1 أخبار 20

١ 1 وَحَدَثَ فِي نِهَايَةِ السَّنَةِ الْعِبْرِيَّةِ، فِي الْمَوْسِمِ الَّذِي يَخْرُجُ فِيهِ الْمُلُوكُ لِلْحُرُوبِ، أَنَّ يُوآبَ قَادَ قُوَّاتِ جَيْشِهِ وَخَرَّبَ أَرْضَ الْعَمُّونِيِّينَ وَحَاصَرَ الْعَاصِمَةَ رَبَّةَ. وَكَانَ دَاوُدُ آنَئِذٍ مُقِيماً فِي أُورُشَلِيمَ. وَتَمَكَّنَ يُوآبُ مِنِ اقْتِحَامِ رَبَّةَ وَتَدْمِيرِهَا.

And it came to pass, at the time of the return of the year, at the time when kings go out to battle, that Joab led forth the army, and wasted the country of the sons of Ammon, and came and besieged Rabbah, but David remained at Jerusalem. And Joab smote Rabbah, and overthrew it.

٢ 2 فَتَوَجَّهَ دَاوُدُ نَحْوَ رَبَّةَ وَاسْتَوْلَى عَلَى تَاجِ مَلِكِهَا فَوَجَدَ وَزْنَهُ يُعَادِلُ وَزْنَةً (نَحْوَ سِتَّةٍ وَثَلاثِينَ كِيلُو جِرَاماً) مِنَ الذَّهَبِ وَفِيهِ حَجَرٌ كَرِيمٌ، فَتَوَّجَ بِهِ رَأْسَهُ، وَسَلَبَ أَيْضاً غَنَائِمَ الْمَدِينَةِ الْوَفِيرَةَ،

And David took the crown of their king from off his head, and found it to weigh a talent of gold, and there were precious stones in it. And it was set upon David's head, and he brought forth the spoil of the city, exceedingly much.

٣ 3 وَفَرَضَ عَلَى أَهْلِهَا وَعَلَى بَقِيَّةِ مُدُنِ الْعَمُّونِيِّينَ الْعَمَلَ بِالْمَنَاشِيرِ وَمَعَاوِلِ الْحَدِيدِ وَالْفُؤُوسِ. ثُمَّ رَجَعَ دَاوُدُ وَسَائِرُ جَيْشِهِ إِلَى أُورُشَلِيمَ.

And he brought forth the people that were therein, and cut with saws, and with harrows of iron, and with axes. And thus David did to all the cities of the sons of Ammon. And David and all the people returned to Jerusalem.

٤ 4 ثُمَّ نَشَبَتْ حَرْبٌ مَعَ الْفِلِسْطِينِيِّينَ فِي جَازَرَ، فَقَتَلَ سَبْكَايُ الْحُوشِيُّ سَفَّايَ أَحَدَ أَبْنَاءِ رَافَا، فَذَلَّ الْفِلِسْطِينِيُّونَ.

And it came to pass after this, that there arose war at Gezer with the Philistines. Then Sibbecai the Hushathite killed Sippai of the sons of the giant, and they were subdued.

٥ 5 وَدَارَتْ مَعْرَكَةٌ ثَانِيَةٌ مَعَ الْفِلِسْطِينِيِّينَ، فَقَتَلَ أَلْحَانَانُ بْنُ يَاعُورَ لَحْمِيَ أَخَا جُلْيَاتَ الْجَتِّيِّ، وَكَانَتْ قَنَاةُ رُمْحِهِ كَنَوْلِ النَّسَّاجِينَ.

And there was again war with the Philistines. And Elhanan the son of Jair killed Lahmi the brother of Goliath the Gittite, the staff of whose spear was like a weaver's beam.

٦ 6 ثُمَّ انْدَلَعَتْ نِيرَانُ حَرْبٍ ثَالِثَةٍ مَعَ الْفِلِسْطِينِيِّينَ فِي جَتَّ، فَبَرَزَ أَحَدُ أَبْنَاءِ رَافَا، عِمْلاقٌ لَهُ سِتَّةُ أَصَابِعَ فِي كُلٍّ مِنْ يَدَيْهِ وَرِجْلَيْهِ،

And there was again war at Gath, where was a man of great stature whose fingers and toes were twenty-four, six on each hand, and six on each foot. And he also was born to the giant.

٧ 7 وَشَرَعَ يُعَيِّرُ إِسْرَائِيلَ، فَتَصَدَّى لَهُ يَهُونَاثَانُ بْنُ شِمْعَا وَقَتَلَهُ.

And when he defied Israel, Jonathan the son of Shimea David's brother killed him.

٨ 8 هَؤُلاءِ الْعَمَالِقَةُ هُمْ مِنْ ذُرِّيَّةِ رَافَا فِي جَتَّ، وَقَدْ هَلَكُوا عَلَى يَدِ دَاوُدَ وَرِجَالِهِ.

These were born to the giant in Gath, and they fell by the hand of David, and by the hand of his servants.