhwh God of Armies was with him.

١١ 11 وَأَرْسَلَ حِيرَامُ مَلِكُ صُورَ رُسُلًا إِلَى دَاوُدَ، وَخَشَبَ أَرْزٍ وَنَجَّارِينَ وَبَنَّائِينَ فَبَنَوْا لِدَاوُدَ بَيْتًا.

And Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and cedar trees, and carpenters, and masons: and they built David an house.

١٢ 12 وَعَلِمَ دَاوُدُ أَنَّ ٱلرَّبَّ قَدْ ثَبَّتَهُ مَلِكًا عَلَى إِسْرَائِيلَ، وَأَنَّهُ قَدْ رَفَّعَ مُلْكَهُ مِنْ أَجْلِ شَعْبِهِ إِسْرَائِيلَ.

And David perceived that Yhwh had established him king over Israel, and that he had exalted his kingdom for his people Israel’s sake.

١٣ 13 وَأَخَذَ دَاوُدُ أَيْضًا سَرَارِيَ وَنِسَاءً مِنْ أُورُشَلِيمَ بَعْدَ مَجِيئِهِ مِنْ حَبْرُونَ، فَوُلِدَ أَيْضًا لِدَاوُدَ بَنُونَ وَبَنَاتٌ.

And David took him more concubines and wives out of Jerusalem, after he was come from Hebron: and there were yet sons and daughters born to David.

١٤ 14 وَهَذِهِ أَسْمَاءُ ٱلَّذِينَ وُلِدُوا لَهُ فِي أُورُشَلِيمَ: شَمُّوعُ وَشُوبَابُ وَنَاثَانُ وَسُلَيْمَانُ،

And these be the names of those that were born unto him in Jerusalem; Shammua, and Shobab, and Nathan, and Solomon,

١٥ 15 وَيِبْحَارُ وَأَلِيشُوعُ وَنَافَجُ وَيَافِيعُ،

Ibhar also, and Elishua, and Nepheg, and Japhia,

١٦ 16 وَأَلِيشَمَعُ وَأَلِيدَاعُ وَأَلِيفَلَطُ.

And Elishama, and Eliada, and Eliphalet.

١٧ 17 وَسَمِعَ ٱلْفِلِسْطِينِيُّونَ أَنَّهُمْ قَدْ مَسَحُوا دَاوُدَ مَلِكًا عَلَى إِسْرَائِيلَ، فَصَعِدَ جَمِيعُ ٱلْفِلِسْطِينِيِّينَ لِيُفَتِّشُوا عَلَى دَاوُدَ. وَلَمَّا سَمِعَ دَاوُدُ نَزَلَ إِلَى ٱلْحِصْنِ.

But when the Philistines heard that they had anointed David king over Israel, all the Philistines came up to seek David; and David heard of it, and went down to the hold.

١٨ 18 وَجَاءَ ٱلْفِلِسْطِينِيُّونَ وَٱنْتَشَرُوا فِي وَادِي ٱلرَّفَائِيِّينَ.

The Philistines also came and spread themselves in the valley of Rephaim.

١٩ 19 وَسَأَلَ دَاوُدُ مِنَ ٱلرَّبِّ قَائِلًا: «أَأَصْعَدُ إِلَى ٱلْفِلِسْطِينِيِّينَ؟ أَتَدْفَعُهُمْ لِيَدِي؟» فَقَالَ ٱلرَّبُّ لِدَاوُدَ: «ٱصْعَدْ، لِأَنِّي دَفْعًا أَدْفَعُ ٱلْفِلِسْطِينِيِّينَ لِيَدِكَ».

And David enquired of Yhwh, saying, Shall I go up to the Philistines? wilt thou deliver them into mine hand? And Yhwh said unto David, Go up: for I will doubtless deliver the Philistines into thine hand.

٢٠ 20 فَجَاءَ دَاوُدُ إِلَى بَعْلِ فَرَاصِيمَ وَضَرَبَهُمْ دَاوُدُ هُنَاكَ، وَقَالَ: «قَدِ ٱقْتَحَمَ ٱلرَّبُّ أَعْدَائِي أَمَامِي كَٱقْتِحَامِ ٱلْمِيَاهِ». لِذَلِكَ دَعَى ٱسْمَ ذَلِكَ ٱلْمَوْضِعِ «بَعْلَ فَرَاصِيمَ».

And David came to Baal–perazim, and David smote them there, and said, Yhwh hath broken forth upon mine enemies before me, as the breach of waters. Therefore he called the name of that place Baal–perazim.

٢١ 21 وَتَرَكُوا هُنَاكَ أَصْنَامَهُمْ فَنَزَعَهَا دَاوُدُ وَرِجَالُهُ.

And there they left their images, and David and his men burned them.

٢٢ 22 ثُمَّ عَادَ ٱلْفِلِسْطِينِيُّونَ فَصَعِدُوا أَيْضًا وَٱنْتَشَرُوا فِي وَادِي ٱلرَّفَائِيِّينَ.

And the Philistines came up yet again, and spread themselves in the valley of Rephaim.

٢٣ 23 فَسَأَلَ دَاوُدُ مِنَ ٱلرَّبِّ، فَقَالَ: «لَا تَصْعَدْ، بَلْ دُرْ مِنْ وَرَائِهِمْ، وَهَلُمَّ عَلَيْهِمْ مُقَابِلَ أَشْجَارِ ٱلْبُكَا،

And when David enquired of Yhwh, he said, Thou shalt not go up; but fetch a compass behind them, and come upon them over against the mulberry trees.

٢٤ 24 وَعِنْدَمَا تَسْمَعُ صَوْتَ خَطَوَاتٍ فِي رُؤُوسِ أَشْجَارِ ٱلْبُكَا، حِينَئِذٍ ٱحْتَرِصْ، لِأَنَّهُ إِذْ ذَاكَ يَخْرُجُ ٱلرَّبُّ أَمَامَكَ لِضَرْبِ مَحَلَّةِ ٱلْفِلِسْطِينِيِّينَ».

And let it be, when thou hearest the sound of a going in the tops of the mulberry trees, that then thou shalt bestir thyself: for then shall Yhwh go out before thee, to smite the army of the Philistines.

٢٥ 25 فَفَعَلَ دَاوُدُ كَذَلِكَ كَمَا أَمَرَهُ ٱلرَّبُّ، وَضَرَبَ ٱلْفِلِسْطِينِيِّينَ مِنْ جَبْعٍ إِلَى مَدْخَلِ جَازَرَ.

And David did so, as Yhwh had commanded him; and smote the Philistines from Geba until thou come to Gazer.