1 أخبار 14

١ 1 وَأَرْسَلَ حِيرَامُ مَلِكُ صُورَ إِلَى دَاوُدَ وَفْداً، صَحَبَ مَعَهُ بَنَّائِينَ وَنَجَّارِينَ مُحَمَّلِينَ بِخَشَبِ أَرْزٍ، لِيَبْنُوا لَهُ قَصْراً.

Then Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and cedar trees, carpenters, and masons. They built a house for him.

٢ 2 فَأَدْرَكَ دَاوُدُ أَنَّ الرَّبَّ قَدْ ثَبَّتَ دَعَائِمَ مُلْكِهِ عَلَى إِسْرَائِيلَ، لأَنَّ مَمْلَكَتَهُ ازْدَادَتْ رِفْعَةً مِنْ أَجْلِ شَعْبِهِ إِسْرَائِيلَ.

David knew that Yahweh had established him as king over Israel, and that his kingdom was exalted on high for the sake of his people Israel.

٣ 3 وَفِي أُورُشَلِيمَ تَزَوَّجَ دَاوُدُ مِنْ نِسَاءٍ أَنْجَبْنَ لَهُ أَبْنَاءً وَبَنَاتٍ.

In Jerusalem, David took more wives, and he became the father of more sons and daughters.

٤ 4 وَهَذِهِ أَسْمَاءُ الأَبْنَاءِ الَّذِينَ وُلِدُوا لَهُ فِي أُورُشَلِيمَ: شَمُّوعُ وَشُوبَابُ وَنَاثَانُ وَسُلَيْمَانُ،

These were the names of the children who were born to him in Jerusalem: Shammua, Shobab, Nathan, Solomon,

٥ 5 وَيِبْحَارُ وَأَلِيشُوعُ وَأَلِفَالَطُ،

Ibhar, Elishua, Elpelet,

٦ 6 وَنُوجَةُ وَنَافَجُ وَيَافِيعُ،

Nogah, Nepheg, Japhia,

٧ 7 وَأَلِشَمَعُ وَبَعَلْيَادَاعُ وَأَلِيفَلَطُ.

Elishama, Beeliada, and Eliphelet.

٨ 8 وَلَمَّا سَمِعَ الْفِلِسْطِينِيُّونَ أَنَّ دَاوُدَ مَلَكَ عَلَى إِسْرَائِيلَ، حَشَدُوا قُوَّاتِهِمْ لِيَأْسِرُوهُ. وَحِينَ بَلَغَ دَاوُدَ ذَلِكَ خَرَجَ لِلِقَائِهِمْ.

Now when the Philistines heard that David had been anointed as king over all Israel, they all went out looking for him. But David heard about it and went out against them.

٩ 9 فَجَاءَ الْفِلِسْطِينِيُّونَ إِلَى وَادِي الرَّفَائِيِّينَ وَانْتَشَرُوا فِيهِ.

Now the Philistines had come and made a raid in the Valley of Rephaim.

١٠ 10 فَسَأَلَ دَاوُدُ الرَّبَّ: «هَلْ أُهَاجِمُ الْفِلِسْطِينِيِّينَ فَتَنْصُرَنِي عَلَيْهِم؟» فَأَجَابَهُ الرَّبُّ: «هَاجِمْهُمْ فَأَنْصُرَكَ عَلَيْهِمْ».

Then David asked for help from God. He said, “Should I attack the Philistines? Will you give victory over them?” Yahweh said to him, “Attack, for I will certainly give them to you.”

١١ 11 فَتَوَجَّهَ دَاوُدُ إِلَى بَعْلِ فَرَاصِيمَ وَهَزَمَهُمْ هُنَاكَ. وَقَالَ دَاوُدُ: «قَدِ اقْتَحَمَ الرَّبُّ أَعْدَائِي كَاقْتِحَامِ الْمِيَاهِ الْمُتَدَفِّقَةِ». لِذَلِكَ دُعِيَ اسْمُ ذَلِكَ الْمَكَانِ بَعْلَ فَرَاصِيمَ (وَمَعْنَاهُ: سَيِّدُ الاقْتِحَامِ).

So they came up to Baal Perazim, and there he defeated them. He commented, “God has burst through my enemies by my hand like a bursting flood of water.” So the name of that place became Baal Perazim.

١٢ 12 وَخَلَّفَ الْفِلِسْطِينِيُّونَ وَرَاءَهُمْ أَصْنَامَهُمْ، فَأَمَرَ دَاوُدُ بِجَمْعِهَا وَإِحْرَاقِهَا بالنَّارِ.

The Philistines abandoned their gods there, and David gave an order that they should be burned.

١٣ 13 ثُمَّ عَادَ الْفِلِسْطِينِيُّونَ وَاحْتَشَدُوا فِي وَادِي الرَّفَائِيِّينَ.

Then the Philistines raided the valley yet again.

١٤ 14 فَاسْتَشَارَ دَاوُدُ اللهَ، فَقَالَ لَهُ اللهُ: «لا تُهَاجِمْهُمْ مُبَاشَرَةً، وَلَكِنْ دُرْ حَوْلَهُمْ وَهَاجِمْهُمْ مِنْ عِنْدِ أَشْجَارِ الْبَلْسَمِ.

So David asked for help from God again. God said to him, “You must not attack their front, but rather circle around behind them and come on them through the balsam woods.

١٥ 15 وَعِنْدَمَا تَسْمَعُ وَقْعَ خَطْوَاتٍ فَوْقَ رُؤُوسِ الأَشْجَارِ، خُضِ الْقِتَالَ، لأَنَّ اللهَ يَتَقَدَّمُكَ لِلْقَضَاءِ عَلَى قُوَّاتِ الْفِلِسْطِينِيِّينَ».

When you hear the sound of marching in the wind blowing through the balsam treetops, then attack with force. Do this because God will have gone out before you to attack the army of the Philistines.”

١٦ 16 فَنَفَّذَ دَاوُدُ أَوَامِرَ الرَّبِّ، وَقَضَى عَلَى قُوَّاتِ الْفِلِسْطِينِيِّينَ مِنْ جِبْعُونَ إِلَى جَازِرَ.

So David did as God had commanded him. He defeated the army of the Philistines from Gibeon all the way to Gezer.

١٧ 17 فَذَاعَ اسْمُ دَاوُدَ فِي كُلِّ الْبِلادِ، وَجَعَلَ الرَّبُّ هَيْبَتَهُ تَطْغَى عَلى جَمِيعِ الأُمَمِ.

Then David's fame went out into all lands, and Yahweh caused all nations to fear him.